Public by New Tariff Tells Readers by William Jennings Bryan
The Seattle Star excerpt discusses tariff policy and party platform construction. Bryan argues that platforms are often misconstrued, calling for honest revision and contrasting Democratic and Republican stances on duties. He criticizes evasive platform language and notes how tariffs, lumber, and iron ore affect taxpayers and consumers.
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WM. Jennings Bryan
Seattle Star
Tte
Gore
Aldrich
Water Shut Off Citywide in Seattle for 24 Hours
The water department announces a 6 am Sunday start with at least 24 hours of no water supply due to bridge work on the old pipe line. Reservoirs will fill and serve as the sole source through Monday or Tuesday morning, urging careful use and prohibiting sprinkling, window washing, and wool work. The outage includes shutdown of all business elevators and extensive restrictions citywide.
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City Water Department
Seattle
Tueday
Cruisers to Seattle for Alaska Yukon Exposition
Three cruisers of the second squadron of the Pacific fleet sailed for Puget Sound in the afternoon. The West Virginia Maryland and Pennsylvania will be stationed at Beattie during the Alaska Yukon exposition.
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San Francisco
Puget Sound
West Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Beattie
Divorce Granted in Non Support Case
Judge Gilliam grants a divorce to Core Kimball from Edwin Kimball on grounds of non support. Mrs Kimball testifies she supported her husband while able but quit after exhausting herself. she says he is able to work but does not.
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Gilliam
Core Kimball
Edwin Kimball
Mra Kimball
Gini
Wanted in Portland Rosenbaum Arrested on False Pretenses
J N Rosenbaum, wanted in Portland for obtaining money under false pretenses, was arrested yesterday. He has been sought by Portland police for several months and will be held in the city jail at 16th Avenue pending arrival of Portland officers.
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J. N. Rosenbaum
Portland
Rosenbaum
Tomorrow Big Day at a Y P A Y P Exposition
Tomorrow marks the last chance to see the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition before formal opening. The grounds will host bunting, plantings of orange trees for the California building, a 204 foot flag mast, and a grand main entrance with admission controls. Skeptics day will address delays as Cascades and Old Faithful perform, exhibits are in place, and guards guide visitors through the grounds.
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Exposition City
California
Geyser Tasin
Adopts Her Own Child in Complex Custody Action
Mrs Bamber adopted her own eight year old son Kalvin W Martin after his earlier adoption by his grandmother Cora Martin. The mother, now married to Samuel White, sought to have the boy returned to her and the judge granted the change, Kalvin W Martin becoming Kalvin W White.
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Bamber
Ralvin W. Martin
Mra
Cora Martin
Samuel White
Japanese in California Dominant Immigrant Group, 1906
Among 69,100 Japanese subjects in the United States as of December 1906, California and neighboring states accounted for 63 percent. The report highlights California as the primary destination for Japanese immigrants and notes substantial regional concentration.
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Um. Deed Press
Tokyo
United States
Californnale
Ite
Daring and Clever Robbery Committed Here
A bold break in at Hudson Bay Fur Co. 819 Piretav shows burglars forced two iron doors and an overhead bridge entry to steal select furs valued at around 6500. An unlocked chest with 25000 mink remained untouched. No clues as to culprits yet. thieves targeted only high end furs.
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Hudson Bay Fur Company
Corey Bian
N. Gutman
Gutman
City Rescinds Transfers Order After Bouillon Protest
After agitation over Beat tle Electric’s transfers, President Furth rescinded the order and notified city officials. Sprinkling prohibited by water department with fines of 2 for first offense and 5 for each subsequent. Inspectors to enforce during a brief pipe line changeover which delays new main connection.
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Beattle Electric Company
A. V. Bouillon
Public Utilities
Furth
City Water
Taft Opens Million Acres of Indian Farm Lands
President Taft signed a proclamation opening to allotment and entry one million acres of farm land across the Coeur d'Alene Idaho Spokane Washington and Flathead Montana reservations. Registration runs July 15 to August 5 with drawing to begin August 9. Applications for Flathead lands filed in Kalispell or Missoula Montana and for the others at Coeur d'Alene Idaho.
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Washington
Taft
Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
Idaho
Spokane Reservation
Flathead Reservation
Montana
Kaljopel
Missoula
Mont
Kane Lands
Jash
Coeu' At Coeur d'Alene
Streetcar Reforms Show Progress in Seattle Beattie
Still much can be done for the public says A Bouillon superintendent of public utilities. He notes the Seattle Electric company has added six new street cars since the first of the year as the council weighs a new schedule for street cars. Councilman Weaver helped prepare the report and deserves credit for investigating conditions. Boulillon calls for more improvements to provide better service.
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Heattle Electric
Btar
Beattie
Bouillon
Public Utilities
Special Council
Iealen
Boulilon
Wheat tops price record with May rise to 1.92
May wheat hits a season high at 1.92 amid heavy Saturday buying. Close at 1.02. Cash market strength and tight offerings buoy prices. Austin ships 706000 bushels and Danaban 644100. World supplies show 8,608,000 wheat and 4,563,000 corn bushels.
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Ted Premey
Austin
Danaban
Restaurants Join In Monday Night Anti Tuberculosis Benefit
A list of Seattle cafes and grills will donate 10 percent of receipts Monday night from 6 to 9 p.m. to the Anti Tuberculosis League of King County. Participating venues include Hutler hotel grill, Rainier Grand, Rathekeller, Savoy, Washington hotel, City Grill, Allen Dales Cafeteria, Dawnon Cafe, B M Tamale Grotto, York Cafe, Wing's Cafeteria, Hotel Kennedy, and Ray's Cafe. Reservations advised. proceeds fund anti tuberculosis efforts and support.
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B. & M. Tamale Grotto
York Cafe
Wing's
Hotel Kennedy
Ninth
Madison
Ray's
Cherry At
Cafe Buielewe
King County
Fourth Av
York P
Steetze
Seattle
Piretay
Wing
Caufeteria
Kennedy
Roosevelt shoots in poor form in hunt
Col Roosevelt displayed shaky marksmanship in two buffalo hunts near Nairobi on May 22. He wounded a large bull on the first day but it escaped. Kermit assisted by shooting it down. The next day he again struck but did not fatally wound a buffalo, which was killed by other members of the party.
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Nairobi
B. Ea
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit
Fortier pleads insanity in fatal Green Lake case
Jean Fortier, who shot and killed his brother Michael and his wife over business differences at Denny station on the Green Lake line two weeks ago, pleaded not guilty in Judge Gilliam's court this morning. The defense, Dey and Brewer, claimed insanity at the time and present sanity. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney F. H. Holzheimer called the plea the last resource of a deliberate murderer.
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Jean Fortier
Michael
Denny Station
Green Lake
Gilliam
Dey
Brewer
F. H. Holzheimer
Pickpocket at Work at Circus Grounds
A pickpocket relieved Robert Stevenson, guest of the Buller hotel, of $550 in post office orders and $40 in cash amid a crowded circus crowd near the ticket wagon. Stevenson reported the theft to Police A. J. Wilkes but no suspect could be found and he recalled no shove or jostle during the moment.
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Circus
Robert Stevenson
Buller Hotel
Stevenson
Joan
Bergt
A. J. Wilkes
Wing
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