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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1909
Page
2
The Daily World published daily except Sunday by the World Advance Publishing Co. in Wenatchee Washington lists Rufus Woods as publisher and R R Bilmwood as editor. Main office and advertising include the Daily World Building with contact details and carrier delivery options.
The government is poised to widen Columbia River navigation to practical limits. The river’s historic role is noted and a railroad up and down Central Washington is seen as not replacing steamboats. Both rail and water transport will be needed to move the region’s anticipated growth.
Governor Hay contemplates a special session to fix Olympia administration rot. He urges a fall call focused on immediate reform, overhauling the land office, and placing funds under broader checks, arguing speed and focus beat a regular session for systemic improvements.
Prince the fox terrier visits the grave of Joseph Williamson in Trenton daily. The dog stayed by the sick room, refused food for three days after Williamson's death, followed the funeral procession to Riverview cemetery, and now sits on the grave most of the day.
A Georgia sender mailed a letter with only the nickname Sky of Tufts on it. The Abbeville postmaster forwarded it to Medford Massachusetts where Irving Tolles, a Tufts junior known as Sky, received and identified it as meant for him. Tolles admitted the letter was intended for him.
In Kalamazoo on May 15 a veteran, Thereon, returned to meet his brother for the first time since the Civil War. The aged men, now residents of Six Lakes and Montcalm County, greeted with joy and planned several weeks together.
The Deseret News article argues true sanitation rests on fresh air and the exclusion of insects, especially flies, rather than constant scrubbing of floors and woodwork. It warns against overcleaning vaults while neglecting cleanliness in areas where germs thrive and notes P. O. Barnard arrived from Portland for a brief stay on business.
A May 12 letter from Cashmere editor expresses disgust with officials led by Mr. Darlington and his inspectors who cut the box busting program for fruit shipments. The writer accuses the inspectors of fear of infected fruit and mocks their authority while praising local fruit growers. The letter references Walla Walla Hood River and calls for the inspector’s removal to protect Chelan county’s reputation.
Co H J Snider recalls William Fife Jr a renowned Scottish yacht designer and sailor. In a tense weather berth clash on the port tack Fife refuses to come about keeping to windward with a bluff call that seals the lead. The opponent misreads and fouls their course as Fife holds position and the back draught from the mainsails sinks the rival. The race favoring Fife from the start is credited to his impregnable stance and tactical poise described in Yachting for May.
A Tennessee man recalls a regional judge famed for self education and lifelong orthography battles. He began in Knoxville and clung to Noxville before being corrected to Knoxville as he moved to Nashville and later Murfreesboro, tracing a humorous evolution in spelling.
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