Ex Governor Folk Praised as 1912 Democratic Prospects
The editorial lauds ex Governor Folk as a worthy potential national Democratic candidate for the 1912 presidency. It credits his work in Missouri for municipal reform and notes Wenatchee welcomes him, while discussing unemployment, tariff action, and Asian labor concerns. It also comments on Spokane’s municipal election and calls for restrained, honest city governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Folk
Missouri
Louis
Wenatchee
Spokane
America
Wenatehee
Carnegie and the modern club story at a dinner
The tale recounts how Carnegie described the modern club as Scotch in its inception. A joke follows about two Scots on the street and a retort from Dr Samuel Lind about a dream at heaven's gate. St Peter weighs Carnegie's fame, offering half a halo if he pays the rest and running costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Sandy
Samuel McCune Lindsay
Indsay
Heaven’s Gate
Mr. Carnegie
St. Peter
Andy Carnegie
Prayer meeting interrupted by tariff observations
A diary-like anecdote recounts a prayer meeting where no one rose, the father offers to lead prayer, and then fills the time with remarks on the tariff after a long wait. The fragment cites the New York Sun as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
The Postmaster Coroner's Blunder in a Fargo Case
A Fargo official served as postmaster and coroner. He judged a stranger's death after an appendectomy misdiagnosis, noting "Cause of death" as "Opened by Mistake" with a rubber stamp, reflecting a dramatic, later-disputed verdict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
New City Hospital
Big Business Pushes Tariff Commission Soars in United States
About 226 organizations representing merchants manufacturers and businessmen urge creation of a tariff commission to study and revise schedules. They claim $10 million a day is lost to tariff bickering and seek action from President Taft and Senators Aldrich Root and Depew. News coverage from the New York Times notes broad support and ongoing efforts in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Congress
Merchants’ Association
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Manufacturers’ Association of New York
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Taft
Stnators
Aldrich
Root
Depew
New York Times
Appaling American divorce habit quoted by Lady Paget
The New York dinner remark on deceit and divorce follows a joke about a husband telling his wife he’s at the opera while secretly elsewhere. Other anecdotes include Alderman Mulcahy on credit and a barroom tale, plus General Sir O Moore Creagh’s India leadership role and a humorous prize story about meat carving knives at a garrison.
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Arthur Paget
New York
O’moore Creagh
Lord Kitchener
Supreme Command
India
India Office
Lord Morley
Indian Army
Creagh
Clare
Depew Inherits Talkativeness
Chauncey M. Depew recalls his father as frugal and a saver of time noting he disapproved of wasting anything. The reminiscence highlights a lineage of prudent conduct and self discipline.
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Depew
Chauncey M. ‘Depew
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the Daily World
the World Advance Publishing Co
Rufus Weeds
W. &. Trimble
R. Biliwood
Daily World Building
Wenatchee, Wash
American Federation of Labor
United States
Columbia Valley Bank
Wenatchee Valley
J. J. Browne
M. Heran
Guy C. Browne
Frank D. Case
Cashie
Charles E. Owens
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co
Oregon Short Line
Union Pacific Railroad
Portland
Seattle
Omaha
Kansas City
ST. Louis
Chicago
East
Middle West
South
Denver
California
WM. McMurray
Oregon
J. R
Bae
ELY & Company
Neubauer’s
First St
Wenatchee Avenue
Spitzenbergs
Wenatchee Ice Cream Factory
Mission ST
James
New York Press
Alderman Mulcahy
Cleveland Leader
Private
General Creagh
London Globe
Brussels
Belgium
Eeaussines
Hainaut
Ronquieres
China
Ford
Shanghai
Nanking
Chinkiang
London Telegraph
Bohn, Wm
L. M. Hull, P. M
Fiske & Gillette
Pneumatic
Motteler Brothers
Grant & Cox
Mission Street
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