Edward Weston Sets Cross Country Walk Record in Chicago Arrival
Edward Weston completes a 1900 mile walk ending in Chicago at 12 15 pm after leaving Portland Maine on Oct 29. The 60 year old walker draws cheering crowds, changes to a new suit, and plans a lecture tour. His long career includes multiple feats, with supporters and backers in New York and Maine.
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United Press
Chicago
Edward On
Hornsie Club
Edward Weaton
Weston
Watson
Portland
Aia m
Jobo Grinttett
Edward Ingalle
New York
T. F. Wilcox
China
United States
Bangor
Buffalo
St. Louis
Macon
Philadelphia
Newark
N. J
Das O'Leary
O'Leary
Battery
N. T
England
Church of England Temperance Society
Doctor claims resuscitation method saves drowning victims
Dr H K best known physician in e l announces a 20 year study to revive people rescued from drowning after apparent death. His plan involves removing the body, wrapping in blankets, and immediately placing in a tub of running hot water to restore warmth and circulation, a technique he says can revive victims after hours submerged.
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R. F. Frazer
H. K
Tn E. 1
Whitford
Keneally
Fox River
Bigin
Jervon
Wuffer
Lince
Made in Seattle Day Planned as Annual City Event
City leaders from the Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club and Manufacturers Association met to plan another Made in Seattle Day. They envision annual celebrations showcasing Seattle made products by local merchants and firms.
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Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Commercial Club
Manufacturers’ Association
Ety
Hayes exonerated in wife killing near Gee Point
Clay Hayes, who mortally wounded his wife in a drunken row near Gee Point, was exonerated by a coroner's jury as his dying wife said he did not mean to harm her. Frisco Plague Report notes 2 new verified cases and 64 deaths to date in San Francisco.
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United Press
Reddin Cal
Clay Hayes
Gee Point
Kim
San Francisco
Board of Health
Queen Olga of Greece Noted as World’s Only Woman Admiral
Athens dispatch reports Queen Olga of Greece is described as the world’s only woman admiral. She was appointed by the late exar of Russia, a cousin, due to her father being a high admiral. Her family’s maritime ties include her marriage to a sailor and her husband King George’s pre throne service as a British navy midshipman.
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Athens
Olga
Greece
Exar
George
Escapes from Everett jail stir manhunt
J Murray, an alleged bad check man, escaped officers this morning while being taken from the jail to the courthouse to plead. Deputy Sheriff Baker fired twice at the fugitive but missed, and the pursuers lost him amid the confusion. The alert continues as police pursue the suspect.
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Everett
J. Murray
Court House
Baker
Nore Res
Frain Hotel Owner Claims Lost Woman May Be His Daughter
Henry P. Linderman of Kansas City says the body found buried in Oakland lime may be his daughter Vernie Linderman. Vernie, missing for a year, was married to Louie Carmen of Springfield, Mo. Carmen is expected to travel to Oakland. The piece ends with a reflective note on faith and truth.
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United Press
Kansas City
Henry P. Linderman
Frain
M. A. Wilkins
Oakland
Quick Lime
Vernie Linderman
Louie Carmen
Springfield
Carmen
Unclaimed Umbrellas to Be Auctioned Tomorrow
A Seattle Micetri office notices unclaimed umbrellas and related items found on streetcars and cafes. An auction will be held tomorrow to dispose of all unclaimed belongings, reflecting how often passengers forget their rain gear.
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Seattle Micetri Company
Himelf
Canal
Private Broadway Corner Leasedfor 12 Million Years Long
New York November 27 A collection of one story shacks at Broadway and EF 434 feet anchors a major private rental deal worth 12 million dollars. Owner Mary A Piteger ald resides in Europe and Harry Levey secures a 106 year lease via lengthy negotiations and cable messages. Income exceeds 100000 dollars yearly for over a century as Levey plans a 12 story building housing offices a theatre and a restaurant.
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Seattle Star
New York
Broadway
America
Mary A. Pitegerald
Europe
Harry Levey
Ae 4
Napoleon
Haa
Pitegerald
Levey
Fitezerald Tse
Steamship Rate War Intensifies on Vancouver Route
Inland Navigation and Cook & Co clash over $1 fares for second cabin as Iroquois sails tonight. Each side claims to meet or beat the other's price with potential further cuts and free passengers on the horizon.
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Star
Vancouver
B.C
Inland Navigation Company
Iroquois
Cook @ Con
Cook & Co
Inland Navi Coppany
Cook
Big Game Tomorrow: Washington Varsity Clashes for State Title
Tomorrow afternoon the Washington Huskies meet the rival on the varsity campus in a decisive football finale aimed at claiming the two state championship. A city parade and student cheers precede kickoff at 2 p m with alumni and graduates from 1880 joining the downtown spectacle before the game ends for Thanksgiving.
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Washington
Hayington
Lhat
Washington Wing
Idaho
Atreeta
Turkey
Fraud Charged in Damage Suit Involving Affidavit
Attorneys for Mrs Blattner appeal in Superior Court claiming unprofessional conduct and fraud by Herbert EB Snook the attorney for the Lafevres in a defamation damages case. Lizzie Nagle swears she was ill when pressured to sign an unsigned affidavit presented at her home November 11.
