Steamers Dodging Taxes Regulated by Puget Sound List
Seattle steamers and other sea going craft registered from Port Townsend and nearby towns escape Seattle taxes. Assessor Parrish and experts compile vessel lists with owners and values to ensure true home port valuation by the state tax board, noting vessels like the Dode Geo Starr Rapid Transit Samson and Whatcom are assessed at 60 percent base for $45,400, vs. $4,700 by Assessor Heath.
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Seattle
Port Townsend
Parrish
Puget Sound
Dode
Geo, & Starr
Rapid Transit
Samson
Whatcom
Joseph C. Heath
Jefferson County
Upper to Succeed Melse as City Comptroller Chief Clerk
Warren Upper appointed chief clerk in the office of the city comptroller by Harry W. Carroll on his return from the east last night. Upper succeeds E. B. W. Melse who resigned to enter private business. He is brother of Herbert S. Upper, a noted real estate broker and financier.
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Warren Upper
Harry W. Carroll
Mr. Upper
EB. W. Melse
Upper
Herbert 8. Upper
Washington National Bank
Johnson and Johnson boom for 1968 ticket
Washington reports a Johnson for president boom led by John A. Johnson of Minnesota and Tom Johnson of Ohio. The duo advocates a northern state appeal, reformist Tom Johnson linked to Roosevelt policies, and a strategy to mobilize southern support as Democrats seek a strong wartime leadership image.
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Seattle Star
Washington, D.C
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Tom Johnson
Ohio
South
John E. King
Ashe N. C
King
North
Smoking gowns spark debate among London shoppers
In a London shop advertising slip on smoking gowns, a manager notes unexpected boldness amid fashionable smoking among women while lamenting the lack of a dedicated smoking room. The piece suggests conservatives should be grateful women avoid smoking in public.
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London
How a Chi man can get four jags in an hour
A July Chicago item notes a man can drink four comfortable jags by visiting two five cent booze emporiums each hour if he lingers around the spots long enough.
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Chicago
Doctor John A. Robinson Dies From Tetanus After Cat Bite
Elmira reports Dr. John A. Robinson city coroner died from tetanus after appendicitis surgery. He was bitten by a cat and contracted lockjaw. A Cornell graduate, he was a prominent young physician.
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Elmira
N.Y
John A. Robinson
Cornell
Italian diplomat Count Nigra dies in Rome
Rome July 1 reports the death of Count Costantine Nigra dean of Italian diplomats. Nigra born 1826, death noted in dispatches from Scripps Telegraph Service. An unrelated line about carpets and company names appears in the overheard text.
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Scripp
Rome
Constantine Nigra
Permit Granted for Seattle Tacoma Interurban Project
Wrightman and Muckler secured permit approval to begin work on the proposed Seattle Tacoma interurban line and will post a contingency bond of 600 dollars as a condition of the permit.
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Wrightman and
Muckler
Seattle, Tacoma
Armstrong Files Candidacy for Seattle Ward Thirteen
J T Armstrong of 821 Daker Ave Hartfard announces candidacy for Seattle city council Ward Thirteen. He is the first to pay the $10 filing fee under the direct primary law and is endorsed by Ballard Republican Club. In Chicago Louis Wallmann 31 of 640 97th Ave attempted a water walk and jumped into the Calumet river at 92nd Ave. he was rescued by Detective Brewster on a gasoline launch after losing buoyancy.
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J. T. Armstrong
Daker At
Hartfard
Seattle
Armstrong
Republican Club
Ballard
Chicago
Louis Wallmann
Calumet River
Detective Brewster
Cantor Sues Piano Firm Over Damaging Fall
Miss Cantor sues aPlano company for 10000 dollars claiming a piano lid fell while she examined the keys. The lid struck her nose breaking it above the bridge and altering her appearance. The suit seeks damages for the injury.
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Baltimore
Heleon Cantor
Plano Company
Cantor
Local man drops dead at home during breakfast
George Redan aged 42 collapsed and died at his Renton residence while eating breakfast. His wife is hospitalized in Providence undergoing a serious operation and the family fears she should be informed only after.
