White Sox buy Ben Hunt in $5,000 lefty deal
Portland reports Ben Hunt the Tiger southpaw purchased from Tacoma by the Chicago White Sox for fall delivery. Ted Sullivan, Sox scout, saw Hunt in Seattle and notified Chicago. Yesterday President Watkins received telegram confirming acceptance of terms.
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Portland
Ben Nunt
Tacoma
Chicago White Sox
Ted Sullivan
Sox
Hunt
Seattle
Chicago
Watkins
Choral Union Plans Holy City Concert at University Pavilion
The North End Choral Union under Montgomery Lynch will perform Holy City at the University of Washington campus pavilion with LaGourgue’s band. Over 100 singers, a free public concert, and an announced date after park board arrangements. The event recalls Cowen’s Rose Maiden performance from July 7.
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North End
Park Board
May Sutton Defies Opponents in Tough Tennis Stance
May Sutton, in Tacoma this week, is described as a fearless, pugilistic tennis champion who thrives on toe to toe battles. The profile highlights her strength, phlegmatic demeanor, and family farming roots near Pasadena, noting repeated marriage proposals after each tournament and a humorous anticipation she may wait long for the man who can beat her.
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Sutton
May Sutton
Tacoma
Pugiliam
May
Naila
Pasadena
California
America
Plain beans offered as meat substitute by U S official
Washington advocates plain beans as a cheap meat replacement to save money amid high prices. Dr. R. E. Doolittle, successor to Dr. Wiley as head of the pure food department, proposed the idea today.
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Washington
R. E. Doolittle
Dr. Wiley
Uncle Sam
Pure Food Department
Bogus Wilson Check Hits the Ohio Capitol
In Columbus Ohio a man posing as J A Gile sheriff of Beaumont Texas cashed a $100 check at the Capitol bearing Woodrow Wilson's name. The check drawn on Union National Bank of Newark New Jersey proved to be a forgery.
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Columbus
TrenAttaches
Capitol
Harmon
J. A. Gile
Beaumont
Tex
Woodrow Wilson
Union National Bank of
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N. J
Faith clash ends in acid demonstration in Fort Smith
At Arbuckles Island near Fort Smith Arkansas Hiram Justi a Holiness elder interrupted a Baptist prayer meeting to prove his sects superior faith by quoting a Bible line about fearless faith and drinking carbolic acid. He collapsed in agony as onlookers protested.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Arbuckles Island
Hiram Justi
Baptist Brethren
Judge orders show cause for alimony contempt
Judge Everett Smith instructs Dr. Augustus H. Holcomb to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court for failing to pay alimony to his ex wife Florence E. Holcomb. Alimony set at 40 dollars monthly while Holcomb’s income ranges from 250 to 500 dollars per month.
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Everett Smith
Augustus H. Holcomb
Florence E. Holcomb
Progressives Dominate Tacoma Delegates in Key Race
In Tacoma tonight the delegates reflect Washington progressives as malcontents and standpatters threaten a third party ticket. Farm candidate William E. Sykes, veteran farmer from King County, campaigns on road-building benefits. Otto A. Case campaigns across Eastern Washington with Kennewick and Paseo stops this evening. George F. E. Ryan and Charles G. Helfner file for state posts, with a slate of other Democrats filing in Olympia.
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Tacoma
Washington
William E. Sykes
King County
Redmond
Sykes
Otto A. Case
Kennewick
Paseo
Case
Sunnyside
Parker
Granger
Wapato
Outlook
Mabton
Zillah
Grandview
George FE. Ryan
State Democratic Central Committee
Walla Walla
Ryan
Oddities in the News: 92-Year-Old Leaves Vast Lineage
Isidore Cousino, aged 92 at his death in Toledo, left 93 descendants including 50 great-grandchildren, with six children and 27 grandchildren. He long rode a horse and actively supervised farming.
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Isidore Cousino
Toledo
Miss Harriet Evans Plans 50 Year Promise Marriage Trip
Miss Harriet Evans 74, of Philadelphia, will travel to England to keep a 60 year old promise to wed James H. Montforce, Devonshire squire's son, after Montforce family objections ended. James Montforce recently located her and invited the marriage. Also, students of H. E. Butler's Solar Biology are summoned to room 246 Arcade Annex at 3 p.m. August 8.
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Harriet Evans
Philadelphia
England
James H. Montforce
Devonshire
Montforce
America
H. E. Butler
Arcade Annex
Alameda Arrives After 16th Alaska Route Cord
The Alameda docked from Alaskan ports completing her 16th round trip for the Alaska Steamship Company. She carried 600 tons of copper ore 300 tierces of cured salmon and 100 passengers.
