Court seeks injunction to stop Elbert R. Robinson from funds collection
Superior court petitions seek to restrain Elbert R. Robinson a Black resident of the south side from collecting funds to prosecute a ten million dollar lawsuit. It claims he has already gathered 600,000 and that his collateral consists of notes and promises on a railroad car wheel invention. The filing alleges most of the money has been diverted for personal use.
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Perior Court
Elbert R. Robinson
South Side
Hanson
Everett Plans Port Improvements
Everett March 7 A full harbor improvement plan has been submitted to the commercial club's commissioners and advisory committee by Port Engineer Taggart Aston. The plan calls for spending over 8.5 million dollars on river dredging with federal aid tideland purchases bulkheading and the erection of docks and waterway openings.
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Everett
The
Commercial Club
Taggart Aston
St Jacobs Liniment Sold For Backache Relief
A folk remedy ad touts St Jacobs Liniment for backache lumbago neuritis and sciatica. It promises quick relief within fifty counts claims soothing penetration and harmless formula with no skin burning or discoloration. The copy emphasizes immediate effect and calls the product magical and dependable.
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St. Jacobs
Greatest Debate Since Lincoln and Douglas Scheduled
Milton Bronner profiles a planned national confrontation over the league of nations, linking Wilson’s push for ratification to a major upcoming presidential and senate struggle. The piece cites Taft as potential co speaker and outlines four main opposition sources while recalling Wilson’s New Jersey tactics. Bronner portrays Wilson ready to drive public pressure if the senate blocks his program.
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Milton Bronner
Washington
Lincoln
Douglas
Wilson
Leagues of Nations
Senate
Poes
Europe
America
Taft
League of Nations
League of Nationa
New Jersey
State Senate
Buncombe
Traction Company Litigants Drop Suit and Bonds
The traction company and city drop all litigation after a Supreme Court decision approving a transfer of lines to the city for 15 million in public utility bonds. The company withdraws from a $70,000 damages claim over car tickets and paving disputes. City Comptroller Carroll begins signing 1,000 bonds daily for 15 days, with Mayor Hanson to sign at his home.
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Traction Company
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Tte
Harry W. Carroll
Carroll
Hanson
Wealthy Mother Sued by Stepsons in Superior Court
Eta 8. Rosenberg widow of Samuel Rosenberg and owner of property and a ranch is named as defendant in a suit filed by her two stepsons David and Harry in superior court. They allege mismanagement and improper expenditure of their father's wealth and seek an accounting of the multi hundred thousand dollar estate.
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Eta
Rosenberg
Samuel Rosenberg
David
Harry
Council to canvass returns of election
A city council plans a Friday evening meeting to canvass Tuesday's general election returns. Re-elected councilmen will start their new term March 17. Walter Meier reports no election expenses except 48 dollars filing fees. Dr. Eugene T. Hurd, former Russian army major and American army colonel in France, will speak to Stevens Post G A R in Veterans' Hall at the Armory Saturday night.
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Walter Meier
Eugene T. Hurd
France
Stevens Post
Veterans’ Hall
Armory
Taxi Men May Get Big Bonus
Seattle Taxicab and Transfer company plans a profit sharing system for its taxi department. Frank Waterhouse president aims to pay thousands in addition to regular wages after expenses and six percent on invested capital. Net profit estimated at twenty thousand dollars yearly to be split semi annually among forty to sixty workers, amid union opposition and possible fines for members agreeing without union approval.
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Taxicab
Seattle
Woman seeks 16000 damages over hospital burns
In Atlanta on March 7, Mrs. Br. A. Portnum sues the Davie Fischer Sanatorium for 16000, claiming burns from hot water bottles placed by staff while she was unconscious after surgery on February 12, 191x. She says cold weather and prolonged exposure worsened injuries, leaving her unable to work for eight months and causing permanent damage.
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Atlanta
Garland M. Wetkins
BR. A. Portrum
Davie Fischer Sanatorium Company
Pastor 72 Seeks Teaching Certificate in Waterville
Wenatchee report says KH T Sharpe pastor of the Presbyterian church aged 72 traveled to Waterville on Thursday to take the teachers examination noting it is never too late to learn.
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Wenatchee
KH. T. Sharpe
Presbyterian Church
Waterville
Marmola Prescription Tablets Promise Easy Weight Loss
An ad touts Marmola Prescription Tablets as a simple solution to slimming. It claims taking four tablets daily will reduce weight without dieting or exercise and promises safety and harm newness as an absolute safeguard. The ad directs readers to purchase from a drug store or mail order Marmola Co. in Detroit.
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Marmola Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Father Relates Struggle With Daughter's Suitor
In Chicago on March 7, J Norman Cook on trial for Bradway’s murder reenacted the stabbing in cross examination. Bradway testified he kicked and struck Cook marring his head and eye. Cook denied telling Norma his daughter he would return to “wind things up.”
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Chicago
William EB. Bradway
J. Norman Cook
Bradway
Cook
Norma
Elderly man dies after collision with streetcar in rain
In San Francisco on March 7 Frederick W. Smithson, 74, was struck by a street car while trying to hail it in the rain and died at the scene.
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San Francisco
Frederick W. Smithson
Famous Divine Says Bolshevism Is Blind in Seattle
Dr Christian F Reisner of Grace Methodist Church New York speaks at a Methodist centenary event in Seattle, arguing Bolshevism is blind for expelling the church and failing to achieve universal brotherhood of man. He adds righteousness cannot be created by dogmatic law or declaration.
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Seattle
Christian F. Reisner
Grace Methodist Church
New York
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Ret»ner
Opium Seizure Reported By Local Customs Officials
Four hundred thousand dollars' worth of opium seized from smugglers by local customs officers was shipped to the naval supply depot at Brooklyn N Y today by Collector of Customs John B H Elliott.
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Los Angeles
Naval Supply Depot
Brooklyn
John BH. Elliott
Danderine Promises Quick Hair Regrowth and Dandruff Removal
An old advertisement claims dandruff causes feverish irritation and hair loss. It urges readers to buy a small bottle of Danderine at a drug store, rub it into the scalp, and promises hair stops shedding and dandruff disappears after several applications.
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Remedy
Grandmother kept her hair dark and glossy with Sage Tea and Sulphur. Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound, sold at drugstores, reportedly restores natural color and shine with a simple, easy-to-use method.
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Wyeth
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