City hospital jumper dies after four story leap
George Purdee plasterer age 38 leaped from a fourth floor hospital window after being restrained by a fellow patient. He died on impact with the pavement. earlier that day he had attempted suicide in his jail cell amid delirium tremens. City officials had ignored medical inspector Bourne's warnings to install window screens. A second incident nearby involved a boy injured by a car at Fremont Avenue and 60th Street, with suit threatened by his parents.
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George Purdee
City Hospital
Purdie
City
J. J. Sullivan
Sullivan
Jefferson St
Claude Bannick
Bannick
Ralph Pierce
James Dale
Yesterway
Dale
F. 8. Bourne
Prominent Realtor Struve Dies After Auto Collision
Frederick Karl Struve, noted real estate figure and partner in John Davis firm, is reported killed in a speeding automobile accident at 9 am. The incident involved his vehicle and is under local police review.
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Frederick Karl Struve
John Davis
Taming Crash in the Yards
Four people were injured in a head on collision between a Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul switch train and a Columbia and Puget Sound passenger and freight near the city limits yesterday morning. Injured are A. Andrew 80 of Newcastle with a fractured right arm Mra EB Dickson 39 of 1459 Jackson St head and face cuts Mra Annie Cooper 48 of 1820 24th Ave head and face cuts Christ Lindentedt 25 of Newcastle. No crew were injured. engineers and firemen leaped from their cabs after stopping power. The injured were taken to Providence hospital. Engineers Burdick and Nolan said they were outside yard limits and misjudged the passenger train’s arrival. The switch engine was damaged but the passenger engine reached the station under its own power.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Newcastle
Providence Hospital
Burdick
Nolan
Milwaukee Yard
British financiers accept terms for Turkish loan
Constantinople October 4 British financiers led by Sir Ernest Cassel and the Ottoman bank syndicate have accepted the government conditions for the planned 25 million dollar Turkish loan.
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Constantinople
Ernest Casecl
Ottoman Bank
Cholera Closes Medvid Restaurant and St Anne School
In St Petersburg on October 4 the Medvid restaurant and the St Anne German school were shut down due to a cholera outbreak at Medvid.
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ST. Petersburg
St. Anne
Medvid
Taft West Tour Draws Warm Seattle Reception
The piece contrasts Taft and Roosevelt, noting Taft’s steady, formal welcome in Seattle while Roosevelt is seen as a man of the people. Editors quoted from multiple towns reflect on the “feeling of the West,” with Taft praised for courtesy and lack of show, but Roosevelt lauded as closer to the common man.
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le Taft
Roosevelt
Seattle
Secret Service
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Bill
United States
Roose Belt Ie
Matinet
Tacoma cheers Taft as president and man in Tacoma
A crowded Tacoma waterfront scene greets President Taft as he leaves the wharf and visits the Union club and Armory. The crowd debates whether to praise the office or the man while Roosevelt earlier drew similar adulation for his square deal and plain manner.
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Tacoma
Taft
Union Club
Armory
William Howard Taft
Republic
Old Mount Tacoma
Roosevelt
Gamin
Teddy
Roosevelt and Taft Praised Yet Separated by Fear and Affluence
Tacoma Times editor Leroy Sanders notes that Roosevelt’s plainspokenness drew crowds while Taft, though affluent and benevolent, faced uncertainty from the poor who doubted his grasp of their cause. The piece contrasts mass appeal with perceived detachment.
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Roosevelt
Taft
Leroy Sanders
Tacoma Times
Spokanes Compared Taft Roosevelt Visit Echoed in Rally
Spokane editor notes Taft reception in Spokane was subdued beside Roosevelt's five years earlier crowd surge. He contrasts worker turnout, parade atmosphere, and overall enthusiasm, saying Roosevelt drew spontaneous acclaim while Taft event felt like a curiosity.
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Spokane
Taft
Roosevelt
Coeur d'Alene Park
Hoovevelt
Iabor
Brensyl B8mythe
Spokane Press
Not Like Teddy's Trip to Colorado
Denver reports Taft’s arrival drew a chilly greeting compared with Roosevelt’s Denver welcome from a hunting trip. The crowd was not hostile, but Taft failed to win new friends during the visit.
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Teddy
Colorado
Denver
Taft
Roosevelt
Rockies
Taft visit creates factional rift in Denver
At a Denver appearance 12 000 people cheered Taft yet critics faulted his neglect of reclamation and conservation. A factional row over reception committee names pitted Evans Denver’s traction boss against Taft loyalists, with Evans supporters reportedly shut out and forced to ride in a library car aboard the presidential special.
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Colorado
Aldrich
Denver
Taft
Visw
Liberty
Evans
State Line
BK. K, Gurley
The
Denver Express
Taft's Iowa visit stirs insistent calls for speeches
President Taft's attack on the insurgents drew reaction across Iowa. Senators Dolliver and Cummins faced invitations to speak, while crowds in Des Moines were courteous but not enthusiastic. Taft avoided tariff remarks and railway commission comments drew tepid response.
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Dee Moines
Taft
Insurgente
Iowa
Dolliver
Cummins
Railway Commission
W. G. Hale
Dee Moines News
Taft’s Omaha Visit Passes Without Speeches or Crowd
President Taft toured Nebraska silently, meeting only wealthy Omaha businessmen. Nebraska’s voters were described as content and eager for tariff revision, with no insurgent leaders or notable plans. Night travel prevented local expression, and Omaha gave a minimal reception unlike Roosevelt’s prior visit.
Taft Hints on Corporation Tax In Denver Speech
President Taft ends Denver address on a new corporate tax plan with two hints aimed at Wall Street. He references government data collection by agents and signals possible tax actions on large fortunes and corporate wealth.
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Denver
Taft
Wall Street
Tax policies and state efforts to curb wealth transfer
The passage notes proposals for regulatory tax measures and state action to limit the transfer of wealth by fortunes within borders. It discusses potential bills and the idea of preventing heir wealth from being passed down to heirs through restrictive laws.
Taft's Minnesota Visit Draws Little Enthusiasm
St Paul Minn Oct 4 No enthusiasm greeted President Taft as he entered Minnesota His decision to praise Congressman Tawney angered Minnesota's two senators and other congressmen who favored downward revision of tariffs and policy.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Taft
Minnesota
Tawney
Unclear text fragment reports on demonstrations and political figures
Fragmentary notes mention taruff, demonstrations, and political figures with references to St Paul and Min. mentions Johnson death and Nelson absence shaping events. The text is garbled with inconsistent names and places, suggesting a late 19th or early 20th century political scene.
Unique relic at the Exposition draws Washington visitors
The State Historical Society's exhibit features the first piano brought into Washington Territory. Made by Jonas Chickering in Boston, it arrived in 1862 at Steilacoom via Rev. Devore, a pioneer clergyman. Now owned by Devore’s widow in Tacoma, it remains a centerpiece loaned to the exposition.
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Territory of Washington
State Historical Society
Washington
Boston
Jonas Chickering
Cape Horn
Steilacoom
Wash
Devore
Rocky Mountains
Rev. Devore
Sam
Rev Devore
Tacoma
Lling House
Mia
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