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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1906
Page
2
Editor N. Ament and C. A. Briggs publish local business notes from Wenatchee Washington. The paper notes subscription rates: one year by mail in advance five dollars, six months two dollars and fifty cents, delivered by carrier ten cents per week.
Secretary Taft’s long report on the Panama Canal is submitted to the Senate. It urges immediate action on choosing lock or sea level construction to avoid suspending Isthmus work. The President’s position, via the Spooner act and canal commission, favors a lock canal if Congress remains inactive.
Washington May 3 President Roosevelt Attorney General Moody and Commissioner Garfield met at the White House to discuss a special message to Congress next Friday. Garfield will present his report on the oil trust operations and the president is expected to issue a forceful, direct arraignment of trust methods in the address.
Dresden reports that Max Dietrich, a leather worker, confessed to murdering eight women over seven years. The case details the serial killings spanning several years with Dietrich admitting to the crimes.
Washington may 3 a new source of prosperity to Turkey is the large cash remittance from Macedonian emigrants in the United States to their families. Consular Agent Lazzaro reports income about 1,500,000 dollars annually. Salonica exports to America reached 1,289,000 dollars in fiscal year 1905.
London reports a grave naval scandal after the disappearance of the Dreadnaught battleship plans. Investigators suspect a navy official sold the plans to a foreign power and mailed back after a month. Suspicion points to America due to plans to build a counterpart.
A strong tremor struck California on May 2 night, with severe shaking reported in Palo Alto and lighter movement in San Francisco. No damage was reported as authorities monitor aftershocks and assess impact.
The Iroquois Theatre Company of Chicago was placed in receivership at Jersey City after confessing no assets and liabilities of 2,000,000 in damage suits from the December 1903 fire. Merchandise creditors were paid from the sale proceeds of the theatre to the Metropolitan Theatre Company.
In St. Petersburg on May 2 the resignation of Count Witte as premier was accepted. He will be succeeded by Privy Councillor Goremykin, former minister of the interior, whose election surprised many. Goremykin served as interior minister from 1895 to 1899 and is viewed as reactionary amid looming crisis.
San Francisco observers estimate the death toll from the earthquake could reach 1600 with hundreds more bodies buried in the burnt and felt market districts. Coroner Walsh warns that debris remains largely untouched and rescue work awaits large teams of deputies to clear the sites.
An eclectic column recounts sayings about a naval hero who resents explanations, a brick maker from Pittsburg who recalls youth while at a Wagner concert, and a Brockton founder linking brains and money to a newspaper venture. It also lists local notes from Entiat and surroundings about logging, births, visits, and residents.
Fear grips San Francisco business districts as the Chinese population may relocate to Seattle and other coastal cities. Officials forced the community from camp to camp, spurring indignation and threats to abandon old Chinatown unless permitted to remain.
Carl Christensen serves as the clerk of the superior court for Washington state Chelan County. He oversees court records, filings, and administrative duties for the county's judicial system.
Wenatchee Washington shop advertises ladies and gents clothing cleaned dyed pressed and repaired by French steam process with satisfactory work guaranteed at the corner of Wenatchee Avenue and 1st Street North.
Advertisement from the Daily World inviting applicants to the job printing department. Promises sat isfactory work and sample demonstrations to entice workers.
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