Local notes from Salem and Wenatchee area
T C Davidson of Salem sold six acres of fruit land to Sam Hoffman yesterday and is in the city for a few days. The Episcopal Guild gathers Thursday at 2 30 hosted by Mrs J E Ferguson. Bishop Wells will conduct services at St Luke's Church next Sunday with confirmations for several youths. Palm Ice Cream is showcased at Wenatchee Drug Co. R Livingstone of Portland visits Wenatchee. Eastern Star women met at Mrs Catherine Miller's home. O S Street of Chase Sanborn is in Wenatchee this week. J W Sherman of Cashmere is in town. Steamer Chelan will trip to Riverside this week, having gone as far as Alma Saturday. Dr King shows trophies from a Hawaiian hunt including a wild boar hide and deer skins.
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Episcopal Guild
J. E. Ferguson
Wells
Feed business changes hands on Orondo Avenue
M. M. Streeter buys Farmers' feed stable from F. E. Ping and will run the business himself. He assumes charge of the new purchase today.
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M. M. Streeter
Orondo Avenue
F. E. Ping
Hotel Arrivals at Wenatchee Hotels May 14 1907
A list of guests arriving at two Wenatchee hotels on May 14 1907 includes travelers from Nashville Seattle Spokane Lewistown England Waterville Leavenworth Milwaukee and Chicago among others. Names include Roosevelt Booker T Washington Jas White H Ward J W White and more with several metropolises represented.
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Wenatchee
Roosevelt
Booker T. Washington
Nashville
Tenn
Jas. White
Seattle
J. W. White
Spokane
L. J. Wright
Lewistown
Ida
H. Ward
Worthing
England
H. T. Steel
R. Bikky
F A. McRae
F. H. Lloyd
L. D. Aylesworth
Tacoma
G. W. Hendricks
Waterville
S. H. Andrews
Leavenworth
Great Northern
A. H. Metz
Dr. Wilson
W. E Kirkpatrick
Omak
M. B. Garrett
Stanley Johnson
G. M. Gilbert
E W. Lamon
James B. Gooding
Willapa
Jas. W. Dunlop
M. Kelly
Milwaukee
P. G. Engelman
J. S. Hersey
S. P. McGhee
A. T. Beandvold
S. Davis
G. W. Beck
Joe Schoen
W. H. Petit
Troy N. Y
Dr. Elmer
P A. Clark
Robt. Livingston
G. W. Curie
Portland
R. W Thatcher
Pullman
E. M. Ewing
S. D. Bowie
Snohomish
C F. Bishop
Pet Graham
Wm. McClew
Mrs. Gibbons
Hphrata
H. C. Loach
Chicago
E. G. Kerfoot
Jos. Darnell
Lakeside
H. I. Somers
Self Hypnotized Man Dying In Worcester Home
Andrew H. Simpson a leading South Bridge resident who hypnotized himself more than two weeks ago remains unconscious at his 73 South Street Worcester home. He has studied hypnotism for years and his condition grows more serious as watchers keep vigil.
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Worcester
Mass
Andrew H. Simpson
South Bridge
South Street
Simpson
Devel
Hypnotism Case Leaves Man In Critical Condition
A man aged 43, after attempting self hypnosis, fell into a coma-like state for two weeks. He later claimed to recall a long journey across Europe, though doctors in Boston and Worcester cannot rouse him. The family kept details secret until today.
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Iit
Europe
Boston and Worcester
Paease
Mr. Simpson
Ice Companies Fined in Anti-Trust Case
Kansas City ice firms were fined a total of 258000 by Judge Walter A Powell of Independence Mo after he ruled they operated a pool to maintain ice prices and restrain production in violation of state anti-trust law.
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Kansas City
Walter A. Powell
Independence
Here
Apple Seed Johnny
An itinerant old tramp in Tresbein Ohio last week began planting thousands of nut trees to ensure future generations enjoy shellbarks and walnuts. He seeks remote spots to grow the trees, hoping future children will reap the nuts as demand for walnut timber and hickory wood rises.
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Tresbein
Ohio
Johnny
Mayor Mc Clellan Vetoes Equal Pay Bill for Teachers
New York May 13. Mayor Mc Clellan vetoed the salary bill that would have equalized pay for men and women teachers in all grades. The measure, supported by women teachers under the slogan Equal Pay for Equal Work, would have raised annual school costs by about seven million dollars.
