Labor Law Violations Probed by State Official
Olympia officials report investigations into child labor law compliance by Tacoma planing mills and Bellingham salmon canneries. Two complaints cited, one mill found potential violations near age limits, four boys near fourteen worked briefly. no further action expected. Permits under the new law authorized by Superior Judge Jerre Netterer for vacation workers at canneries. no violations found.
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Olympia
Wikitan
Blackman
Gre
Yaat
Planing Mills
Tacoma
Clackman
Bellingham Way
Jerre Neterer
Whatcom County
Heya
International yacht cups and their storied trophies
The article brims with history of famed cups from the Trenton Reef and Navahoe spoons to the Tiffany Alina and Kanawha challenges. It notes the America’s Cup as less significant next to enduring prizes like the Seawanhaka and Coupe Internationale, highlighting their value and annual races across Europe and America.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
J. Gorton Bennett
Genest
Puritan
Hoe
Cowes
Tiffany
Britannia
Allea
Nice
American Steam Teott Club
Kanawha
Art Cannes
Coupe Internationale du Cercle de la Mediterranee
Yachtemen Etrugad
Wali
Desperate Clash With Hawk Injures Sharon Woman
Mrs Anna Brooke of Bear Wheatland fought a large chicken hawk that tried to carry off a chicken. She knocked the bird down with a rake, but it clawed her face and neck before she freed herself, the struggle unfolding near a well.
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Sharon
Anna Brooke
Bear Wheatland
Brooks
Woodmen of the World Capel Sets Opening Night
Tomorrow evening at 7 39 o clock the Woodmen of the World capel will be opened on Third avenue and street. Carpenters decorators and men work all day to finish the grounds for a grand street fair with many shows and rides. The ex committee claims a larger show lineup than ever before with loop the loop Kilpatrick ride down stairs on a bicycle Zouaves Baker Wear vaudeville Lacroix life slide and more. Fifteen percent of gross receipts go to the tab or temple fund as city unions are expected to turnout by the thousands.
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Glic Tx
Third Avenue
Kilpatrick
Baker & Wear
Tabor Temple Fund
Tabor
Making a New Town near Nighthawk
Special to The Star reports that Similikameeti Falls L & Power Company crews from the east are due in Chesaw. Superintendent Bepaneny says six men are at work near Nighthawk with machinery prepared at Cur. Delays in road conditions hindered transport. next week a larger force will begin site work.
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Chesaw
Similikameeti Falls L & Power Company
Mroubeer
Nighthawk
New Townsite at Nighthawk Attracts Growth
A newly laid out townsite at Nighthawk spurs rapid construction of business houses. A bridge will be built by the company Acroma over the Bimilkameena river at that point, signaling accelerating development and commerce.
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Nighthawk
Acroma
Hay and straw trade prospers for Walla Walla men
In Walla Walla on April 4 a local band of hay and straw buyers profits from gathering crop leftovers and stacks. They pay farmers one to two dollars per ton and sell locally for twelve to thirteen dollars per bed or ton, with prices rising amid scarcity.
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Walla Walla
Tom
Selie
Engineer Frank Bartlett Resigns From Interurban
Tacoma Aug 14 Frank Bartlett chief engineer of the Interurban resigns and will sever ties with the company after completing a final survey. Bartlett earned a noted reputation surveying and directing construction across mountain lines including Brockies and Cascades. His departure follows a career of overseeing extensive railroad work and receiving expert reviews.
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Ssooster
The
Star
Tacoma
Ward
Frank Bartlett
Reptem
Mer Bartlett
Bartlett
Brockies
Cascades
Gypsies Prophecy Foretold Authoress Death in Ohio Affair
Marion Indiana August report cites a death linked to a prophecied violent end. The author De Vent Brewster, once Mrs Prentice of Cleveland, gained fame with One Way Across the World before mental decline and confinement, with her father owning a prominent bank in the county.
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Marion
Ind
Cleveland
Aire
Prentice
Sen
Prenties
le Company
Mer
Marton Bank
Ewunty
Adventurous Excursion Ship and Odd Local Tidbits
A chaotic note lists the excursion boat Annie Roberts from McKeepert Pa with 160 passengers saved after run aground near shore. It mentions Mayor Knotts of Hammond Ind urging boycotts of unmarried men and bizarre remarks about marriage. Also noted are the bark Carrelton bound for San Francisco, the Neptune leaving Halifax for the Arctic, and a series of odd brief items including a jail escape, a suicide, and memory verse about shaving.
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Annie Roberts
McKeeepert
Fragmented 19th Century Snippets From Iowa News
A jumble of remarks notes odd items such as a mysterious quote from Josh Wise, mentions of Mr. Vesuvius active with lava, outdated maps of Turkey, corncobs used as street paving in Iowa towns, news of a New York Central train wreck at Little Falls killing two crewmen, and a fictional scene of Luke the Loon entering a stockroom seeking a sawdust sandwich.
