Big Men of Seattle Are No Loafers
The piece profiles Seattle leaders across professions who prize hard work. Hedges and engineers insist constant labor, with golf as a rarity, while physicians and lawyers describe relentless schedules from morning to night and little leisure.
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Seattle
Hedges
Chamber of Commerce
Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Co
Ed Duffee
Reitze, Storey and Duffy, Inc. Bank
Duffy
Shannon
Burke
Milton F. Randolph
Cobb
Clemenceau Looms Up as a Candidate
Paris dispatch reports a by section in Brittany soon and a strong authority says Clemenceau will run again despite rumors he has left political life.
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Clemenceau
Paris
Brittany
M. Clemenceau
Landlords object to Gen Foch as tenant in Paris home
Paris reports landlords object to Marshal Foch moving into a large dwelling. Officers cited too many visitors and risk of constant interruptions if another war broke out. The issue was raised by several property owners amid city discussions.
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Gen. Foch
Paris
Marshal Foch
Moonshiners Deliver Stills to Church in Knox County
In Knoxville Tennessee on September 16 evangelist Adkins urged the press to quit. His appeal prompted four moonshine stills to be delivered to the Straight Fork church in Scott county at the next meeting.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Straight Fork
Scott County
Adkins
Tail Crook Clipped, His Dog Is Safe Now
George Boothe of the East River Fox Hunters Club had a fox named Forina with an umbrella handle crook in its tail. To prevent entanglement during a chase on Bluefield grounds, Boothe arranged for an operation that removed the crook and most of the tail.
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Bluefield
W. Va
George Boothe
East River Fox Tinters’ Club
Boothe
Floradora quartet brides announce engagements
In Los Angeles on September 16 the Floradora quartet members Adele Crieg and Fleurette Jeoffrie revealed engagements to wealthy men. Crieg received a proposal from A. R. Peck, Chicago millionaire, after three days in the city. Jeoffrie plans a double wedding with a Los Angeles automobile man, continuing the Floradora trend of marrying well.
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Los Angeles
Floradora Quartet
Floradora
Adele Crieg
A. R. Peck
Chicago
Fleurette Jeoffrie
John C. Fisher
San Diego
Evelyn Nesbit
Daisy Green
Waterman
Fountain Pen Fame
Illinois Republicans Divided in Primaries
Illinois Republicans show a split between Thompson and Lowden camps after early returns from yesterday's primaries. In Cook County Thompson candidates lead Chicago by nearly 100,000, while Lowden gains downstate suggest a close overall path to November. McKinley trails Smith in many rural districts as governor and senator races hinge on precinct results.
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Chicago
Thompson
Lowden
Cook County
John G. Oglesby
U. S
William B. McKinley
United States
Frank Smith
McKinley
Len Small
Oglesby
James Hamilton Lewis
United States Senate
Barrett O'Hara
Robert E. Burke
Peter A. Waller
Burke
Waller
Niela Juul
Willam Wilson
Carl R. Chindbiom
Joe” Cannon
Maclay Hoyne
Michael Igoe
Robert Crowe
McKinley Concedes Illinois Senate Race Victory Shift
William B. McKinley, Lowdon candidate for United States senator, admitted defeat in the Illinois primary. He telegraphed rival Frank L. Smith, backed by William Hale Thompson, to offer congratulations.
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Chicago
William B. McKinley
Lowdon
United States
Illinois
Frank L. Smith
William Hale Thompson
Wall Street Explosion Spurs Cash District Panic
Crowds flee as a blast on Wall Street sends flames 100 feet high. Brokers bankers and clerks rush from offices while fire apparatus ambulances and soldiers flood the scene. Dozens injured by flying glass though few from the stock exchange are seriously hurt. Emergency crews search buildings along Broad and Wall streets for victims.
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Wall Sr
Wall St
Broadway
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Financial District
New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Staten Island
Morgan
Broad
Wall Streets
Wall Street
300 Marriages in One Day Shocks Preston England
In Preston England a record 300 marriages were performed in one day amid a housing shortage blamed for falling marriage rates elsewhere. The city has a population around 108000.
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London
Eng
Preston
Russ-Polish Peace Meet Near Break
Riga dispatches report peace talks between Russia and Poland at Riga may break over disarmament. Commissioner Joffe stated Poland must disarm to prevent future aggression, while Russia says it cannot demobilize due to many enemies.
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London
Riga
Joffe
Poland
Russia
British lets Reds rant with no repressive laws
Exeter witnesses a Bolshevik speaker addressing Devonshire farmers and merchants under a blood red banner. The crowd heckles and questions reveal a tolerance for free speech and assembly, with no arrests as authorities allow peaceful discussion and a safety valve for dissent.
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Britain
England
BeloRevik
Russia
America
Holohevik
Telegraphic photography advances by Belin invention
Paris reports that M. Edouard Belin has invented a telephonic method to transmit pictures. The device attaches to any telephone and projects the image onto a luminous plate, creating vibrations of varying lengths to reproduce the picture.
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Paris
M. Edouard Belin Bis
Tragedy in Regina as oiling separator ends in death
Chris Olson, age unknown, was killed when he became jammed between a pulley and belt of a separator he was oiling in Regina Saak. Authorities reported the fatal accident and ongoing investigation.
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Regina
Saak
Chris Olson
Elk Grove Girl Joins California Identification Bureau
Miss Pauline Buenzle of Elk Grove California has joined the state bureau of identification in Sacramento. At 18 she is said to be the only female fingerprint expert in the United States, and she has long studied criminal identification.
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Elk Grove
Cal
State Bureau of Identification
Sacramento
United States
Buenzle
$18,000 Still Shy for Day Nursery in Seattle Drive
A concentrated drive will be carried out in the next days by workers to raise funds for the new Seattle Day Nursery. The campaign targets the remaining $14,000 needed to complete a $50,000 fund. The effort includes selling life memberships at $500 each.
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Seattle Day Nursery
Life
Guilty Verdict in Portland Taxi Driver Slaying
In Oregon City jurors convict Russel Brake of murdering Portland taxi driver Harry Dubinsky after a 109 minute trial. With capital punishment not in effect at the time, Brake faces a life sentence.
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Portland
Oregon City
Ore
Russel Brake
Harry Dubinsky
Dubinsky
Oregon
China Sends More Pupils to America This Year
Shanghai report notes a rise in new Chinese students headed to the United States with 262 already enrolled and 200 delayed sailors. Questionnaires show study spans economics to military science and reflect a broader influx this year.
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Shanghai
United States
America
Cox Promotes National Tour Rule For Presidency
Gov. Cox told Elko Nevada crowds that presidential candidates should tour the country to learn regional needs and suggested such a provision might be added to the constitution. About 2,000 people attended the Nevada campaign kickoff during the Rodeo with Senator Henderson meeting the party.
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Elko
Nev
Cox
Nevada
Henderson
Poles Report 3000 Prisoners and Territorial Gains
London Sept. 16 Polish communique from W said Polish troops took 3000 prisoners and occupied Kovel after crossing the River Bug. In the Sokal sector it was claimed the Poles occupied Tartskov.
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London
Kovel
Bug
Sokal
Tartskov
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Mass Fleurette
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