City Law Office Restructuring Under Budget Pressure
The council seeks to cut law department costs as Calhoun becomes head after Mitchell Gilliam. The grade tax attorney post pays 166 dollars monthly and may be consolidated with corporate counsel duties. Elmer B E Todd may assume broader work with William Parmeriee resigning, and Oliver B Thor Grimson is rumored for condemnamium matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Law Department
Calhoun
Mitchell Gilliam
Cor Munsel
Daare
Elmer
Todd
William Parmeriee
Gildoes
Oliver B Thorof
Wilson Thorgrimson
City Payrolls Show Legal Advice Cost High
The report details salaries totaling 1,160 for the department with a $250 monthly wage chief, three assistants at 166 each, a city attorney at 150, a claim agent at 100, a clerk at 100, and a stenographer at 45. Comptroller and health departments total 1,469 and 1,428 respectively, civil service 320, and legislative 1,100. Several council members question the cost of legal guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comptrollers and Health Departments
Comptroller's Department
Health Department
Civil Service Department
Legislative Department
Quashed Indictment Ties Iroquois Theater Fire Case
In Chicago on February 9 Judge Koerstern with Judge Green presiding quashed the indictment against Will Devise manager of the Iroquois theater destroyed by fire December 30 1903 with 575 in losses. Errors in the indictment cited, and indictments against Stage Carpenter Cummings and Business Manager Noonan were also rendered inoperative. The court said new indictments could be drawn since there was no statute of limitations against manslaughter in Illinois.
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Chicago
Will Devise
Koersten
Green
Cummings
Noonan
Illinois
Nipper Man Arrested In Portland Chase
Portland police arrest James Howard a self confessed burglar who served one year in Multnomah county jail for petty larceny He is dubbed the under the bed man by Oregon authorities and suspected of similar thefts in Seattle while authorities recover his nippers from the Willamette river after a chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
James Howard
Multnomah
Seattle
Oregon Metropolia
Howard
Divorces Filed for Desertion Cruelty and Abuse
Emma Caldwell sues T Ellis Caldwell for divorce on desertion after 35 years of marriage begun in 1873. Rose Schultz seeks divorce from Albert Schultz on cruelty and abuse married in 1885. Etta Brown granted divorce from Charles Brown for cruelty. Rosa Schmidt awarded 3700 damages against Beattie Electric Co for personal injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Caldwell
T. Ellis Caldwell
Rose Schultz
Albert Schultz
Etta Brown
Charles Brown
Riplinger
Rosa Schmidt
Beattie Eiectric Company
Destroyer Paul Jones to Go After Smugglers
A Victoria to this side smuggling attempt is reported involving more than eleven Chinese and about 100 pounds of opium. The torpedo destroyer Paul Jones is to aid in intercepting smugglers as customs deputies monitor routes from islands toward the Canadian border. The two sloops are said to have left Victoria at night and may be five days from the road if not landed.
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Onetome
Thie City
Victoria
Paul Jones
Grant
Enue
Tsland
Ream
Rosario Strait
Lobby Gossip in Olympia Reflects House Spending Debate
Olympia reports satire on lawmakers using public funds for favors as Martin Maloney seeks to cut three more doors to keep doorkeepers busy. Pages and lobbyists fill Capitol halls while the capital removal bill hangs in the Senate, with youths employed to run errands and salon keys still turning in political theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Martin Maloney
Tom
Harry
Olym
Pia
Senate
Button
Solona
Jumbled Tongue Twisters Across Quick Repetition
A set of playful tongue twisters instructs fast repetition. It features phrases like she sells sea shells by the sea shore and seven selfish shellfish. The lines mix alliteration with rapid consonant sequences.
Baby Sandow of Brooklyn With Mighty Feats
Albert Joseph Holmquist a Brooklyn infant aged 10 months is dubbed the Baby Sandow. At 28 inches tall and 35 pounds he supposedly defeats a 23 year old cousin in sparring lifts a five pound iron with one hand walks unaided and takes items from bigger children.
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Albert Joseph Holmquist
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sandow
Albert
Those Lovely Queer Men Hyp Cynthia Ghey
A provocative preface argues men are strange and women endure their foibles. It questions why husbands resist wives earning money and why domestic roles trigger shaming and disagreement. The piece laments male behavior yet says the world would be even queerer without them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Ghey
Hubby
Public building and rivers and harbors bills face opposition
Washington February 9 Speaker Cannon opposed the public building and rivers and harbors bills citing economy. An effort to pass the bills despite opposition from leaders is expected. A long reader note then provides detailed advice on making economical soups using stock, bones, leftovers, and careful browning and clarifying techniques.
