Deaths by violence highest cause in Washington in 1908
Washington reports 484 deaths by violence in 1908, led by accidental drownings and poisonings, with tuberculosis second. Total deaths in the year reach 3,690. King county records 213 violent deaths, including 61 drownings and 18 poisonings. Homicide figures not yet received.
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Elmer E. Heg
State Board of Health
Commonwealths
King County
Pierce
Spokane
Giant Washington Cedar Headed to Vancouver Real Estate Office
The Northwest giant cedar near Kendall on the Bellingham Bay extension measured 32 feet in diameter and 75 feet in circumference. Its trunk sold for 150 to an English Vancouver real estate dealer who will display it as a prominent street office. Woodsmen carefully felled the hollow trunk without damage to the portion kept for use.
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Washington
Kendall
Bellingham Bay
British Columbia
Herald
R. J. Schulman
Kendal
Vancouver
B. C
Bellingham Herald
Pumpkin Explodes Scaring Missouri Family
Mrs. J R Gallemore mourns a prized pumpkin after it exploded from a hot stove blast in Fayette Missouri. The oven heat caused doors to blow off and pumpkin flesh and seeds to scatter, initially frightening the family but later viewed as a joke except for the loss.
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J. R. Gallemore
The Paints of a Good Horse
A horseman explains marks of a good horse including breadth between ears, hazel eye color, forward ears, and a straight elegant face. He warns against horses with ears turned back, dished faces, or cowardly expressions, noting a square muzzle and large nostrils aid breathing.
The Clothes You Wear and Your Social Advantage
The essay argues dress signals social class and affects judgment in business and society. It stresses that neat appearance, pressed clothes, and attention to small details project self respect and confidence, helping individuals succeed while shabby attire harms perception. It warns against beneath-the-surface assumptions based on clothing.
Affection for Young Is Strong in Animals
A mother deer rescues her fawn from swift water in a canyon. Two witnesses near a ditch describe the doe bracing against the current, lifting the exhausted fawn onto her back, then carrying it to safety before trotting away up the mountainside.
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Banning Herald
Wisconsin university funds to study labor movement history
C R Vanchise announces that three New York men and one Chicago man subscribed $30,000 to the Wisconsin University fund. The money is placed with Dr Richard T Ely, head of the school of economics and political science, to investigate the history of the labor movement and allied societies in the United States over about five years.
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C.R. Vanchise
Wisconsin University
New York
Chicago
Richard T. Ely
School of Economics and Political Science
United States
The
Times Printing Company
Seattle
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Times
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Hearst Syndicate
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Washington
Valuable Ranch Near Leavenworth For Sale
Two and a half miles from Leavenworth this 128 acre property includes 35 acres fenced 20 cultivated 5 in timothy yielding three tons per acre last year. It features a 70 tree bearing orchard various fruits a double log house woodshed cellar barn hay sheds picket fenced grounds five springs including one through the yard and $2000 worth of standing timber. Frost free and suited to fruit and vegetable growing. Owner seeks sale after twelve years on the place. For price contact D. H. Mayor at the Echo office.
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Leavenworth
Timothy
D. H
Echo
Do You Want a Good Hay or Stock Ranch
D H Mayor invites readers to visit or call to get outfitting for hay and stock ranch needs. He emphasizes personalized fitting and invites engagement through direct contact.
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D. H. Mayor
Desirable Ranch Property For Sale In Flexible Sizes
For sale a ranch property offered at prices and terms to suit buyers. Size can be cut to five acres or larger. Water supply available for irrigation. Located near market, school and post office. Inquiries to D. H. Mayar.
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D. H. Mayar
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