President Roosevelt seeks libel charges against Pulitzer
President Roosevelt orders immediate charges against Joseph Pulitzer for alleged fraud tied to government records. He condemns The New York World stories as scurrilous and false, calling it a national duty to prosecute Pulitzer and disclosing Panama Canal purchase and contract records.
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New York World
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Panama Canal
New York
Joseph Pullitzer
Pullitzer
Atkins
Miller Given Thirty Days for Carrying Concealed Weapons
Fred Miller was jailed for thirty days by Judge Palmer after being found with a long knife while working near town. He had appeared unsettled, leading to his arrest this morning. Miller, who has lived here for months after moving from Seattle, was examined this afternoon.
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Fred Miller
Palmer
Miller
Seattle
Fred Slawn Fined Five Dollars for Intoxication
Fred Slawn received a five dollar fine for intoxication today. Being his first offense, he was let off with a light penalty.
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Fred Slawn
Prize-winning apple car to tour national show in Council Bluffs
The prize-winning car of apples owned by Mike Horan and sold to D. Crossley & Sons of New York will be displayed at the National Horticultural association session in Council Bluffs. The car left east yesterday and should arrive before the session ends. O A Hoag of Chelan, from Spokane, attended the National Apple show and predicts the county will benefit as many visitors may invest. T C Wilson returns from three weeks in Wisconsin.
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Council Bluffs
Mike Horan
D. Crossley & Sons
New York
National Horticultural Association
O. A. Hoag
Chelan
Spokane
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Concert Nets Charity Carpet
The Wenatchee theatre benefit by the Schubert Symphony club raised 175 for recarpeting the church. A velvet carpet was purchased, funded by the Ladies' Aid society, amid a “night of melody” with vocal quartets, recitals, and instrumental solos delighting the audience.
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Presbyterian Ladies’ Aid
Wenatchee Theatre
Schubert Symphony Club
Ladies’ Aid Society
Mendelssohn
Mr. Purcell
Sarasate
Vieuyltemps
Constant Apprane
Vera Edith Young
Elsa
Lohen 'N
Per Soprin
Lovie Z. Purcell
Dudley Suck
Furcell
Trustees Support Hose In Spokane Apple Show Protest
The National Apple show trustees of Spokane rejected H M Gilbert of North Yakima's protest over the carload prize awarded to M Horan of Spokane. The unanimous decision found no grounds for complaint, despite Gilbert alleging incompetent judges and friction surrounding the affair. Ruth Rarey's health improves as Myrtle Brisky visits Cashmere to take her home. Co L Green and Moritz McGuire returned from Spokane.
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North Yakima
Spokane
H. M. Gilbert
M. Horan
Gilbert
Myrtle Brisky
Cashmere
Ruth
W. T. Rarey
Man Haggins Absent After Incident With Counterfeit Checks
Jacob Haggins arrived in the city and checked into the Great Northern hotel. He issued several $25 checks to himself that were accepted by Mills Brothers Groves and Co Maryland club and a theatre doorkeeper but later proved worthless at the Columbia Valley bank. Police seek Haggins described as Swedish and posing as a machinery and pump man. He likely fled on a night train leaving behind an unpaid hotel bill. Local residents Mrs. Patterson Eva Belle and others visited kin before continuing travels to Long Beach and Cashmere while Milliard Bigham and family stopped in to see relatives.
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John Mooney
W. R. Wilson
California
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Cataline Islands
Wilson
Jacob Haggins
Great Northern Hotel
Haggins
Columbia Valley Bank
Mills Brothers, Groves & Co
Maryland Club
Wenatchee Theatre
Great Northern
Westerlind Sings Tom Westerlind Sings
Mile Westerlind the Finnish prima donna will perform in Wenatchee this evening as the city's first world famous singer. Advance ticket sales show strong interest and promise more similar entertainments in the future. Frances Bachelor, age seventeen, will play a grand piano work praised by coastal critics. Mr and Mrs Merrill plan Miss Winans recital in Cashmere before taking a homestead with the Quincy train.
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Wenatchee
Frances Bachelor
Counties Unite Over State Road Plan Through Chelan and Douglas
Delegates from Waterville and Wenatchee commercial clubs meet to back a unified proposal for a state road routing from Blewett along the Wenatchee river to Waterville and east to Spokane. Both counties pledge support for a free Columbia River bridge and canal company cost-sharing to remove obstacles to passage.
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Douglas
Chelan
Waterville
Wenatchee
Cascades
Blewett
Wenatchee River
Columbia River Bridge
Spokane
Idaho Line
Easton
Yakima
Messrs
A. L. Rogers
Géo. H. Wiley
James Kennedy
Chas. Brennesholtz
Steiner
Stallard
Commercial Club Rams
Davis
Douglast County
Holm
Columbia River
Douglas County
Columbia
Chelan County
East Wenatchee Seeks Local Telephone Link
A committee of East Wenatchee residents met with Farmers Telephone & Telegraph officials to discuss connecting Wenatchee lines for east side river service. The group plans a stock company and a second meeting at Valley View school next Saturday at 1 pm to finalize arrangements. The committee members were Keiser, Farrer, Kuhlman, Philburn and Cox.
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East Wenatchee
Farmers Telephone & Telegraph Company
Wenatchee
East Side
Valley View
Messrs. Keiser
Farrer
Kuhlman
Philburn
Cox
Lady wins big in candy shop drawing at Dick Lillis
Mrs Harry Taylor of the Great Northern Hotel drew the winning number 23 at Dick Lillis cigar and candy store earning a ten pound box of McDonalds chocolates. The Presbyterian Ladies Aid meet at the Manse Wednesday at 2 30 asked to bring scissors needles and thimbles.
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Harry Taylor
Great Northern Hotel
Dick Lillis
Presbyterian
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T. C. Wilson
Wisconsin
Immoney
Washington
Schubert Concert Company
Netted
Cataline Island
Co. L. Green
Moritz McGuin
J. Haggins
City
Fred Patterson
Eva Belle
Cal
F. W. Hoffman
Milliard Bigham
Odessa
Westerlind
Tom
Mile
Harmony
Want South Site Telephone
Colum
BIA
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