Vote Down Annexation Dominates Georgetown Election
In Georgetown's election and primaries, 506 voters opposed annexation to Seattle, 262 supported. The Slocum Republican ticket and three independents were nominated. 768 electors represented about 5,000 residents across roughly one square mile. County hospital and need farm inmates voted against annexation. bona fide residents rejected joining Seattle.
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Georgetown
Seattle
Slocum
Lor
Auburn Slocum
John Hicck
Charles H. Ennis
Lee EB. Morgan
G. Bertoldt
First Ward
F. D. Chamberlain
Leonard Gehring
F. W. Blair
Citizens
E. L. Foreman
W. L. Hoffeditz
P. F. Gibeau
County Hospital
Need Farm
Why do you think your daughter will make a good librarian
A joke about a daughter becoming a librarian because she has strong lungs to blow the dust off books. The line plays on a literal image of dust removal and the airiness of library work.
The Man Who Beat Johnson
Cleveland voters elected Baehr to end Mayor Johnson eight years in office. Born in Keokuk Iowa in 1866 he studied in Germany and New York and works as a chemist now serving as county recorder in Cleveland. The campaign focused on change not traction or scent fare, with city leaders promising a much reduced fare around 3.5 cents on average despite the outcome.
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Tom L. Johnsen
Cleveland
Baehr
Keokuk
Germany
New York
Johnson
Ohio
Mental assassin charges against Mrs Stetson in New York case
United Press reports Augusta Stetson a deposed Christian Science practitioner is accused of mental assassination by former student Maud Kissam Babcock. Babcock describes a nocturnal attack with freezing heart flutter and visions of the dead, aided by Stetson’s blue eyes, while claiming spiritual forces sought to end her life.
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United Press
New York
Augusta Stetson
Boston
Maud Kissam Babcock
Dream of the Far Country in Atlanta Constitution Poem
A short verse from the Atlanta Constitution speaks of a dreamlike land beyond the night. It urges waking only on the call of Light, preserving a calm, hopeful image within a newspaper lyric.
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Atlanta Constitution
Horse Care Pasture Offer For Winter
Horse owners are urged to arrange care and pasture for winter. Inquiries to John Wallace at Meadows, phone numbers Main 73 or Main 432.
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John Wallace
Meadows
Genuine Wilson Bread Toaster Ad
A vintage style advertisement promotes the Genuine Wilson Bread Toaster for gas stoves. It claims four slices capacity with side holders, a perforated steel cone, and even heat distribution. The copy urges readers to buy for appliance convenience and household savings.
Wonderful Piano Values at Eilers Music House Sale
Exposition piano sale at Eilers Music House offers 20 to 30 percent reductions on exhibition pianos. Easy payments, deposits to hold for Christmas, and instruments built for exhibition now offered as bona fide bargains. Limited stock and national award quality highlighted by the International Jury of Awards.
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Eilers Music House
Johnston Co
Eilers Music Bldg
Small boy endangers man with streetcar cartridge
In a Drexel cafe a boy placed a revolver cartridge on a street car track. A passing Eastlake car triggered the shot, a bullet deflecting off a glass sign and striking John Graham as he drank. The bullet then lodged in the kitchen area near the chef, prompting witnesses to reprimand the boy.
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John Graham
Graham
Thirday
James
Charles Metlar
Eastlake
Littl
King Menelik of Abyssinia Near Death, Reports Recur
Dispatches from Abyssinia’s court warn King Menelik’s days are numbered as apoplexy grips him in old age. His death has been reported repeatedly but proven unfounded. now a possible imminent demise looms. A separate note mentions a defaulting railroad treasurer who won and seeks restitution to avoid prosecution.
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Menelik
Abyssinia
Simon Gone and Friends Worried Over Disappearance
Friends of A Simon of Horwitz and Simon tailors fear his mysterious vanishing after he left his home at 017 13th Ave at 7 20 Monday morning to go to work. He is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 27, dark brown hair, well built and married.
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A. Simon
Horwif & Simon
Regal Ladien Tailors
Denny Building
Second Av
Simon
13Th Av
Heta
Western Steel Corporation Elects Officers for First Year
The Western Steel Corporation announces its first year officers led by James A. Moore as President and Herbert E. Law as First Vice President. The group includes Jacob Furth, Robert Dollar, M. M. Luter, John Schram, J. E. Chilberg, J. C. Eden, Samuel A. Perkins, and E. P. Jamison on the Executive Committee. The firm, with $43 million in assets and $20 million capitalization, plans large scale iron and steel production at Lirondale Port Townsend Bay. Main offices are in the Arcade Annex.
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Jacob Furth
Robert Dollar
M. M. Luter
John Schram
J. E. Chilberg
J. C. Eden
Samuel A. Perkins
Herbert E. Law
E. P. Jamison
Western America
Western Steel Corporation
Lirondale
Port Townsend Bay
Tirondale
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Herman Baehr
Mrs. Stetson
Genuine Wilson
Struments
Elgin
G. M. Wheeler
Rte
Ren
Wfeng
Anton Rs Noonettina Devie
Pian Aannaumenan
Doe
Saas
Elgin National Watch Company
Eigin
Hitmots
King Menelik
A. W. Meyer
Meyer-Toner Piano Co
McPhail
Laffargue
Herman
Stodard
Schirmer, Irving & Co
Carlisle
Elbridge
Meyer-Tower Piano Co
Havana
Downing
Hotking
Hyer
Ten
Stecke Grate
Fervtetena
Seth Pheer
Alaskhe Hida
Rerson
Weldorf
Federal
Paderal PT. & Wall Paper CO
Piret Ave
James A. Moore
Arcade Annex
Wonderenue
Pike and
Pine Streets
The
Store OF Savings
Son Street
St Office
Oppos
McDonald’s
Ebharges
Lea Bate
Teamer
Nti
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