Neighborhood row ends with sane verdict and advice
In Cle Elum a German Austrian settlement of about 40 families faced a quarrel over insanity. Matt Kumpf was brought before Judge Morris after his wife accused him of drunken insanity. Dr McKechnie deemed him sane and urged neighbors to mind their own business and stop quarreling.
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Cle Elum
Morria
Matt Kumpf
Steilacoom
Tom” Smith
Smith
Sheriffs Office
Kumpf
McKechnie
Morris
Girl who drank acid dies in hospital
Rebecca Shaffer a 17 year old of Twenty seventh and Dearborn died at Beattle General hospital after drinking carbolic acid last Saturday. She regained consciousness briefly Monday and bid her parents goodbye before dying. Coroner to inquire into circumstances of the death.
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Rebecca Shaffer
Dearborn
Beattle General Hospital
J. R. Booth
Bonney-Watson Company
Carroll
RUN ON BANK SHAKES DENVER AS RUMORS SPREAD
In Denver, August 8, a bank run at the Denver Savings Bank followed rumors from the previous night. Management announced 30 days notice and 10 percent payments for withdrawals, causing many to leave the line, while by noon others still queued for their money. Vice President Jones notes some customers made small payments and bought an Art Laurel Range from a local dealer at 11522 1st Ave, sole agents.
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Denver
Colo
Denver Savings Bank
Jones
1St Ave
Lang's Retail Ad Mentions Variety Goods and Prices
A hallway of bargain lines from Lang's lists items like Sister's Tooth Powder 25c, Kirks Snowberry Soap 10c, Red Cross Electric Mineral Water, Dr. Davis Nervine 1.00, Dr Merck Blood Remedy 1.23, Murray's Scalpicide for dandruff. The ad emphasizes value and directs shoppers to Lang's for deals.
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Lang's
Rog
Red Cross Electric
Davis
Spinning’s Cash Store Offers Cash Bargin on Goods
The ad promotes cash sales at Spinning’s Cash Store 1310 Second Ave, claiming no delivery teams and a 25 percent markup avoided by buying cash. It lists items like Sargent’s Rim Locks and Dull Brass Wwineee with prices, and mentions discounts of $1 per day until sold.
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Caahh
Sherman Hose Menderes
Ec Sargent
Sargent
Bbc Ibe
Eagle Bicycle
Wolff-Amertah Sabetes
Wntil
Spinning's
Second Ave
Bank Reform Seeks Public Confidence After Reorganization
A financial institution asserts the run has no valid reason and pledges its soundness. Organized in 1890 and reorganized four years ago, it holds claims and deposits totaling $2,000,000 while management withholds detailed information.
Mary Louden and Letitia Bryant Face Forcible Entry Suit
In a six round dispute from Estabrook 211 Union, Mrs Mary F Louden sues Letitia Bryant for forcible entry and detainer over furniture sale disagreement. Bryant allegedly refused possession claiming ownership, court action to settle the matter.
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Quaers
Estabrook
Union
Mary F. Louden
Letitia Bryant
Louden
Bryant
Water Shut Off on South Tenth Lane Area
Water will be shut off on Wednesday from 9 to 11 a.m. in the South Tenth from Jackson to Lane area and Lane from South Tenth to Twelfth, plus all areas south of Lane between Twelfth and Sixteenth Avenues to city limits.
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Jackson
Lane
South Tenth
Twelfth
Sixteenth Avenue
Lmits
Municipal light rates cut in Seattle district 18 ordinance
The Seattle City Council approved an ordinance establishing separate rates for residence, business and power use with a one third reduction for home lighting. The plan aims to keep the municipal plant profitable while offering discounts based on hours used.
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Youngs
Beattie Electric Company
Octopus
Union Depot
Ninth Ward
Seattle
America
J. D. Ross
Star
Ordeal Of Brave Americans Makes Yellow Jack Vulnerable
Special Yellow Fever Commissioner of The Star at New Orleans explains the Havana yellow fever work and the Mosquito theory. Maj. Walter Reed led experiments with Dr. Jesse Lazear and others in Cuba, showing the role of the mosquito in transmission and highlighting brave volunteers from the army.
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J. H. Whyte
the Star
New Orleans
South
Havana
Walter Reed
United States Army
John Gulteras
Maj. Reed
Washington
Yellow fever research and Havana quarantine proven
The Reed Commission findings show yellow fever spreads only by mosquito bites from infected individuals. Experiments at Camp Lazear in Cuba demonstrated that sterile containment and strict isolation halted outbreaks. Havana adopted measures, and New Orleans faces quarantine, while local fires report barn destruction and early morning blazes.
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Havana
Cuba
Maj
W. C. Gorgas
Reed Commission
New Orleans
Baker Pinched in Tenderloin Robbery Case
James Biker was arrested after claiming he was robbed of 65 by Carrie Muller in the tenderloin. He refused to prosecute, fled town when summoned, and feared scandal would reach his wife and child. Early reports suggested possible self harm as the issue unfolded. In New York the Lackawanna terminal destruction at Hoboken crippled traffic with boats burned, costing about 1 million dollars but no fatalities.
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Mayou
Brafford
Baker
New York
Hoboken
Lackawanna Railroad
Pennsylvania and Erie
Fires Puzzle Department Fires Puzzle Department
A number of small fires have kept the fire department guessing recently. The roof of an asphalt plant at Nineteenth and Highland Drive, owned by Stirrat and Goetz, was destroyed Monday afternoon. The company complained bitterly at their inability to get instant service.
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Twenty-third
Yesler
Teenth
Atlantic
J. Fuller
Mix & Russell's
First Avenue
Seneca
Nineteenth and Highland Drive
Stirrat & Goetz
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered as Cure All
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure treats catarrh as a constitutional disease. It asserts internal use reaches the bloodstream to destroy the disease’s foundations and promises $100 reward for any uncured case. The notice directs readers to Toledo, Ohio for details.
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D. Cheney
Toledo
O. Sea
Pevenate
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Colman
Columbia and
Marion
G. Beninghausen
Nana
the Maker Dental Co
First and
Yhsler
THE
Red Front Furniture Co
Pike Street
Pantages Theater
L. J. Hoffman
Council
TRICT
Councl
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Gill
Fremont
Green Lake
Atall Sampa
Washington Institute OF Dermatology and Fratural Surgery
Eitel Bidg
Wash
Mgr
Jas. Carroll
Jesse W. Lazear
A. Agramonte
Carlos Finlay
Narelli
United States
H. R. Carte
Marine Hospital Service
Reed
Leonard Wood
Lazear
Stegomyia
Lowman-Hanford Co
Columbia Medical Institute
City
C. L. Campbell
Harrison St
Nome
WM. McCharrie
G A. Toodhope
U. BA
James B. Biker
Carrie Muller
Fires Puzzle Department
Geo. H. Woodhouse
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