Ulster Folks Organize Aviation Corps for Propaganda
Dublin reports the War Department of the Ulster Provisional Government forms an aviation corps with offers from English aviators including B C Hucks to aid Home Rule foes. Ulsterites say it will spread propaganda while Home Rule supporters warn it could be used in conflict when the Irish parliament forms. In San Francisco a collision occurred as the steamship Heaver arrives from Portland with 660 passengers, detailing damage to the Necanicum.
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Dublin
War Department
Ulster Provisional Government
Edward Carson
B.C. Hucks
Midlothian
San Francisco
Heaver
Portland
Police Nab Pair in Pacific Coast Heist Case
Police capture Arthur Melbin alias Arthur E Erickson after he tried to bribe a pursuing officer. Ed Hogan identified him at the Garfield hotel incident on Seneca Street while robbing and drugging a victim. Treated belongings included chloral, $150, marked cards, and four stolen watches. Melbin and partner Ben Ewanson were later arrested on open charges.
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Arthur Melbin
Arthur E. Erickson
Pacific Coast
Ed Hogan
Stxthav
Helbin
Garfield Hotel
Melbin
Seneca At
Tacoma
Hogan
J. T. Bell
Hell
Ben Ewanson
Marget
The Liars newest play by the Press Club
The Liars is the Press Club's latest stage production. Viewers describe the play as a sharp parable featuring a cast of unnamed characters and a provocative sequence of social scenes.
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Press Club
California Syrup of Figs Ad and Preas Club Play Preview
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children with a long warning about dosage and counterfeit products. The text transitions to a Play Preview noting the Press club's upcoming November performances featuring Evadna Friedberg and Rowell Marshall in a production by Fuller, with a post show dance.
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Kearsala
Press Club
Evadna Friedberg
Rowell Marshall
Marshall
William Puller
George Washington
Preas Club
City Withholds Payment Over Defective Sewer Construction
The city will hold $10,000 of contractor James Donofrio’s money for defective 1500 feet of sewer at East List 1 and feeder streets until the work is corrected. Total project cost runs to $34,085. Superintendent of Streets Case noted sand and gravel flowed with water, and the prior inspector Charles L. Bennet, who had three months in the engineering department, had left last July.
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James Donofrio
Charles L. Bennet
Road Damage and Proposals Move Forward in Council
The judiciary committee tabled action for one week on road damage from heavy trucks on planked and asphalt surfaces. Councilman Wardall urged a graduated wide tire ordinance while Councilman Griffiths pushed a new license fee to fund road maintenance.
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Council
Wardall
Griffiths
Kidney and Bladder Troubles Disappear
Advertisement touts Croxone as a guaranteed remedy for kidney and bladder problems and rheumatism. It claims to clean kidneys, dissolve uric acid, soothe bladder lining, and quickly relieve obstinate conditions with a money back guarantee if first use fails.
County Buys Renton Dock Site in Disputed Deal
The county purchased a Renton dock site from Dr. C. L. Dixon and Pau Houser for 26000. Contention centers on the waterfront eligibility and alleged collusion with Ken ton Waterway Commission attorney An Houser. Port officials and Gen. Chittenden supported the purchase as strategic, with Walthew demanding 10000 if not agreeable.
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Renton
C. L. Dixon
Pau Houser
J. R. Walthem
Olympia
Houserie
Kenton Waterway Commission
McKenzie and
Knudsen
Hamilton
Gen. Chittenden
Port Commission
Walthew
Lumber official killed in auto collision near Whitefish
In Whitefish Montana on October 31 a Great Northern train struck the car carrying W E Wells general superintendent of Somers Lumber Co and W W Burns treasurer of the company. Wells was killed and Burns was seriously injured.
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White Fish
Mont
Great Northern
W. E. Wells
Somers Lumber Co
W. W. Burns
Debate on unions at Saturday Literary Club session
The club will host a debate on whether labor unions are detrimental to society. Joseph Adreoch and William Adama will argue for the affirmative while Brooke B Ramey and Geo M Landis take the negative. E K Kelsey and Charles Minard discuss weekly world events.
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Saturday Literary Club
Joseph Adreoch
William Adama
Brooke
Ramey
Geo. M. Landis
E. K. Kelsey
Charles Minard
Senator Lane Plans Oregon Land Grant for Roads
Senator Lane of Oregon will introduce a bill next Monday granting 250000 acres of land to Oregon to be sold at not less than four dollars per acre. Proceeds will fund construction of public roads throughout the state.
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Washington
Senator Lane
Oregon
Southeast Puget Sound storm warnings issued at dawn
Morning advisories placed at all Puget Sound seaports warn of an approaching storm from the North Pacific. Expect increasing winds from the east to south, growing strong through the week and possibly tonight along the Washington coast.
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Puget Sound
The
Straits
Washington
North
Pacific
Ida Von Claussen Arrested for Threat to President Strausa
Ida Von Claussen, once committed to Bloomingdale asylum for threatening Col Roosevelt and later released, was arrested yesterday in New York charged with threatening to kill President Charles Strausa of the water board.
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New York
Ida von Claussen
Bloomindale Asylum
Col. Roosevelt
Chas. Strausa
The
Water Board
Last Officer of Light Brigade Dies at 81 in London
Sir George Orby Wombwell, the last surviving officer who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava in 1854, died in London at age 81. He served as a lieutenant in the Seventeenth Lancers during the Crimean War, with two horses killed beneath him in the famous assault.
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London
George Orby Wombwell
Balaclava
Seventeenth Lancers
How You May Throw Away Your Glasses
An old promotional claim urges readers to avoid unnecessary eyeglasses by using a home remedy. It advises visiting a drugstore for Optona tablets dissolved in water to bathe the eyes twice daily, promising stronger vision and reduced dependence on glasses. The ad warns of neglect harming sight and casts eyeglasses as crutches that must be changed over time.
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Optona
Boy Held for Manslaughter After Bicycle Accident
In Los Angeles on October 31 Gerald Vanbergen age 15 was held for manslaughter after a bicycle he rode on the sidewalk knocked down Mrs. Emiline Anderson aged 69, causing her death.
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Los Angeles
Gerald Vanbergen
Emiline Anderson
Motorcyclist Killed in Collision With Santa Fe Locomotive
San Bernardino California October 31 Ford Bennett aged 26 was killed instantly when he drove his motorcycle into a Santa Fe locomotive. His parents live in Oakland.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Ford Bennett
Santa Fe
Oakland
Prince of Wales Engagement Denied Amid Birth Announcement
London dispatch reports the Prince of Wales is not engaged to the editor's second daughter. Meanwhile General Baden Powell and his wife announce the birth of a son yesterday in London, October 81.
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London
Prince of Wales
Willie Powell
Baden Powell
Police clash with 500 Minnesota students at theatre
In Minneapolis on October 31 police battled about 500 University of Minnesota students at a local theatre and detained the ringleaders after a desperate confrontation.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Cleo Sterling Cleared of Sacramento Murder Charge
In Sacramento under Mrs. Alice Alley shelter a civil war nurse Cleo Sterling or Crawford of Montreal a former inmate is acquitted of the murder of Cherry De St Maurice proprietress of a dis orderly house noted in the case.
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Sacramento
Alice Alley
Cleo Sterling
Crawford
Montreal
Quebec
Cherry de St. Maurice
Bankers warned on credit abuse causing distress in Chicago
J J Hill told the Investment Bankers association that continuing credit abuse could unleash an abyss of suffering. The brief address at a Chicago gathering highlighted concerns over escalating debt and financial instability.
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Chicago
J. J. Hill
Investment Bankers’ Association
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