United Wireless stock scandal alleged by auditors
The article details alleged fraud at United Wireless, showing stock values inflated from 12.50 to 50 while the business lost money. It cites falsified assets including defunct DeForest stock, fictitious treasury funds, inflated patent values, and misleading financial statements from 1909. It notes 28,000 stockholders harmed by officers' alleged profiteering.
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American DeForest Wireless
United Wireless
Treasury
Haskins & Sells
New York
The
United Company
Fighters Ready as Jeffries Johnson Bout Shifts
Boxers and managers plan departures for a Seattle field trip with Wenatchee supporters unchanged in intent to attend ringside. Gehr and Percy Sheble depart Tuesday joining the Seattle special. Ansel Griggs heads south. Hauser brothers Courtnay and Clifford Griggs will leave early in the week.
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Messrs
Gehr
Percy Scheble
Seattle
Ansel Griggs
South
Runaway Youth Returns Home After Train Escape
Willie Howard, about 12, ran away on train No 25 with an older companion. The pair reached this city Monday. the elder moved on, leaving Willie behind. An orphan from Lowell near Everett lived with grandfather William LaRoe. Chief Insche notified the grandfather and sent a ticket for Willie's return. Willie says this is his first serious offense and is self reliant in handling himself.
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Willie Howard
Willie
Lowell
Everett
William LaRoe
Insche
Basements Flooded Across Yakima Business Districts
Yakima business leaders express concern as sub irrigation causes widespread basement flooding in downtown commercial basements. The issue threatens shops, warehouses, and street-level properties amid ongoing water management challenges.
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Yakima
Garment Prices List in Early Retail Notice
A fragmented OCR snippet shows men suits priced at $12.50 and $10.00 with smaller items at $1.25 and $3.00. The text is incomplete but indicates a department store or market listing of clothing prices. Specific brands, dates, or shop names are not readable.
Misses Kid Oxfords Size 11 1 2 to 2 Now Perry
Catalog snippet lists Misses Kid Oxfords in size 11 1 2 to 2. Prices show marked down amounts with a Perry brand note. The fragment indicates sale pricing and inventory labeling.
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Child’s
Oxfords
Water drainage bond eyed for Yakima valley irrigation
Discussion centers on drainage needs as sub irrigation proves insufficient. A bond issue is likely to fund drainage for the Yakima valley, which lies in a poorly draining area. Large irrigation projects centered at North Yakima divert more water into the region than can be managed.
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Yakima Valley
North Yakima
Old Time Fourth of July Customs Return to Fading Noise
The piece recalls John Adams predicting American independence celebrations and notes a shift from boisterous displays to safer, saner observances. It contrasts early observances with modern parades and banquets, citing rising costs and casualties from fireworks while praising tasteful pyrotechnics.
THAT FRISCO AFFAIR. Fight Fans Eager for Jeffries Johnson Bout
The JeffriesJohnson prize fight stirs global interest as fans travel long distances toward San Francisco amid rumors of a frameup. Both fighters claim peak condition and deny any fakery, while supporters endure travel hardships.
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Jeffries
Jeff
Mistah Johnson
Heaven
San Francisco
Exceptional Columbia River beach land offered at cut price
A 400 acre property between Orondo and Chelan Falls on the Columbia River beach is offered for sale at 35 per acre, with 200 acres on the first bench at 60 feet, 100 on the second bench at 150 feet, and 100 on the third at 275 feet. The soil is volcanic ash with little sand and rock at the bench edges. The owner needs cash urgently and requires only 5,000 dollars to make the sale.
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Columbia River
Orondo
Chelan Falls
Wenatchee Agent Sells Methow Canal Project Lands
R. R. Ellinwood of 22 Wenatchee Avenue acts as exclusive Wenatchee agent for the Methow Canal Company project. He devotes his time to the business and occasionally serves as intermediary for transfers of similar properties.
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R. R. Bllinwood
Wenatchee Avenue
Mr. Ellinwood
Wenatchee
Methow Canal Company
Evening events listed at Odd Fellows hall and local venues
Today's schedule lists I O O F activities at Odd Fellows hall plus a Baptist choir rehearsal. Wenatchee theatre shows Vaudeville while Gem theatre screens motion pictures.
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Odd Fellows Hall
Baptist
Wenatchee Theatre
Gem Theatre
Motion Pictures
House Toed A Drop At W R Prowell Residence
A concrete house at the corner of D and Palouse streets sank on one side after excavation for a new foundation left unsupported. W R Prowell, repairing the dwelling, faces an extra cost of 1500 to 2000 dollars to restore the structure and complete the foundation work.
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W. R. Prowell
D and
Palouse Streets
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