Seattle freight expert Samuel Hill assigned to Vladivostok task
Samuel Hill of Seattle, noted road builder and transport authority, travels to Vladivostok to direct war supplies moving from the port to the Allied front. Working incognito, he is reportedly engaged by the czar to dispatch munitions via the trans Siberian railroad. Hill, son in law of the late James J. Hill, recently met King Albert of Belgium to arrange allied coordination.
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Samuel Hill
Seattle
Vladivostok
Russia
trans-Siberian
Hill
James J. Hill
Nurses Graduate At City Hospital Ceremony
Three nurses Irene Galloway Ida Willard and Stephania Bochme graduated from the city hospital and received diplomas Wednesday night in the council chambers of the county city building. Connect man A F Haas presided about 200 persons attended.
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Irene Galloway
Ida Willard
Stephania Bochme
Connectman
A. F. Haas
Yelm Delegation Heads to Celebrate Prairie Irrigation Opening
A June 26 delegation from Yelm travels to Olympia to attend the opening ceremony of the new irrigation project on Yelm prairie marking a milestone for local agriculture and water management.
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Olympia
Yelm
Yelm Prairie
Iron tonics boost energy claims from famed physician
Widely known physician Dr Sauer touts nuxated iron as a remedy to raise strength and endurance in delicate individuals, claiming 200 percent gains in two weeks for some. He cites cases of improved vitality, urging safe iron forms and noting availability at Bartell Drug Co and local chemists.
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T . Om
Manthe
Sahile
F. Sauer
Mauer
Or Druro, Bartell Drug Co
Awiff Pharmacy
Roosevelt to deliver progressive vote in Hughes bid
The piece argues Roosevelt would shift the progressive vote to Hughes if he accepted the nomination and would withhold support if acceptance was unsatisfactory. It explains how Republican bosses sought a sure Hughes outcome, while progressives risked being shepherded by Perkins. Taft reportedly urged Hughes before the convention, influencing the dynamic noted as historical.
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Hughes
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Justice Hughes
George W. Perkins
Hughes and Roosevelts rise in Plattsburgh camp ranks
Sons of Charles E Hughes and Theodore Roosevelt gain advancement in the Plattsburgh military training camp. Charles E Hughes Jr becomes a corporal while Archie Roosevelt is named battalion quartermaster in the training regiment.
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Charles E. Hughes
Theodore Roosevelt
Plattsburgh
New York
Charles E. Hughes, Jr
Archie Roosevelt
Dr Walter Gellhorn Dies by Morphine Overdose
Prominent Seattle physician Dr Walter Gellhorn reportedly took his own life in an English prison camp by injecting six grains of morphine. A letter received by his brother Dr George Gellhorn in St Louis confirms the death and notes the escape from Seattle last November to pursue postgraduate study with the German Red Cross. He was seized by authorities as a suspected spy.
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Walter Gellhorn
Seattle
Yesri
George Gellhorn
St. Louis
Gellhorn
Red Cross
Germany
Tucker Heads Seattle Bar Association for 1905
In a Wednesday night election at the Butler hotel, Wilmon Tucker of Tucker & Hyland was chosen to lead the Seattle Bar Association for the coming year, honoring his service and position within the local legal firm.
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Seattle Bar Association
Butler Hotel
Wilmon Tucker
Tucker
Tucker & Hyland
Girl Hit by Street Car In Ravenna Park Incident
Five year old Priscilla Meisner of 614 Union suffered cuts and bruises after being struck by a Ravenna Park street car near Seventh Avenue and Union on Wednesday afternoon. Motorman J B Horn and Conductor F M Judy were in charge of the car.
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Priscilla Meisner
Union
Ravenna Park
Seventave
J. B. Horn
F. M. Judy
Confessions of a Wife Moment of family crisis and deception
Paula confronts her dying mother and learns the bank accuses her father of defrauding the bank. Aunt Rachel fuels tension while Jeff Perrigreen arrives with a car but departs, and Paula faces a rapid fall from happiness to despair as family secrets surface.
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Sarah
Paula
Rachel
Dad
Liebknecht Sentenced to Prison and Dismissal
Berlin June 29 Dr Karl Liebknecht socialist leader received thirty months of penal servitude and dismissal from the army for attempted treason insubordination and resistance of authorities. The charges relate to his May day peace demonstration activities.
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Berlin
Amsterdam
Karl Liebknecht
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University Club
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Fourth Ave
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