Murray's Assessment Receives a Big Boost
James A. Murray faced a fight over a $7 Broadwater property tax assessment and a discovered $43,000 mortgage. The court revealed the mortgage was tied to Murray's real interests despite being in E. L. Chapman's name. The ruling confirms Murray must pay city and county taxes totaling about $6,600 for the year on those two items. Attorney Nick Rosering appeared for the committee. James E. Murray defended Murray.
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James A. Murray
Equalization Board
Broadwater
Murray
E. L. Chapman
Murray Bank
Judgent
Chapman
Ax Murray
Warren
Forbis
Charles
Mattison
Nick Rosering
James E. Muri
Sockeve Run Collapse Hits Major Alaska Canners
B. B. Deming, president of the world’s largest salmon canneries with plants in Bellingham and Alaska, declares the 1917 sockeye run a certainty of failure and shuts down the major factory. Washington report notes a political disturbance as a naval bluejacket seizes a banner and gunfire wounds a deputy in a clash tied to government opposition.
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Bellingham
Wash
B. B. Deming
Alaska
Sockeve
Deming
Washington
War and Navy Departments
Wilson
Gravity myths and raids spark debate in London notes
A London report questions claimed high altitude and velocity of bombs and Zeppelins, noting a 11 000 foot claim and a 19 000 to 20 000 foot altitude while comparing to gun ranges. The piece skeptical of exaggerated projectile speeds and mentions a 100 pound bomb found unexploded after a raid.
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London
Paris
Dunkirk
Thomas Wins Race as Friends Lose Money
A crowd gathered at Putte Country club for a racing wager between Robert F. B. Thomas known as Mugs and Heilbronner. The iceman allegedly fled from the broker in a 10 yard dash for a $100 side bet, awarding Thomas the win and the bettors their losses.
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Putte Country Club
Robert FB. Thomas
Mugs
Heilbronner
Ah Yunners
Wight
Thomas
Leeman
Strom
William Meyer
Mailbrenner
One Day at the War Echoes in Song and Pageant
The program features a wartime song presented as a key part of the day, with 2000 Canadian troops bound for France aboard a sinking ship. Aspinwall, first tenor of the quartet, performs two Robert Service selections, including The March of the Dead, and The Whistle of Sandy McGrew. The children's pageant will precede the main program this afternoon.
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France
Low
Aspinwall
Robert Service
Red Cross
Sandy McGrew
Service
Air power costs and limits doom warfare in the air
The text compares airplane engine weight and cost to watches, noting engines weigh 2 pounds per horsepower in top models while car engines are 500 to 1,200 pounds. It argues 8 to 20 thousand dollar aircraft and rapid production requirements would bankrupt nations, making air warfare unsustainable and ending traditional warfare.
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Arata Lane
Elgin
Waltham
Ingersoll
Waterbury Watch
England
Artificial Diamonds Reported From Pittsburg Dispatch
Experiments indicate real diamonds can be produced by artificial means though the gems are very small. Diamonds may form by the separation of carbon and molten iron under pressurized conditions, with indications appearing in large metallurgical works.
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Pittsburg
Diamonds Formed by Hydraulic Pressure In Steel Theory
A fragment notes a theory that natural diamonds originate when a special steel is cooled under intense hydraulic pressure to form teresoscopic diamonds. The text hints at confirming the theory that natural diamonds arise from this process.
Diamonds in a meteoric mass described in early encyclopedia note
The article cites Britannica describing a rare meteoric diamond occurrence. It mentions an open plain in Arizona about five miles wide where diamonds are scattered in a mass, highlighting a notable natural phenomenon and its influences.
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Britannica
Arizona
Meteorite and Baby Health Warned in Historic Fragments
Fragments describe iron meteoric debris and the Canyon Diablo meteorite alleged to contain diamonds. A. E. Foote notes hardness and chemical treatments. The piece shifts to public health, warning August and September as danger months for infant mortality with 100 000 mothers losing babies and calls for proper nutrition and clean milk to save lives.
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A. E. Foote
United States
Cuticura Claims Clear Skin After Use
A testimonial from Miss Stella Jeene of Payette Idaho dated March 20 1917 describes pimples on the chin and face that festered and reddened then dried with a tough skin. She credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing her skin and recommends regular use for redness roughness pimples and dandruff. A free sample offer is included with a postcard request and prices: Soap 25 cents Ointment 50 cents or 58 cents.
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Cuticura Soap and One Ticura Ointment I Was Comed) Miss Stella Jeene
Payette
Idaho
Boston
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Atexico
Ove Djax
Gareefa Vigil
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NEW Vogue
Vogue
Ial
Thor
HANDK
Intel Handker
Italy
Valliere
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