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Wenatchee Daily World in Wenatchee, Washington
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1908
Page
1
Open River movement gains support in Pacific Northwest towns
The Open River association reports thirteen new memberships in Prescott Waitsburg and Dayton after a three day campaign by Dr N G Blalock Prof Lyman and Capt W P Gray who spoke in each town. They urged open navigation on the Columbia and Snake rivers and harbor improvements for Sound country and the proposed Washington lake canal. Dr Blalock cites James J Hill on rising freight and calls for continued campaigns to finance waterways upgrades in Washington state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Blalock
Columbia
Snake Rivers
Sound Country
Washington Lake Canal
Pacific Ocean
West
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Washington, D. C
Hill
United States
Canada
Union
Washington
Dr. Blalock
Open River Association
Terrific Sled Run Ends With Narrow Escape Near Colville
In Colville Washington on February 3 a sled laden with 3000 feet of green lumber plunged down Munson hill a half mile slope. Thomas Dixon’s team separated from the wagon as the tongue broke and he shouted a warning while bystanders fled. Wesley Keough and family attempted to escape but Keough saved his wife and two children. Continued on page 4.1
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Wash
Poe
Munson Hill
Thomas Dixon
Wesley Keough
Dixon
Keough
Record of $30,000,000 Instrument Transfer to Great Northern
County Auditor John Godfrey holds a newly filed instrument showing the transfer of the St Paul Minneapolis Manitoba railroad to the Great Northern for 35.1 million dollars. The deal marks the first recorded legal transfer of the line, previously known as the Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Manitoba
R. A
Great Northern
John Godfrey
The
Water question dominates council action in city
New York dispatch notes a council meeting debating water policy while national issues shift. W J Bryan says free coinage of silver is no longer an issue, citing rising prices and increased gold production. In North Yakima ministers pursue Billy Sunday for moral reform tours with a 5,000 seat tabernacle planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
W. J. Bryan
Carnegie Hall
Mr. Bryan
Billy
North Yakima
New Railroad Rules Take Effect In Olympia
The railroad commission issues eleven rules effective Feb 1. Rule 1 allows holders of regular trip tickets to transport between named points within one day after sale with cash fares not exceeding legal maximums. Rule 2 requires unused tickets to be redeemable within 60 days. Rule 3 authorizes interchangeable mileage tickets for 2000 miles up to $50 with mileage detached calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Railroad Commission
Two Meetings This Week On Hanford Water Estimates
At an extra city council meeting last night in Seattle the Hanford water estimates were reviewed. Three proposals assume pumping one million gallons daily from the Columbia River to the low reservoir and 432000 gallons daily to the high press source. The plan aims to secure ample water at a reasonable cost. In other news, Harry Hughes purser of the Lake Washington steamer Dorothy drowned after falling into icy waters near Seattle. He recently married a sixteen year old wife a month ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Seattle
Columbia
Harry Hughes
Lake Washington
Dorothy
Hughes
Golden North
Mike Gibney
Yukos
John Green
Lakeside
Ordwar Allenbaugh
Harry Christie
Fairbanks
Double life of Nelson Rockefeller’s grandfather exposed
The World reports Dr. William Avery Rockefeller father of John D. Rockefeller hid as William Levingstone for decades. He lived a double life with two wives, one in Canada and another in New York, and died in Freeport Illinois in 1906 aged 98. The tale details bigamy and long-hidden relationships across America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Avery Rockefeller
J. D. Rockefeller
Oakland Cemetery
Freeport
Ill
William Levyingstone
Illinois
North Dakota
East
William A. Rockefeller
World
E. Davis
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Margaret L. Allen Levingstone
New York State
Levingstone
Ontario
Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Rockefeller
Canada
William Levingstone
Margaret L. Allen
Wenatchee Drug Co Sells Rogers Grilley Lectures Seats
Tickets for the fourth number of the Wenatchee Lecture Course are selling fast. Ticket holders should secure seats promptly to ensure good locations. The Rogers Grilley entertainers are described as fine and the public urged not to miss this high class event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers-Grilley
Wenatchee Drug Co
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Produce Co Plans More Buildings
The Wenatchee Produce company plans new construction this year including a 110 foot long warehouse along the railroad and an additional warehouse extension. Building costs are estimated at four to five thousand dollars for each structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee Produce ‘Co
Wenatchee Produce Company
Bride Steals Day Of Wedding Affair In Spokane
In Spokane on February 5, W J Glover of St Joe Idaho sues to recover his finery after his fiancée Edna Gobel marries rival Roger Randall and the preacher performs the ceremony earlier. Glover claims the bride wore his ring and the trousseau at the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Trousseau
I W. J. Glover
St. Joe
Idaho
Edna Gobel
Glover
O. O. Randall
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Wenatchee Electric Co
North Central
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Realty and Investment Company
Guarantee Fund Life Association
Tacoma, Washington
Bob
Bellingham
Olaf Sahlbom
Mary Persson
Olaf
Council
Bryan
Gunn
Alex Curril
J. Keegan
Canyon No. 1
Golden String
Palace Barber Shop
W. E.johnson
Palace
James Studelska
Wilbur
Studelska
Johnson
Medford
Oregon
Wenatchee Theater
Rogers-Crilley
Wenaichea Theatre
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