A Yankee's Troubles in Bagdad
A narrator recounts travel from Naples to Bagdad, noting the city’s distant allure and harsh realities. He recalls its faded grandeur, stark streets, and enduring heat, contrasting old tales of Haroun al Raschid with a 20th century, desert city that rarely feels like home to Western visitors.
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Naples
Bagdad
Mr. Columbus
Italy
Napoli
India
Persia
Tigris
Prophet Ezra
Stesiphan
Belasco
Turkey
Cook
Colombo
Harou-er-Rashid
Alladin
David Fraser
Haroun-el-Rashid
Gheng
Nulaga
Timur
Bagda
Ottoman Empire
Pompeii
Fraser
Bombay
Syria
State Good Roads Meeting Urged for Aberdeen
Senator Arthur Gunn receives a letter from the State Good Roads secretary urging Aberdeen county representation at the January 21 gathering. Delegates from the county, including automobilists, farmers, and business men, are requested with wide publicity in local papers. The secretary asks Gunn to mobilize county commissioners and engineers and to expand the road movement to a detailed basis.
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Arthur Gunn
The
State Good Roads Association
Aberdeen
Gunn
Ellis Forde Buys Bankrupt Stock in Bellingham
George H. Ellis announced he completed the purchase of Carter & Co.’s bankrupt stock in Bellingham. The assets were acquired for 61 2 on the dollar, including a $12,000 stock of fine clothing and men’s furnishings bought for $7,300. The Carter store served the city’s best dressers with a strictly local stock for about two years before failing due to capital shortages.
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George H. Ellis
Carter & Co
Bellingham
Anl
Carter
Water troubles eased by thawed King Street main
Water Commissioner Pat Sherburne reports fewer problems this winter than last. A King street main was nearly exposed by grading, froze and had to be thawed and lowered. The city is better prepared for cold weather and no repeat of last winter is expected.
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Pat Sherburne
King Street
Local youths enjoy skating at Morris Pond
A group of young people spent yesterday at Morris pond enjoying a fine skating outing. Those taking part included Olive and Madonna Richman Mary Pate Hazel Halbert Helen Scanlon Floyd Slosson and George Longanecker.
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Morris Pond
Misses Olive
Madonna Richman
Mary Pate
Hazel Halbert
Helen Scanlon
Messrs
Floyd Slosson
Geo. Longanecker
Hoffman Buys 80 Acres in Methow Valley for Fruit Industry
H H Hoffman returned from the Methow valley with an 80 acre land purchase. He predicts strong growth for fruit raising in the area and believes land values will rise markedly in the near future.
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Methow Valley
New Quarters for Bank Amid Transport Delays
The First National Bank occupies temporary quarters in a store room beside the old location. Mr. Fisher cannot say when regular rooms will reopen due to unsettled eastbound freight and late February completion hopes. The bank plans a safety vault service and fittings for savings and investment departments to align with combined banking trends.
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First National Bank
Fisher
Brown Electric takes over Gray plant at Entiat
George Brown of Chelan Falls and J G Kennedy of Waterville head Brown Electric company which recently incorporated and took over the Gray plant at Entiat. Knotty surveying problems delay work on the new Entiat mouth plant, but construction will proceed in February with no letup. Dr and Mrs J H Blake hosted card party Friday night with Miss Drysdale and the Schiltzes among guests, and Christmas dinner guests included Mr and Mrs Carl Jones and Miss Doris Jones.
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George Brown
Chelan Falls
J. G. Kennedy
Waterville
Brown Electric Company
Gray
Entiat
Brown
J. H. Blake
Miss Drysdale
Bellingham
Schiltz
Dorothy
Janet Schiltz
Mrs. Blake
Carl Jones
Edwards
Doris Jones
St Paul Talks End in Governor Office Amid Strike
In St. Paul on December 27 the hoped for final settlement between railroad managers and striking switchmen began in Governor Eberhart's office. Switchmen union president Hawley warned the railroads were demanding concessions they will not accept and efforts to reinstate strikers have failed due to railroad intransigence.
