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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
2
Notice records the Wenatchee Washington post office entry of the editor business mor as second class matter and lists subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery. This brief notice includes pricing: one year five dollars, six months two fifty, and ten cents per week.
Miss Annie Riddle and David Dullard highlighted the annual County Democracy picnic. Dullard sold the prize number 5186 for a horse and buggy and won a fast race, earning funds for their plan to wed. He let John Moisang win the 100 yard dash to secure a ticket, then raced toward Lake Michigan with the prize money for a minister.
The Philadelphia North American recounts Ananias Johnston's pet snake in Moultrie country dying after a girl used it as a hoop. The cross between a rat tler and a hoop snake reached nearly nine feet before the tail tangled in a tree and the snake choked.
At a Texan home near Comfort wedding guests watched as Joseph Reinhardt shot and killed Miss Ernestine Kutzer on the eve of a ceremony. He then likely fatally shot himself as authorities await word on his motive. The ceremony hour neared and the cause remains unknown. The item also contains unrelated ad-like text on job hunting and ads.
Lawrence Nicolai, a bankrupt oil merchant, testified in bankruptcy court that in 1895 Standard Oil paid the Nicolai brothers to abandon their business then operated as Nicolai brothers. The contract lasted ten years until January 1, 1905, when Standard Oil allegedly refused to renew. Nicolai said the scheme left him reliant on a pension and forced his later National Oil operation to fail.
Pittsburg June 28. Anton Sinclair, author of The Jungle which spurred beef trust probes, works as a day laborer in a Pittbsurg industrial shop. He has a contract to write articles on wage earners daily life, using an assumed name to observe conditions firsthand. He speaks little and uses slang to conceal his education.
At Yale the 206th commencement awarded 735 degrees in New Haven. In Boston Harvard held its 270th commencement with Governor Guild, class of 1891, as guest of honor.
In Washington on June 28 the conference on the agricultural bill could not agree on the meat inspection amendment after the morning session, but reported possible agreement and urged renewed efforts this afternoon. The notice includes ad copy for Dr King’s New Life Pills and a mix of quotations and business advertising.
Colfax June 28 The weather remains ideal for a wheat crop. Fall wheat shows strong recovery from late freezes and may match spring crop yields. Continued warm weather could hurt small grain. timothy hay yields good quality. harvests in western Whitman County approach peak. Farmers fear labor shortages and note grain sacks cost four to seven cents more, adding thousands to harvest expenses.
Washington reports the War Department still handles Civil War horse loss claims from Southerners returning home after service with the Confederate army. Despite three apportionments per period, officials expect ongoing demand and oppose further extensions or extra appropriations.
Washington June 28 Attorney General Moody orders suits against many railroads to recover penalties for violation of the safety appliance law for failing to keep equipment in proper condition. The Atlantic Coast Line leads with 52 violations among defendants including Santa Fe Denver and Rio Grande Northern Pacific and San Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake.
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