Gladstone Centenary Observed Across Britain in 1909
London papers mark William E. Gladstone’s birth centenary with retrospectives on his career and policies. Observances include tomb visits at Westminster Abbey Hawarden and the Gladstone statue. the event highlights Liberal praise amid the ongoing election campaign.
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London
William E. Gladstone
Statesman
Westminster Abbey
Hawarden
Gladstone
St. Clement Dane’s Church
Strand
Washington Leads In Farm Value Per Acre In 1908
An 1908 USDA table shows Washington state as top in average cash price per acre for six major crops wheat corn oats barley hay and potatoes. The article notes Washington’s wheat economy rests on the Columbia plateau soil rich in minerals despite low humus and rainfall, contrasting with Mississippi valley states.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Great Plains
Columbia Plateau
America
Spokane
Mississipp Valley
Kansas
Colorado’s Westward Growth and Agricultural Promise
The text extols Colorado as a rapidly developing empire with horticultural and agricultural output exceeding precious metals in value. It invites sister western states to join Colorado in showcasing the West’s production, especially apples, to the world.
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Colorado
Great West
West
Scottish Rite Honors General Albert Pike On Centenary
Scott ish Rite Masons honor General Albert Pike known as the patron saint of Scottish Rite Masonry on the 100th anniversary of his birth. The supreme council distributed 200 medals and outlined observances with plans discussed at a recent meeting. Pike’s career spanned wars journalism law and poetry, with ties to Massachusetts Harvard Newburyport Arkansas Mississippi Memphis and Washington. Mrs R C Green of New York visits the Geist home at 245 Wenatchee Avenue North.
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Washington
Albert Pike
Supreme Council of
Scottish Rite Masons
Supreme Council
General Pike
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Newburyport
Arkansas
Buena Vista
New Orleans
United States
Pea Ridge
Elkhorn
Memphis
Pike
Royal Order
Leo Xiiii
R. C. Green
New York
Mrs. G. Geist
Wenatchee Avenue North
Water Shutoff Notice From Wenatchee City Council
The Wenatchee city council orders a water shutoff to every house after January 15 1910 if water rents remain unpaid. The measure enforces payment and is issued as an official city action.
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Wenatchee
Henry Hagar Returns to City After Entiat Visit
Henry Hagar, who had spent a week at Entiat, returned yesterday to the city.
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Henry Hagar
Entiat
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United Kingdom
National League of Young Liberals
Mr. Gladstone
Liverpool
Eton
Oxford
Treasury
Board of Trade
Mint
Liberal Party
Peel
Lord Russell
Ireland
House of Commons
House of Lords
The
Two Sicilies
Herbert Gladstone
New South African Federation
Transvaal
Ilinois
Ohio
Iowa
Illinois
Truxton
George Barr McCutcheon
Louis Joseph Vance
Harrison Fisher
Emily Post
Frances Foster Perry
Regen
Cyrus Townsend
Dodd, Mead and Company, Publishers
New York City
Ples
P. H. Sherburne
Eagle Transfer Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Russell & Johnson
Cor
Orondo
Chas. Becker
Chelan County Realty CO
Halbert Block
Theo. Weaver
Sunnyslope
Wenatchee Valley
Wenatchee Sunnyslope
the Sunnyslope Orchard Co
Wenatchee High Line Canal
United
H.e.hardesty & Company
Columbia Valley Bank
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