Wenatchee ORE BODIES Plan New Three Story Brick Block
Final arrangements set for a three story brick building on Wenatchee avenue at Orondo street. Built by J. W. Quigg J. A. Seaman and Walter M. Olive the 120 by 50 foot lot cost about 50000 dollars. Ground floor shops up to date offices and lodging on upper floors. Wenatchee hotel to be removed after year start of construction weather permitting. Olive travels to Spokane to arrange a second two story building at Wenatchee avenue and Yakima street.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Orondo
Yakima and
Wenatchee
Orondo Street
J. W. Quigg
J. A. Seaman
Walter M. Olive
A. B. Courtnay
Wenatchee Hotel
Grand Central
42Nd Street
New York City
Museum of Finance
Boston
Inland Empire
Buffalo
Finley
Chicago
Washington
New York
Congress
Northwest
Switchmen strike threatens Wenatchee commerce and fuel supply
Local switchmen walkout curtails freight and may trigger a fuel famine as coal and wood stocks run low. Merchants fear holiday inventory delays, while officials and Spokane publicity supporters plan an apple display in New York to boost northwest trade.
Piles backs reappointments of Baker Hopkins and Avery
United States Senator Samuel H. Piles favors reappointing U S Marshals George H. Baker of Spokane and C B Hopkins of Seattle and endorsing U S District Attorney A George Avery of Spokane. He notes these appointments stem from after his election and will push to keep them while he serves in the Senate. Also reports on switchmen strikes in several cities and early outcomes.
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United States
Samuel H. Piles
George H. Baker
Spokane
C. B. Hopkins
Seattle
A. George Avery
Baker
State Senate
Piles
Hopkins
Sweeney
Senate
Stamp Mill Arrives for Squillechuck Ore Treatment and Mining Update
Mining activity on Squillchuck progresses with fourteen men excavating for a stamp mill site. The mill, 100 tons daily with 35 stamps, is to start by February and will be powered by electric facilities, lowering milling costs to about 20 cents per ton. Two local men, Kenneth Mackintosh and H Leighton, hold most company stock in the Squaw Saddle Mining and Milling venture based near Wenatchee Canyon.
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Guy H. Whitson
John H. Ferryman
Squaw
Wenatchee
Squillchuck
H. Leighton
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Kenneth Mackintosh
King County
Sound Metropolis
Canyon No. 1
Squaw Saddle
Squaw Saddle Mining and Milling Company
Pat Heley
John Keegan
Henry Semmons
R. S. Ludington
Four Cardinal Principles of Congregationalism Outlined
Dr Waterman spoke on Congregationalism last night at the Ludingtons home, presenting four key principles: liberty of conscience, freedom from ecclesiastical domination, equality of members, and service to Christ. He cited the Mayflower Pilgrims and Plymouth 1620 to illustrate pure democracy as its motto.
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R. S. Ludington
Waterman
Christ
Congregational Church
Plymouth
Lumber Delays Hit Entiat Power Towers
Local contractors suffer shortages as a carload of lumber for Entiat Light & Power towers is held up on the road due to a strike. Percy Scheble reports selling a rush car of lumber to Mansfield people but had to cancel the order because of the tie-up.
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Sound
Entiat Light & Power Company
Entiat
Percy Scheble
Mansfield
Jorgenson Plans Return to Wenatchee After Bethel Move
J W Jorgenson who ran a confectionery and tobacco stand in Wenatchee before selling out last year and moving to Bethel King county is ready to return to the Home of the Big Red Apple. E V Martin received a letter today stating his dissatisfaction with the Sound and a desire for his wife and him to come back to Wenatchee.
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J. W. Jorgenson
Bethel
King County
E. V. Martin
Wenatchee
Inconvenienced Water System Delays Columbia River Supply
High water in the Columbia River delays securing city water as the tunnel is flooded. Repairs are impossible until the river subsides and water levels drop.
