Apple Parade Promotes Wenatchee Game In Seattle
In Seattle a Wenatchee apple parade featuring Oak Park and Big Red Apple teams aims to publicize Monday's game. Apples are tossed to crowds from parade cars as ticket sales surge with 2000 total seating capacity in reserved and unreserved stands.
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Seattle
Oak Park
Wenatchee
H. E. Hardesty
McDonald
Commercial Club
Grover Burke
Ed Klopfer
Broadwyn High
Gaffney’s
King Bros
Tom McDonald
Eyyer
Ferguson Pursues Forger Harris Woods Across State Lines
Sheriff Ferguson departed for Springfield armed with requisition papers to extradite Harris Woods who confessed to police chief F H Kramer in Illinois. Woods forged a Leavenworth check on June 17 1909 signing C C Caliia and cashed it at Churchill Ritche saloon. He faces two counts for uttering and passing a forged and spurious check.
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Ferguson
Springfield
Hay
Harris Woods
F. H. Kramer
Illinois City
Leavenworth
C. C. Caliia
Leavenworth State Bank
Harris
Churchill & Ritchie
Halbert Buys Wisht Property on C Street
B Halbert purchased the Wisht property on C street consisting of two lots and a five room house for 2000 dollars in a sale conducted by the Great Western Realty Company.
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B. Halbert
Wisht
C Street
Great Western Realty Comany
Great Northern orders prompt service and safety actions
Olympia Washington December 24 1910 The state railway commission dismissed A B Freeman’s complaint against Great Northern Express after finding adequate Spokane facilities and prompt service The commission also issued orders requiring Marcus and Colville stations to install modern toilet facilities It dismissed a complaint against Northern Pacific to hire more brakemen and trains It ruled deaths on the Great Northern including H C Culbertson near Index July 28 1910 and W J Hanson near the tunnel August 24 1910 were due to disobedience and improper operations It also found Richardson’s death in the Cascades resulted from cars left on a side track without derail switch thrown or proper chain restraints
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Olympia
Wash
Great Northern Express Company
Spokane
State Railway Commission
A. B. Freeman
Commission
Great Northern
Marcus and
Colville
Northern Pacific
H. C. Culbertson
Index
Williams
Rhoades
W. J Hanson
Richardson
Cascades
Plasterers Union Chartered Amid Local Formation
The plasterers union received its charter yesterday and formed a formal organization with twelve members. Jack Finnen was elected president, Charles Putnam vice president, S T Criel secretary, and James Frazer door keeper. A temporary group had been formed last Sunday with Organizer Young present.
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Plasterers Union
Jack Finnen
Charles Putnam
S. T. Criel
James Frazer
Plasterers
Young
Quarantine at Monroe State Reformatory Extended
The state reformatory at Monroe is quarantined with no movement of officers or prisoners for six to eight weeks. Sheriff Ferguson is notified to hold Earl Howard, currently sentenced for check raising, in the county jail until the quarantine ends.
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Monroe
Reform School
Sheriff Ferguson
Earl Howard
Agnes and Leo Fish Return from Pullman College
Agnes and Leo Fish are home from the State College at Pullman to enjoy the holiday vacation.
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Agnes
Leo Fish
State College
Pullman
City Off At Gungil Agrees On Appointive Changes
Political circles discuss Halbert administration changes with Sidener slated for removal but opposed by council member who cites risk to sewer project finishing in February. Possible replacements and reappointments discussed, while Chief Inscho’s future remains unclear. Special article slated for Monday’s Daily World about Indian Horse Race.
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Halbert
Sidener
L. R. Nelson
N. Insche
Wenatchee
Inscho
Daily World
C. T. White
P. H. Sherburne
Dr. Kaupp
Chief Throw
Century Magazine
Wenatchee Flat
No Luncheon Tuesday At Commercial Club Next Week
The entertainment committee cancels the Tuesday luncheon at the commercial club next week due to holiday festivities. Several committee members will be unable to report then but will be prepared the following week.
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Commercial Club
Engineers Sweeten Wages to Avert National Strike
Chicago December report says the engineers dispute is settled with a general wage rise of about 10.33 percent roughly 40 cents a day, plus passenger suburban and freight specific differentials. The agreement covers 61 railroads and yields about 3.899 million dollars annually for affected workers. Mediator Neill drafted settlement terms as both sides submitted proposals and a final package was expected later that day.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Charles P. Neill
Local travelers head to Seattle and Chicago shows
Miss Stella Zwight leaves today on No. 1 bound for Seattle to spend the holidays. T. M. Johnson of Chelan returns from Illinois after attending the Chicago Apple Show and visiting friends in that state.
