Bribery of Officials Openly Charged in Seattle Gambling Ring
A Star reporter hears claims from a prominent gambler about massive profits and hush payments in Seattle. He notes Standard and White House venues profiting monthly, with shares to John Considine and others. City and county officials allegedly benefited, while police leadership is described as favorable to the gamblers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Star
John Considine
Considine
Dave ‘Argyle
White House
Clancy
Standard
Standardin & Body
Reed
Navy urged to expand medical corps for increased sailors
The Surgeon General’s annual report calls for adding five surgeons and twenty resident surgeons to the navy medical corps to match rising enlisted numbers. Veterans who served in the war should transfer to regular rolls and age limits reconsidered, with assistant surgeons earning equal pay and rank to army counterparts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D.C
van Reypan
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
Echoes of Battle and a French Army Bicycle
Mock battles teach marching and formations while soldiers mock the idea of killing. Capt Girard’s folding army bicycle promises quick dismounts and easy carry for training drills. European navies practice shooting. Spanish war lessons spur better marks. France adds two ships to training fleets to save battleship wear for instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Girard
Curios Landmarks in Wales Tell Of Robert's Grave Folklore
A barren mound in Montgomery churchyard known as Robert's Grave bears a legend of an innocent man hanged on mistaken evidence. It is said grass will never grow on his grave, and attempts to sow grass on the spot bring a penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Robert
Tom Keys
Humor of the Day snippets and witticisms
A collection of humorous exchanges and quips about social misadventures. Jokes reference Willie at a gym, travel fare, a man asleep on a fire hydrant, Dewey, Kruger, and light wordplay about Adam and Cain. The piece captures era tone and playful banter.
The Lessons of Dewey and the Value of Character
This piece urges American youth to follow Dewey as a model of perseverance and serious effort. It contrasts patient, disciplined work with vanity and shortcuts, arguing character builds enduring success like a coral reef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Dewey
Smallpox Declared After Brief Benton Harbor Outbreak
In Benton Harbor HENTON TARHOR, strange disease baffled doctors for two weeks. Symptoms resembled mild smallpox and last night health officers declared it smallpox. It is confined to five houses and further spread is thought checked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henton Tarhor
Burglars Strike Chehalis Clothing Store
Thieves broke into Joseph Goodman’s clothing store on Monday night in Chehalis, stealing about 150 dollars worth of goods. A window was broken and the sash loosened. Three complete suits with overcoats, used handkerchiefs, and a gold watch were among the items taken. mobsters are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chehalis
Joseph Goodman
Salta
Census usage of the term family explained
The article discusses why census definitions treat nearly all household members as a “family” including hotels malls dining associations and asylums. It notes domestic workers cannot be attached to their own families and must be counted with the family they live with resulting in a small discrepancy between census and actual families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Mall
Cambridge
Danvers Lunatic Asylum
Bachtiors Hall
Noted World Figures in Africa Crisis and Boer Politics
The piece profiles Joseph Chamberlain as a seasoned Birmingham mayor and feared Parliament speaker amid the Anglo-African controversy. It contrasts him with Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger, the “Slumbering Lion,” detailing Kruger’s stature, temperament, religiosity, and feats. It also covers Boer and British leaders, Transvaal holidays, Kimberley diamonds, and military supply concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Mre. Chamberlain
Endicott
House of Commons
Fakers and the Ottawa Log Joke Spreads Downtown
A young wife in uptown bursts into the family room and jokes about New York fakirs selling canes carved from the log of the Olympia. The punchline hinges on a nautical log as a timber used to avoid collisions, provoking mixed amusement and puzzled laughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uptown
New York
Olympia
Puget Sound Teachers Hear Debate On School System
The Puget Bound Schoolmasters' club met in Tacoma for its semiannual session with nearly 60 educators from Western Washington. Delegates debated proposals from the National Educational Association to shift six years of lower- and six years of upper-school study, and a committee was authorized to study the plan for a December adjourned meeting. Prof Howard Twitmyer was elected president. Prof J B Gould, secretary. Prof J G Lawrence named to prepare the May program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Washington
Preaklont
G. A. Stanley
Central School
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
National Association
Saya J. O. Lawrence
Columbia City
Association
W. Bb. Wilson
State Normal School
Ellensburg
H. B. Dewey
H. F. Weeener
Edwin Twitmyer
Seattle
O. Jones
Denny
Babcock
Beattie
Frank M. Gault
Whitworth College
Clark N. Young
State Teachers’ Association
Jones
Howard Twitmyer
J. B. Gould
J. G. Lawrence
Frills of Fashion Highlight Velvet and Velvet Hat Trends
Fashion notes describe reversible seoteh suiting and two toned velvet with white relief, bell sleeves, red French flannel shirt waists, peau de soie separats, taffeta as a second choice, fringed silk scarves with velvet hats, ornate buttons, jet pathettes, gathered back skirts, saddle back skirts leading, rich brocade floral effects for dowager toilettes, wide neckwear, appliqued ornamentations, French flannel sacks, double breasted winter jackets, and large silk cord patterns with tailored gray suits and crossover ties.
