Rates Drive New Rail Parity for Astoria and Inland Empire
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules Astoria Oregon must have rate parity with Seattle and Tacoma, ending undue discrimination favoring Puget Sound ports. The decision revises Pacific Coast to Inland Empire and Idaho states rates, noting ocean liners do not halt at Astoria while inland routes benefit Seattle and Tacoma.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Inland Empire
Oregon
Idaho
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aetoria, Ore
Spokane
Portland & Seattle
Puget Sound
Astoria
Seattle
Tacoma
Morning inside bath against illness with hot water and phosphate
The article advocates drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims this daily inside bath prevents indigestible waste toxins and improves health, citing constipation biliousness and nervous days as conditions improved by the practice.
Austrians surround Durazzo as Albanian rebels prepare surrender
Vienna reports Austrian forces have surrounded the Albanian seaport city of Durazzo. The few thousand Albanian insurgents inside are believed to be nearing surrender, with no Italian defenders thought to be present.
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Vienna
Durazzo
Daggett irregularity probe asked by Gov Lister
Gov Lister asks State Auditor Clausen to audit expense vouchers of Floyd L Daggett chairman of the industrial insurance commission. Lister was at the New Washington hotel Friday night.
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Lister
Tor Clausen
Floyd L. Daggett
Industrial Insurance Commission
New Washington Hotel
Youth in teens leads Ansonia strikers in language edge
Ansonia Conn Feb 19 Joseph Grohel still in his teens heads the American Brass Co strikers due to his ability to speak many languages It is reported today he could sway victory to their side
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Ansonia, Conn
Joseph Grohel
American Brass Co
Meeting on Survey Plans with Dr Claxton in Spokane
Final plans for the state educational survey are being prepared by the educational commission. They will meet in Spokane on Saturday with Dr P P Claxton federal commissioner of education.
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The
Educational Commission
Spokane
P. P. Claxton
Federal
Elderly Woman Pays 15 Cents to Clear Old Fare Objection
In Newcastle Pennsylvania on February 19 an elderly woman, troubled by conscience, paid the railway cashier 15 cents for three rides she said she beat a conductor out of eight years ago, attempting to settle an old fare dispute.
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Newcastle
France-Amerique ball draws thousand in Seattle
A thousand guests attended the France-Amerique ball Friday night at Christensen's hall. The event featured decorations in allied powers colors and the U S flag. Foreign consuls and their wives served as patrons and patronesses.
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Seattle
Christensen
United States
Will Demand Further Assurances With Submarine Order
Washington reports that with the submarine campaign against armed merchantmen effective only ten days hence the United States will seek further assurances from belligerents.
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Washington
Teuton
Germany says Lusitania notes finished
Berlin officials report Germany will not issue another note on the Lusitania affair and will not disclose how its new policy against torpedoing armed merchant ships will be enforced. The stance suggests Germany believes the United States cannot closely question the naval method as a state secret.
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Carl W. Ackerman Erlin
Germany
Lusitania
Lan Sing
America
American policy toward new move outlined
The United States would seek assurances from Germany to avoid violations of the Lusitania and Arabic, preserve merchantmen arming rights, defend neutral passage on armed ships, and avoid travel warnings or rigid defensive rules. The U S would not join protests with Sweden or others, while State Department experts review precedents and Ambassador von Bernstorff awaits Berlin’s position.
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United States
Germany
America
Sweden
State Department
von Bernstorff
Lansing
Berlin
Foreign Office
Harden Urges Germany to Seek Peace as War Continues
London Feb 19. Maximilian Harden, a leading German writer, says Germany must disregard neutral rights in fight for salvation unless the Allies accept peace. The Times quotes Harden in Die Zukunft, which has resumed publication under permit.
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London
Germany
The
Times Today
Maximilian Harden
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Adverts Back Pain Remedy
An advertisement promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a guaranteed daily remedy for backache. It claims long-standing Dutch government charter authorization and attributes robustness of Dutch women to the product. Sold in sealed packages for 26c, 50c, and $1.00 with a money back guarantee.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Real
Remsberg and Gill Mix Words at Green Lake Banquet
A tense peace and prosperity banquet in Thorn's hall sees Mayor Gill and Judge Remsberg clash in a heated exchange over political history and the move to direct primaries. The event features praise for reform and calls for a water standpipe to serve Green Lake, with several city officials in attendance.
