Two Idaho minetown slides bury Mace and Burke
A 10:30 PM snow slide hit Mace burying 25 houses. By 5:30 AM Burke suffered a second slide killing 16 and possibly 60 to 70 people missing. One thousand miners and relief crews converge as families seek shelter from further slides.
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Spokane
Coeur d’Alene
Idaho
Mace
Burke
Coeur d Alenes
Black Ben
Wallace
Hercules
Hecla
Anchor
I. H. Pascos
Standard Mine
Ira H. Pascos
Standard
Eddie Pascos
Inez Pascos
G. Fernwell
A. R. Leard
John Fennell
Edw. Kittrell
Thompson
Bert Barnett
Wm. Brandem
Abe Mitterill
Geo. Hopper
Jos. Cohn
S. H. Peace
Tom Glannigan
Paul Edward
C. R. Hubble
Albert C. Hampagne
Leroy Hooper
Carrie Hooper
Hotel fakirs prey on Washington hotels with fake inspections
Reported con artists posing as state hotel inspectors in Wenatchee and across Washington push fire safety gear by scaring hotel owners with faux fines of 100 dollars per day for lacking items. They target small hotels and rooming houses, claiming new law enforcement begins June 10 and promising required equipment like fire extinguishers and fire escapes, while lacking proper credentials.
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Wenatchee
Walla Walla
Burke Brothers Agent Passes Through Twisp En Route to Seattle
Harry Burke of Burke Brothers at Twisp arrived by today’s boat and remains on the way to Seattle, continuing his travel as of now.
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Harry Burke
Burke Brothers
Twisp
Seattle
Peach crop prospects dim after cold snap in Yakima
Fruit growers in Yakima and Toppenish fear a poor peach harvest this year after a cold wave nipped buds started by mild weather. North Yakima visitors say hope depends on whether buds survived the freeze while local orchardists note trees entered winter in good condition and Kittitas valley foresees a strong year.
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Yakima
Kittitas Valley
Ellensburg
Flood Forces City Waterways to Channel Overflow
Yesterday heavy chinook melt overwhelmed culverts and sewers as a large stream diverted from Orondo near Chelan avenue raced down First Avenue North. The rapid flood kept the water department busy guarding streets and keeping flow within bounds all day.
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Orondo
Chelan Avenue
First Avenue
Water Department
Great Northern hotel excavation near Wenatchee and Orondo
The Great Northern hotel site at Wenatchee and Orondo avenues nears completion of excavation. Delayed steel shipment, blocked by snow in the mountains, may push back construction start.
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Great Northern
Wenatchee and
Orondo Avenues
Stubbs Family Plans Move to Brewster
Mr and Mrs F M Stubbs will depart next Thursday for Brewster their future home. They will be accompanied by Mrs Stubbs mother and father Mr and Mrs A Swear Ingen. They have lived on the Blackmore ranch for two years and have purchased property at Brewster to reside in for the next several years.
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F. M. Stubbs
Brewster
Three Towns Bid for Indians Training Plans
The 1910 Indians training season schedule lists games in April at Lewiston Asotin Wenatchee and Coeur d Alene with Gonzaga and University of Idaho not yet arranged. Wenatchee attracts strong interest from Sheriff Ferguson and Lou Nordyke pushes for Wenatchee citing a premier ball park and local investor support.
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Coeur d’Alene
Gonzaga
Recreation Park
Spokane
University of Idaho
Coln
Grogan
Idaho
Wenatchee
Sheriff Ferguson
Indians
Cohn
Lewiston
Asotin
Mr. Cohn
Nordyke
Lou Nordyke
Lou
Cashmere
Percy Scheble
Fair Ground
Embalming Exam Passed By Local Undertaker
L. E. Ruppe of Sprague and Ruppe announced he successfully passed the embalming examinations at Spokane today.
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Spokane
L. E. Ruppe
Sprague & Ruppe
Water Users Association Forms Around Crane Hunner Ditch
A Brewster meeting reported by the World formed the Okanogan and Chelan Counties Water Users association to fund and push the Crane Hunner ditch project. Crane and Anderson of Crane Hunner offered to float bonds at five percent, estimating about two million dollars in costs. The group plans to secure land to raise funds, with 36000 acres across four districts including South Methow, Wateros, Brewster, and Har Heel.