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Stella Zwight
Seattle
T. M. Johnson
Chelan
Illinois
Chicago
Races Planned On Mission Street With Prizes On Offer
A morning committee formed by F W Smith and H A Chapin laid out a racing program for Mission street starting at 10 o'clock Monday. By noon three events were set including a 2 30 trotting pace with Nettie Ham and Britta, a three minute colt trotter pace, and a free for all. Prizes include a rocker a sack of sugar and a robe. Judges are D C Towne and F W Smith. Police will guard cross streets and races will run on paved sections. expectations rival large crowds.
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F. W. Smith
H. A. Chapin
Mission Street
O. M. Merrill
Nettie Ham
C. V. Martin
Britta
Ellis-Forde Company
Plough Hardware Company
Royal Prince
Wm. F. Lang
Wenatchee Girl
Santa Ana
E. Morris
Orondo Grocery
Wells & Morris
D. C. Towne
Wenatchee Football Boosters Spread Seattle Game Hype
Roy Owens reports Seattle excitement as Wenatchee Oak Park faces Chicago at Denny Field. Wide ticket sales, posters, and telegraph feeds accompany plans for live reports and special rail fares for teachers and locals.
Eight Die in Scotch Express Wreck Near Hawes Junction
Dec. 24 collision between the Scotch Express and the pilot engine near Hawes Junction kills eight and injures 26 aboard the Christmastime long distance train, with fire after derailment and some victims burned.
Four Miners Die in Shaft Bucket Tragedy
Four miners were killed at New River Collieries shaft No. 5 in Eccles West Virginia when a descending bucket overturned sending them about 500 feet to the shaft bottom. The decedents were workers at the mine and the incident occurred on December 24.
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Eccles
W. Va
New River Collieries Company
Mine Collapse Damages Zahnizer Foundry in Washington
A coal mine abandoned fifty years ago collapsed today near Chestnut Street in Washington Pennsylvania, taking down the Zahnizer Bros. and Stenson foundry. John Stenson and twelve workers were severely injured. about twenty employees were unhurt. Building sections fell about 150 feet, with damages estimated at 75000 dollars.
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Washington
Zahnizer Bros. & Stenson
Chestnut Street
John Stenson
Gas fumes kill six in Kenton building rear opera house
Kenton Ohio December 24 six people were found dead in two rooms behind the opera house. The victims include Mr and Mrs Clark Latham Pearl Kennedy William Kennedy Harry Newcomb and Miss Elizabeth Bailey. Authorities believe gas stove fumes caused the deaths in the two rooms.
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Kenton
Ohio
Clark Latham
Pearl Kennedy
William Kennedy
Harry Newcomb
Elizabeth Bailey
Go west groom travels to wed Zion City bride
Howard Ring of Leavenworth travels from Washington state to Chicago to marry Annie Getchman, whom he had not seen in three years. The couple began their romance in Zion City years ago and kept correspondence during their separation.
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Howard Ring
Leavenworth
Chicago
Washington State
Annie Getchman
Zion City
Zion
West
A Friend or Two Poem Presented by Northern Railroad Executives
A short poem titled A Friend or Two by Wilbur D Nesbit was printed in booklet form and presented today to the Daily World. The gift came from S J Ellison and W A Ross general passenger and assistant general passenger agents of the Great Northern railroad with Seattle headquarters. The booklet is nicely printed and embellished as a seasonal compliment.
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Wilbur D. Nesbit
Daily World
S. J. Ellison
W. A. Ross
Great Northern Railroad
Seattle
Y M C A Meeting Scheduled At Commercial Club Hall
The regular Y M C A meeting will be held tomorrow at 3 30 p m in the Commercial Club hall Rev M L Sanders of the Methodist church will speak and there will be a piano solo and other music featured.
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Commercial Club Hall
M. L. Sanders
Methodist Church
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Columbia Valley Bank
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Denny Field
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Patterson
Savoy Hotel
Windy City
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Arlington Hotel
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Washington Educational Association
Supt Brown
Washington Annex
Fatal English
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