May drag out boodle ghosts in politics
A Supreme Court ruling may force M. H. Smith of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad to answer interstate commerce questions about political activity. Federal experts say old railroad schemes could be exposed, amid accusations of string pulling and eight hour law campaigns. H C Henry and J. Frye of Seattle bought two paintings by Pieter J. J. Van Veen from the Washington State Art Association collection in Seattle.
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M. H. Smith
Louisville & Nashville R. A
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. C. Henry
H. Frye
Seattle
Pieter J. J. van Veen
Washington State Art Association
Allied advance in Balkans pushes toward Monastir
Allied troops in the Balkans pushed toward Monastir yesterday, occupied Bus, and made progress at other points, officials announced.
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Paris
Monastir
Lee RAN fourth for governor in Republican primaries
Official unofficial returns from Secretary Howell show McBride top, Hartley second, Sutton third. Lee narrowly beat Hodge for fourth place by under 6,000 votes, with Lee at 47,677 and Hodge at 42,887 in combined first and second choices.
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Hartley
Sutton
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Hodge
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Lewis
Frost
Henry McBride
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MeBride
Stance
Prost
Poindexter
Humphrey
B. A. Bryan
Ruffner’s Job Resurrected In County Budget
The county commissioners cut nine positions from the 1917 budget at a Wednesday session, including four janitors one plumber and two watchmen saving 90396. A. B. Ruffner Ballard right-of-way agent was saved after a late vote shift by Lafe Hamilton.
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Ballard
Alerford
County Health Department
Justices of the
Warns Against Whirlwind Weddings After Six Day Courtship
Mrs Hazel Cleveland Humphreys tells girls to beware of hurry up marriages after she wed William Humphreys in six days. She claims he was not divorced from her sister Ruth Humphreys of Indianapolis and that he later married his former wife’s sister in Louisville. A letter from Humphreys attorney suggests the divorce case had not been tried.
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Louisville
Hazel Cleveland Humphreys
William Humphreys
Humphreys
Ruth Humphreys
Indianapolis
Ind
Humphreys No
Humphrey
Leter
Relief Funds Card Party and Dance Planned by Friends
Friends of Irish Freedom will stage a card party and dance to raise relief funds at the Hibernian Hall Ninth Avenue and Yale Way Friday evening at 8 o'clock. The event aims to support relief efforts with a social gathering featuring games and dancing.
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Friends of Irish Freedom
Hibernian
Ninth Ave
Egg production in Manchuria yields huge eggs
The largest hen eggs produced in Manchuria weigh about a fifth of a pound each, with exceptionally large specimens common in the region.
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Manchuria
Bride 65 Sues War Veteran Husband for Stinginess in Divorce
Sarah M Mumford, 65, seeks divorce from her 75 year old Civil War veteran husband James Mumford in Judge Jurey’s court. She details frugal habits and alleged cruelty including a prune shortage and cooking arrangements. The couple wed June 1915 and lived together four months while Mumford faces alimony disputes amid property holdings in Idaho and Washington.
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Manley E
Mumford
Manley
Sarah M. Mumford
Judge Jurey's Court
Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises True Darkening
Q-Ban revives color glands of the hair by acting on roots not dyes. It claims to restore gray to an even dark shade and leave hair soft thick and abundant while stopping dandruff and shedding. Sold for 50 cents at Bartell Drug Store Seattle with money back guarantee.
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Bartell Drug Store
Seattle
Wash
Invention of Rubber-Tired Wheel Shown in Seattle
A new wheel invention by D. B E. Bohannon appears at the Land Products Show in Seattle. The design uses hard rubber tires and many thin wide springs from hub to rim to provide resilience. Springs form a parabolic curve and are tempered before assembly. The wheel claims to carry any load including heavy trucks.
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Seattle
D. B E. Bohannon
City to Introduce 1917 Tax Levy With Lower Valuation
The Seattle finance committee will introduce an ordinance setting the 1917 levy after receiving certified valuations from County Assessor Thatcher. Valuation drops to 212,868,707 from 221,623,979, keeping millage near last year while total taxation falls to 4,376,029.
