Suppressing the Press in the Face of Big Power
The piece argues that a free press is under threat from finance and society. It cites Philadelphia News-Post jailed circulation manager for exposing Wanamaker ads and Chicago Day Book founder Neg Cochran targeted for refusing ads. Police moved to block Day Book sales as pressure mounts on journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
News-Post
John Wanamaker
Custom House
John
Chicago
Neg Cochran
Neg
Chicago Newspaper Trust
Seattle Growth in Real Estate and Bank Clearnings Rise
Seattle shows a surge in real estate improvements and bank clearings up 91.4 percent in the past month, with Los Angeles ahead on the Pacific coast. Beattie and the Queen City exhibit robust activity as Panama Canal readiness and investment draw energetic newcomers seeking opportunity.
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Seattle
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Beattie
Queen City
The
Panama Canal
Campaign of Militant Suffragists on American Marriage Ceremonies
The piece mocks suffragettes opposing marriage rites and defends choice of ceremony noting most brides and grooms reject strict obediences. It comments on Chicago’s social tone, costs of babies and poodles, and jokes about President Wilson and sugar tariffs. It ends with a teasing note about David Pasha.
Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Lustrous Growth
An advertisement touts Danderine hair tonic for cleansing and invigorating the scalp. It claims to stop itching and hair loss, strengthen roots, and promote abundant long, beautiful hair with a 25 cent bottle available at drug stores.
The Editor's Pome And Local Social Tidbits
A playful column titled The Editor's Pome notes springtime mood and social visits. It mentions Mrs. Clara Light and son Carr Harry Light and the Sol Carrs visiting A. B. Light's in North Pleasant Car, plus a digressive line about Mexico's bandits as patriots observing federals and rebels.
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Clara Light
Carr
Harry Light
Sol Carr
A. B. Light
North Pleasant
Pandora Times
Fragmented OCR Sideshow Notes Reflecting Social Tensions
A garbled column fragment touches on housing leaks and plant care, mentions antiscreen bill apathy, and notes minor employers willing to compromise on wages. It also mocks postmaster rules, warns of national decline, and includes a classroom joke about ice expanding with cold. A Chicago man calls flat dwellers degenerates amid housing disputes.
Old Salt and Sweet Young Thing Banter in Mixed Riff
A fragment shows playful dialogue about war games and flirtation. Mentions tug of war, spring mood, hunger strikes in England, river control talks, floods, and cautions about women going downtown. Strikes noted with bayonets as a blunt quip.
Unclear excerpt evokes Boston strike and political chatter
Fragmentary text hints at a Boston strike affecting telephone lines and a tense political atmosphere around President Wilson. The piece mentions delaying a dog release and a weathered barometer reference, reflecting a satirical or local-interest tone.
Vaudeville and Photoplays In Early Grand Theatre District
Projection notes reference grand vaudeville acts and photoplays by Clemm er Photoplays and Merbourne Photoplays and vaudeville shows. The listing suggests a lively schedule featuring multiple act names and venues in a bustling early film theater scene.
Best Short Stories of the Day from The Plain Dealer
A collage of humorous and moral anecdotes from newspapers and magazines. Highlights include a Bible tale retold by children, a classroom pun about Indians Love in tents, rental woes from New York flats, a Brander Matthews remark about poverty and a docked pay quip from a company president and George the worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brander Matthews
Fido
Nicholas
Alfred Noyes Says Poetry Pays and Persists in Plain Style
Alfred Noyes, the English poet, discusses earning a living from poetry and his practical, normal image. The Oxford man and athlete travels to America for lectures and to write signposts of American life for a London publication.
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Alfred Noyes
England
Hig
Oxford
America
Hin Firat Hle Ja
London
War of words stirs as rivals clash in candid chat
In a brisk exchange, Mike muses on forgiving enemies while another speaker voices mixed feelings about forgiving foes. The dialogue hints at tense rivalries and lingering resentments, with a nod to English suffragists and domestic reckonings. The tone remains sardonic and period flavored.
Fire Insurance Company seeks 2000 shares in Seattle trust plan
Subscription period opens Monday April 14 1913 and closes Saturday April 19 1913. Subscriptions payable at multiple Seattle banks for 2000 shares at 200 dollars each with 25 percent cash and balance in six months. Company incorporated October 26 1912 to insure and acquire Western Union Fire Insurance assets, with assets over 350000 and premium income over 125000. Officers and directors named.
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State of
Washington
Western Union Fire Insurance Company of
Vancouver
J. E. Chilberg
D. E Skinner
J. W. Maxwell
J. F. Lane
Western Union Fire Insurance Company
British Columbia
Washington Corporation
State of Washington
Dominion of Canada
National City Bank
Scandinavian American Bank
New Chamber of Commerce Committee
Seattle
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Poston
Wilson
Hawai's
Eleanora Ruff
Hollywood
Gal
David Pasha
Dave
Mexico
Hope DowTr
Walter Houston
Sherwood Chronicle
M. Ice
Harry
Boston
J. Redelsheimer & Co
Moore
Little Mina Brown
Len Durichatein
Beattie—Halley & Mitchell Stock
Orpheum
Vaudeville
Pantages
Grand—Vaudevile
Motion Pictures
Clemmer
Merqbourne
Alhambra
Norfolk
Columbia
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kirk
Joseph
Jacob
Emma Garwood
Whittier
Misa Garwood
Kansas City Star
George
Old George
Midlin
Cash Stor—Blake Furniture
Pike
Mike
Ayer
Coata
Greater Seattle
First National Bank German-American Bank OF Seattle
Mercantile National Bank
Metropolitan Bank Northern Bank & Trust Company
Seattle National Bank State Bank OF Seattle Union Savings & Trust Company
Western Union Fire
WM. B. Bierce
C. G. McLean
D. E. Skinner
C. P. Ritter
D. FE. Skinner James D. Hoge
N. B. Solner
J. F. Lane Joan N. Jackson
J. A. Hall
W. L. Collier J. W. Spangler
Kenneth McLeod
Hoge Bldg
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