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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1907
Page
2
Notice to subscribers asks to call 11:31 p m if no issue arrives by 7:00 p m A special messenger will deliver a copy. The item also includes a sensational matrimonial market discussion urging raising families and persistent agitation to attract married status and attention in the valley.
Returning pilgrims praise Squillchuck Canyon as a fine picnic spot with rugged beauty likened to Yosemite. It is promoted as a handy resort to cool off on hot days, offering free access and a cheerful escape for nature lovers.
Harper's Bazaar editor advocates a tax on spinsters sparking protests from indignant women who fight for choice and oppose coercive pressure to marry. The letters expose resentment at calls to punish women for remaining single and challenge the premise that marriage is compulsory.
On a Pennsylvania stop the crowd urged him to run again and Roosevelt replied that somebody else’s turn next time. He reiterated he will not run again and emphasized a future path beyond his presidency.
The Chicago Inter Ocean argues Roosevelt cannot be trusted for 1908 leadership and warns the Republican party to abandon him. It endorses Joseph G. Cannon as the sole guaranteed winner if nominated, urging focus on actual candidates rather than Roosevelt.
A Seattle letter argues against water famine rumors and defends abundant supply. It accuses some citizens of careless waste during sprinkling hours and urges strict punishment of rule violators while praising obedient residents.
In Olympia on June 8 the attorney general's office moves to participate in a land contest to strip a contestant of land and grant it to the state. Two Pacific county cases lead the push, with Assistant AG Falkner shaping the proceedings to underscore original settlers' rights against later challengers. The state may seize lands if the contestant prevails, reflecting broader efforts to rectify prior contest outcomes.
Dr. Alexander Graham Bell told a London audience that dinner in America and breakfast in Europe could come within twenty hours as airship speed rises to 150 to 200 miles an hour. He forecast warships in the skies, experiments at Cape Breton Island, and safety as a primary goal before rapid flight becomes common. He travels to Oxford to receive a science doctorate.
A burglar entered W. W. Waitweight's Bellevue home at dawn and, after ransacking rooms, spoke of his sympathy for the bereaved family. He apologized and offered to return stolen items, leaving with a promise to possibly restore other articles as he proceeds. Waitweight, who faced the revolver threat, asked the police to take no special action.
The Farnham grammar school headmaster in England has offered a novel browning prize to the scholars. The prize rewards the boy who returns after holidays with the darkest tan, promoting outdoor time rather than study of Browning. Keen rivalry persists despite dull rainy weather.
A Lawrence man visits a friend in Oxford and after a week of hard work in the sawmill returns home refreshed. He slept ten hours a night and felt ravenous, recovering appetite and calm nerves.
The agent for the Ideal weeder is in town with his stock of weeders at the corner of Wenatchee and Orondo avenues. Customers are urged to order early before the current stock is exhausted.
Local market quotes list Wenatchee dealers prices for meats fruits vegetables grain hay and flour. Peach Blossom Flour at 1.35 per unit and barley chop and other feeds priced per ton or per unit with bran shorts and mixed grain items included.
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