Capper Fights Coal Robbers and Rail Profiteering
Senator Capper of Kansas denounces coal barons and railroads for profiteering. He says one third to half the cost of soft coal goes to freight and that Kansas coal shipments are overcharged. He predicts Congress will investigate and end the industry’s alleged rotten practices.
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Leo KR
Washington
Senator Capper
Kansas Independent Republican
Kansas
Hhs
Capper
Kanaan
Man. Oltry
Murphine Seeks Speakership After State Tour
Thomas F. Murphine former city railway superintendent announces bid for the speakership of the lower house, opposing Mark E Reed of Shelton. He cites strong support gathered on a northern state tour and notes past service as a three term legislator and Bull Moose floor leader in 1914.
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Thomas F. Murphine
Mark BE. Reed
Shelton
Murphine
Bull Moose
Reflections of a Woman Prisoner in Lend Hand
A woman prisoner in the Oregon penitentiary recalls a life of sorrow and lost moments as she speaks of the long ago and the fading hues of hope. The text contrasts a morgue’s origin as a jailer’s room with confinement and surveillance.
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Oregon Penitentiary
Great Blackstone heads Pantages week in Seattle
An invitation offers $50 to anyone who can trap the Great Blackstone, the pan tages vaudeville headliner. The magician performs a famed vanishing horse and other stunts, including a Ku Klux Klan scene with masked figures. The act centers on Blackstone’s daring tricks and a dramatic rack illusion.
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Great Blackstone
Seattle
Man of Mystery
Pantages
Blackstone
Audlences
Man Hangs Self in Queen City Hotel
John Engeler 69 ends life by hanging in his bedstead at the Queen City hotel 112 Occidental Ave Tuesday night. He had been despondent after losing a California lawsuit over injuries at a logging camp and had paced the hallway singing stating I didn't get the money.
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John Engeler
Queen City
Occidental Ave
Faeceler
California
Economics of Home Studied Course for Housewives
About twenty housewives enrolled Tuesday for a 17 week lecture series on The Family Income led by Miss BE J Raitt of the University of Washington home economics department. The class meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings in the committee room of Puget Sound Savings and Loan association with further enrollment possible through Miss I Meyring of the association's home service department.
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BE. J. Raitt
University of Washington
Puget Sound Savings and Loan Association
I. Meyring
Home Service Department of the Association
Geologist Dispute Over Earth's Age Beyond Kelvin Estimate
Lord Kelvin proposed a 20 million year age for Earth, but most geologists argue the planet is far older, with estimates well beyond Kelvin’s figure. The debate reflects differing methods and evolving measurements in geoscience.
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Lord Kelvin
College Boys Ready for Next Big Game
A playful ad style piece features two college students debating outfits for a football game date with Millie and Cherry's shop at 1015 Second Ave Rialto Building. They discuss attire, expenses, and a plan to dress up for the outing, noting a local store offers snappy new styles and credit options.
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Jack
Millie
Cherry's
Second Ave
Rialto Bidg
Dill Dinner at Crystal Pool for Senator-elect Dill
Senator-elect C. C. Dill will be honored at Beattie by Western Washington supporters with a dinner at Crystal Pool on Thursday after a planned crowd prevented by the Masonic club. The Crystal Pool seats 1000 and the event begins at 6:90 p. m.
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Masonic Club
C. C. Dill
Crystal Pool
Beattie
Western Washington
Ucketa
Mawanle Club
Granddad’s Apple Legacy Shines At Pacific Northwest Expo
Mrs M Slusser of Kenilworth apartments admired long rows of apples at the Pacific Northwest Fruit exposition. She learned the Delicious apple was her grandfather Jenne Wiatt’s creation and a monument was erected in his Peru Indiana home to honor him. Delegates from 12 states and Canada attended the tribute to the man who coined the Delicious apple.
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Mrs. Slusser
Mre
Slusser
P. Piatt
Centralia
Jesse Hiatt
Mra
Sluesser
Eld
Peru
States
Canada
Former Japanese Consul Hirota Dies in Kamakura
Morinobu Hirota a former Japanese consul who lived in Seattle until last spring when ill health forced him to return home died in Kamakura Japan on November 10 dispatches said He was 41 and served in the diplomatic and consular service since 1909 He leaves a widow and a daughter.
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Morinobu Hirota
Seattle
Kamakura
Japan
Hirota
Cars Crash Injures Aberdeen Residents
A collision between two automobiles at a street intersection in ANEIDEEN left Mrs. A. J. Thornton and six year old William Praresal of Aberdeen badly cut on the face.
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Aneideen
A. J. Thornton
William Praresal
Aberdeen
Dandruff Cure Claim Appears in Old Advertisement
An old advertisement promotes liquid argon as a dandruff cure. It claims nightly scalp application dissolves dandruff, stops itching, preserves hair, and promises complete removal after several uses. It asserts availability at drugstores and urges readers to try the remedy despite dubious science.
Allenrhu Conquers Rheumatism Says Rochester Discoverer
A long advertisement claims Allenrhu dissolves uric acid deposits and ends rheumatic pain within 24 hours. J James H Allen of Rochester New York says he guarantees the full pint bottle to quell agony and swelling or money back, directing druggists to supply the remedy.
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J. James H. Allen
Rochester
N. Y
Allenrhu
Ow! Drug Co
McFarlan Made Deputy in Prosecuting Office
Robert McFarlan, Beattie attorney, appointed by Prosecuting Attorney Malcolm Douglas to fill the vacancy from EB Jones resignation as chief criminal attorney. Colvin promoted to chief criminal deputy, Hammer gains new duties, Bartling to handle investigation and court work. McFarlan from Chadwick, McMicken, Ramsay & Ruppe, 660 Colman Building.
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Ewing D. Colvin
Ralph Hammer
R. L. Bartling
Hammer
McFarlan
Chadwick, McMicken, Ramsay & Ruppe
Colman Building
Off Peak Power Boosts City Light Revenue
City Light reports off peak power cuts of 25 percent last May cut revenues by 40000 dollars but overall business volumes rose ninefold. J D Ross says Skagit deliveries will expand off peak power, drawing industry to Seattle as rates remain among the coast’s lowest.
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City Light
J. D. Ross
Skagit
Lght Department
Seattle
Ross
Pacific Coast
Berry Crop Surges In North Bend Yard
A. G. Barber of North Bend reports residents in his area are eating raspberries and strawberries daily as the current yield exceeds the first crop.
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A. G. Barber
North Bend
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Consumers are urged to take Pape's Cold Compound every two hours for three doses. The first dose opens nasal passages and relieves headache, feverish chill, and sneezing. the second and third doses claim to break up the cold completely. The remedy is advertised as inexpensive, tasty, and quinine free.
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Pape
Grippe
Doctor Says Free Prescription Strengthens Eyesight in Weeks
Article cites Dr wis claims a free home remedy can improve vision. Readers asked to buy Bon-Opto tablets and dissolve them in water then bathe eyes two to four times daily. Reports from users describe dramatic improvements and reduced eye strain.
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Wis
Local Bakery Closes After Fire Destroys Pastry Case
Fire gutted a city bakery destroying pastry displays and ovens. Investigators labeled damage as extensive with neighboring shops evacuated as a precaution. No injuries reported. firefighters remained on scene to prevent rekindle overnight.
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