Revival of the lumber trade as trains depart east
On September 9 the first special train loaded with Puget Sound lumber left Milwaukee heading east. A second train carries Grays Harbor Lumber Co. stock bound for Baltimore. Industrial observers foresee this movement as a precursor to a winter lumber surge. The John B. Allen Parent-Teacher Association schedules its first meeting of the year for Thursday at 2 p.m. at a local school building.
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Milwaukee
Grays Harbor
John B. Allen
Parent-Teach Association
Baking Helps the Oven Heat for Perfect Cakes and Pastries
Janet McKenzie Hill explains oven heat control for rising cakes and pastry. Begin with a hot oven to set the crust, then adjust to moderate heat to finish rising without scorching. The guide notes dough stiffness, small oven differences, and cautions against opening the door too soon. It promotes KC Baking Powder with certificates and a 5 cent can offer.
Municipal plant cuts Cleveland lights to three cents
Cleveland's municipal electric light plant, a year old, serves 14 000 customers at 3 cents per kilowatt for residents and power, earning 5000 dollars monthly after expenses. Ballard oversees gains and promotes a national municipal light bureau to design plants for other cities.
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Cleveland, O
Cleveland Municipal Electric Light Plant
Cleveland
Frederick W. Ballard
Ballard
National
Municipal Light Bureau
New Orleans
Col Perkins Assumes Marine Command at Navy Yard
Eight years after a sudden navy retirement Col Constantine M. Perkina returns to service by earning law degrees and gaining reinstatement. Today he assumes command of the marines at the navy yard, relieving Capt H J Hirschlinger.
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Constantine M. Perkina
Navy
Supreme Court
Navy Yard
H. J. Hirschlinger
Advice Columns Reflect Trials Of Marriage And Reform
A reader seeks guidance on a strained marriage with a long history of fidelity and a renewed affair. the columnist urges steadfastness, patience, and fairness, warning the husband’s pursuit risk to the family and praising resilience. A second reader asks about handling an engagement card and is advised to acknowledge with a polite note. A third writes as an ex convict seeking employment. the advisor urges rehabilitation, persistence, and official sponsorship to reintegrate into society.
Taft Schedule Includes Golf and Banking Addresses
Taft plans a morning golf round at Seattle Golf Club at 9:30. He will address the American Bankers' Association at Moore Theatre at 3:00 and speak at the American Institute of Banking banquet at the Rathskeller. Friday includes a Press Club reception at 11 and a Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Washington Hotel at noon.
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Seattle Golf Club
American Bankers’ Association
Moore Theatre
American Institute of Banking
Rathskeller
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Hotel
Officials seek tax cuts amid jitney boom in Olympia
A dozen interurban line officials told the state board of equalization that jitney buses and auto trucks cut profits and made it impossible to pay taxes on old valuations. They urged reductions to reflect current earnings and costs.
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Olympia
State Board of Equalization
Nightmare may end fireman's life in Bremerton
A report from Bremerton states a fireman second class, Reuben T Burna, 28, who fell from a hammock to the deck of the cruiser Charleston, has a fractured skull and is near death after an incident ten days ago.
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Bremerton
Charleston
Reuben T. Burna
Drumheller Set to Open Washington Customs Post
R. M. Drumheller, recently appointed collector of customs for the district of Washington, is ready to stake office.
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R. M. Drumheller
District of Washington
Mother Looks for Otto Heckel
Mrs Lassett Heckel of 665 Firat Ave Salt Lake City asks George Payne Northern Pacific railroad special agent to aid in locating her son Otto Heckel. He was last heard from in Long Beach Washington on July 9 1909.
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Lassett Heckel
Firat Ave
Salt Lake City
George Payne
Northern Pacific Railroad
Otto Heckel
Heckel
Long Beach
Wash
City Employes to Meet Friday at W. O. W. Hall
The civil service league opens fall meetings on Friday September 10 at W O W hall Fourth Ave and Marion St. Councilman Hesketh Fitz gerald and Civil Service Commissioner George P Listman will speak. All city employees off duty should attend as committees prepare reports. Meeting starts at 4 p m sharp.
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Civil Service League
W. O. W. Hall
Fourth Ave
Marion St
Hesketh and Fitzgerald
Civil Service
George P. Listman
P. m. Sharp
Fay Tincher Shapes Own Gowns in Bold Black and White
Fay Tincher the Komiec comedian headlines likely in a portrait of her style as she designs all her gowns. She favors stark black and white combinations in striped and contrasting outfits.
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Fay Tincher
Komiec
Copenhagen
Mrs Armour Won't Ask Questions If Jewels Return
Gustave Smith and John Flanagan were taken into custody by police after a $3,000 jewel robbery at Mrs J Ogden Armour's home. The case is part of a wave of lootings totaling $200,000 in jewels and plate. Mrs Armour refused to inspect the suspects and has advertised a no questions asked reward for the return of her gems.
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Chicago
Gustave Smith
John Flanagan
J. Ogden Armour
Is Appendicitis Counted as Accident in Lawsuits
Spokane reports that lawsuits have been filed by Mose Oppenheimer’s wife against accident insurers alleging his abdomen injury from hitting the dinner table caused peritonitis and subsequent appendicitis leading to his death after an operation. The case raises whether death by appendicitis can be deemed accidental.
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Spokane
Mose Oppenheimer
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