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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
7
Norris and Rowe present a lavish tour with trained bears lions elephants dogs ponies and sea lions plus riders gymnasts acrobats and high wire acts. A fierce troupe of Russian bears boxing wrestling and juggling headlines a multi act performance appealing to families.
In federal court James Cunningham a longtime Grand Army man faced guilty pleas for wrongfully accepting a Civil War era pension. Though well to do he sought the pension to gain recognition as a Union fighter claiming early war service with the 106th New York volunteers and other commands.
Mrs Mary Blair Brokaw sues Western Union Telegraph for libel via transmitted messages to her relatives and friends alleging character attacks by her husband. The suit accompanies a divorce case with sensational private and public allegations. Western Union says it faces no immediate risk of recovery by others.
The piece laments Prohibition’s grip across the South with imagery of juleps, moonshine, and tavern closures. It notes Tennessee and Georgia changes, North and South Carolina debates on local option, a dry effect on Kentucky’s hills, and a fading festive past as the mint beds fade and the water wagon plies empty roads.
The Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition wild game preserve covers ten acres on Lake Washington shore. It preserves the wilderness, presents live moose elk deer bear cougar panther timber wolf polar bear and other Arctic fauna in near natural surroundings with government collectors aiding the Alaska Arctic wildlife show.
Boston May 8. Norbert Wiener son of Harvard Slavic literature professor Leo Wiener, will graduate Tufts next month after three years of study. He read at 3 and mastered Latin arithmetic and Euclidean theorems by six, and at eight read Russian French Latin. He enjoys outdoor sports and is not bookish.
Daniel Eisenhowser 72 year old Civil War veteran from Portland Ore walked to Salt Lake City after starting February 23 for a Grand Army encampment. He walked most of the distance about 700 miles and will stay in the city jail officers quarters until his pension arrives.
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