Subscription rates notice for Wenatchee paper
The notice lists subscription rates for Wenatchee Washington sent by mail in advance at five dollars per year and two dollars and fifty cents for six months, with carrier delivery at ten cents per week.
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1906
Page
2
The notice lists subscription rates for Wenatchee Washington sent by mail in advance at five dollars per year and two dollars and fifty cents for six months, with carrier delivery at ten cents per week.
The item cites Secretary Taft leaning toward satisfaction with conditions in the Philippines while open to Bryan’s report. It pokes fun at President Roosevelt, hints at reforms in postal service, and mentions Governor Yardaman’s controversial views on education. It also notes a wealth-related insurance rebate referee and key holder appointments signaling broader reforms.
Arctowski, member of the 1897 Belgian polar expedition, plans a relay of motor cars to reach the South Pole. He estimates sixteen miles per hour on ice and a ten day journey from Mount Erebus after August experiments. If successful, he could begin a full expedition at the Arctic summer’s start.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Robinson died in Middlesex county jail East Cambridge at 68 after solitary confinement of over eighteen years. Convicted in 1887 of murdering her brother in law Prince Athar Freeman, trials showed she also killed her son William two and a half, daughter Elizabeth two, husband and nephew Thomas A Fregman. Victims died by poison to collect life insurance.
The Chinese boycott on American goods could force the Seattle Centenial Milling Company plant with 2400 barrels per day and the Hammond Milling Company with 2000 barrels daily capacity to close within thirty days. The export flour industry on the Pacific coast has felt the impact for months and prospects look bleak until the boycott ends.
The Kansas Supreme Court upholds a law permitting separation of black and white students in Kansas City Kansas. The ruling affirms the board of education may keep colored children apart from whites and could enable broader state segregation laws. A Kansas City high school incident nearly sparked a race riot before police restrained trouble.
The will of Chas T. Yerkes prompts Mrs. Yerkes to fund a hospital in the Bronx. Dr. J Janvrin announced the project and said work will start as soon as estate matters are settled, not after Mrs. Yerkes’ death. The hospital idea originated with Mrs. Yerkes and was supported by Mr. Yerkes’ provisions.
New York Jan 6. President Burnham of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life Insurance company is preparing to resign if advisable. He is ill at his home on Seventy-eighth street and has been confined for months after an ear operation.
Hackensack N J January 6 A drive led by the Susan B Anthony club of Cincinnati asks President Roosevelt to grant a stay of execution for Antoinette Tolla slated to die January 12. Tolla, a young woman, shot an Italian who she says attempted to assault her in her home. A jury convicted her of murder. The plea questions if a woman can be hanged for defending honor in her own home.
In Salt Lake City on January 6, New York actress Mrs. Armstrong known as Miss Sargent threw the dead infant born hours earlier from a fourth story Wilson hotel window. Maude Elliott was present but could not restrain her. Coroner Dana T. Smith said no further action would follow.
In Chicago dated January 7 Mrs Faunte Epstein died at 14 after a long illness. His mother Julia Dachinsky aged 92 attended her. Epstein witnessed Napoleon and the Russian campaign with Moscow burning. Also noted is Mrs Margaret Ginley of Waukegan celebrating her 104th birthday, born January 4 1802 Ireland. She has two daughters and limited mobility.
Mile. Burch of Obwald in Switzerland became wealthy after aiding an elderly man who fainted at Buckingham Palace in 1886. He later died in London leaving her a fortune of 250 000 dollars, confirmed by the Obwalduer Volkefreand.
The state department reports ex-President Morales has offered to resign if allowed to leave the country safely, a proposal likely acceptable to the de facto government. Dominican congress suspends constitutional guarantees temporarily, with southern and eastern news favorable and the revolution reportedly causing no disruption in Santo Domingo.
Miss Edna Dickerson, heir to a Minneapolis uncle's $1,000,000, forms the Edna Dickerson Company for court reporting in Chicago with $5,000 capital. She pledges continued work and abstaining from pink teas, touting independence and business aim. Financiers foresee further wealth from careful investments.
The National Cat club opens its third annual show in a store building near the Wabash avenue auditorium. Proceedings go to aid poor children of Chicago, drawing unprecedented interest from the public and cat fanciers alike.
For sale city property a new house and lot 450 by 120 feet at Nob Hill with a good barn. Price 650 with 350 cash and balance on easy terms. Address box 278 Wenatchee Washington.
Forty five acres of good fruit land and 15 acres of good timber sit four miles from Cashmere. The property includes 200 bearing apple and peach trees, 160 young trees two years old, 25 acres alfalfa, a ten room plastered house, a fine well, a large barn, and a 20 inch water right under a good ditch. Priced at 3000 dollars cash with balance over four years at eight percent. Address GA Virtue 306 Boston block Seattle Washington.
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