Contest Leaders Update With Webb Graham Stewart
Miss Ruby Webb leads No 1 with just eleven days since the contest began. Miss Bessie Graham holds No 2 and Miss Olive A Stewart sits at No 3 in the standings.
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Ruby Webb
Bessie Graham
Olive A. Stewart
Ruby Webb Scees
Jessie Wilson
Vida Alrey
Eere
Anna Sumner
Pearl Whisnand Wees
Anna Kyle
Eve
Susans
Kate Patterson
Bessie Graham Shane
Faun Wells Sar Ow Obes
Selee
Edna Winchfill Ween
Seeese
Quincy
Mae Murdock
Waterville
Maud Pruett
Jessie Kinney
Peshastin
Francis Fisher
Orondo
Lily Hoag
Lakeside
Delia Tompkins
Chelan
Eva Jones
Cashmere
Ida Ringstedt
Effie Alexander
World contest vote drive amid Alaska trip plans
The World newspaper outlines a three district Alaska contest with free first class travel to Alaska for the top vote getters. It details subscription rates, voting methods, district boundaries, and the need to recruit subscribers to boost votes. A separate feature recalls labor, Indian education, and civic notes alongside excursion plans.
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Alaska
Waterville
Chelan
Wilson Creek
Peshastin
Cashmere
Leavenworth
Entiat
P. O
Contest Department of the World
Daily World
Arm found in Ely woodpile ends in mystery
In Ely Nevada on February 26 a city marshal gathered wood chips and discovered a human arm. Physicians estimate the remains are of a young woman aged 18 to 20, dead seven or eight months. The marshal suspects a dog brought the bone home, and no local disappearance matches the victim.
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Ely
Nev
Hodgkins
Great Northern Posts Record Earnings and Tax Near 1 Million
The Great Northern railroad of St. Paul reports a 1907 gross of 22,952,856 and an 4 percent tax of 917,115, up from 1906 earnings of 21,444,275 and tax of 857,770. The tax hike reflects the line’s biggest year in its history as state revenue nears one million dollars.
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St. Paul
Minn
Great Northern Road
Great Northern
Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co Pipe Bargains
Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co advertises savings on a pipe with contact at phone number 251. A playful sales prompt urges readers not to miss bargains advertised in each issue of the Daily World.
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Skagway
Ketchikan
Douglas
Treadwell
Juneau
Haines
Fort Wm. H. Seward
Wenatchee
Wash
Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co
The
Daily World
Robbery Breaks Doors With Sled and Chisel at Block
A clerk discovered the break in when attempting to open the safe. Thieves used a sled and chisel to breach inner and outer doors, stole stamps, then resealed with demolished locks set by tallow. Entrance likely gained via passkey.
Burglars Get Big Haul Stolen Stamps From Post Office
Bakersfield California February 26 burglars broke open a safe in the local post office and stole six thousand seven hundred fifty dollars in stamps of all denominations. The safe cracking was clever and the burglars left no clue. The combination locks on both safes were involved.
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Bakersfield
Cal
Salt Lake City Visit Route Through Mormon Metropolis
Salt Lake City is highlighted as a must see en route east. The piece notes the Oregon Railroad Navigation line via Spokane connecting with the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific as the only route through the city. It suggests winter trips to California and mentions farm land and fruit lands for sale, with inquiries directed to E. Ir. Ellis in Seattle and William McMurray in Portland.
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Oregon Ailroad & Navigation Company
Spokane
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
California
E. Ir. Ellis
First Avenue
Seattle
Wash
William McMurray
Portland
Ore
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