President Taft on Verge of Striking in West Tour
Taft faces added duties from local race committees during a cross country swing. In Spokane he grumbled at Montrose and Ogden for extra speeches and surprise tasks, delaying his schedule. Anaconda saw a late start as committees pressed him with crowded programs amid warnings he may quit towns that overburden him.
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Spokane
Taft
Montrose
Cole
Ogden
Utah
Anaconda
Bake Oven claims cure for rheumatism and more in Seattle
William Stanley, a Seattle street rail contractor, reports dramatic relief from lumbago after visiting Loughney and Loughney at 220 225 People's Savings Bank building. The firm says many sufferers have benefitted and offers free consultation with a physician and nurse on site daily 8 am to 6 pm and Sunday 9 am to 12 noon.
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Loughney & Loughney
William Stanley
Seattle
Stanley
Gotch Paid 1500 for Letting Roller Stay in Match
Historical account details Frank Gotch receiving 1500 dollars to allow Dr. Roller to remain on the mat for 60 minutes in a 1908 Seattle bout at the Coliseum theater. The match drew over 12,000 spectators, with proceeds and payouts including 8500 split between Roller and manager Joe Carroll, while Gotch kept 1500. Roller criticized for aggression. Gotch noted as strong and game, challenging Hackenschmidt.
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Frank Gotch
B. F. Roller
Grand Opera House
Roller
Seattle
Gotch
Beall
Burns
Westegaard
Berg
Rolles
Coliseum Theater
Fakse
Dr. Roller
Joe Carroll
Carroll
Coliseum
Orpheum Theatre
Gotoh
Hackenschmidt
Snohomish Quits After Championship Dispute
In Marysville Washington on Sunday the title game ended with a row. Marysville led 6 to 0 after six innings and demanded a new umpire. Snohomish refused and quit the field. The Snohomish manager took all gate receipts meant for the winner.
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Marysville
Wash
Snohomish
City of Erie Sinks Schooner Off Erie Three Die
The steamer City of Erie from Cleveland collided with a schooner believed to be the Eccleston from a Canadian port near Erie Pennsylvania. The schooner sank and three crew members perished two men and a woman.
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Buffalo
N. Y
City of Erie
Cleveland
Eccleston
Erie
Divorce and Law Talk Echoes in Town
A fragmented exchange shows concern over divorce and a veteran lawyer named Blackstone. A second speaker questions a lawyer's advice on trading stamps, revealing local talk on legal and financial matters.
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Blackstone
Mendingtons Broken Promises at 1816 8th Ave
Advertises a shop on 1816 8th Avenue offering repair services for glassware crockery trunks leather goods and household articles. Claims to mend everything including prom ises and broken items with industrial repair capabilities. Telephone numbers provided for contact.
Fourth Joy Rider Victim Dies After Morgue Incident
Axel Anderson died at City hospital following a fatal joy ride crash at Fourth and Lane. Henry Hiner drove a car through a trestle railing injuring Anderson, his sister Christine also hurt. Body at Butterworth & Sons awaiting funeral arrangements.
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Axel Anderson
City Hospital
Henry Hiner
Fourth No. 8
Lane
Anderson
Christine Anderson
Butterworth & Sons
Steamer sailings scheduled from Seattle this October
The Buckman sails for San Francisco with full cargo and passengers this morning. Portland set to sail for June on October 26. Queen sails to San Francisco tomorrow night. City of Seattle heads to Skagway and Southeastern Alaska on October 20 at 9 p m. Umatilla bound for Nome and St Michaels on Saturday October 2.
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Buckman
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Skagway
Alaska
Umatilla
Nome
St. Michaels
City Council debated venting rules and costs for fixtures
The council discussed a new venting ordinance with Journeymen plumbers seeking a forty five degree system. Councilman Murphy explained the new directions save $19.99 on every three fixture installment. President Gill spoke on the ordinance during the discussion.
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Murphy
Gill
Incomplete Teatawation Records a Local Conversation
Fragmentary OCR notes record a named individual Ethel and an afternoon discussion about a jalka WellselI with an unclear role. The text is garbled but implies a social or investigative conversation without clear outcomes or dates.
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Ethel
Jalka Wellseli
Lariati
Herapa
Fruit Growing Prospect in Seattle Hills Highlighted
M F Jones of Ravenna Heights reports strong favorable reaction to his fruit growing methods. His apples and peaches are large and red cheeked, and he foresees great potential for fruit cultivation in the Seattle area He has produced several excellent varieties of peaches and apples from the hills near Seattle.
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M. F. Jones
Ravenna Heights
West Best Fighters Entered For Championship Bout
Fragmentary text notes an ornate cup awarded for a bout with entries from top western teams and their equipment. The passage hints at an elite class and a prestigious boxing or wrestling event. The exact names, date, and venue are unclear in the surviving OCR.
On dale's Big Brick Block Raises Real Estate Hopes
Ondale News Bulletin notes Irondale builds a two story brick block near completion this week with store rooms and upper floors contracted. Across the street another four story frame holds a large general merchandise firm as three other merchants plan to join. The piece urges buyers to act as nearby lots rise in value and promises names and addresses of owners. The writer quotes a local investor praising Irondal lots as the best return.
City Council Adopts New Plumbing Ordinance
The city council approved a plumbing ordinance over the plumbers union protest. The measure, recommended by the health and sanitation committee, sets rules and standards for local piping work and enforcement.
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Committee On Health and Sanitation
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Mme Paul
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