Seattle Boys Run Away Aboard Illegal Navy Tryout
Two Seattle youths Lee Me Turner sixteen and Harold Tucker seventeen were detained in Portland Oregon after running away from home. They attempted to enlist in the U S Navy but their stated ages failed their test as their voices betrayed their real ages. Local officials await the arrival of their parents.
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United Prres
Portland, Or
Lee Me Turner
Harold Tucker
Seattle
United States Navy
Thomson Named Port Engineer
The Seattle Port Commission named R H Thomson port engineer at 7500 a year after a large protest. Commissioner Bridgen backed Thomson. Cotterill opposed high pay and secured a clause restricting outside work without consent. The waterfront owners and supporters of harbor plans backed Thomson despite opposition from many civic groups.
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Dreamland Rink
Seattle Port Commission
R. H. Thomson
Robert Bridgen Op Thomson
George F. Cotterill
Thomson
Cotterill
Commission
James Goldsmith
J. C. Ford
Water Front
Remsberg
Boy Aviator Cromwell Dixon Dies In Spokane Crash
Cromwell Dixon the 19 year old Curtiss aviator was killed during a flight at the Spokane Interstate Fair. He fell 100 feet after a gust tipped his planes and died 40 minutes later from internal bleeding and brain concussion. Dixon had eight weeks of flight experience. His greatest feat was topping the Rocky Mountains at Helena just days earlier. His body to be sent to New York. J W Scott of Curtiss Exhibit Company to accompany.
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United Freh
Spokane
Cromwell Dixon
Dixon
Rocky Mountains
Helena
Mont
Telephone Trust Exiled From Mt Vernon Over Rates
Mt Vernon Indiana mayor and council ordered Cumberland Telephone Co to leave within 15 days. Crews cut lines and poles, 20 female workers delayed, rates cut by 10 cents after dispute over a 25 year American Bell franchise. City declared the firm a nuisance and planned independent service.
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Evansville
Cumberland
Hello Trust
Moeller
Sf Vernon
Odd Bits o News from Across Cities
Brief clippings report personal strife and odd incidents from New York Chicago Passaic Cambridge Pittsburg and other locales. Including a Mrs Carrie Vincent divorce diary claim a jailer kitten killing a court clerks dignity remarks by Judge Landis and a massive artificial leg for Annie Chilton.
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New York
Carrie A. Vincent
Jack
Chicago
Landis
Seattle shopper reports women’s fashion size boom
A Seattle store buyer from the fashion trades returns from New York noting Seattle women are larger than New York women. She cites sizes 38 and 40 in suits, with hips 42 to 43, attributing the growth to corsets and long lines in garments. She urges readers to learn grooming details firsthand.
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Seattle
New York
Mr Wilson signals shift of pure food law duties
Secretary Wilson indicates he is willing to transfer enforcement of the pure food law to Dr. Wiley, the department’s chief chemist who spent years pushing for the measure. The remarks come as part of a string of statements about policy and enforcement.
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United Press
Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Wiley
Department
Taft Speaks in Denver at Yale Breakfast
President Taft arrived in Denver and spoke at breakfast with the Yale association before addressing the University of Denver students. He then spoke to the Public Lands convention on conservation of the public domain in the West, a topic he has long supported.
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Denver
Taft
Country Club
Yale Association
University of Denver
Public Lands Convention
West
Roads Ready for Long Siege
Apparent final steps in preparation for a long strike siege. Southern Pacific and Salt Lake railroads gather cooka provisions and bedding inside the stockade at the local shops. Labor leaders say the move is a bluff and that the railroads cannot hire enough skilled mechanics to finish unfinished work left by striking shopmen.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific
Salt Lake
Miner Injured After Fall in Arkell Mine Shaft
J E B Hall of Fairbanks Morse Company San Francisco sustains serious injuries in a shaft fall at Arkell mine near Reno Edwin Arkell accompanies him as descent proceeds a buck et bucket escapes from the top due to a defective whim brake causing a dangerous drop in the 131 foot shaft Burned by the accident both men are reported to be in grave peril in Reno Nevada October 3.
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United Preee
Leeeto Wires
Reno
Nev
J_ EB. Hall
Fairbanks-Morse Company
San Francisco
Arkell Mine
Here
Edwin Arkell
Hains Free Wire Capt Peter C. Hains Jr Released
Capt Peter C Hains Jr sentenced to the penitentiary for manslaughter in the shooting of William E Annis, who he accused of violating the sanctity of his home, was released from Sing Sing today. His father General P C Hains accompanied him to the family home.
