Washington relics show George Washington not myth in Fredericksburg
Frederickburg reports on local evidence that the first president existed including houses, a monument to his mother, a chair, and a Will naming General George Washington. Descendants of Bettie Washington and the family ties in Virginia are noted with Mary Washington house nearby. Parson Weems stories and Fredericksburg Mason records are cited as corroboration.
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Fredericksburg
George Washington
G. Washington
George
United States
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Preder Fek
Abure
Abraham
Mt. Vernon
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Charles County
Virginia
Sam Washington
Miss Thornton
Miss Dustin
Col. Lewis
Mildred Washington
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Bettie
Frederickeburg
H Lewis Wallace
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Collaters
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Bettie Washington
Cleve Manor
Naveck
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Lewtes Wallace
Frederickeburk
Mary Washington
Washington Brothers
Ol Pareen Weeme
Parson Weems
Weatmoreland County
Baltimore
Potomac River
Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4
Fellowcraft
Mazon
James
Frederickaburg
Died While Favorite Hymn Plays for Elder Adams
Rev. Wm R Adams a 40 year Christian church minister died at his daughter’s home in Bellingham on February 22 after a final hour of unconsciousness. As he faded he asked for singing and a snow white dove appeared and a snow white pig on the sill watched as the hymn Nearer My God to Thee was sung. He leaves three sons in California Nevada and Kansas.
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United Press
Bellingham
Wm. R. Adama
Christian Church
Rev
Adams
Missouri
California
Nevada
Kansas
Great Northern to Begin Spring Rail Improvements
Extensive improvements on the Great Northern line will start after the snow melts. The Kallspe division will be re laid with steel rails, and steel bridges will replace wood from Montana to sound. Construction on the electric power plant for locomotives to haul trains through the Cascade tunnel will start.
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Great Northern
Kallspe! Division Ie
Montana
Sound
Big
Cascade Tunnel
Health official urges scrutiny of death certificates for plague fears
Dr. Elmer E. Heg, secretary of the state board of health, writes to local boards to scrutinize each death certificate and, if plague is suspected, refuse burial until the case is investigated.
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Elmer E. Heg
State Board of Health
Turbine Deal Noted in Brief Mass Item
Mass February 22 brief notes a turbine purchase item showing a 144 inch diameter turbine and a reference to Brooks and Co at 1331 Second. The fragment hints at a commercial procurement entry without full context or details.
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United Press
Mass
Japanese Navy Armored Cruiser Phat Engines Built at Fore River
Engines of 24000 horsepower were built for the Japanese government at Fore River Shipbuilding in Quincy. They will be fitted to the armored cruiser Phat, now under construction at the navy yard in Kare.
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Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Jed
Phat
Mavy Yard
Kare
Director of Music Appointed for A Y P Exposition
F N James, director of Innes' band of Chicago, was named director general of music for the A Y P exposition. He will supervise all bands, vocal concerts, organ recitals, and other music at the large event.
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F. N. James
Innes’ Band
Chicago
A. Y. P. Exposition
Anna Gould Ordered to Pay Damages in Paris Suit
Paris court upholds lower court ruling that Anna Gould and Count Bont de Castellane must pay Mme Nemicoff $24,000 for a loaned peoria on promise of purchase. The claim states the count instead pawned the goods for $11,000 after taking them from the actress.
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Paris
Court of Appeals
Anna Gould
Bont de Castellane
Mme. Nemicoff
Peoria
Hon
Tuberculosis Cattle Case Opens in Seattle Court
In a Seattle Superior Court session Judge Hathaway heard a claim by J M Hathaway of Auburn for money allegedly due from Fryebahn and Co. The meat packing firm counters that the cattle in question were tuberculin tested, condemned by meat inspectors, and not suitable for sale. Of 36 cattle bought locally, 17 were found infected and condemned, with seven more partially condemned and destroyed. City milk inspector L M Woodcock reported the condemned cattle were not from suppliers to local dealers, though much city milk comes from the south valley.
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J M. Hathaway
Auburn
Fryelbahn & Co
Meat Packing Company
Hathaway
United States
L. M. Wooodcock
Agbt
Loral
South Valley
Fragmentary archival line on household textiles and colors
The snippet mentions Virginia cloth curtains in a beet red room, a Quilted bilge and white quilt, and a best dressing glass, indicating a descriptive inventory of domestic furnishings. The fragment reads as a period style note describing textiles and a mirror in a home setting.
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Virginia
Notices for church topics must arrive by Friday 6 PM
Sunday notices for church topics must be mailed early to reach The Star by the deadline. Delays in mail delivery require sending notices as soon as possible to ensure publication.
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Star
Church Services Schedule Across City Doors
A crowded listing shows multiple churches with their addresses and pastors offering morning and evening services. Subjects include Love and Religion, Life Eternal, The Prince, and The Influence of Religion in Politics, among others, with times such as 11 am and 7:30 pm.
