Mr Morgan Vacation Tale Told By A New York Reporter
A humorous sketch notes Mr J Pierpont Morgan sailing Europe for a vacation. A New York reporter questions his plans but Morgan dodges, murmuring it is none of the people’s business. The piece jokes about Morgan’s digestion and lists an assortment of chickens as his imagined menu aboard the steamer.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
Europe
Mr. Morgan
Maryland
This Prescription Knocks Rheumatism
This old remedy claims rheumatism relief through a blood treatment. It describes mixing one ounce compound syrup of Sarsaparilla one ounce Toris compound and half pint whisky to be taken in tablespoon doses before meals and at bedtime. The ad promises immediate relief and widespread cures in hospitals last winter.
All Canadian Trains Stalled in Western Rail System Collapse
Winnipeg report notes heavy snowdrifts bury hundreds of trains on three western systems. No passenger or freight trains moved. no arrivals from Montreal for two days as dead locomotives delay service.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Montreal
LAWYER A FRIEND OF THE WORKINGMAN Favored Sawyer for Council
Paid advertisement praising Councilman Frederick Sawyer as a friend of workers. Highlights his ordinance establishing a contingent fund to pay discharged city employees promptly, benefiting hundreds of day laborers and city workers. Describes his finance reforms saving Seattle money and urges voting for Sawyer in the February 21 primary.
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Frederick Sawyer
Sawyer
Seattle
Dear Miss Grey Advice Column Letters
A collection of reader queries to Miss Cynthia Grey on topics from ink on horns to graduation dress, housekeeping duties, magazine addresses, carpet stains, dining order, and a morally charged personal entanglement. The column offers brief practical and etiquette oriented replies.
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Miss Grey
Why Women Should Vote for Dilling
A persuasive call urging women readers of The Star to recall Mr. Gill citing alleged vice influence in Seattle and a call to vote next Tuesday to strengthen safety and cleanliness. The piece portrays the administration as a terrible failure and urges women to act.
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the Star
Mr. Gill
Seattle
Which 15 Better A House or A Flat
Mise Mina EB Smith of Seattle offers the best answer in a 17 year old voice. The piece weighs house vs flat noting air taxes and entertainment, then extols home life with lawn pets and family unity as a noble incentive to living well.
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Mise Mina EB. Smith
Whitman Av
Seattle
Mise Smith
Fremont Leads Climb Up 13,790-Foot Peak
Early morning in a valley, Captain John C. Fremont selects 15 men and 15 mules to attempt a perilous ascent of a jagged peak rising 13,790 feet. The expedition endures days of varied terrain from fragrant woods to icy rocks and snow as they press toward the summit.
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Capt
John Charlies Fremont
Fremont
Fremonts Peak Ascent and Bee Altitude Record Claim
The account details Fremont leading a perilous ascent to a snowbound peak where his party witnesses a dramatic view and discovers a live bee captured as a proof of altitude. The narrative recalls Fremont as Pathfinder, California pioneer, governor, senator, and early Republican presidential candidate.
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Fremont
California
Mexico
Territory
United States
Buchanan
Fashions Call Out Japanese Obi Styled Frock
The article highlights a frock featuring a Japanese obi sash and describes new hair styling with a middle part and a gathered back mane. It notes hosier shops stocking decorative stockings and embroidered patterns, and introduces two heavy silk cords worn about the waist with tasselled ends.
Murphy for Councilman at Large Highlights Record and Controversy
William J. Murphy seeks re election to the council as at large candidate. The piece defends him against claims about a street project along Leargay and notes his long service including eleven years on the council and leadership on key committees. It also details cost savings from the city’s abstract book program.
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William H. Murphy
Learyay
Fremont
Ballard
Eminent Domain Commission
Murphy
Leargay
Murphys
Wife seeks share of historic Georgia farm in divorce suit
In San Francisco a divorce suit by Mary G. Early against Ransom M. Early seeks a community share in a Pickens County Georgia farm tied to a Civil War battle site. The farm is part of the veteran founder’s estate, inherited from Early’s Confederate officer father.
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San Francisco
Ransom M. Early
Southern Pacific
Mary G. Early
Pickens County
Early
Vallet Sues to Bar Henry Farman from Flying Over Farm
Paris reports M Vallet sues to restrain Henry Farman and pupils from flying through private air over his adjoining Hue aerodrome. Vallet claims the flights frighten his workers disrupt farming, endangering his family and property in the vicinity.
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M. Vallet
Henry Farman
Ying
Hue
Dillingism Gillism and the Toilers or Yote Getting and Socialism
Ewin J. Brown promotes a socialist critique of Dilling and Gill, arguing working class representation is lacking under Democratic and Republican rule. He accuses both candidates of serving capitalist interests and warns voters that choosing either lead to wage slavery, crime, and continued misery.
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