The Opportunity to Serve and the Napolitano Case
Ninety million people have found happiness in the Mis Napolitano case as a Canadian prisoner faces execution. Mass petition efforts directed at Earl Grey, governor general of Canada, aim to spare her and protect her unborn child. The episode demonstrates a warm, global sense of shared humanity and the value of serving others. Diamond Dick references hint at Northwest outlaw stories and train robberies.
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Star
Mis
Angelino Napolitano
Warl Grey
Canada
Post Office
East
Earl Grey
Leading Lawyers Attack Recall and Demand Stable Judges
Bonaparte criticizes laws as embryonic, urges judges to shape the people's will. Wickersham warns against initiative and referendum, says electing capable leaders is better for republican government. Yale awards Wickersham a doctor of laws. commentary ends with a quip on phone rates and service.
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Bonaparte
Ilinois
Wickersham
Yale
Oklahoma's Remarkable Banking Law Sparks Banker Debate
Oklahoma's bank deposit guaranty law has drawn strong criticism from bankers who say it is costly and unjust. Yet in three years the fund paid 878 352 to depositors, saved 606 780 in a failed bank, aided 11 760 in at risk banks, and left about 000 unaccounted. The law has maintained no depositor losses and supports a thriving 700 banks, suggesting broad support despite opposition. Washington dispatches note Taft's pairing skills as the capital RSV.
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Oklahoma
Gossip and Senorita Headlines from a Roaring Era
A collage of sensational notes references Hitchcock postal savings plans Taft Aldrich central bank plans and Morgan confidence in bankers. It cites a Santa Cruz firm accused of Bologna sausage adulteration and a Rockefeller marriage rumor. Harvard professor jokes about snakes with limbs and Ms Wadsworth compares aeroplaning to bird gliding.
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Hitchcock
Taft
Aldrich
Sam
Morgan
Santa Cruz
Recall and reform in city governance and public petitions
In editorials and letters, readers discuss recall elections and alderman accountability, with critique of old graft and political influence. Letters from Mrs Napolitano supporters argue for mercy and reform while praising petition campaigns to Canada. A believer in justice comments on white slavery and public morality.
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Faditor Star
Mrs. Napolitano
Canada
Why Not Smile Awhile Romance By John Copley
Arabella Noble, a high born girl, is pursued by a daddy spending to secure a suitable match. They travel to New York, Broadway lures her, she vanishes but reappears married to a shofer. A thousand dollar reward is offered for information on her fate.
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Arabella Noble
Arabella
Daddy
Broadway
Mae
Star Shakespearean actor seeks 15 cents for beard
The Shakespearean star asks a Philadelphia manager for fifteen cents saying he needs to shave for a Romeo role. The manager declines, proposes changing the bill to “Hits Last Hope” and to cast him as the pawnbroker instead.
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Saya
Philadelphia Inquirer
Autumn crop talk and coronation chatter mix in broad notes
The address by James Wilson, secretary of agriculture, touches on autumn crops and a farmer's tale. New York graduates 18,555 seniors call to mind spring flings and fading energy. Lucy Cleveland's coronation column revels in royal pageantry as a ruby crown symbol looms. Newport hosts the tennis walk craze.
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James Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington
Los Angeles Times
Lucy Cleveland
New York Globe
England
London
Orient
Enakhmann
Charming swimsuit riddle at seaside cot prompts etiquette debate
A playful exchange features Maud praising a new bathing suit, worry about shrinkage when wet, and a joke about wearing it all season without washing. The dialogue notes that the couple are very formal, attempting table manners at their summer cot.
Memories of Civil War and a comic army cook anecdote
Gen Horatio C King recalls hardships on both sides at a Brooklyn dinner. He cites aghastly Negro who sought a Span ish war army cook job, claiming service to a Confederate regiment but admitting there was nothing to cook.
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Horatio C. King
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Brooklyn
New York Times
Gen. King
Advice on temper and appetite from a Cleveland doctor
A man tells his companion he stopped at a doctor along the road who gave him advice about not eating too much given his temperament. The exchange ends with the doctor cautioning moderation.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
How He Made His Money and a Family Practical Joke
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a man who earned money by raking and scrapping with a barber background. Another brief note mentions a neighborly prank where a family moved in while the speaker was downtown, causing disruption and surprise.
Not Enough Trees at Memorial Day Banquet
A Chicago Evening Post report quotes Gen. EB A Carr criticizing socialist arguments at a Memorial Day event in Washington. The speech uses a Pea Ridge tale to satirize authority and blame. The piece reflects wartime social tensions and public discourse.
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EB. A. Carr
Thirteenth Army Corps Association
Chicago Evening Post
Washington
Pea Ridge
Mate
Kennedy the union man and future King County deputy prosecutor
The article profiles Thomas Joseph J. Kennedy a union member and deputy prosecuting attorney of King County. It traces his early work in Alaska and in a hat shop to fund education at the University of Washington where he earned an A B and LL B. It notes his leadership in the Clerks union and his role on the Seattle central council of labor. It recalls his wartime service and college activities including campus politics and the college annual honors. Kennedy is portrayed as a hardworking public servant with deep union ties.
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Clerks’ Union
Seattle Central Council of Labor
University of Washington
Thomas Joseph J. Kennedy
King County
Kennedy
Alaska
Whitworth College
Lincoln
Garfield
Nedy
Est
Wington
Associated Students
Joseph L. Kennedy
Unive
Ken
Thomas J. IL
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Quick Fat Loss
An advertisement touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a safe fat reducer, selling for seventy five cents. The copy claims rapid weight loss with minimal stomach disturbance and assures conformity with a famed Marmola Prescription for harmless results.
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Marmota
Marmote Co
Drug Department Surprises Buyers With Varied Medications
A list shows multiple items including antiseptic tablets, zinc oxide ointment, lanolin preparations, root powder, and various medicated pastilles. Also noted are nasal sprays, migraine tablets, lime water tablets, powdered charcoal, and other medical supplies in 100 count bottles or tins from brands such as Lilly’s, Wyeth, Parke-Davis, and Bernard.
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Bernays
Lilly
Sharpe & Dohme
Wyeth
Parke-Davis
Parke Davis
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Northwest
Dan Cupid
William H. Taft
Washington Dispatches
Rockefeller
Harriet Schofield
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Harvard
Mary Mannering Wadsworth
Jim Hackett
Dicker
Trim
South Park
Ballard
Whitney
Illinois
Justich
John Copley
New York
Newport
Bronx
Aleck
Lenox
Judge's Library
T. L. Kennedy
Matrimonial Union
Seattle
Schaffner & Thompson Vale
Yester Way
Guy's Drug Store
Curry Optical Co. Eyesight Specialists
Arcade Big
Ind
Gtr
City of
Everett
Bocbeel
Phy Seapener
Juaker
Pike and
Westlake Blvd
Uaker
First Avenue
Madison St
Suaker
Third Ave
New Orpheum Bldg
Tee
Gude
Feptes
Cee Allcock
Woodbury
Neal
Mme
Vale
Moe Spieler
Pinaud
Pingud
Louise
Quaker
Ise Williams
Uncle Sam
Mumyon
Witchinyon
Olive Williams
Vance
Jansen
Men's Hill
Stationery Department
Highland Linen
Highland Lines
Whiting’s
Ric
Whiting
H Regal
Crane
Rubber Dept
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