Milk Price Rise in Seattle Attributed to Dairies Combine
Investigations suggest Seattle dairies near Georgetown and Interbay use brewery refuse as cattle feed to cut costs. The resulting milk supply is said to double East Coast prices, with infant and child health concerns raised due to malt-based feed and high mortality observed last summer. A dairy combine is blamed for keeping prices high despite questionable quality.
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Wilk
Seattle
Georgetown
Seattle Brewing & Malting Company
Interbay
Claussen
Mise Held's Paris Debut Amid Tragic Illness
News fragment reports Mise Held, famed star, gravely ill from a dangerous condition. Anse Held, rumored to be her companion, reportedly died or disappeared, clouding the model company’s Paris debut and threatening a career revival.
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Anse Held
Model
Star
Mise
Paris
France
Fr. Ziesffeld, Jr
Mise Held
Concert at Grand Opera House Delights City
The symphony orchestra gave a successful concert yesterday at the Grand Opera House. The debut featured Gould in a refined overture and Rubenstein's Fera Suite. Lily Von Oxie performed pieces with precise piano phrasing to praise from attendees.
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Accence
Gould
Directo
Bamber
Lily von Oxie
Rubenstein
Gold Dust Shipment Heads Outside From Fairbanks
Reports indicate over 600000 in gold dust is en route from Fairbanks to outside banks. A stage that arrived Monday night carried 150000 in gold dust.
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Valdez
Alaska
Fairbanks
Resignation of California Railroad Commissioner A M Wilson
Andrew M. Wilson, former railroad commissioner of California, resigned his post to Gov. Gillett. The resignation leaves a vacancy in the Second district. the governor will appoint a replacement, with no declared candidate at this time.
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United Press
Sacramento
Cal
Andrew M. Wilson
San Francisco
Railroad Commission
Nettleton Seen as Possible Mayor Hope for Seattle Republicans
Clark M. Nettleton emerges as the leading figure sought by Seattle Republicans to replace William Hickasan Moore. Supposed offers to run have been reported but Nettleton has not committed. Other declared candidates are Judge John B Humphries and Lewia Levy, with Tremble's supporters tentative. Nettleton says he has not decided and would only run under favorable conditions and broad party support.
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Clark M. ‘Nettleton
Republican Party of
Seattle
William Hickasan Moore
Mr. Nettleton
Nettleton
L. H. Gray
The
Star
Republican Party
Vetera
Laundry Company Placed on Trial
The case state v Can Cade Laundry Co. drew Police Judge Gordon’s attention this morning over whether female workers were limited to ten hours daily. State Labor Commissioner Hubbard filed the charge for September 24, 1907, noting overwork on that day and admitting workers logged about twelve hours due to machinery breakdown.
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Cancade Laundry Co
Gordon
Hubbard
Record number of new suits filed at county clerk
Tacoma residents report four robberies in 48 hours with valuables totaling 9600 taken from local homes and offices. The county clerk records show 56 new lawsuits filed by 2 p.m. today, the highest in the county’s history.
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Tacoma
Mrs Bradley Weeps on Witness Stand in Brown Murder Trial
In Washington on November 19, Mrs Annie Bradley fainted and wept during testimony in the murder case involving former Utah Senator Brown. She described her past, their relationship, and Brown pressures while detailing family and divorce issues. The defense cites insanity as a possible factor.
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Y United Press
Washington
Annie Hradley
Senator Brown
Utah
Josephine Tige
Bradley
Salt Lake
Brown
Independence League to Enter Washington Politics
A Independence League plans to enter Washington and national politics as an active reform movement. The New York league has allied with Democrats in some areas to push for decency in government and curb party bosses, with leaders including Charles Walsh and J J Dwyer directing organizing efforts. Mr Hatney and wife are at the Otis and will stay in the northwest through the next presidential election.
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Washington
Ir League
New York
Muincia
Santa Barbara
Asl
League and National Party
Charles ¥. Walsh
Iowa
J. J. Dwyer
Langdon and Heney
San Francisco
West
Mr. Hatney
Politician Declares Wall Street Gamblers to Blame
In a Jackson club address William Solen said President Roosevelt bears no responsibility for the current financial condition and that Wall Street gamblers alone should be accused.
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Lara
William Rb Solen
Jackson Club
Roosevelt
Bunko Box to Hotel Bayoy Yields Rags Not Salt
A bunko attempt at Hotel Bayoy involved a box addressed to Edward F. Sweeney. It supposedly contained salt from Dean and Curtiss tailors for a $60 collection. The clerk refused, the boy reported to a policeman, the box was opened at headquarters and contained only old overalls and a ragged coat.
