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Notice to subscribers about World delivery failure by 7:00 p m. and requirement to call 1121 before 7:30 for a special messenger copy.
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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1907
Page
2
Notice to subscribers about World delivery failure by 7:00 p m. and requirement to call 1121 before 7:30 for a special messenger copy.
A prominent citizen urges placing the Commercial Club the County Horticultural Society and the Fruit Growers Association under one roof. He argues consolidation expedites business, saves time and travel, and aids country people and visitors in quick access to information and services. The note links the clubs to broader economic aims and cites lease issues as a potential delay. The piece closes with a sharp, contemporaneous jab at graft and a brief dispatch about unrest in San Francisco.
The discussion questions moving the land office from Waterville to Wenatchee or Brewster. Proponents argue Wenatchee lacks open homestead land while Okanogan and Chelan Douglas counties have settled areas and Brewster offers river navigation. The piece weighs central location against regional land availability.
Editorial snippets discuss removal of the land office, potential Harriman railroad antitrust actions, and nationwide implications. Observations touch public policy, rail integration, and political reactions, with references to Hearst, Gov. Hughes, and suffrage notes amid eclectic opinions.
Edward Sells of St. Louis believes a painting he bought for under 100 dollars is Titian’s St. Jerome from about 1531. The canvas is handmade with red clay. St. Louis artists note marks of Titian’s style and value the work at about 100000 dollars if authentic.
Baron Paul von Zglitzkie of Berlin married Miss Helen Nicholson of Joplin at the bride’s parents home. Nicholson, daughter of Frank C. Nicholson a mine operator, met the baron in Paris last year as he spent three months working as a spade hand in the mines to learn the operation and earn the miner’s daughter's love.
A 1907 Daily World letter from Wenatchee argues that local girls misunderstand men and social proprieties. The writer urges more personal companionship over grand entertainments and stresses honesty and practical insight into male life.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 36 A M Clark climbed a ladder to the church eaves and fired at George Godfrey who was painting the roof. He then shot himself fatally, remaining on the roof until found by townspeople. Clark, about 60, had recently arrived from Wenatchee with Godfrey and had a history as a G A R member and a World Fair manager. The motive appeared to be a grievance against Godfrey.
In mid March a falling out led Clark to claim Godfrey mistreated him in transactions and threatened his life on several occasions. After the tragedy Godfrey denied unfair treatment and blamed the old man for the trouble between them, per the Okanagan Independent. An orchardist and farmer notice notes the Ideal weeders agent in town on Wenatchee and Orondo to sell stock, warning early orders before stock runs out, and a tangent on the phrase not worth a curse and language origins.
A light dialogue about a wedding interrupts plans to attend next Wednesday. The hostess jokes about being glad the guest will return, while Mr Young reveals the twist that the wedding is his own.
Local Wenatchee dealers list meat fruit and vegetable prices along with grain hay feed and flour quotes. Notable items include Peach Blossom Flour at 1.35 per unit and bran prices around 19 50 with various chop prices across grain categories.
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