This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 11 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1906
Page
1
Report says President McCall resigned Saturday and trustees planned official notice with the annual statement. Health and unrest cited. successor rumored as John Glaflin, with rest planned abroad.
A Wenatchee bowling team is being organized by A J Van Landingham proprietor of thus eieiliieds diley. He will select ten local bowlers for practice with a final five making the team. Matches are planned against state teams and the first game between the two Wenatchee teams will be played tomorrow evening.
The life traction protector Chas. T. Yerkes was funeralized at his Fifth Avenue home. Quaker minister conducted simple services attended by family and close friends. The body rests in the Yerkes mausoleum at Glenwood cemetery.
Chude A Bagby of Durango Colorado was killed during a prank by students in Notre Dame Indiana as a mock holdup. Louis Roquela of South America fired a revolver believing the scene real, the bullet fatally striking Bagby who died within minutes. Roquela faced shock and confusion as the incident unfolded.
A transmitted message places the Dewey 160 miles southeast of Care Henry in lat 35.42 and lon 73.07 at 1 20 p m Sunday. The vessel logged 111 miles with westerly breeze and smooth sea as Glacier reports it being towed upward of four and a half miles per hour.
Reports from Fort Hayes reveal cholera victims buried alive during the epidemic. Bodies are being moved to Leavenworth as the fort is abandoned as a military reserve. Telltale signs show inmates fought for life with twisted limbs and grasped hair.
The Aristocrat pink, the new rival to Lawson and Croesus varieties, sold for 35000 dollars to John Higgenbotham of Chicago Carnation Co. Richard Wittereteer of Cincinnati created it after fifteen years and 150000 seedlings. The flower’s color resembles the American Beauty rose and is described technically as ceril overlayed with scarlet.
Tacoma Washington January 2 The state logged a billion feet of lumber in the last year with two hundred billion feet still standing enough to supply mills fifty years at last year’s cutting pace. S L McCormick secretary of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Co notes demand remains high and Oregon sits with larger standing timber but slower cuts. He cites clearer titles and absence of land frauds as drivers of Washington sales and notes recent timber land sales outpaced purchases. The Leavenworth Orchard tracts filed for county approval cover forty acres owned by H C Peters and wife. Chas Black of Seattle Hardware bought two lots on Orondo avenue near Columbia street for 525 and 450 respectively, signaling heavy local real estate activity.
In Tacoma on January 2, physicians at the county hospital report grave condition for 14 year old Charles Thompson after he was shot Saturday night while attempting to flee from the Central News store on Pacific Avenue. Doctors fear possible death as condition worsens.
The will of Chae. T. Yerkes in Chicago bequeaths an estate valued at fifteen million dollars to charity museums and colleges. During his life he supported 200 persons out of kindness.
Four columns of troops chiefly cavalry and artillery move toward Mito and Riga as insurgents establish a social democratic administration in towns under their control. In Frankenburg a mob of 70 men and two girls sit in the new city council.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.