Steal British Warship Plans and Return Them
Washington reports reveal the United States Navy possessed blueprints for a new British battleship after thefts of Pennsylvania plans. Officials debated exposing the loss versus aiding British constructors, ultimately dispatching the plans to London with instructions to return them. The episode exposes secrecy as a public fiction in naval affairs.
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Washington
United States
Pennsylvania
Navy Department
Navy
United States Navy Department
London
Simple beauty tonic and scalp care remedies
An old time blood and liver tonic is given with kardene alcohol sugar and water to improve liver function and complexion. A spurmax based face lotion cleanses skin while canthrox shampoo cleanses scalp and promotes hair health. Pyroxin applied to lashes or brows claims growth and density.
Insane man boasts of attempted murder at Revere House
Knute Iverson, 32, confined in a city jail padded cell, admits to attempting to kill August Volcrack, a sailor, at the Revere house Sunday. Volcrack is delirious and in critical condition after a fat iron hit to the head. Iverson, deemed insane by physicians, says he planned to kill Volcrack after an insult and used a flat iron to subdue him.
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August Volcrack
Revere House
Volcrack
Iverson
Capt. Tennant
City Hospital
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Hart
J. McKay
Robert Duerr
Frisco
Duerr
Seattle
Palo Alto
Cal
Stanford
Benson
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Anarchist Emma Goldman Lectures Face San Diego Mob
Dr Reitman, manager of Emma Goldman, described the San Diego mob as mad and keyed up, urging departure and saying he will head to San Francisco for lectures. He has no wish to return to San Diego.
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Los Angeles
Reitman
Emma Goldman
San Diego
San Francisco
Joy in Roseburg Citywide Strawberry Festival
Roseburg hosted the fifth annual strawberry festival with a gala parade and barbecue at Bellows' grove in West Roseburg. Visitors from southern Oregon enjoy an athletic tourney and a Wild West exhibition as part of the celebration. Lincoln High School sophomores won the school debating championship 3 to 0 against juniors Tuesday afternoon.
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Roseburg
Oregon
Bellows’ Grove
Weat Rosebure
Lincoln High School
Cubist Walk Captivates Seattle Society
Seattle society pages report the Cubist Walk as the latest craze among young belles. Miss Nina Gilbert demonstrates the angular style with stiff posture, akimbo elbows, parallel ankles, and a cubic footwork flair attracting attention at a Seattle venue.
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Seattle
Nina Gilbert
The
Immigration hits high mark in British Columbia
Vancouver reports that for the fiscal year ended a record influx of Chinese immigration occurred despite Premier McBride’s protests for a white BC. Seven thousand three hundred seventy eight entered at a $500 poll tax, bringing in $3,689,000 while 367 more were admitted as students. Two thirds of Canada’s Chinese population reside in BC.
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Vancouver
B. C
McBride
British Columbia
Canada
Immigration limit sets 400 Japanese per year
The article states that Japanese immigration is capped at 400 individuals annually and that no head tax is imposed on them.
Great Northern Faces Oil Crisis After Fuel Switch
In Everett on May 21 officials of the Great Northern railway regretfully say their engines must revert to coal or incur losses as crude oil prices soar. Standard Oil ceases crude sales to refine it, raising barrel costs to $1 while coal runs $4 a ton, with one ton replacing about four and a quarter barrels of oil.
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Everett
Great Northern Railway
Standard O Co
Croxone Claim Against Backache and Kidney Pains
An advertisement touts Croxone as a universal remedy for backache rheumatism and kidney bladder disorders. It claims quick relief by cleansing inactive kidneys dissolving uric acid and filtering wastes from blood with a money back guarantee if it fails to work on first use.
Award prizes in girls contest at closing ceremonies
The series of grade school girls contests concluded Tuesday with awards for best darning, patching, and buttonhole making. Ethel Grinwold of Lesch School won the darning prize, Elea nor Goroaker of Longfellow won patching, and Gertrude Edenholm took first for buttonhole making. The event included industrial school and freshman entrants and hopes for a repeat next year as the winner receives a silver cup.
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Ethel Grinwold
Lesch School
Eleanor Goroaker
Longfellow
Gertrude Edenholm
Sach
Bomb damages Royal Observatory in Edinburg
A bomb believed planted by militant suffragettes damaged the Royal Observatory in Edinburg on May 21 tearing a hole in the second floor and ruining delicate instruments. In Bellingham on May 21 a push backed by the Chamber of Commerce and State Historical Society seeks $5000 for a life sized statue of Gov. A E Mead in a local park with a death mask returned by friends.
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Edinburg
Royal Observatory
Bellingham
Chamber of Commerce and State Historical Society
A. E. Mead
Lt Ls
Teeth Out She Can Hear Again After Dental Operation
Miss A Comely, who had been deaf in one ear for five years, regained hearing after a dental operation that removed two troublesome teeth. The first sign came several hours after the procedure when she realized she could hear perfectly.
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United Presse
Spokane
A. Comely
Miss Comely
Kisses Skirts Taboo In 2013 Drama Predicts Change
A 2013 forecast in a Dramatized plan by suffragist Mrs. Christian Hemmick predicts social shifts such as discarded skirts and Oriental trousers for all, with health certificates for matrimony minded couples. A property at Lot 76x190 at First and King is bought by A. Hambach for $110, and a four story wholesale building will rise there.
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Washington, D. C
Christian Hemmick
First No. 8
King St
A. Hambach
Seattle May Land Ad Ni
Brief reads like a fragmented dispatch from United Press indicating Seattle may host a convention of the Pacific Coast officers and the next city to hold elections. Delegates from Los Angeles push to control the convention while San Francisco favors bringing the event south. Vancouver appears in the mix with uncertainties about timing and location.
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Iy United Press
Sacramento
Vancouver
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Francisco
Stearns Electric Paste Promises Cockroach Extermination
An old advertisement urges quick use of Stearns Electric Paste to exterminate cockroaches and mice. It guarantees money back and notes selling points for druggists at 26 cents or by mail, with the Stearns Electric Paste Co. based in Chicago.
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Steans’ Electric Paste Co
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