Young Heiress Ruth Peeney Ends Life in Evanston
Ruth Peeney a 19 year old Northwestern coed and heiress was found dead from chloroform at her uncle Louis Blanchard's Evanston home. A sealed letter to her father Edward Peeney was found near the body and the police deemed the death self inflicted.
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United Press
Chicago
Ruth Peeney
Northwestern University
Louis Blanchard
Evanston
Jesele
Edward Peoney
Mr. Peeney
Ua Contenta
Blanchard Home
Americans Flee Outlaws Across Mexican Border Rails
Two west coast trains carrying over 100 American and Mexican refugees arrived in Nogales Arizona. Refugees report widespread violence and bands of outlaws exploiting turmoil in Northern Mexico to loot and burn. Train service delayed by railway bridge damage near Esperanto.
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United Prees
Nogales
Aris
Mexico
Esperanto
De Larm Plans Seattle Appearance After Illness
De Larm will appear in Seattle to meet creditors once he recovers from a severe appendicitis attack. His attorney issues the statement, while De Larm claims promoters of irrigation ventures blame greedy lawyers and stockbrokers for the project’s collapse. He cites credit difficulties and large bonuses as factors and says he quit when illness struck.
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Iitness
Temporary job for Bi noted in London Opinion
The article reports that Bi has secured a temporary position. It notes there is no cause for anxiety and frames the work as a temporary assignment. The tone is cautionary yet reassuring about the provisional nature of the employment.
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London
Cascarets Claim Fast Relief And Family Health
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a remedy for constipation headaches and biliousness. It promises immediate stomach cleansing digestion of sour undigested matter and gases and claims a 10 cent dose will keep the family feeling well for months.
Prune Leaves Seattle In Striking Farewell
An eccentric Seattle figure named Prune exits the city amid talk of morality and wealth in bohemian circles. He recalls a farewell at Hofbraun and argues that prosperity requires money to circulate while criticizing public sentiment and local trends.
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Prune
Seattle
Hofbraun
Painless Dentists Advertise On Second Avenue Office
Dental ad promises high quality material and guaranteed work at cost for repairs. Location given near the People's Bank Building at Second Avenue and Pike Street opposite Bon Marche and MacDougall & Southwick with elevator access.
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Albany Dentzers
People’s Hank
Second
Pike Street
Seattle
People’s Bank
Second Avenue
Bon Marche
MacDougall & Southwick
Grandma Electa Kennedy 1024th Birthday Noted in Healdsburg
Grandmother Electa Kennedy of Healdsburg California celebrated her 1024th birthday noting long life as a baker and teacher. She was born in Derby Wisconsin and later moved with her husband to Mexico and then California during the 1849 gold rush living with her son George now 76.
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Healdsburg
Cal
Electa Kennedy
Grandma Kennedy
Derby
Lowell
Mass
Kennedy
Mexico
United States
Kennedys
California
Grandma
George
Democrats to Meet at Walla Walla May 11 Delegates Pick
The Democratic state convention will be held in Walla Walla on May 11 to select presidential delegates for Baltimore. The date emerged after discussion at a state central committee meeting held there on Monday.
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Baltimore
Walla Walla
Murday
Coates Ruled Out of Socialists Party in Spokane
Spokane party convention voted 58 to 70 against reinstating C. D. Coates as a local socialist member. The lengthy meeting at the Labor Temple debated Coates actions while running for office and upheld the executive committee’s charter withdrawal. The body then organized standard party business including platform, grievances, mileage and a campaign committee.
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C. D. Coates
Spokane
Socialist Party
Labor Temple
Joe Arnett
Brokane
Coates
Jo‘cal
Six Boats Reported Missing Off Southern California Coast
A dozen fishing boats from San Diego with a captain and two men each are missing after a weekend storm off the southern California coast. Captain George P. Werner and a sailor died when the May capsized near La Jolla, with bodies washed ashore. A coastwide search for wreckage continues as officials list missing craft. Berlin reports a drop in the birth rate with 44,481 births in 1911, down from 63,393 in 1906.
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Dhikea
Cal
Maresth
Marehih
Jeast ix
San Diego
California
George P. Werner
la Jolla
Berlin
Businessman Drowns in Seattle Bay
The body of J. J. Brennan, 5, aide and manager of the General Trading Co., was found in the bay yesterday afternoon at White Ave and Florida St, West Seattle. Police suspect an accidental death after he reportedly stumbled into the bay in darkness Saturday night. Brennan lived at 1629 Edgewood Ave and was often seen on the late car. no injuries or theft were evident.
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J. J. Brennan
Ue General Trading Co
White Av
Florida St
Weat Ceattle
W. Hardy
Buneetavy
Brennan
Fiorida Street
Edgewood Av
Seattle
Toolaht and Tom rho Mort 4 Slower Pies
Amusement item notes Toolaht and Tom rho Mort engaging in a pie related scene. The fragment presents a quirky local entertainment brief with unclear context and names. No additional events or affiliations are clearly documented in the readable text.
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Toolaht
Tom Rho Mort
Henry
Telephone Users Face Unified Directory Changes
This court order allows combined service by the Independent and Pacific telephone systems. Temporary directories with new numbers will be distributed soon, followed by a complete directory. Subscribers should consult the new directories before calling and tolerate initial service annoyances as maintenance and operations are overhauled.
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Axminsters
Brussels
Europe
Wilton
Independent
Pacific Telephone Systems
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