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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1906
Page
1
Part of a gigantic ape like skeleton was unearthed near Alma on a race track site for the Fourth of July. Initial belief it was mastodon bones proved incorrect with the skull length about two and a half feet and eye sockets eighteen inches apart. The backbone section measured 11 feet eight inches. Nearby a man’s body, six feet eleven inches, was also uncovered.
Kiel June 26 Emperor William invited Congressman and Mrs Longworth to tea on the American built yacht Meteor this afternoon. Mrs Longworth said the visit aims to see the yacht she christened. At dinner on the Hamburg the Emperor took out Princess Ethel and the ladies sat with no escorts due to ordering difficulties. The princess sat opposite the Emperor. on his left was Prince Auguste of Prussia and on the Prince’s left was Mrs Longworth. on the Emperor’s right was the wife of Grand Admiral von Koester and on her left Baroness Tevhir sky, wife of the foreign secretary.
Mrs Eliza Wolfe was granted a divorce from John A. Wolfe in superior court on grounds of non support and cruel treatment. She gains custody of daughters Estella and Alvena aged six and eight, title to all property held in Spokane including the furniture and the Howard hotel lease, and an undivided interest in Spokane real estate.
W J Doust and A L Smith two Spokane capitalists and fruit growers bought the Smith ranch joining the Bruster estate in Brewster. They plan 100 acres for a commercial orchard and a first class nursery. Mr Smith is a noted horticulturist and judge of fruits at Spokane and Yakima fairs. The partners chose Brewster for market fruit production citing climate and soil advantages.
Stockton California reports Union Island, ten square miles of reclamation land with crops of potatoes beans and asparagus, rapidly flood after a break in the Jersey River. By 9 am the breach widened from 50 to 2000 feet as dredges rush to the scene and residents flee for safety. Damages cannot be estimated at this time.
Private William Coleman of Troop O in the Fourteenth Cavalry, from Cleveland, Ohio, died after waking and stepping from a second story barrack window while asleep. He was serving his third enlistment. his neck was broken when he fell to the ground in Walla Walla.
Chehalis Washington editor Dunckley of the Centralia News Examiner was assaulted in his office by City Marshal Shields and an accomplice named Rickety Vandyke. Dunckley was knocked down and choked, prompting questions about Shields work as city marshal.
A World reporting investigation confirms that thousands of barrels of whisky gin brandy and cordials sold in New York are chemically produced. Barrels worth over 300 can be made for under 20 with strong essences and color additives. In Manhattan over 15 firms supply these chemicals while saloon operators evade revenue laws.
J A Miller R C Lemmer R A Beara P H Watters and P B Brettig were sentenced to pay a 5000 dollar fine and serve one year in the penitentiary. The court said it would consider sentence modification if the ice trust lowers prices below the pre raise level and holds them there until the public recovers money.
Washington June 26 congress has no right to regulate insurance according to the senate committee on the judiciary. The committee report was presented today by Senator Spooner and promises to give its reasons at a later date.
In St Louis a circuit court ruling favored Joseph E Walsh who argued he need not pay for goods bought from Cahill Swift Manufacturing, calling the company a trust. Judge Ryan dismissed the $240 suit,Walsh admitting purchase and installation of the goods in his flat.
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