Potlatch Spirit Drives Seattle Week Of Big Doings
The Miatch festival begins in Seattle with emphasis on hospitality and civic pride. Officials plan a cordial, polished welcome as ships like the Colorado West Virginia Concord and Cheyenne visit the harbor, boosting hopes for a grand Potlatch week.
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Seattle
Portland
Pasadena
New Orleans
Navy Department
Colorado
West Virginia
Concord
Cheyenne
Paradise on Earth in Yap Island Observe Family Life
Dr. W. H. Furness describes Uap in the Caroline islands where children are nearly public property. Fathers appear idle as families live off the land with simple means while the East endures heat and toil. The piece notes the leisurely life and contrasts it with forward progress.
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W. H. Furness
Uap
Caroline Islands
Yap
Letter Lost in Taft Push Noted in Murky Files
A fragmentary note hints Charley pressed Taft for favors on Controller Bay harbor. The tale raises questions about missing letters and who may hold them, while investigators pursue the family trail and departmental records for clarity.
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Charley
Taft
Bay Harbor
Bill
Local scraps mix gossip with court whispers
A jumble of personal and legal notes includes a divorce petition callout, a Cleveland baseball catchers note, and hints of graft cases tied to Judge Hall and attorney ties. Reports mention Peavey Grain Co and a Chicagoan financial slip, painting a mosaic of society, law, and business rumors.
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Rnia Supreme Court
Hall
Chipnin Hall
James Pettit
Peavey Grain Co
James
Where can I buy violin strings and other odd notes
A fragmented diary of stray inquiries and curious claims notes a painter named Aska and references to a blacksmith shop for violin strings. It mentions an Iowa man injuring a wrist, a Continent report, perfume stock, and vague economic figures. Haiti’s navy wreck and a coronation anecdote appear amid scattered items.
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Aska
John F Humphries Seeks Secret Society Honors in Gardiner
A humorous portrait extols John F. Humphries as Seattle s most fervent lodge member and social arbiter. The piece enumerates Knights of Pythias and many fraternal groups he belongs to, notes his Calhoun Illinois birth in 1852, Indiana University training, and career as a lawyer. It playfully imagines him filling a niche in a local gallery, praising his weight and ambition.
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Gardiner
Kennebec County
Maine
Jiner
Lincoln
Boston
Christopher Columbis
Chicago
Seattle
John KB Humphries
Woodmen of the World
P. O. Ellis
Order of Eagles
Woodmen of America
The
Red Men
Druids
Knights of Pythias
Humphries
Calhoun
Wisdom
Indiana State University
Rockville
Indiana
Washington
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Atar Publishing Co
Beattie “Weah
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Mrs. de Gogorza
Emma
Cleveland
Madison
New York
Chick
Information Highboy
Cynthyse Gay
Iowa
Sage Foundation
Haiti
Antoine Simon
Italy
George
Nce
Chance
Chicago Cubs
Lilien Clark
Gita Pontius
New Haven
Kodak
Lane
the Bookman
UNION
P. D
Main
Olle
Giaes
Seattle Automobile School
Broadway
Raei
Ray
Kohler & Chase
Everest
Telegraph
Buneas
Piverett
Colman Focker
Earron
Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Furniture Agency
Grand Rapids Ironclad
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Barnera
Pike
Pine
Liberal Credit
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