City Council Debates Reassessment Protests and New Lighting Contract
The council hears protests against reassessment of block 38 in Great Northern addition for Third Street South and delays approval due to illness. Salary changes include Chief Throw to focus on fire department at $100 monthly and a city treasurer raise to $60. New lighting proposal from Wenatchee Valley Gas & Electric seeks five year terms with Tungsten lamps, costing about $250 monthly, and is discussed but postponed for further study. Ordinances for sewer district No. 5 reassessment and Orondo Avenue first reading proceed. The city denies Spokane paying concern for a cash bond, preferring a cash bond to guarantee Mission Street paving.
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John Wilson
R. C. Littlefield
Wilson
Great Northern Addition
Third Street South
Throw
Wenatchee Valley Gas & Electric Company
Gellatly
Halbert
Russell
Wenatchee
We Like Your Money But Your Good Will Move
A nurseryman ad touts customer loyalty and mutual profits. It emphasizes selling high quality trees to orchardists who earn good money, promising support and a fair profit for both sides. It invites customers to contact if a salesman misses a visit.
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Northwest
Wellington and the design of Westminster Parliament
The St James Gazette recalls Wellington blocking a plan to place the rebuilt Houses of Parliament near St James Palace. He argued the river site would prevent crowding and ensure safe ingress and egress as London’s population grew. Fraser relays Napoleon II a similar reflection on cautious strategic choice.
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Wellington
William IV
Palace of Westminster
St. James’ Palace
London
William Fraser
Napoleon II
France
St. James
Secrecy Measures at Krupp Firm Guard Secrets
A report describes strict secrecy at Krupp, the German gun and armor maker. Employees sign an oath and face rigid controls, including locked office mail, guarded paper handling, fireproof safes, time locks, and on site dining. Salaries deter bribery among armor plate and steel production leaders.
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Krupp’s
Germany
Krupp
Bright Idea for Bruised Fingers Before Dinner Debut
A young woman bruised three fingernails catching them in a door and sought medical guidance. The physician advised a cold water treatment with the hand kept upright under a faucet for at least 45 minutes. The method aims to prevent nail bruising and is shared as a tested remedy.
The Curious Case of William Rufus King as Vice President
William Rufus King born April 6 1786 died April 18 1853 served as vice president-elect never in office due to ill health. He was sworn in at a Cuban plantation before Pierce's inauguration and then returned to Cahawba Alabama where he died the next day after his arrival on April 17 1858.
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William Rufus King
United States
King
Pierce
Congress
Matanzas
Cuba
Washington
Cahawba
Ala
Wedding Fees In New York City Clergy Reach High Averages
The Christian Herald notes large wedding fees are rare in New York. Typical hefty charges include 50 to 100 dollars, with 1000 dollars going to wealthy rectors and pastors earning around 10000 to 12000 annually. Some elite clergymen report yearly averages near 1200 dollars, while a Broadway Presbyterian pastor estimates about 1000 dollars a year.
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New York
Broadway
Christian Herald
Ich Dien or Eich Dyn The Welsh Motto of the Prince
The piece notes Ich Dien is German for I serve while Eich Dyn is Welsh and translates Behold the man. It recounts Ich Dien as the motto of John of Bohemia, slain by the Black Prince at Crecy, and says Eich Dyn was used by Edward I at Carnarvon. Welsh tradition favors the Welsh form. the German form has gained wider popular acceptance.
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Prince of Wales
John
Bohemia
Crecy
Edward I
Welsh Assembly
Carnarvon
London
Land Taxes and a Railroad Deal Shaped Grant Douglas Lands
In 1882 to 1887 Douglas county officials faced rising taxes on five years of assessed land valued at 1.00 per acre belonging to the Northern Pacific. A railroad representative urged tax cuts or land seizure, leading commissioners to accept half the taxes. The move transferred Moses Lake and other wheat lands to the railroad, though official power limits prompted a subsequent lawsuit later resolved by a tax compromise.
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Northern Pacific
Grant County
Douglas County
Waterville
Moses Lake
Moses Coulee
Hartline
Campaign Against Rural Parcels Post By Chicago Merchants
The American League of Associations, a coalition of nationwide mercantile houses, launched a campaign to oppose local rural parcels post service and to raise funds to fight the bill before Congress. For over a year the group has organized to protect wholesale and retail mail order businesses and defend country merchants from elimination.
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Chicago
American League of Associations
Ohio Senate Race Narrows to Pomerene vs Hanley
The Ohio race for the US Senate seat held by Charles Dick narrows to Lieutenant Governor-elect Atlee Pomerene of Canton and Edward W. Hanley of Dayton. The Michigan Farmers' Clubs union will vote for candidates who endorse the farmers' platform regardless of party.
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Ohio
United States Senate
Charles Dick
Atlee Pomerene
Canton
Edward W. Hanley
Dayton
Michigan State Association of Farmers’ Clubs
Their Colors and Human Kindness in War’s Chaos
A Confederate soldier Buck protects a three year old girl during the Battle of Fredericksburg. He carries her to safety as shells fly and the company shelters behind a wall. After the fight the troops enter the town with the infant held aloft as their colors.
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Fredericksburg
Robert Stiles
Massa Robert
Buck
the Twenty-first
Shirked Jail Work Cited From Doctor Quinton’s Memoir
The text cites cases from Dr. Quinton’s Crime and Criminals about jail malingering. A prisoner feigned finger stiffness to avoid oakum picking and, when his finger was bent, injured it fatally. It also recounts Bidwell, Bank of England forgeries convict, who after years of feigned leg weakness became largely crippled and never worked.
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Quinton
Holloway
Bidwell
Bank of England
Dartmoor
Dangerous Golf Tale Involving Taylor In Bunker Incident
The passage reports a golf game where Taylor enters a bunker and struggles to exit. A later line suggests Taylor falls to “nieces,” implying a misprint or odd phrasing in the account.
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Taylor
Braid
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H. W. Soderling
Washington Nursery Company
J.A. J. Fleming
Fern Candy
Houses OF Parliament
Wllington
Thames Embankment
Mrs
N. P
Grant and
Douglas Counties
Northwest Nursery Company
W. A. Lamond
Ninth Streets
Wenatchee, Wash
North Yakima
Mabton
Palouse Street
Pat Healey Ceatre the Tailor
Black Diamond
Crow’s Nest
Newcastle
Wenatchee Fuel CO
J. H. Ferryman
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