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St. Paul
Eberhart
Hawley
Switchmen's Union
Convicts Freed After Methow Work Summer
Forty convicts were returned from the Methow on Friday by boat. thirty were released here as their sentences ended, ten moved to the penitentiary. Released men received clothing and five dollars plus transport money to their origin points, some holding as much as fifteen dollars. They trained for hard labor on road projects, with Methow supporters previously hosting a Thanksgiving dinner as thanks for their work.
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Methow
Christmas Blizzard Paralyzes East Coast Traffic
New York reports the Christmas blizzard as the severest in twenty years shutting down traffic across cities and disrupting railroads in six states. Philadelphia notes ongoing chaos since Christmas Day with conditions not expected to normalize soon. Boston pegs regional storm damage at five million dollars from the recent blizzard.
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
New England
Ice Blockade Diverts Entiat River Cutting County Road
An ice blockage below Entiat Light & Power Co. power house redirects water into a new channel and blocks the county road. Traffic is halted and residents on the upper Entiat are cut off from the lower valley. Crews work to clear the ice and restore passage.
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Entiat
Entiat Light & Power Co
King Place
Christmas Morning Birth Delights Miller Family
A nine pound daughter arrived Christmas morning at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Miller. The newborn is described as a prized gift exceeding any other gift in the Miller household.
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Harry Miller
Miller
Marriage Licenses Issued in Leavenworth and Wenatchee
Marriage licenses issued in recent days include Jas F Coats and Martha J Farnsworth of Leavenworth W E Ecken rode and Mabel C Furney Wenatchee L R Tice and Connie T Parker Wenatchee Thos E Geyer and Goldie Jones Wenatchee The Grotto window Christmas candy stick weighed 41 pounds and awards were given to Forrest Leedy and Fern Hampton each guessing 41 pounds
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Jas. F. Coats
Martha J. Farnsworth
Leavenworth
W. E. Eckenrode
Mabel C. Furney
Wenatchee
L. R. Tice
Connie T. Parker
Thos. E. Geyer
Goldie Jones
Grotto
Forrest Leedy
Fern Hampton
National Apple Show Debate Seeks Next Host City
A Spokane led discussion on where to hold the national apple show next, with growers and real estate men arguing for Chicago or Seattle as favorable sites. Spokane advocates tout regional advantages while lamenting limited eastern interest and urging broader competition.
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Spokane
Sunday Spokesman- Review
John S. Malloy
Minneapolis
Chicago
Malloy
Northwest
Chamber of Commerce
Post Falls
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Montana
Middle West
East
P. P. Holcomb
Wenatchee Fruit Growers Association
D. N. Gellatly
Commercial Club
Wenatchee
North Yakima
A. J. Linville
C. B. Halbert
Seattle
Sound Country
Blake
C. W. Wilmeroth
Land Congress
Chicago Tribune
Coliseum
Senator Jones Seeks Data for Federal Building Bill
Dave Geltaly received a letter from Senator Wesley L. Jones requesting all usable information the Commercial Club can provide to aid a $100,000 federal building appropriation. The senator wants post office business volume as key data and Geltaly supplied all usable items.
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Dave Geltaly
Wesley L. Jones
Commercial Club
Mr. Geltaly
Tick Lillis Describes Brother Jack’s Florida Sojourn
Tick Lillis reports his brother Jack is enjoying a sunny stay in Jacksonville Florida before visiting Key West Cuba and a month in New York City. He spent time in Kansas City Arkansas Hot Springs and Atlanta en route and will arrive in New York for an extended visit.
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Tick Lillis
Jack
Jacksonville
Fla
Kansas City
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Atlanta
Florida City
Key West
Cuba
New York City
Mr. Lillis
Quiet Wenatchee Wedding Celebrates Christmas Nuptials
A pleasant wedding occurred Saturday evening at the home of Mr. La Rue Tice uniting La Rue Tice and Harmen Parker. Dr. Waterman officiated upon return from Seattle. A bountiful nuptial repast followed as friends offered warm congratulations.
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la Rue Tice
Harmie Parker
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State Good Roads Meeting
Natchee
H. H. Hoffman
Ban
MART
Radium
COLTS
Judge Martin
Sam Campbell
Nicipal Steeds
Martin
Lolo
M. O. Merrill
Charley Brown
Ansel Griggs
Billy Lang
Schade & Parshall
Apple
Daily World
Jack Lillis
Parker-Tice
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