Why Rome Fell and the Modern Echo in Seattle
A Seattle women's club discussion on the fall of Rome parallels modern excesses. The piece cites Morgan's nephew and linked wealth, geisha imports, and lavish lifestyles as the-era-analog. It contrasts Rome's decadence with current U.S. election returns as a test of national fate.
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Edion of
Seattle
Rome
Nero
Asia
San Francisco
Marc Antony
Marc
Senate
Millionaires’ Club
Tiber
Appian Way
New York
Frisco
Tokio
Fairmont
Outlook
Newport
Suit Filed Over Reconveyance Of Walla Walla Acreage
A suit was begun yesterday by J R Wilson and wife for reconveyance of 40 acres in Walla Walla from Coast Realty Co. to recover their land. The case follows a stock purchase on Thursday afternoon in the Washington Orchard Irrigation and Fruit Co. affair.
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Beattie
Centralia
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Taft Proclaims Panama-Pacific Exposition Opening in 1915
President Taft uses the joint resolution to declare the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco will open in 1915. The exposition, organized under California law, celebrates the completion of the Panama Canal and advances plans for the fair.
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William Howard Taft
United States of America
Spreckels Brothers Sued for 3.22 Million by Southern Pacific
Southern Pacific files a 3 220 918 suit in U S district court against John D. and Adolph B. Spreckels. The claim alleges breach of a November 1906 contract with the Harriman system to fund the San Diego and Arizona railroad from San Diego to Yuma. The project aimed to improve overland facilities for San Diego, then served only by Santa Fe.
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Southern Pacific Railway Company
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Yuma
Ariz
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Santa Fe
Icy Northwest Blast Paralyzes Chicago Area
A harsh cold snap from the Northwest covered Chicago as temperatures plunged to 12 below. Forecasters warn the Great Lakes region through the plains will remain in severe winter weather, threatening residents in poorer areas.
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