Fearful Record of Blood and Money Panic Death
A New York ledge reports a wave of deaths and suicides linked to the Wall Street panic and Knickerbocker Bank collapse. Names of victims across cities include Chas Geiger Jas Oliphant Chas Barney and Clara Bloodgood amid financial ruin.
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U. S
Seattle Star
New York
Money Kings
Wall St
Rascala
Secredit
Jerson
Chas. A. Geiger
Jas
HM. Oliphant
Geiger
Chas. T. Barney
Thos. G. Milstead
Jas. B. Boyd
Hunteville
Ala
Ernest G. Bteadman
J. D. Lyons Building & Operating Co
L. M. Uave" Wood
Columbia University
Nicholas Smith
New Rochelle
N. J
T. Bondhab
Borough Bank of Brooklyn
Valentine Haverdail
Geo. Fruitman
Brooklyn
Wallace Worth
Legion
Clara Bloodgood
Frederick E. Sargeant
Chas
T. Barney
Carroll Platform for Mayor Says Liquor Traffic Should Be Regulated
P P Carroll outlines principles for the Republican mayoral nomination. He pledges to enforce laws supporters want enforced, oppose municipal ownership, and favor publicity and control of corporations. He draws comparisons to Seattle's J Humes and stresses majority rule and prudence over strict prohibition.
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P. P. Carroll
Emmate
Easil
J. Humes
Seattle
Humes
Oety
Cupid Has a Busy Year in Marriage Licenses
The article notes a surge in marriages and licenses in the past year with 3117 licenses issued in 1907 vs 2439 in 1906. A December surge adds 365 licenses compared to 26 the previous year. It also lists forest acreage in the United States Australia and India.
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Seattle
United States
Australia
India
Public Schools Urged to Lead Child Health Efforts
Tacoma educator A H Yoder urged public schools to oversee child health by providing physicians and dentists and special provisions for borderline and abnormal children. He called for a medical commission in cities and stressed dental care. University of Chicago president Harry Judson urged moral education and candor to combat public corruption.
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A. H. Yoder
Tacoma
Washington E Educational Association
Yoder
Yoder Toyc
Judson
Tm Choiee
Prinoe
Spokane
Great Tohate Debates For Mayor Nominee Humphries
Judge John B. E. Humphries, Republican mayoral hopeful, plans a debate tonight at Odd Fellows Hall in Fremont. He invited W. P. Trimble, rival candidate, to participate but Trimble has not announced acceptance. Humphries will discuss franchise taxes public service regulation party regularity and municipal concerns while premiering instrumental music from a concert phonograph.
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John BE. Humphries
Odd Fellows Belt
Fremont
Humphries Bes
W. P. Trimble
Dig Heal
Trimble
Jude Humphries
Emancipation Day Celebration by Local Negro Citizens
Representatives of the city’s Black community gathered at the American hall to mark Emancipation Day. The program featured addresses and a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation by Miss Bennett Dorn, honoring the memory of the martyred president and the end of slavery. Roller skates advertised at Hall's store as part of the notices.
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Nation
Bennett Dorn
Willis McClinton Identifies Steve Phillips in Hotel Shooting
Willis McClinton named Steve Phillips as the killer of Mrs. Henderson after a Tuesday shooting at the Jackson hotel. McClinton repeated his prior statement that Phillips attacked the woman and then fired at him, confirming his knowledge of the crime.
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Willis McClinton
Jackson
Steve Phillips
Willer
Maire
Furniture Stock-Arranging Sale Underway at Alhards
The store announces a stock arranging sale now in progress at Alhards, inviting shoppers to browse discounted furniture. Details on dates and discounts are not provided in the text.
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Frederick & Nelson
Alhards
Renton Glass Factory to Open with 60 Employees
The new Renton Glass Company, formed from Beattie Glass, will operate the factory starting January 30. It employs 60 workers, has 18 experienced blowers, and is capitalized at 15000 dollars. Officers are President Walter Meench, Treasurer George Mulford, and Secretary Davis Robertson.
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Mee
RS Newton Glass Company
Ginaa
Beattie Glass Company
Walter Meench
George Mulford
San Francisco
Davis Robertson
Los Angeles
West Seattle Group Plans Clubhouse Meeting in Madrona Hall
Residents will meet next Monday night in Madrona hall to discuss building a clubhouse. The group expects to form an incorporation and solicit stock subscriptions to raise funds for the project.
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West Seattle
Madrona Hal
New Year Services Observed In Local Churches
New Year’s day was widely observed in rural churches with communion and morning prayer. The cathedral held two Mases in the morning and Bishop O'Dea preached a sermon in the evening. First Methodist Episcopal youth hosted open house at the Union Street tabernacle.
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Mase
O'Dea
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Tabernacle
Union St
Modernism Accusations Rise Over Hanna Coadjutor Archbishop Bid
Accusations of modernism against Rev. Dr. Edward J. Hanna of Rochester grow as the San Francisco propaganda meeting nears the commission on appointment. The article notes factional debates within the church and the influence of the assembly on who may be chosen coadjutor archbishop.
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United Press
Rome
Edward J. Hanna
Rochester
San Francico
Northern Pacific Superintendent Reports Lumber Traffic Rebound
Superintendent BR. E. Palmer of the Northern Pacific visited the city yesterday and stated that over the past two weeks lumber traffic to the east has risen notably. He noted that a prior downturn allowed railroads to catch up on freight movement and that the railroads are now even with the business.
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BR. E. Palmer
Northern Pacific
Palmer
Manhatt an Building Co announces eleven story office tower
Complete arrangements for the erection of an eleven story steel frame office building are announced by Mr. J. F. Douglass, manager for the Manhattan Building Co., for the southeast corner of Union and Fourth avenues, on the old university grounds. The building will be brick faced, cost about $500,000.
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J. F. Douglass
Manhattan Building Co
Union Ast
Fourth Av
University Grounds
Judge and Mrs Orange Jacobs Celebrate Golden Wedding
Judge and Mrs Orange Jacobs marked their golden wedding anniversary at home surrounded by relatives and friends. Pioneers called to pay respects. the evening featured music, reminiscences, and gifts of gold while flowers overflowed the celebration.
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Orange Jacobs
Fragmented Vintage Song Titles List
A garbled OCR fragment presents a jukebox of song titles and snippets. It references pieces like My Mamma, Two Little Sailors, I'm Up in the Air About Mary, Willow, Mouse Waltz, Tommy, Netth the Ol Willow, Pal Bowen, and Peacock Strut.
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Mary
Liee
Mouse Waltaw
Tommy
Dave “Sackass
Detectives Nab Tacoma Robbers After Month of Thefts
Detectives Evans Leydyard Ellison and Bliss captured four robbers in Tacoma after a month of saloon robberies house burglaries and street holdups. Loot including watches and jewelry was recovered and the suspects made full confessions at the police station.
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United Press
Tacoma
Evans, Leydyard
Ellison
Bliss
Railroad workers recalled after layoff in California
In Sacramento on January 2, railroad employees at Southern Pacific shops, who were previously laid off, are called back to work as operations resume.
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Sacramento
Cal
Southern Pacific Railroad
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Frederick FE. Sargeant
Jewelers National Bank
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University of Chicago
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Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Renton Glass
Carnation Milk
Raymond
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Piko Gerest
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Madison
Ladies
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Goodyear Raincoat Co
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Alexander Wttrs
É. V. A. Smith
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