City plans $100000 improvement district and street upgrades
Council last night discussed a proposed 100000 improvement district to cover streets from Third Street South to Chelan avenue and beyond. Engineer Ward outlined grading, paving, curbing, and sidewalk work across about 29 blocks plus widening Chelan avenue to 90 feet. Entiat Power announced delivery under contract and requested bond return. Hale’s plat delay for quit claim deed. Fred Robinson’s billiard license approved for Crass building on Wenatchee Avenue.
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Engineer Ward
Orondo Avenue
Bolenbaugh
Ward
Third Street
King Street
Miller Street
Second Street
First Street
F Street
Palouse Street
Chelan Avenue
D Street
Poplar Street
Fourth Street
E Street
Poplar Avenue
C Street
B Street
Pennsylvania
Poplar
Whitman School
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Alaska
Hale
Wieland
Entiat Light & Power Company
Presbyterian Reading Room Opens For Men In church basement
A reading room for men is opened by the Presbyterian Brotherhood under Pastor Dr. Stevenson. Committee members W A Thompson John Ferryman and B J Williams will oversee the space in the church basement. It will operate Thursdays 6 30 to 10 pm and weekly Monday to Saturday, with magazines newspapers and games available.
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Presbyterian Brotherhood
Dr. Stevenson
W. A. Thompson
John Ferryman
B. J. Williams
Presbyterian Church
Brotherhood
Daily World
the Republic
Daily Spokesman-Review
Seattle Times
Seattle Post- Intelligencer
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Northwest banker testifies on water power bill at senate hearing
J. J. Browne president of the Columbia Valley bank, Spokane leader, appeared in Washington before the senate public lands committee opposing the administration water power sites bill. He argued states own streams, government owns dam lands, and that the west must solve its reclamation issues locally.
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J. J. Browne
Columbia Valley Bank
Washington, D. C
Senate Public Lands Committee
Browne
Northwest
Spokane
West
Washington
East
American to English to American Citizen Again
Rome Dane, once American, became English after crossing the border. Yesterday he appeared before County Clerk Campbell and applied to regain American citizenship.
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Rome Dane
Campbell
Devoted Cricket Alerts Fire at Milot Mills Floral
Milot Mills Floral owner Leon Milot credited his pet cricket Billiken with saving the greenhouse from a devastating fire. The chirping alert woke Milot, guiding him to extinguish a furnace room blaze tied to a large pile of the Daily World. Billiken returned to his nightly duties as a vigilant fire call.
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Milot-Mills Green
Milot- Mills Floral Company
Billiken
Leon Milot
Milot
Mr. Milot
Daily World
Wenatchee Area Promoted By Indiana Investor Letter
Murdock Freaney of Indianapolis writes the Wenatchee Commercial club seeking equal promotional effort for Wenatchee while Hood River boosters stay active. Freaney, near Orondo, plans to be in Wenatchee early March and offers to mail local literature to interested neighbors. His address is obtainable at the club. $51,000 Methow land sales noted with Beaver Creek, Johnson ranch, and Fulton ranch deals among the day’s transactions.
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Murdock Freaney
Indianapolis
Wenatchee
Freaney
Commercial Club
Bert McLean
Winthrop
Watson Place
Beaver Creek
Carl Johnson
Fulton Ranch
J. S. Malloy
Twisp
St Walters
Mr. Malloy
Deadly mine explosion toll climbs at Primero and Drakesboro
Reported blasts at the Primero coal mine claim 79 lives with 49 recovered by night. In Drakesboro Kentucky another blast leaves 33 dead as rescue teams work through gas cleared passages.
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Primero
Colo
Drakesboro
Brodier
Insane in County Jail After Logging Camp Threats
Jesse Forrest examined by a medical board and pronounced insane after threats of suicide near Leavenworth. He had weapons, was overpowered, jailed, and placed under observation. The case ties to family deaths at Green Lake involving a colonist Fortier convicted for life. Arthur Gunn encounters a street gambler seeking a game at his office basement.
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Jesse Forrest
Leavenworth
Ferguson
Medical Board
Forrest
Green Lake
Fortier
Arthur Gunn
Mr. Gunn
City officials delay move to accommodate dedication week crowd
City officials postpone moving into the Commercial Club building to after the Feb 11 dedication to allow space for visiting guests. Spokane and Seattle delegations are expected, with preparations led by I G Monroe and a Spokane excursion planned to rival Seattle’s.
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Commercial Club
John A. Gellatly
Yakima Commercial Club
H. P. James
Commercial Club, Building and Entertainment Committee
Seattle
Spokane
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
I. G. Monroe
Paris Rebuilding After Floods Faces Long Recovery
Paris reports flood conditions improving as waters recede from streets. Disinfection and restoration of transportation proceed but telegraph, telephone and railways will take many days or weeks to return to normal. Total American subscriptions exceed $160,000.
