Hirelings in Crime and the World They Move
A sweeping critique of legal immunity and corporate crime recounts Orchard and the Western Federation of Miners, beef packers in Chicago, Sunset Telephone, and other abuses. It laments compromised justice, calls for action, and notes a shifting global outlook as China bans foot binding and social norms evolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Humphrey
Ite “Sel
United States Commissioner of Corporations
Garfield
China
What the Almighty Can Do
A troubled father recalls his early years with a gifted son and his struggle to quit swearing and drinking. He reflects on his mother’s teachings and his wife’s concern that God may judge his actions, revealing a conscience crisis in the family.
Racer Engineer's Narrow Escape and a Penance
A railroad engineer recalls a near catastrophe when his son almost crossed the track as the Racer sped forward. He vows to quit swearing after a falling branch diverted the train and spared the child, warning others of the power of invoking the Almighty in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hetenia
Willie
Tosling
God
Minstrel Show Ends Knights of Pythias Benefit
The Knights of Pythias Grand opera house last night staged a lively minstrel show. Soloists and chorus impressed, comedians entertained, and a strong olio with humorous and musical numbers completed the program. Proceeds will fund travel expenses for a New Orleans trip this summer.
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Knights of Pythias
Grand Opera House
K. of P
New Orleans
Work Begins on Fremont Line Extension in Seattle
Men are put to work by Seattle Electric on the Fremont line extension toward the southwest corner of Ww park. Manager Grant says labor shortages will hamper this year’s extension and improvement work due to difficulty securing laborers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Electric Company
Fremont
Ww Park
Grant
Cal i ja Reserve Travel Literature Available
Assured travel note promotes a trip to a California reserve hub with fruit flowers and sunshine. Describes the Southern Pacific Co routes via Boente Shasta Route and Coast Line. Descriptive literature and reservations offered at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave. EE. Willa, General Agent.
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Cali Ja Reserve
Southern Pacific Co
Boente Shasta
Union Ticket Office
First Ave
Willa
President Roosevelt probes oil traffic as Rogers inquiry starts
An oil traffic inquiry unfolds as H M Rogers & Co faces possible criminal prosecutions amid an oil probe tied to Standard Oil officials. The report notes a new coal island purchase near the Philippines, Batán, to supply navy coal and reduce reliance on Japan and Australia.
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Rogers
Waa
Rogers & Co
Dent
Standard of Trust
Buffalo pasture bill aims to reserve 96000 acres in Stanley County SD
In Washington a bill would reserve 96000 acres in Stanley County South Dakota for buffalo pasture, leasing the land to Beatty Phillips for breeding at a nominal 60 dollars yearly. The land has been open to homesteaders for ten years but unused due to poor quality. A Guatemala rail link is eyed from Maine to Guatemala City with a northern route through Mexico, slated for completion within two years and a push for tourism.
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Washington, DC
Coetluete Bam
Manila
Philippine Athipetego
Batan
Wershipa
Far East
Japan
Wasitington
D.C
South Dakota
Beatty
Hillips
Stanley Co
Secretary of the Interior
Washington
BD CC
Guatemala City
Buckeport
New York
Chicago
United States
Maine
Guatemala
Orimeter
Star DustColumns and oddities in a bustling era
A collage of quirky notes and gossip items from a Chicago paper. The column teases a mind blank Indiana writer, jokes about Rube Waddell, a Miss Lillian Timmons trip to Pittsburg, and light domestic humor about a pieced together dinner and a child’s cake mischief.
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Chicago
Indiana
Fragmented wedding talk and odd claims
A garbled dialogue fragment mentions a husband eating cloves, a fan named Francesco Call, and a bride with uncertain age. The speaker jokes about ancestry and descent from an early English king, while questions focus on identity and intent in a muddled social exchange.
Svea Hotel Propriety Denies Virginia Saloon Link
Klo Nelson, owner of the Svea hotel at Fifth Avenue and Pine Street and the Hotel Livingston at First Avenue and Virginia Street, denies any ties to the Virginia saloon beneath it. He says the hotel now attracts respectable patrons after removing problematic characters and enforcing separate entrances to prevent saloon-to-hotel access.
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Klo Nelson
Svea
Fifth Av
Pine Ot
Livingston
First Av
Virginia St
Virginia
Star
Ti Wieh
Mr. Nelson
Btar
Eva Booth Arrival Stirs Salvation Army in New Orleans
In New Orleans on March 22 Salvation Army members anticipate Commander Piva Rooth arriving for a large Mass meeting at Odd Fellows hall Friday night. Major J M Berriman and his bride, visiting on an inspection tour, will receive Booth. Her lecture titled Siridging the Gaif is a favorite and expected to draw a large audience.
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New Orleans
Salvation Army
Piva Rooth
Odd Fellows
J. M. Berriman
Booth
State tax commission Inspects Seattle Electric System
The state tax commission concludes inspection of Seattle Electric Company to assess its value for taxation. They plan to use findings to draft a new schedule form for county assessors to value street railway property.
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State Tax Commission
Seattle Electric Company
Comafasian
Young Men's Republican club to elect officers April 11
The forthcoming annual election of the Young Men's Republican club is set for April 11 with Ralph Nichols expected to win the presidency against no serious opposition. Members must pay a $1 dues before voting, likely yielding a light turnout. Tom Alderson is slated for vice president and R. S. Terhune for secretary.
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Ralph Nichols
Young Men's Republican Club
Nichols
Tom Alderson
Terhune
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Nimeelf
Orchard
Western Federation of Miners
Federation
Peope
Wome
Reenesia
Sunset Telephone Company
Seattle
Washington, D. G
Hank Rogers and
Ted
Vnlt RD
Josh Wise
Lillian Timmons
Pittsburg
Cadiz
Rube Waddell
Rube
Mia
Neogame
Tom Lawcen
Tom
Harrold
Clara
Tommy
Wamma
Mamma
Amies
Uo Good
England
Esos
Eva Booth
THE
School OF Quality
Allen & Gilbert Ramaker Co
Second Ave
Liet
Mutual Lite
Uuaker
First Avenue
Kiwood Lee
POCO
Quaker Maken
Quaker Drug CO
Regina
Regina Musi
Steinway
Sherman, Clay & OO
Wash
Perpetua
Gray
Second Avenue
Eastern Outfitting Company, Inc
Union
Depa
Sater
Jeweler
Optician
Piret Ave
Madison
Albert Hansen Sevelay
Real Estate Exchange
Sap
Kohler & Chase
Wahercade Ridg
G Nature
Remedy
Nelipation
Drake and Joes
Ragley
Sepa
Boston
Dental Parlors
Beth
Sussca
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