Senators Warn Power Interests Dominate 15th Session
Twelve state senators publish a public statement at adjournment calling for voters to elect a 16th legislature free from the Stone Webster lobby and other private interests. Signers include Nichols King county Metcalfe Pierce and others urging cleansing of the lawmaking source. They stress prudent selection of legislators for state prosperity.
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Nichols
King County
Metcalfe
Karshner
Davis
Pierce
Phipps
Johnson
Washington
Senate Bill 176 A Gross Violation
Everett writer condemns Senate Bill No 176 as a threat to constitutional principles. The piece argues the bill enables corporations to consolidate street holdings and shift liabilities, violating Article 12 Section 8 and state law. It warns the measure could trigger wider abuses across Washington.
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Senate
John R. Johnston Everett
Wash
Ture
Free Commonwealth
Spokane
Cires
Supreme Court
House
Washington State
Convalescent Home Need Cited for Seattle Children’s Orthopedic
Urgent call notes many patients could leave hospital for observation care at a country convalescent home. Twenty two applications were made at the hospital last oath and three new beds were added by donors for family named cases. A mass meeting at St Thomas discusses renaming the Danish West Indies to American Virgin Islands to honor the American Virgin.
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Elp
Seattle
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
American Virgin Islands
Plea for Justice on Mortgage Tricks in North Broadway District
Editor denounces legal loopholes that allow contractors to be paid while mechanics go unpaid due to delayed signing and mortgage filings. Calls for revoking pernicious laws and selling houses to satisfy workers, urging laws founded on justice and logic to protect laborers and curb deceptive schemes. Signed M. J. B.
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North Broadway
Mechanica
Corn King of Crops Says Civil War Vet Quote
A Civil War veteran signs off with a quip praising corn as the king of crops. He notes corn surpasses wheat and hops, with bold lines about drinking it and marching bravely, even as he jokes of a squeaky knee and readiness to fight.
Secret drawer and dangerous rendezvous hinted in conversation
A veiled woman recounts a dramatic tale of a hidden drawer, a photograph, and a pivotal rendezvous on a boat. She hints at a wider plot involving Philip Vantine and a visitor who denies the claim as a lie.
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Madame
Godfrey
Philip Vantine
The Great Unknown and the Poisoned Cabinet
Godfrey reveals how Felix Armand allegedly deceived the Armands and why a deadly mechanism in a cabinet would kill traitors. He outlines a planned trap baited by the Boyle cabinet and anticipates a Paris link as Inspector Pigot investigates Morel’s murder, with a revelation due midweek.
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Godfrey
Simmonds
Armand
Felix Armand Sa
Paris
Lester
Armands
Vantine
Felix Armand
M. Armand
Denserto
America
New York
Seventh Ave
St Jacobsa Oil Promises Quick Neuralgia Relief
An old style patent remedy advertises St Jacobsa Oil as a harmless neuralgia relief that quickly soothes aching nerves without burning or skin discoloration. It claims a small trial bottle provides instant relief anywhere on the body and prevents return of discomfort.
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St. Jacoba
Kidney trouble from overindulgence highlighted in ad
An advertisement warns that overfeeding leads to kidney trouble and bladder weakness. It urges readers to use Four ounces of Rad Salts nightly to flush kidneys, describe its grape lemon acid base and inexpensive, safe use as an at home remedy.
Capital entertains popular debutante during stay
Washington society hosts Miss Helen Gross of Providence Alabama during her brief capital visit. She is a prominent debutante and granddaughter of Senator Le Baron B Colt and his wife.
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Miss
Helen Gross
Washington Society
Secret note hints at cabinet affair and property return
The letter from Jacques Crochard to Mr. Godfrey reveals plans to regain possession of his property on Wednesday next and to send a souvenir after the act. The missive confirms Crochard’s awareness of cabinet guards and his confidence in the opponent as an adversary.
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Godfrey
Sam
Jacques Crochard
L'Invincible
Floral Wedding Progressive Party Quiz
A reader suggests progressive games for a party, proposing a “The Floral Wedding” quiz with questions about a wedding service. Answers list details like four o clock sunflowers moon flowers and various flowers. prizes include plants bulbs or bouquets.
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GRACE
Stara of Bethlehem
Monkshood
Elderberry
Jac Rose
Do Humans Change Bodies Every Seven Years
An inquiry asks if the body renews itself every seven years and if skin constantly peels away. The answer: old dead cells are replaced, but seven years is not a recognized limit by scientists.
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Acientista
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