Newport Deepening Gloom Hits Millionaires at the Resort
The Seattle Star reports Newport, long a playground of America's wealthy, is emptied by Wall Street turmoil. Leases for the month total around 100000000, and even Astors and Vanderbilts face tightened budgets while millionaires rush to New York to bolster markets.
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Seattle Star
Newport
R. L
America
Astors
Vanderbilts
Wall Street
New York
Market notes and price ranges amid season changes
A bustling Western market morning shows tomatoes sliding to 8 to 28 50 cents per variety amid a meat and produce shift. Prices span beets to beans with crates and sacks listed, while birds and dairy items appear in varied tonnage and rates. Local transport and shipping activity reflect a city-wide market transition and next-week closings.
Prices on Public Market Saturday Yield Mixed Bargains
Fresh ranch eggs sold at 35 cents. Yakima watermelons appeared and sold out at 20 cents each. Tomatoes dropped a crate price by a penny for choice stock. Live spring chickens cost 6 cents each. hens dressed five cents per pound. apples ranged 1 to 1.25 dollars per crate for cooking, celery and greens priced per head and per bunch, with assorted garden produce offering mixed value.
Prison for Harvey to be determined after plea
Tacoma reports Frank Harvey, who shot and killed Mrs. Gertrude Hall, will receive an indeterminate sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter. The article notes interest in an expected city plea and mentions the Khedive of Egypt planning a short London visit.
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Tacoma
Frank Harvey
Gertrude Hall
Egypt
London
Monuments Art Marble Company Ad Location
An old classified ad lists Monuments Art Marble company at 2011 Second Ave three doors north of Virginia St with two phone numbers ending in 1738. It presents a compact, location oriented business notice from a historical newspaper page.
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Art Marble Company
Second
Virginia St
Boy Is Thrown From Lumber Mill Shaft
In Burlington Washington on August 31 Floyd Morgan a 1-year-old boy suffered a horrific accident at the Morgan lumber mill. He was caught in a set screw of the main shaft and whirled about for about thirty seconds before being thrown to the floor. He survived though covered in blood and bruised with most clothing gone. Doctors say he may recover.
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Burlington
Wash
Floyd Morgan
Morgan
Law Congress Ends Today in Portland
International Law conference closes with papers from European authorities on Diplomatic Protection of Subjects Abroad Double Imposts and Foreign Evidence. Simeon Baldwin chief justice of Connecticut delivers a defense of the Monroe doctrine and active state intervention in securing contracts for citizens.
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Portland
Aus
M. Gaston de Leval
Brussels
Ernc Wittman
Budapest
A. Hindenburg
Simeon Baldwin
Connecticut Supreme Court of Errors
Congress
Young Girl in Portland Attempts Suicide Ahead of Juvenile Court
Edith Wilson a 14 year old girl and daughter of Myers Wilson in Portland attempted to kill herself by swallowing poison while awaiting juvenile court on pranks. Physicians administered antidotes and she slowly recovers in a city hospital.
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Portland
Ore
Edith Wilson
Myers Wilson
Mount Baker Park
Portland Warrant Actions and Western Rail Developments
Wires note warrants issued in Portland and probes into a troop of suspects. A CP rail tunnel in the Rockies costs one and a half million dollars. At Baquimalt a Hindu cremation occurs per Indian rites. California students warned on secret marriages. Roosevelt editor rumors denied. Rockefeller paid witness fees. Rockefellers referenced in Chicago trial. Archbishop Williams dies at 86. Oakland candy dealers jailed for short weights. Mexican Central railway strike affecting locomotives. Two Oakland men arrested for sending worthless fountain pens to deceased relatives. Vancouver man Watts found in Spokane after disappearance. Palouse farmers anxious amid harvest delays and depot talks. North Yakima rejects water system ownership. Chehalis pioneer William Moore dies. Olympia fire damages a large block. Port Gamble Indian and hog issue noted.
