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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
2
Subscription rates listed for Wenatchee Washington edition show annual rate five dollars, six month two fifty, and carrier delivery ten cents per week. The notice identifies Columbia Valley Bank Building as office location and provides contact data for readers.
John D. Barton of Pallard and companions lowered a 300 foot rope into the Market Street crack near Sixth and Market to measure its depth after the great quake. The weight descended fully, but no bottom was reached, and the attempt ended due to lack of rope.
Senator A. P. Gorman of Maryland is critically ill at his Washington home. He has not served in the senate for months and recently suffered a severe sinking spell. Once believed to be pneumonia, his illness now includes a complication of ailments with little hope of recovery.
Practical advice on furniture care and household cleaning followed by a news note from Cleveland dated May 10 reporting that longshoremen and dock managers reached a settlement. The strike on the lakes ends with workers returning to last season wages pending further talks.
Norristown Pa May 10 Henry A Altenderfer objected to his wife marrying another man and he alleges he was assaulted. She was jailed while her sanity is tested. The wife was intercepted at Consacken en route to meet George H Horne of Coatsville. Horne had obtained a marriage license in Media and wed Francis Amelia Waters in Philadelphia on Monday night. Altenderfer, superintendent at Sweden Furnace, returned home to learn of the marriage and the wife said he might stay in the house and with the children if he behaved. Altenderfer had sworn out a warrant for Horne.
San Francisco reports two minor shocks at 11:15 pm with no damage. Livermore notes a severe tremor. Police raid homes for relief loot, confiscating excess rations. Looting and grafters targeted. 50 patrolmen guard the waterfront. Spokane steamer used as mess ship. 40 insanity cases daily from stress and stimulant withdrawal. Rail and gas repairs underway. Taft’s Red Cross agent praises management. total subscriptions reach 4.809 million.
A mob of 30 to 40 masked men confronted two Chinese men at 10 30 pm and forced them to depart Clarkston. The pair had opened a laundry today, while local policy has barred Chinese residents for years prompting fears the widows running the existing shop will lose their livelihood to Chinese competition.
The government filed suit against the rug trust led by the Proprietary Association of America and allied groups, accusing price fixing in violation of the anti trust law. Also notes Elkins amendment timing for coal and oil transport, and California land sale payments under public lands acts.
Classified notice offers fruit land with good water rights near the station, one to ten acre tracts partly planted to orchard, all in trees. Reasonable terms. Inquiries directed to W Prowell and Carl Christensen, Clerk of the Chelan County Superior Court.
Union Dye Works advertises ladies and gents clothing cleaning and dyeing by French steam process with pressing and repairs. Satisfactory work guaranteed. Corner Wenatchee Ave and 1st St N in Wenatchee, Washington.
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