Peace Talk Seems Timely
Announcement by Hamilton Holt of the American Neutral Conference committee states a petition with over 150,000 signers in England will go to President Wilson urging him to initiate a conference of nations to end the war. The dispatch notes Wall Street fears war loans and a push for peace. Germany is open to peace terms while Romania’s entry shifts momentum.
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Hamilton Holt
American Neutral Conference Committee
Eng
Wilson
Thae Conference of Nations
New York
Wall Sr
Germany
Romania
Macedonia
Italy
Rom
France
The
Marne
United States
Banquet Without Speechmaking Praised by Seattle College Club
A Seattle college club is praised for hosting a Monday night banquet without speeches. The piece urges readers to give heartfelt thanks for improvements in American city governance and moral faith, citing city managers’ conventions and national progress.
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Munich
Fican
America
College Club of
Seattle
Railroad Strike Threat Prompts Government Takeover Possibility
The nation faces a potential nationwide railroad strike if the eight hour day is not established by January first. The four brotherhoods vow action without interference from Wilson or Congress, leading to a possible government operation of the rails if the walkout occurs. The piece blames railroad chiefs for provoking public opposition and potential national upheaval.
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Wilson
Congress
Tre
United States
Iroad
Standard Oil Adopts Ten Hour Day Across California
The 4 STANDARD OIL Co of California adopts an eight hour day following the Standard Oil Co of New Jersey. Directors tout profitability and superior business policies as proof of success. An initiative bill seeks to relocate the state capital from Olympia to Tacoma.
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Standard Oil Co
California
New Jersey
Standard
Olympia
Tacoma
Mountain
Desertions Hit Fourth US Infantry at Fort Bayard
The Fourth United States Infantry saw 145 men desert last week after retreating from burning New Mexico into high altitudes near Fort Bayard. Extreme cold blamed for the epidemic of desertion, a setback but proof that an army cannot be raised in a day, reinforcing calls for universal military training.
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United States Infantry
New Mexico
Fort Bayard
Ness
Onions Breath and Top Floor Salaries In Seattle
Quirky notes claim onion breath needs no exercise and Smith building staff on the top floor earn the city’s highest pay in Seattle. A mourner visits a morgue but asks for supper, while odd trivia and jokes fill a festive tone.
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Smith Building
Seattle
Jeresy
Beautiful Keechelus summer home destroyed by fire
Covert Lodge the summer home of Mr R W Covert at Lake Keechelus was burned Sunday night. The caretaker William Fitton reported the fire started from a stone fireplace and the building, completed last summer, contained rich furnishings which were all lost. No insurance covered the house or contents.
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Keechelus
Wash
Keechalus
Mirapolis and the Niquola scheme in Massingale valley
Brouillard faces debt of honor and a looming choice as Cartwright plots a power venture in Mirapolis. The government role, railroad progress, and a hundred thousand dollar stake test loyalties while a grand dam and trolley plan unfold in Jack's Mountain country.
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Brouillard
New York
Chicago
Mr. Cartwright
Massingale
Little Susan
Jack's Mountain
Cartwright
Samuel
Reclamation Service
Niquola Electric Power, Lighting and Traction Company
Hell's Fire
Hophra
Garner
Mirapolitan
P. S.W
Shriage
Niquola
Power Company
Chigringo Avenue
George
Jack's
To Have Curly Wavy Hair Like Nature's Own
Three hours will produce the prettiest curl and waves using hilmerine before curling. After combing, hair is fluffy and long lasting. Hilmerine, applied with a clean toothbrush, is available at drug stores with directions. Silmerine also serves as a splendid dressing for glossy hair.
Papes Diapepsin touted as quickest stomach regulator
The ad claims Pape's Diapepsin relieves indigestion gas and sour stomach in five minutes. It promises fast, harmless relief and a money back guarantee on a fifty cent case, urging households to keep it for day or night stomach upset.
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Pape
Washing Won't Rid Hair of Dandruff
An advertisement touts liquid argon as a cure for dandruff. It claims nightly application moistens the scalp and dissolves dandruff with a few uses, promising relief from itching and shinier hair. It asserts availability at drug stores and low cost.
Insurance premium, stock certificate, and dam project deal
The speaker questions allocating salary to life insurance to cover a debt not owned. They offer a stock certificate with options to keep or discard it, and propose selling it at par if the recipient chooses to realize before completing the dam paperwork. The deal centers on market it at par.
War Loans Seen Safe Despite Federal Reserve Warning
New York bankers stated the Federal Reserve Board does not seek to halt loans to warring nations and the warning targets only specific loan classes. They see no imminent move to cut off lending. they note U S bankers have loans approaching two billion dollars to belligerents with investors deciding risk only when warranted.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
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Hroufflard
Ford
Kentucky
Steve
Quesada Trail
Victor
Pacific Southwestern
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Massingale Cabin
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Camp Niquela
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Niquoia
Beecham
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