West Indies swept by a great storm
Reports from New York describe enormous damage from a hurricane and storm across the West Indies on Wednesday and Thursday. Kingston Jamaica received 48 inches of rain, with property losses estimated at 500000 dollars and banana crops at risk. Railroads, telegraph and cables were disrupted, Kingston suffered in the 1907 earthquake aftermath.
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United Pees
New York
West Indies
Port de Paix
Gonives
Santo Domingo
Hayti
Jamaica
Bermuda
Kingston
Englishman Wins Dinnag Prize With Short Story
An Englishman at an Al Fresco Dining club tells a Chicago tale about winning a contest after simply declaring his humor. Papa chides a son for staying out late as Minnie’s sister jokes that she’s keeping him in place.
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Chicago
Edith's Fiancé Plans Birthday Engagement Ring
Grace notes Edith's fiancé, Sainte 80, will propose with an engagement ring on Edith's upcoming birthday. The terse remark hints at a planned celebration and a romantic gesture between the couple.
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Grace
Edith
Sainte
Local Man Reaches Cure with Great Bake Oven Treatment
Sam McKinnon of Alix hotel 1405 Third av Illinois suffered rheumatism long bowels stomach and nervous troubles. After trying many remedies he started Loughney Loughney Bake Oven treatments at 220 to 225 People’s Savings Bank Building and was cured with a permanent feel. In sixty days many cases have been cured. Consultation is free. Offices open 8 am to 6 pm daily and 9 am to noon Sundays.
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Sam McKinnon
Alix
McKinnon
Loughney & Loughney
Savings Bank
Loughney
Widow Sets Time Clock At Harriman Tomb
In Middletown New York on November 14 the Harriman grave is guarded nightly by watchmen. A time clock at the tomb records each visit and is inspected daily to ensure no neglect. The tomb is granite walled with an 18 inch seal, and measures are taken to deter any attempted body theft.
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United Pye
Middletown
N. Y
Edward HH. Harriman
Harriman
South Alki Women Plan Expanded School Efforts
Women of South Alki met at Mrs. J. P. Howe home on November 10 to discuss plans for improving school facilities and increasing the number of teachers for the South Alki schools. The meeting focused on pursuing a better school house and enlarging the corps of teachers.
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South Alki
J. P. Howe
Merry Mabel Choofer Star of Vodville and More
Eddie Boyden profiles Merry Mabel a popular drive act in Vodville known as the Merry Misa with Two Pairs of Songs. He notes her Packard car and frequent shooing of a vulpine intruder while hinting at a five month hiatus before a Michigan avenue return.
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Merry Mabel
Vodville
Eddie Boyden
G. Rouch
Orpheum
Mabel
Misa
Mabel McCane
Chicago
Michigan Av
Queen Anne Residents Meet Over Third Ave Assessment
North Queen Anne homeowners are called to a Monday evening gathering at Rudd's store Queen Anne and Honests at 8 o'clock to discuss the assessment of Third avenue West and related matters. All interested are invited.
Portland Council Condemns Spokane Free Speech Authorities
A resolution condemning Spokane authorities for imprisonment of free speech supporters was sent to Spokane. In Spokane, Port Wright military officials feed hunger strikers still weak in the guard house. Hundreds of I W W recruits arrive from Montana, Washington, and Oregon as boycott effects threaten regional supply shipments.
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Portland
Ore
Ety
Spokane
Central Labor Council of
Ore of the World
Central Labor Body
Port Wright
Millings
Great Falla
Mont
Seattle
Industrial Workers of the World
Burke
Idaho
Coeur d'Alene
New Revenue Officer Takes Command In Washington Move
The revenue cutter Thetia, under Coyt A J Henderson, arrived in harbor and anchors. Capt Henderson will report to ment headquarters in Washington D C and Capt W B E Jacoba will assume command. The Channing patrols the Strait and Puget Sound area.
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Coyt
A. J. Henderson
Henderson
Dement
Washington, D. C
W. BE. V. Jacoba
Ascume
Channing
Puget A
Washington
Steamships Sampoon and Umatilla Arrive with Crowds
The Sampoon and Umatilla are due to arrive this evening from San Francisco carrying large crowds for the season. Both report perfect weather aboard for the voyage.
