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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1905

Page

5

Storey Cotton Co Scandal Involves High Postal Officials

Inspector confesses borrowing 1100 from a gang as a Storey Cotton Co fraud unfold. Hawley and Barrett among officials under scrutiny for signatures and edits to Storey literature and postal regulation revisions. Investigations stretch back to 1904 with cash advances and intertwining corporate and postal dealings.

Storey. Cotton Co

Toppy New Ones Claim Superior News and Etitt Data

Industry note lauds N Roos & Co 1991 and Ave as top source for value. Mentions Cotton Garden Hose as Rubber Score product. Weeklong promotional copy references Ti4 lst ave and local shopping context.

X N Roos & Co Ave

Guarantee and Safe Pay Plan Promised in Ad

A promotional notice offers a money back guarantee if a service cannot be delivered as promised. It emphasizes fairness and safety and mentions a monthly payment option for upfront customers. The text is an advertising snippet with limited details.

Post Office Fraud Case Reveals Mysterious Davia Payment

The investigation uncovers a forged draft, a resignation under pressure, and letters from 1900 and 1904. A mysterious figure named Davia appears on Storey Cotton’s books with large payments in 1904. Inspectors seek Marrin's wife Anna P Marrin, who managed cash during her husband’s 1903 Europe trip, as they probe connections to a postal officer.

Post Office Department Storey Company Foster & Co Storey Cotton Company George H. Davia Davia Davis Marrin Anna FP. Marrin Europe

Missing Mrs Anna Marrin and husband in swindle tale

The unnamed article fragment notes Mrs Anna F Marrin missing with her husband who joked about her as the worst she devil God ever let. It promises a final installment examining the romantic lives of the chief actors in the large swindle.

Deputies Appointed by U S Marshal in Spokane District

R D Mc Culty of Goldendale George Dav enpeck of Spokane M Taker of Goldendale and A N Bhart of North Yakima named deputies by United States Marshal G T R Baker Charles B Hopkins filed a new bond as marshal of the western district and announced plans to move to Seattle Also an ad touts a shirt cleaning service at Brooks Co 1331 2nd Ave Spokane Washington

Spokane R. D. McCulty Goldendale George Davenpeck M. Taker A. N. Bhart North Yakinia United States G. TR. Baker Charles B. Hopkins Woult Hia Seattle

What People Say April 17 1906 Letter on Jin Jiten

A reader responds to an April 15 article about Jin Jiten, arguing the martial art is self defense not aggression. The writer insists Nipponese and Americanized Japanese support defense over attack and emphasizes protection for the weaker.

Nippon

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