Seattle Star reports on pure food law enforcement and consumer protection
The piece argues that stringent enforcement of the pure food law is needed in Seattle and statewide to stop adulterated products from unscrupulous dealers. It notes testimony before the Senate Pure Food committee showing wide adulteration, while warning that only wholesale reform and controls will prevent unsafe goods, including oleomargarine passed as butter and buckwheat flour mixed with wheat, from reaching consumers. It contrasts consumer risk with limited recourse, urging national and state laws to end harmful practices and protect public health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wholerat
Senate
Pure Food Committee
President McKinsey Faces Harsh Public Critique
The article lampoons the president over inadequate trouser crease and halves measures, while praising tin-clad gunboats for clearing rivers in the Philippines, noting strong executive expectations from the American people.
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Philippines
Trust in Pennsylvania Tobacco Goes Up in Smoke
A major Pennsylvania tobacco trust collapses, illustrating that even large business ventures can fail despite strong capital and market presence. The loss underscores volatility in reliance on a single industry and signals wider financial caution for investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Tobacco Trust
Oakesdales Overrun With Hobos and Other Notices
A collage of regional items reports Oakesdales overrun with hobos and a supposed small pox case at Starbuck. Northport to spend 4009 on new sidewalks. Palouse frost damages early vegetables. fire damages Northport buildings. Douglas county to exhibit fruit at Spokane fair. Walla Walla sees rapid growth and arrivals. Aberdeen millmen seek more vessels. Oscar Fry and George Alexander arrested for horse stealing. 1899 session laws mailed to entitled parties. rapid mail service notes from Rossland to Rossburg and Republic. Axel Gustavson plans a major Klondike livestock shipment including 5700 pound oxen and 200 large sheep from local stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axel Gustavson
Klondike
Guntavson
Yakima Democrat
Novelty patents extend small table with lift top
A recently patented extension table features a one piece top that lifts to reveal a pocket storing two leaves, creating a surface equal to the main top for doubled size. A German device also dampens and seals envelopes using an absorbent with a dry surface and a pressure pad.
Sweet Springs Real Estate Man Dies After 48 Days Without Food
C E McConnell of Sweet Springs Missouri starved himself to death after declaring four six weeks ago that he would die by inches. He lived forty eight days without food or water, fearing he was going insane. Relatives in Missouri have been notified.
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Guthrie
O. T
C. E. McConnell
Sweet Springs
McConnell
Missouri
Seattle Weather Forecast Reports Unseasonably Cold Northwest
This afternoon in Seattle and vicinity there is occasional rain and tonight into Friday fair skies with south to southeast winds. The report notes a stationary high over California and Oregon and a low over Utah, with another low over Alberta. Calgary’s update is missing. Temperature changes are not uniform and rain has affected most of the northwest, keeping conditions colder than normal for longer than in 1996 or 1493.
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Seattle
Eureka
Cal
Salt Lake City
Utah
California
Oregon
Alberta
Althoug
Calgary
Union veterans urge Henderson for speakership in Dryen letter
R G Dryen forth, commander in chief of the Union Veterans, calls on old army groups to back Gen Henderson for the speakership. The letter stirs strong reactions. In Duluth Minnesota striking street car workers detonate dynamite on a car, but no passengers are harmed. Four Chicago lumber firms burn out, losses about 500 900. Judge Mayhew rejects habeas corpus for county commissioners Boyle and Stimson jailed in Wardner Idaho over riots.
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Union Veteran's Union
R. G. Dryenforth
Gen. Henderson
Duluth
Minn
Mayhew
Boyle
Stimson
Wardner
Idaho
Wichita man violent after wife kidnapping by mother in law
Jaraees Haugh suffers mental strain as his wife Lottie Hall elopes with him from Pinch Oklahoma. Her parents objected and pursued. Mrs Hall forcibly separated the couple. Haugh wandered in a dazed state and was hospitalized after an early morning outburst.
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Wichita
Kan
Oil Trust to Reorganize Under New Jersey Law
Standard Oil plans a reorganization under New Jersey law to avoid Ohio anti trust actions. The capital stock will be at least 25.9 million dollars with par or above par pricing. John D Rockefeller opposes regular stock ratings, affecting speculative appeal.
