Bishop Heffron Shot by Priest in Minnesota
In Winona Minnesota Bishop Patrick Heffron was shot twice by Father Aloysius Lesches in the bishop’s library. The priest, believed demented, barricaded himself before being captured and jailed. the bishop is serious but not yet fatally harmed and may recover.
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Winona
Minn
Patrick Heffron
Aloysius
Heffron
Father Leaches
Father Lesches
Heff Jonslung
Father Leschesta
Railroad Hounding and Taxation Talk at Luncheon
R. R. Man from the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway will address the King County Democratic club luncheon Saturday noon at the Good Eats cafeteria on Railroad Hounding and Taxation in This State. Mrs Ruth Osborn Mogan will sing a vocal solo with Irish harp accompaniment.
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Fioyd H. Williame
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
King County Democratic Club
Good Eats
Ruth Osborn Mogan
Gen Goethals to Visit Coast on Saturday
Gen George Washington Goethals will arrive with Mrs Goethals and daughter on the North Coast Lim at 8 30 p m for a one day visit. The former canal zone governor and canal construction director tours San Francisco and Yellowstone on the way to the fair. No formal reception is arranged. An auto tour of the city is planned by the Chamber of Commerce president.
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Northern Pacific
George Washington Hals
Yellowstone Park
San Isco Fair
Thomas
Chamber of Commerce
Cleveland Officials Propose Street Cleaning Reforms
Cleveland officials dispute a statue on a hall staircase seen as immodest. Street department head Hanna says the nude knight statue is not a poster but a decorative piece used in a new street cleaning project setup.
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Cleveland
Dent
Hanna
Germans Take Last Fortress Defending Warsaw Line
Berlin reports Olita fortress, a key Russian stronghold guarding the Warsaw Petrograd railway, has fallen to German forces. The war office announced the capture today, marking a significant setback for Russian defense.
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R. A
Berlin
Olita
Warsaw-Petrograd
War Office
Lewis Marries Loretta Cort in New York City
John Horton Lewis, son of Mrs. Carrie M. Lewis of 202 Malden Ave, wed Loretta Gertrude Cort, daughter of theater magnate John Cort, in New York City on Thursday. Lewita is known in local banking circles through his tie to the Tithe Trust Co.
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John Horton Lewis
Carrie M. Lewis
Malden Ave
Loretta Gertrude Cort
John Cort
New York City
Lewita
The
Tithe Trust Co
Six More Women Resign From National Educational Association
Following the resignation of Misa Grace Strachan of Brooklyn, six additional women leave the National Educational Association amid ongoing leadership changes and discourse on governance.
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National Educational Association
Misa Grace
Strachan
Brooklyn
Lister Makes Conservation Plea in Boston
In Boston on August 27 the closing day of a national defense conference featured Gov. Lister of Washington urging broad conservation of natural resources. He stressed using resources to benefit the current generation while preserving them for future generations and called for authorities to meet on a broad basis.
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Boston
Gov. Stewart
Montana
Gov. Lister
Washington
West
Tax Levy Set at 22.45 Mills for 1916 Budget
The budget committee establishes a 22.45 mill tax levy for 1916, an increase of 3.87 mills over the previous year. Finance Clerk A T Drake notes the figure reflects liquor license loss impacts and the mayor warned against higher levies than this year's, based on an assessed valuation of $219,073,299.
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A. T. Drake
Ground of public good inspires push for forward legislation
Plans to enact laws aimed at accelerating development over the next decade, promising greater growth than the past thirty years. Proponents argue for broad bipartisan support to harness potential and modernize infrastructure, education, and industry sectors.
Oolony Expense Cut Sparks London Diplomacy
The state department declines to fund the Oolony used by Ambassador Page in London, arguing tea is not essential to statesmanship and prompting diplomatic cost-saving considerations.
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State Department
Ambassador Page
London
Rockefeller accused for Colorado strike autocracy in congress report
Chicago August 27 a harsh report by George P West of the Industrial Relations Commission places blame for the Colorado coal strike on John D Rockefeller and his son John D Rockefeller Jr detailing measures to coerce the state government and flouting President Wilson. The document denounces the Lawson trial as a surrender to corporate power and citesRockefeller influence behind the strike and subsequent violence.
