Wenatchee Local News Roundup Highlights
Local notes show O. S. Sampson visiting Wenatchee from Leavenworth and Abner Camp heading to Seattle for summer work. Miss Matilda Rawlins and Patricia Gallagher travel between Leavenworth and Wenatchee. Rev. Hilton suspends St Luke's Sunday evening services for summer. PM items include new fountain syringes, a hotel opening near, police chief Ed Ferguson returning from Seattle, and a dam across the river progress report. The column ends with a humorous Twin anecdote from the Harmon family.
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O. S. Sampson
Leavenworth
Wenatchee
Abner Camp
Seattle
Matilda Rawlins
Pogue Drug Co
Sam Sumner
Patricia Gallagher
Adams
Lamb-Davis Company
Lillian Vaughn
Johnson School of Music
Chassie Kennedy
Carrie Davis
Marysville
Missouri
Berlin
Wisconsin
F. M. Scheble
Eloise
Anna Wright Seminary
Tacoma
W. H. B. Johnson
Winchester
Hilton
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
St. Luke’s
Pogue Drug. Co
Fent
Calaboose
Faun Wells
C O F Stunt At Leavenworth Lodge Event
Odd Fellows traveled to Leavenworth Saturday night where visiting brethren organized a local lodge. Attendees from this area included George Lessinger George Weythman E Riste J H Auville W G Perry Grant Perry and R W Starr of Chelan also attended.
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Odd Fellows
Leavenworth
George Lessinger
George Weythman
E. Riste
J. H. Auville
W. G. Perry
Grant Perry
R. W. Starr
Chelan
Missouri Attorney General seeks hearing on oil trust cases
Jefferson City Mo June 8 Attorney General Hadley filed a motion in the supreme court asking the ouster case against the Standard Waters-Pierce International and Republic Oil companies be set for argument on the report by Special Commissioner Anthony and the exceptions filed yesterday by the respondents.
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Jefferson City
Hadley
Supreme Court
Standard, Waters-Pierce, International
Republic Oil
Anthony
Diners Required On Time At Dr Kitchener’s Late 19th Century Dinners
A fragment from T. P.'s London Weekly recalls Dr William Kitchener hosting famed dinners in a timeworn street near Euston Road. Guests faced strict timing, with the janitor barring late arrivals to preserve the dishes’ transient perfection.
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Euston Road
London
William Kitchener
Committee of Taste
Kitchener
T. P
London Weekly
By Gosh Cleveland and a Cherokee Opening Tale
Emerson Hough recounts in Appleton's Magazine how Bill Jennings pressed President Cleveland to force removal of Native tribes and cattlemen. He describes Jennings meeting Cleveland at the White House, urging action, and Cleveland responding with a dramatic, approving remark.
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Cleveland
Bill Jennings
Emerson Hough
Appleton
Washington
Bill
Monster Catfish Of European Rivers Reported
A Bohemian proverb notes the wels or silurus as a fierce giant of European rivers. The fish, possibly sixteen feet long, is said to swallow birds and even humans. A July 1700 incident near Thorn described a peasant catching a specimen with an infant inside. Hungarian lore mentions villagers harmed by water drawn to wells and a Turkish frontier tale of a woman’s corpse, gold, and a ring in its stomach.
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Europe
Thorn
Hungary
Turkey
The Carlyles and Their Graceful Maid
A tale of the Carlyles maid who proved untidy and useless yet abounded in grace. After a long apostrophe Carlyle warns that if she spills the gravy she will not be tolerated in heaven or on earth.
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Carlyles
Carlyle
The Horse He Wanted
A Scotch farmer buys a horse and tests it with water and corn but it refuses both. He finally proclaims the animal the right horse only if it works. Dundee Advertiser report.
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Dundee Advertiser
Mortification linked to German measles in grim anecdote
A doctor notes German measles are rarely serious. The speaker recalls one fatal case, a Frenchman, where mortification occurred after discovering the illness was German measles. The remark underscores deadly risk in a grim anecdote.
Good Manners of the Mind Observed in Aesop’s Court
A historical note cites T B Aldrich on manners derived from daily life and reading. It links a well governed mind to the company kept by one’s thoughts and the influence of courteous, elevated ideals in shaping character.
