Morgan Bank Bleeds Em On Cash Change
Americans in Paris protest 22 percent franc conversion fee by Morgan Hartje Co tied to J P Morgan interests. They seek embassy news on repatriation as 60 nurses offer service to France and social hosts open homes for hospitals. Steamship Sioux excursion lists ports and departure from Colman Dock Sunday 8 am.
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Morgan Bank
Paris
United States
Herrick
Morgan, Hartje & Co
J. P. Morgan
France
Herman Harjes
W. K. Vanderbilt
Question of dollars and guaranteed dental work
Dr L R Clark promotes dentistry with a 15 year guarantee. Ever-Stick Plates offered with regular and sale prices. Advertises value for every dollar and urges purchasing now. Includes boast of gas offering.
Dr L R Clark Advises Visit With Note to Bring
Local notice from Dr L R Clark D D manager lists address 1405 3rd Ave NW and Union St corner, instructing readers to bring this ad when visiting.
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L. R. Clark
D. D
3Rd Ave
N. W. Cor
Union St
Circle for Young Folks selects best president
A 74-letter Circle contest closed Friday with young readers showing strong opinions on the best president. Bernes Northern of 3945 Turk St won the prize, a pound box of candy, for her essay as Uncle Jack noted the entries and the readers’ clear grasp of history.
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Uncle Jack
Bernes Northern
Turk St
Washington and Lincoln Standout Leaders in Nation’s History
The piece extols Washington and Lincoln as the greatest U S figures. It credits Washington with founding the nation, shaping its early structure, and handling wartime leadership and postwar duties. Lincoln is seen as successor who learned from predecessors and guided the country through pivotal times.
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Aong
Washington
Lincoln
Knotty Problems Solved Sailors Show Star Boys How to Tie Knots
A star article outlines handy knots for boys learned from sailors. It explains the Overhand knot as basic and the Square knot as more useful, with simple steps to tie them and notes knots’ everyday usefulness.
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Star Boys
Girls Return from Camp at Ostrich Bay Seattle
Eight campers return home to Seattle from Ostrich Bay camp after a week of swimming boating clam digging and hiking. The party endured a three day hike during which they climbed Mt Baldy and enjoyed outdoor activities.
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Ostrich Bay
Seattle
Mt. Baldy
Sigma Sigma Girls Meet at W C A Quarters
The Sigma Sigma society of the Sigma Sigma Girls met in its quarters Friday for a business meeting. Honorable mention is given Helna Esfield Molly Esfield Myron Titus Ruth Purrington Sultan Washington June O Bannon and Esther Boyer Coupeville Washington.
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Sigma Sigma Girls
Sigma Sigma Society of the
Junior Jewels
Lowed
Washington
Helna Esfield
Molly Esfield
Myron Titus
Ruth Purrington
Sultan
Wash
June O'Bannon
Psther Boyer
Hindusthanees on Pacific Coast threaten India war stance
An open letter from nine Hindusthanees on the Pacific coast warns of Hindu resistance to British calls to arms amid Britain’s Asiatic possessions. It cites Canada’s Komagata Maru incident and questions Loyal support, hinting at a wider anti imperial stance and possible aid to Japan in the Far East.
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India
England
Far East
Antipodes
Pacific Coast
Surendra Nath Karr
University of Washington
Nabhi Ram Joshi
Seattle
Taraknath Des
Canada
His Majesty
War Office
Hongkong
Great Britain
Asia
Australia
Manila Bay
Germany
Japan
Orient
Prince George Tied Up After Seattle Return
The British steamer Prince George of the Grand Trunk Pacific line reached Seattle yesterday and was tied up indefinitely. She had departed Wednesday night for Prince Rupert but was recalled by cable from London, turning back at Townsend, Port William, and Duncan dock on Sunday morning at 6 o clock.
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Prince George
Grand Trunk Pacific Line
Seattle
Prince Rupert
London
Temple Baptist Church Adopts New Institutional System
The Temple Baptist Church plans a reorganization to broaden material and spiritual aid. Rev. Earle M. Stigers of Raymond will preach Sunday and is likely to be named institutional pastor.
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Temple Baptist Church
Earle M. Stigers
Raymond
Bill to Register 100 Foreign Ships Could Boost Seamen Jobs
A Treasury Department memo suggests passage of a bill to place 100 foreign ships under American registry would put American officers to work. Collector F C Harper received the message from FE F Sweet requesting counts of licensed sea officers unemployed in the Northwest.
