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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1909
Page
4
A new criminal code provision makes selling distributing or possessing cigarettes or their makings a misdemeanor with up to 90 days in jail or a $250 fine. The law, effective after June 12, aims to curb cigarette access and uses smoking as prima facie evidence of guilt.
The Greater Norris and Rowe circus exhibits Princess the elephant, claimed as the oldest in captivity, with records showing she was mature when George Washington was a boy. She eats peanuts and hay daily, delights the public, and will not appear in the street parade.
Echo reports rumors of a Great Northern line from Cle Elum to Leavenworth via Blewett to tap Kwited coal fields in Kittitas county. A Seattle/Tacoma source confirms talk of connecting with coal supply, noting 3500 foot mountain traverse and potential tunnels. Also notes Augusta Evans Wilson, famed author, died in Mobile at 75. her works like St Elmo and Vashti sustained lasting popularity. S. M. Smith and wife of Spokane visiting local friends return home Saturday.
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