Rail strike shows third week gain as trains fall behind
The Seattle stronghold of the Order of Railway Telegraphers reports the third week of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern strike with evidence of delayed trains and reduced freight. Officials note increasing cargo on the Kirkland branch and widespread office closures in Washington Idaho Montana as conductors and engineers reject new orders.
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Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Seattle
Order of Railway Telegrapher
Tuveday
Bulletin Board
Portland
St. Paul
Tacoma Esterday
Kirkland
Tacoma
Everett
Perham
Aug
President Hill
Tast
Pacific
Tacoma Committee
Spokane
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Presestt
Pome Perham
Ingidad
Lang's Pharmacy Ad Promotes Right Treatment
An old Lang's advertisement touts products with the slogan Its Right We Buy Right with claims to treat dandruff hair loss and headaches. The piece lists items like Castoria and various tonics and syrups, promoting value and full assortment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lang's
Ike Fletcher
Lang
Markets List Readout For Vegetables And Dairy Prices
An itemized market listing shows diverse produce and dairy prices with numerous vegetables such as beans tendered by type and unit, citrus, and greens. It includes prices for butter cheese eggs sugar and meats with regional references and varied packaging formats.
Chicago Markets Wheat and Grain Prices Decline
Market rounds show Wheat high and low for September and December with futures at 11-2 and 827-8. Cora oats and pork futures quoted with varied spreads. Closed values include Wheat at 6s 67-8d and 6a for December.
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Chicago
Cora
City council blocks contagion hospital funding in Seattle
City Health Officer Ludlow warned the board of health that lack of a contagion hospital endangers residents with diphtheria and other diseases. The council has repeatedly refused funds, citing political priorities, while inmates and indignant families bear quarantine costs. The same meeting postponed the jail excavation contract with F McClellan’s $22,641 bid and a planned four story superstructure.
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America
Seattle
Ludlow
Board of Health
Ludiow
Board of Works
F. McClellan
A Foolish Telegram Caused the Boycott
United States Consul Davidson arriving from the Orient cites a Shanghai telegram as the trigger for the Chinese boycott. The message claimed a treaty draft included a phrase excluding students and merchants, sparking mass meetings nationwide. Davidson predicts the boycott may end within six months.
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Ban Francisco
United States
Davidson
Goodnow
Shanghai
Orient
Dan Fishell In Town Boosts Barnum & Bailey Show
An eccentric press agent Dan Vishell known as Dan Fishell shuttles rumors about Barnum & Bailey. He visits The Star with promotional hype and a cigar, delivering glowing notes and stories about the show to editors, leaving a buzz in town.
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Dan Vishell
Dan Fishell
Cirous
Barnum & Bailey
Daniel
Danies
Fishell
Witness 12 Year Old Girl Recalled in Divorce Case
A 12-year-old girl who testified in the celebrated divorce case is cited in the report. The proceedings highlighted her role as a key witness amid unfolding testimonies and legal arguments presented by both sides. Local observers note the case's high profile in the community.
Child Slavery in Chicago Revealed by Officers
The Star reports Chicago truancy officers unearth child slavery cases. Girls from Ab ress, Tripoli, and foundlings such as Katy Bigini 11 Bertha Barout 12 and Buste Malone 12 are bought or leased for daily labor and home work. Reforms ensure schooling for some and scrutiny for others.
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Cheago
Chicago
Katy Bigini
Katy
Blofily
Bertha Barout
Tripoli
Free Country
George Obeid
Buste Malone
Union Men Move Into Brand New Labor Temple
The Seattle Labor Council moves into a new labor Temple at Sixth and University. Members cheer the commodious building after years of cramped quarters. The dedication is planned for Labor Day.
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Seattle Labor Council
Labor Temple
Sixth and University
Five Dollars a Month and a Cure for Catarrh
Prairie Wash man Willam Meina describes a decade of cold like symptoms filling his nostrils, chest irritation, chronic cough, night trouble, loss of appetite, and fatigue before he sought relief with Columbian Physicians and reports being cured after treatment.
