Fortune Found in Attic by Woman
Mrs. John Beard found 1800 in gold and thousands in currency in the attic the day after her marriage in Point Pleasant West Virginia. The folds kept the money bundled and sent to the U.S. Treasury to be counted. The board lay under attic floor and prompted Mrs. Beard to move. She has been married three times and lived in the house 30 years. neither former husband had any involvement.
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Point Pleasant
W. Va
John Beard
United States Treasury Department
Board
Post-Intelligencer
Londin
Hiram ©. Gill
Seattle
Austin E. Griffiths
Gill
Hil
H! Gill
Nebraska
Griffiths
Bear sighting and hoax claim in Winsted village
Samuel Joyner reported a large black bear crossing a snow covered swamp and claimed to find bear tracks the next day. He said he rode a lumber sled to the swamp, cut snow blocks bearing tracks, and brought them back to corroborate his tale.
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Winsted
Conn
Samuel Joyner
Krutn
Alaska nugget weighs seven and a half pounds in Wallingford
F B Walker of Ruby Alaska visiting relatives in Wallingford Vermont owns the third largest nugget found in Alaska weighing seven and a half pounds with an estimated value of 1914 dollars.
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F. B. Walker
Ruby
Alaska
Wallingford
Papes Diapepsin Relief for Indigestion and Stomach Trouble
Papes Diapepsin is hailed for fast relief from indigestion acidity and gas. The remedy promises harmlessness and universal use with a fifty cent case available at drug stores for home stomach aid.
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Pape
Griffiths as honest reformer in Seattle mayoral dispute
Erastus Brainerd defends Austin E. Griffiths against mayoral attacks, praising Griffiths as honest, modest, and capable. He argues the police chief role under Griffiths would improve efficiency, condemns religious politicking, and warns that electing the incumbent again would bring regret. Brainerd cites decades of trust and a vision for prudent municipal governance.
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Griffiths
Austin E. Griffiths
Chamber of Commerce
Riffiths
Seattle
Charles Evan Hughes
Gill
A.P.A
Park Board
Theodore Roosevelt
Erastus Brainerd
Labor Record Row Sparks Campaign Attacks in Green Lake
Ole Hanson fired up a 300 strong crowd at Thorne's hall Green Lake denouncing Hi Gill over labor pay remarks from June 1915 and a hotel workforce dispute. Hanson quoted Gill advocating no pay for unemployed workers at Hotel Liberty and attacked Gill for political deceit in supporting labor claims while dodging truth about police cooperation and district attorneys.
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Ole Hanson
Thorne’s Hall
Green Lake
Hi Gill
Seattle Labor Union
Hanson
Hotel Liberty
Apeech
Everett
State Charities and Correction Society
Austin FE
Griffiths
Labor
United States District Attorney
United States
Clay Allen
Alfred Hi. Lundin
Lundin
Poast-Intelligencer
Political clash pits Gill against Griffiths in Seattle race
A Seattle mayoral clash features Hi Gill and Austin Griffiths with zeal for reform. Griffiths praises Griffiths’ record while Gill faces attacks over false statements about a candidate’s family. Henry A. Monroe becomes Seattle lodge leader. other officers named.
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Henry A. Monroe
Seattle Lodge
No. $2
B. P.O. BE
A. EB. Burns
lawsuit over two year feud between neighboring families
The family of Dr Constantine Lapidewsky filed a 1000 damages suit in superior court against neighbor Morris Buttnick. The complaint alleges a rock struck Mrs Lapidewsky on the head last Saturday, marking a crisis in the ongoing feud.
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Constantine Lapidewsky
Morris Buttnick
Buttnick
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