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George Redan
Renton
Hedan
Providence Hospital
Thirsty Cattle Drink Oil in Railroad Damage Suit
Dallas July 1 a new allegation is made in the damage suit by T. J. Clegg against Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad. Cattle shipped from Angelo to Purcell drank crude oil in a dip at Parcel after 58 hours without water, causing many deaths and a claim for 11276 dollars.
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Dallas
Texas
T. J. Clegg
Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railroad Company
Angelo
Purcell
Vashon Growers Plan Scow Line to Seattle
The Vashon Island Fruit Growers association plans operation of a line of scows from Vashon Island to Seattle to ship fruit.
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Vashon
Vashon Island
Seattle
The
Rid 10c roast veal and strange items listed
A fragment shows prices with Rid 10c and roast veal 16c plus odd phrases like Sallistered Gee nalcum to see Third Are, suggesting an OCR garble of a shopping page or ad with miscellaneous items.
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Rid
New York Filth Prompts Citywide Cleanup Efforts
New York faces a severe sanitation crisis as garbage odors fill streets and residents attempt to burn piles and spray disinfectants. Striking street cleaners leave 1500 promised reinforcements from Philadelphia unavailable, hindering police and city workers' response.
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New York
America
Philadelphia
Women Save Town From Destruction
Modesto July 1 reports a fire at Turlock near the city causing about 25000 dollars in losses. With no fire department, men and women formed a bucket brigade to save the remaining portions of the town. Women’s heroic effort largely prevented a greater disaster.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Modesto
Cal
Turlock
Earthquake Shock Registered at Cheltenham Md
The Cheltenham observatory reports an earthquake onset at 8 14 AM with a longer tremor. The strongest motion occurred from 8 20 to 8 28 AM, mainly north to south, with more distinct movement than the San Francisco quake.
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Cheltenham
San Francisco
Excursions Draw Vast Seattle Crowds Yesterday
Half of Seattle's population joined outings or visited nearby resorts. The Yosemite led groups to the San Juan islands while the Ramona filled to Port Angeles and the Irequein carried crowds to the ocean. Thousands also went to Bremerton Everett Tacoma and Woodland Park to hear bands and enjoy ideal weather.
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Seattle
Yosemite
San Juan Islands
Ramona
Port Angeles
Bremerton
Everett
Tacoma
Lana
Woodland Park
Tho Sands
Soloists Chosen for Messiah Solos July 9
At a Christian Endeavor convention music committee meeting soloists were chosen for the Messiah performance on July 9. Mina Helen Buckley of Chicago will sing the soprano solos, with Mrs William H Whittlesey and Mr Edna Wittier Farnsworth of Seattle as alto and tenor selections.
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Christian Endeavor Convention
Mina Helen ‘Buckley
Chicago
William H. Whittlesey
Edna Wittier Farnsworth
Seattle
Fourth Piper and Taft Fireworks and Flags Offered
Fireworks and flags are offered by Fourth Piper and Taft at 1094 Beconday. See them for celebration supplies.
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Piper & Taft
Convention Music Roles Announced for Contralto Bass Tenor
Carry the contralto parta Herbert Williams will sine tenor score and Towman Rainton will be the basse James Hamilton Mewe will be the general musical director of the convention and Charles Magelhardt and Mrs William B Judah will be the accompaniats.
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Herbert Williams
Towman Rainton
James Hamilton Mewe
Charles , Magelhardt
Mra
William B. Judah
Notorious assault ends with fatality in Dalton incident
In Dalton on July 1 a mob dragged 35 year old Doc Posey from his cell at 1 30 am and held him at a bridge after he confessed to a prior assault on his stepdaughter aged 7 who died early the morning. Posey was a white man and the crowd demanded justice.