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Alameda
Alaska Steamship Company
Sleeping Man Robbed by Two Gunmen on City Street
Chicago resident William Madden dozed on a sidewalk when two men robbed him at gunpoint taking his money watch and new suit and hat before fleeing. He ran several blocks to a police station seeking help.
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Chicago
Wm. Madden
Ida May Towed Into Port After Cape Flattery Disablement
The schooner Ida May bound for Honolulu was towed into port after being disabled off Cape Flattery when a stern post tore the propeller blades. Pacific coast representatives of the Associated Chambers, acting for the Seattle Chamber of Commerce, plan meetings with all steamship operators to urge Pacific coast vessel construction for local shipyards.
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Ida May
Honolulu
Cape Flattery
Associated Chambers of the
Pacific Coast
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Candidates must wait for filing fees until September six
Comptroller Carrot states that candidates entitled to filing fees must wait until September six. A recently passed ordinance lacks an emergency clause and cannot take effect for thirty days. Philadelphia chauffeur W C Smith saved three hives, including his own, when his car struck a train traveling fifty miles an hour.
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Philadelphia
W. C. Smith
Steel and screw fix for Pittsburgh woman’s broken leg
Mary Coffin of Pittsburgh had a fractured leg repaired with a steel band and screws after an automobile accident prevented natural healing. The procedure rejoined the bone using metal hardware to stabilize the fracture.
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Pitteburg, Pa
Mary Coffin
Hat in the Ring game debuts on Chicago West Side
Chicago West Side youths introduce Hat in the Ring with a boy labeled the Bull Moose as it player. They also rename their group The Moowsed reflecting a playful organizational change.
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Chicago
West Side
Bull Moose
Medford Ex-Employee Arrested on Grand Larceny Charge
City Detective Majewsky yesterday arrested A. D. Osborne, a former employee of the Monyweight Scale company in Medford, and will bring him to Seattle to answer to a grand larceny charge preferred by his employer.
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A. D. Osborne
Monyweight Scale Company
Medford
Seattle
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway
Mra
Emma Porter
Agent Selling Bibles Annoys Neighbors in Wilmette
Police were called to curb a book agent reported annoying residents in the exclusive section. Officers learned he was selling bibles and permitted him to continue selling as long as he stayed within bounds.
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Wilmette
Snl
Bull Tramples Car In Elmhurst. Family Injured In Crash
A bull charged a red car in Elkhart Indiana, knocking it into a ditch and injuring C B Frye and four family members. The bull was shot. In Los Angeles the police commission allows spooning in Echo Park but cancels extra arc light installations despite protests.
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Elkhart
Ind
C. B. Frye
Los Angeles
Echo Park
Redding Pair Reunited After Hillside Elopement
In Redding California Antonio Fratus fled with Elele Sheridan to the hills after her father pursued them with a gun. The father relented and the couple were reunited shortly after this tense escape.
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Redding
Cal
Elele Sheridan
Antonio Fratus
Papa
Los Angeles Mail Order Mixup With Goat Injury
A Los Angeles sporting goods house received a mail order described as a bottle of tini ment like athletes use from Hates California. The sender explained his pet goat strained a leg catching a jack rabbit and included a check with the order.
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Los Angeles
Hates
Cal
Garters in L A Reach 216000 Pairs This Year
A local manufacturer reports Los Angeles men will wear 216000 pairs of garters this year. He notes the figure would double if all men wore garters while adding the safety pin remains popular in certain areas.
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Los Angeles
Hum boldt Steamship Manager Hosts Gen Dougherty in Harbor Visit
Max Kalish of Hum boldt Steamship entertains Gen W B Dougherty of Fruitvale California. Dougherty, former Fort Lawton commandant in 1902, has served in the army for 43 years.
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Max Kalish
Humboldt Steamship Company
W. B. Dougherty
Fruitvale
Cal
Gen. Dougherty
Fort Lawton
28 Inch Suiting Corduroy For Womens and Children
New shipment of this corduroy fabric for women's tailored suits riding skirts and children's garments. Twenty eight inches wide in golden brown beaver costume brown otter gar net red and cream. Excellent value at 60 cents per yard from the basement salesroom.
Women's Mended Gloves Clearance Sale
A Salvation army style listing notes 39 pair of Women's "'Mended" gloves in Grace Kid Mocha Suede and Cape varieties. Returned for imperfections, repaired and offered at special clearance.
Notions Toilet Sundries Specials Item List Card
Notions and sundries advertises Jergens perfumes in boxes with assorted odors at 10 cents. Caprice Blossom White Violet It Wood Violet Jasmine and others. Jergens soap guest room or special 25 cents per dozen cakes. Playing cards pencil boxes composition books scratch pads and button-hole strips on sale from 1 to 3 cents each. Tomato pin cushions offered as special.
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