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Sampoon
Umatilla
San Francisco
Man Duffek Entertains Seattle Crowd At Majestic
Former Prosecuting Attorney Kenneth Mackintosh reports Max Duffek the "Man Upside Down" touring star in Seattle. Duffek arrives by mastiff ride and finishes a week of unusual locomotion at the Majestic Theater tomorrow. The Star notes 600 calls and 2 box seats and 2 orchestra seats daily given to readers.
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Majestic
Kenneth Mackintosh
Max Duffek
Star
Thirday
Mackintosh
Duffek
the Majestic
Seattle
Star Business Office
Majestic Theatre
Streetcar Bill Seeks Frequent Queen Anne Line Service
Councilman Sparkman proposes a bill requiring Beatle Electric to run North Queen Anne cars every five minutes from 7 AM to 7 PM. A. L. Valentine drafted the measure at Sparkman’s request. Sawyer wants BECo representatives present before a vote. bill recommended for passage.
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Queen Anne Hill Restdelta
Sparkman
Corporations Committee
Beattle Electric Company
North Queen Anne
A. L. Valentine
Sawyer
B. E. Co
Mushet Disputes Smith's Los Angeles Mayoral Return
In Los Angeles on November 13 supporters of mayoral hopeful William C. Mushet seek a recount after city clerk figures show Republican challenger George A. Smith ahead by 61 votes for a final ballot slot. Mushet asks Smith to agree to a friendly contest as irregularities are alleged.
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Los Angeles
William C. Mushet
George A. Smith
Smith
Repubean Organization
Mushet
General Weston Retires After 48 Years Service
Major General John F. Weston of the department of California retires from the United States army after a 48 year career. He began service at age 16 and served through the Civil War joining the Fourth Kentucky cavalry in 1861.
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San Francisco
John F. Weston
Department of California
United States Army
Nervousness Revealed in Leslie’s Weekly Quote
A fragment from Leslie’s Weekly captures a speaker confessing extreme nerves before a pivotal moment. The line reflects personal emotion and engagement with readers through candid storytelling style.
Thugs Murder Los Angeles Coachman
Police hunt three armed men who shot P. A. Widdell a city coachman in the fashionable West 22nd Street area. Ten minutes earlier two criminals fired on W. B. Elmer at the Highway Department Store with a bulletridden attempt to seize money. Citizens aid police search after the killings, aided by witnesses near the arc light.
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Los Angeles
P. A. Widdell
Widdell
W. B. Elma
Hreadway
Runaway Team Hits Two Deaf and Dumb Men
A runaway team struck Albert E. Hole, 25, upholsterer, and Mat thew Tresse, 22, laborer, on Third Ave and Yesterday last night. Both were cut and bruised but not seriously hurt and taken to City Hospital. they expect to be discharged tomorrow after the team ran several blocks before being stopped.
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Albert E. Hole
Matthew Tresse
Third Av
You must know more than the dog to teach him
A South Jersey country doctor stops to watch a man entertain a crowd with a trick dog. The man explains simply that learning the dog requires knowing more than the animal, a rustic one liner about expertise and teaching.
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South Jersey
Nervous Old Gent and Brainy P C Describe Strange Neighbor
In a humorous exchange the Nervous Old Gentleman asks if neighbors notice a peculiar figure. Brainy p c confirms a tall man with a fierce black mustache and long hair seen standing by a post recently.
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P.c
Beattie real estate boom and land sales widen
The Beattie market sees Portland firms selling 314000 acres in Central Oregon with irrigation access. John Davis & Co. notes cautious north end speculation while Calhoun Denny & Ewing expand in Beattie securities. Ole Hanson & Co plan city real estate expansion and four brokers join the effort.
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Frederick K. Btruve
John Davie & Co
First Ave
Wadneworth Building
Madison St
Oregon
Calhoun, Denny & Ewing of
Beattle
Cates Chutes Valley
Dennyway
Firet Avenue
Beattie
Ole Hanson & Co
Vest Pocket Oddities and Names in a Snippet
A fragmentary item lists items such as giste and a 25 cent note, referencing Humphreys and Steen with partial names like Willem and nn Steen, suggesting a brief catalog or shopper’s snippet from a bygone issue.
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Giste
Humphreys
Ally Oer Willem
Nn Steen
Merchants Urged to Favor Hall Safe Lock Co
Fragmentary ad copy appeals to merchants to choose the Hall Safe Lock Co vaults over Purcell Safe Co and Os EAGGUEGCEETOTS, claiming superior security and value with $12 prices mentioned. The legibility is poor but promotes safes and agents.
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Purcell Safe Co
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