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Columbia River
C and O Steamboat Lines Halt Down River Freight
The C. and O. Steamboat company embargoes all down river freight due to a switchmen strike. No freight is received at stations except express, with freight piling up along the river until the strike ends.
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Portland
Ore
Dee
South Tacoma
C. & O. Steamboat Company
Fire damages Mottler Wheeler store in Walla Walla
A blaze in Walla Walla Washington today damaged the Mottler Wheeler company store and stock and building to an estimated 125000 dollars. The fire was caused by an oil stove explosion and the losses are said to be fully insured.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Mottler-Wheeler Company
Morgan Buys Major Equity in Equitable Life
In New York on December 3, reports state J Pierpont Morgan has purchased the majority of Equitable Life Assurance Society stock. The deal transfers control of about half a billion dollars in assets and signals a shift toward mutualization of the society, affecting Wall Street and major trust companies.
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New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
J. Pierpont Morgan
Wall Street
Equitable
Apple Show Profits Rise at Second National Event
Spokane reports the second National Apple show under Ren H. Rice yielded a net profit of at least 1000 dollars despite bad weather and double the size of last year. Plans discussed for a bigger third show next year may secure Rice as secretary and manager.
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Spokane
Ren H. Rice
Everett machinists laid off amid floods and strike
About 60 Great Northern machinists in Everett Washington were laid off yesterday due to floods and a lack of work caused by the strike. Some workers suggested management used the downturn to discipline sympathetic to the striking switch men as they prepared for further instructions from head officials.
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Everett
Wash
Great Northern
Divorces Granted for Desertion by Judge Grimshaw
This week two divorces were granted on grounds of desertion. Lulu M. Moyer and Myrtle M. Barrett were freed by Judge Grimshaw.
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Lulu M. Moyer
Myrtle M. Barrett
Grimshaw
Weather Forecast For Washington State This Weekend
Cold weather arrives with a fair night and rain in the western areas on Saturday. The eastern portion stays fair and colder with a sharp temperature drop across the state by weekend end.
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Washington
Smelter Shutdown Shuts 2000 Men Out in Helena
The Boston and Montana smelter in Helena closes after a switchmen's strike. Mines also idle as ore shipments from Butte cannot be secured. The East Helena plant can operate about one month, and Northern Pacific plans to move freight despite a full switch crew absence. A coal shortage is feared.
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Helena
Mont
Boston & Montana
Butte
East Helena
American Smelting Company
Northern Pacific
Walnuts Ad Mistake Costs Daily World $22.50
An error in the Daily World pricing cost this paper $22.50. A two week old advertisement offered 3 lbs walnuts for 25 cents but should have read 3 lbs for 50 cents. The supply ran out quickly as 3,000 subscribers read the ad and buyers lined up early to purchase share.
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Daily World
Ellis-Forde
Ellis-Forde Company
Walsh Denied Rehearing in Federal Appeal
Chicago on December 3 Judge Grosscup Seaman and Baker denied John R Walsh a rehearing on his appeal after his misapplying funds conviction in the Chicago National Bank case. Walsh a former bank head and railroad owner faces continued supervision by a deputy marshal as next week’s motion to reopen the case proceeds.
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Chicago
John R. Walsh
Chicago National Bank
Federal Circuit of Appeals
Grosscup, Seaman
Baker
Walsh
United States Marshall
Fuller Heads to Seattle for Week-Long Visit
O. B. Fuller begins a week in Seattle for a planned courthouse and civic engagements, aiming to meet local officials and observe regional activities.
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O. B. Fuller
Seattle
Mansfield Train Delayed By Road Trouble
The Mansfield train arrived late last night due to minor road trouble and again ran about two hours late today.
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Mansfield
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McGill
Great Northern Depot
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Hillyard
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Will Bagk
George Baker
Will
Charles Sweeney
St. Paul, Minn
Morrison
Union Depot Terminals
Switchmen’s Union
Cincinnati
Minn
Eberhart
Hawley
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Tween
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Salt Lake City
Tex Rickard
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Brotherhood of Railway Clerks
Mr. Rice
BIG Copper
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