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New York
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Ohio
John D. Rockefeller
Cigar store owners warned against slot machines in town
Pottstown C May 18 report says W C T U notified cigar store proprietors and others running slot machines of prosecution if kept. Most complied and removed the machines today with few exceptions.
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Pottstown
Man on the automobile arrives as crisis unfolds
In a wry Puck quip a crowd watches as fate shifts from a horseman to an automobile. The French observers remain unfazed and joke about keeping up with the procession while the crisis continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fate
Moassieurs
Apecters
Puck
Seattle Press Club Prepares for Visiting Journalists
The Seattle Press Club Executive Committee organized a major meeting in the Post-Intelligencer editorial rooms. Lovett M. Wood presided in Chairman Pip er’s absence as plans were laid for visiting editors from the National and Washington State press associations, plus Canadian guests, with July 16 targets and June arrivals, plus transportation and entertainment logistics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Press Club
Post-Intelligencer
Bb. J. Piper
Lovett M. Wood
A. Steel
National Material Association
Washington State Press Association
Portland Press Club
Canadian Association
Dsth
United States
Puget Sound
Thie City
Seattle
Will A Steel
A. J. Blethen, Jr
Meany
National Association
Whatcom Board of Trade
Bellingham Bay
Whatcom
Oregon State Press Association
National Association and State Association
A. J. Ambrose
Will Parry
George A. Piper
Lovett M Wood
W. M. Sheffield
A. BH. Ernertson
Otta M. Moore
T. J. Church
Edmond &. Meany
8. L. Crawford
C. A. Hughes
Will A. Breel
Edgar BR. Piper
EH. Wella
J.P. Parkinson
Lieut
A. B. Wyckoff
Edgar Piper
L. M. Wood
A. J. Wiethen
Will A. Breele
EH. Wells
O. M. Moore
Railway Notes and Schedule Updates Across Key Lines
Eastern Express officials travel west in the Quepelle private car. Great Northern sets summer rates for Seattle Everett and Okanagan District. Northern Pacific adds a new sleeping car to the 1.9 o clock train between Seattle and Spokane, continuing while travel rush persists.
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Eastern Express Companies
The
Canadian Pacific Railway
Great Northern Railway
Seattle
Everett
Okanaman District
Northern Pacific Railway
Spokane
Vast land grab plans to rail western Virginia and east Tennessee
A reported scheme centers on buying vast timber and mineral lands in western Virginia and east Tennessee to build railroads to key points. Millions of dollars are said to be involved with the Virginia Coal & Iron company at the head, while Northern and English capital may back the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Midpolesboro
Virginia
East Tennessee
Virginia Coal & Iron Company
A Corner on Maltese Puppies
A New York report notes Mina Reed of 422 West Twenty seventh street forming a new trust to corner the Maltese puppy supply. The effort aims at monopoly grounded in quiet, persistent business tactics, inspired by the Vanderbilts and Antonn adopting Maltese terriers as family pets.
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New York
Jersey
Misa Grace Reed
West Twentyseventh Street
Mina Reed
Vanderbilte
Antonn
Misa Reed
Fashionables Seek Similar Style Dogs Amid Market Uptick
The market for Maltese pupa shows a sharp fall from 880 to 50 with expectations of reaching 100. Trading remains firm as leaders push a fad while Miss Reed operates kennels on a Hempstead farm in Long Island.
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Pupa Ie
Reed
Hempstead
L. L
River flood fears rise as Columbia snowpack lingers
Marcus Washington May 18 The Columbia river level climbs slowly and old-timers predict a heavy rise next month if warm weather arrives. No snow has melted much this spring, feeding potential floods. Ferry cables are moved to higher ground and railroad preparations are made to withstand high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcus
Wash
Columbia River
Cold late-season weather in Colfax hints at late harvest
Colfax Washington reports unseasonably cold temperatures with ice as thick as window glass. The bitter weather continues, threatening an unusually late harvest unless warmth returns soon.
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Colfax
Aged Groom Weds 26-Year-Old in Astoria Elopement
J l Moore aged 64 and Mrs Nancy E Ford aged 26 elope from Astoria Wright county to Springfield where a justice of the peace spruced the ceremony in the courthouse. Moore quipped that folks at home will be surprised as the pair prepared to return to their home after the ceremony.
