Rockefellers Wealth Tale Sparks Debate on Ethics of Land Speculation
The piece questions whether transforming a $5,000 Forest Hill tract into a $70,000 asset in seven years is moral or predatory. It contrasts lawful gains from simple buying with earlier Rockefeller tactics like rebates, spies, and “graft” in growth-driven land grabs. It notes rising public skepticism about profiting from others’ labor. It ends with a quip comparing a bee sting cure to the ethics of profit.
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NCLE
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Forest Hill
Uncle John
John
Starved Miners Desert Union in Michigan Blizzard
In northern Michigan a mining company evicts miners from company houses while a brutal blizzard rages. Wives and children face starvation as some miners desert the union. Officials accuse merciless greed and question national tolerance of such victories amid legal troubles for East lemon trust officials.
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Michigan
Bunker Hill
Lemon Trust
East
Industrial clash at Guggenheim smelters shocks Tacoma
The piece condemns the Tacoma Guggenheim smelters dispute where Austrian workers and American employees faced wage cuts and coercive force. It argues the cycle harms manhood, citizenship, and society, noting guards cracked Austrian heads while Americans returned to work.
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Guggenheim
Tacoma
Guggenheims
Daughter Rejects $2600 Ring While Mother Vies For Birthday Gift
A New York Fifth Avenue jeweler hosts a mother and daughter as the mother pushes for a ring for the daughter. The daughter resists, finally approving a $2,600 diamond emerald piece, then balks at finger measurement. The scene closes with a jab at steak prices.
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New York
Fifth Av
Humorous Echoes From a 1914 Gossip Page
A mosaic of quips and brief items notes Milly in a divorce joke, a bandit sighting near Utah, Ford and Carnegie on wealth, Mars daylight, and suffragists campaign slogans. Short, witty blurbs echo early 20th century society chatter and public curiosities.
Pape's Diapepsin touted as quick stomach relief
An advertisement extols Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for indigestion gas and upset stomachs. It promises dramatic results within five minutes and urges readers to keep a fifty cent case at home for all family members.
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Pape
The Truant Bride: Dillpickles Engaged Amid Panic
A humorous notice reports Miss Dillpickles finally agreeing to wed, though her triumph is tempered by maidenly anxiety. The piece previews a six reel screecher film by Fred Schaefer titled Screamers in Six Reels.
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Fred Schaefer
Bold, Brazen Escape From a Barn After a Failing Wedding
A narrator hides in a feed-bin to avoid a wedding scene. She reflects on Cuthbert and Mr Hugginblossom, contemplates sympathy and fate, and ends with her time in darkness. The scene closes as her father feeds horses and declares the groom gone, underscoring her reckless defiance.
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Mr. Hugginblossom
Cuthbert
Hefty Seattle figure Austin Griffiths seen as reformer
The piece profiles Austin E. Griffiths a powerful Seattle citizen famed for his size intellect and reform stance. It recounts his 1900 mayoral clash his civic roles and support for municipal ownership and the commission form of government. It notes his Nebraska roots Michigan law degree and Seattle career including city attorney work and politics.
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Waterloo
Horatius
Bridge
Thermopylae
Hill Bryan
Knickerbockers
King's Court
Doc Matthews
Bert Taylor
Neck of the Woods
Tom Humes
Hert
Bert
Austin E. Griffiths
Seattle
Austin
Tom Griffiths
University of Washington
Burke Griffiths
Ted Griffiths
Pol
Will
International Peace Association
Organization of Seattle
National Association of Labor
Griffiths
Cotterill
Young Men's Republican Club
Humes
Poindexter Club
Judge Burke
United States Senate
Poindexter
Court House
Commission
Nebraska
Michigan
Mothers’ Congress
Oregon
Montesano
Wash
A. V. Bourbon
Hi Gill
Marquette reports ferocious Amber wolves amid snow shortage
In Big Bay country Amber wolves are described as extremely ferocious this winter due to lack of snow. Consolidated local items note drownings in Grand River, the eagle Old Baldy returns for a 21st winter in Petroskey, and street lighting petitions circulate in Clio among other regional notices.
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Marquette
Big Bay Country
Grand Ledge
Harold Sacket
Elmer McDaniels
Grand River
Petroskey
Daily Healthogram on hot water and skin care
The note advises that hot water opens facial pores when applied to the skin while cold water closes them. It warns against using hot water more than once daily to cleanse the face as it robs the skin of natural oils.
Duchess of Orleans withdraws divorce suit in scandal bid
Brussels January 19 The duchess of Orleans has withdrawn her divorce suit due to dislike of scandal the case threatened to expose. The duke is the pretender to the French throne and his wife was formerly Archduchess Marie Amelia of Austria. Best modern outside rooms 25 to 50 cents Stewart House 86 Went Stewart.
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Brussels
Belgium
Duchess of Orleans
Marie Amelia
Austria
Stewart House
Stewart
New Obesity Cure from Dr Galisch Promotes Daytime Diet
A European doctor named Dr Galisch claims obesity stems from evening eating after work. He says active laborers should eat breakfast, a second breakfast, and a good lunch, then refrain from meals after lunch, consuming only toast and tea. He cautions against starved diets and daytime-only plans.
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Galisch
Dr. Galisch
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