Evolution of Property and Its Moral Order Across Ages
The piece traces property from communal and clan rights through ancient societies to early modern Europe. It argues labor power as the core of wealth and highlights shifting ownership from common to private capital, noting violence and power dynamics in transforming property rights. The author cites historical examples from Caesar, Vikings, and medieval lords up to the rise of capital.
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America
Greece
Crete
Catlin
North
Hiem
Caesar
England
Lutheriat
Prop
Wreck on C. P. R. line reported near White River Junction
A serious wreck on the C P R line west of White River Junction is reported. Telegraph wires have been down all night and no details can be obtained.
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United Press
Vancouver
B. C
Fort William
Ont
C. P. R. Weet
White River Junction
City to Refund Filing Fees After Court Ruling
Comptroller Harry Carroll announced readiness to return filing deposits to candidates who ran for city offices in the past two years. About $4,382 is set for refund following a Supreme Court decision striking down Seattle charter provisions requiring payment of filing fees.
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Harry Carroll
Supreme Court
Seattle
Alleged Forger Arrested After Escape on Train
John B. Curtis, an alleged forger, was arrested yesterday by Detectives Humphrey and Jones. Curtis escaped from Sheriff German of Kittitas county a year ago while on the train to Eliensburg. He was a telegraph operator for the Northern Pacific railroad and is accused of forging company checks for several hundred dollars.
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John B. Curtis
Humphrey
Jones
Curtis
German
Kittitas County
Eliensburg
Kittitas
Curtin
Northern Pacific Railroad
Historic gavel to honor rail passenger agent Cairns
C A Cairns, Northwestern railroad general passenger agent, will receive a gavel crafted from Beaver ship timber and Oregon battleship paneling at the September meeting of the American Association of General Railway Passenger and Ticket Agents. The Beaver timber recalls fur trade days in the 1860s and Oregon wood traces the ship’s Spanish American War era voyage.
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C. A. Cairns
Northwestern Railroad
American Association of General Railway
Beaver
Vancouver Harbor
Oregon
Horn
Beggar Woman Worth 300000 Declared Insane
Mrs Leota Seybold long a Los Angeles street beggar was adjudged insane and placed in Patton asylum. Her affairs revealed a fortune of 300000, including 60000 in local bank deposits. Dr J A Bolin attributes her mental decline to prolonged nickel and dime counting.
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Cs Uarted
Angeles
Leota Seybold
Patton Asylum
Seybold
Los Angeles
J. A. Bolin
County Hospital
Seattle Man Heads Loggers
The Pacific Logging congress adjourned after selecting Spokane for the 1913 meeting and re-electing officers President E. P. Blake Seattle Vice President H. C. Clair Portland Secretary George Cornwall Portland. The convention then moved to Kapowsin to visit the logging camp of St Paul and Tacoma Lumber Co.
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United Press
Acoma
Pacific Logging Congress
Spokane
E. P. Blake
Seattle
H. C. Clair
Portland
George Cornwall
Kapowsin
St. Paul
Tacoma
Cotterill Elected Chief Templar at IOGT Meeting
May or George F. Cotterill of Seattle was elected chief templar of the grand lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars at the St. Paul session last night.
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United Preas
ST. Paul, Minn
George F. Cotterill
Seattle
Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Good Templars
Woman plans bold Canadian Rockies big game hunt
Mrs. Leon B. Greenbaum of San Francisco will abandon the usual summer routine for a Canada trip to stalk big game in the Canadian Rockies. She will wear khaki hunting gear and hardy boots, tracking trails to high altitudes and aiming to return with record bags. Her outdoor zeal was shown last spring at Mardi Gras when she wore a brownish red costume with red wings.
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Leon B. Greenbaum
San Francisco
Canada
Canadian Rockies
Gangsters duel wounds two children in New York street
In a street duel between rival gangs, gunfire wounded Tessie Bierbauer, 9, and Vincent Mazarello, 9, who were stabbed by bullets and rushed to Bellevue hospital. Police launched a massive manhunt, with twelve detectives assigned to capture the gunmen who fled the scene.
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New York
Tessie Bierbauer
Vincent Mazarello
Bellevue Hospital
Bierbauer
Mazarello
Y W C A Report Shows Healthy Progress in 1912
Miss Emily A Southmayd reports six months of steady growth across Y W C A departments. The financials look strong with the new building fund nearing the go ahead point and subscriptions up. The employment bureau aided hundreds of girls and many housewives with help. Dreamland dance tonight.
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Emily A. Southmayd
Father of 42 Children Vacationing in California
President Joseph F. Smith of the Mormon church, husband of five former wives and father of 42 children, is spending his summer vacation in Southern California. He said the church’s passport dispute with Sweden has been settled, adding the issue was greatly exaggerated.
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Los Angeles
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
California
Sweden
Smith
Park Board to Buy Four Ostriches for Woodland Zoo
Park board commissioners approved acquiring four ostriches for the Woodland zoo amid a busy agenda. Other actions included library branch approval, bids for field houses and paving, and a request to trench swamps for a sanitary fill site.
