Cleveland’s farm colony reforms prisoners with daily labor
Mayor Johnson’s workhouse program relocates inmates to a 1900 acre farm near Warrenerite, creating a humane “farm colony” with dormitories, gardens, and a store. Prisoners work under a foreman, earn wages, attend night school, and may be paroled with funds sent to families. over 4,000 have been pardoned or paroled with only 14 percent returning.
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Jessie M. Partson
Cleveland
Tom L
Harris
Johnson
Warrenerite
Chicago
New York
Mackwoells
Cooley
Whitcomb Riley
Nell Lynch
House of Correction
Direct Legislation Petitions Move Toward Circulation
The Direct Legislation Conference Committee petitions for charter amendments are with the printer and will circulate for signatures within days. Canvassers under the Direct Legislation Committees plan to seek 1700 signatures per petition at the registration office, urging voters to sign when registering. The two petitions seek general direct legislation and public franchise submission to vote, backed by Civic Union Central Labor Council and Municipal Ownership League. Canvassers are expected to begin at the city registration office Thursday to allow signing for those visiting city hall.
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Direct Legislation Conference Committee
Anne
Tie
Civic Union
Central Labor Council
Mmitt
Setitons
Meeting for unemployed under Seattle ministerial federation
Mass meeting for the unemployed under the Seat tle Ministerial Federation will be held in the auditorium of the new Y M C A building at 10 90 tomorrow morning. Walter Thomas Mills will deliver an address and representatives of commercial and charity organizations have been invited to attend.
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Gunplees
Seattle Ministerial Federation
Walter Thomas Mills
Law Declared Unconstitutional Over Merchant Licenses
Justice John K. Carroll yesterday declared the Paothamus Act unconstitutional, ruling it requires Tileisan merchants to obtain licenses and forces closure. The invalidated case involved HS. Emerson on Western Ave who refused to procure the license.
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John K. Carroll
Yeaterday
HS. Emerson
Western Ay
Trimble Receives Warm Ovation At Moore Theater
W. P. Trimble, Republican mayoral candidate, drew a mild ovation at the Moore theater last night during intermission. He appeared between the second and third acts and was greeted by the crowd with handclapping and applause.
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W. P. Trimble
Moore Theater
Mr. Trimble
Marriage of Mr Banker and Miss Dean Reported in Seattle
Seattle friends of Frank Banker former assistant superintendent learn of his marriage to Gertrude Dean Dean, a former Seattle schoolteacher Also noted Banker was first to reach the Vedencia wreck site with rescue boats.
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Seattle
Frank F. Fanker
Achoola
Banker
Misa
Gertrude Dean Mies
Dean
Tanker
Ebooore
Vedencia
Sweet Potatoes and Black Cat Rag Price List Item
A fragment listing music prices includes "Sweet Potatoes" and "Black Cat Rag" at 20 cents each, with an incomplete entry "Song of the". The snippet suggests a catalog or column note on songs and prices from a period publication.
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Applied Humanity
Mise Partion
Elaines
Ferd Scar Mame Company
Biewin Towns
State of New York
Speiger & Hurlbut
Howe
White
China
Spelger
Hurlbut
24Nd Avenue
Union Street
Kohler & Chase
Orne Kohler & Chase
Everson
Secon Bio
Astrument
Er, Fischer
Clough
Ifrina
Kohler & Chase's
A. Chase
Fischers
Kotterey Chase
Second Avenue
Seattle, Wash
angPeaven
Trimble
the State Bank of Seattle
Nmiture Co
First Avenue
Tacoma
Victor II
Sherman, Clay & Co
Victore
Georgia
Robin
Fairy Queen
Little Fairy
Topay
Clines
Iano
E. J. Brown
Sar
J. Brown
Nrewn Dental FP
MacDeneatt & Seuthwet
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