Notable Americans with Diverse Pursuits and Fates
Ex Secretary of War Taft is not a candidate for office. Senator Warren owns the United States' largest sheep ranch. Senator Nixon holds 45,000 acres in Wyoming and 8,000 in Nevada. Governor Johnson of Minnesota performed diving feats in Norfolk. David Hutchinson resigns from the Library of Congress after 33 years. Constantino Corsiglia arrived penniless but now owns five Greenfield houses from a peanut stand. Eli Hood of Hazelhurst, misled by love, died by morphine and laudanum with notes to three women.
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Taft
Francis Emory Warren
Wyoming
United States
Georges. Nixon
Nevada
Johnson
Minnesota
Norfolk
David Hutchinson
Library of Congress
Washington
Constantino Corsiglia
Greenfield
Mass
Eii Hood
Hazelhurst
Miss
Carrie
Eva
Henrietta
Statues for Jones and Barry planned in Franklin Park
Congress appropriates 50000 for each statue to be placed in Franklin park Washington between Thirteenth and Fourteenth and I and K streets. Salem Massachusetts reports 1300 dogs doubling in five years with bulldogs most common. Erfurt in Prussia famed as flower city for seeds and plants. New York immigrant hotel on a narrow Church Street veranda houses immigrants at night with bank, billiard table and intelligence office.
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John Paul Jones
John Barry
Franklin Park
K Streets
Northwest
Washington
Congress
Salem
Mass
Erfurt
Prussia
Germany
New York
Church
Greenwich
London Autumn Evangelistic Drive Joins Torrey-Alexander Effort
The largest evangelistic campaign in London since the Torrey-Alexander mission is being organized for autumn 1909. Harry Russell Childs of New York was elected president of the National Young People's Christian Union at its Washington meeting. Seattle Methodists plan a large Japanese institutional church with Rev. S Yoshioki likely to serve as pastor. New York's big churches will appoint lay assistants as executive secretaries to handle routine duties.
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London
Torrey-Alexander
Harry Russell Childs
New York City
National
Young People’s Christian Union
Washington
Seattle
S. Yoshioki
First Methodist Church
New York
Candidacy notices from Olive Ward Darnell for county and state posts
Walter M Olive announces candidacy for state senator 13th district Chelan and Kittitas on the republican ticket pending September primaries. C C Ward declares candidacy for county engineer subject to republican primary in September. Joseph Darnell announces candidacy for county commissioner third district Lakeside Washington pending September primaries.
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Chelan
Kittitas
Walter M. Olive
Chelan County
C. C. Ward
Joseph Darnell
Lakeside
Wash
Otis Announces Run for County Commissioner Return
At urgent solicitation of friends H W Otis announces his candidacy for re election to the office of county commissioner of the second district at the September primary election.
Candidate for county commissioner in second district
F A Drebis of Leavenworth announces candidacy for the Republican nomination in the second district with a September primary date. He campaigns on good roads and economy in county expenses and pledges equal rights to all under the motto Equal rights to all.
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F. A. Drebis
Leavenworth
Industrial Items
It is said that the use of an oil or gas engine on the farm results in a saving of from 20 to 50 percent as compared with horses. During the year 1907 6,483 new industries were reported in the south compared with 6,411 in 1906, which was the best record ever made. There are 300 paint factories in this country, making over 100,000,000 gallons of paint a year, and the business demand is increasing faster than the facilities. Upward of 150,000,000 barrels and circular packages are manufactured in the United States annually. Few people, except those whose business it is to know, realize the extensiveness of the cooperage industry in this country.
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South
United States
Baseball notes from early season report
Base Hits notes McGinnity underhand rise ball used by Cleveland and Detroit pitchers Check and Wil lett. Jack O Connor serves light duties for St Louis as he scouts minor towns for talent. Somers says Lajoie remains manager of the Blues indefinitely. The season’s largest score occurred in Topsham Maine with a 63 to 11 game.
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Cleveland
Willett
Detroit
McGinnity
Jack O’connor
St. Louis
Somers
Lajoie
Blues
Topsham
Theatrical Gossip On Vaudeville Exit And Stage Roles
Yvette Guilbert plans to leave vaudeville. Dorothy Donnelly will star in a new Charles Klein play produced by Henry B. Harris. Marie Wainwright joins the Samson cast with William Gillette. Gertie Millar and other principals are set to appear in Amora Gemabess touring America.
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Yvette Guilbert
Dorothy Donnelly
Charles Klein
Henry B. Harris
Marie Wainwright
Samson
William Gillette
Gertie Millar
Amora Foe
America
Gemabess
Political notices from Chelan County candidates in 1908 primary
To the voters of Chelan County candidate for County Commissioner A F Estes for Auditor Ernest G Spencer for Auditor Lieutenant Governor Ellis Morrison republican nomination September 8 1908 pledge of support and intent to run in the primary election with statements of goals and principles.
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Chelan County
Ellis Morrison
George E. Dickson Seeks 19th District State Senator Nomination
George E. Dickson announces his candidacy for the Republican nomination for state senator in the 19th district comprising Kittitas and Chelan counties. He pledges to support the party choice for the U.S. senator and cites his service in the 8th, 9th, and 10th legislative sessions representing Kittitas County.
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Kittitas
Chelan
United States
Kittitas County
Chelan County
George E. Dickson
City Directory Officials and Council Meeting Note
The city lists Mayor John A. Gellatly as head with Sam R. Sumner as City Clerk and William A. Grimshaw as City Attorney. R. H. Nowlan serves as City Treasurer with Roy Zahren as City Engineer and P. Sherburne as Water Commissioner. J. E. Ferguson is Police Chief and J. B. Palmer Police Judge. J. E. Throw is Health Officer. Council members are C. H. Wildberger H. R. Parshall A. A. Bousquet L. H. Belser F. D. Case C. E. Buttles M. G. Rossi. Council meets every Tuesday evening at city hall in Daily World Building.
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John A. Gellatly
Sam R. Sumner
J. B. Palmer
J. E. Throw
A. T. Kaupp
C. H. Wildberger
H. R. Parshall
A. A. Bousquet
L. H. Belser
F. D. Case
C. E. Buttles
M. G. Rossi
Daily World Building
The Missouri Girl at the Theatre This Saturday
Ferguson reports securing Fred Raymonds comedy The Missouri Girl for a westbound engagement. Miss Sadie Raymond stars as Daisy and the cast is praised as stronger than before. The play, highly acclaimed by critics, plays Saturday September 5 with strong audience anticipation.
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Ferguson
Fred Raymond
Sadie Raymond
Daisy
Miss Raymond
New York Telegraph
New York
New York World
The
Chicago Chronicle
News, Record-Herald and Tribune
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Times-Star
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Wenatchee
Cas
Cades
Cashmere
Tales of
Fred Kemp
Wenatchee, Wash
Wdemocratic Party
W. T. Simmons
Far County
Dan F. Shaser
J. W. Hutchinson
Sunnyslope, Wash
H. W. Otis
J. E. Ferguson
County Superintendent of Schools
E. C. Bowersox
Chelan Falls
A. G. Bowie
A. F. Estes
Ernest G. Spencer
Reynolds
F. A. Warren
City Directory
Palace
First National Bank
Eva C. Ditman
Columbia Valley Bank
Guiljord
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