Patrick After Death Shadow Visits Seattle
Albert E. Patrick the lawyer once sentenced to death at Sing Sing for the alleged murder of Texas millionaire William Marsh Rice has left La Conner Washington to visit his wife and friends in Seattle. He was pardoned after 14 years and may move to the Northwest. he plans to write his 14 year liberty story and blamed money for his troubles. Rice died with his valet Jones confessing to chloroform use and a will allegedly favoring Patrick raised suspicions.
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Sing Sing
William Marsh Rice
Texas
la Conner
Wash
Patrick
Oklahoma
Northwest
Seattle
Rice
Jones
Harry FE Wilson Defends State Utility Regulation
Former public service commissioner Harry FE Wilson urged opposition to local home rule for cities and defended state regulation of utilities in a Men's Club address at First Methodist church. He argued city councils lack expert capacity for rate making and service compared with the state commission. The Swiss silk industry near Zurich employs about 25,000 workers, mainly women, across 80 mills with more than 14,000 looms.
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Public Service Commission of Public Utilities
Harry FE. Wilson
Public Service
First Methodist Church
State Commission
Zurich
Vice Edict Puts 2000 Women Under City Control
Detroit faces mass displacement as Police Commissioner Gillespie orders the shutdown of all commercialized vice by Oct. 15. Civic groups and churches mobilize to provide relief, with a vice commission guiding the rebef effort and arranging transportation for women who choose to return to their homes outside Detroit.
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Detroit
Gillespie
Detroit Board of Commerce
Rebef
Odd Items Humorous Clippings Across Cities
A collection of short quirky notes from various cities reports strange occurrences. Topics include a dancing bear in Pittsburg, an unbilled cabaret appearance in Chicago, a library burning at a women’s club in San Francisco, a five year old in New York causing a mule to laugh, and a Washington thief stealing a man’s false teeth while leaving silver behind.
Style show interrupted by patient’s hospital escape
Patrolmen Margett and McLennan returned J Goodman to the city hospital after a dash up Fourthay. He wore pajamas and left the hospital after growing tired of staying there since Monday.
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Margett
McLennan
J. Goodman
City Hospital
Goodman
Praise for Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy Claims dramatic health recoveries
A fan letter extols Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy delivering dramatic cures for stomach pain neuralgia and gall stones. It asserts relief from gas appetite restoration and improved sleep after treatment and invites readers to obtain the free booklet from Geo. H. Mayr and local Seattle dealer Owl Drug Co.
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Heawoke
Texas
Mayr
Geo. H. Mayr
Mfg
Whiting St
Chicago
Anie
Seattle
Owl Drug Co
Juggernauts and Cossacks Right Here in America
Copper strikers in Calumet, Michigan faced state troopers in a clash described as the tyranny of organized greed. Judge Alfred J. Murphy led an investigation into the incident as workers and sympathizers gathered to voice grievances on pay conditions and the right to organize. The piece ties the strike to broader concerns that will engage Wilson's industrial commission.
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India
America
Calumet
Mich
Core
Alfred J. Murphy
Detroit
Michigan
Wilson
Industrial Commission
Detained Passenger Wears Real X-ray Gown on Cassel Arrival
Miss Maria Mayer of Stettin Germany arrived with the steamship Cassel from Bremen and drew a crowd of onlookers and officials when she appeared in a transparent dress described as real X-ray flimsy. Immigration inspectors detained her as she claimed to travel to visit a sister in Pittsburgh.
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Philadelphia
Maria Mayer
Stettin
Germany
Cassel
Bremen
Miss Mayer
Free Speech Debate Moves to Dreamland Pavilion
The debate on free speech features attorney J. A. Speckert and Dr. Hermon F. Titus set for Sunday at 8 p.m. at Dreamland pavilion. Speckert, as representative for Judge Humphries, moved the event from Labor temple due to space, citing the hall was too small. The program includes some "interesting music" and promises an engaging evening.
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Dreamland Pavilion
J. A. Speckert
Udge Humphries
Hermon F. Titus
Labor Temple
Speckert
Dreamland
Tragic Suicide Note Found By Police
The letter left by E. B. Isasai, 35, a laborer, states I kill myself because I am tired and unhappy 80 good-byo all. He died after taking poison at his home 2102 Sixth Ave at 6 p.m. Wednesday. His wife discovered him unconscious.
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E. B. Isasai
Loughney Osteopathy touted with Human Bake Oven claim
An advertisement promotes Dr Loughney’s Osteopathic treatment for rheumatic and nervous ailments as the “Human Bake Oven.” It cites testimonials, references the American Medical Journal, and offers a limited enrollment rate of one dollar per treatment. Office location is People’s Saving Bank Building, hours 8 pm to 6 pm, Sundays 9 to 12, free consultation.
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Loughney
Pacific Coast
American Medical Journal
Chicago
Plot to Depose Bulgarian King in Sofia
In Sofia on Sept 18 many arrests were made as Bulgarian army officers were rounded up in a plot to dethrone Czar Ferdinand and set up a provisional government. The unrest follows Bulgaria's poor war outcomes and widespread resignations in both reserve and active units.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Ferdinand
Turkey
Millions of cormorants swarm Peruvian islands study
London reports by Dr. O H Forbes that over ten million cormorants nest on a single Guano Island group off Peru with annual visits by more than fifty million seabirds including pelicans and gannets along 1000 miles of coast Lobos to Moliendo. Meanwhile Russell and Gallagher sue to force release of an overpaid holdout bond interest fund warrant of 1748.80 from Comptroller Carroll.
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London
Peru
O. H. Forbes
Lobos
Moliendo
Ruseel & Gallagher
Carroll
Resinol Helps Woman Clear Pimples and Eczema
Miss E P Gaddis of South Pryor St describes how Resinol Soap and Ointment cured her pimples and softened her skin after other products failed. She praises the transformation and declines future use of alternatives. The ad notes Resinol stops itching and heals eczema and skin ailments. free trials are offered via Dept. 17-R, Resinol, Baltimore.
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Atlanta
E. P. Gaddis
South Pryor St
Resinol
Baltimore
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