Old Time Coast Racers Clash in Five Day Meet at Madison Park
Five day racing meet continues at Madison Park where Seattle Blood Horse notes a strong crowd. Yesterday's program saw Tad Sumner win the 2:15 and Sweet Dene take the 2:30 trot. Gelico captured the four and a half furlong dash and Cantem won the six furlongs. Dene won the mile Race.
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Seattle
Madison Park
Tad Sumner
Sweet ‘Dene
Gelico
Cantem
Dene
Smallpox Rages in Guadalupe and Surrounding Areas
Black smallpox is raging at Guadalupe and many points south of Juarez with numerous fatalities. Dr. Wilson and a corps of assistants have been sent from Juarez to aid in the outbreak response.
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United Press
Juarez
Mex
Guadalupe
Here
Fat women find a tailor in Seattle's Miss Thayer
A Seattle modiste, Miss H R Thayer, specializes in garments for fat women. She notes fat customers seek proper fit and avoid belts and fussy trim. Her system uses measurements and custom orders to ensure garments suit fuller figures.
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Misa Thayer
Miss Thayer
State Tennis Tournament Opens on Madison Courts
The 21st state tennis tournament opened on the Seattle Tennis Club courts with a large crowd. An unusually high entry field boosts interest for a likely strong showing this year. The principal match was mixed doubles featuring Miss Campbell of Portland and Mr Lyon of Tacoma against Miss Livingston and Mr Smith, won by the former. Miss Mary Brown of California defeated Miss Bell 6 0 in a notable exhibition.
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Seattle
Diary tells awful tale of desert miner
In a diary note Albert Williams describes being lost and hoping to find water as heat and thirst plagued him. His body was found in a box canyon 16 miles northeast of Johannesburg after a brutal desert struggle likely ending June 12 or 13. He had been a pioneer prospector in the Mojave for more than twenty years.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Albert Williams
Johannesburg
Mojave
Williams
Northwest lumbermen plan regional consolidation
Representing more than 200 mills in Oregon and Washington, about August 26 the Northwest lumber manufacturers will meet at Raymond, Washington to form the West Coast Lumber Manufacturers' association. An unrelated note states the average man in a state of rest inhales 48.8 cubic inches of air per second and in long distance running 347.7 cubic inches.
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Portland, Or
Oregon
Northwest
Raymond
Wash
West Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Guess We’d Better Get Married
A Seattle couple, living together two months, discovered they are not married after a man visits the marriage license office with a license filed two months earlier. Clerk Gage tells him to obtain a minister to complete the ceremony. The groom hopes to wed promptly, saying Edna will be upset otherwise.
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Seattle
Gage
Edna
Pate
Women on Vancouver juries vow to serve all night
In Vancouver Washington a group of about 25 percent of the 2,000 person jury list, including women among the general jury drawn, declares they will not dodge service at the next term. They insist they can stay on jury duty all night if men can, though it is not pleasant.
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United Wees
Vancouver
Wash
Saengerfest Visitor In Seattle Draws German Guests
One hundred Germans from Los Angeles are in Seattle to aid the Saengerfest the summer’s big event. Hundreds more are expected from Northwest states this week as businesses decorate with enthusiasm. The opening concert is tomorrow night at the Moore theatre.
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Los Angeles
Seattle
Ake
Northwest
Moore Theatre
Gigantic System Federations Could Trigger Largest Railroad Strike
Chicago reports a looming nationwide rail strike as system federations unite 700000 workers from shop and line trades to demand wage gains. Contracts across railroads would expire simultaneously, prompting a potential all system walkout within six months if managers refuse the unified terms.
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Vnsted
Chicago
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