Bridges resigns as Seattle port commission head May 1
Obert Bridges, president of the Seattle port commission, resigns effective May 1 after six years of service. He offers his services to any government role, citing his work on public warehouses, cold storage plants, and terminals and the port as a potential middleman for direct sale of food to the public. The Star urged him to stay but notes the port district will miss his leadership amid looming food handling challenges.
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Obert Bridges
Seattle Port Commission
Bridges
Gentl
Port Commission
Robert Bridges
Railroad Rate Hike Is Unjustified and Harmful
The piece argues that railroads seek a 15 percent freight increase and $500000 in added charges despite reporting higher net earnings, citing Southern Pacific figures for January and February. It condemns railroad coal practices and calls on the Public Service Commission and Federal Trade Commission to oppose the hike, while noting Chamber efforts to broaden public ownership.
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United States
Southern Pacific
Police close in on murderers and Billingsley whereabouts
A Star Beams item reports police narrowing in on Mrs Wehn and A Rehfeld killers and marshall's deputies locating Billingsley. It also notes a dubious Indiana report about a coming year and includes unrelated quips on fashion and patriotism, reflecting era mood.
Odd Kangaroo Metaphors At Senate Agriculture Meet
The report recalls whimsical remarks about a kangaroo that cannot walk and leaps, noting the comments were made during a senate agriculture committee meeting. Joseph De Bar represented the distillers at the gathering.
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Senate Committee On Agriculture
Joseph de Bar
Overbuying Critique Sparks Editor Letter Response
A reader from Gold Bar Washington questions housewives buying patterns amid high food costs and asks if government price fixes would help. The editor notes past boycotts by housekeepers and warns against overbuying fueling speculation, while defending measured policy and reader intent.
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Meria. White
Wash
Associates of Eighty Nine Form Organization Planned
A group of Seattle veterans advances an annual 1889 fire anniversary celebration under the name Associates of Eighty-nine. Josiah Collins is president with Laurence Booth treasurer Herbert Schoenfeld secretary and Vivian Carkeek historian.
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Seattle
Arctic Club
Josiah Collins
Lawrence Booth
Herbert A. Schoenfeld
Vivian Carkeek
John Schram
Supplies Carried North by Barges for Alaska Railway
Supplies for the Anchorage division of the Alaska railway will be carried north by barges operated by the Columbia Barge Company.
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Anchorage
The
Alaska Railway
Columbia Barge Company
Blind Man’s Eyes Part Two in a Saga of Murder
Harriet Santoine and Avery confront danger as Eaton narrowly escapes a staged attack. Santoine, recovering, deduces Eaton’s links to a hidden scheme tied to Warden and Latron murders, pressing Harriet to uncover Eaton’s associates and protect her father’s fragile quest for truth.
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Bantoine
Blatchford
Eaton
Santoine
Katon
Miss Davis
Harriet
Avery
Donald
Latron
Man From the Train Strikes in Fatal Car Incident
Harriet and Eaton escape a passing motor as a car swerves toward them. Eaton is knocked, then rises with Harriet helping him. She suspects the driver was aboard the train and a small nervous man, raising fears of a deliberate attack.
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Eaton
Avery
Misa Davin
Maron
Harriet
Maton
Katon
Father
Santome
Pather
Mr. Eaton
Basil Santoine
Guaranteed 10 Make Hair Natural Color Ad
An advertisement for Q-Ban hair color claiming to restore natural hair color without dyes. Promises gradual, safe whitening reversal with a money-back guarantee, featuring products like Q-Ban Superfine Hair Tonic and Liquid Shampoo and listing Partell Drug Co and Owl Drug Co as outlets.
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Partell Drug Co
Owl Drug Co
Fresh and Fit to Feel Well Health Card Claim
A health note asserts that feeling fresh depends on stomach liver bowel and blood health. It links core organs to overall condition, implying that problems in these areas affect well being.
99 Coffee Appreciation by Women Boosts Sales
The Crescent Manufacturing Company notes women volunteers have greatly aided the Gold and Silver Co-operative sales plan for 99 Coffee. They praise women as the strongest sales boosters on earth and credit their recommendations with boosting consumer market reach for the product.
Pape's Diapepsin Offers Fast Relief From Indigestion
A vintage advertisement promises quick, safe relief from stomach distress caused by acid fermentation. It claims relief in five minutes by neutralizing stomach acids, reducing gas, belching, and sour upset, with a fifty cent case urged at drug stores. The tone urges rapid purchase for indigestion, dyspepsia, and related symptoms.
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Mest
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George P Kittinger
William F. Calhoun
George F. Meacham
Laurence Booth
Henry A. Schroeder
Reuber W. Jones
C. T. Conover
Herbert 8. Upper
Daniel W. Bass
Fred BK. Sander
Jamwrence Colman
H. E. Holmes
Samuel P. Weston
Vince H. Faben
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R. M. Kinnear
Charles L. Denny
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Gleason
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Santotne
Warden
Harriet Santoine
Baton
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Sumer
Earth
Silver Co-operative Sales
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Seattle, Wash
Bank OF California National Association
San Francisco
Federal Recerve Bank
Capital and
Scorpine
Second Ave
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Gnho, T. & White
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LOAN
Sloan
Stearns
U. S
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Madison
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Guardian Trust & Savings Bank Cor
First Ave
Columbia
King, M.D
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