City Hall urged to buy cement and materials in bulk
A Seattle City Hall debate centers on purchasing cement, lumber, sand, and gravel in large quantities to save costs. Superintendents Ker and Case argue for a businesslike approach amid apparent prior small-lot purchases. The piece contrasts city waste with federal savings and notes cutbacks to police and fire funding. A lighter note recalls PET ALLIGATOR dining room incident involving New York ball players.
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Board of Public Works
Ker
Case
Seattle
Lake Washington Canal
Ober
Law Reform Committee Pushes Life Tenure For Judges
In anticipation of a Montreal meeting of the American Bar Association, the law reform committee urges that federal judges remain appointed for life and seek higher pay. It argues elections corrupt judicial independence, contrasts medicine and law, and laments the legal session lagging behind democratic progress. The piece also notes sensational gallery images of Thaw and Diggs.
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Montreal
American Bar Association
The Best Time of Life and a London Surgeons’ Congress
The article argues that every life stage has value and joy, from youth to ripe old age, noting how elders find meaning in watching younger generations. It contrasts youthful immortality fantasies with the wisdom and mellowed spirit of later years. It ends with a quip about a London congress of surgeons adjourning without resolving grafting bills.
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America
London
When Seattle Electric Co. Fails to Sell Tickets
A fragment lists civic notice urging residents to contact the State Public Service Commission in Olympia about Seattle Electric Co. car fare increases, noting extra annual city costs and cash receipts impact. Other items mention Evelyn on stage, Balkan peace, Patagonian join, Sylvia Pankhurst, Jesse Spencer death, and a Columbus birth death sequence.
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Seattle Electric Co
Seattle
State Public Service Commission
Olympia
Seattle readers rail at electric streetcar fares
Readers letters attack the S E Co for high fares and lack of heaters in winter. A Bank Accountant urges ticket transfers to curb costs. A reader suggests riding to transfer points and walking to save money while the Star fights for on car tickets.
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S. E. Co
the Star
Electric
Seattle
Electric Octopus
Furth
Cohorta
Madison At
Renton Inc
Fourth Ave
Hill
Renton
Rainier Valley
8. FE. Co
8 E. Co
Not Needed The Day's Best Stories
A memoir fragment from Harper's Magazine recounts Mandy a Southern housekeeper in a bachelor boarding house who resists a paid summer job offer to accompany a man, preferring not to handle responsibilities beyond her known duties.
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Amanda
Mandy
Two Young Philadelphia Artists Test Patience and Pride
In a Philadelphia studio both artists endure hardship during financial stress. The younger complains about their improvised meals and living conditions, while the elder shrugs off misery by recalling a recluse who cooked breakfast for 19 years. Harper's Magazine quotes add a cheeky literary aside.
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Philadelphia
Lodge
Harper's Magazine
Youre Not Drunk If You Can Walk Judge Rules
In South Boston Judge Fallon holds Nicholas Corilla not drunk if he can walk home. Corilla charged with illegal sale of liquor at his home is fined 50 dollars. On appeal, bonds of 200 dollars are imposed.
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Boston
Fallon
South Boston
Nicholas Corilla
Corilla
Loughney
American Med Journal
Chicago
American Medical Association
Japan Holds The Divorce Record
A historical table shows divorce rates per 100 000 people by country. Japan lists a high rate compared with others, while the United States and several European nations display much lower figures.
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Uncle Sam
Japan
Ireland
Austria
England and
Wales
Tealy Tene
Bootland
Mopwey
Prussia
Ebinensassenes
German Empire
Vane
United States
PoYavey, Peery
Missing eight year old boy reported from home
Isaac Gemouel aged 8 son of Morris Gemouel of 200 16th av disappeared from his home at 6 o'clock Monday night. Described as dark complexioned with black hair and dark eyes. He wore a white striped blouse. Note mentions a dine at the Rathskeller dollar dinner.
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Isaac Gemouel
Morris Gemouel
Cupid's Aid Will Wait for Lovers
Milwaukee officials extend hours to issue marriage licenses on Wednesday night as couples plan dates. County clerk notes the weeknight period is popular for courting and finalizing nuptials. The note adds that young men cannot take a day off to obtain licenses.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Sewing Machines For Sale And Rent At White Co
Three dollar buys a sewing machine with many models available. New machines rented for two dollars per month. White Sewing Machine Co located at 1424 Third near Pike. contact Main 1525 for details.
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Pike
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Case & Case
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Third Avenue
Pacific Coast Hat Factory
Ballard
Washington
A. F. Ghiglione & Sons
Pacific Ornamental Iron Works
Repubican &J
Reattie, Wash
Whiting-Smith
Martet
Phone Elliott
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Sixteenth Avenue
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TOUI
American Portable House CO
ORL Arcade
Georgetown
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