The Leavenworth Echo (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-Current
Historic newspapers carry the language, views and graphic reporting of their time, including racist content. They are shown to teen and adult profiles.
986 issues from 1904 to 1922, published in Leavenworth, Washington, digitised for Chronicling America.
The first issue of the Leavenworth Echo was published on January 15, 1904, by Deed H. Mayar, two years before the town of Leavenworth, Washington, was incorporated and Mayar elected as its first mayor. Leavenworth had been growing since the 1890s when the Great Northern Railway built a line through nearby Stevens Pass and the Lamb-Davis Lumber Co. built a large timber operation in the area.
The railroad industry was particularly well covered in this small-town paper. Timber and mining were also important in this region and industrial accidents were frequently described. The activities of both businessmen and labor unions, as well as the social affairs of the town, which ranged from saloon brawls to theatrical events and an annual Chautauqua, were reported as well. The Echo also covered news from the nearby communities of Peshastin, Cashmere, Dryden, and Blewitt.
When Mayar retired in October 1919, the Cashmere Valley Record commented that Mayar was “quite a distinct character…He was firm in his convictions almost to the point of obstinacy, and his fearlessness made him a thorn in the side, at one time or another, of many of the people and interests in this territory.” The fiery side of Deed Mayar was clearly expressed in his editorials during World War I in which he questioned the loyalty of Leavenworth citizens who did not buy Liberty Bonds and diligently promoted the thrift campaign. In April 1918 he wrote: “[The United States] entered this war to help stamp out the…
- Genres
- News
- Published in
- Leavenworth, Washington, United States
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Chronicling America
- Licence or status
- None stated by the archive
- Rights
- The Library of Congress believes that the newspapers in Chronicling America are in the public domain or have no known copyright restrictions. Newspapers published in the United States more than 95 years ago are in the public domain in their entirety.
- Credit
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers, Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Who can read it
- Teens profiles and older (placed by Invisible Network from what the archive says; archives give no ratings)
- Archive
- Library of Congress