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Plymouth
Francie J. van Horn
Atereopticon
Wepublic
Lincoln Mimith
Blatin Pasha
Hrooklyn Av
H. ©. Mason
Columbia
D. Weage
Christ
Union——Queen Av
Gaier
M. Freeland
Sunday Sermons Across Four Temples Deliberate Marital and Moral Themes
At Temple Third Ave and Cedar St minister Geo. Robert Cairns preaches at 11 am on Unconscious Usefulness with a 7:40 pm discussion Would You Advise a Young Man to Marry Marly in Life The Tabernacle 15th Ave N and Harrison John Marvin Dean conducts 11 am talk Rev Arthur D. Carpenter speaks at 7:30 pm on Repairing the Altar That Be Broken Down BE MH. Cherrington Anti-Saloon league head speaks. Firet Temple de Hirsch Boylston and Marion Rev B L Whitman 10:30 am Joy in the Morning 7:30 pm Service of Delay Fremont Kilbourne Ave near Fremont Ave Rev James Cairns 11 am In My Father's House 7:30 pm The First Psalm
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Temple
Third Av
Cedar St
Geo
Robert Cairns
Marly
Tabernacle
Harrison
John Marvin Dean
Arthur D. Carpenter
Cherrington
Anti- Saloon League
Firet
Temple de Hirsch
Boylston
Marion
B. L. Whitman
Religious services and sermons in Seattle area churches
A dense schedule lists Sunday morning and evening services across multiple churches and denominations. Notable names include Rev. Peter A Kiin Rev. Harry Ferguson Rev. J. M. Cance Rev. M. Gewen and Bishop Frederick W. Keator. Locations span Ballard Mercer Federal streets First Avenue and Madison Street with times from early morning to evening. The notices cover Masses prayers and sermons plus events at St James St Stephen and St Marys cathedral.
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James
MW. Gewen
Butler
St. Mark’s Madiem
Broadway
Llwyd
J K. Black
Bt. Stephen's
W. Lind
Olympia
Great American Citizen and Jewish Leader Programs Noted
Rev. J. D. O. Powers leads a morning service on Umerion Roylaten Avenue at Boylston and Olive. An evening program features “A Great American Citizen George Washington” and “A Great Jewish Leader and Teacher Felix Adler and Universal Religion.”
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Umerion
Roylaten Av
Itarlan
Boylston and
Olive
J. D. O. Powers
Il A.m
George Washington
Spm
Felix Adler
Universal Religion
Occult Meet Details at Multiple Halls
The notice lists events at the School of Occult Retence on Second and at First Divine Science on Broadway and Pine with Minnie Jennings and Agnes R. McCarthy as hosts. Theosophical Seattle Lodge at 1420 Second Ave hosts a symposium in the afternoon.
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Minnie Jennings
Columbia Hall
Broadway and
Pine
Agnes R. McCarthy
Il . m
Theosophical
Seattle Lodge
Life After Death Spiritualist Lectures in Seattle
Four talks on life after death including a Spiritualist session at 1420 Second Avenue. Rice Burleigh presents The King of Law of the New Thought, Fremont Baldridge hosts Spirit Revealing session, John Aepenn Eats Fremont Baldridge minister leads at 3 pm. Irene Emmith speaks on Spirit and Society at Pike Street. Winfield B. Smith organizes Rational Church events at 1431 Pike with 3 pm talk Come Let Us Reason Together.
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Seattle
Eten Rice-Burleigh
John Aepenn
Fremont Baldridge
Minterter
Pike
Irene Emmith
Winfield B. Smith
Samuels expands Alaska fur venture from Spokane
M D Samuels, ex co owner of Wonder department store, returns from New York where he arranged with Joseph Ulman & Co. to enter the Nome fur market. He plans to buy $60 000 worth of furs for the company this year and notes Spokane as a strong, diversified market less hit by money stringency.
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United Press
Spokane
M. D. Samwele
Wonder
New York
Joseph Ulman & Co
Nome
Seattle
Alaska
Samuels
Spokane Ie
Everett banquet honored pioneers amid tense news
Everett pioneers held a banquet last night. H. B. Buddley, a bride tender, has been found dead in Snohomish with police deeming it self inflicted. The new Carnegie library in Bellingham was dedicated.
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Everett
H. BR. Buddley
Snohomish
Carnegie
Bellingham
Auburn
Gov. Mead
Tacoma
George Washington
Hoquiam
Panama Canal
Dayton
Thomas Goldeworthy
Whitman County
State Letter Carriers’ Association
Married woman exphyxiated in New York apartments
Mrs William Burden daughter of Mrs O H P Belmont was found dead by asphyxiation yesterday in New York City apartments. The report notes her marriage recently occurred and investigators are handling the case.
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William Burden
Mra. O. H
Sunday Dinner at Stevens Hotel Cafe
Regular Sunday course dinner offered at Stevens Hotel Cafe from noon to 8 p.m. Priced at 50 cents, with evening service noted. Local dining option highlighted for Sunday.
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Stevens Hotel
Divorce Action Follows Troubled Double Family
Mrs Jennie Smith seeks a divorce from John W. Smith alleging conflict from a blended family with prior spouses. They wed January 4 this year and the husband, president of King County Coal Co., has nearby properties. The filing notes domestic discord as the motive for seeking dissolution. Also, Aldrich and Halley predict the Senate will vote on the currency bill next Friday or Saturday.
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Jennie Smith
John W. Smith
King County Coal Co
Kenton
Washington, D. C
Aldrich
Halley
Senate
San Francisco Morning News Brief
Fragmentary clipping from San Francisco paper mentions morning edition and local events but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes. Summary reflects unreadable OCR with minimal readable content and no distinct incident.
Financial statement of a Washington savings bank 1908
The document presents the financial condition of a Washington State savings bank. It lists resources including loans and discounts 392 667 56 real estate 2 0 0 0 00 and bank buildings 266 640 08 and total assets 3 810 931 66. It records capital stock 808 000 00 undivided profits 149 464 07 and totals for liabilities and equity.
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Saton
Financial Condi Ties Savings Bank
Tulip
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