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Washington, D.C
Cannon
Hair Growth Miracle Promises Free Trial Package
An advertisement touts a mail order trial of a compound claimed to regrow hair, stop shedding, clear dandruff, and restore color on scalp, eyebrows, and eyelashes. It urges readers to act today and mentions Sonne scalp products.
Coupon Offer Draft with Mail-In Request
A reader reproduces a promotional coupon text inviting mail in participation. The fragment mentions sending a 2 cent stamp and prepaid trial remedies to J. F. Stokes in Cincinnati. The garbled note shows recipient address and an offer to try Fosohile and Bealp Remedy.
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J. F. Stokes
Mer
Cincinnati
Ohto
New Assistant Inspector Arrives in City to Lead District
Harry Turner arrived to assume duties as assistant inspector of Hulle district, bringing the city’s inspector force to six. He comes from San Francisco and has long ties to the marine world on the Pacific coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Turner
Hulle
Turner
San Francisco
Marine World
Pacific Coast
Arrested Highway Robber Perry Church Faces Re-Arrest
After Perry Church was arrested for highway robbery the victim Harry Able remained in critical condition. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh challenged Superior Judge Tallman’s ruling and ordered Church re-arrest, noting he escaped on a suspended sentence. Church confessed to a brutal assault and robbery, and police identified him. Baliinger’s code supports the prosecutor’s position.
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Perry Church
Harry Able
Restill
Mackintosh
Tallman
Church
Young Church
Walla Walla
Harry Ahlp
Baliinger
Furnace Tender Held for Robbery at Greystone Apartments
Charles Coyle was arrested on suspicion of stealing jewelry and heirlooms from F. J. Barnard’s apartments at the Greystone on Marion street and Boren avenue last Tuesday afternoon. City Detective Kasson led the investigation. Coyle denies guilt. The door was forced and drawers broken. no property was recovered.
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Charles Coyle
F. J. Barnard
Greystone
Marion Street
Boren Avenue
Kasson
Coyle
The Silver Slipper to Close at Grand Theater
The Silver Slipper will close at the Grand with Saturday matinee and evening shows. On Sunday night Edna Wallace Hopper arrives in A Country Mouse with four performances ending Wednesday night.
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Edna Wallace Hopper
Keane to star in The Crime of Dubosq at Seattle theater
James Keane debuts Monday night in The Crime of Dubosq for a week at Seattle venue. The engagement follows Blanche Bates in The Darling of the Gods concluding this evening. The play is cited as one of Sir Henry Irving's greatest London successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Bates
Seattle
James Keane
Dubosq
Sir Henry Irving
London
Mahara's Minstrels at Third Avenue Next Week Opens Sunday
Mahara's Minstrels comes to the Third Avenue theater next week with "Nettle the Newsgirl" in heavy rotation. The popular melodrama continues through the week and closes Saturday night after the usual Saturday matinee.
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Mahara
Third Avenue
Nettle
Gipsy Girl to Close at Alcazar Theater This Saturday
The Willams Opera company will end The Gipsy Girl this Saturday at the Alcazar. On Sunday both matinee and evening shows will feature Gay-Go as crowds request another run before the juveniles depart. Saturday matinee repeats The Gipsy Girl.
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Willams’ Opera Company
Alcazar
Dizzy Spells and Heart Cure Claim from Dr Miles
A historical ad urges readers to seek Dr Miles Heart Cure for heart disease claiming it cures in all stages. It cites dizzy spells shortness of breath chest pains and offers a testimonial from Minnie Br. Johnson of Olivia Minnesota who says she was cured after weeks of use and notes a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Minne BR. Johnson
Olivia
Private funeral for William H. Jewett at home
Funeral services for William H. Jewett will be held at 935 Seventeenth Avenue tonight at 7 30 PM before the remains are shipped to Portland for cremation. Services at home will be private due to the illness in the family.
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William H. Jewett
Seventeenth Avenue
Portland
Municipal League
Mith
League
Delaney
Seattle
Temple de Hirsch
Boylston Avenue
Marion Street
Habbi Joseph
Abraham Lacoln
Albert Hansen
Second Avenue
Pike and
Pine Streets
Still Missing Newport Gunboat Near Norfolk
Still no word on the disabled gunboat Newport by noon. Authorities believe the vessel is slowly making for port under sail.
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Norfolk
Newport
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