Coffee Cup Johnston upends business myths in Portland tale
Fred L Boalt profiles Coffee Cup Johnston who built a vast Portland lunch business since moving from New York. He expanded from a small restaurant to a 75 partner cooperative, boosting staff pay, profits, and customer service while cutting prices when needed. The piece notes tension with unions and critics who warn of rising class pride and risk to rivals.
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Fred L. Boalt
Portland
Johnston
Broadway
United States
Cup Cafeteria Co
Scot Convicted in Bigamy Case
A Scotsman identified as 1370 Lakeside was found guilty by a jury in Judge Boyd Tallman’s department of superior court of bigamy. He claimed he thought his first wife Ellen Laing of Ayr Scotland was dead when he married Peter S Laing. He admitted he kept contact with his first wife after believing she might be dead, and fathered four children in total.
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Althe
Ellen Laing
Ayr
Scotland
Peter S. Laing
Lakeside
Boyd -Tallman
Department of Superior
Laing
Hope
Janet McCaughie
Seattle
Mar
Maj. H. W. Patton to Be Buried Friday
Services will be held here for Maj. H. W. Patton veteran Washington newspaper man who died Wednesday evening at Lake View sanitarium. Patton edited papers at Everett Bellingham Aberdeen and Hoquiam. Elliott Park chosen as site for livestock show October 12 to 14 by Snohomish County Livestock Breeders association.
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Maj. H. W. Patton
Washington
Lake View Sanitarium
Patton
Everett
Bellingham
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Elliott Park
Snohomish County
On the Stand Liouboff Mouromsky Testifies in Paris Case
First public courtroom image shows Mademoiselle Liouboff Mouromsky testifying before American consular officials in Paris. She asserts she is the wife of Anastase Vonsiateky-Vonsiatakou who wed heiress Marion Ream Stephens, valued at 40 million dollars.
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Mademoiselle Liouboff Mouromsky
Paris
Anastase Vonsiateky - Vonsiatakou
Marion Ream Stephens
Bargains for the Family Women Knitted Valets Sale
Bargains offer knitted valets for children ages two to twelve, reinforced with straps and buttons. Sizes range from 2 to 12 years, priced at 20 cents each.
Ole Larsen Faces Four Trials in Week
In Tacoma on May 25 Ole Larsen president of the defunct Scandinavian American Bank of Tacoma faced four trials in the coming week. As one jury weighed a verdict on a charge another jury was chosen for Larsen on a second charge. Prosecutor J W Selden said two more charges would likely be brought before week’s end.
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Tacoma
Ole
Larsen
Scandinavian American Bank of
J. W. Selden
Chicago man fined for arm around woman on streetcar
Joseph Klein paid a $20 fine after placing his arm around Miss Louise Murphy, 22, on a streetcar. He quipped that perhaps it was his newspaper that felt the offense.
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Chicago
Joseph Klein
Louise Murphy
Balm in Jeamer Trial Awards for Loss of Affection
Altho she sued for 10 000, Mrs Helene Jeamer of Brooklyn was awarded 1 500 by Superior Judge Mitchell Gilliam for the loss of her husband’s affections. The suit, aimed at Mrs G Belle Kage and others, touches on divorce prospects from HM B Jeamer, Beattie baker.
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Altho
Justia A. Jeamer
Brooklyn
Helene Jeamer
Hes Beauty
Mitchell Gilliam
Jeamer
B. Jeamer
Beattie Baker
Mra G. Belle Kage
Mexico City Editor Kills Deputy in Political Dispute
In Mexico City a newspaper director Jesus Z. Mo shot and killed deputy Francisco Liorea during a confrontation over politics. Police report details remain sparse as authorities investigate motive and circumstances surrounding the fatal shooting at the newspaper office.
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Mexico, City
Jesus Z. Mo
Ei Aldo de Mexico
Francisco Liorea
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