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Ossining
Ater
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Wm. E. Annis
Sing Sing
Gen
P. C. Hains
Valley fair opens with record crowds and statewide exhibits
Puyallup hosts the 12th annual Valley fair with Washington exhibits filling the White Top City. Organizers expect record crowds and plan special rates and schedules. Nearby commercial bodies hype the event as Seattle and Tacoma push to top Aberdeen’s recent delegation effort.
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Puyallup
White Top
Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
Aberdeen
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Relief at Home
Advertisement offers Pyramid Pile Cure as an instant relief and permanent cure for piles via a free trial package mailed in plain wrapper. It claims many cases are cured without further treatment and urges readers to request the free coupon and then buy at 50c a box to avoid surgery.
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Pyramid Drug Company
Pyramid Ride
Marshall, Mich
Rat in Hair Saves Woman From Serious Injury
Mrs H B Hall of Wilmington narrowly avoided a fractured skull when a brick thrown at a companion struck nearby and a rat in her hair diverted the blow. The incident occurred as she returned from a market on October 3.
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Wilmington
Del
H. BE. Hall
Quive Runs Demon Near Madame Trentini in Naughty Marietta
Madame Emma Trentini, star of Victor Herbert's Naughty Marietta, plans to marry Enrico Caruso and says she will forget the past as they focus on the present and future.
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Enrico Caruso
Victor Herbert
Three Persian Kittens Free for Good Homes
A Star reader out of town offers three Persian kittens to kind caretakers. The owner wants they receive good care and plenty to eat. Interested readers should call The Star and ask for the Kitten Man.
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Star Reader
Ordinance Targets Vehicle Horn Mufflers and Single Rider
Councilman Griffiths yesterday introduced a measure requiring mufflers on vehicle horns and forbidding two riders on motorcycles designed for one. The proposal was referred to the public safety committee, which will meet Saturday afternoon.
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Griffiths
Public Safety Committee
Stocks advised to buy on any reaction
F. W. Stevenson & Co brokers Bailey Building advise readers to buy stocks on any reaction. The notice emphasizes favorable entry points and urges investors to consider market dips as opportunities.
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F. W. Stevenson & Co
Bailey Bldg
Eee
Spinning Hold-fast Bally Tires Bargain Store Ad
An old newspaper ad touts Spinning Hold-fast tires with three tread rows and non slip grip, promoting prices of 3.00 for one tire and 6.00 for a pair, plus juvenile tire options at 2.00 to 4.60. The copy claims improved road grip, reduced wear, and free installation with bicycle visits. Location listed as 17 Four H Avenue.
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Four H . Avenue
Everett Seattle Interurban Railways Time Schedule Fragment
Fragmented timetable lists multiple local and limited trains between Everett and Seattle and Snohomish with numerous irregular times, daily and weekend extras, and freight info. It shows ticket office locations and references to an Everett station.
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Everett-Seattle
Beattle
Everett
Seattle
Lthay
Westlake
Greenwood
Ajax
Drug Pratil
Voli Tee
Takei
I Restenecs, Siereas Sreise
S and Olive
Seattle-Everett Traction Co
Snohomish-Everett Interurban
Everdett
Fame
Everett Interurban
Jeffries at Dead Mother's Bier
James J. Jeffries former heavyweight champion and his brother John kneel at their mother Rebecca Jeffries’s bier in Los Angeles after returning from a three month hunting trip in Africa. They learned of her death in Seattle. funeral services are set for tomorrow afternoon.
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Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries
John
Afrika
Jim
Rebecca Jeffries
Jeffries
Seattle
Use Common Sense In Trials Judge Appeals To Jurors
Judge Gay urged October jurors to apply common sense in courtrooms. He said criticism of courts would fade if juries and judges used practical judgment. He admitted that common sense often vanishes once trials begin.
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Gay
NY Cook Leaps to Death Over Fears and Firing
Carl Christian sen aged 19 a cook leaped from a tall building in New York partly to escape his father’s beating and partly to reproach his employer for firing him.
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New York
Carl Christiansen
Swissco Hair Remedy Promises Dandruff Cure and Gray Hair Restore
Swissco Hair Remedy claims to stop dandruff scalp diseases and restore gray hair to natural color through years of study and scientific research. It offers a free trial bottle with stamps or postage, inviting readers to send for testing and testimonials, addressed to Swissco Hair Remedy in Cincinnati Ohio.
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Swierco
Swissco Hair Hemedy
Square
Cincinnati
Ohio
Suisse
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