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Newspaper
Wenatchee Daily World
Location
Wenatchee, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1907
Page
2
Memorial Day observations in Wenatchee emphasize loving one another while alive. Ida Saxton McKinley, widow of William McKinley, is remembered for gentleness, strength, and noble character amid personal tragedies and national service.
Dora Bennett of Winstead Connecticut seeks a total separation from Honest John Koster after a brief courtship and marriage less than a month ago. She says she was deceived by him and questions whether she learned enough about his character before marriage. The filing hints at alternate motives and raises questions about the rapid union.
The Chicago Record-Herald reports Mrs. Koster files for divorce after discovering her husband Koster’s bowlegs and deception. She found no forks or towels at his farm home and learned he wore six pairs of pants to hide infirmity, labeling him a gay deceiver in the suit.
A letter from a local reader urges immovable bachelors to marry soon. The writer chides men for wasting time at games while women await marriage, invoking old sayings and urging action to court. Signed by Long Legged Married Man.
A reader laments the town's rushed marriage talk in yesterday's paper and urges actions to attract brides. He imagines a public display and dances to win the hearts of single women, referencing Berlin customs and promising leap year anticipation.
A reader letters to the Daily World dissect a prior column by "A Marriagable Girl" and defend why men feel pressured by gossip and pursue earnings before romance. A man signs as "ONE WHO IS MAKING HIS PILE" arguing business comes first while describing Wenatchee and broader society, urging patience before marriage vows.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger poem honors unnamed Civil War fallen at Arlington National Cemetery. It laments mothers and sweethearts awaiting news and recalls the silent heroes whose names are unknown yet their sacrifices are celebrated. The verse calls for reverence and remembrance of the unknown dead.
A historical account of the Twenty-sixth North Carolina at Gettysburg detailing their assault on Pettigrew’s brigade, Cooper’s battery and Rowley’s Pennsylvania forces. It notes heavy casualties, roll call injuries, and their participation in Pickett’s charge near the Bloody Angle.
The United States Senate voted to rename the conflict the Civil War in a pension bill for veterans aged sixty-two and older. Senators argued over terms rebel and war of secession before settling on civil war, while the bill also grants monthly pensions and includes Mexican War veterans. The piece also recalls Lew Wallace’s Shiloh memoir and the Paradise tent anecdote.
New York May 27 H C Frick denied reports he would build at Pittsburg a 5 million dollar Pittsburg Academy of Fine Arts. He called the story absurd stating he will not give Pittsburg an art institute.
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