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Colorado
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, JR
Frank P. Walsh
Industrial Relations Commission
Chicago
George P. West
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller, Jr
Wilson
John R. Lawson
Lawson
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
America
Ladiew
Guarantee Dentistry From the Best Local Office
The office claims only top graduate dentists with state board certificates perform work. They use premium materials and painless methods, offering a written ironclad guarantee signed by the operator and owner manager L. R. Clark. They pledge not to be underbid on price and invite a pain free demonstration each morning from 8:30 to 10.
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State Ental Board
State Dental Board
L. R. Clark
Thaw Heads From Salt Lake City to Frisco
Harry Thaw travels from Salt Lake City toward Frisco with plans that may include a solo Knuts convention. An electrical storm sweeps Imperial Valley California causing widespread heavy damage and disruption.
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Harry Thaw
Salt Lake City
Frisco
Knuts
Imperial Valley
California
Eight Thousand English Miners Stage Strike in Newport District
Eight thousand coal miners in the Newport district walked out today in protest against the recent strike award. The walkout follows a previous action by about two thousand miners yesterday, signaling a sustained regional labor stoppage.
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Newport
Wales
Beacons Hill Fire Fatality Under Inquest
A post mortem on Charles Arndt’s charred body found in a burning shack on Beacons Hill shows strangulation as the cause of death. He was found with a rope tightly around his neck and an inquest will determine if it was suicide or homicide. police and coroner disagree on the theory.
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Charles Arndt
Beacon Hill
Coal Producers Organized to Seek Lower Freight Rates
Seventy five percent of the state coal producers have formed the Coal Producers' association to press for reduced freight rates and to promote legislation restoring the duty on foreign coal. J C Ford led the organizing meeting at the Arctic club on Thursday.
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Coal Producers’ Association
J. C. Ford
Arctic Club
Holt and Jeffery Bid to Build Oxbow Sanitary Fill
Holt and Jeffery, sole bidders, are likely to win the contract for constructing the Oxbow sanitary fill at a bid of 67,135 dollars. The streets and sewers committee approved the bid Thursday afternoon and recommended the board of public works award the contract.
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Holt & Jeffery
Streets and Sewers Committee
Board of Public Works
Labor Council Demands Eight Hour Workday Recognition
The Seattle Central Labor council adopts a resolution protesting alleged eight hour work day violations and foreign preference in Bremerton navy yard and Alaska railroad preparatory work, urging proper recognition of American workers.
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Bremerton Navy Yard
Alaska Railroad Commission
Seattle Central Labor Council
Walla Wallans Suffer Heat Wave as Temps Hit 102
Walla Wallans faced a scorching day with yesterday reaching 102 degrees, the hottest in two years. Local residents coped with the high heat as records fell.
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Paragon
Hoffman System
Seattle
Bon Marche
Seconda Ave
Lesches
R. R. Man
Ludlow
Robert Minor
Gen. Goethals
Lewis
Loretta Cort
Lister
Flays
John D
Congress
Gov. Carlson
Ewell
Chief
Fritz Neleo
Ney
Everett
Pendleton
Maude Brisdon
Ruth Hartley
Wenatchee
Vancouver
B. C
Snohomish
Warrews
Oriental
Lloyd Stoddard
Henry Anderson
Douglas County
Walla Walla
Chief Lang
Cuba
Business Men's Association
Porterville
Cal
Georgia
Frank Lynch
Ers
Edwin Laz
Lake Washington Canal
Hoke
Kenney
Ballard Station
Frazier River
Greeters of America
Savoy
Municipal Civil Service
Council
White Building
H. W. Roberts
American-Hawaiian Line
Shipping Corporation
Los Angeles
Lake Washington
Lake Union
War Department
Port Commission
Park Board
G. A. Johnson
Massachusetts
New England Medicos
Dr. Oster
Danube
Austria-Hungary
King Frank Joe
Orient
Auto
R. Helber
On. L. R. Clark
Regal Dental Offices
Stella Sorghum
Washington, D. C
Gustav Kopsch
Fort Monroe
Ah Dok
Alexander
Macedonia
Alfred the Great
Albert
Belgium
al Lundin
Alibi
England
Kodakers
Jacobs
Hida
Dougal Forthwick
Copenhagen
Second Ave. and
Pike St
the World Millinery
Second Ave
Coffee Co
Pike
Payne’s
Delicatessen
Walton
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