New World Contest Seeks Entries For Free Trips
Contest opens to contestants beyond the local district with votes from any region. Entries close Saturday April 11. Winners may travel together or separately and subscription coupons boost votes. Voting counted each morning with vote rates tied to subscription duration and subscriber status. Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co. promotes cost savings on pipe.
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Contest Department of the World
Daily World
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Three Districts Contest for Alaska Trip Draws Big Interest
The World newspaper reports a rapid race among 28 young women vying for a first class Alaska trip. Votes flood in daily via ballot boxes and subscription coupons. Three district winners will travel together first class with meals, staterooms, and full accommodations to Alaska. Districts cover Wenatchee, Waterville, Chelan, Leavenworth and surrounding routes under a rule that no two winners hail from the same district.
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Alaska
Preskor
Waterville
Chelan
Wilson Creek
Peshastin
Cashmere
Leavenworth
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Bargains Advertised Trumpeting Daily World Deals
A reader is urged to seize money saving bargains advertised in each issue of the Daily World. The note highlights ongoing value and urges prompt pickup to maximize savings.
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The
Daily World
Salt Lake City Visit and Travel Routes
Salt Lake City is highlighted as a must see on a easting itinerary with connections via the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company from Spokane to the Oregon Short Line and Union Pacific as the only through route. The note suggests winter trips to California or seeking farm and fruit lands at moderate prices in a mild climate. Inquiries go to E. E. Ellis Seattle and William McMurray Portland for full particulars.
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Salt Lake City
Oregon Ailroad & Navigation Company
Spokane
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific
California
E. E. Ellis
First Avenue
Seattle
Wash
William McMurray
Portland
Ore
Wenatchee Depot Delay Sparks Local Disappointment
Great Northern official informs Wenatchee that no new depot will be built in 1908 due to money constraints and existing contracts. Citizens proud of the growing town react to the setback on the heavy passenger facility. Southside notes report visits, school library demise, wheat grading, a community dance, persistent snow, and road prospects.
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Great Northern
Wenatchee
Southside
J. W. Doneen
Spokane
Dry Flat
L. J. Cowan
Harn Bros
Social and Personal Column Notes And Local Mentions
A column notes regulars and local tips including Gem Cafe meals and the 1131 phone line. The Wenat chee Plumbing & Heating Co. phone 251 is recommended for pipe purchases to avoid losses. Colombia’s government monitors state forest timber with tree replacement rules. An Italian singer’s voice is insured for 50000 dollars. managers may raise prices to cover the premium.
Transformation or Partition Likely in China Under Dowager Empress
The article argues China may undergo major change around the approaching new year as dowager empress Tzu Hsi nears abdication. A dynastic crisis, multiple claimants, and powerful viceroys with liberal views raise thoughts of a constitutional shift or renewed military power. China seems poised between progress and upheaval, with dire warnings of possible partition.
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Ch‘aa
China
Engstess
Tzu Hsi
Government overreach and due process under scrutiny
A critique of autocratic tendencies in government officials who abuse power, detain and deport individuals on trumped up charges, and bypass rights. Public outcry in Washington halted such actions, underscoring the need for presumption of innocence and restraint on lawfare.
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Russia
Siberian
Iimmigration
Washington
Beggs Family Moves to City After Fruit Tract Purchase
Still They Come. Chas. T. Beggs has moved to the city with his wife and four children after buying a ten acre fruit tract on Okanogan Heights from John Gellatly some months ago. He leaves the life insurance business to devote time to fruit growing.
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Chas. T. Beggs
Okanogan Heights
John Gellatly
Mr. Beggs
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