Fairbanks Wins Style and Cold Reception at White House Visit
Washington cover story describes Vice President Fairbanks meeting the public with a cordial handshake and flowing talk that wins praise, yet leaves the sovereign citizen unsure of the real value behind the compliments. The piece notes Fairbanks’ long practiced warmth and the public’s lingering skepticism.
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Seattle Star
Washington, D.C
Peb
Fairbanks
V. P
Emile
Indiana's Fairbanks poised for presidential bid
The piece surveys Charles Fairbanks born 1850 in Union County Ohio rising through law and railroads to wealth and political influence. It notes his Senate election in 1897 backing from McKinley Hanna and Roosevelt era networks, and predicts Indiana delegates and conservative bid in the 1908 Republican contest.
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Union County
Ohio
Ohio Wealeran University
Linting
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McKinsey and
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McKinley
Pairbanks
Senate
Weiniey
Roosevelt
Washington
Indiana
Chicago
Girl 5 Aids Fire By Pouring Powder Into Stove
Clara Carnahan aged 5 daughter of H R Carnahan of 800 24th Ave South poured gunpowder into a kitchen range yesterday afternoon. Her clothes and hair caught fire but a passerby wrapped her in his overcoat and extinquished the flames. Dr C Le Templeton treated the child after the shock and restoratives were given. The powder, used to feed chickens, came from a chicken coop.
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Clara Carnahan
HR. Carnahan
C. le Templeton
Boarman on Hell to Speak at Grand Opera House
Rev Father Marshall J Boarman renowned pulpit orator delivers lecture on Hell at the Grand Opera House tomorrow night He claims direct descent from Chief Justice Marshall and is identified as a Baltimore native with 13 years on the lecture platform
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Marshall J. Boarman
Hell
Grand Opera House
Marshall
United States Supreme Court
Father Hoarman
Baltimore
Optical glasses aid for weak eyes by Lehnhhard Co.
Lehnhhard Optical Co specialists offer specially ground glasses that do the work for weak eyes. Prices described as very moderate. Address 1207 Second Ave.
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Lehnhhard Optical Co
Lodgers Put On Chain Gang at County Jail
Nineteen lodgers, then 16, in the city jail were ordered into the chain gang after refusing 26 cents per day and petty pay. Jailer Corbett offered work at the relief camp in Youngstown. those who declined were placed in the chain gang for ten days.
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Ehronte
Coun
Youngetown
Corbett
Great Gain in Registration for City Election
The city registration office closed at midnight with 26,060 registered voters, up from 21,492 two years ago, an increase of 13,628. The Seventh ward leads with 5,419 registered voters, while the Fourteenth ward has 1,076. About 150 errors are noted and to be corrected before voting.
Fails to Endorse Wild Cat Bill at Commercial Club Meeting
The Commercial club failed to endorse a bill creating a United States Bureau of Mines and Mining after a parliamentary tangle. The proposal aims to provide reliable information on mining districts including Alaska and Hawaii as a check on wildcat operators and unverified experts. F. F. Evans proposed the resolution, citing endorsements by San Francisco and Los Angeles bodies, but it was referred to a committee.
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Congress
Bureau of Mines and Mining
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Wildcat
Ty F. F. Evans
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Uncle Sam's Printer Charged With Reckless Spending
Washington February 12. Charles A Stillings the public printer suspended by the president on the recommendation of the house committee on printing stands charged with spending Uncle Sam's money with reckless extravagance. His offices were furnished lavishly with massive furniture costly pictures and opulent appointments.
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Star Special Service
Washington
Chas. A. Stillings
House Committee On Printing
Sam
Resignations and new post office in state notes
A. J. Falkner resigns as assistant attorney. Rasco in King county gains a new post office. Lt. T. A. Jones, court martialed for alleged personal gain, has been captured. Indian girls school at De Smet Idaho destroyed by fire. Spokane merchants arrested over Sunday lid. Mt. Vernon city limits extension to be voted. Monroe swamper Hilly Lyons shot woodsman Joe Murphy. Lyons in custody. Skagit county prepares for Alaska exposition amid rising tensions.
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A. J. Falkner
Rasco
King County
T. A. Jones
de Smet
Idaho
Spokane
Mt. Vernon
Hilly Lyons
Monroe
Joe Murphy
Lyona
Skagit County
Guard Arrested in Assault Case In Chain Gang
Guard George Sheehan was arrested yesterday on a charge of assault and battery by prisoner H Warm. Warm says Sheehan struck him without cause during an altercation on February 8, leading to the arrest.
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George Sheehan
H. Warm
Warm
Sheehan
Ban on Personal Phone Calls at Southern Pacific Offices
Southern Pacific ends personal telephone use by employees in its offices with a policy approved by E. H. Marrinan. The ban targets large offices in Oakland Sacramento Los Angeles and other locations. Authorities cite abuse of the privilege and wasted work time as reasons for the new rule.
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United Press
Ban Francisco
Southern Pacific
E. H. Marriman
Oakland
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Husband held on desertion charge despite extradition fight
Thomas C. Chariton was arrested in Reno Nevada on a warrant from Seattle police charging wife desertion. Edith F. Cheriton says he deserted her on September 22. He refuses to come to Beattie without extradition papers.
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Thomas C. Chariton
Reno
Nev
Seattle Police Department
Edith F. Cheriton
Beattie
Rider Hurt When Horse Falls on Him at Waldron Hotel
W. H. Puluele a Waldron hotel guest was taken to Seattle General with a broken leg after his horse stumbled on Grantet bridge and toppled onto him. The incident occurred this morning as the rider was mounted on horseback.
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W. H. Puluele
Waldron Hotel
Seattle General Hospital
Grantet Bridge
Inventory clearance offers on housefurnishings and specials
Local store advertises reduced prices on a wide range of housefurnishings. Items include bread raisers, steel grill and skillet, wire rat trap, japanned flour bin, muffin tins, japanned chamber pails, round grater, oval retuned dish pan, tin coffee pot, flour lifter, round tin dinner pots, pierced ladle, tipped tea spoons, and two blade steel mincing knife. Special tomorrow and Friday with noted prices.
Fragmented Song Titles and Phrases Gathered From a Lyrical List
A jumble of song names and phrases appears, including Sweetheart Dera Dear Ole Mile of California My Very Own Dreaming Good-bye Mary Wear These Girte of Washington My Old Oregon Home and Yankee Ter We Layde Fair Moon Pace Girt You Love Golden Red Valse Bleue and Reception Wattses, with miscellaneous terms and partial titles.
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Washington
Oregon
Wattses
Hire Schilling's Best Coffee Claims Refund Policy
Grocer refunds customers who dislike Schilling's Best coffee implying all coffees taste alike when brewed by a bad cook. The ad promises reimbursement if the product fails to meet expectations.
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Schilling
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