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Paris
Railroads Reject Wage Demands from Employees
Sixty railroads representing 32,000 workers rejected demands for a 20 to 25 percent wage increase and nine concessions. A private Chicago dispatch said railroads are willing to arbitrate wages but refuse the other concessions.
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New York
Chicago
Socialist meeting plans center city reading room
A band of socialists met in a cabin near the court house and announced plans to move to a central city location. They claim 75 to 80 socialists in the city and over 3,250,000 voters for the socialist party in Germany, and they aim to open a daily reading room and meeting place for all comers.
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Court House
United States
Socialist Party
Germany
Chewawa Hotel Remodeling Underway Aims for April Completion
Work began on the Chewawa hotel yesterday with remodeling by the contractor, who hopes to finish by the first of April. Upon completion the hotel will feature 85 rooms, about 40 of them with baths.
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Chewawa
Ragsdale Settles Misconduct Claim Against Malloy
A. B. Ragsdale of Independent Wireless Telephone accused agent Fred C. Malloy of misappropriating funds from a $100 stock sale to a woman. The company sought $282 from Malloy, but Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Crow moved to avoid court collection duties and the charge was dismissed by Judge Mann.
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A. B. Ragsdale
Independent Wireless Telephone Company
Spokane
Fred C. Malloy
Ragsdale
Malloy
Mann
Crow
Silver Cup Draws Attention at Wells Morris Display
Besides the two kegs of nails awarded to Ellsworth France for prize apples at the Denver National Apple show a handsome silver cup on display in the Wells and Morris window has attracted considerable attention.
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Daily World
Ellsworth France
Denver
Wells & Morris
Judge Griffith Moves Office Location
Judge S D Griffith relocates his law office from Orondo avenue to the Russell Plough building at the corner of Orondo and Wenatchee.
Mrs Gale Visits Son in Oregon and Judge Martin Goes to Court
Mrs F A Gale mother of Mrs Dr Kaupp left yesterday for Medford Oregon to visit her son Dr Gale. Judge C Victor Martin has gone to Ephrata to engage in legal and forensic matters in the courthouse.
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F. A. Gale
Kaupp
Medford
Ore
Gale
C. Victor Martin
Ephrata
Ladies Aid Meeting at Che lan Avenue
The Ladies Aid of the Christian church will meet Thursday afternoon at Mrs Frank Bakers on Che lan avenue next to the Presbyterian church.
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Ladies’ Aid of the Christian Church
Ludington Reports From Sound On Legal Business
R. S. Ludington of Ludington and Kemp returned last night from the Sound where he has been transacting legal business.
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R. S. Ludington
Ludington
Burke 10 Opens Campaign Chief for Burke Senate Club
Frank W. Baker named president and manager of Judge Thomas Burke's senatorial club with campaign HQ to open on the Burke building complex in Seattle. Burke plans a Western Washington counties tour after primary hurdles, while local indorsement efforts shift to King county and independent countywide support.
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Seattle
Frank W. Baker
Seattle Hardware Company
John F. Miller
Thomas Burke
Baker
Burke Campaign Committee
Burke Building
Second Avenue
Marion Street
Burke
Judge Burke
Washington
King County
John E. Humphries
John L. Wilson
Lena Walters vs W M Walters abstract of judgment
Judgment for plaintiff with alimony set at 15 dollars per month. Attorney G E Steiner represents the plaintiff.
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Lena Walters
W. M. Walters
G. E. Steiner
County Engineer Berry Welcomes New Baby Boy
The county engineer Berry celebrates the birth of a boy, with cheers around the courthouse as cigars are shared in the festive mood.
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Brand New County Engineer
Berry
Chelan fruit grower Wright attends A Y P committee meeting
R P Wright of Chelan, a leading local fruit grower, attended a meeting of the A Y P fruit committee where several financial matters were adjusted before he returned to Chelan last night.
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R. P. Wright
Chelan
A.Y.P. Fruit Committee
Wright
Bullet Mark Remains Noted From City Hall Episode
A seven year old city tale recalls Campbell’s failed bid for police head and a dramatic gunshot scare on Columbia Street. Campbell hoaxed a bank killer story to gain fame, fired at a door panel, then fled after officials proved the incident a sham.
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Pat Sherburne
Peter Wheeler
Sherburne
Campbell
East
Underworld
Columbia Street
Columbia Valley Bank
Jack Lillis
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Crass
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National Capital
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Schelan
Kentucky
Jesse
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Okanogan
Douglas
Chelan County
Cashmere
Okanogan County
Douglas County
Chewawa Hotel
Young Men of the Christian Church
Clarence Graves
Howard Robbott
I. E. Delong
Frank Reeves
Roy M. Young
Eden Tract
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