Single Tax for Seattle Urged
The Tax Reform league circulates the Erickson amendment to the city charter proposing to tax land values only and exempt products of individual effort. It argues factory operators and builders won’t be taxed for upbuilding the community, with no higher taxes for a vacant lot owner. Copies of What Is the Single Tax and The Land Question are being sold.
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The
Tax Reform League
Erickson
Will Atkinson
Henry George
City heads seek civil service commission reform
City department heads urge amendments to create a civil service commission with authority to discharge unsatisfactory employees and a new commissioner earning 4200 dollars yearly to evaluate employee efficiency.
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Civil Service
Man sells goat after storm rescue in Michigan
William Jacobs, a retired butcher from South Haven, saved a drowning goat during a heavy storm that flooded a ravine at Morning Glory Park. The goat, tethered and perched on a hummock, butt struck Jacobs as he pulled it ashore, sending him into several feet of water. he later sold the goat.
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South Haven
Mich
William Jacobs
Morning Glory Park
Jacobs
Are You Enjoying Your Meals and Health
A persuasive 19th century advertisement extols digestion as the key to happiness. It claims Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets digest all foods, improve brain function, mood, and energy, and promises a free sample by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
F. A. Stuart Co
Man's Adventures Rival Gulliver's Tale Narrated by Griggs
George W. Griggs midshipman on the liner Kasenga reports a remarkable port in Calcutta and Mombassi. He says he was captured by baboonas in the jungle and awoke amid hundreds of beasts offering fruit. He was rescued by 60 Malay sailors and was nearly dead from fright.
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New York
George W. Griggs
Kasenga
Calcutta
Mombassi
Gulver
Griggs
Seattle civil service posts offer varied city jobs
The Seattle civil service commission lists openings with pay ranging from 40 cents per hour for a registration clerk to 225 dollars for a superintendent of garbage. Positions include sanitation inspector, meter helper, cable splicer, stenographer, typist, messenger, auto driver, and motorcycle patrolman among others.
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Jon
Seattle
Civil Service Commission
Democrats Carry First New Mexico Victory
In Albuquerque New Mexico voters backed the Democratic ticket led by W C McDonald of Carrizozo for governor and H Bursum of Socorro as national Republican committeeman. Returns show H B Ferguson winning as direct legislation Democrat to Congress. Bernalillo County delivered about a 1000 majority for the Democrats.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
W. C. McDonald
Carrizor
McDonald
H. O. Bursum
Socorro
National Republican
H. B. Ferguson
Conerens
Bernasfilo
Storm warnings and train death at King Street Station
The weather bureau issued a storm warning for the Washington coast and Columbia River mouth with a Vancouver Island rally. Detective Joe Bianchi shot and killed Frank Harris after mistaking three Everett train crew members William Kehler Howard Quayle and KR F Smith for holdup men as they waited at King Street Station. The Everett men who arrived this morning were angered by the incident and planned to depart for Everett.
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Weather Bureau
Washington
Columbia River
Vancouver Island
William Kehler
Howard Quayle
KR. F. Smith
Everett
King Street
Joe Bianchi
Frank Harris
Bianchi
Lightship Missing Off Vancouver Fisher River Mouth
No trace has been found of the Sandheads lightship blown from station at the mouth of the Praser river Sunday. Authorities believe the vessel sought shelter and will return to duty.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sandheads
Praser River
Market Prices for Meat and Food Goods
Prices quoted for meat and food reflect local market conditions with variation by freshness and quality. First-grade standards apply unless noted otherwise, indicating general consistency across listings in the column.
Hat saves this woman's life in Memphis incident
In Memphis, a policeman style helmet hat saved modiste Nellie ONeill from a fatal club attack. James Kelly rushed to help, carried her home while unconscious, and doctors expect recovery. The report notes men are adopting feminine fashion notes now appearing in evening dresses with bright colors and dainty fabrics.
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Memphis
Tenn
Nellie O'Neil
Modiste
James Kelly
Tatlor
Cutter
Man Copying Woman in Dress Sparks Fashion Patent Talk
London reports a trend where men imitate women's outfits as fashion evolves. The piece notes that well dressed women may seek copyright protection for clothing to prevent parody and copying by men, highlighting emerging concerns in dress culture.
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London
Private Graves Wins Pension For Army Injuries In Duty
Junction City Kan November 8 Private William H Graves severely wounded in a burglar fight was discharged for disability and awarded a 35 dollar monthly pension after an army board ruled the injuries occurred in the line of duty.
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United Press
Junction City
Kan
William H. Graves
Army Board
Duels For a Girl End in Tragic Knife Combat
In Komarzan Hungary, twenty youths staged paired knife and hatchet duels for a village belle. While she prayed in church, rivals fought two by two behind the church. Before authorities arrived, two peasants were mortally wounded.
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Budapest
Komarzan
Northwest Wins Apples at New York Land Show
The Madison Square Garden land show draws strong interest as the Northwest earns honors for apples with Wenatchee Okanogan and the Methow country attracting special attention.
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United Press
New York
Madison Square Garden
Northwest
Wenatchee
Okanogan
Methow Country
Marie Curie Receives Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Stockholm honors Marie Curie of the University of Paris with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, recognizing her discovery with her husband of radium and her pioneering work in radioactivity.
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United Press
Stockholm
Mme
Marie 8. Curie
The
University of Paris
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