Joo Friends Pay Respects to L C Gilman at Banquet
Seattle business leaders, about 300, honored L C Gilman, new head of the Spokane Portland and Seattle railway and Oregon Trunk system, at a farewell banquet in the New Washington hotel. Gov Ernest Lister and other officials praised his leadership and aim to improve relations with the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
L. C. Gilman
Spokane, Portland
H. H. Gowen
Edward C. Cheasty
Lister
Gilman
Supreme Court Nullifies Gillia Recall Case
Walla Walla January 26 The recall election petitions were circulated prematurely and before the 1913 law took effect. The supreme court affirmed the lower court and declared the proceedings against Mayor A J Gillia null.
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Walla Walla
A. J. Gillia
Supreme Court
Fire Claims Seven Horses At Olympia Smith Shop
High winds fueled a blaze at the McBraine blacksmith shop in Olympia Sunday night destroying seven horses and a large auto truck. Total loss pegged at five thousand dollars.
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Olympia
McBraine
Hospital Project Planned for Aberdeen Work to Begin in Spring
Aberdeen January 26 news announces start of a new hospital wing costing about 150000 dollars. The project is to be built and run by the Sisters of the Dominican order.
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Aberdeen
Sisters of Dominican
First Picture of Astor Baby Father Died Aboard Titanic
The child, Mia Astor, son of John Jacob Astor, born to Mrs Madeline Force, appears bright and healthy in a rare photograph captured under his mother's direction. The portrait shows a blond, blue-eyed infant with features resembling both parents, living outdoors and described as robust and playful.
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John Jacob Astor
Titanic
Limon
Astor
Mia
Lillian Baynes Griffin
Madeline Force
Astor House
Five Killed In Michigan Wreck Near Jackson
Jackson Michigan January 26 bodies of four persons removed from the wreck of Michigan Central train No 70 from Bay City to Jackson which collided head on with a north bound freight train. Rescue workers comb debris for more victims while several passengers remain seriously injured and may die. Names of the dead include Cal Johnson engineer of passenger train W Cochran of Lansing Thomas Scroogie of Owosso and L Beck of Jackson. The seriously injured include Arthur Chaney Jeff Davis F R Champion John Bush Mott Sherwood and Mrs Sherwood D A Smith of Alma.
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Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
Bay City
Cal. Johnson
Pas
W. Cochran
Lansing
Thomas Scroogie
Owosso
L. W. Beck
Arthur Chaney
Detroit
Jeff Davis
St. Charles
F. R. Champion
John Bush
Mott Sherwood
D. A. Smith
Alma
Costs of loving a baroness end in lawsuit
Dr. Ernest V. Appleby once studied money and love, and after meeting May Pallandt on a train he pursued costly gifts in Europe. He signed notes to pay for a $30,000 pearl rope with winnings and fortune failing to satisfy, now suing the baroness who claims the item was a gift. The baroness, a Chicago girl, married a title and once handled Astor interests in Mexico.
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London
Ernest V. Appleby
University of Minnesota
Appleby
May Pallandt
Europe
Monte Carlo
Chicago
Astor
Mexico
Watchman saves twelve in Seattle hotel blaze
D C Murphy a night watchman for the Seattle Transfer Co risked his life to save 12 occupants from the Boulevard hotel at 1735 Seattle Boulevard. He fought smoke and flames door to door then escaped with others as fire crews arrived. First alarm at 4 46 and blaze extinguished around 4 29, with losses estimated at 2000 dollars.
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D. C
Frank Jopes
Hoquiam Depot Set for February Completion
Hoquiam's new union depot begun September 22 at a cost of 20000 dollars is nearly finished. Contractor E J Rounds of Seattle says it will be completed February 15. A celebration will be held with officials from Milwaukee Northern Pacific and Oregon Washington railroads and a banquet at the Grayport hotel.
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Hoquiam
Union
E. J. Rounds
Seattle
Milwaukee, Northern Pacific
Oregon-Washington
Grayport
Hoquiam Gunman Offers Reward to Eliminate Rats
Hoquiam Wash January 26 W A Briscoe proprietor of a shooting gallery offers 10 cents for a rat with a long tail and pays $1 to workers who can shoot off the tail. Officials say the danger of bubonic plague is rapidly passing in Hoquiam.
