Bargain Farm Offer In Columbia Wenatchee Valleys
An eight thousand dollar listing touts 306 acres with 10 acres orchard 5 acres planted this spring spring water irrigates 30 acres 150 more irrigable by river pumping One mile riverfront and river water to supply 15 families Valuation cites $26000 total for orchard horses equipment and land Trade notice includes 956 acre McHenry county North Dakota farm with 8 room house barn outbuildings water works and 10000 trees Sold due to health reasons.
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Columbia
Wenatchee
Washington
McHenry County
N. C
Minot
Ten Prominent Coloradans Arrested in Land Fraud Case
June 24 Denver ten prominent Colorado men were arrested on conspiracy to defraud the government under coal and timber laws. Arraigned before United States Commissioner Sanford C. Hensdale, they posted bonds ranging from 2,500 to 5,000 dollars. Fifty five of seventy three indicted face the same charge. suspects hail from six states.
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Denver
Colorado
Special Grand Jury
John J. McMillan
Routt County
Wisconsin Coal Company
Robert Forrester
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad
Otis R. Spencer
F. W. Keitel
John A. Porter
John J. McGinnity
Charles D. McPhee
New Mexican Lumber Company
Alexander T. Sallenberger
Pagosa Lumber Company
Chas. H. Freeman
Pagosa
United States
Sanford C. Hensdale
McMillan
Grand Jury
Anti-Ankeny Faction Dominates Walla Walla Primary
In complete returns Mayor George Kellough, Republican, leads in the city direct primaries. Ex-captain Mike Davis is nominated for police chief over incumbent Alvah Brown by a fair majority. Turnout was around 60 percent, primaries quiet, Boxers faction of the anti-Ankeny wing secured nominations, Democratic vote about 10 percent of Republican level.
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Walla Walla
George Kellough
Mike Davis
Alvah Brown
83 People Drown on Pacific Steamer Santiago
In a heavy squall fifty miles north of Corral the coasting steamer Santiago of 1336 tons, operating between Panama and the south coast of South America, wrecked. One passenger and one officer saved. rest of passengers and crew perished. Santiago left Corral with engines out of order and attempted to return to Valparaiso. Sister ship Arequipa sank in Valparaiso four years ago with many lives lost.
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Santiago
Chile
Pacific Steamship Navigation Company
Panama
South America
Corral
Ancud
Valparaiso
Arequipa
Wreck on Journey Street Leaves Rescue Delayed
Injured workers described as likely to die after a collision where a trapped man endured hours of pain until doctors freed him. Three theories exist for the crash: passenger train on an incorrect track, work train with priority and possible delay, or a work train switch being opened and not closed.
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Ourney Street Crossing
New Britain
German Emperor's Yacht Wins Again in Kiel Race
In Kiel on June 24 Emperor William led religious services aboard the imperial yacht Hohenzollern then steered the Meteor to victory over the Hamburg in a 33 knot race of three hours 22 minutes. Navaho beat Comet in its class. The Emperor dined with Mrs. Robert Goelet aboard Nanana. Carnegie and wife attended. A special car was provided for Carnegie's journey to The Hague.
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Kiel
Germany
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Hamburg
Robert Goelet
Potlatch Exposes Trade in Young Girls at Aliet Bay
Vancouver dispatch reports the largest BC potlatch at Aliet Bay with 2000 attendees. A nine year old from Rivers Inlet was sold for 1400 dollars and an eighteen year old was sold for 1000 dollars. The event raises about 30000 dollars to the general fund amid visible stacks of gold, cash, blankets, and goods.
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Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Aliet Bay
Rivers Inlet
Four Drown At Picnic Near Tacoma
A Swedish Order of Balhalla picnic at Stone's Landing near Tacoma drew 1000 attendees when a slip collapsed at about 8 30 leaving four children dead Agnes Peterson 10 Elmer Oberg 4 Edith Oberg 14 and Judica Oberg 12 all of Tacoma with Edith’s body recovered and three men missing.
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Fred Oberg
Tacoma
Edith Oberg
Europe Sides With America At Peace Conference
American delegates advance a draft on contracting debts. Gen Porter reports broad European support including Britain France Germany and Russia. The German plan for an international prize court at The Hague sets rules for capture and damages and limits use of neutral powers in war. Several nations oppose parts of the German proposal especially on neutral enlistment and colonial troops. For good time.
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the Hague
United States
Porter
Great Britain
France
Germany
Russia
International Prize Court
The
Hague
Turkey
Embezzler Brown Confesses $25,000 Theft From Railroad Office
O. E. Brown declares he embezzled $25,000 from the Big Four railroad office in Bloomington and fled across the country. He says two women aided his spree in Memphis before he ended up penniless and working as a laborer near Butte, glad to be caught and praise for dodging Pinkertons. Brown is described as educated with a past refinement.