U. W. Loses Game to Port Townsend Eleven to Nothing
University of Washington faced a lopsided defeat at Port Townsend with a 11 to 0 score. The article notes a padded Townsend lineup and mentions key players Larson and Clante Hill were sidelined. The team arrived at the Key City aboard a boat and changed clothes before heading to the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. of W
Port Townserd
Townsend
Fort Flagler
Larson
Clante Hill
Key City
Snap Expected It A Fox Terrier Tail Remark
A New York society dame, active in animal welfare, defends a fashionable fox terrier by saying the dog "expected" its tail and ears to be shortened. A visiting admirer learns that noblese oblige can apply to kennel fashion as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Society
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Not Guilty of Murder in Stevens County Trial
Colville Washington October week long trial ends with Mia Nannie Brown acquitted of murdering her husband L. J. Drown in North Port Stevens County on October 10. jury verdict delivered Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colville
Wash
Mia
Nannie Brown
L. J. Drown
Northport
Stevens County
Steel Rails Prices and Sales Report
New York reports the rail steel market showing tonnage sold last week at 33 dollars per ton and current price at 85 dollars per ton. Steel companies forecast deliveries for 1900 totaling about 1.9 million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Notable Figures and Honors Across Years and Nations
A roundup of tributes and appointments includes a Lord Rosebery remark on wealth, a Harvard statue for Judge W. A. Field, and gifts to Gen. H. W. Lawton. Notes mention Colle Huntington’s frugal ethos, Paul Tyner’s resignation, and British agent Conyngham Greene. Additional items include royal, academic, and diplomatic honors, birthdays, and society distinctions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Rosebery
W. A. Field
Harvard Law School
Judge Field
Mall Caine
John Storm
James Granville Adderly
O Lindon
O. A. BK
Fort Wayne
Ind
H. W. Lawton
Colle P. Huntington
Bis
Paul Tyner
Arena
New York
Conyngham Greene
Transvaal
Plunket Greene
Dublin
Alfonso
Spain
Nicholas Nicolatewicch
Amusement Bulletin Listings for Tonight in Seattle
The Seattle paper lists tonight’s entertainment including A Genuine Gentleman at the Amusement Theater and In Migzonia at the Third Avenue Theater along with vaudeville and moving pictures at Olympic Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Third Avenue Theater
Migzonia
Olympic Hall
Ladies and Mens Nightwear Greatly Reduced in Sale
Catalog of ladies fine nightgowns and gowns in flannel muslin and cinderelle styles with lace trims and yoke details. Prices slashed from values to bargain rates with men shirts and nightshirts offered at 7 to 9 cents and up to 1.00 per garment. Text highlights multiple colors and embroidery features across children and adult sizes.
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Curios
Wales
Jim
Maria
Yocum
Kruger
Dom Paul
Roy
Cincinnati
George Dewey
Adam
Poe
Paradise
Pap
Cain
Calin
Annie Bussell
Drmot Woun
Mt Mimcskey Bik
Benton Harbor
Gom Paul
Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger
Drews
Paul
Cape Town
South
South Africa
Kimberly
Joubert
Sir Redvers Buller
Redvers Buller
E Nation
Louieville
Chicago
St. Louis
Frills of Fashion
Queen Victoria
Bishop
London
Lord Saliebury
Miss Braddon
Duchess of Devonshire
Marchioness
Londonderry
Countess of Cadogan
Reginald d'Iberville
Brumby
Emeker
Mitcu Yale
Yale University
George Albert Thompson
Graduate Club
Admiral Dewey
Boston
Massachusetts Daughters of the Revolution
Oklahoma City
Laura Lykina
Cartisie Indian School
Joseph Vievaneth
Ceylon
University of Calcutta
John Hopkins University
Thomas Dunn
New Jersey
University of Pennsylvania
Ben Bolt
Emperor Wullem
Count von Muneter-Ledenberg
Paris
Hague
Felix Favre
Switzerland
N. Mayo Dyer
Thomas Dryer
Rhode Island
Rosa
Argentina
Rio Janeiro
William Margrave
Fort Scott
Kanaan
Lady Delamere
Africa
Robert Witt
University Extension
Oxford
Delancey Kane
United States
Philetus Bawyer
Oshkosh
John P. Chidwick
Maine
Amusement Bulletin
Cinderelle
O. W. Peterson & Bro
Pike St
Q.S. Gold M. & S. CO
C. E. Thurston & Co
Cherry St
Third Ave
Calp Pebuchons Eannaien
Ivy Michigan
George M. Woodhouse
Second Avenue
Second Ave
Geo. H. Woodhouse
Burke Building
Winter & Harper
Seattle, Wash
Gustave
Pike
Just
TRAMAKER MUSIC COMPANY PIANOS __ And Musical Instruments
Wes
Denny Corye
First Ave
Il Company Stationary Dept
Holden & Wilson Furniture Co
Mark
Regina Music Boxes
Regina
Sherman, Clay & Co
Steinway
dAvenue
Thid Ave. c. C, Berg
Brooklyn Navy Yard
W. S. Kirk
Ve Transfer CO
Occidental A
Yelseen Street
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