Oregon recalls first judge under new law
In Oregon City on August 18, voters ousted County Judge R. B. Beattie and County Commissioner Blair under the recall law. Beattie and Blair faced charges over undisclosed contracts for public improvements not bid as required. H. S. Anderson won Beattie’s seat and J. W. Smith took Blair’s commissioner post. Women’s votes played a key role.
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Oregon City
Ore
Oregon
R. B. Beattie
Blair
Beattie
H. S. Anderson
J. W. Smith
City rejects sale price for Seattle line dispute
Receivers Scott Calhoun and Joseph Parkin turned down the city’s bid to buy the Seattle line, renewing the original $1 400 000 offer. They argue this is $420 000 below the appraisal by Henry L Gray, an expert engineer for the state public service commission.
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Scott Calhoun
Joseph Parkin
Seattle
Henry L. Gray
State Public Service Commis
Rain Relieves Drought. Alfalfa Likely to Recover in Kansas
Heavy rains in eastern Kansas end drought stress and boost alfalfa toward a near normal crop though corn is not saved. The North End Progressive club will meet with Mrs. H Holcomb at 203 23rd Ave Yester car August 19 at 2 p.m. Executive board at 1 p.m. Dance at Dreamland tonight.
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Kansas City
Kansas
North End Progressive Club
H. Holcomb
Yester
Do I Need Dr. Loughney Osteopathy Testimony?
advertisement touts Dr. Loughney Osteopathy claiming success with nervous stomach and rheumatic disorders due to poor circulation and weak nerves. It cites hundreds of patient testimonials and offers a limited enroll rate of one dollar per treatment with offices in the People's Saving Bank Building at Second Ave and Pike Street.
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Loughney
Pacific Coast
Parish Dies of Heart Disease at 63 in Seattle
Thomas A. Parish longtime public servant died suddenly at 11 Sunday morning at his home 4115 12th av Seattle He was 63 years old Survived by widow a son stepdaughter a brother and two sisters The council plans to adjourn in memory and pass a resolution of regret two.
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Thomas A. Parish
State Tax Commission
C. E. Davia
St. Thomas
Canada
Parish
Mr. Parish
A. B. Parish
Howard A. Hanson
Seattle
California
Grand Haven
Mich
Harrison
Hay
Cotterill
Heaketh
Fire damage harms Burgess Granden Co. in Omaha
Omaha reports $200000 fire damage in the Burgess Granden Co. rear yesterday. Captain John F. Engle and two other firefighters were seriously injured in the blaze.
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Omaha
Neb
Burgess Granden Co
John F. Engle
Bank chief Peter Schneider jailed amid deposit scheme
Paterson New Jersey August 18. Peter Schneider served as president and cashier of his bank since 1909. Accusers say his pockets held the main bank and the branch, while he allegedly swindled fifteen newcomers who were told that deposits in national or state banks were as safe as throwing money in a sewer.
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Paterson
N. J
Peter Schneider
Schneider
Albany Governorship Tangle Baffles Business Leaders
In New York the governorship dispute between Sulzer and Glynn unsettles businessmen seeking a clear head of state. Taxpayers plan to seek a court ruling within 48 hours. State Prison Superintendent Riley, an ally of Sulzer, acknowledged Glynn as governor by informing him of Thaw's escape details.
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Albany
New York
Sulzer
Glynn
Riley
Thaw
Mortgage broker Kerrigan arrested for alleged typewriter theft
Kerrigan, a Seattle mortgage and loan broker, was arrested in Spokane on charges from Remington Typewriter Company of Seattle claiming he stole a writing machine. Detectives probe further alleged peculations as Kerrigan asserts mistaken identity.
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Spokane
Remington Typewriter Company
Seattle
Wm. J. Kerrigan
Kerrigan
Portland
Vancouver
Everett
Lord Ballyrot in Slangland
A summer resort scene shows a floor manager urging a spectator to join a lively dance at the principal hostelry. He promises a capable partner who can win medals in a doll show and dance routines, with playful talk and slang filled banter.
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Gay
Turkey
Sewing Machines For Sale And Rent By White Co
The White Sewing Machine Co advertises 150 sewing machines of all makes for $3.00 and up with new machines rented at $2.00 per month. Located at 1424 Third near Pike, phone Main 1525. Also a reader seeks a furnished room via Star want ads.
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White Sewing Machine Co
Third
Pike
Alaska bigger than 21 states in area
The article asserts Alaska is larger than the combined area of Alabama through West Virginia plus Ohio and Indiana and another Massachusetts. It compares Alaska to the eastern United States and notes the vast scale of the state relative to multiple named states.
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Alaska
United States
Allegheny Mountains
Northwest
Alabama
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rhode Island
Vermont
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio
Indiana
Alaska Development Advocated by Congressman Brumbaugh
Congressman Clement Brumbaugh urged immediate Alaska development citing gold and mineral wealth. He favored bills to place railroad and coal development in presidential control with safeguards to keep mineral deposits for the people of Alaska and the United States.
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Washington, D. C
Clement Brumbaugh
House Committee On Territories
Alaska
Tanana
Congress
United States
Billy Van to Pay 2700 Alimony
Chicago reports comedian William Van Name known as Billy Van paid his wife Grace Van Name 2700 alimony under a divorce granted by Judge Honore. He was accused of drinking heavily though the wife said it did not affect his work, only home life.
