Rainey Reveals Panama Forest Probe Motives
Congressman Henry T. Rainey explains he did not seek a Ballinger Pinchot committee seat but would expose corruption if chosen. He cites Panama forest schemes, Taft’s role, and opposition from higher authorities as the reason for his removal from the panel.
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Ballinger Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Taft
Obaidia
Panama
Congress
Obaldia
General Assembly
Ballinger-Pinchot Committee
Prisoner Foiled In Escape Aboard Steamship Victoria
David Carmack a federal prisoner sentenced to 15 years hard labor in Alaska attempted to escape the Steamship Victoria off Neah Bay en route to Seattle. He planned to cut loose a life raft and swim to land but could not because the rafts were lashed. He hid in the engine room coal bunkers until found. He will be sent to the penitentiary after Seattle jail. Carmack had been convicted of attempted murder of H J Hale an elderly woodcutter near Ridgetop Alaska.
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David Carmack
Alaska
McNell's Island
Victoria
Neah Bay
Seattle
Carmack
H. J. Hale
Ridgetop
First Love Letter Saves Boy From Prison Sentence
Allen Orr of Collingswood New Jersey faced nine months in the house of correction after pleading guilty to taking $15 from S Cohen in Chicago. A letter from a hometown girl reading Dear Allen and urging his return was read in court and cited as a turning moment. The city moves to collect garbage fees in Renton Hill with two week start. Residents pay 50 cents monthly and stores $1.00.
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Chicago
Allen Orr
Collingswood
N. J
House of Correction
S. Cohen
W. Madison Jr
Orr
Barrett
Renton Hill
Million Dollar Policy On Johnny Jones Life
Pittsburg Feb 14 Johnny Jones 11 years old oiled freight cars and did surface work at a mine here. Decades later John H Jones president of the Pittsburg Buffalo company took out a million dollar policy in favor of his company. The policy is among the largest single contracts held by any Pittsburg citizen and reflects the era's corporate life insurance practices.
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Pittsburg
Johnny” Jones
John H. Jones
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
Ivill
Monongahela City
Conde Large
Pitteburg
New York Graveyard of Ministers Depicts Clergy Exodus
Rev. Dr. William Carter laments a citywide turnover of pastors after two years of service. He cites abroad rests and suicides among peers, noting that major Fifth Avenue churches remain without pastors as congregations demand salary responsibility, while ministers flee burnout.
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New York
Wm. Carter
Madison Av. Reformed Church
Overeating Linked to Death Says English Observer
An English medical observer argues that overeating is a national crime, causing death in many cases and undermining digestion. The piece promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy, claiming rapid digestion of large meals and offering free trial samples by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshal Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshal Mich
Disjointed Bullets Report Violent Incidents Across Cities
Fragments describe a murder knife attack in San Francisco with Henry Faust and Hermann Harr, a denied title dispute in London over Lord Sackville’s estate, and a suspected Oakland homicide found by a bay body. Chicago notes a rescue of 12 people from asphyxiation.
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Ban Francisco
Henry Faust
Hermann Harr
Harr
Faust
London
Henry Sackville-Weat
Lord Sackville
Justion Migham
Withers
Record
Paris
Talks on Teeth by the Regal Dentists
The Regal Dental Offices advertise permanent all teeth replacements fitted to gums for those with any number of teeth. They claim cures for Riggs disease and other dental ailments, promise firm teeth, and offer treatments for decayed, irregular, and malposed teeth with a written guarantee. Located at Northwest Corner Third Ave and Union St, Seattle.
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Seattle
Regal Dental Offices
Northwest Corner
Third Av
Union 8
Nighttime hazards and regional incidents reported
A partial crowd of local mishaps includes a family near Henry Kolkey and HALT LAK with a sleeping infant, seven Pullen passengers injured in a derailment near Green River, and missing naval tug Nina after leaving Norfolk. John Lewis killed by an I N train near a landslide site in Washington. National motor legislation session opened in Washington under the American Automobile Association. In Primero Colorado, three more mine bodies were recovered, totaling 65 since the January 31 explosion.
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Washington
National Legislative Commission
American Automobile Association
Primero
Colo
Praised Seattle Specialist Offers Free Consultation
Loughney and Loughney, noted for treating rheumatic and allied conditions, operate in the People's Bank building at Second Ave. and Pike St. They offer free examinations and a full cure plan, with testimonials from patients and medical staff. Free consultations run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Sundays.
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Loughney
Seattlle
People’s Bank
Seconday
Pike St
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast, lasting cure for stomach gas, heartburn, and indigestion. It claims relief within five minutes, preventing sour belching and nausea, with a 60 cent can offering ample dose for most cases.
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Hillness
Ballinger Pinchot
House of Representatives
United States
General Assembly of
Roosevelt
Obal
Boy
Girl
Allen
Lillian G. Earnest
Johnny’ Jones
John HM
Joneg
N. Y
United Prep
Yous Feng
Sia
Bulletins
Oakland
Cat
George Lake
Asphy
Ireland
Edison Phonograph
Coustate Sete
Nationa Aph Crpan Mlabeskie Avenos
Orange
Tething Machine Headquarters
Tiers Muste
Successore Te D. &. Johnston Co
Third and University
Nour
Regal Dentists
G. R
First Ave
Pike’ ST
First Avenue
Quaker
France
Penn
Dr. Krause
Carter’s
Henry Kolkey
Henry Bolkey
Pullen
Ae Crande
Derall
Rh Side
Green River
Noerton
Nina
Norfolk
Charleston Navy Yard
Walla Walla
Jotn Lewis
Yesler
Maud
Powell
Maud Powell
Henry T. Finck
Evening Post
Pacific Coast
Dietrthunters
Victon Talking Machines
Sherman
Second Avenue
Union Street
Waettic Coast
England
Canada
Tyrrell
Burke Block
Cor
Second and
Marion
James D. Hoge
N. B. Solner
Poriaane Semmes
Orm Somes DB
Cherry Street
Breeches
Georgetowen
Kenton
Westlake Public Market
Westlake
Pine
P. Kloprer
Ottos Plach—Stalle
Chipes & LA
Fairchild & Davis
Iowa
White River
Tom Lindsay
Dave Stehinled
Stalle
Marden
Lawert
M.A. Mansen
White River Burbank
W.P. Nichols
Philadelphia
Yakima
California
North
Wisconsin
Imllman
Focha
Dr. Raub
Jess Roy
Horluck & Wagen
Lang—Stall
Pitisbury
Great Western Tea
Eatrance
Weestore
Washington Peanut Co
Fifth Ave
Sanford & Swanson
Steven Chatr
Alédort
Ts Powe
Ibyan Seca
Miss Tesnia
Oregon
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