Wenatchee to Install City Fire Alarm Telephones
Wenatchee city council approves report by fire committee to install a seven phone fire and police alarm system with Farmers Telephone Co. for a monthly fee. Also accepts sewer work, fixes clerk hours, meters to be installed citywide, and approves Orchard Heights plat and canal water sale proposal.
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Wenatchee
Chas. Harlip
Court House
Columbia Valley Bank
M. E. Church
Baptist Church
Wenatchee Produce Company
W. A. Sanders
Orchard Heights
Additio
RE. A. Wyman
Home Street
Wyman Street
Peachey Street
Kanogan Street
Marvin Crase
The
Wenatchee Canal Company
Canal Company
Riot in Pueblo Smelter Strike Kills One and Wounds Others
A riot in Pueblo Colorado on May 9 left Michael Marine a striker dead after clashes with Sheriff Burrows Detective Lear and another man wounded. About 100 striking smelter workers and 50 women were involved as strikers tried to block others from going to work.
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Pueblo
Michael Marine
Burrows
Lear
Wenatchee City Hall Bond Proposal Rejected
A special election in Wenatchee defeated a 12 000 bond for a new city hall by 45 votes to 17 with 62 of 107 registered voters casting ballots. Despite demand for a city hall, residents chose other priorities and the measure will likely remain shelved. Waterville and Wenatchee high schools prepared for the inter high school meet at Pillauan May 11 and 12 with team members named and the Waterville pupil Gale Mathews also slated for the oratorical contest. both squads plan to return to Wenatchee Sunday.
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Wenatchee
Waterville High School
Pillauan
Waterville
V Fitzgerald
E. W. Lockwood
Capt
M. Lockwood
Harry Lovejoy
Gale Mathews
Mgr
Waterville School
Wenat
New York
Julius Goldzier
Bayonne
N. J
Coldzier
United States
Ephrata Buckaroos Hold Wild May Night
In Ephrata Washington the buckaroos gathered for a raucous night. Al Faucet defeated J P King in a two to one catch as catch can wrestling series. Horses numbering about twenty five hundred were driven out to the north and east for branding and counting. Shipping cars began arriving and more were expected to complete the train. Riders will be sent to West Lage corrals to ride the country tomorrow.
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Ephrata
Wash
Epirata
West Lage Corrals
Great Loss of Life in China Flood Report
The American consul in Hankow China cables that an immense flood in Hunan Province caused great loss of life and property. All foreigners are reported safe. The state department released the message today.
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China
Washington
State Department
A Hankan
Hunan
Canal work under way and health leads Isthmus
Special report to the isthmian canal commission notes healthy conditions under Governor Magoon with 22 000 to 23 000 employes and 16 090 to 17 000 daily workers, 450 hospital beds vacant and no authenticated yellow fever since November. Chief Engineer Stevens outlines March work on Culebra, predicted 40 steam shovels by July or August and about 1 000 000 cubic yards removed monthly.
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Secretary of War
T. P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal
Gorgas
Culebra Cat
Stevens
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Arthur Gunn
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Nien
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