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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1907
Page
2
Two individuals named Rufus Woods and Fred Simpich are mentioned in a public notice context within Wenatchee Washington postal filings. The text indicates second class matter status at the Wenatchee post office.
The piece denounces railroads for halting expansion and reducing services to retaliate against public control. It argues demand for railway facilities will rise next year, noting no traffic decline and criticizing the carriers for childish temper in facing regulation.
The Spokane Chronicle notes a shift in policy as the government cuts gifts of public domain to ensure actual settlement. Investigations surge across the Northwest into fraudulent land takeovers, with several cases resulting in penalties. In other news, Miss Francis Morrison and Frank C. Schirmer of Morrison wed at Olive school house, a union linked to a romance born on a homestead in Douglas County.
Washington area engineers report the Okanogan irrigation project remains active with a move to a cheaper dam site. Conconully dam study shows possible foundation issues at one end, prompting a temporary suspension pending Washington approval. Work on ditches continues.
Miss Morrison pressed land officials and lawmakers to speed her land patent to marry Imer. After delays in the interior department, she wrote to Senator Ankeny, congressmen, and even President Roosevelt, who intervened to push the case forward.
An insurrection 40 miles south of Amoy has 30 000 rebels under arms and spreading to nearby towns. The viceroy of Fuchow sends 8000 troops as warships are expected. American consul Paddock cabled Washington May 28 reporting an armed uprising at Joan with several officials killed.
The article recalls Civil War veterans and generals Grant Sheridan Longstreet admitting fear before or during initial combats. It notes Grant’s early Mexican War nerves and Missouri incidents, Sheridan’s tense caravan with Pitt River Indians, and Longstreet’s moment of doubt during Taylor’s campaign, framed by reflections on bravado and fear. It ends with a local note about a Maccabees tent meeting.
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