Three Warships to Be Launched at Government Yards
Three warships are to be launched at the government shipyards tomorrow. After the launches, the keel for the cruiser’s new yacht will be laid at the shipyards in Petersburg with plans connected to London.
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Peterspurg
Crar
General Chaffee Arrives in Portland for War Maneuvers
Special to The Star reports General Chaffee arriving in Portland with Gen. Barry Capt. Harper Capt. Walker and others to supervise upcoming war maneuvers. He says navy and army will not seek victories but limit potential contest during exercises. He plans visits to camps and forts and notes Cal W F Stewart will take command of Portland posts within a month as New York troops return home.
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Aum
theeMaj
General Chaffee
Port
Hin
Barry
Harper
Walker
Harrison
Col. Livermore
Coal
Dunwoody
Chaffee
Navy
Cushing Ieland
Kanawha
New York
Cal
W. FP
Stewart
Port Hancock
N. Y
Col. Milla
Portland
Empire Park Theater Presents Notable Vaudeville Card
Empire Park Theater continues to draw crowds with a diverse vaudeville bill headlined by Julian Hore the Hebrew impersonator and Lallie Martinet ti the song along with Ganee artist. Arthur Hahn showcases an Australian bear act while Anderson Wallace the travesty acts and Grierson Blisters perform. Friday features amateur night.
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Empire Parts Theater
Beatie
Julian Hore
Lallie Martinetti
Arthur Hahn
Baer
Anderson
Wallace
Elaes
Grierson
Fenta
Fredric
Wiliam
Clarke County prune crop set to beat yield records
Agriculture notes from Clarke County indicate the prune crop will likely surpass previous yearly yields. Despite some weather disturbances, most sections show strong production with pruning underway and growers hopeful for a top harvest.
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Vanqguuver
Clarke County
Fruit harvest expectations rise despite uncertain prices
Growers report not a small portion dropping off and anticipate a splendid crop quality. Drier and packing houses are being readied for a big bunt news and farmers fear rain could hamper the harvest. Prices are unsettled with offers from 4 to 44 cents but few contracts signed as growers wait to see price trends.
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Montats
Violent Electrical Storm Triggers Citywide Power Disruption
An extreme electrical storm struck the area causing a blast at the local telephone exchange. Operators were startled but uninjured as the board sparked and five wire switches failed. Lightning damaged a central power fuse, delaying streetcars and prompting emergency power measures citywide.
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Glite
Ewlicoard
Uie
Bramrock Measured Again Passes Lipton Time Allowance
The Bramrock was remeasured this morning by Mower the official measurer enough line was removed from the yacht mast to counterbalance the weight of the enchur and chain Thomas Lipton observed the measurement and announced the water line matched the previous measurement so no change in the challengers time allowance was made The work was performed carefully in one hour and sixteen minutes.
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New York
Bramrock
Encher
Thomas Lipton
Man drinks bug poison mistaking it for liquor
George McFarland, a Madison Street car conductor, drank bug poison from a bottle left on a Miner school streetcar. A passenger removed the bottle and McFarland received medical treatment at Beattle General Hospital and is recovering at home. the poison contained wood alcohol.
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George McFarland
Madison Street
Beattle General Hospital
McFarland
Twenty-third Avenue
Thorpeon
Miner School
McParland
Cripman
McMarland
Dainty Burmese Dish Described in Special India Paper
A London special paper recounts a Burmese delicacy called Naa-Pe. The method layers flat bread, malt, vegetables, rice, and earth, with final feet-laden earth and heat transforming into a blackened cake, named Naa-Pe and deemed a notable delicacy.
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London
Ave
India
Brifleh Hurmere
Fiat
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Knotts
Hammond
Reiner
Heiner
Hetter Kee
Neah Tay
Carrelton
San Francisco
Neptune
Halifax
Arctic
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Folcomprigen
Reno
Cyevice Miller
Murphy
Indiana
Mary Kiechere
New Yorker
Steel Corporation
Behwab
Pittsburg
Lake
Josh
Man Party
Turkey
Iowa
New York Central
Little Falla
Aned Idlly
Peter Con
Luke Give Up
Luke the Loon
London, Aug
Mt van An
Albert Hansen
Rick Jewelry
First Ave
Fae Eank
10 & M
Pacific Packing & Navigation Co
Alaska Pacific Express
United States Mail
Valdes
Juneau
Sitka
Yakutat
Kayak
Miramar
Cook Inlet
Nome City
Excelsior
Manta Ana
Allingee Arlington Dock
E. &. Caine
Main
Firat Avenue
Seattle
Chaffee IV
Empire Park
Perty
H. Lewis & Co
N. E. Car
Rst Ave
Cherry Street
Citizens’ Light Power Co
Spokane
Mdurigx
Ceres
Cetpem
McMyrland
iLES@ Piper
Mate
Coring Street
B.W .Winters Anoea
Eivetrion
State of Washington
D. O
Megal College of Dental Surgeons
Boston Painless Dentists
Vr & M
Ot el
Second Ave
Bon Marche
Uiip
Tle
Pveseas
A. Bridge & Co
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