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Herbert EB. Snook
Lizzie Nagle
John M. Lafevre
Mary Martinez
Mra
Blattner
Premonition of danger saves many lives
Edward Trow a Northern Pacific switch man says a premonition saved his crew and a Seattle Portland train from disaster. He felt a chill before the train halted and found 30 feet of track washed away by a freshet. The engine would have plunged 12 feet if it had not stopped, likely preventing a major wreck and loss of life.
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United Press
Tacoma
Edward Trow
Northern Pacific
South Tacoma
Bailey
Syphers
Trow
Seattle Portland
John Fritz Pioneer of Iron and Steel Progress Dead at 85
Bethleham Pa Nov 27 John Fritz ironmaster and inventor died at 85 after a long career in iron and steel. Born 1838 he saw U.S. output rise from 1 million to about 26 million tons a year and was famed for armor plate process innovations. The note ends with a reflection on business and church roles.
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Seattle Star
Bethlehem
John Fritz
Fritz Ie
This Man Wants Teddy as King Crowned for Life
Ann Arbor reports Professor Joseph H. Drake of the University of Michigan proposes monarchy with Theodore Roosevelt crowned for life to solve the problem of corporate encroachment on public rights. The Chicago university faculty have long theorized similarly, but Drake elevates Roosevelt as the lasting ruler.
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Ann Arbor
Chicago University
Joseph H. Drake
University of Michigan
Drake
Roosevelt
Fist Fight in Senate Sparks House Clash
In Springfield Illinois on November 27 native Shanahan of Chicago and Senator Hensen of Decatur fought near the senate door during a recess a direct primary bill dispute. Hensen denounced several Representatives and Speaker Shurtleff as insipid degenerates and shouted You are not honest. A mixup occurred and Shanahan was knocked under a desk with his head in a waste paper basket. They later shook.
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United Press
Springfield
Shanahan
Chicago
Hensen
Decatur
Senate
House
Lindley
Oglesby
Shurtleff
New Corporations Filed in Olympia Offices
The Forward Society of Port Madison filed for $1,000 in capital with Mra J O Quitsland Andrew Olsen F H Frost Martin Peterson Jonas Petterson and others. Boundary Red Mountain Mining Company of Bellingham filed for $1 000 000 with Elmon Scott Eleanor Scott and J W Romaine. Cecheco Lumber Company of Seattle filed for $6 000 with E B Cate P B Ream and John Weaver.
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United Press
Olympia
Corporation
The
Forward Society of
Port Madison
Mra
J. O. Quitsland
Andrew Olsen
F. H. Frost
Martin Peterson
Jonas Petterson
Boundary Red Mountain Mining Company
Hellingham
Elmon Scott
Eleanor Scott
J. W. Romaine
Cecheco Lumber Company
Seattle
Mille Miropolsky Aims At Justice For The Poor
Paris November 27 Mille Miropolsky a strikingly beautiful young Polish woman has been admitted to the French bar. She will likely work to influence jurors and advocate for the underprivileged in coming months.
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Mlle
Miropolsky
Seattle Star
Paris
Mille
Capers Orders Leniency in Tax Probes After Moonshine Run
John G. Capers, new commissioner of Internal Revenue, told agents not to prosecute taxpayers without substantiating charges. In Kentucky a distillery crew ran hundreds of kegs of contraband whisky while agents focused on a clerk. Capers, a South Carolinian, previously served as federal district attorney there.
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John G. Capers
Washington
John W. Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Kentucky
Capers
South
A Night In Bohemia Charms Grand Opera Crowd
Elks and townsfolk fill the Grand Opera House for an amateur production of A Night In Bohemia. Edmund Keene actor Col. Lindsay shines. Milly Grant, Jack Hodges, Letita Lamb and Edna Pendleton lead a lively, well drilled show with strong chorus and notable dance. The matinee runs today as the curtain falls tonight.
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Grand Opera House
Bohema
Col
Lindsay
Kk. HH. Lindsay
Edmund Keene
Milly” Grant
Officer Callahan
Larry Moore
Jack Hodges
Jack
Hyde
Dusty Rhode
Letita Lamb
Dolly Nobles
Gig Harbor
Seattle
Good Roads Association
Slx
Maverick Terrell
George Thatcher
Don M. Park
Tommy Jiggs
T. Powell
Charlies Frohman
W. H. Grant
Bis Hopkins
J. H. van Axseekt
iAz
Albert KR. Cole
Willie
Hannah Leach Hoyt
Wille
Miss Hoyt
Dollie Nobles
Tommy Getz
Bohemia
Slave labor in Canada and Japan linked to coolie contracts
Vancouver dispatch reports Japanese workers entering Canada and bound by three year contracts with wages of about 15 dollars a month and six by three foot living quarters. The piece cites contracts from Yokohama, detailing coercive terms and a $5 reserve from monthly wages to ensure compliance, asserting widespread peonage of an estimated 50,000 coolies in California and beyond.
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Seattle Star
Vancouver
B. C
Japan
Africa
A. W. von Rhein
Asiatic Peclusion League
California
Is.s
Yokohama
SSU
Ken
Canada
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J. B. Duke
Teddy
J. H. Drake
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