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Springfield
J. l Moore
Nancy E. Ford
Astoria
Wright County
Hom
Skirt Length Contributes to Fatal Elevator Accident
Mrs. C F P Eastman of Littleton New Hampshire wife of Profile House Corp treasurer died at the Hotel Vendome from elevator injuries after her skirt tripped her into the car. She suffered a broken hip and a fractured backbone and died seven hours later. Her husband noted the skirt length as they crossed the hall and she joked it was the prevailing style.
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Boston
Maes
C. FP. Eastman
Littleton
N. H
Profile House Corporation
Hotel Vendome
Sale of seats for Roland Reed engagement at Seattle theater
The sale opened yesterday for three performances by Roland Reed and company at the Seattle theater. Mr Reed with Ieadore Rush presents The Wrong Mr. Wright and His Father's Bay on Friday and Saturday. The Rays in A Hot Old Time play at the Third avenue theater with clever specialties and an excellent company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seate
Roland Reed
Seattle
Third Avenue Theater
Tragic Fire Burns 4 Year Old in Sedalia Area
In Sedalia Missouri area a four year old girl Hester daughter of Edward Rowlett a Blacksmith at New Land eight miles northwest of Sedalia burned to death after her clothing caught fire while playing in the yard with her brother. They gathered matches in the yard and the fire caused fatal burns within hours.
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Sedalia
Hester
Edward Rowlett
New Land
Extra Session of Congress Possibility Unclear
Washington May 18 no credence given to statements claiming the President has decided to call an extra session of Congress in October. Some senators and representatives urge it and a cabinet member favors the call, but no affirmative decision or fixed assembling date has been reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Trial underway over whitecapping case in Alabama
James Hicks and six others face trial in DMCATUR Alabama on charges of whitecapping John Jones and his wife. Prosecutors allege the group shot through a window, whipped the couple, and ordered them to flee the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NPW Dmcatur
Ala
James Hicks
John Jones
Jones
Arsenic in Wine Sends Fright to Missouri Town
Mrs. Charles W. Martz of Kirksville received a package containing arsenic in wine. The wrapper bore unreadable writing and she had the liquor tested. Professor Proctor found enough arsenic in two teaspoons to be fatal. No sender identified. Korn Drug Co. Vite and Mike Prescription Specialists listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirksville, Mo
Charles W. Martz
Thin Elty
Martz
Proctor
Korn Drug Co
Vite and
Mike
Mhone Pike
Paris Mail Strike Spreads Across France After Senate Rejection
Paris reports show letter carriers striking over pay, halting mail delivery and threatening wider disruption. By May 18 the action has spread to Lyons Toulon and Marseilles as railway clerks reportedly consider joining, with extra police deployed to deter disorder.
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Paris
France
Senate
Lyons
Toulon
Marseilles
Personal Points From a Turbulent Era
Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago sails as a yachtsman and spends vacations on the water. General Lew Wallace notes dramatization work rivals writing Ben Hur. Ex-Speaker Reed faced questions about New York with quips on the House. An American firm sent Admiral Dewey a large Ascot tie featuring his portrait. Paintings from Dr. Cornelius Hers collection sold in Paris, Barbizon works prominent. Andrew Carnegie pictured as tall and athletic, but is actually five foot six and 136 pounds. Clara Barton travels to Cuba to oversee Red Cross efforts. Dr William Seward Webb presents war medals to Vermont volunteers made from Maria Teresa metal once aboard Cervera.
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William Seward Webb
Vermont Regiment of Volunteers
Maria Teresa
Cervera
Too Busy to Close Down in Pittsburg Steel Mills
Pittsburg reporting there will be no summer shutdown in the iron and steel mills this year as producers are ahead on orders. Negotiations on wage scales will be held in Detroit after the Amalgamated Association convention, aiming to abolish the usual June 1 suspension and extend until new rates are agreed, roughly a month later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Iron and Steel
Detroit
Amalgamated Association
Famine Threatens Pima and Maricopa Indians
Florence Arizona May 18 famine among the Poma and Maricopa reservations grows as Government aid is urged. Indian farmers have long relied on water from the Gila river, but upstream drainage and drought have cut supply, leaving about four thousand Pimas destitute.
