Alaska Railroad Proposal Sparks Private vs Government Debate
The Alaska railroad dispute pits private operators against Secretary Lane's push for government transport. Proponents warn of capital unrest and delayed development if public ownership goes ahead, while supporters argue government action could catalyze rail service if implemented, not merely talked about. The piece also notes a sensationalized aside about a "negroid orgy" term used in reporting.
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Alaska
Lane
Uncle Sam
Panama
Congress
Sam
Lifesaving boats urged for Lake Washington patrol
Mayor Cottertle urges council to fund emergency lake patrol as boating season nears. Past patrols reduced drownings while delays persist despite nominal costs. Also notes Patriots' Day, Harbor Island graft, and various social quips from the era.
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Lake Washington
Cottertle
Lake Front
Health Based Beauty Through Bowel Care
A promotional notice touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the basis of true beauty through health. It claims constipation causes many female ailments and promotes the laxative tonic for all ages with a money back guarantee and free samples by mail order.
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Caldwell
Jennie Snedeker
West Monroe Bt
Chicago
America
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Fragmented Rural Notes and Anecdotes from Mont Correspondence
A collage of scattered items from Leon and Mont correspondents reports assorted local happenings. Mentions of illness recoveries in Mra Herman Drewelow Jr and Mra Geo Mummel. John Minor improving. Hindoos oppose women's suffrage. odd vignettes and a striking anecdote about mourning attire and a reclusive remark on a relative’s death.
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iRddyville Tribune
Herman Drewelow, Jr
New Mampton Tribune
Geo Mummel
Grand Junction Globe
John Minor
Dalesville
Loon
Mont
Best Short Stories of the Day in Circulating Columns
A trio of light prose vignettes from Philadelphia and New York readers. A chatty reminiscence on marriage tales from Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith in a Southern city, a comic exchange over an 80 cent tripe bill at a New York restaurant, and a Sock and Buskin club review in a town hall amateur drama.
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Timothy Woodruff
Mra Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Yver
Sock and Buskin Club
Anacortes Writer Reflects On Japanese Question
An Anacortes reader argues that immigrant labor from Japan is less threatening than advancing machinery. She contends farm automation will displace more workers than Japanese competition, noting that machinery recirculates no money.
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Star
Mr. Ryan
Japan
Beslides
Prohibition Ticket and Personalities in a City Tale
A garbled pastiche weaves slang about Willie Wigs and a Prohibition vote. It contrasts a gang’s could be motive with a young man’s calm remark about a kind heart and modest flower price. The excerpt blends verses on Strawberries and a quip about suffrage and marriage, plus notes on coal exports and a girl caring for chicks.
Chronic marriage kinks prompt doctor patient chat
A patient describes a long standing issue to a doctor, stating they have been married for 30 years and seeking medical input for ongoing dyspepsia. The exchange captures a concise, period style dialogue.
Lolanthe delights New York audiences at Casino
A chorus of young women enhances the Gilbert and Sullivan revival Lolanthe at the Casino in New York. The piece praises the production while noting interest in Henning Berger's The Deluge to open in Chicago, including Berger's Swedish roots and journey to American theater.
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New York
Young Johnny Rockefeller
Casino
Henning Berger
Arthur Hopkins
Chicago
Windy City
Sweden
America
Berger
Btockholm
Leaves Key for Wedding Bells
Spokane May 27 Nellie O Farrell famed as the first woman wireless telegrapher has given up the key to marry John Cowerly manager of the British Columbia Telephone Co in Grand Forks B C where they will live.
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Spokane
Mise Nellie O'Farrell
San Francisco
John Cowerly
British Columbia Telephone Co
Grand Forks
B. C
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Rome
Henri Vincent
Henri Beleves
Henrietta Reutt
Walter Hanson
Walter
Harbor Island
East Waterway
Newett
Vadueville
Chamber of Commerce
Port Board
Washington
Wilson
Women’s Relief Corps
Mrs
Ty Beeley Sport Grange
John John Re Quire
Jim Franklin T
Fellows
J.C.B
Johnny
N.y
Anacortes
A, Sager
United States
Mary Tirowning
South of Mumphreys
Gaynor
Mie
House OF
Coats
American Mortgage & Building Co
Seattle
White Ride
Union
Tyra
P. O. Wodehouse
John Stapleton
James
Jimmy
Andager
Case & Case
Fifth Ave
Seattle Pen CO
Third Ave
Ballard
A. F. Ghiglione & Sons
Geo. A. Johnson Co
Fifty-fourth Street
Whiting-Smith
Martet
Phone
Elliott
O. Main
Rattan Furniture Mfg. Co
Sixteenth Avenue West
Queen Anne
Foundries
N. Schwehm
Mgr
Harrison ST
Terry AV
Hardtack
Hierdtack
le Pacific Ornamental Iron Works
Republian St. Battle, Wash
Western Pattern Works
First Avenue South
Plijott
Fe All
1618
Seventh Avenue
Georgetown Soda Water Works
Cheer
Sidney
Mtra
Stet Av
South
Tore
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