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Green Lake
Johnny Clancy
Gill
Remsberg
Swan Lake
A. L. Valentine
City Utilities
M. M. Null
George W. Hill
Nicaraguan Canal Pact Ratified by Senate
The Nicaraguan treaty granting the government a 99 year option on the canal route and a Gulf of Fonseca naval base for 3 million dollars was ratified by the Senate yesterday 55 to 18.
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Washington
Gulf of Fonseca
Senate
Caruso and Farrar Clash Over Opera Rehearsals
New York February 19. Both Geraldine Farrar and Enrico Caruso quarrel during rehearsals, their tempers flare in a lengthy dispute. Other singers expect they will stay with the company despite the clash.
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New York
Geraldine Farrar
Enrico Caruso
Governors Hope to Declare Candidacy at Everett Banquet
Gov. Ernest Lister and Judge W. W. Black of Everett will attend the Democratic state committee banquet in this city on Saturday night. They are expected to announce their candidacies for governor.
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Everett
Ernest Lister
W. W. Black
Democratic State Committee
Three Seattle Boys Nominated to West Point
Hump names Kra mer Thomas Reed Chadbourne and Max Von Babo all Seattle lads as principal first alternate and second alternate for appointment to West Point by Representative Humphrey on Thursday February 19 in Washington.
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Washington
Kramer Thomas
Reed Chadbourne
Max von Babo
Seattle
Humphrey
Weat Point
Garfield residents push permanent closed season for Snake River islands
Residents of Garfield County urge Senator Poindexter to reserve unclaimed Snake River islands as a bird sanctuary with a year round closed season, seeking ongoing protection for local wildlife.
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Garfield County
Poindexter
Snake River
Russian Forge Lands in Turkey
London dispatches report Russian troops landing under warship protection 70 miles east of Trebizond with feeble Turkish resistance. The advance aims to join other forces for activity toward Erzerum and Trebizond as Grand Duke Nicholas readies an Armenian campaign and possible push toward Constantinople.
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London
Trebizond
Black Sea
Petrograd
Erzerum
Latum
Nicholas
Constantinople
Portland Bid Causes Fainting At Council Meeting
Earl B. Newcomb, Portland representative for Hana Pederson of Seattle, fainted after learning his firm was the lowest bidder for the city’s new auditorium. He collapsed, was carried outside, and fainted twice more before recovering.
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Portland
Earl B. Newcomb
Hana Pederson
Seattle
Newcomb
Pederson
Bids Sought for Alaska Aeroplane Mail Network
Post office authorities seek bids to deliver mail by air across 21 Alaska centers. Plans require carriers to move 600 to 2000 pounds of mail, with restrictions excluding married women from bidding.
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Alaska
Auto Bandits Sweep San Francisco Night
Police rushed to chase six swift automobile bandits who staged a string of robberies overnight in San Francisco but netted only a small haul.
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San Francisco
Automobile Bandita
Hart praised for pioneering municipal waste system
Statement by former Health Commissioner Dr. J F E Crichton endorses Volney P Hart for City Council. Crichton credits Hart with creating the city’s municipal waste and garbage collection, reducing costs and improving health, citing battles against private franchises and broad support from former opponents. He urges South End voters to choose Hart.
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J. F E. Crichton
Volney P. Hart
America
Hart
South End
Paysse Seen as Strong Seattle Council Candidate
A. A. Paysse advocates growth of Seattle manufacturing and shipping resources. As port warden he attracts manufacturers, supports sites, and expands payrolls while defending utilities and opposing unnecessary bonds. His harbor policy boosted commerce, and his slogan Harmony and Cooperation for a Greater Seattle guides his work.
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A. A. Paysse
Council
Seattle
Paysse
Harbor Department
Re-Elect Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald
The statement urges voters to reelect Councilman C. B. Fitzgerald citing his two years on the council as proof he can be depended upon to look after the people’s interests and that he has made good.
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C. B. Fitzgerald
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