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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1909
Page
4
Publisher editor advertising manager main office business and editorial Wenatchee Washington noted as second class matter at the post office. The item references a local newspaper office within Wenatchee with a 5.00 figure indicating a price or rate.
A Wenatchee editorial calls for assigning house numbers and restoring street signs to boost mail and delivery efficiency. It argues that clear names and addresses ease new drivers and strangers locating homes, reduce delays, and reflect civic pride amid rapid city growth.
The piece surveys conservative eastern views of the insurgent wing led by Cannon and Aldrich. It notes Washington polling shows strong anti Bourb on influence, and cites The Saturday Evening Post on party mood, with mentions of La Follette, Beveridge, Wilson, Jackson, Hill, Rhinock, and other figures shaping potential leadership and policy battles ahead.
A compact list of notable historical notes for December 29: births of Charles Goodyear in New Haven and Andrew Johnson in Raleigh, a Cherokee removal treaty of 1835, Texas statehood in 1845, Hood’s Tennessee campaign ending 1864, Canada’s Lord Lisgar as governor general in 1868, the Ashtabula train wreck of 1876, Henry R. Brown named to the US Supreme Court in 1890, and Raymond Prefontaine's death in 1905 with birth in 1850.
William T Sedgwick professor of biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was born in West Hartford Connecticut on December 29 1855 and educated at Sheffield Scientific School He taught physiology and chemistry at Sheffield for two years biology at Johns Hopkins for three years and has held his MIT position since 1883 He is regarded as a leading American authority on biology and has received honorary degrees from Yale Johns Hopkins and other prestigious institutions.
The Washington correspondent notes Miles Poindexter of Spokane may seek the U.S. senate, which would leave the House and shift insurgent votes. The speaker jokes Poindexter is chasing the senate so hard he may be cooling off on the road.
Town faced a wood shortage last week driving prices up to nine dollars per load. J H Ferryman of Wenatchee Fuel Company said supply would improve soon and prices should fall to eight dollars or less. Demand rose as coal supplies were disrupted by a strike, with wood distribution more local and less tied to railroad terminals.
The Caster Clothing Co. faces a rapid sale of its bankrupt stock after the Eilis-Forde Co. bought at 10 cents on the dollar. In Spokane, Alex McLaughlin, a foreman from Idaho, claims to be one of ten heirs to a $5 million estate left by a brother who died in Australia, aiming to prove rights in Vancouver and Sydney.
Article traces the birth of the U S apple industry to 1647 with Gov Peter Stuyvesant planting a tree near Third Avenue and Thirteenth Street. It notes New York consumes about $27 million of fruit annually and California shipments bring millions of oranges weekly, highlighting the scale of orchard products nationwide.
The Great Western Realty Company moved from its old office to 104 First Avenue North. The firm has secured strong business, selling Wenatchee lots to J. W. McDonald of Bridgeport yesterday.
Seattle and Whitman county figures figure in a tale of a man claiming driving experience but lacking his own car. He used a new stern wheel device, insisting the vehicle could not reach six miles an hour on a bet as officials in Spokane and Colfax monitor the case and a major defamation suit unfolds in Spokane against church officials.
Port Townsend December 29. A Sims Jefferson county representative and two or three Seattle capitalists partly organize a company to explore and occupy Tularon island in the Gulf of California. They plan outfitting a Puget Sound schooner with men and supplies to sail from Puget Sound. The project stems from H M Bennett, former Puget Sound artillery district clerk, now in Texas, who has been negotiating with the Mexican government for a concession. Sims received a letter noting likely concession approval within weeks and intends a Seattle conference to finalize preliminaries.
Washington reports Taft plans to issue his special message on conservation of natural resources regardless of the Ballinger Pinchot inquiry. He is confident the conservation legislation can pass before Congress adjourns this session.
A note invites readers to solve a Breese Webber Co puzzle framed as a window clue. The brief hints at a puzzle task linked to the company and a potential incentive for solving.
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