Gasoline Prices Jump Across Cities and North West Notes
Seattle residents face higher gasoline and tire costs as prices rise nationwide. An official says crude oil output and bottling affect prices while Standard Oil is seen as a dominant factor. In New York, gas runs 25 to 30 cents, Chicago mid twenty, Seattle still cheaper than eastern centers. Authorities cite supply demand and production changes as causes.
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New York
Kansas City
Boston
John DO
Beattie
Cleveland
Lcense
The
Star
John D
Standard
Standard of Co
Chicago
Love, Lies, and General Delivery at the Post Office
A Star reporter found residents panicked by a 1912 order restricting general delivery mail. Postmaster General aims to cut costs and curb clandestine romances. Reactions ranged from frightened to indifferent, with one traveling salesman spokesman noting general delivery suits his nomadic work.
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Star
Edgar Battle
Mr. Battle
Irl
Mall
Iire
American Women Urged to Learn Gun Handling by Club Officers
United States should be ready for war and cities keep police, say Mrs. E. K. Hanna and Miss Olive E. Lender of the State Federated Women's clubs. They advocate women carrying personal firearms and practicing preparedness as a deterrent to burglars and invaders. The executive board plans a meeting at Mrs. W. S. Griswold's home.
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United States
Seattle
E. K. Hanna
Olive E. Lender
State Federated Women's Clubs
Henna
Bartell Drug Co
Gift's Pharmacy
Girl Strangler Captured After Flight to New York
Louis Biache, accused of choking a girl to death in a Cleveland hotel, was captured in New York after a coast to coast hunt. He reportedly claimed the girl attempted to rob him.
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Girl
New York
Wailer
Cleveland
Hen disrupts rural phone line in Columbus
In Columbus Indiana an old white hen perched on a telephone wire caused intermittent cuts during a telephone call. The operator pursued the fault and, after the hen moved, the line cleared with no further trouble. The quirky incident slowed calls briefly but ended without damage or injury.
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W Hs
Wandering Youth Found and Sent to Bellevue Hospital
A well dressed young man about twenty was found by a policeman wandering New York City. He was taken to Bellevue hospital after giving only the reply Brooklyn when questioned.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Altho
Brooklyn
War makes women man's equal, says Emmeline Pankhurst
In New York Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst declares wartime equality for women surpasses peace gains and cites Serbia as suffering ally. She says women now share all national duties, from trenches with men to scrubbing hospital floors, proving women patriotic.
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New York
Emmeline Pankhurst
England
London
Serbia
Seattle Boy Is Border Victim
Rev and Mrs EF C Beat of 906 Nickerson Ave mourn the loss of their son Private Charles De Wilton Best a 29 year old cavalryman drowned in the Rio Grande near Progresso Texas during a cross border incident involving U S troopers. Best formerly attended Franklin High School.
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Nickerson Ave
Charles de Wilton Best
Rio Grande
Progresso
Texas
United States
Best
Franklin High School
Court Martial Planned For Two Lieutenants
Brownsville Texas January 28 Officials see no danger of clashes after the American soldiers crossed into Mexico and were seized. Return of the two Americans and orders for arrest of the Mexican captors suggest both nations are satisfied and no further trouble is expected. Preparations are under way for a court martial of the lieutenants who pursued the captors.
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Tex
Mexico
Leutenants
Sunrise false alarm fires Stillwater district
Early in the morning the Stillwater district firemen rushed to a blaze sighting near the University of Maine. They found the glow to be only the rising sun shining through light smoke from a brush fire after a nearly mile long run.
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Oldtown
Maine
Stillwater District
University of Maine
Faces as Fair as a Summer's Day With Stuart's Wafers
Many claim quick skin improvements after short use of Stuart's Calcium Wafers claiming clear complexions within days. The pamphlet promotes the wafers as harmless blood cleansers reducing blackheads pimples acne eczema and a dirty complexion. Sales via druggists with a coupon offer for a trial package.
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F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidg
Marshall, Mich
Stuarts
Ely's Cream Balm Helps Catarrh and Congestion
Claims quick relief from nasal congestion and catarrh within a minute by applying a small amount of Ely's Cream Balm in the nostrils. Promises clear airways, less sniffling and headaches, and rapid soothing of inflamed membranes. Distributed by druggists.
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World Known Celebrities Concert at Mrs Smiths Home
Mrs Able Smith of Columbia Street hosted a special concert last evening inviting friends for a memorable program. Prince's Concert Band opened with Sousa's Stars and Stripes Forever, followed by a Grand Opera aria Sextette From Lucia. Chauncey Olcott performed Dream Girl of Mine and Irish ballads charm captivated guests.
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Columbia Street
Prince
Sousa
Lucia
Chauncey Olcott
Mr. Olcott
Bert W Name
Amca
Mra
Filers Talking Machine Company
Third and University
Seattle
Talking Machine
Mexicans Hate Americans and Lose of Land
Professor Frederick Starr of the University of Chicago discusses Mexican resentment toward U.S. influence. He notes repeated U.S. interventions and perceived land dispossession fueling deep seated anger and economic frustration among Mexicans. He emphasizes widespread hopelessness and rising hostility.
Why Mexicans hate us says Professor of Anthropology
A University of Chicago professor argues that Mexican resentment stems from cultural differences and past U S actions. He cites the 1847 war and loss of Texas, accusations of land grabs, poor consular service, and fears of further territorial ambitions as core reasons for anti American sentiment.
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Mexico
Washington
Texas
Republic
California
Crumbs Kill Baby in Minneapolis
In Minneapolis on January 24 a six year old child died after choking on cookie crumbs while in a high chair. Mrs. Bade screamed for help and neighbors assisted but the obstruction could not be cleared before Dr. Quist arrived.
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Minneapolis
Otto A. Bade
Wife Dies As Husband Reads Funny Story
Denver Colorado January 28 Mrs Maria Dobbs Keefe 61 a pioneer resident died at home after a long sleep her husband while near her bedside and laughing at a magazine story believed she was sleeping. He only discovered her death when he turned the page and drew the sheet from her face.
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Denver
Col
Maria Dobbs Keefe
Colorado
Keefe
Poodle Travels 3000 Miles by Parcel Post
A white poodle rode parcel post from Los Angeles to Brownsville covering over 3000 miles despite rules against live animals. The dog reached its owner recently in Texas.
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San Antonio
Tex
Los Angeles
Cal
Brownsville
Texas
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Rapid Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest harmless stomach regulator. It claims quick relief from indigestion gas heartburn and sour belching, with a money back guarantee in a fifty cent case.
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Pape
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