Cable splicer job created in light department
A council bill to create the position of cable splicer in Santa Rosa light department at a salary of five dollars a day was introduced after recommendations by the department efficiency committee. John Hoss, missing hunter, found dead from exhaustion near his camp 200 yards away in Santa Rosa. Malcolm McDonald, Port Blakely resident for 29 years, died after a yearlong illness. survivor: a widow and one child.
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Hoesteth
Santa Rosa
Cal
John Hoss
Malcolm McDonald
Port Blakely
East St. Louis Man Dies After Dying Within Hour
Pierce Cullen of East St. Louis was told he had half an hour to live and requested beer. He asked for a second glass and died within an hour.
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ST. Louis
Pierce Cullen
East St. Louis
Kosmos Line Inaugurates Hamburg to Puget Sound Run
Beginning July 4 the Kosmos line launches a 90 day Hamburg to Puget Sound service. Peru and Ecuador sailings are cut northward to meet schedule. At Valparaiso connections will link with Kosmos steamers from the Mediterranean. Victor Mora and Violet Wescott honeymoon in San Francisco after wedding.
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Hamburg
Kosmos Line
Puget Peru
Ecuador
Valparaiso
Kosmos
Mediterranean
San Francisco
Victor Morawits
The
Santa Fe Railroad
Violet Wescott
David Harum
Fly catching contest winner nets massive record in Worcester
Worcester July 19 Carl C Bosquet won a fly catching contest with 10 barrels of flies. He has 95 quarts credited totaling over 1 230 000 mies in prize counts.
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Worcester
Mass
Carl C. Bosquet
Elias Pilato and Ceruso Involved In Vancouver Murder Plot
The report places Elias Pilato alias Joseph Ceruso in Vancouver D C amid an attempted murder chase by Detective Bianchi. Pilato, dining near the Idaho saloon, eyed a man he believed to be the photo’d Ceruso, revealing a tense moment amid a broad mix of dialogue and comic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias Pilato
Joseph Ceruso
Vancouver
D. C
Bianchi
Restaur
Idaho
Ceruso
Missing 16 year old girl sought by father in Seattle
Louis Ek of Taylor asks police to locate his daughter Mary who has come to Seattle for a possible moving picture job. She is about 16, 5 feet tall, 130 pounds with light hair and blue eyes. She wore a white hat with white plumes and a striped dress when she left home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Seattle
Louis Ek
Taylor
Five Shoes Stolen from Metropolli Tan Workmen
Five workmen at the Metropolli tan theatre building reported loss of shoes and £2.50 from Archie Workman. Police investigated the theft and collected statements from all five workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropollitan
Archie Workman
City Businesses Eye Merger Amid Shingle Market Woes
Two city commercial bodies plan a merger with joint five member committees from each side and a central 15 member consolidation panel. Western Washington shingle mills, representing about 90 percent of state output, will close Saturdays for the rest of the year due to poor markets, with potential Wednesday closings if oversupply persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Anderson
Washington
Harbor front plan submitted by Virgil Bogue
The harbor front plan introduced by Virgil Bogue, city beautifier, is presented by the municipal plans commission. It lists committee members J. C. Ford as chairman and Frank E. Brightman J. T. Hefferman and Kenneth Mackintosh as part of the harbor front group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Plana Commission
J. C. Ford
Frank EB. Brightman
J. T. Hefferman
Kenneth Mackintosh
Virgil Bogue
Portland Chief Orders Night Arrest Pause
Portland police chief Silover issues a rule banning arrests after 6 p m on warrants for minor offenses to avoid hardships for people of limited means.
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Portland
Silover
Jim Keene III In London Portrait At Deathbed
The gray wolf of Wall Street James R. Keene III lies gravely ill in London under a physician’s care and attended by nurses after bringing his entourage from the U.S. He weighs about 100 pounds and reportedly there is no hope. A separate sanity ruling finds Thomas F. Horner not insane after a hearing prompted by his family. In Tacoma Norman Walters, age 4, died after falling into a newly dug tele phone hole and a mother found him soon after. In Vancouver Canada, stone cutters and iron workers return to work as unions negotiate settlements with other crafts resuming duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Keene
James R. Keene
Wallat
London
England
Seattle Custom House Sees Record Early July Receipts
Receipts at the Seattle custom house for the first 12 days of July reached 100000 dollars. Unusually heavy importations in goony sacks are noted in anticipation of a large wheat crop. Total imports for July 1910 were valued at 90009 dollars.
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Custom House
Seattle
Bond Set Over Wink Obsession in Chicago
In Chicago on July 19 Joseph Thibault was bound over in 1000 dollars to avoid winking and making funny eyes at neighbor Mrs Sadie Holladay. Municipal Judge Sabath heard the case and ordered restraint. Holladay said Thibault would sit on his porch flirting and winking. judge suggested smoked glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Thibault
Sadie Holladay
Missing May Sly Report Sparks Citywide Search
San Francisco residents worry over the disappearance of 23 year old May Sly who has been missing since Monday evening. Police are watching for leads as family members fear she was abducted or harmed in a possible accident.
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San Francisco
Cal
May Sly
Kig
Ideal to Show Wolgast Moran Fight Pictures
At the Ideal theatre 1114 Second av will screen Wolgast versus Moran fight footage from San Francisco on July 4 for one week exclusively before touring to New York. Also on bill Lyceum programs and Coliseum moving pictures with several features and vaudeville acts listed.
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The
Ideal
San Francisco
Ideal Theatre
New York
Lyceum
the Free Lance
Coliseum
Teddy
Alderman Dono Test Draws Goose Ownership Fight
In Wilkesbarre a street test decided which man owned a goose in a litigated dispute between Mrs Alice Kreiger and Mrs Louis Felinus. Justice ordered both ganders produced and the crowd blocked traffic as the goose chose Felinus’s bird, declaring her owner.
