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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
2
Subscriptions and rates listed for the Wenatchee post office include One Year by mail in advance five dollars, six months two dollars fifty cents, and delivered by carrier ten cents per week.
Birmingham reports two bodies identified as W. J. Marshall, a contractor who disappeared June 4. One body recovered in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, after a man died by suicide in Little Rock, another decomposed body found near Red Mountain matching Marshall's clothing. Insurance investigators active as coroner weighs identity.
Police fear trouble between 250 Italian strikers and strikebreakers hired by Tacoma Railway and Power Co. Italians threaten workers and drink openly in downtown saloons. Company appeals for 200 Irish laborers from Riverton to deter intimidation. a clash is anticipated this afternoon as shingle weavers aim to settle a strike soon.
William Hoge announces a reception committee formed after a June 11, 1906 meeting of the Commercial Travelers Anti-trust league. The group will invite Democratic congressmen, state committee chairmen, city mayors, and editors to serve, with Governor Folk of Missouri as chair and Augustus Thomas delivering the welcome for Mr. Bryan.
New York June 27. A massive contest unfolds from now to December as 1 100 000 policy holders of the Mutual and New York Life prepare to oust J P Morgan and Standard Oil backed managers. Assets total about 900 million in the fight for control of the two firms.
La Semana reports Bogotá’s contemplation of an interoceanic sea level canal through Darien as a modification of the Atrato Truando route. Colombia seeks Latin American cooperation with soldier labor paid by stock shares and franchises, with estimated total cost about 70 million dollars.
The Chicago board of health ordered 37 slaughter houses out of 171 in multiple city districts to abandon their establishments amid charges of unsanitary conditions.
Whitney, catcher for the Burlington Iowa team in the Iowa State League, died in hospital after being struck in the head by a pitched ball during a game last Sunday. The incident occurred in Marshalltown Iowa on June 27.
Report of the condition of the First National Bank Wenatchee Washington as of June 1 1906 shows resources including loans and discounts 189 000 plus reserves and deposits. Cash from national banks and other sources along with bonds and securities details are listed and notary verified by cashier R Fisher on June 23 1906. A second Farmers and Merchants Bank Wenatchee statement dated June 27 1906 lists liabilities and deposits with capital stock profits and total assets.
A German gentleman and his young son Fritz ride an express train toward the seashore. The father steals the boy's cap from the window and pretends to throw it out. He tricks the boy by whistling and placing the cap back on his head. As the train nears a bridge the boy sticks out and calls for help with the cap, shouting Vistle fadder.
A frustrated captain berates a group of recruits as they bungled their drill. They misread orders, turning left instead of forming fours, drawing the officer's ire. He declares they need a rhinoceros to teach them and hands command to his lieutenant.
An advertisement extols Dr. King's New Life Pills as a safe remedy for chronic constipation caused by clogged bowels and torpid liver. The copy emphasizes gentle regulation of stomach and bowels and guarantees by Wenatchee Drug Co, including a moral quip from the Talmud about daily effort.
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