Brenner Fatally Struck by Outbound Car at Georgetown
John Hren der age 50 was struck by an outbound car near Dorts street and South Park avenue Tuesday night and died half an hour later in Dr W H Carson’s Georgetown office Motorman Frank Buchanan reported Brenner moved toward the fender and jumped as the car approached Brenner ran a cigar stand in Georgetown
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South Park
Duwamish Aw
Dorts St
John Hrender
W. H. Carson
Georgetown
Frank Buchanan
Brenner
Viuchanan
Prenner
Commissioners Shown Up In Courthouse Case
A courtroom hearing reveals controversy over a proposed $950,000 courthouse plan. Commissioners Hamilton and Rutherford struggle to explain a circulating picture claimed to depict the building, while Architect Gould asserts the bond issue would finance all seven stories. The dispute centers on whether the plans and costs were misrepresented to voters.
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Hamilton
Rutherford
Albertson and Smith
Municipal League
Carkeek
Commissioners’ Office
Star
Vanderveer
Gould
Josiah Collins
Loggers Walk Out in Oregon
United Press Leased Wire reports in Marshfield Oregon that 125 men at Con LeCue's logging camp near Bandon refused to report for work to press a 25 percent wage hike and shorter hours. No disorder reported.
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United Press
Marshfield
Coos County
Conlecue
Bandon
Suckers sue to regain coin
Henry E Huntington of Los Angeles named as defendant in suit filed by British investors to recover 2.5 million dollars tied to the formation of the National Steel and Wire Company. Plaintiffs allege they bought stock based on false representations.
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United Press
New York
Henry E. Huntington
Traction
Los Angeles
National Steel & Wire Company
Huntington
Sea Swallows Dayton Flood Crest Passes Gulf
The 1913 flood crest moved from Ohio and Indiana toward the Gulf of Mexico as stages fell at all points except New Orleans. The Native Daughters of Washington plan a Friday evening meeting to elect officers with luncheon served after.
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New Orleans
Ohio
Indiana
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
THE
Native Daughters of Washington
Everett Seattle Interurban Railway Schedules
Pacific Northwest Traction Co Everett issues limited and local train times daily. Limited trains depart 10 30 pm and 6 39 am to 11 46 pm with many evening runs. Local trains start around 6 66 am to 11 pm with scattered departures. Ticket offices listed at Fifth Ave near Westlake Greenwood and East Fifth and Greenwood.
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Everetit-Seattle Interurban Railway
Frattl
Bverets
Seattion
Fifth Ave
Weetlake
Greenwood
Ajag Prug
Elehty- Fifth
Everett
AFA Sle
Pacific Northwest Traction CO
Railroad Excursion to North Bend May 18 1913
Railroad Men's Excursion Co offers a Sunday trip to North Bend on May 18 1913 for $1.25 round trip. View Snoqualmie Falls, park, pavilion, prizes for largest trout and other spots, refreshments on train, depart King Street station 8 06 am return 7 99 pm tickets at city offices and on morning of trip at King Street station.
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Railroad Men's Excursion Co
Snoqualmie Falla
Cascarets Promised to Cure Headache Indigestion and Gas
Advert says Cascarets cleanse and regulate the stomach remove sour undigested food and gas and relieve a bilious liver and constipation. It claims the remedy works while you sleep and leaves a clear head and sweet stomach by morning with a 10 cent box available at drug stores.
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Cascaret
Catarrh Truth Offers Quick Cure Without Devices
An ad touts a new, device free cure for catarrh promising instant relief. It claims no sprays, inhalers, or medicines and offers free guidance from a speaker who says they and friends were cured. The message emphasizes overnight results and a simple approach.
I Am Free You Can Be Free My Catarrh Cure
A personal ad-style claim promises a cure for catarrh describing filthiness coughing spitting and foul breath that alienated friends. The author asserts the condition sapped vitality and health but states a cure is found and invites prompt writing.
Soldiers at Fort Lawton Find Peaceful Planting Pastimes
At Fort Lawton Washington May 14 soldiers farm plots planting lettuce potatoes and parsnips while some rehearse for a ball game read newspapers or rest in barracks They joke about safety comparing soldiering to city hazards and note occasional dangers from guns and boredom yet feel unusually safe and content away from urban perils
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Lawton
Wash
Andrew Carnegie
Seattle
Amdy
Burke Takes Over Model Store to Promote Union Label Goods
Labor groups in Seattle report a major victory as the Model Store at 708 First Ave is handed to J. P. Burke to transform into a union label establishment. Burke vows to clear current stock, slash prices, and stock the shop with union made goods, signaling substantial upcoming changes.
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Seattle
First Av
J. P. Burke
Burke
Mr. Burke
The
Star
Washington Coal Needs Gas Power Focus
Washington coals are mostly lignites and inferior grades but excel in gas power generation. The fifth weekly lecture by Seattle Engineering School instructor George W. Muench will discuss the role of gas power for Pacific coast and Puget Sound marine and stationary plants, using First Ave and Royal venue.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Seattle
Speakers Named for Peace Day Observance
Superintendent Cooper has appointed speakers for the peace day observance at the different schools. The list includes representatives from each school and outlines the ceremony plan and schedule.
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Cooper
Plump F olks and Health Restorers Advertised
An old advertisement extols Samose as a flesh forming food to improve health and plumpness. The Bartell Drug Co offers a 50 percent deposit and a money back guarantee if the product does not deliver a marked increase in firm flesh after use.
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Samose
Bartell Drug Co
Smuggler Ties Officer Name to Opium Ring
Evidence linking Neil MacArthur the missing customs inspector to opium smuggling run by Charlie Louie a Seattle Chinese leader and John Ralston arrested with Mrs Marie Bergstrom at Portland was shown to the jury. Treasury agent A B Hamer testified $7500 worth opium grips bore the missing official’s name and address. Inspector Roy L Sischo who led arrests identified MacArthur’s OK on the grips. The case is deemed a major discovery by the customs department.
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Neil MacArthur
Charlie Louie
Seattle
John Ralston
Marie Bergstrom
Portland
Louie
MacArthur
O. K
Custome Department
Marry Again See Dead Husband During Honeymoon
Mrs Adelle Fern Barnes of Elma collapsed emotionally upon spotting her husband, believed dead for six years, on the first day of her honeymoon with H Robertson in Grays Harbor after their marriage. The couple had separated in Oregon years earlier.
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Aberdeen
Adelle Fern Barnes
Elma
Grays Harbor
Barnes
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