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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1905
Page
2
The piece blends satirical prophecies about political shifts and corporate powers. It jokes that Congress will dwell on the Panama Canal as long as topics permit while industry leaders debate funds for divorce claims and breach of promise suits. It references emperors, queens, and reformers across nations.
A deacon praises Uncle Tom on slavery views while remarking a woman author could outwrite him, and a Berlin court frees a man who touched the Kaiser's fur coat, warning he becomes a marked man by the secret police.
California author Jack London told Boston listeners he admires Russian Nihilist assassins as comrades. He denounced editors and the press, claimed 7,000,000 people are pledged to overthrow society, and said he would use ballots when possible and approve assassins in Russia.
Desperate fighting between troops and insurgents in Mitau and Takum yields brutal casualty stories. Dragons killed and wounded, insurgent losses estimated, mobs attack Cossacks and dragoons with grisly mutilation as hundreds of troops arrive to restore order.
New York Dec 22 The group purchasing the Theodore Roosevelt birth home at 28 Twentyeth Street completed the deal and took possession for 60000 dollars. Andrew Carnegie Gen Horace Porter and Henry E Frick backed the project with substantial subscriptions including 10000 dollars from Frick.
North Yakima Washington reports a new acetylene gas plant under construction by the Yakima Improvement Company to be completed by year’s end. Gas will be fed into city mains as Coal Gas Company nears completion of its own mains in the town.
A granddaughter of Senator W A Clark of Montana was born in San Mateo to Mr and Mrs Charles W Clark. Upon learning of the birth Senator Clark vowed to give the baby a dowry of one million dollars, continuing the family tradition set at the birth of his first grandchild.
Governor Folk instructs the police board to raid clubs organized to evade Sunday liquor laws and dodge dramshop license payments. President Stewart of the board announced receipt of the govern ors letter.
Eleven and a half acres of first class fruit land with water right irrigated. Nine acres in orchard with 200 trees four years old and 50 trees three years old. Two acres alfalfa. Four room house and out buildings. Price 4100 dollars with 2200 cash and balance on easy terms. Address G A Virtue Seattle Wash.
Property listing offers 10 acres priced at 3200 dollars located 11 miles from the post office with a four room house and a small stable on 400 trees. Terms require cash. See Walter M. Olive for full particulars. Bousquet and Holm advertise nearby tracts and water rights with easy terms near Morning Side.
Multiple Wenatchee properties listed by J S Mooney and Co include new house and lot 450 by 120 at Ob Hill with barn priced 650 dollars with 350 cash balance easy terms. two lots Nob Hill 50 by 120 price 275 cash 150 balance easy terms. corner lot 90 by 120 five blocks from post office 250 half cash balance easy terms. five lots on installment plan 10 cash 10 monthly. Also swap offer for small money three room house corner lot 60 by 120 price 625 cash 325 balance easy terms. five room house on Wenatchee avenue 40 by 120 near court house with easy terms. five and ten acre tracts and more terms right.
Luxy acres include forty five acres good fruit land and fifteen acres good timber with two hundred bearing apple and peach trees and 160 young trees two years old. Twenty five acres alfalfa located four miles from Cashmere with rural delivery and a school house on the property. Ten room plastered house, fine well, large barn, 20 inch water right under a good ditch. Price five thousand dollars, three thousand cash with balance over four years at eight percent. Address G A Virtue 306 Beaton block Seattle Wash.
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