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Brewster
G. Daley
Okanogan
Okanogan and Chelan Counties
Messrs. Crane and
Anderson
Crane-Hunner Company
Crane
South Methow
Wateros
Har Heel
Assessor Osborn Launches Valuation and Jury Census
Chelan county assessor R. C. Osborn starts a six deputy operation to value all real and personal property and census men eligible for jury duty. Names of deputies are forthcoming. Field work should last about a month with government census easing the workload.
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R. C. Osborn
Chelan County
Poindexter For Senate Aids May Campaign Outlook
Dolliver may assist Poindexter as he plans a late May or early June senatorial bid. The Poindexter program favors tariff reduction to lower living costs, Pinchot forestry policies, and dry laws. Dolliver is viewed as a stable tariff advocate who could improve Poindexter's statewide appeal.
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Miles Poindexter
Third
Congress
Poindexter
Ballinger-Pinchot
Robert LaFollette
Senate
Jonathan P. Dolliver
Iowa
LaFollette
Dolliver
Great Northern line blocked by Cascades slide and thaw
Last weekend the Great Northern line over the Cascades faced widespread slides from chinook rain and thaw. Mud and rock covered tracks between Wenatchee, Monitor, Rock Island, and Leavenworth with water running over sections. About six trains between Leavenworth and Scenic stalled. passengers reportedly safe with adequate provisions amidst extensive road washouts and high rivers.
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Great Northern
Cascades
Sound
Wenatchee
Monitor
Rock Island
Leavenworth
Scenic
Club Membership Drive Promises Growth and Civic Duty
The commercial club assigns two teams to boost membership by 600 or more in two weeks. The campaign pledges no more public subscriptions and promises self-sufficiency through new dues. A warning urges Wenatchee residents to join or face persistent pressure from supporters of the club and its civic aims.
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Wenatchee
Commercial Club
Army of Reds and Blues
Army
Washington
Sacred concert at Presbyterian church draws large crowd
A Sunday evening audience at the Presbyterian church enjoyed a sacred concert by the choir and friends despite bad weather. Os borne Williams of Cashmere sang two numbers to praise from listeners, while Dr. Stevenson announced plans for regular sacred concerts and urged support for the $10,000 Carnegie library fund from the congregation and city women's clubs to obtain a library without delay.
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Presbyterian Church
Osborne Williams
Cashmere
Stevenson
Moving into New Quarters by Robertson Bloom Maxwell
The Big Four Realty shifts to larger quarters in the Russell Plough building from the basement beneath the post office. The firm, now Robertson Bloom Maxwell, features Billy Robertson Lou Bloom and H. M. Maxwell and plans to expand listings and resume business promptly.
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Big Four Realty Company
Russell- Plough
Billy” Robertson
Lou” Bloom
H. M. Maxwell
Robertson, Bloom & Maxwell
Bodies of Olson and Ellerker to be shipped for burial
The two Cascades snowslide victims John Olson the cook and Harry Ellerker the dishwasher will be sent to Wenatchee for formal handover to the Wenatchee Undertaking Company. Coroner Dr. Saunders of Chelan County authorized the move and J H O Neal said there were no eye witnesses to the deaths. The eating house was swept off its tracks and buried in snow. remains were recovered and temporarily buried until train service resumes for transport.
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John Olson
Harry Ellerker
Cascades
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Undertaking Company
Saunders
Chelan County
J. H. O'Neal
Cascade
Great Northern Railway
Start Railroad Work Soon Across Indian Allotments
The embargo on railroad construction across Okanogan valley Indian allotments has been lifted. Maj. A M Anderson and Clair Hunt arrived in Oroville to resolve the issues and permit grade work on the Oroville Wenatchee branch to proceed, weather permitting.
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Okanogan Valley
Washington
Oroville-Wenatchee
Maj. A. M. Anderson
Great Northern Road
Clair Hunt
Indian Department
Oroville
Hunt
Anderson
Apple Culture At Cashmere Draws Big Horticulture Crowd
Professor Trumble lectured in Cashmere city hall to about 150 attendees, reflecting strong local interest in horticulture. He recently finished a high school course with twenty talks, attracting visitors from outside Wenatchee who came to attend the sessions.
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Trumble
Professor Trumble
Cashmere City Hall
Wenatchee
Wenatchee Grange Meeting Postponed to Saturday at 2 PM
The Wenatchee Grange will postpone its organization meeting from this evening due to illness among key members. The event now will be held Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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Wenatchee Grange
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