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Chicago
William van Name
Billy van
Grace van Name
van Name
Honore
Return of Uncle George Pratt Brings Filthy Lucre to Macon County
In Macon County Missouri Aug 18 a returned stranger, George Pratt, embraces Borron in Elmer and reveals himself as a Klondike miner. Pratt later dons $1,500 cash and proclaims himself a banker, planning a motor car for his wife, after seven years of hardship and generosity from Jack Barron and his wife. He had previously fallen ill at Elmer, received care, then repaid the kindness with gift funds and later earned about $65,000 before returning to Missouri seeking his friends.
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Macon
Jack” Barron
Elmer
Macon County
Borron
Cherry Box
Shelby County
George Pratt
Klondike
Pratt
Gold Land
Barron
Mia
Kansas City
Missouri
Blood and Nerve Tonic touted by German specialist
An advertised tonic claims to treat nervous disorders, epilepsy, skin conditions, liver and kidney ailments, constipation, rheumatism, diabetes, and other chronic diseases. The German Pharmacal Co. markets it via Quaker and Giles drug stores in Seattle with testimonials inside each package. Communications directed to Seattle addresses.
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German Pharmacal Co
Seattle
Quaker Drug Co
First Ve
Giles Drug Co
Jackson St
Plan Rebellion at Seattle Free Speech Meeting
At a Sunday meeting of the Seattle Free Speech league in the Labor Temple a committee was formed to defeat Judge Humphries injunction. No definite plan emerged though a bold free speech campaign was proposed by defying court orders and filling jails with contempt defendants.
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Seattle Free Speech League
Labor Temple
Humphries
Bees Take Over Bed At Bucks Grove Home
In Buck Grove town on August 16, Mr and Mrs Nels Wingrove found a swarm of bees had settled in their upstairs bed when they turned in for the night. They moved to escape the buzzing and avoid the nest.
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Buck Grove
Town
Nels Wingrove
Two Fine Offers from The Seattle Star Newsprint
The Seattle Star offers two premium incentives for new and renewing subscribers. One is a parcel post chart with usage data rates and maps of Washington state and the United States. The other is a Barham shaving outfit including a razor blades brush and soap in a leatherette case, sent free with a yearly subscription of $3.25 in advance.
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The
Seattle Star
Washington
United States
Foe of Workmen's Aid Law Converts to Support It
Olympia, Aug. 18 Rep L L McArdle once a foe of the workmen's compensation act now serves as an expert accountant for the state bureau of inspection and supervision. In a report he declares himself converted to the act and to socialistic ideas proposing one elective official, a labor commissioner inquiry into rising accidents, and a nonpartisan administration.
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Olympia
Wash
Ll. D. McArdile
State Bureau of Inspection and Supervision
McArdle
Veterans of the 13th Minnesota Hold Puget Sound Reunion
The Puget Sound branch of the 13th Minnesota regiment held its annual reunion and banquet at the New Richmond hotel to mark the 15th anniversary of the Manila campaign. About 40 veterans attended as reminiscences of the Philippine campaign were shared. Officers elected included William Hagen as president, Russell Bunker as vice president, and Robt. J. Kelliher as secretary-treasurer.
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Puget Sound
13Th
Minnesota Regiment
Minnesota Volunteer Infantry
New Richmond Hotel
Manila
William Hagen
Capt
Russell Bunker
Robt. J. Kelliher
Sec.-Treas
Lister on Trip to Eureka for Good Roads Meeting
Governor Ernest Lister of Washington traveling from Portland to Eureka California to preside over the Three States Good Roads meeting with secretary J W Ziegaus. They will drive 167 miles from Portland to Eureka then visit San Francisco to confer with the Washington fair commission on a state building at the exposition before attending governors conference in Colorado Springs.
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United Preee
Portland
Eureka
Cal
Good Roads
Ernest Lister
Washington
J. W. Ziegaus
Redding
Lister
San Francisco
Washington Fair Commission
Colorado Springs
Governor Strong Visits Nome Alaska Amid Dignified Welcome
Gov. Strong and Mrs. Strong arrived by the Victoria to Nome where about 1000 people cheered at the dock. A parade followed their landing and they were escorted through festively decorated streets, reflecting long ties to the mining era in Nome.
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Nome
Alaska
Gov. Strong
Mrs. Strong
Victoria
King George’s Son to Attend Eton as Henry
The 13 year old prince will join Eton next term under the name Henry and be treated like other boys. He rises at 6 45 for 7 30 lessons and spends six hours on full days with fag duties including errands and house tidying.
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London
Eton
George
Henry
Broadstairs
Carr Defends Regents Speaking Privilege at Ki County Club
Arthur E. Carr university law student defended the regents Saturday before the Ki County Democratic club over withholding speaking privileges on campus. Miss Mary O’Meara challenged him declaring that Best government is least government. Judge Rochester spoke on currency legislation.
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Arthur E. Carr
Ki County
Democratic Club
Mary O'Meara
Rochester
Washington Governor Proclaims Made-in-Washington Day
Olympia notice says Gov. Lister designates Saturday August 23 as Made-in-Washington day and proclaims a general holiday on Labor Day Monday September 1.
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Olympia
Wash
Lister
Austrian baron may become U S lieutenant in army
An Austrian baron by blood, Ernest Sedlacek, 48, now a corporal in the Coast Artillery, is taking an examination for lieutenant, second grade. He is a lineal descendant of an Austrian baron and would inherit the title on his father's death.
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Washington
A& Real
Foreign Legion
United States Army
Ernest Sedlacek
Coast Artillery
Sedlacek
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