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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1908
Page
2
Notice to advertisers states display ads must reach World office by 11 o clock and classified ads by 1 30 p m. The item emphasizes submission deadlines for ad insertion.
The article argues post reform proposals leave the government liable only for limited losses in registered mail while ordinary mail carries no obligation. Express companies offer cheaper, safer service with receipts and limited guarantees. Registered mail is cheap but formal and limited, whereas express delivery often wins on speed and protection for valuables.
Horace G. McKinley, convicted of land fraud in Oregon, is sentenced in Portland to two years in Multnomah county jail and a $7,500 fine. The sentence appears to be a step toward his cooperation as a government witness. His wife Marie Ware McKinley was distant in the anteroom during the verdict, then joined him later in the hallway.
A dispute grows after senators protest cabinet drafting bills for Congress. The president says the attorney general cannot draft bills for individual congressmen, though formal committee requests are allowed. The row reflects power conflicts between Congress and the executive branch. Spokesman.
In New York on February 27 Justice Day set aside a jury verdict in a suit against the New York City railway company over a child's death. Twelve jurors were fined $50 each for deciding the verdict by a coin flip.
A historical city notices section lists officials and city officers names. It includes positions from attorney general to school superintendent and local clerks, with a general directory and ads urging immediate housing rental ads and pipe sales from Wenatchee Plumbing and Heating Co. The passage also mentions festival and local figures alongside various street and health officers.
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