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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1910
Page
2
Miscellaneous short notes from Wenatchee area items include a Melville man visiting the city on business and planning a return, local gift shop promotions for floral and fruit gifts, a Christmas typewriter sale, and several notices about ill health, arrivals, dances, and community happenings.
Woodcraft dance at Eagle Hall next Monday evening December 19 with good music. Mr and Mrs T H Atkinson and daughters leave for Seattle for Olympia duties during the coming legislative session. C and O Nursery advertises alfalfa and wheat hay by the carload. E S Hager wintering in Lena Illinois requests the Daily World there. F E Kingsbury leaves Malaga for California to spend winter and will have the paper sent to Gridley. Ephrata bankers and senator E C Davis mentioned. Huff’s cigar stand promotes extra fancy Delicious apples and engraved cards at World office, phone 1135.
Thomas Hendricks aged 77 years ten months and thirteen days died last evening at Leavenworth. Funeral will be held at Cashmere tomorrow at 11 o clock with Rev Wiegel officiating. He leaves three sons and two daughters his wife having died 22 years ago. Interment will be in charge of Hamilton and Son.
Dr Henry R Richards who died by suicide yesterday morning will be buried this afternoon from the Wenatchee Undertaking Parlors. A nephew visiting from Minnesota arrived last night and arranged the interment details.
At the Wenatchee noonday luncheon the Commercial Club debated establishing a cannery locally. A committee of Guilford Marr L G Olds and J Isenhart was appointed to study the need and feasibility for next week's session.
An effort to unify all trades in the city and form a central labor body moves forward after a Sprague hall meeting. Typographical and plasterers unions were organized, with organizers Taylor and Young delivering strong speeches on labor conditions and the need for organization. Barbers may be next to organize.
Investigation continues into a December explosion at the New York Central power house that killed ten and injured many. Officials say a runaway electric car train struck a bumper, ruptured the back feed pipe, and allowed a large quantity of gas to accumulate in the lower basement causing the blast.
New York figures show from December 1 to the Mauretania voyage 437,839 international money orders with face value 7,025,458 were issued for foreign countries. Britain received many orders while Italy received the largest share of money. shipments included 27,104 sacks of mail and 46,020 packages and 383,319 registered articles.
An auction in Philadelphia on December 20 marks a major sale of historical papers. The collection includes letters and papers of Patrick Henry written during the Revolutionary War and up to his death, preserved by his family.
An elderly Colorado Springs migrant named Grandma Hedges arrived in Wenatchee and, after enduring cold and poverty, received on the spot aid from A. J. Linville and others. Her son died by suicide weeks earlier, and she faces ongoing grief and suicidal temptation while villagers seek to comfort her.
Washington protesters urge state department to stop the Hornet from leaving New Orleans claiming the ship plans a revolutionary raid against President Davilla. In New Orleans the revenue cutter Davis and customs inspectors monitor the Hornet awaiting any sailing activities as owners expect departure today.
Samuel Herman a New York waiter returned to work after a knife wound to the heart nearly a quarter inch long was stitched by Dr John F Erdman at Gouverneur Hospital. The doctor used 12 stitches and injected 500 cubic centimeters of salt solution to replace lost blood. This was said to be the seventh successful operation of its kind in the profession.
Jas Gallagher appeared before Judge Blair in Jersey City for trial on the August 5 shooting of Mayor Gaynor. He faces an atrocious assault indictment against Street Commissioner Edwards amid the mayoral incident. Alexander Simpson defense counsel. Prosecutor Garven and Assistant Vickers for the state.
Real estate notice offers a five room house with bath on two 80 by 120 feet lots on Cela Avenue. Price reflects land value plus street and sewer improvements. Asking price 2600 dollars.
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