Wenatchee Moves to Remove Liquor Trade and Add City Wards
The Wenatchee city council voted to repeal present liquor laws and prohibit sales within city limits after June first. The action was unanimous as the city attorney was instructed to draft the ordinance and warrants for unused licenses were ordered issued to saloonkeepers. The council also approved hiring the Wenatchee band for a weekly city park concert and discussed ward division and streets improvement funding.
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Wenatchee
Mary Spruck
Wenatchee Avenue
Water Committee
F Street
Poplar
Fifth Street
Third Street
Return of Willie Whitla’s father sparks excitement in Sharon
H B Smith of Merritt recounts visiting his former home near Cleveland during Willie Whitla’s kidnapping. Smith recalls the note from the boy’s father, the livery ride, and the crowd’s wild reaction as the boy met his father after release. Police kept the crowds back at the hotel.
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H. B. Smith
Merritt
Cleveland
Ohio
Sharon
Willie Whitla
Smith
Memorial Service Honors Governor Cosgrove In Wenatchee
City observes holiday with Governor Hay and Mayor Gellatly proclamation. Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic attend as Dr. Stevenson portrays Cosgrove as a courageous statesman who chose education over land and valued religious principle amid tributes at the Presbyterian church.
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Hay
Gellatly
Presbyterian Church
Stevenson
Grand Army of the Republic
Cosgrove
Chase Departs Wenatchee Canal After Eight Years Of Service
Marvin Chase, longtime Wenatchee Canal Company secretary and manager, leaves to devote himself to private business. W. T. Clark becomes active head, plans permanent home on an 110 acre orchard tract west of the city as the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition advances in Seattle with 2100 workers finishing buildings and grounds and expected completion by May 1.
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Marvin Chase
Wenatchee Canal Company
East Wenatchee Land Company
Washington Bridge Company
W. T. Clark
California
Mr. Clark
Chase
Grands View
the Ditch
Seattle
Wash
United States
Unconfirmed Reports On Crazy Snake Capture
From Henryetta Oklahoma March 31 Associated Press reports that the claim Crazy Snake has been captured or surrendered is not confirmed. Colonel Hoffman telephoned from Pierce that the rumor was groundless as deputies and militia continue the search for the Creek leader.
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Henryetta
Okla
Crazy Snake
Hoffman
Pierce
Ice Making Plant Planned for Wenatchee
Leopold Schmidt, deeply interested in Wenatchee, is in the city consulting with J. H. Miller on several improvements for the coming months. A complete ice making plant is one proposed project though its size and type are not yet decided. They will announce plans soon.
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Wenatchee Warehouse Company
Leopold Schmidt
Wenatchee
J. H. Miller
Messrs. Schmidt and
Miller
Revival Meetings at Christian Church
Evangelist continues series with tonight's sermon titled What Shall I Do With Jesus. Public invited to attend and enjoy these services as more than 20 additions already occur and interest remains high.
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The
Christian Church
Jesus
Shade and Parshall Grow Into New Mercantile Inc
The Shade and Parshall company takes over Parshall Department Store holdings to form a modern department store in this city. H R Parshall becomes president with H F Schade of Sheffield joining as secretary and backing by eastern capitalists. Articles of incorporation are prepared and a large stock of groceries is ordered. The new venture plans expanded shelving, fixtures, and a rear balcony to house a growing inventory.
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Parshall Department Store
New Corporation
Sub -Eastern Capital
Shade & Parshall Company
H. R. Parshall
H. F. Schade
Sheffield
Penn
Schade
Schade & Parshall Company
Large Malaga tract attracts buyers as sales open soon
Prospective buyers toured 900 acres near Malaga held by the Malaga Land Company via Wenatchee Realty and Investment. The firm will start sales tomorrow with prices from 100 to 250 dollars per acre for raw land with water rights. About 150 acres are planted to fruit, some bearing, promising good value. Water rights from Lockwood and Reed ditches plus a large reservoir secure irrigation. The market aims to attract homes seekers to Malaga’s fruit district as transportation links between Wenatchee and the holdings are arranged.
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Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
Malaga
Wenatchee
Malaga Land. Company
Japanese Trade Representatives Visit Northwest Cities
Fifty members of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of Japan will visit Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland in September on a coast to coast excursion. The 60 to 90 day trip traces a northern route to the Great Lakes and includes stops in Chicago New York Boston Philadelphia and Washington before moving through the southern states and back through midwest and western cities. The purpose is to reinforce hospitality from Pacific Northwest cities and strengthen U S Japan trade relations.
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Spokane
Associated Chambers of Commerce of Japan
Kohama
Kobe
Tokyo
Osaka
Kyoto
Chambers of Commerce
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland
Pacific Ocean
Long Island Sound
International
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Frederick E. Goodall
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
New York
Boston
New England
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Pittsburg
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Utah
Oregon
East
Japan
United States
Wenatchee Realty & Investment Plans Travel Today
The Wenatchee Realty and Investment company discusses scheduling a trip for tomorrow and seeks a convenient departure time tonight to arrange the travels.
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Wenatchee Realty & Investment Company
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INTER
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Philippines
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Government Aquarium
Central Government
National Capitol
Director of Works
Associated Press
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Eastern
Roy Lutz
D Street
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