North Central Washington Development League Formed
Delegates at the Commercial Conference adopted strong resolutions to unite Okanogan Douglas Grant and Chelan counties for regional development. The group aims to improve transportation waterways power resources mills irrigation tourism and overall prosperity while creating a formal constitution and one dollar annual membership.
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Commercial Club
Wenatchee
Washington
Douglas
Okanogan
Grant
Chelan Counties
Columbia
Okanog
Chelan
League
Corbett Issues a Challenge to Jeffries or Johnson
In Wheeling on March 20 J J Corbett issued a challenge to fight James J Jeffries or Jack Johnson. He pledged a $1000 guarantee via Al Smith stake holder at the Gilsey House New York and invited a boxing match in any club in the world. Mrs John Chalmers visits with Marvin Chase before heading to the Okanogan country.
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Wheeling
W. Va
J. J. Corbett
Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Indianapolis
al Smith
Gilsey
New York
Mrs
John Chalmers
City
Marvin Chase
Okanogan Country
Banquet Brings Delegates Together for North Central Washington Meeting
Delegates to the North Central Washington Development conference gathered at the Olympia cafe for a Wenatchee Commercial club hosted banquet. Forty one attendees included 27 visiting delegates and local committees. D W King served as toastmaster with remarks from W T Clark M Horan Deed H Mayor William Edmund and others.
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North Central Washington Development Conference
Olympia Cafe
Wenatchee Commercial Club
D. W. King
The
W. T. Clark
High Line Canal
Wenatchee Bridge
M. Horan
Deed H. Mayor
Leavenworth Echo
William Edmund
Orondo
Fancy
Carrie Chapman Catt to visit Berlin for suffrage meeting
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt president of the International Woman's Suffrage Alliance flies to Berlin on March 30 for a major rally to spur German women to press for the ballot. German suffragists plan a cordial welcome in a large Berlin hall with delegates from across the country to hear the American agitator.
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Berlin
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman’s Suffrage Alliance
Austro-Hungary
England
America
Germany
Social Democratic Party
Teuton
Anita Augspurg
County Exhibit Progress A.Y.P. Exposition Visit
W B Price county exhibits superintendent visits to assess progress toward the upcoming A Y P exposition fair in Seattle. He praises overall state progress except Garfield and Franklin counties which have not appropriated funds. He notes potential county funding changes to support a strong exhibit and recalls Yakima County’s substantial past appropriation. Price also commends Secretary Gellatly’s exhibit coordination.
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W. B. Price
Price
Garfield
Franklin
Seattle
Yakima County
Kittitas County
Gellatly
Sale figures correct Ward buys McGahan property
The sale near Malaga shows C. C. Ward acquired the J. H. McGahan property for 11000 dollars, not 9000 as reported in yesterday’s Daily World.
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C. C. Ward
J. H. McGahan
Malaga
Daily World of
Taft Approved Order Bans Territorial Officials from Washington
President Taft approves orders from Secretary Ballinger requiring territorial officials in Alaska Arizona New Mexico Hawaii and Porto Rico to stay in their territories unless an emergency arises. The move aims to curb prolonged Washington visits and lobbying during Congress sessions.
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Washington
Taft
Ballinger
Alaska
Arizona
New Mexico
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Congress
Major Wenatchee Canal Project Advances Near Monitor
Work on the Wenatchee Canal near Monitor progresses rapidly under L. P. Horton. Four crews operate night and day on a 3475 foot tunnel now 300 feet finished. New electric drills and a nearby power plant power the project as dredges expand the canal two miles to carry Wenatchee river flow for irrigation and power.
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Monitor
Flaming
Wenatchee
Wenatchee River
Orondo Irrigation Project Financed by Seattle Firm
Orondo Water and Land Company signs an agreement with Kilbourne Clark of Seattle to finance and install the irrigation system. Kilbourne Clark visits the site with optimistic hopes for the community. Two dry land parcels sell at 175 dollars per acre on hopes of water. Edmund heads to Wenatchee to attend a regional horticultural conference. Marjorie Rayner of Wenatchee visits. J. B. Smith recovers from a long illness.
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Orondo
Orondo Water & Land Company
Messrs. Kilbourne-Clark
Seattle
Kilbourne
Wm. Edmund
Wenatchee
Orondo Horticultural Association
Horticulturists Convene Session in Wenatchee
A large number of horticulturists attend the Wenatchee branch session of the county horticultural society. This morning discusses pertinent subjects, and this afternoon E. H. Shepard of Better Fruit outlines the need for a complete organization. Washington Weather foresees rain tonight and Sunday with warmer temperatures and brisk southerly winds along the coast.
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Wenatchee
County Horticultural Society
E. H. Shepard
Better Fruit
Washington
Associated Press
Coopers Found Guilty in Murder Case
In Nashville on March 20 Col Dun can Cooper and son Robin Cooper were found guilty of second degree murder in the Carmack case and sentenced to 20 years each. Co-defendant John Sharp was acquitted and a mistrial motion was requested by the defense. Bonds were set at 25000 for both defendants.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Col
Duncan Cooper
Robin Cooper
United States
Senator Carmack
John Sharp
Hart
Foreman Burke
Coopers
One Man To Plant 600 Apple Trees In Ellensburg
Ellensburg March 20 H Kleinberg received 9500 apple trees for a quarter section he recently bought at the north end of Kittitas valley. He will begin land preparation next Monday and plant 55 trees per acre of Jonathan Rome Beauty Spitzenberg Newtown Pippin and Winter Banana varieties. This marks Ellensburg’s largest single-tree shipment.
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Ellensburg
H. Kleinberg
Kittitas Valley
Jonathan
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North Central Washington Development League
Corbett
Eith
ER Jeffries OR Johnson
Mercial Conference
Mrs. Taft
Sherman
E. J. Stellwagen
Mrs. Catt
Eng
City Today
the Kilbourne - Clarke Com
Pany OF
Ing Orondo
Marjorie Rayner
J. B. Smith
Carmack
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