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New York
McClellan
Lawyer Advised Theft Confession in Million-Dollar Plan
New York May 14 William C Douglass former loan clerk at the Trust Company of America confessed that on a lawyer s advice he planned to steal 1 000 000 in securities to force the bank to overlook his prior thefts He has pled guilty to larceny and awaits sentencing The plan included the lawyer expected to receive 200 000 from the bank to cover the losses and loans Douglass had made.
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New York
William C. Douglass
Trust Company of America
Douglass
Lawa
New Badger Mountain Road Petition Granted and Opened
Hearings on the road petition of John Doneen and others to connect the canyon road with the canal company's road from the bridge were heard by Douglas County commissioners on May 7. The board permitted the road and ordered it opened linking the foot for the canyon to the canal company's route.
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Southside
John Doneen
Canal Company
Douglas County
Sheriff Seeks Farm Hand in Murder Probe
The sheriff hunts for Bert Phillips, a Copple farm hand, believed to have knowledge about the crime after a murder occurred last night.
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Bert Phillips
Copple
Phillips
Mark Twain’s Many Homes Revealed Across a World of Dwellings
A retrospective on Mark Twain’s numerous residences from Florida Missouri to a Venetian palace and a Hudson River home. The article notes his habit of changing locales, including Elmira Hartford Europe and New York, and reports a planned concrete house in Connecticut as a new memorial, while humorously asserting his restlessness.
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Mark Twain
Connecticut
Cheops
Sphinx
Florida
Samuel L. Clemens
Hannibal
Nevada
Elmira
Hartford
Europe
New York City
Fifth Avenue
American Regard For Women Reflects Modern Chivalry
A concise reflection from Lippincott's on how the American man treats women with deference rather than worship and saccharine display. It compares respectful conduct to patriotism and notes the balance between dignity and admiration.
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Lippincott's
I Liked That Play Its Happy Ending
A reader defends a play’s happy ending while another character critiques the plot showing terror and a husband who intimidates his wife and kills his mother-in-law. The Baltimore American weighs the conflicting views.
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Baltimore American
Man and Wife Stain near Omaha
TEKEMAH Neb May 13 Walter Copple and wife living across the line from the Omaha Indian reservation twelve miles east of here
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Tekemah, Neb
Walter Copple
Omaha Indian Reservation
Here
Crowds Pack Madrid Palace For Newborn King
About one hundred thousand people gathered before the royal palace in Madrid to see the newborn king, the immense crowd so dense that movement was impossible. The report details the vast turnout and the royal spectacle surrounding the infant monarch.
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Madrid
Wenatchee Bazaar Sells Overstock Dishes At Deep Discounts
Wenatchee Bazaar offers 10 percent off all stock to clear space for 5 casks of new dishes. Customers can trade 50 cents worth for 45 cents or 1.00 worth for 90 cents with delivery to any location.
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Wenatchee Bazaar
Daring check worker reaps rich harvest
Bellingham May 14 evidence says James Blake passed at least fourteen checks of 64 dollars totaling 896 dollars on local business men last Saturday night. Police and detectives have been unable to locate Blake and many believe he has left the area.
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Bellingham
James Blake
Blake
Rushing Waters Lure Canadian to Death
In Vancouver area, Nick Stewart twenty four dives from a log into the Cheakamus river while crossing with a saw. Companions say the plunge was deliberate, not accidental, attributed to the lure of the swift current. He was in good health and spirits prior to the fatal act.
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Vancouver
B. C
Nick Stewart
Cheakamus River
St Paul Coast Line to Reach Seattle by 1909
President A J Earling of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul states the St Paul will complete its Pacific Coast Line by 1909 and run trains into Seattle before the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition opens. He confirms Tacoma property vacations for the road and notes dredging of Seattle dock slips nearly finished.
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A. J. Earling
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Seattle
Earling
Tacoma
Tidewater
Columbia
Puget Sound
Maple Valley
Northern Pacific
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Billy Simmons
Sam Hoffman
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Apple Seed
New Badger Mountain Road
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Cameroon Islands
Berlin
Cologne Gazette
South Cameroons
Omaha
Applacays
Wenatche Wen
Far ‘Chee
Washington
British Columbia
Dr. Miles
St. Paul Coast Line
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