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Florence
Ariz
Poma
Maricopa
Gila
Clark Loved a Fair Cuban
Patrick Clarke, once a horse shoer and blacksmith, built wealth in real estate before moving into oyster business in Bridgeport. After five years, he left his hammer and anvil for Cuba and a venture that yielded uncertain success but still left him with about $66,000.
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Pridgeport
Conn
Patrick Clark
Mr. Clarke
Cuba
Cuban bigamy case ends in 15 year prison sentence
Clark, who built a Cuban business by stocking a mission house with goods from three insolvent New York stores, went to Cuba without his wife and married a native senorita. When his wife learned of the deceit Gov. Leonard Wood condemned him, sentencing him to fifteen years. The Cuban woman later attempted to shoot at a wedding, striking the priest instead.
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New York
Cuba
Clark
Leonard Wood
Santiago
Vast Salineville cave-in threatens village over coal mines
A large collapse at Salineville endangers much of the town built above extensive coal mines. Buildings shake, foundations crack, and ground sinks from three feet to a foot on average. Residents flee as hillside continues to settle amid warnings of further collapses.
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Liverpool
Salineville
200 Tons Steel Rails Arrive From London For Boston Elevated
A shipment of 200 tons of steel guard rails arrived in Boston from London for the Boston Elevated Railroad. General Manager Bancroft chose a London firm after failing to secure a domestic supplier, citing a 3 percent saving on landed duty paid rails versus prices set by consolidated American producers.
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Boston
Masc
London
Boston Elevated Railroad
Bancroft
Ans
American English agents form Kipling productions syndicate
A group of American and English literary agents has formed a syndicate in London to control future Kipling productions, aiming to steer rights decisions and publishing plans for Rudyard Kipling works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Mall
Rudyard Kipling
In Bed for Six Years in Eastern District Hospital
Henry Hoffman, a British sailor and survivor from the Sliver Craig, marks six years in the Eastern District hospital after a spine fracture on May 7, 1892. He rests on a water-filled mattress and expects to spend his life there, with board paid by the British government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NW York
Eastern District Hospital
Henry Hoffman
Knife Used by a Fiend
Dan McMillan, a morphine fiend, was arrested after noon for stabbing Archie McLeod, a laborer, in a Wash ington street saloon quarrel. The small knife wound may not prove fatal. McMillan assaulted prisoners in the receiving cell until Jailer Corning stopped him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McMillan
Archie McLeod
Washington Street
McLeod
McMillan
Corning
Quarries in Kankakee Seal Off Amid Smallpox Outbreak
In Kankakee Illinois nearly 100 Gindalr Construction workers at Titinota Central ballast quarries are confined after one migrant worker from Tennessee contracts smallpox. A guard surrounds the 34 acre quarry complex as exposed Greek and Black workers are held to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kankakee
Ill
Gindalr Construction Company
Tennessee
Board of Health
Quartz Discovery Near Index Foothills
Index announces a quartz lead discovery about one mile east of Index on the Skykomish River north fork. Prospectors broaden searches to lowlands due to heavy mountain snow, exploring areas previously unprospected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Index
Skykomish
Theater Manager Tests Talents Before Hiring
A slender girl with a pale serious face meets a theater manager who asks if she can sing and play the mouth organ together. She says no, and he tells her to learn both skills before possibly offering a window washing job, admiring her earnest aspiration.
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Detroit Journal
Tramps Seize a Train At Centralia Missouri
A mob of tramps took control of eastbound Chicago and Alton freight No. 73 at 11 o clock last night near Slater Missouri. They terrorized the crew and robbed the conductor while the engineer fled through Centralia seeking help. After stopping the train at an isolated spot the band escaped.
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Centralia
Chicago and Alton
Slater
Carnegie Acknowledges Carnegie Gift to Birmingham University
The University of Birmingham faculty has gratefully accepted Andrew Carnegie of Pittsburgh's offer to donate $250,000 to the university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
University of Birmingham
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburgh
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Red Cross Society
Kipling Trust
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Yestor
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Jain
Beattie
E. A. Wilson
L. H. Little
Wilson
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