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Dalton
Doc Posey
Hter
Posey
Bound for Europe Seattleites plan summer voyages
Seattle residents join a growing wave to Europe this summer with Atlantic steamship lines organizing hundreds of excursionists. Cunard’s Carmania sails from New York on July 16, heading for a large party led by Chas J. Nelson and including local travelers C. B. Haydon and wife and Albert B. Black.
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Seattle
Europe
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Chas, J. Nelson
Cunard Line
New York
C. B. Haydon
Albert B. Black
Money Back Tea Offers Guaranteed Returns
A grocer promotes Schilling's Best tea with a money back guarantee if customers are not satisfied. The ad claims the store refunds purchases, ensuring consumer confidence in the product.
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Schilling
Firecrackers Crackled at Theo Wilks Event on First Ave
Firecracker display lit up 1008 First Avenue as Theo Wilks hosted a local event drawing neighbors and onlookers. Sparks and small bursts drew attention along the street after dusk.
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Theo. Wilks
First Ave. Eee
Optimism and Saving for the Future
The text promotes optimism tied to prudent savings and insurance as a safeguard for the future, urging readers to save and insure against uncertainty. It frames saving as a prudent, optimistic act benefiting long term security.
Des Moines Plans Old Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration
Des Moines will host an old fashioned Fourth of July with two baseball games and the usual patriotic events. RK A Cane of the Dest Moines Express visited Seattle to drum up turnout for the celebration featuring speeches and fireworks.
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DHS Moines
RK. A. Cane
Dest Moines Express
Seattle
Maders Town Besieged by Sheriff Search for Stagebandit Jack Stone
Fresno July 1 reports Maders surrounded by sheriffs hunting Jack Stone the lone bandit who recently robbed two stages. Stone was shaved at a local barber yesterday and recognized by an elderly stage driver.
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Scrippa Telegraph Service
Fresno
Cal
Maders
Jack Stone
Stone
Boy Receives Forty Lashes At Delaware Whipping Post
In Wilmington on July 1 nine prisoners were publicly whipped. A one year old white boy named Adam Ward, convicted of robbery, endured forty lashes. He pleaded for mercy as the lashes continued, despite his attempt to free himself.
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South
Norwalk
Conn
Henry Remaen
FP. T. Barnum
Remsen
Wilmington
Del
Adam Ward
Illinois Central Man Holds Travel Record
J. T. Harahan of the Illinois Central railroad has logged 2,281,260 miles in 26 years, more than any other man in the United States, perhaps the world, marking him as the premier traveler among railroad workers.
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Chicago
J. T. Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad
United States
New York Peril Amid City Strike And Health Fears
July 1 report from New York describes a sanitation strike paralyzing city services. Officials debate a compromise but no action is taken yet to resolve the stoppage. If unresolved, street sweepers may be mobilized to restore order and public health.
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New York
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Johnson and Johnson
Gilson Gardner
Theo
SK One
Johnson
Cleveland
Roosevelt
Tom L. Johnson
Haviland
China
Hom
Exter Horton & Co
Bankers New York Block
Boy
Scripus Telegraph Service
A. Bridge & Co
A.bridge& CO
First Avenue Cor
First and Yesler
Bremedies, Batlard, Rentem, Georacionws
James D. Hoge
N. BB. Bonner
Ferdinand Schmit
Lewman
Emanuel Rosenberg
Stewart
George Donworth
Hebb
GC McCormick
Bdward Nu Dusen
Chae HM
N. B. Solner
Union Savings & Trust Co
Cor
Seeeed Avenue
Cherry J. Hoge Bidg
Wash
Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit Co
Nome
Alneka
Ker
Pike St
Westlakeav
Hepf’s
Pacific
Westlake
Main
Ind
Pioneer
Albert Hansen
FIRST
Cherry
Second Ave
Green Lake
Green Lake Station
International Bond & Realty CO
Pioneer Bik
Tnd
Des Moines
Delaware
Pianola
Aeolian Company
D. S. Johnston CO
Pioneer Piano House
Burke
Terese Ee
Norfolk
the Crown Clothing Co., Inc
Ewe Fou VY
Post Office
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