Goose Ponds and Pork Barrels in Congress Debate
Opinion piece criticizes pork barrel politics where 59 congress members control funding for 59 points, impeding national efficiency. Cites Seattle's Goose Pond post office site and Humphy's pork gains. Also praises Spokane Press victory for free, progressive Spokane voters defeating reactionary charter amendments.
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Congress
Republic
Humphrey
Seattle
Spokane
Press
Scripps League
Seattle Star
Psychic free on $1,000 bail in vagrancy case
Dr William Overton known as perchic and his henchman R Archer released on $1,000 bond after furnishing bail. They face a statutory vagrancy charge and will stand trial soon. Deputy Prosecutor Carmody assigned to the case as Prosecutor Lundin handles grand jury preparations.
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William Overton
Perchic
R. Archer
Booth Building
E. Priest
Broadway
Star
Carmody
Lundin
Cordova Returns After Lost Anchors Storm Delay
Cordova returns to Seward after anchors were lost while entering Anchor age during a storm. Alaska Steamship Co. freighter faces orders. Five other freighters scheduled for Anchorage may be forced to return due to early freeze up.
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Seward
Anchorage
Alaska Steamship Co
Cordova
The Heathen Turks to Hanging Negroes in Murphysville
An item notes tickets sold at two dollars for a public hanging of a Black man in Murphysville Illinois. It also mentions a San Francisco court martial of Lieut Col Goodier with aviation graft disputes. The Minnesota steamer sails for England under Capt Garrick. Shaw proposes woman suffrage as a memorial for Edith Cavell.
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Murphysville
Ill
San Francisco
Col. Goodier
Western Department
United States Army
Aviation Corps
Army
Navy
Minnesota
England
Garrick
Edith Cavell
George Bernard Shaw
Doctor Walter Gellhorn to Leave Seattle Practice
Seattle physician Dr. Walter Gellhorn will give up his practice to return to Germany and join the Red Cross abroad. He is noted as founder of the Mothers Training School and a leading Red Cross figure.
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Seattle
Mothers’ Training School
Walter Gellhorn
Germany
Red Cross
Plan for Continental Army and coast defenses announced
Maj. Henry Preckenridge, assistant secretary of war, outlined a continental army plan after a tour at Puget Sound fortifications. He proposed $80,000,000 to be spent on coastal defenses over four years, with appropriations for the National Guard to be doubled.
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Henry Preckenridge
Prget Sound
National Guard
Stolen Goods Recovered. Four Men Arrested in Vancouver Theft
Seattle police recovered clothing worth 400 to 500 dollars stolen from Vancouver BC stores and arrested Tom Fitzgerald 19 Allen Mercer 20 William Mercer 21 and J Lloyd 22 after Finder caches at a Jefferson street rooming house. Hanford authorities also chased safe crackers who blew open the H H Bold general store and escaped with 2000 dollars Saturday night.
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Seattle
Vancouver
B. CC
Jefferson At
Tom Fitzgerald
Allen Mercer
William Mercer
J. Lloyd
Hanford
H. H. Bold General
Jad Salts Promoted For Kidney Health In Cited Ad
An advertisement urges readers to use Jad Salts to relieve backache and kidney discomfort. It claims uric acid in meat causes symptoms, advises reduced meat intake, increased water, and nightly urination relief. It touts Jad Salts as a grape lemon acid base with lithia for kidney cleansing and urine pH balance.
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Drugeista
Folka
Traditions of the NorthwEt and Quick News From the Fort
A mix of lore about weather and thunder in the Northwest contrasts with reports from San Francisco Oakland and Alameda. Notable items mention Thomas D Thornton fasting religious frenzy at St Marys church, Harold Smith surviving a 500 foot fall, Dennis Mulcahey a firefighter dying in a theater fire, and Dr J F Richards dying after a hunting accident. Pork barrel notes critique post office land deals and spending with a quip about water and a Hogwallow joke.
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Thomas D. Thornton
St. Mary's Church
San Francisco
Harold Smith
Oakland
Alameda Creek
Dennis Mulcahey
Franco
Filmore Ave
Page
J. F. Richards
Contra Costa County
Three Injured in Street Car Riot in Wilkes-Barre PA
Sunday rioting injures three in Wilkes-Barre street car dispute. Thirty-fifth annual AFL convention opened in Frisco Monday with delegates from over 2,000,000 workers. A Slemmons, Democratic state committeeman and attorney, dies of heart trouble at Ellensburg home.
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Wilkesbarre
American Federation of Labor
Frisco
A. Slemmons
Democratic State Committee
Ellensburg
Nish Shelled by Sharp Shooters
Nish faces a heavy challenge as a trio of skilled shooters overwhelms him in a tense confrontation. The clash tests endurance and precision amid mounting pressure from the rival marksmen.
Fort Flagler party escapes storm at sea
Maj Cloke and Sienta, Packard Scott, Emery and Walling of Fort Flagler had a narrow escape returning from a hunting trip. A storm three miles from the fort forced them to seek help. They were rescued by the steamer Gen Mifflin.
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Cloke
Sienta
Packard Scott
Emery
Walling
Fort Flagler
Death
Gen. Mifflin
What Held Him
A dialogue clip shows Diggs asking why Steffanson stayed away, while Mrs. Diggs blames a poker game with the Esquimaux as night fell in the Arctic.
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Steffanson
Diggs
Esquimaux
Mrs. Diggs
Fragmented Texts Include Aged Anecdotes And Notable Mentions
The fragmentary passage mentions a sleeping girl avoiding her husband and a 17 year absence, a bar of iron valued differently by its uses, Sylvester Long-Lance being named to West Point as the first full-blood Cherokee graduate, and a note on high velocity water behaving rigidly. It also references a curious line about cell mates and a spider.
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Evry Dame
Abel
Johny
Sylvester Long-Lance
West Point
Carlisle Indian School
New York Gossip Sparks Quiet Phone Whispers
A nameless young woman caused a stir by interrupting conversations and sharing gossip. A whispered phone call last night led to curious plans and a puzzling exchange that left onlookers wondering about the motives behind the quiet exchange.
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Winifred Stoner
Star Friday
Mandments
Everett True
Wilson
Bartel! Drug Co
Western Union
THE
Western Union Telegraph CO
By Allman
Helen
Olivia
Tor
Tom
Adam
Pre
Pork Barrel
Sam
Jay
Hogwallow
First & Columbia
W.H. Fisher, Mgr
Coats
Johnny
N. Y
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