Harmony Initiative Aims to Unite Young Women Groups
The local V. W. C. A. delegates prepare to attend the national Y. W. A. convention in Chicago to fuse the American and international committees. Elisabeth Johnson says coalition could end two committees and create a unified organization focused on social, intellectual, and physical improvement for working girls. The group begins a new term February 1 with a $6 fee for courses in gymnastics cooking elocution French millinery sewing and allied subjects taught by strong instructors.
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Chicago
Mra
Frank Black
Charles Black
Mies May Walker
American Committee
National Committee
Ship disaster claim reaches hometown for passenger
Postmaster Learned reports J. W. Kem 22 of Southeast, who died aboard the Pass of Melfort, joined the ship at Panama. Parents Harry and Mary Morrist of Shasta California seek recovery and shipment of his body. They were told to contact the customs collector at Victoria British Columbia where wreck victims are being sent.
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Melfort
Kem
Harry and
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Shasta
Cal
Panama
Victoria
B.C
Mallard street car service awaits Grant return
The push for more efficient water front line service and increased double tracking is on hold until Man ager Grant of the Seattle Electric company returns from the east in late January. The corporations committee of the council now handles the matter. Councilman Bowen says no action until Grant is back. President Furth defers specifics but emphasizes the company’s policy to improve any deficient service.
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Water Front
Grant
Seattle Electric Company
Corporations Committee
Council
Bowen
Ben
Furth
Highwayman Hogue Taken to County Hospital After Shootout
Hogue alias Anderson, who shot Dr Hewes during a Tuesday evening hold up and was then wounded by Hewes, was moved to the county hospital in serious condition amid fears of blood poisoning. Doctors report his wounds dressed and condition improved. Hewes’s status at Seattle General is reported as no danger and improving.
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Hogue
Anderson
Hewes
Seattle General Hospital
Free Hide League Pushes Import Duty Removal
In New York and eastern cities a $100000 fund seeks to move Congress to drop tariffs on skins and hides. The Free Hide League, tied to Chicago, appeals to jobbers, manufacturers and major retailers, while local dealers say they were not asked to contribute. The effort stems from the National Shoe Wholesalers association backing Roosevelt in urging duty removal. Since 1895 shoe prices have risen, blamed on leather trust and wider cost increases across leather goods.
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New York
Congress
Chicago
National Shoe Whoesalers' Association
Roosevelt
Lawal Shoe
Gathering of Maria and Tom Opens Chicago Cat Show
The third annual National Cat club show opens in a store near the Auditorium on Wabash avenue. Proceeds go to aid Chicago's poor children, drawing strong public interest and stirring crowds. Meanwhile Pend Oreille Navigation gains steamers control via Wenatchee firms and Tacoma's C. F. L. Smith dies.
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Chicago
National Cat Club
Wabash Avenue
Cate
Wenatchee
Pend O'Reille Navigation Company
F. L. Smith
Tacoma
Mayors Message on Municipal Ownership Divides Council
City council members debate the mayors address and water rate cuts. Some back municipal ownership of utilities while questioning political motives behind rate reductions. Opinions vary on street railways and timing of reform.
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Gil
Gale on Lake Superior Destroys Bridge and Vessels
A gale on Lake Superior this morning wrecked many boats and caused widespread damage. Heavy seas swept up rivers as the steamer Orinoco broke from its moorings and crashed into a bridge, destroying the bridge and the ship’s decks.
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Sheboygan
Wic
Ferry Fog Collision Sends Passengers Fleeing
A heavy North River fog caused a collision between the Pas siac and Hinghampton ferries. One Italian passenger was hurt and many travelers were bruised in the panic. A passenger is believed drowned. One tug was lost but later saved.
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North River
Passiac
Hinghampton
Pascale
Per Wen
Fashionable taste reflects broader social trends
A terse note discusses how current fashion choices signal status and cultural shifts. It highlights prevailing styles, consumer behavior, and the influence of designers, tying wardrobe decisions to regional attitudes and economic mood.
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