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Mra
Felime
Seattle's Vets Jacob Ripley Remembered for G A R Faithfulness
Jacob Ripley, a long time Seattle veteran, enlisted in the Fourth Wisconsin Infantry in 1861 and served until mustered out after Appomattox in 1865. He never missed a G A R encampment from war’s end until 1908, served under Canby, was among 100 scouts for Butler near New Orleans, saved the colors at Port Hudson, and once led the state G A R in Iowa.
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Jacob Ripley
Seattle
Fourth Wisconsin Infantry
Appomatox
Ripley
Canby
Butler
Orleans
Port Hudson
Iowa
Cotton Pit King Loses Up To 2 Million In Crash
New York July 19 Gene G. Scales once called the brain of a dominant cotton pit bull clique suffered a loss of between 1.5 and 2 million dollars after a sudden futures collapse. The break in cotton futures to 28 to 30, or 1.40 to 1.50 a bale, triggered the downturn noted in cotton circles.
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New York
Eugene G. Scales
Golfer J B Johnson Struck and Killed by Lightning
J B Johnson of New York recently named solicitor of the Navy Department was struck by lightning while playing golf in Washington. He died instantly as a companion and caddy nearby were knocked down but uninjured. Johnson's body suffered severe burns.
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Washington
J. B. Johnson
New York
Navy Department
Johnson
City Scrutiny of Sprinkling Rules as Water Main Repairs Continue
Due to a crippled water system the city water department urges nonmetered users to follow strict sprinkling hours from 6 30 to 9 30 morning and evening. No automatic sprinklers are allowed and hoses must stay in hand as Fifth Ave and 12th Ave S regrades suspend 24 and 20 inch mains, requiring water economy.
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City Water Department
Fifth Ay
12Th Av. S
Italian Painters Propose Radical Changes in Men’s Attire
In Rome on July 19 Italian painters and writers shared views on male dress. Of 1,000 responses 840 support radical fashion changes. Leonardo Buzzaro urges fewer buttons and abandonment of the stiff collar in favor of a soft hat. Alfred Melani criticizes current fashion as colorless. Flores suggests dispensing with trousers as contrary to sculpture.
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Rome
Leonardo Buzzaro
Alfred Melani
Flores
Odd Bits of News from Various Cities
Snapshot of short items across cities: Alexander and Ludwig Zukevite jailed awaiting deportation to Russia. a shark attack on Martin Berg after a lightship catch near Wilmington. 48 000 mile global walk by Mr and Mrs Humphries ending at the White House. a Peeping Tom chase ends with a captured monkey in Brookdale. a silver knife fatality to Helen Weinmann in New York. Israel Nebowchik returns $200 found in gutter to police. a Hyde Park would be attacker held by a passerby. private detective affidavit in divorce case rejected in Chicago. Rose Boersman the typhoid girl may be quarantined for life. first colored branch of the Woman's Equal Suffrage League formed in Milwaukee. George F Cotterill to address Good Templars on Vashon Island. Continental Collection Company handles bills wages and claims.
Evening Paper Chosen by All, Morning Used at Work
The text states the evening paper is carried home while most morning editions go to business by men. It reflects a habit where the evening edition is preferred for home reading and the morning edition serves male workers.
Pongee Silks Gauze Pongee Weave Debuts at 55 Cents
A new weave called Gauze Pongee by Pongee Silks offers a soft sheer fabric measuring 2614 inches in width and priced at 55 cents per yard, highlighted for its value.
Wash Goods Interesting Values
Several hundred yards to be closed out at this special price. White dimity and figured lawns and batistes in assorted patterns at 10¢ per yard. Pajama cloth, 28 inches wide, 10¢ a yard in gray blue or tan, suited for pajamas and children’s wear. Basement sale room.
Mohair Dress Goods Catalogue Note
A basement sale offers fabric selections including 36 inch Mohair in white with black stripes 45 yards 42 inch White Mohair with fine black line checks 50 yards and Cream Novelty Figured Mohair 36 inches wide 50 yards.
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Erie
Chas. H. Strong
Pittsboro
Gilbert Perkins
Chas Franklin
Perkins’ Detectivery
Pittsburg
Folkciller
Jimmy Boggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Garbage Department
Public Safety Committee
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Kittie
Ashman
Puck
Jim Keene III
Thomas F. Horner
N. W
Main
Horner
Tacoma
Norman Walters
B. C
Solomon
Wilkesbarre
Alderman Donohue
Alice Kreiger
Louis Felinus
VETS
Bolt
Thomas T. Hayden
Tom
Brooklyn
Wilmington
Del
Martin Berg
Brookdale
N. J
Helen Weinmann
Hungary
Israel Nebowchik
Hyde Park
Julia Hatch
Gibbons
Circuit Court
Rose Boersman
Milwaukee
Firet
Woman's Equal Suffrage League
African Methodist Episcopal Church
George F. Cotterill
Germany
Grand Lodge Independent Order of Good Templars
Vashon Island
Continental Collection Company
Batley Building
Jorneay & Burnham
Kohler & Chase
Weber, Knabe, Kohler & Chase
Vose
Fischer
Stock Pianos
Harmiess
Fili-O Mfg. CO
Maritime Bidg
Peoples Bank
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Valeska
Hasement Ralesroom
Landers
Lambert
Cosmydor
Williams
Mennen
Colgate
Dr. Graves
Shetland
Craven
Frederick & Nelson
Ico
Information Bureau
Istence Washi
Teleg Berger
Sea
Ger
Berger Postm
Verius Johr
Marvara
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