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T. B. Aldrich
A Yachting Trip and a Wife Overboard Incident
A Barper's Weekly remark and Winthrop quote highlight a nautical mishap. The line implies a captain and owner arguing over a spouse slipping overboard during a yachting trip, labeled as another sinking spell.
Lodging sought by Dewey messenger in Chicago case
John Coyne, who carried Admiral Dewey's Cavite mission in 1898, arrived at the Harrison Street police station asking for lodging. He was robbed of tickets and over $200 in Washington, D. C., and noted travel from conductor to conductor to Chicago. He lives in St. Paul and aims to reach there today. Coyne served since 1877, with a paralyzed right leg and multiple battle scars from the West.
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Chicago
John Coyne
Admiral Dewey
Bay of Cavite
United States
Hongkong
Harrison Street
Washington, D. C
St. Paul
Coyne
Western Plains
West
Cyclone Wrecks Karachi Lighting System and Causes Multi‑Million Damage
A cyclone that swept Karachi on June 6 caused an estimated 3 to 6 million dollars in damage. The city’s lighting system was completely wrecked as a result of the storm.
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Bombay
Karrachi
Roosevelt's Pistol Exposed at Masonic Temple Ceremony
President Roosevelt was embarrassed when his six shooter was seen as the master mason tied an apron during the corner stone laying at the Masonic temple in Washington. He tried to cover the gun but eventually laughed along with the audience at the sight and the humorous moment.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Masonic Temple
Cold Springs ranch sold to Francis Brothers and Gorham of London
Nelson B C June One of the largest fruit land deals ever in the region completes with the Cold Springs ranch near Nelson changing hands to Francis Brothers and Gorham of London England for about 100000 dollars. The buyers plan to cultivate and ship fruit to the English market.
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Nelson
B. C
Cold Springs
Messrs
Francis Brothers and Gorham
London
England
Hamsel
Langan & Knoppen
Dr. D LaBau
S. A. Brydges
Francis Brothers
Gordon
Cloudburst Drowns Dozens in Gradyville Kentucky News
A midnight cloudburst destroyed Gradyville Kentucky, killing about thirty residents and washing away nearly every home. Debris littered the town as floodwaters rose rapidly, sweeping occupants from their beds while they slept. More bodies were later recovered and others remained missing.
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Louisville
Gradyville
Columbia
Two Creeks
Gradyville Disaster Toll Rises In Ruinous Collapse
As debris settles authorities report submerged houses with many dead. A partial list names Strong Hill and family, John Moore and kin, Mrs Wilmore Austin and daughter, Dr L C Mell and three children, Hartford Moss and seven family members. Dr Mell ex state senator. Twenty two bodies recovered, with at least four more feared dead. Hocks wedding ring to secure license.
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Strong Hill
L. C. Mell
Hartford Moss
Dr. Mell
Gradyville
HOCKS
Man Hocks Ring to Pay Marriage License Fee
Matt Smith of Spokane, a railroad switchman, pawned his gold wedding ring for $2.50 to obtain a marriage license. The fee was $5, and he lacked funds to borrow the rest. After a brief plan with his fiancée, the ring was redeemed within hours and the wedding proceeded as planned.
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Spokane
Matt Smith
Smith
Congo Report Defends King Brussels
The Congo independent state parliamentary commission released a 240 page report evaluating the economy and politics. The document, issued in Brussels, defends the king and outlines the state of affairs.
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Brussels
Congo Independent State
Congo Free State Report Defends Tax System and King
The document argues the crown domain is lawful and refutes mal administration charges. It defends taxes in labor for natives, says money taxes would spark revolt, and claims Leopold sacrificed for the Congo with no personal profit. It notes normal finances and denies exporting natives, vowing independence.
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Congo
Belgium
Leopold
Disaster in Caroline Islands After March Typhoon
Rev. G H Jagnow arrived aboard the Coptic with details of a March typhoon and tidal wave in the Caroline Islands. The disaster left 1500 homeless and 250 drowned on one island, with 25 lost on another. The storm lasted three days and a German relief ship brought supplies to sustain the natives until crops can be raised.
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San Francisco
Caroline Islands
G. H. Jagnow
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