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Willam Meina
Prairie, Wash
Meney
Free Medical Exam Promotion for Applicants
An offer promises a careful painstaking examination and diagnosis at no charge to every applicant. The deal includes a thorough microscopic examination when necessary as part of the free service.
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Nec
No Time So Good as Now Office Hours Notice
A brief notice lists office hours as 9 to 12 morning, 2 to 6 afternoon, evenings Tuesday and Friday 6 30 to 8 30, and Sundays by appointment. Name and address appear as placeholders.
A Perfect Cure Claims Cure for Chronic Asthma
Bc Denter Graham of South Park sought relief from lifelong asthma after years of worsening breathing difficulties. He traveled for climate change and years of suffering ended after what is described as a perfect cure with no return of symptoms.
Years Star He Once Refused to Honor on Car
Acting Chief Willard advised L. W. Applequist and G. W. Humphrey as they began police duty. Applequist, a former Minneapolis bluecoat, knows fugitive Lindahl and aims to aid in catching arsonist, while Humphrey, once a streetcar conductor who once refused to honor star No. 27, now dons the badge.
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Laney
Humphrey
Poundmaster Gregg
Gregg
Applequist
Force
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad Offers Free Sample
An advertisement for Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root promotes the kidney remedy as cures for kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism. It claims relief from frequent urination and nighttime trips, with samples and a free book offered by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton New York.
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Mal
Kilmer & Co
Binghampton
N. Y
Seattle Daily Star
Kilmers
Dinghampton
N.Y
Police seek George La alias Marshall in 1904 murder case
Chicago police telephoned Brockton seeking the arrest of George La alias Bennett Marshall accused as the mysterious killer nicknamed Mr said to have murdered Wi Bate in an automobile near Kent Isle in November 1904. A dispatch from Lawrence says police there doubt the claim.
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Chicago
Brockton
George la
Bennett Marshall
Wi Bate
Kent
Ile
Lawrence
Reward Offered for Window Scratcher on Second Avenue
A $100 reward is posted for the capture of a two person offender who scratched every window on the west side of Second avenue between Columbia and Cherry on Monday night. W. J. Johnson of the Plymouth Shoe company funds the reward after notifying police. The plate glass shows repeated scratches suggesting deliberate vandalism possibly tied to a sparkler test or malice.
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Second Avenue
Columbia
Cherry
W. J. Johnson
Plymouth Shoe Company
St Vitus Dance Responds to Miles Nervine Strength
The condition is described as a nervous affection that readily yields to Miles Nervine. Even chronic forms often improve with use and are claimed to be cured. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
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ST. Vitus
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Berring
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Yakima
Puget Sound
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Alaska Building
New York
Amer
People’s Gan
Metropol
U. S. Steel
Atchison
Can. Pac
Erie
Mo. Pac
Eee
Rock Island
Southern Pac
BL. Paul
Union Pac
A Agaee
First Avenue
Colman
Columbia and
Marion
Seattlee
Spring Fork
Yale
Inet Weavers
Spinning’s Cash Store
Second Ave
Princess Angeline
Mount Rainier
G. Beninghausen
Enatchee
Potat Vashon Rowe
Peer Lems
Grant Chiles
Sherman, Clay & CO
Mrs Taggart
Mrs. Taggart and
Fanny Everly
Wooster
O. Fanny
Mrs. Taggart
Pilly
Taggart
Banda
Beattie
MR. WM. Meing
F. J. Townsend
South Forty-fourth Street
Columbia Medical Institute
WM. McHarrie, M. D
Raat
Portsmouth
Witte and
Rosen
Willard
L. W. Applequist
G. W
Apolis Biuecoat
Minneapolis
Swan P. Lindahl
Sui
H. Lewis & CO
First Ave
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