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Park Board
Woodland Zoo
Columbia
Counterfeit $20 Bills Taint Pacific Northwest Circulation
Secret Service agents Foster and Glover report a widespread batch of counterfeit twenty dollar notes in Seattle. The fakes, linked to the National Bank of Long Beach in California, are described as among the best counterfeits seen.
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Seattle
United States
Secret Service
Micn Foster and
Glover
National Bank of
Long Beach
Cal
Courted for 35 Years in Ellensburg Romance Ends in Idaho
Andrew Erickson aged 69, a Kittitas valley pioneer, married Minnie Nicholson after 35 years of correspondence. He arrived in 1879 and settled a 240 acre ranch near Nanum Canyon, selling it in 1877 for 24000 dollars to Phil Adams. He later moved to Spokane with Nicholson visiting Ellensburg earlier.
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Unitedress
Ellensbumg
Wash
Andrew Erickson
Kittitas Valley
Sandpoint
Idaho
Minnie Nicholson
Erickson
Nanum Canyon
Miss Nicholson
Olympia
Phil Adams
Spokane
Nicholson
Ellensburg
Vielt
Missing heiress in Cleveland sought by police
Cleveland police canvassed the city for a young woman who applied for a nurse position. She matched the description of Miss Dorcas Snodgrass, a New York heiress who vanished after failing to provide a diploma. She had planned to travel to Oakland where her brother in law supervised a trolley line project.
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Cleveland
Daly
Mies Dorcas Sndgrass
New York
Mise Snodgrass
Oakland
Cal
Sea Captain Foiled by Miss Magoon's Ragging on Korea
On the Korea's homeward voyage from the Far East, Captain A W Nelson could not stop Miss Emeleen Magoon from dancing. She, nicknamed The Lark, defied the skipper who banned ragtime after a note from him. The Honolulu socialite challenged the captain's authority amid the Texas Tommy revelry.
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Emeleen Magoon
San Francisco
Korea
Far East
A. W. Nelson
Seven Seas
An Fong
Hawaii
Miss Magoon
Nelson
Honolulu
Loyal Order of Moose in Port Angeles Installs Officers
On Monday evening the Loyal Order of Moose No 991 Port Angeles installed officers then held a social session and feast. EH EB Fisher acted as installing officer by authority granted him by Supreme Organizer J C Monahan.
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Loyal Order of Moose, No. 991
Port Angeles
EH. EB
Fisher
J. C. Monahan
Mourner Recalls Debt At Hungarian Funeral
At Temeshvar Hungary mourners in a Budapest funeral enjoined a debt collection from the dead man’s friends. The best friend delivered the oration saying the deceased owed 100 francs, prompting a collection and a second friend to finish the eulogy as mourners gently persuaded him to speak.
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Budapest
Temeshvar
Hungary
France
Hero Made of Slayer Pocahontas July 27
Arthur Miles, adjudged by a coroner's jury the slayer of Wm. Jones, becomes the town hero of Pochahontas. Bondsmen of $5,000 drew many volunteers until $120,000 in total signed. The feud began 18 months earlier when Jones took a boarder into the Miles home and ignored requests to stop pursuing Mrs. Miles.
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Pocahontas
Arthur Miles
Wm. Jones
Pochahontas
Miles
Jones
Mra
Taft Ratification Meeting Hopes Dim In Seattle
The planned mass meeting to ratify Taft and Sherman and align with the Chicago platform falters as organizers fear a denunciation event. Rick Burrows joins a house to house canvass in the 36th district while Dan Landon tours Everett. Scott Malone files for sheriff amid a crowded race.
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Chicago
Seattle
Aberdeen
W. Howard Taft
J. Schoolcraft Sherman
Rick Burrows
Burrows
Constructively Arrested Warrants Against City Officials
Mayor Cotterill Fire Chief Stetson and H J Hubn face warrants charging misuse of city cars. City Attorney Pierce filed in Judge Gordon's court. no arrests yet amid police assurances none will flee.
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Cotterill
Stetson
H. J. Hubn
Goddard
Ralph Pierce
Gordon
Bannick
Mexico
Honoras
Great Northern to issue new stock rights in July
New stock issue likely for the Great Northern railroad with attractive subscription rights for existing stockholders. J J Hill and associates have held conferences in New York, adding color to the report as Wall Street notes the move.
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New York
Wall St
Great Northern Railroad
J. J. Hill
Considered Consequences Heiress Drowning Dilemma
Waldo refuses to rescue an heiress in danger of drowning yesterday, citing a promise to his parents never to marry for money. The dialogue reveals motive and moral conflict surrounding wealth and personal vows.
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Waldo
Overcome Sunburn Freckles Wrinkles With Wax Treatment
A vintage ad explains applying mercorized wax to the face to remove sunburn freckles and wrinkles. Sleeping with wax, washing off to shed flaky skin, and daily use supposedly results in a fresh complexion. Also claims saxotite solution helps with crow's feet.
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