Slater Attacks Sen Jones Over Lorimer Case in Letter
The third exchange in the epistolary fight between Slater, head of the state progressive central committee, and Sen W Lorimer Jones features sharp charges. Slater ridicules Jones for voting with Lorimer supporters and cites comparisons to Roosevelt and Pontius Pilate, accusing Jones of shifting convictions and defending Lorimer.
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Slater
State Progressive Central Committee
W. Lorimer Jones
Cummins
Borah
la Follette
Hrnstow
Clapp
Kenyon
Jones
Lorimer
Gungenheim
Penrose
Crane
Oliver
Stephenson
Smoot
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Pontius Pilate
Christ
Yakima
Aberdeen
Taft
Merry Christmas by Long Distance plan aboard Polar Hear
Mrs Louise Lane, wife of the master of the power schooner Polar Hear, arranged a telegraph run from Nome to reach the vessel near Flaxman Inland to deliver gifts and messages. A musher would traverse about 1500 miles to complete the mission, with families of crew members in communication and no fear for the ship.
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Louise Lane
Achooner Polar
Nome
Flaxman
Point Barrow
Laneta
Mayors Cotterill and Dilling Eyed in Seattle Hearing
The Seattle testimony by Special Assistant Attorney General Smythe on the Independent and Bell merger is likely to finish today with Mayor Cotterill and ex mayor Dilling E. Webster, president of the Independent, under examination. Webster testified that the city franchise failed to yield sufficient revenue and high rearage costs, totaling about $300,000, pushed the company toward bankruptcy in earlier years.
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Seattle
C. J. Smythe
Independent
Bell Telephone Company
Cotterill
Dilling E. E. Webster
Independent Company
Bowling match seals title tilt between Fata and Leans
Capt Conover's Fata edged Capt Grinnell's Leans on Thursday night at Seattle Athletic Club Alley. A narrow victory with Friedenthal posting a 214 high single for the Fata. Morrison led Leans with a 189 1-3 average. The deciding championship match is set for Wednesday October 29.
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Conover
Fata
Grinnell
Leans
Seattle
Fats
Friedenthal
Morrison
Bank Examiners Appointed From Oregon
Bank examiners L. L. Mulit of Ashland and H. E. Alberts of Salem have been appointed by the secretary of the treasury. Mulit will be assigned to Oregon and Southern Washington while Alberts is named examiner at large.
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Washington
L. L. Mulit
Ashland, Or
H. E. Alberts
Salem
Ore
National Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Mulit
Oregon
Albert
Miracle Optona Eye Cure Claims From Old Advertisement
A sensational claim ad promotes Optona as a cure for glasses dependence and eyestrain. It quotes a man nearly blind who allegedly reads without glasses and a woman who sees clearly after fifteen days. Instructions urge buying Optona at a drug store and dissolving a tablet in water for twice daily eye baths.
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Optona
Ady
Reverends Major to resign pulpit for mission role
Rev W A Major pastor of Hethany Presbyterian church will announce retirement Sunday. He will become local field superintendent for the home mission board of the Presbyterian synod with headquarters in Seattle. His district covers King, Kitsap and Jefferson counties. Congressman Humphrey J A Gould and Rev W O Forbes will speak at the farewell service Sunday night.
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W. A. Major
Hethany Presbyterian Church
Home Mission Board
The
Presbyterian Synod
Hina
Seattle
King, Kiteap
Jefferson Counties
Humphrey
J. A Gould
Vehicle Cranks Against Stranger Wound in See What It Did Brokane
On Oct 24 in See What It Did Brokane an automobile driven by Coroner Sheaberg stalled on the street. Harvy, a teamster, stepped forward to crank the car and was knocked down when the clutch slipped. The vehicle halted before passing over him, leaving him severely injured and hospitalized.
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Brokane
W. W. Harvey
Sheaberg
Harvey
Tucker Speaks at Democratic HQ in Lyon Building
Judge J. R. Tucker, Alaska’s new federal judge, will speak at the democratic headquarters in the Lyon building tonight. Chas. Helfper will discuss Alaskan affairs. Ladies are invited to an informal reception after the speaking.
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Democratic
Lyon Building
Chas. Helf Per
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkener Promotional Claim
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Half Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It promises restored color, thickness, luster, and relief from dandruff by simple daily application with a sponge or brush.
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Wyeth
Poiret Forecasts Women Wearing Trousers
Designer Paul Poiret touring the United States says women will wear trousers, first at home rather than on the street. He praises American department stores for democratic access and contrasts Paris shops with a single clientele. He notes his focus on simple lines over color.
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Paul Poiret
Ekirt
Monsieur Poiret
Chicago
Paris
Parle
United States
U S liner Morro Castle sails after long detention
The Ward liner Morro Castle with 195 passengers leaves Vera Cruz for Havana after Mexican authorities finally permit departure. Capt Huff defies an order to stay, seeking port official consent. Diaz seeks U S consulate protection as tensions rise between Mexico and the United States. Emissary Lind protests to Gen Maas and Foreign Minister Modena. Bryan is notified.
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Vera Cruz
Havana
Veesel
United States
Canada
Huff
Felix Diaz
Mexico
Diaz
John Lind
Wilson
U. S
Huerta
Morro Castle
Lind
Maas
Modena
Mexico City
Bryan
Bankers Lobby Trying to Beat Currency Bill
Washington noted that the countryside bankers lobby behind the Aldrich central bank scheme now opposes the administration currency bill. They argue for a board of control composed only of bankers, a plea compared to railroad regulation, while suggesting public external control is necessary to curb self interest.
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Washington
Aldrich Central Bank
Board of Control
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sunny Jim McCandless Guest Of Nile Temple Luncheon
Honolulu resident Sunny Jim McCandless of the Imperial outer guard of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles Mystic Shrine was hosted by Nile Temple officers at a luncheon. Afterward he was escorted around the city by automobile.
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Sunny Jim” McCandless
Honolulu
Imperial Council
Order of Nobles
Mystic Shrine
Nile Temple
McCandless
Bromine Quinine TeLaxative Ad Claims
An advertisement promotes a product labeled Bromine Quinine as a teLaxative that promises a quick cure for a cold in one day and grip in two days, urging readers to seek the signature of Bev Grove.
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GROVE
Gaya
Tolman Denied New Trial. Must Serve Six Months
Daniel Tolman known as King of Loan Sharks had his request for a new trial denied by Justice Pendleton. Tolman, convicted of usury, faces a six months sentence at Blackwell's Island and operates offices in 63 cities.
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New York
Daniel Tolman
Justice Pendleton
Tolman
Blackwells Island
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
Advertised remedy St Jacobs Oil claims to relieve rheumatic pain in minutes. It targets joints muscles and bones, reducing soreness stiffness and swelling with a harmless local formula. The copy urges trials from drug stores and promises rapid relief from sciatica lumbago backache neuralgia and other pains.
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Rob
St. Jacobs
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