Postal graft exposed by the San Francisco Star
The San Francisco Star attacks postal service contracts with railways as graft and a government surrender to private rail interests. It cites Professor Parsons and Adams, detailing railways earning far more from mail than express and exposing high mail rates versus cheap express shipments across routes like New York to Boston and New York to Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Star
United States
Parsons
Department of Government
Profesor Parsons
Henry C. Adams
Michigan University
United States Commerce Commission
Adams
New York
Boston
Chicago
Atlanta
Milwaukee
San Francisco
Savannah
New York Central
Express
Buffalo
Railway Mail
Wanamaker
General Express
Cosmopolitan
Express Company
Professor Adams
Wilson
Sailors Get a $5 Raise on Pacific Coast
Sailors across the Pacific coast will receive a five dollar wage increase effective April 1. The raise applies to all merchant service crews, with steam schooners earning fifty dollars monthly plus overtime and sailing ships forty five dollars monthly plus overtime. Current coastwide rates run from forty five to sixty five dollars per trip, depending on vessel type and port usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
Portland
San Francisco
Nothing New Under the Sun Slang in Time
The passage notes slang phrases and nursery rhymes entering everyday speech as phrases like Mother may I go out to swim become common lore. It cites a sixth century Hierocles compilation found in the London Chronicle as evidence of these timeless lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hierocles
London Chronicle
Forest Spirit and Wood Alcohol Quip
A Chicago Tribune quip shows a literary contributor debating the idea of a forest spirit. The editor criticizes the poem while the contributor defends it with a sharp retort about wood alcohol as a joke about spirit versus spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
A Historian's Joke and a Wry Exchange on Love
A historian notes Macaulay's History of England includes a joke about Charles II and a line on doctors signing prescriptions. The Pittsburg Post offers that real life often sees a girl's father less hesitant than fiction, while a quip about engagements follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macaulay
England
Charles II
Pittsburg
A Convenient Memory teased in Philadelphia Telegraph
A crumb of dialogue from a Philadelphia Telegraph snippet shows a mother scolding Tommy over jam, with Tommy retorting that both forget. The exchange hints at memory lapses and household friction in a domestic vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy
Philadelphia Telegraph
Turning Point in His Life Mentioned in Trade Text
The fragment references a turning point described as his life change after joining a circus as a tumbler. It cites a line attributed to the New York Times via Fielding, cautioning about what to say to whom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Style
Gunbusta
Circus
New York Times
Fielding
Guardian seeks sale of minor’s real estate in Montesano
I G P Haukli as guardian of Annor Sev erin Melving Schultz a minor has filed a report and petition in Chehalis County Superior Court seeking permission to sell the minor s real property. A hearing is set for March 18 1907 at 10 a m at the Montesano courthouse. all interested parties must appear to show cause why the report and petition should not be approved. Dated February 25 1907 by Guardian P Haukli. J C Cross attorney for guardian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court OF
Washington
Chehalis County
Annor Severin Melving Schultz
I. G. P. Haukli
Montesano
I. A. H. Moulton
Edith B. Moulton
William R. Moulton
A. H. Moulton
Guardian
Guardian report hearing for Edith and William Moulton minors
A. H. Moulton as guardian filed his report on acts and dealings for Edith B. Moulton and William R. Moulton. The hearing to approve the report is set for March 18, 1907 at 10 AM in Montesano Court House Chehalis County Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court OF
Washington
Chehalis County
Edith B. Moulton
William R. Moulton
WM. Zeigler
Jeff's Shoe Store
William Zeigler
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. R
THE
Congress
Jack
Molly
Grand Theatre
E. B. Benn
Mer
Buster Browny
R. F. Outcaust
Bobby Burns Brigade
Broadway
Corinne
Townsend
Anderson
Herald Printery
King of All
W.S. Pelham
Kirksville
Iowa
Evans Drug Co
Lnter
Wilson Bros. Navigation Cos
Harbor Belle
Montesan
Cosmopol
Aberdeen Hoquiam
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Montesane
Jrport Riute
Westport
J.C. Cross
the Herald
Crora
Fred Redinger
Heron Street
Antich
F Street
Heron
Wishkah
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Hayes
Bankers (Incorporated
A. Ingebrightsen
Sporting Goods
Dake
Sansome Street
San
Calipe
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!