Orondo Early Fruit Farm Sold to Wenatchee Mills Firm
E. R. Card of Wenatchee Planing Mills bought the 43 acre Hayren fruit farm near Orondo for 12000, part of a shift to an “Earnest Fruit Farm.” Irrigation improvements and sheltered location push Orondo fruit to be earliest in the state, with high profits from the early market. H. N. Swartwood shipped the first cherries of the season. Ward plans apricots for early sale as well. The outlook for a strong crop remains favorable.
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Orondo
Bayerg
Orondo Bis Fair
H. N. Swartwood
Russian spies in New York expose library theft case
New York June 25. Henry Melnek 19 was arraigned at Jefferson Market Court on stealing two library volumes from the Astor branch following a claim that Russian government agents were monitoring readers. A secret service operative aided the arrest with library permission to track patrons.
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New York
Astor
New York Public Library
Henry Melnek
Jefferson Market Court
Melnek
Spies Said to Infiltrate New York Libraries
Report claims Russian spies operate in New York libraries to monitor readers of anarchist works. An associate is said to trail readers to learn affiliations. Melnek is held for trial on three hundred dollar bail.
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Russia
New York
Melnek
First Peaches of Season Marketed in Wenatchee
The first peaches of the season, a Sneed variety, were marketed by J. H. Lebeck from a ranch near Wenatchee. They were sold to Wenatchee Produce at 75 cents per box and distributed along the Great Northern line toward Montara. Hot weather hastens ripening. more fruit expected by week’s end.
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Wenatchee
J. H. Lebeck
Columbiaiver
Wenatchee Produce Company
Great Northern Railway
Central Montara
Rebels in Open Rebellion Reported Near Moscow
Dispatches from Moscow claim fierce clashes between mutinous troops and loyal forces outside the city with artillery used to quell the rebellion. Reports of mutiny and mass gatherings circulated, but confirmation remains elusive as authorities deny discussion and restrict access. In Odessa, police are accused of arming hardline elements to foment a Jewish mass riot planned for midnight Wednesday, with leaders appealing to authorities who have not acted.
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Moscow
Russia
Odessa
Leadares
Scheble and Johnson Buy Steam Laundry
A morning closing sale transfers the Wenatchee Steam Laundry plant including buildings real estate and machinery from J D Laughlin and J D Stevenson to E D Scheble and W E Johnson. The new owners will run the business with Laughlin staying briefly to ease transition. Stevenson’s plans remain undecided.
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J. D. Laughlin
J. D Stevenson
Wenatchee
Mesera
E. D. Scheble
W. E. Johnson
Mr. Scheble
L. M. Hall
Mr. Johnson
O. D. Johnson
Laughlin
Stevenson
Administration Eyes Indictments Narrowed to Midlevel Oil Trust
Washington reports pessimism over prosecutions of Standard Oil. Attorney General Moody says reaching top figures like Rockefeller, Archbold, or Rogers is unlikely. Focus shifts to midlevel officials and key railroad leaders as records prepare for grand jury presentations across several states within a week.
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Washington
Standard O
Elkins
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Archbold
H. H. Rogers
Moody
Outooue
Miss Sutton Wins Leicester Open Singles Title
In Leicester on June 25 Miss May Sutton of California defeated Miss Pinckney 60 7 5 to win the ladies singles in the open lawn tennis tournament. The page also notes the final round of the gentlemen's doubles where R F and H L Doherty beat Frank Leieley of England and Kreigh Collins of Chicago 6 4 0 6 2.
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Leicester
England
President Roosevelt to visit the Panama Isthmus
President Roosevelt plans a naval voyage to the Panama Canal zone to personally inspect construction. He aims to depart in October or November for about three weeks, likely aboard a navy cruiser, with Secretary Loeb and Panama Canal Commission Chairman Shontz as possible escorts. He will also skip the San Francisco cornerstone visit this autumn.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Panama
Panama Canal
White House
Loeb
Tett
Shonte
Panama Canal Commission
San Francisco
Federal
San Fransisco
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B. E. Card
L. V. Wells
Loyals
Scheble and Johnson
Miss Sutton
Isthmus
Wenatchee Development Company
Arthur Gunn
Clumbia
Columbia River
Bousquet and Holm
H. L. Wiester Department Store
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