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Congress
Collector of Customs
F. C. Harper
F. Sweet
Secretary of the Treasury
Northwest
Description of a Country Boy Contest Topical
Uncle Jack returns from vacation with new ideas and invites readers to describe a country boy. The contest for next week asks for a vivid description of a country boy with freckles, a tanned face, straw hat, patched trousers, and bare feet. Submit stories using pen paper or a typewriter.
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Jack
Uncle Jack
Loop the Loop Glider Contest Added to Aero Meet
A new event joins the boys aeronautics program on August 27 at the imp field 24th and Ferry St. The loop the loop glider, invented by Seattle youth George Stoneham, will be launched from a sling or by hand. Endurance contests for rubber propelled craft by boys over 18 are also scheduled.
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Imp
Erry St
George Stoneham
Seattle
Early Marriage Customs Across Cultures and Reincarnation Theories
A reader asks about early marriage practices including capture and purchase, honeymoon origins, and law in Anglo Saxon times. The column cites Assyrian Babylonian selling of maidens, provides notes on reincarnation authors, and answers quirks about school start dates ship lengths and land ownership.
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H. A
Babylonias
Local Candidacy Pushes For Mercer Island Post
Cecil H. Upper a banker with ties to Lafe Hamilton files for constable on Mercer Island as Reeves Aylmore Jr seeks justice of the peace. Glenn Hoover with 22 socialists files for multiple offices. Sheriff Cudihee declines a bid. Read May Whitehead reapplies for prosecutor JP post. Estelle Freed also seeks rep in the 47th district.
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Cecil H. Upper
Mercer Island
Lafe Hamilton
Reeves Aylmore, Jr
Justice of the Peace
Clerk Odom
Glenn Hoover
Hoover
Edward Cudihee
Star
Miss Read May Whitehead
Estelle Freed
Telephonic phonograph concerts planned at Madison Park
W J Terry announces wireless phonograph concerts at Madison Park with four horn stations linked to a single power source. Music will be broadcast every evening and Sunday and heard clearly at all four stations along the wire.
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Madison Park
W. J. Terry
Laurelshadeau
Gentry Bros Animal Show Dazzles Crowd Last Night
A lively program featuring Shetland ponies a kicking mule a sprightly monkey educated ponies and dogs delivered a host of stunts at Fourth and Lenorast to a large crowd last night Shows are set for this afternoon and tonight at 8 15.
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Gentry Bros
Swedish pledges back Boston to Gothenburg steamship line
Swedish citizens in Seattle pledge support for a proposed steamship line between Boston and Gothenburg Sweden as part of a new transatlantic initiative.
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Seattle
Boston
Gothenburg
Sweden
School teachers marooned abroad headline story
Hundreds of American teachers are marooned abroad with few chances to escape for weeks. Reported to be in Germany, the situation leaves them stranded as world events unfold. Premiums on wartime marine insurance were reduced in London today from 51 4 to 41 5 percent.
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New York
Germany
London
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Pt. Townsend
Pt. Williams
Dungeness
Pt. Angeles
Colman Dock
Rainier
Bakery
Second
Madison
Model Millinery Co
Fifth Fleet Nee — Bidg
Whith Sewing Machine CO
Third
M'ke
Main
Regal Dental Offices
Napoleon
Waterloo
Duke of Wellington
Belgium
Albert
Star Circle
Granny
Gleaner
Pt. Williama
West Hoy Street
Candy
Wise
Sanderson
Kinsell Bros
Columbia
Raymond Remedy CO
Pike St
Seattle, Wash
Lescht
Newport
Lake Sammamish
Fall City
Preston
Issaquah
High Point
North Bend
Snoqualmie
Lake Washington
Leach Park
Bas Anderson Steamboat Company
L. Anderson
Triple Alliance
Austria
Italy
Russia
Annie Besant
Madame Blavatsky
Florence Huntley
Elinor
M. A
William F. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Edith. A
Wm. F. Cody
Seventh
Kansas Cavalry
Louisa Fredrici
St. Louis
A.—Tuday
Pacific Ocean
Minnesota
Great Northern Line
Vancouver
Billy
Spud
Upper
Lafe
Constibule
Port Townsend
Port Williams Dungeness
Port Angeles
Townsend
Sol Duc
Port Williams
Sioux
Puget Sound
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