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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1906
Page
2
A brief notice states the editor has filed the work as second class matter at the Wenatchee Washington Post Office.
Rates listed for mail subscriptions in advance at five dollars per year and two dollars fifty cents for six months. carrier delivery is ten cents per week.
A July 7 1906 note from the Lincoln assessor values Col Bryan’s bees at 585 dollars. It jokes that this does not include the Presidential bee Bryan carries with him. The comment sits among satirical quips about public figures and private detectives.
An anarchist from Seattle, Rosenberg of Wal, was arrested in Altona, Prussia, in July to August, charged with plotting against the life of the German emperor. Police tracked his movements since leaving Seattle and reported on searches of his rooms. He was seized as he left the train and detained for further inquiry.
Mrs Fred eric Osterberg of Nora post office near Troy was shot and killed by her son who knew the revolver was not loaded. The two sons, aged 19 and 22, were in the room. the hammer was down when the gun exploded. The sheriff ruled no inquest necessary.
San Francisco permits 600 saloons to reopen on July 6 after a long lockdown since April 18. Saloons saw brisk crowds with many patrons, extra police on duty, and no serious trouble reported. Arrested inebriates are to be put to work cleaning debris from sidewalks.
Kenosha police are asked to search for Carrie Tillotson daughter of Fletcher Tillotson who allegedly eloped with Charles Dodge a Black man. The couple left Kenosha Friday and are said to be in St Joe Michigan. Dodge has a wife in Kenosha.
It is claimed the Tillotson girl has long shown affection for a Black man, with her parents attempting to end the attachment. Dodge, a local sabin porter, bears a lengthy police record. Mies Tillotson is described as a famed Kenosha beauty, prominent in society and previously causing sensations with her escapades.
A pithy, humorous critique sketches gender play and social pretenses. It notes how empty pockets shape sympathy, calls out unequal suits for breach of promise, and reflects on family scandal and the paradoxes of a supposedly wise world.
A visitor recalls surprising Japanese customs in daily life and stables. He notes a respectful, pointed humor as he observes practices such as horse head orientation and letter addressing, suggesting Western readers may later adopt such methods.
The article notes how Japanese hosts display furniture sparingly with a go down for storage, praising concentration where one item is shown at a time. It contrasts Western clutter with Japanese carpentry technique keeping lines in view.
The Washington Post notes that readers start at the bottom of a page and read upward, a practice described as a long-standing custom observed in reading habits. The remark frames how page layout influences interpretation and engagement with the text.
Connecticut mill towns seek to curb excessive ringing of factory bells and blasting steam whistles. Rockville residents challenge the habit, arguing that less noise could sustain productivity while maintaining punctuality in schools courts and depots.
Chelan County Washington invites sealed bids by August 1906 6 for clearing greobing grading and surfacing State road No 3 known as Red Mountain road from station 457 to 474 or until 1500 expended. Plans with Auditor. Bids by type per mile cubic yard square yard lineal foot and lump structure. Contract by Sept 1 1906. 10 percent certified check required. Right to reject bids reserved. WenatcheeJuly 6 1906 MO A Gellatly Auditor. Self help ad copy note.
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