Cooley urges city to buy Hebb power site over Cushman
Councilman Cooley argues Hebb site offers better power transmission and lower minimum flow than Cedar River or Cushman. He favors immediate takeover of Hebb to prevent private purchase by a transcontinental line, while other council members back Cushman. Erickson bill funds Cushman surveys with $5,000.
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Cooley
CITY
HERB
Hebb
Cushman
City Utilities Committee
Cedar River
Lake Cushman
Seattle
Mountain Division
Erickson
Mrs Hogan Held For Shooting Husband At The Orpheum
Coroner's jury recommends trial for Mrs Mary Hogan who shot and killed J J Hogan door keeper at the Orpheum theater foyer. Four witnesses testified Mrs Hogan used abusive language as Hogan lay dying. Officer Rix quoted her taunt and Dr Speidell denied refusal of blood transfusion.
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Mary Hogan
J. J. Hogan
Orpheum
Rains in Tacoma Record Low August Rainfall
Tacoma reports a fragmented rainfall record with only .01 inch in August the lightest for the month since 1890. The era’s next low was .64 inch in 1894, while the heaviest reached 2.60 inches in 1899. Sixty nine days have passed since the last rain.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Weather Bureau
Women Discuss Candidates Ahead of Seattle Primaries
The Women's Good Government League of Seattle tours candidates as primaries near. The first meeting is set for Thursday at 3 PM in the Hotel Stander located at Fourth and Marion. Frances Axtell of Bellingham is among invited speakers. Public participation encouraged.
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Women's Good Government League of
Seattle
Stander
Fourth
Marionne Frances Axtell
Belling
City’s First Dance Set For Tuesday At Collings Field House
The city schedules its first municipal dance next Tuesday at Collings field house under J H Stine of the playgrounds department. Two dances weekly are planned initially with a 25 cent charge for five dances. If surplus arises after expenses, the price may drop to 3 cents per dance.
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J. H. Stine
Playgrounds Department
Collings Field House
14Th Av
Washington St
Park Board
Stine
Collins
Ballard
Southpark
Ecity
Collings Playhouse
Trains in Copenhagen Halted Amid War Traffic Load
German train schedules suspended again "for the present" as roads run at capacity moving troops. The explanation cites the heightened military transport need and busy state of rail lines.
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Copenhagen
Hanson Opens Up On Paulhamus In Tacoma Meeting
Ole Hanson the progressive senate candidate denounced Paulhamus a former railroad lobbyist and vowed to fight bosses. He recounted his 40 years of struggle for education and reform, pledging to win nomination from the people, not party bosses.
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Tacoma
Wash
Ole Hanson
Senate
W. H. Paulhamue
Wouldbe Bowses
Progressive Party
Moose Hall
Pauthamus
A. J. Falconer
Hanson
Paulhamus
Ole
Alma
Law Fraternity Banquet Honors Supreme Court Justices
Phi Delta Phi plans a Saturday banquet at Elke club to honor Judges Crow Gose and Chadwick of the supreme court who are seeking reelection. Organizers insist the event is not a campaign gesture, merely a coincidence with the judges as honored guests.
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Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity
Elke’ Club
Crow, Gose
Chatwick
Supreme Court
Ical
Crow
Gose
Chadwick
British Fight Heroically at Battle Front in Third Engagement
London report from a British correspondent describes troops going to death with rare bravery as the right wing of allied forces clashes with German reserves. The Germans press against the British left wing near Paris while fresh British and South African troops push forward with French support in a fierce frontal assault.
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London
London Chronicle
Paris
England
William
William of Wied
Albania
Hamilton on Carpet Discrimination in Precinct Officers
Judge Tallman issued a writ of mandate against County Commissioners Hamilton and Knudsen to show cause why they discriminated in selecting precinct election officers. The complaint states socialist nominees M. Litchman Ethel A. Tappendore and J. A. Tappendore were regulars, while W. C. Edwards, a Republican not submitted to them, was appointed. Similar bias against progressives and democrats is alleged.
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Tallman
Hamilton
Knudsen
M. Litchman
Ethel A. Tappendore
J. A. Tappendore
W. C. Edwards
Easy Way to Increase Weight with Gargol
An old advertisement touts Gargol as a breakthrough powder to convert food into fat laden blood, claiming 10 to 20 pounds gain. It promises harmless, inexpensive growth through digestive reconstruction and guarantees refunds if not satisfied. Caution notes advise against use by those unwilling to gain significant weight.
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Bartell Drug Co
Swift
Feature
Gol
National War Relief Fund Reaches $10 Million
London reports the national war relief fund started by the Prince of Wales has reached ten million dollars, the government announces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
National War Relief Fund
Prince of Wales
What Dyspeptics Should Eat
A physician advises dyspeptics to avoid acidic foods and suggests a moderate meal followed by a teaspoon of bisulated magnesia in water to neutralize stomach acidity. He promotes bisulated magnesia as a safe corrective that neutralizes acid without drugs and cautions against overuse of medicines for an inflamed stomach.
Butte under Military Law in Union Full
Butte was placed under military law as the state militia seized city hall amid a miners’ dispute between rival copper factions. Guarded by gunmen, the Anaconda mine reopened with 700 workers. Gagnon and Original mines also resumed operations. Saloons closed and women were ordered off streets after dark. First battalion of the 4th infantry arrived at Helena.
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Butte
Anaconda
4Th Regular Infantry
Rerts
Helena
City County Plan Favored For Court House Addition
City and county officials at City Hall endorsed a plan to add one or two stories atop the new courthouse. The council directed its conference and finance committees to negotiate a contract with the county commissioners. A proposal by Commissioner Lafe Hamilton to fund the addition with a county bond issue and have the city lease the space won unanimous approval.
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Lafe Hamilton
Letters on Seeking Work and Student Dating Dilemmas
A column presents three reader questions about employment and personal boundaries. A willing worker seeks honest work and independence, while a note calls for housekeepers for the City Free Employment Bureau. A second letter questions teen girls entering a cabin with young men, and a third describes a stenographer pressured by an older employer to dinner and rides, asking for guidance.
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Cynthia Grey
Liberty Bldg. Thirday
Union St
Fragments of a moral admonition on courtship
A fragment warns a reader about ill advised attachments. It notes a man who refuses marriage, leaving a woman to evaluate his intentions and her own future, citing fear of losing a position as insufficient justification.
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Binyon Optical CO
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Seneca
DH. J
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Union
Seneibie Girte
Miss Grey
Reaon
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Progressive Service Board of Washington
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