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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
2
The piece notes Taft and Bryan will soon have letters of acceptance. It predicts their platforms will be scrutinized while listening for public sentiment. It also mentions Spokane curfew enforcement and urges parental responsibility to curb youth roaming after dusk.
Wenatchee commercial interests weigh the potential Spokane hosting of the National Irrigation Congress with Seattle pledging not to press last year’s invite. The Wenatchee area, closely tied to Spokane irrigation districts, could use the event to showcase the valley’s industrial and fruit strengths and foster national contacts and knowledge on irrigation improvements.
Local notes praise Wenatchee sights and theatre quality while noting cluttered offices and new Wenatchee avenue boosting real estate. In Tacoma saloonkeepers form an organization to fight prohibition with a $1000 per member assessment aiming for $50,000 for the election campaign.
Ellensburg July 13 Special. J. H. Smithson mailed to the secretary of state his declaration as a candidate for the joint senatorship for Kittitas and Chelan counties. No other county office filings have been made since the first day.
A quirky column notes the ease of talking versus earning wages and jokes about unemployment. It jokes about honest men needing scrutiny, monkeys' blissful ignorance, and the signs of bad humor as distress in a playful, clipped tone.
Excerpt from Aubrey Lanston in Bohemian Magazine describes Paris cafes, notably Cafe de Paris owned by Ledoyer, where prices on menus vary by guest status. It recounts a stacked dining scene where unknown patrons face unpriced bills and a maître d'hôtel uses intimidation to ensure payment.
A pair of brief anecdotes on honesty and sagacity in business, and a golfer's dry response. The first tale recalls a broker who values honesty yet warns against promising too much. The second involves a preacher chiding a golfer, who explains his poor form was due to being in wretched shape last Sunday.
In a witty exchange Hewitt asks if his wife knows more than one language. Jewett confirms she reads French novels in the original and talks in English in her sleep while joking about German servant terminations and baby talk with their youngest.
The report lists Gov. Glenn of North Carolina Gov. Hanley of Indiana and Seaborn Wright of Georgia along with Fred F. Wheeler of California as contenders for the presidential nomination. Mathew E. O'Brien of Bridgeport and Jos P. Tracy of Detroit are also discussed as possible candidates. Distinguished prohibitionists present include Chas. R. Jones Samuel Dickie Felix T. McWhirter E. W. Chafin Alonzo E. Wilson and John G. Wooley.
The fragment hints at a headline about Wilfred, tied to Baden-Baden and New York Press. It suggests a person’s ascent or change, with a note that Wilhelm? Wilfred traveled abroad with his parents.
The prohibition movement grows from 20 million to 40 million supporters nationwide. A war chest tops $30,000 with expectations of $50,000 by November as party managers report rising interest and organized fundraising. Potential presidential candidates include Judge Charles M Pollock of North Dakota and U S District Attorney C W Trickel t.
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