Confidence man sells stock and jobs in Seattle fair
E J Lauber of Chicago bought fake Alaska Yukon Pacific stock and jobs from a man calling himself Louis Rosenberg. The clerk warned there is no Rosenberg among stockholders or concessionaires, the swindler promised 3 percent weekly gains and ground floor stock, and Lauber awaits a return promised by Christmas that never arrived.
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Seattle
E. J. Lauber
Chicago
Louis Rosenberg
Exposition Corporation
Lauber
W. M. Sheffield
Rosenberg
The
Fair Corporation
Louber
City approves $40,000 bond for street work
By a vote of 276 to 36 the city council was authorized to bond the city for 40 000 dollars for street improvement at last Saturday’s election. 304 votes were cast of 444 registered. The bonds will be sold at once and Wenatchee avenue work is expected to start by July 1.
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Wenatchee Avenue
Groom Thirty and Bride Fourteen Marry in Private Ceremony
J B Stewart, age 30, and Miss Minnie Dawson aged 14 united in marriage this morning in justice rooms with Judge Palmer officiating. The couple, from Cashmere, will reside in Telma after a private ceremony with parental consent from J H Dawson. The union marks the county’s youngest bride in history.
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J. B. Stewart
Minnie Dawson
Chelan County Realty Co Formed By Becker And Rogers
Charles Becker and F A Rogers Jr form the Chelan County Realty Company after years with Scheble Lumber. They secure offices in the First National Bank building and are known for square dealing, aiming to secure a share of the city’s real estate business.
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Charles Becker
Scheble Lumber Company
F. A. Rogers, Jr
Chelan County Realty Company
First National Bank
Mothers Honored At Special Day Service
Over one hundred mothers attended a Mother's Day service with music and a carnations pinning. Rev. Stephenson preached on Proverbs themes praising motherhood and a wife who fears Jehovah, highlighting maternal authority in Oriental and Occidental contexts.
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Stephenson
Heinrich Conried Impresario and Opera Leader Dies
Heinrich Conried, famed opera impresario born in Silesia in 1855, apprenticed as a weaver, began acting in Vienna at eighteen, gained fame as a stage manager in America, staged operettas at Casino New York, led Irving Place theater for fifteen years, then ran the Metropolitan Opera until ill health forced retirement last year.
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Heinrich Conried
Austrian
Tyrol
Silesia
Vienna
America
Casino
New York
Irving Place Theater
Metropolitan Opers
Maurice Grau
Wenatchee Sees Best Building Opportunity Yet
The city’s favorable market, cheap lumber, and plentiful labor push home building. Major projects like the depot and high school will spend over $100000, boosting local circulation and suburban growth. The Wenatchee Park addition offers graded streets, city water and electric lights, with affordable lots likely to fill by fall.
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Wenatchee
Wenatchee Park
Seattle Woman Wins Divorce From Chinaman Restaurant Owner
Paula M Jett, age 16 at marriage, alleges coercion by her mother led to the union with Chin M Jett of a Second Avenue James Street restaurant. Judge J T Ronald grants the decree despite no alimony or custody demand. child Gregor Basil Jett born Nov 1 1905. The couple wed in Newark on December 24 1904, with Jett being 15 years older.
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Seattle
Paula M. Jett
Chin M. Jett
Second Avenue
James Street
J. T. Ronald
Newark
N. J
Gregor Basil Jett
Jett
Portland business leaders start six day western trip
A large group of Portland merchants left today on a special train bound for western Washington and Puget Sound then east over the Cascades to Pasco. The journey will take six days with numerous town receptions planned along the way and along the north bank of the Columbia river back to Portland.
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Portland
Washington
Puget Sound
Cascades
Pasco
Columbia River
Roosevelt Wins Prize Rhinoceros in Safari Expedition
Naiibi May 10. A bull rhinoceros was the prize of Colonel Roosevelt today as his party bagged 15 varieties of game including the big rhinoceros in the last expedition.
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Naiibi
Roosevelt
Clausen May Be Small Hope For Foraged Fund
Olympia May 10 State Auditor C W Clausen faces likely resignation over careless voucher practice exposed by the Ortis Hamilton embezzlements from the National Guard fund. The frauds suggest a thorough state office investigation.
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Olympia
C. W. Clausen
Ortis Hamilton
National Guard
Hamilton
Two Thousand Men Want Wives and More
A Spokane Chamber of Commerce note says about 2000 bachelors across the Inland Empire seek wives not for wealth but for honest, capable home makers. They encourage correspondence via Rev. Dr. Vaughan in Chicago while denying any exclusion of women from other regions.
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Inland Empire
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
British Columbia
Levi Grant Monroe
Spokane
Chicago
Monroe
Cupid
Dr. Vaughan
Pacific Coast
Canada
Training cruisers depart after San Francisco visit
The Japanese training cruisers Aso and Soya left San Francisco on May 10 after ten days of dinners receptions and tours. Thousands lined the bay as they steamed from the Golden Gate. They head to Esqumal t for a short stay then proceed to Vancouver Tacoma and Seattle.
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San Francisco
Aso
Soya
Bay
Golden Gate
Esquamalt
Vancouver
Tacoma
Seattle
Injured Man Found in Cellar Near Malaga
Local authorities and Undertaker Sprague responded after workers discovered an injured man lying in a cave or abandoned cellar near Malaga this morning. He had crawled to safety and was near death when found. no identity or injury cause is known.
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Malaga
Sprague
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Chelan County Realty CO
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Ivorge
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Jurket Arp
Teddy
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Palause
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Reclamation Service
Lance
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