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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1909
Page
5
London on May 1 reports that the liberal budget to finance old age pensions and naval buildup faces a 15 762 000 pound deficit. Wealthy classes denounce the plan as socialism and confiscation while hoping the house of Lords may reject it, though that seems unlikely.
The five masted schooner William C Carnegie from Portland Maine is ashore near Morines life saving station on Long Island. The captain and nine crew remain aboard as rescuers struggle to reach due to stormy seas.
Albany Georgia reports six killed as tornado moved south of the city early today. Nashville Tennessee tallies sixty seven dead and seventy eight injured in the storm. E B Norell of Isaquah is in the city on business.
Joaquin Sorolla, engaged by President Taft to paint a life size portrait for his brother Charles Taft, ranks as Spain’s greatest painter since Velasquez. His sitters include European crowns such as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria Eugenie noted with Olympia hotel association. E. V. Martin bought the William Myers house and lot on Mission street for $1,500, in the same block as his residence and near the Methodist church.
L N Plowman a Canton Ohio printer was shot and killed at his Cincinnati residence by Mrs Elizabeth Forsyth wife of newspaper correspondent William Forsyth. She heard noises at her ground floor window and fired as the man attempted to enter through a side door. two bullets struck him.
A tug named Nester Dean sank in Lake Superior near Houghton Michigan with all hands drowned. The incident was reported from Detroit with May 1 as the date of the alert.
The Hall building formerly owned and occupied by C. G. Hall has been leased for one year to Jim Duffy who is remodel ing the property. The front part will be used for sample rooms.
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