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Bunko
Bayoy
Edward F. Sweeney
Dean & Curtiss
Women and Cigarettes Spark Morality Debate
St Louis’s Florence Hayward argues morality not at issue in women smoking, framing it as taste like beef or mutton. She notes social offense if women smoke to offend strict opinions and cites dress norms at social events with clergymen present. Nearby, 76 year old John Sands was held up by two masked robbers, losing about eight dollars.
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ST. Louis
Mise
Florence Hayward
South
John Sands
Sanda
Plot to Assassinate Standard Oil King
A Chicago originated plot to kill John D Rockefeller and three others is revealed by a letter found in the Omaha Post Office lobby. The letter urges removal of "bankers" and notes Rockefeller's rumored wealth. authorities conduct a thorough investigation into the alleged plan.
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Omaha
John D
Neb
John D. Rockefeller
Chicago
Omaha Postoffice
Post-Office
Ing
Kee
Rockefeller
United States
Standard Oil Co
New York
Reward for Rews of Missing Man
Under strong apprehension that RK Forrest has met with foul play local men who employed him as a game keeper at Gray's marsh offered a substantial reward for information on his whereabouts or fate. He had about 700 on him when he boarded the steamer Bellingham at Dungeness and has not been seen since a half hour before the boat reached Seattle.
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Forrest
Joe Behiumpf
A. H. Anderson
Gray's Marsh
Bellingham
Dungeness
Seattle
Search Abandoned for Patrick Greelish in Port Angeles Area
The search for Patrick Greelish who vanished in the mountains about 60 miles from Port Angeles has been called off. A second search party led by the missing man’s brother returned to the city after a week in deep snow that halted the hunt.
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Patrick Greelish
Wilds
Port Angeles
Greelish
Young Boy Sues For 30000 In Beacon Hill Car Collision
Andrew Duncan aged six through his father James Duncan files a suit for thirty thousand dollars alleging the boy lost a foot when struck by a Beacon Hill street car.
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Andrew Duncan
James Duncan
Beacon Hill
Beattie Camp No 9 Woodmen Hear Banquet Toastmaster
J H Bellivety of Olympia addresses Beattie Camp No 9 Woodmen of the World tonight on Spring Street after the lodge session. A banquet will follow with Past Consul A J P Edwards as toastmaster. The item notes escheatment cases from 2004 and a court settlement on state and county dues.
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J.H. Bellivety
Olympia
Woodmen of the World
A. J. P. Edwards
H. H. Eaton
Supreme Court
Eaton
Man Feared Dead After Gas Leak At Seattle Apartment
M D C Tinkham, 45, a Seattle Paper Co employee, was found in his room at 1316 12 Seventh Ave about 10 30 this morning unconscious from gas escaping a detached rubber tube from a small stove. Residents detected the leak and opening the door released fumes. He was rushed to Pacific Hospital showing slight improvement but believed to be an accident from pulling the tube loose as he prepared to sleep.
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M. D. C. Tinkham
Seattle Paper Company
Tink
Ham
Pacific Hospital
Tinkham
Reconciliation Follows Attempted Suicide of Howard McKay
Howard McKay shot himself in a Seattle hotel after divorce papers were served by his wife. He lies between life and death at Pacific hospital as his wife, once seeking separation, vows to stay by his side and hopes for his recovery. The couple had been married three years after returning from San Francisco where McKay ran an employment agency.
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Mra. Bradley
Salt Lake City
Brown
Washington
Los Angeles
Grand Junction
Colo
Mrs. Bradley
Iown
East Lake City
Henderson
Col. Fitbeck
Mra. Brown
Howard Dr. McKay
Howard McKay
Pacific Hospital
Howard
Pike
San Francisco
McKay
Judge Sets Aside Last Will in Melchotr Estate
Judge Albertson voided the last testament of Joseph Melchotr naming Elizabeth Melchotr as the sole heir. Executors Charlies KB Horton and James Moran remain temporarily in charge. the estate is valued at $116,200.
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Albertson
Joseph Melchotr
Melody Chotr
Elizabeth Melchotr
Charlies KB. Horton
James Moran
Realty Bond Breaks Chicago Record With $25 Million Purchase
The Pennsylvania Railroad will build a large new passenger station on West Van Buren Street as part of a $25.6 million real estate deal, described as the largest in Chicago history, covering multiple blocks on the north and southwest sides.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
W. Vanburen Street
Woodmen of the World organizer to establish Alaska camps
James W. Kennedy, organizer for the Woodmen of the World with headquarters in Seattle, will begin work to establish new camps in Alaska. He plans to recruit members and set up local units to serve members in the territory.
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James W. Kennedy
The
Woodmen of the World
Seattle
Alaska
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