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Hoquiam, Wash
A. Briscoe
Hoquiam
Cotton output by the South dwarfs world total says report
The piece notes that the South yields three times as much cotton annually as the rest of the world and mentions a patent cure placebo style claim. It references W Grove and a box signature. The brief seems promotional with agricultural context.
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South
World
Coast is Swept by Gale
Snow blankets Seattle in the first major snow of the year as Pacific coast storm warnings flare. Weather officials report a barometer drop to 28.80 inches and warn vessels and residents to stay in port while dockside damage and communication disruptions mount. The barkentine G. Wilder and Grace Dollar, bound for South America and San Francisco, are among ships imperiled as coastwise fleets face delays.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast
Judson
Connecticut Sta
G. Wilder
South America
San Francisco
Arrest of Hodges Linked to Defunct Orchard Firm
George Hodges, tied by federal officials to W. E. Delarm, a missing financier in the Columbia River Orchards Co affair, was brought to Seattle today by government officers. He was captured in Vancouver last Saturday and will be sent to Portland to face charges of misusing mall funds.
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George Hodges
W. E. Delarm
Columbia River Orchards Co
Seattle
Vancouver
Hodges
Portland
Girl Writes New Code Cuts Cable Costs Significantly
Miss Margaret Winifred Keegan, private secretary to Frank Waterhouse, and Andrew M. Gillespie of Frank Waterhouse & Co unveil a new cable code after years of work. The code is said to reduce the cost of commercial and private cable drama by 30 to 60 percent.
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Margaret Winifred Keegan
Frank Waterhouse
Andrew M. Gillespie
Frank Waterhouse & Co
Uric Acid in Meat and Kidney Health Advice
An old health blurb warns that meat forms uric acid harming kidneys. It suggests daily meat is fine if kidneys are flushed with Rad Salts, a grape and lemon acid lithia preparation, to neutralize acids and cleanse the urinary system.
Burnett Jewelry Stock Slashed in Major Closeout Ad
Burnett's cuts prices on seventy-five thousand dollars of silverware watches clocks and jewelry to clear stock quickly. Highlights include alarm clocks at 50 cents and crystal lamps at half price or less with many items down to under half original cost. Diamonds rings and gold pieces shown at deep discounts with promises of reliability from George Francis Rowe the advertising writer.
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Burnett’s
Sheffield
Burnett
Elgin
Waltham
Eve
Y M C A Leader Under Fire Over Roslyn Reform Efforts
Bert G. Mitchell secretary of Roslyn Y M C A faces Roslyn officials and citizens in Roslyn Washington over his Sunday club address in Seattle. They demand his resignation claiming reduced crime does not reflect reality while Mitchell cites turning many men from saloons with wholesome amusements. Police Judge L J Moore defends Roslyn as law abiding despite the controversy.
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Seattle
L. J. Moore
Jealousy and Divorce Talk At First Methodist
Dr A W Leonard spoke on Failure Through Jealousy at the First Methodist church last night arguing many divorces stem from women’s jealousy and urging mutual confidence between spouses.
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A. W. Leonard
First Methodist Church
Man Held After Attempted Murder in Waiting Room
W H Mitchell 38 is held on an open charge in Everett after allegedly trying to kill his wife in the Great Northern waiting room Saturday He fired three times but the cartridge did not explode indicating a failed attempt at murder in the station area.
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Everett
W. H. Mitchell
Great Northern
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Kreepa
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Mark A. Matthews
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Satan
Wyoming
Miss Frances Davis
Allen Hebrew Comedian, and Company
Dreamland
Joo
Jol
Jacob Astor
Lb.griffon
Michigan
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Baroness
Baroness de Pallandt
W. Grove
Moore
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Cookie
Misa Pollce Emery
Burnett Jewelry
George Francis Rowe
Burke
Burnett Brothers
Second Avenue
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Wash
W. W. Geiger
Ada Mead
Ek. Magnuson
Geiger
ELKS
Elks’ Lodge
Northwest
Second Ave
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Reliable Credit House
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