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Wenatchee Daily World

Location

Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 08, 1906

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Another Two Story Brick To Be Built On Wenatchee Avenue

Plans advance for a brick two story building on Wenatchee avenue between Sebeble Hardware and Wenatchee Drag. Buyer F. A. Mechtel will start work after plans and contracts are arranged. the $4 000 lot was purchased from Ellis Forde company and the building may include offices or full upstairs occupancy.

Wenatchee Avenue F. A. Mechtel First Street Sebeble Hardware Company Wenatchee Drag Company Mechtel Ellis Forde Company

County Commissioners Adjourned Session Actions Noted

The Wenatchee Valley board met in an adjourned session to finish work from the prior meeting. Contracts for remodeling the county courthouse and building a wagon bridge at Leavenworth were awarded to Gio. R. Wilson for 4311 and I J. Bailey and Co. for 4200 respectively.

Gio. R. Wilson Chas. Cummings I. J. Bailey and Co Geo. Watts Wenatchee River Leavenworth Miller Dale Phillip Miller

Water from Jordan Bottled for Pastors Scheme Causes Outcry

A prospectus aimed at pastors promotes selling Jordan River water at 15 marks per bottle. Each pastor earns 4 marks discount per sale. The venture, involving caravans to the river banks, prompts broad indignation and efforts to curb the traffic.

Jordan

Sultan of Turkey Getting Hostile Ahead of Naval Demonstration

Reports from Alexandria and Athens on May 8 indicate Turkish troops are reinforcing the Egyptian frontier and possibly occupying Persian territory. British warships at Athens are ordered to sail to join a naval demonstration against Turkey if the sultan persists in his stance on the boundary dispute.

Alexandria Egypt Egyptain Turkey Elrafth Athens

Fire at Illinois Steel plant in Chicago ruins engine room

A blaze at the Illinois Steel Company plant in Chicago destroyed the engine room today. The fire left two thousand workers jobless and unsettled the factory's operations.

Chicago Illinois Steel Company

Burglary suspect shot by Standard Oil man in Staten Island

Charles Spier the confidential man of H. H. Rogers of the Standard Oil company shot and killed a burglar at Spierhurst Staten Island home in New York on May 8.

New York Charles Spier H. H. Rogers Standard Oil Company Staten Island

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