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Los Angeles
Mexico
Dias
University of California
Roosevelt
New York Tribune
John D. Rockefeller
Standard of! Co
Chicago
John J. J. Williams
Roman Catholic Church
America
Oakland
Mexican Central Railroad
KR. J. Watts
Vancouver
Spokane
Tacon
Yakima
Copol
Ita Water System
William Moore
Chehalis County
Olympia
Bualnens
Ahep
HH. W. Melhatney
Port Gamble
Visiting gown of black taffeta with embroidered bands
An early autumn import shows a black taffeta visiting gown trimmed with white embroidery bands. It features an odd cut away coat, rippling full akirta, bolero front bands, and full sleeves with embroidered frills.
Contractor Henry Yeager Injured In Baker Creek Shaft
ASPHYXIATER reports Henry Yeager of Yeager & Davis was asphyxiated while working in a shaft on Baker creek. A new strike was made on No 1 below on Mather creek owned by Berry & Hammill with dirt running eight dollars to the pan three feet above bed rock. The piece also notes landscape gardening in Mount Baker Park and Rainier Heights line.
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Star Special Service
Fairbanks
Alaska
Henry Yeager
Yeager & Davis
Baker Creek
Mather Creek
Berry & Hammill
Mount Baker Park
Rainier Heights
Oeston
Alaska Miner Severely Burned in Treadwell Blast
John Kinkler, a young Alaska miner, was badly burned and blinded for life after blasting powder exploded at the Treadwell mines near Juneau. Doctors at Providence Hospital fear only a slim chance of a partial operation success.
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John Kinkler
Alaska
Providence Hospital
Treadwell
Juneau
Mystery Man Leaps Into Bay Near South Seattle
An unidentified man about 48 drowns himself in the bay west of South Seattle. A girl eyewitness Stella Matinanu saw the act as the body was recovered and taken to Nonney Watsons. The deceased burned letters to deter identification and staged a vague death scene.
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Bay
Seattle
Stella Matinanu
Nonney- Watson's
Mount Baker Park
Pioneer Square
Rainier Heights
Minneapolia Mayor Haynes Voices Northwest Visits
Mayor J. Haynes of Minneapolia travels to Seattle and the Pacific Northwest gathering information. He will stay as the guest of Carlen KR. Case during the visit.
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J. ©. Haynes
Minneapolia
Seattle
Northwest
Haynes
Carlen KR. Case
Forsaken Civic Turmoil Overshadows Cedar River Watershed Visit
Mayor Moore and city officials appear unsettled as key staff including the treasurer and clerk depart on short notice. Engineers resign, festival hosts appear, and 20 clerks take half holiday while routine city business proceeds. Nearby New York reports 3927 firemen and 12 volunteer companies in Richmond.
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Moore Aick
Meineer Thomson
Cedar River
Russellway
John Niplinger
Scott and
Jeffery
Warren
Charles KR. Case
Minneapolis
Wheeler
Alaska
Corporation Counsel's Office
New York City
Hichmond
Wining Storee and Herrin Bankers Offer Stock Quotes
H. M. Herrin & Co bankers and brokers at 610 First are buy and sell all stocks and securities with daily quotations by special wire on Gold field and all Nevada stocks carried on margin and money advanced.
Corpse Is a Live One Surprises Brothers in Roslyn
Nick Lopovich, who survived a mine accident in Roslyn, was reported dead by telegram to his three brothers. They arrived with a preacher and coffin, but he appeared alive at the hospital, delaying funeral plans as medical staff clarified the mistake.
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Star
Tacoma
Nick Loplvich
Jed
Roslyn
Hhs
Seattle
Nicka
Gen Carr Starts Pack Train From Circle City
Gen Be M Carr of Seattle begins a winter trek with his wife joining a pack train leaving Circle City for an overland route. He aims to reach outside for the season as his route departs Fairbanks Alaska.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
BE. M. Carr
Seattle
Cirele City
Mount Baker Park Aims for City Heautiful Status
A Seattle citizen notes heavy city investment in Mount Baker Park to create a home place for those who value beauty and quality. The article emphasizes public funding and civic pride in transforming the park.
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Mount Baker Park
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