Wenatchee firm buys Moses Coulee 4000 acres in Douglas county
The Wenatchee based Wenatches Fruit Lands Company arranged by George Virtue R F Holm L V Wells and C A Briggs acquired the full water rights and 4000 acres of Moses Coulee lands former owners Christianson Schmidt and Crisp settled there for water and fertile soil. The purchase aims to develop irrigation and parcel the land into orchard tracts for sale while noting the valley’s abundant water and rich soil and historic features including a shade tree planted from a switch at Philip Miller’s ranch.
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Douglas County
Moses Coulee
Christianson
Schmidt
Crisp
Philip Millers Ranch
Ooulee
Venatolize
Thaw's Defense Emotions Insanity Seen as Thaw Case Pivot
New York reports Clifford W. Hart ridge, Thaw's chief counsel, likely to drop the unwritten law plea and adopt emotional insanity as the defense. The strategy aims to spare Thaw from penalties or indefinite confinement at Mattawan asylum.
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New York
Clifford W. Hartridge
Harry Kendall Thaw
Thaw
Mattawan
Mayor Defies Court in Cleveland Streetcar Tug of War
Cleveland July 2. City officials and 500 workers tore up tracks on Fulton Street in a confrontation between Municipal Traction and Cleveland Electric Railway. Mayor Johnson defied an injunction and said he would not obey. Judge Ford granted a restraining order to halt actions.
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Cleveland
Municipal Traction Company
Cleveland Electric Railway Company
Fulton Street
Johnson
Kohler
Cleveland Electic Railway Company
Cleveland Electric Company
Board of Public Service
Judeg Ford
Common Pleas of
Inter-Parliamentary Union Seeks Narrow Contraband Rules
London July 85 The conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union ended with a resolution urging The Hague conference to define contraband as limited to arms ammunition and explosives. It also urged not destroying captured ships and safeguarding private property between belligerents and called for discussions to reduce armament costs.
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London
The
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Hague Conference
Indictment of Chicago labor leaders spans 1126 pages
The Cook county grand jury indicted Cor nelius P Shea Hugh McGee Charles Dollie Edward Nockles and other officers of the teamsters unions in a 1126 page document claiming they conspired to ruin Chicago businesses and committed acts of criminal conspiracy against Marshall Field Montgomery Ward and other firms. The indictment accuses murders and assaults and is seen as a critique of organized labor. Labor leaders say the move aims to discredit their labor party efforts.
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Chicago
Cook County Grand Jury
Cornelius P. Shea
Hugh McGee
Charles Dollie
Edward Nockles
Teamsters National
Marshall Field
Montgomery Ward
Express
Germans Eating Dog Sausage in Wartime Hamburg
Hamburg reports a price surge as beef and mutton grow scarce. Horse flesh gains 10 pfennigs per pound across 9 to 11 pfennigs, while dog flesh sells near the same rate and dog sausage brings 15 pfennigs per pound.
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Hamburg
Earthquake Triggers Insurance Company Liquidation
San Francisco July 25 Fireman's Fund Insurance the oldest and strongest insurer on the Pacific coast will liquidate after earthquake and fire losses. Directors seek advisory committee with policyholders league agreeing. Expected to pay creditors about 60 cents on the dollar, possibly more, to avoid court costs. Fireman's Fund liabilities reach 5 million dollars and Home Fire Marine 2 million.
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San Francisco
Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company
Pacific Coast
League
Firemans’ Fund
Home Fire Marine
Wenatchee South End gains eyed with new bridge and mills
The article touts a planned bridge beyond the Columbia, irrigation expansion, Cannery enlargement, and a 400 barrel flour mill near Wenatchee. It predicts sharp value gains in the South End, cites Wenatchee as center at Wenatchee and Orondo, highlights the Columbia Valley Bank building, and promotes a $5,500 business corner as a prime buy urged by R Eston Phyfe of the Roosevelt Hotel.
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Columbia
South End
Wenatchee
Orondo Avenues
Columbia Valley Bank
R. Eston Phyfe
Roosevelt Hotel
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New Land Company
Choice
E Valley
Olcott
Mrs Thaw
Josiah UO. Thaw
Raki Gover
Hartridge
L. V. Wells
Labor Unions OF
Teamster
Fireman's Fond Company
Howe Fire and Marine Company
Arthur Gunn
Columbia River
Bousquet and Holm
HL. Wiester
Franklin
Wiester's
Ladies
Oxfords
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