Wenatchee Commercial club backs team effort and bridge plans
The Wenatchee Commercial club held its first regular meeting with new officers. It reports progress on forming a North Central Washington Development league and securing space for exhibits at the exposition. Building needs include a Gilchrist property purchase and a $7,000 fund drive, with $3,700 raised and $1,000 in sight.
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Wenatchee Commercial Club
Washington Development League
H. O. Stecihan
Arthur Gunn
H. L. Wiester
W. S. Trimble
George R. Fisher
H. O. Stechhan
Stechhan
A.Y.P
Sam R. Sumner
J. F. Webber
Arthur Bousquet
L. M. Hull
Wenatchee and
Okanogan
Legislature 10 Close Thursday in Washington Session
Olympia March 9 The eleventh Washington legislature nears adjournment with sine die plans after midnight. The final week focused on cleaning up important bills, many voluminous and far reaching, now to decide which of numerous bending measures deserve passage as local option issue recedes.
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Olympia
Washington
Ruth Bryan Leavitt Granted Divorce in Lincoln
Ruth Bryan Leavitt eldest daughter of William Jennings Bryan was granted a divorce from W H Leavitt on grounds of failure to support his wife and family. Leavitt offered no defense and custody of the two children was awarded to Mrs Leavitt. The case ends Ruth’s troubled marriage that stirred Lincoln and state papers at the time.
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Lincoln, Neb
Ruth Bryan Leavitt
William Jennings Bryan
W. H. Leavitt
Leavitt
Wheat Market Holds Steady After Yesterday's Quotes
The wheat market stays unchanged from last displayed quotations with no price movement or new data reported. Traders note stable prices as demand and supply factors show no shift in the near term.
Paulhamus charges officials with insurance fee abuses
Senator Paulhamus presented detailed charges against Secretary of State Sam H. Nichols and Insurance Commissioner John H. Schively claiming over 25 000 in arbitrary examination fees from insurers in four years. The Washington senate voted 21 to 21 and defeated a resolution for a legislative investigation amid heated debate.
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Associated Press
Olympia
Paulhamus
Pierce County
Sam H. Nichols
John H. Schively
Senate
Ruth
Ruht
Presley
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Tacoma Ledger
Falconer
Schively
E. C. McDonald
Spokane
Cox
Booth
Nichols
Pacific Live Stock Association
Severe Midwest blizzards and deadly Brinkley tornado
Des Moines reports a fierce blizzard with blocked traffic and slowed trains across Iowa and nearby states. Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas see heavy snow, freezing rain, and tornado damage in Brinkley where dozens are killed or injured and property losses exceed a million dollars. Relief trains aid the injured as fires threaten wrecked streets and homes.
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Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Brinkley
Arkansas
Associated Press
Des Moines
Wheatly
Ark
Taft Might Attend Grand Army Encampment at Salt Lake City
President Taft told Senators Smoot and Sutherland he would likely accept an invitation to attend the 43rd annual Grand Army of the Republic encampment in Salt Lake City from August 9 to 14. He said he plans an extensive western tour this summer.
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Washington, D.C
Taft
Smoot and Sutherland
Utah
Grand Army of the Republic
Salt Lake City
Two Cent Fare Legislation Ends in Kansas Legislature
Topeka March 9 The senate adopted the railroad committee report on the two cent fare bill recommending it not pass, ending the 2 cent fare legislation in Kansas this year. Jo Shotwell returned from an eastern trip to New York and Chicago. F T Lewis brother of R M Lewis arrived from Evanston Wyoming and may locate in the valley.
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R. F. Holm
Chelan County
Columbian River Bridge
Associated Press
Topeka
Kan
Senate
Railroad Committee
Kansas
Jo. Shotwell
East
New York
Chicago
F. T. Lewis
R. M. Lewis
Evanston
Wyoming
Little Ethel Streeter Hosts Ninth Birthday Party
Ethel Streeter entertained eight friends yesterday at a birthday party held in her honor marking her ninth birthday.
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Ethel Streeter
Cody Visitor E F Brown Arrives Here
E F Brown arrives from Cody Wyoming visiting the area and meeting local residents.
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E. F. Brown
Cody
Wyoming
New Census Bill Predicted in Special Session
Washington March 9 The passage of a new census bill in the special session is confidently predicted by supporters in Congress. The bill would provide special test examinations by a civil service commission and allow the census director to fill positions with eligibles immediately available during emergencies, rather than by rating.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service
Dream Unfulfilled Dreams Drive Man to Despair in Chicago
Washington reports a man named Hinton Rowan, helper to a former U S consul at Buenos Aires, died by his own hand. His dream of an international railroad linking Central and South America never came to fruition. His widow and children reside in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Washington
Central and
South America
Hinton Rowan
United States
Buenos Ayres
Chicago
Weather Outlook for Washington West and East
Showers tonight or Wednesday in the west portion while the east remains fair. East winds prevail with mostly easterly directions, and fair conditions across the east on tonight and Wednesday.
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Washington
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