Preacher McGill Seeks School Board Amid Labor Backing
Oscar H McGill, known as the logger preacher, seeks a December school board seat with a platform including vocational training extension, democratic school management, kindergarten support, and elimination of military training. He is endorsed by the Central Labor Council and socialist and liberal groups. McGill cites his Seattle work and organizing of cooperative mills as proof of hands on leadership.
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Oscar H. McGill
McGill
Central Labor Council
Socialist Party
McGil
Seattle
South Park M
Lillian Irwin
Irwin
Ohio
University District
Mothers’ Congress
Two Men Enter Apartment Steal Watch and Cash
A man asked to view a room at 1006 Fast Jefferson St. During the visit another man entered and stole a gold watch and $4. The victim suspects an accomplice of the first caller.
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Brazean
Jefferson St
Old Man of Kelly's Creek Indictment Targets Peters
Federal officers charge Louis Peters aged 22 in a case linking the famed old man of Kelly's Creek bootlegging to whisky sales in violation of the prohibition laws. Reportedly posing as an elderly miner with false hair and whiskers, Peters supposedly operated undercover before shedding disguises.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kelly's Creek
Louis Peters
Peters
Rockefeller Says Laws Are Scrap Paper For Standard Oil
In remarks attributed to John D Rockefeller the businessman insists the law is powerless against Standard Oil. He argues state controls are ineffective and regulatory papers serve only as formalities.
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Mr Rockefeller
Lawa
Russian War Chief Seen as Peasant's Son
London dispatch reports the real head of Russia's military shakeup is Gen. Alexeieff from peasant origins. The delegation of Grand Duke Nicholas to the Caucasus and czar as commander in chief point to Alexeieff as the true top commander. The new chief of staff also has peasant parentage.
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London
Alexeieff
Russia
Grand Duke
Nicholas
Caucasus
Alexeief
Count Modvinoff
St. Petersburg
California Syrup of Figs advertised as safe laxative
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle interior cleanser for children and adults. It claims quick relief from crossness feverishness and digestive issues, urges asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product, warns against counterfeit syrups, and promotes a 50 cent bottle with full directions on the label.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Jackson's Wife Die Under Rumors of a Divorce
The second in the Romances of Our Presidents traces Andrew Jackson’s marriage to Rachel Robards. Gossip over a second ceremony following a Virginia divorce sparked Jackson’s heart trouble and led to Rachel’s death after he found her collapsed in a hotel room. Jackson mourned by her bedside.
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Jackson
The
Star
Andrew Jackson
Kentucky
Lewis Robarda
Robards
Virginia
Mrs. Robards
Mrs. Jackson
What to Do to Get Fat and Increase Weight
Many people fail to gain despite eating heavy fat making foods. Thin individuals often absorb too little from meals, so a product named Sargol is suggested to aid assimilation and increase red blood cells. A tablet with each meal is claimed to raise weight by three to five pounds weekly, sold by Bartell Drug Co Swift's Pharmacy and others with a money back guarantee.
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Bartell Drug Co
Swift's Pharmacy
Salvaged cargo from Mariposa reaches Morning Star
One hundred tons of cargo salvaged from the wrecked steamer Mariposa on the rocks in the Gulf of Guinea passage arrived Friday aboard the steamer Morning Star.
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Mariposa
Tn Gma Passage
Morning Star
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