Local Notes Highlight Travels And Community Updates
B M Herbey returns from Illinois and Dakota for a few days. D Gensinger comes back from Seattle on business. A D Bowman and A B Peters depart for Los Angeles to attend the German Baptist Brethren national conference. Farmers Institute Wednesday features two State College experts on destructive moths and soil experiments. D B Sheller returns from Avterville. Charley Stohl recovers from illness. Algernon Montmorency Dunleigh recovers from a gunshot wound and plans to return to the ranch. Ralph Woods visits Wenatchee. Captain Hansen of Okanagan reports river work paused by high water. Charles Booth joins the Advance family after visiting Peshastin.
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B. M. Herbey
Illinois
Dakota
D. Gensinger
Seattle
Wenatchee Drag Co
A. D. Bowman
A. B. Peters
Los Angeles
Farmers’ Institute
State College
D. B. Sheller
aWterville
Charley Stohl
Algernon Montmorency
Dunleigh
Rothroeck-Sharp Ranch
Trinidad
Dr. Culp
Ralph Woods
Tacoma
Rufus Woods
Daily World
Wenatchee
Hansen
Okanagan
Charles Booth
Peshastin
Fortune Hidden by Insane Man
Seattle May 11 K Ambruster a wealthy South Park rancher with a rumored hoard of thousands in cash was committed to the Steilacoom insane asylum. An officer will guard the ranch to determine the full extent of his mental disorder. He lived as a recluse since 1889 with hundreds of chickens and hogs and no known bank account.
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Seattle
K. Ambruster
South Park
Steilacoom
Ambruster
Minnesota
Red Cross Pharmacy Offers Wide Drug Stock in We Natchee
The Red Cross Pharmacy boasts the largest stock of drugs in We natchee and promises expert service from experienced drug men who know how to compound prescriptions accurately. Customers can get everything from pills to Purity Ice Cream served in bulk or at the tables.
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Red Cross
Wenatchee
Man Seized After Delusions Endanger Community
A 48 year old Ambruster, described as a German native, suffered hallucinations claiming people are hiding for him in the bushes to steal his money and that he sees lights in the sky. He cried and sang in the road, alarming neighbors the night before last. Five men restrained him in a straight jacket and escorted him to the county jail.
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Ambruster
Germany
Trouble is Over. Mexico Guatemala Diplomatic Rift Adjusted
Mexican ambassador Creel announced that the conflict between Mexico and Guatemala has been settled. He did not disclose the terms but said, You may state however that the trouble is over. Advises to this effect were received tonight.
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Washington
Mr. Creel
Associated Press
Mexico
Guantemala
Creel
Wheat market roars as Chicago pit soars on bullish feed
A frenzied Chicago wheat session sees December wheat rise to 95 cents and July to 91 1/2 cents as bulls dominate. Traders flood the pit with buy orders amid reports of reduced Manitoba acreage and green bug damage, signaling potential lofty prices next week.
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Chicago
Manitoba
Wenatchee
Little & Wetsel
Hotel Arrivals At Wenatchee In 1907 Two Hotels
The listings show visitors arriving May 11 and 12 at two Wenatchee hotels, including Roosevelt and Great Northern patrons from Seattle Spokane Leavenworth St Louis Chicago Bellingham and other cities. Named guests include W F Bemis J M Greery Mrs Brady Clauda Gatch Elias Wollenburg and J S Protteman among many others.
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Wenatchee
Roosevelt
W. F. Bemis
Seattle
J. M. Greery
Entiat
J. B. Brady
Bonners Ferry
Idaho
Clauda Gatch
Salem
Ore
Elias Wollenburg
Greenwood
Wis
B. A. Griggs
Ethel Griggs
Seaman
City
C. E. Roberts
J. S. Protteman
Chelan
Hugh Munro
Kettle Falls
L. O. Burnington
Great Northern
W. L. Harrington
Waterville
O. D. Johnson
D. S. Chapin
M. Gaylord
O. E. Fisch
S. A. Bishop
Spokane
J. R. Huston
Cashmere
Jas. Jackson
Leavenworth
St. Louis
J. B
Auinting
Bridgeport
Zetto Hager
Weiser
Jesse Kenney
Indianapolis
Charles Bean
St. Paul
J. S
Hersey
S. P. McGhie
F. W. Paris
Bellingham
W. H. Smith
Omaha
D. B. Sheller
Jos. Darnell
Wenatchee Red Light District Discussed in Community Talk
A speaker denounces the red light district in Wenatchee, tracing its roots to parental neglect and systemic social pressures. He cites doctors and residents, describes recruits from troubled homes, and claims transients fund the district while detailing a girl’s descent from wealth to vice.
Wenatchee Officials Target Red Light Businesses
A Wenatchee church leader argues that local tax receipts from affluent patrons sustain a red light district and urges residents to address the issue. He cites city officials who say the floating population lacks buying power and warns parents to teach children about life, virtue, and responsible work. He also calls for school instruction on marriage and family values. He concludes with a pledge to improve the town and thank attendees.
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University of Pennsylvania
Red Light District
Wenatchee
Findlay
Ohio
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