Leopold Crowned Greatest Financier of the Age
Samuel Phillips Verner lauds Leopold II as the supreme financier of the Congo venture. He credits the king with transforming the Congo Free State into a vast centralized empire, citing wealth, plantations, railways, and anti-slavery efforts, while detailing Brussels administration and local governance under Baron von Eetvelde and General Gordon.
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Samuel Phillips Verner
English Forum
Leopold
Congo Free State
Mr. Werner
Congo
Rockefeller
Morgan
Belgium
John Smith
Robert Winthrop
Warren Hastings
Cecil Rhodes
Mr. Verner
Brussels
Boma
Baron von Eetvelde
Gordon
Baseball Notes Highlight Coaching and Management Moves
W J Buckley of Rochester seeks an Eastern league umpire berth. Arthur Irwin linked to Philadelphia Nationals manager role. AL hitters slump from former bearcats with the willow. Al Tearney, new Three I league president, promotes semi pro baseball in Chicago. First Baseman Stem sold to Sioux City in the Western league. Jake Wells re elected press-
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Arthur Irwin
Philadelphia Nationals
al Tearney
Chicago
Stem
Boston Nationals
Sioux City
Jake Wells
Douglas Phone Merge in Douglas County
A plan by Douglas county farmers to form a large company to take over all telephone systems is proposed with $10,000 capital. The project targets Waterville Mansfield Bridgeport and Coulee City and aims to unify trunk lines. The farmers report a prosperous year with high crop prices.
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Mansfield
Douglas County
Waterville
Bridgeport
Coulee City
Great Northern Buys Land Near Wood Spur Depot
The Great Northern railway reportedly purchased 12 acres beside Wood Spur, four miles west of Chiwaukum, and will lay half a mile of sidetrack with a depot planned for spring. The stop aims to serve Wenatchee lake traffic, with Wood Spur closer to the lake than Chiwaukum.
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Echo
Great Northern Railway
Wood Spur
Chiwaukum
Wenatchee Lake
Leavenworth
Catholic Ladies Sale Sells Out At Eilers Piano Store
A Saturday sale at Eilers piano store drew a large crowd with nearly all items sold by 2 o'clock. Hot coffee and sandwiches drew interest as Mrs. Courtnay and Miss Snyder oversaw the counters and expressed joy at the day's successes despite wishing for more stock to sell.
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Eilers
Wenatchee Ladies Push Humane Society Branch
Prominent Wenatchee women urge forming a local Humane Society branch. Mrs. P. May says daily humane work is possible on city streets and favors organizing a meeting soon to start the effort.
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Wenatchee
The
Humane Society
P. May
Sleighing Party Attended by Local Residents
A Saturday night sleighing party gathered Misses Ruth Levers Ruth McAlvine Ruth Derifield Goldin Cleta Meredith Pearl Glann Alma Ringstedt Edna Munch and Messrs Burns Pollard Graves Duncan Glann and Hines for an evening outing.
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Ruth Levers
Ruth McAlvine
Ruth Derifield
Goldin
Cleta Meredith
Pearl Glann
Alma Ringstedt
Edna Munch
Messrs. Burns
Pollard
Graves
Duncan
Glann
Hines
Attorney Borg and wife return to Pateros
Attorney Borg and his wife arrived back in Pateros on Saturday morning confirming their return.
Birth of Christ and Mrs Pankhurst in 1910s news
The passage presents a Sunday school lesson on Bethlehem and Jesus as King, asking readers to reflect on Herod, prophecies, and the Star. It then reports Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst as a British suffragette leader welcomed in the United States, detailing her activism, banners, arrests, and vow to pursue women’s suffrage through militant methods.
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T. S. Linscott
D.D
Christ
Jesus
Bethlehem
Mary
Joseph
Herod
Jerusalem
John the Forerunner
Emmeline Goulden Pankhurst
England
America
Pankhurst
Annie Kenny
Christabel Pankhurst
Annie
Businessman seeks new Wenatchee site after return
Mr. Austin, formerly in Wenatchee hotels and restaurants, spent several days here at the start of the week and says he is seeking a new location. Contractor Quigg halted work on the Cashmere bridge wreck until water levels recede after the holidays.
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Chee
Quigg
Cashmere Bridge
Gardens by School Children in Philadelphia
School children under the board of education organized city garden work that transformed unused plots into beauty spots. Enthusiasm this past summer led to over 5,000 new gardens and promises more juvenile gardeners next year, improving health and city appeal.
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Philadelphia
Board of Education
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