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Thatcher
Milla
Park Department
Ballard
Columbia
Dunlap
Georgetown
Ravenna
Southeast Seattle
Bouth Park
South Beattie
West Seattle
Yesler
Expect Battle by Mexicans Near Juarez in Border Skirmish
Juarez Oct. 5 communication with Chihuahua City remains down after orders by Gen. Gonzales Carranza commander blocking southbound passenger trains. Wires are believed cut by Villistas and US agents expect a decisive battle between Villistas and Carranza forces.
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Chihuahua City
Gonzales
Carranza
Villistas
United States
Wheat may rise to two dollars, Chicago predicts
Chicago grain men forecast wheat at two dollars before January. Cash and futures prices sit about ten cents below January 1915 highs after the war outbreak. Seed wheat in the Northwest brings four to seven dollars a bushel while farmers refuse to sell under two dollars. Flour climbs to nine dollars ten cents a barrel as milling wheat remains scarce and demand grows.
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Chicago
Argentina
Board of Trade
Northwest
Prosecutor Targets Jail Liquor Case Amid Scrutiny
Deputy Prosecutor Palmer drills into claims that 116 cases of Greenbaum liquor destroyed at the county jail were sent back to bootlegging. Sheriff Hodge calls the probe bunk, saying the matter is at an end, while Palmer prepares new testimony for Tuesday.
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Palmer
Greenbaum
Bunk
Hodge
Kosine Treatment Promised To Relieve Fear And Disease
A questionable advert promises absolute confidence against attacks of a terrible disease and urges sufferers of Kotlepey to try Kosine Treatment. It claims ten years of proven merit and offers a large bottle with money back guarantee, plus free booklet on diet and remedies.
New Hair Curl Method Promises Quick Natural Waves
A vintage advertisement promotes a silicone based hair curling method. Apply a small amount with a clean toothbrush along the hair, roll in curlers, wait three hours, then release for natural looking curls. Claims include long lasting hold, lively shine, and fluffy volume. A few ounces of the liquid product will last weeks.
Juror Stricken During Arricadi Liquor Case Trial
Juror John J. Brown collapsed during testimony in the case against John Arricadi bartender at 147 Washington St. Arricadi faces charges of liquor with intent to sell. A physician said Brown could not continue. another juror will be drawn.
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John Arricadi
John Circeria
Washington St
John J. Brown
Arricadi
Kennedy
Brown
Youth of 4 Smokes Four Cigars a Day
Greenville North Carolina October 4 Recovering from infantile paralysis Charlie Edwards four year old son of Mr and Mrs EK Edwards has developed an unusual liking for tobacco He insisted on smoking a cigar while his parents led him on the streets of Newbern Newbern physicians do not know how to cure his taste until full recovery from paralysis He consumes four cigars daily
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Greenville
N. C
Charlie Edwards
EK. & Edwards
Newbern
Charlie
Carrigan and Harry Out of World Series With Injuries
Boston report says Bill Carrigan and Jack Harry may miss the World Series due to injured digits. Both players are reportedly sidelined as the team assesses available options for the matchup.
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Boston
Bill Carrigan
Jack Harry
Alaska needs Wilson says Alaska needs Wilson
Ole Hanson of Seattle told 600 residents in Puyallup that Alaska's proper government demands Woodrow Wilson's reelection. He faulted Gov. Hughes for silent on the Alaska railway plan and said Hughes' silence shows lack of sympathy with the Wilson program while praising Wilson's record on progressive reforms.
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Wash
Puyallup Valley
Ole Hanson
Seattle
National Advisory Wilson Committee
Alaska
Woodrow Wilson
Gov. Hughes
Northwest
Hanson
Wilson
Rumanian Retreats Across Transylvanian Front
Rumanian troops withdraw in two sectors on the Transylvanian front after defeat by German and Bulgarian forces. On Friday evening October 6 at 8 o'clock, Mrs Hilold Nylander and Mr Robert J Johnson plan a song recital at Ballard Swedish Baptist church.
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Bulgaria
Hilold Nylander
Robert J. Johnson
Ballard Swedish Baptist Church
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