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Butte
O. E. Brown
Big Four
Bloomington
Brown
Pinkertons
Memphis
Cmre
Butte Snow Drenches Streets After Warm Weather Woes
Fourteen inches of snow fell in Butte on June 24, leaving streets slushy by night. Government rain gauge recorded one and one fourth inches of precipitation. The storm damaged limbs at Columbia Gardens and drenched the area, with three days of precipitation exceeding the monthly normal.
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Butte
Mont
Columbia Gardens
Robbers Steal $500 and Jewelry From Saloonkeeper
Frank Klin, a saloonkeeper living fourteen miles from Aberdeen, reports masked robbers entered his home early yesterday morning and took $500 in paper money and some jewelry. His wife was bound and threatened with death if she moved, and Elin had been a victim of a robbery months earlier.
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Aberdeen
Frank Klin
Here
Elin
Train Crash Kills Six Workers in Hartford Area
Six workmen died and about forty were injured when a passenger train on the Highland Division of the New York New Haven Hartford collided with a work train backing into Hartford from New Britain last night. The rear collision occurred as the work train reportedly had the right of way.
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Hartford, Conn
Highland Division
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway
New Britain
Sig
Black Kid Again Robs Yosemite Stages Near Madera
A dispatch from Fresno dated June 24 reports two Yosemite stages were held up this afternoon between Crooms and Grub Gulch, thirty five miles from Madera. The holdup is attributed to the "Black Kid," same bandit who targeted stages in the prior two seasons.
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Fresno
Cal
Madera
Yosemite
Crooms
Grub Gulch
Pittsburg Purists Pursue Evelyn Thaw
Pittsburg June 25 A bomb was exploded in the citys most select society by a weekly society paper announcing John Alexander and his painting study in black and green exhibited at Carnegie Art Galleries.
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Pittsburg
John Alexander
Carnegie Art Galleries
Purist oppose Evelyn Nesbit Thaw portrait in gallery collection
A controversial painting titled study in black and green depicting Evelyn Nesbit Thaw faces public debate as purists demand its removal from the gallerys permanent collection. Separately, in San Francisco a restaurant owner plans to sue the city for damages from anti Japanese riots, with District Attorney Devlin to represent.
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Washington
Horseshoe
San Francisco
California
Devlin
Department of Justice
Sale of Pierces Book Is Forbidden
Assistant Attorney General E C McDonald wrote Frank Pierce of Seattle warning against publishing the session laws in book form for sale. The 1907 session laws misdemeanor clause applies to private publication. Similar notices went to Lowman and Hanford W A Coddington Theodore bookstore and to King County prosecutor Kenneth Mackintosh to stop the sale.
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Olympia
E. C. McDonald Jorday
Frank Pierce
Seattle
Pierce
McDonald
Lowman & Hanford
W. A. Coddington
Theodore Bookstore
Tecoma
Kenneth Mackintosh
King County
Pulajuanism Put Down in Philippine Islands
Manila June 24 Governor General Smith returns from a month long inspection tour of Samar and Leyte provinces reporting Pulajanism is ended on the islands He credits Gov Curry of Samar and Gov Deveyra of Leyte with solving the difficult situation and ending the rebellion
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Manila
Smith
Steamboat Schedule for Columbia and Skanegan Co
The Columbia and Skanegen Steamboat Co announces an up river schedule effective November 1 1906. Vessels depart Wenatchee Entiat Chelan Falls Pateros daily with arrivals Brewster at 6 60 p m and Wenatchee 2 00 am. Steamer leaves Wenatchee for Wednesdays and Bridgeport same night with special folders referenced for Lake Chelan district.
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Wenatchee
Gcrondo
Entiat
Chelan Falls
Pateros
Brewster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter M. Olive
Wenatchee Bazaar
U. F. Lake Wenatchee, Wash
D. Gensinger Columbia Valley Bank Building
Kaiser
Robert Godet
Carnegie
Europe
America
Pacific Coast
Montana
Rob
Connecticut
Evelyn Thaw
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee, Wash
Old Strong Bank
Leavenworth and Vicinity
Eagle Creek
Leavenworth
M. F. Peake & Son
Leavenworth Real Estate Men
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Frisco
Phillipine Islands
Little & Wetsel
Harlin Meat Co
Peter Ewes
Columbia and Skanegen
Steamboat Co
Weneneen
Wenatches
Bridgeport
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