Lewis Gave Up $10,000 Salary to Public Servant
Former congressman Col James Hamilton Lewis took charge of Chicago's corporation counsel office and sacrificed lucrative clients. He surrendered two retainers worth about $10,000 yearly, the beet sugar trust and a railroad with ties to a rival line. He advised staff not to accept passes as he began the public service role.
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Lewis
Col
James Hamilton Lewis
Corporation Counsels Office
Chicago
Washingtonian
Beet Sugar Trust
Col. Lewis
Glucose Sugar Company
Brefore
Thompson at Cologne on European trip from city engineer
City Engineer Thomson travels through Germany with reports from Cologne and Berlin. A letter dated Cologne to Assistant Engineer Scott notes health and municipal services progress. Thomson praises Cologne cathedral and German efficiency in garbage disposal, health, gas and electricity. He plans to return, arriving shortly after August 1.
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Thomson
Germany
Cologne
Scott
Board of Works
Europe
Berlin
It Was Autos Fault Says Miller in Accident Statement
J R Miller, a Wednesday crash victim, gave his account Friday morning. Eye witness William Lantz corroborated, describing how he left the race and parked his bogey with his daughter aboard, waiting as vehicles lined the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Miller
William Lantz
Lttle
City Water Department Worker In Buggy Crash
An incident occurred as Millette, employed by the city water department, traveled by buggy half a mile from a point on a road when an auto horn sounded and a car struck the vehicle, throwing Millette from the buggy. Eyewitness Lants said the driver did not slow after tooting and the buggy was demolished.
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Lants
Bern
City Water Department
Millette
Wedding Pretendment at Carnival Sparks Talk
A carnival wedding staged by a Black performer and a preacher is called fake by participants. The show, described as a pure act, involved a Black figure nicknamed 400 and prompted readers to question the ceremony and the preacher’s role in many towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paackh Jena
Komura Brings Gifts to Washington Diplomatic Visit
Baron Komura, the Japanese peace envoy, arrives in Seattle Thursday with a 15 pound bale of presents for foreign ambassadors in Washington. He also provides $289.25 to ship the consignment via Great Northern Express Co. to the capital. The gifts reportedly cost Japan about 5,000 and would fetch at least 25,000 in the United States.
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Baron Komura
Seattle
Gage
Presenta
Washington, D. C
Uncle Sam
Great Northern Express Co
United States
Japan
First Presbyterian Rev Matthews Sermons at Beattie Ballard
At 11 a m the First Presbyterian Church presents the sermon Our Everlasting Habitation and at 8 p m another sermon titled Two for Ten. The ad mentions a perfection draft range for sale and lists contact addresses including 1622 Firet Ave Beattie and 1331 Second Ave Seattle with related sales notes. E N Brooks & Co. appears as the agent.
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First Presbyterian
M. A. Matthews
Art Laure
Firet Ave
Beattie
Second
Ballard
Religious notices fill city churches and meetings
A dense list of Protestant and Catholic services across multiple congregations. Topics include love of God and neighbor, Chinese exclusion law debate, farewell sermons, and nocturnal worship. Places include Weatminster Presbyterian on East Columbia, First Unitarian near Pike, First Free Methodist at Pine and Terry, Latter Day Saints on Western Ave, and St. Marys Parish with varied Mass times.
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Weatminster Presbyterian
Broadway
Columbia
J. M. Wilson
D. D
God
East Columbia
First Unitarian
Pike-Revy
W. D. Simonds
Free
Methodiat
Corner Pine
Terry
McKinley
Chao Mest
South Second
Foster's Hall
W. O Hardin
Latter Day Saints
Western Ave
First Church of Christ
Setentiat
Marion
Alaska Building
People's
Arcade
Madison Park Pavilion
the Park
Herbert D. Stanley
St. Mary's Parish
W. J. Mets
Toa
Hedrel Terry
Sacred Heart Church
Geo A. Hilld
Church of the Immaculate
A. Sweere
Rough Dry Family Washing Offer
An advertisement touts large family washing at low cost. It notes a $1.50 price for the whole load, compares it to higher home or hire costs, starching and ironing services, and promises five pounds free when a new customer sends eight pounds of washing to test the service.
Special Theosophical Meetings and Lectures Begin in Seattle
First Spiritual Society hosts tests and lectures at Knights hall and Pioneer block with speakers Jean Hibner May E Stevenson Jennie Sweeney and Mrs Ross and Mrs Sweeney. The Seattle Lodge Theosophical Society offers a Sunday reading on Materialism and a post picnic program with amusements and a 2 p.m. service.
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Knights of Pythian
America
Pioneer Block
A. O. U. W. Hall
Jennie
Clark
The
Theosophical Society
Seattle Lodge
Utah Day at Woodlawn Park Anniversary Celebration
On Monday July 24 Latter Day Saints celebrate the 68th anniversary of pioneers arriving in the Great Salt Lake valley. All invited to participate at Broadens venue with expected good time. Also note excursion rate of $1 to Hood's Canal returning Sunday July 23 from Galbraith dock at 7 30 a m.
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Great Salt Lake Valley
St. Perdita
Hood's Canal
Galbraith Dock
Coe
Madison Park
Lake Washington
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Tren
N. Brooks & Co
EB. N. Brooks & Co
Ind Ave
F. M. Conn
Alaska
Alki Natatorium
Them
China
Crockery
Great American Importing Tea Co
Second Ave
Pike St
Thompson
Auto
Miller
Sunday Post-Intelligencer
Cesare Lom
United States Army
Joaquin Miller
Valley of the Nile
John Hay
John L. Sullivan
Mme. D’arcy
Alphonso XIII
M. D
Walter Scott
Croesus
Paris
den of Lions
Texas
W. D. Nesbit
Associated Press Telegraph Service
Komura
E. N. Brooks & Oof
Bagley’s
Melien
Eskay
Robinson
Java
MAX Bagley Drug CO
Heady’s Barber Shop
Washington
Williams Optical CO
Gee
Coats
Uddervests
Pittowshasss
Childrens Clothes
Mark
AIG
First Avenue
Seneca Street
Monarch
BE N. Brooks & Co
2Nd Ave
Northern Pacific
Sjokane
Utah
Woodlawn Park
E. N. Brooks & Co
Ond Ave
Madison Park Amusements
Great Norwood
Signor Hart
Lake View House
Madison Park Lake
Sunset Main
J. C. McNulty
Madison Park — Lake
GSS
Alker
Tornto
Johnson Boat House
Maggie
Molly
Madison Way
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