Begin Fight on Impeachment of Humphries
The socialist party state executive committee in Seattle approves impeachment efforts against Judge Mumphries. Three attorneys are named to gather affidavits and draft the impeachment complaint for Representative W. H. Kingery. Judge Humphries adds Thorwald Siegfried to contempt-of-court citations for filing charges with the bar association.
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Mumphries
Socialist Party
Seattle
Finnish Hall
Madison Et
Hulet M. Wella
Glenn E. Hoover
James McCabe
W. H. Kingery
Foster
Humphries
Thorwald Siegfried
Siegfried
Bar Association
Love Letters at 50 Cents Apiece Stolen Pack Recovered
San Francisco reports a clerk William H. Schaeffer valued ten love letters at five dollars after a rival allegedly stole them at gunpoint. The itemized loss highlights a criminal act amid warnings about violence in St. Louis.
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San Francisco
Cal
Schaeffer
Blood and Nerve Tonic advertised for constipation relief
The German Pharmacal Co promotes Blood and Nerve Tonic with claims of rapid relief for constipation and related ailments. Dealers report strong sales and returning customers as proof of effectiveness. The ad lists Quaker Drug Co in First Ave and Gilse Drug Co in 1129 Jackson St as sellers and Ballard Seattle address for correspondence.
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Quaker Drug Co
First Ave
Gliese Drug Co
Jackson
Doctors Disagree Over Tuberculosis Rulekeeping
Mrs. Ethel Bush lost her restaurant job when the health department refused a working certificate under Ordinance 24 535 citing tuberculosis concerns. Her doctor disputes the diagnosis, warning the policy could discourage treatment and force concealment, while the city health officer defends quarantine measures though Bush remains unemployed.
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Ethel Bush
Bush
Beattie
Health Department
Crichton
Mrs. Bush
Paschall
Square Deal in Education Urges More Industrial Training
Dr Frederick E Bolton dean at University of Washington says only 60 percent of school age children attend school and cites lack of interest. He argues schools fail to engage pupils and advocates expanding industrial training with classrooms converted into workshops and laboratories to boost retention.
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Frederick E. Bolton
Schoo! of Education
University of Washington
Chicago
University of Chicago
F. BE. Bolton
Chicago Tribune
Atatlenee
Bolton
Holton
Rocking Bed Hurls Its Inventor Through Second Story Window
Cleveland Ohio September report describes Benjamin Aofenweltz a baker and delicatessen merchant as inventor of a rocking bed with a clock activated wake feature. The bed malfunctioned lifting the head and pitching Aofenweltz from a second story window. he survived though plans to modify the gear.
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Cleveland
Benjamin Apfesweltz
Eilers Music House Expands as Seattle Opens New Sheet Music Line
The Department will reopen Wednesday morning September 17 as Ellers adds a full music line. The store offers Chickering Kimball Sohmer Ellers Haddorff Bungalow Autopiano Smith & Haines Steger pianos and talkin machines Victor Victrola Edison Grafonola with prices 16 to 600 dollars. Ellers Recital Hall seats 250 for weekly concerts and in house repairs and restorations are available. Beware impostors using our name. verify credentials by calling 4377 or visiting Third Avenue and University Street.
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Seattle
Ellers
Chickering
Kimball
Sohmer
Haddorff
Smith & Haines
Steger
Ellera Recital Hall
Snett
Ellers Music House
Third Avenue
University Street
American Wife of Englishman Fights for Voting Rights
Mrs. Ethel Coope Gordon, wife of Englishman Mackenzie Gordon, appeals to the California and eventually the U.S. Supreme Court to register her as an American citizen with voting rights. The California Supreme Court ruled against her, sparking arguments about citizenship, naturalization, and marital status.
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San Francisco
Cal
Ethel Coope Gordon
Mackenzie Gordon
California
California Supreme Court
Gordon
Zemansky
MacKenzie Gorton
Congress
Former Circuit Judge Taylor Murdered by Rancher
ASTORIA Sept 15 Former Circuit Judge Frank J. Taylor is dead from three bullet wounds fired by Oswald C. Hansel a rancher who says Taylor had separated him from his wife The shooting occurred near the Spokane Portland & Seattle railroad station Taylor had represented Mrs Hansel in a divorce suit four years earlier which was dismissed and is believed to have sparked the enmity
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Astoria
Frank J. Taylor
Oswald C. Hansel
Taylor
Spokane, Portland & Seattle
Hansel
Separation from wife does not excuse taking her teeth
In Washington, a police judge ruled that a husband cannot forcively separate his wife from her store teeth even if he bought them. Henry Hardesty received a 30 day workhouse sentence after insisting the teeth were his. The judge rejected the husband's claim.
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Washington
Auburn
Henry Hardesty
Hardesty
Mosquitoes Called Major Disease Carriers by Doctor
Dr Nelson Du Val Breicht former public health service official brands mosquitoes as the king disease carriers of the insect world. He notes these gnats carry germs of leprosy yellow fever malaria breakbone fever typhoid and five other maladies and awards the gnat second honors as a disease carrier.
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United Free
Washington
Nelson du Val Breicht
The
Public Health Service
Breicht
Gnat
Jerry's a Goat
Jerry Hanlon told Englewood police a single beer makes him think he is a goat and he butt heads with any solid obstacle. Policeman John Tynan found him ramming a lamp post at South Halsted and West 63rd streets in Chicago.
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United Press
Chicago
Jerry Hanlon
Englewood
John Tynan
South Halsted
West 63Rd Sts
Gambling Women Run Baseball Pools in Philadelphia Mills
Detective Charles Lee reports that 300 women gamblers in Philadelphia mills and mage operations run baseball pools. Harry Reed is held on a pool charge, with 1,890 weekly gamblers at Reed's venue and 25 cent chances.
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United Press
Philadelphia
Charles Lee
Harry Reed
Howard
Lee
Reed
Keppel Endorses Flexible Dress for County Officials
Los Angeles report notes County Superintendent Mark Keppel says a woman rising to assistant county superintendent of schools may choose fashionable skirts including clip hobble and silhouette styles. The announcement highlights updated dress guidelines for women in the education department.
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Los Angeles
Mark Keppel
They Might Bite Him
The New York health note reports eight and a half year old Sylvester Hulse suffered strange stomach pains diagnosed as internal toushache after swallowing his false teeth.
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New York
Sylvester Hulse
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