Accident at tunnel injures C W Patterson near Monitor
An explosion occurred last Saturday at the high line ditch tunnel near Monitor while C W Patterson tried to force dynamite into place with a steel rod. He sustained severe facial lacerations and gravel embedded in shoulders and chest, with possible eye injury. Doctors Whitney and Parker attended him. Spokane specialist possible for care. Patterson admitted fault but his employers provide support.
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High Line
Monitor
C.W. Patterson
Patterson
Whitney
Parker
Cashmere
Canal Company
Spokane
M'Gill on Message Reflects Progressive Tone in President's Plan
The Daily World editor finds the president’s message hopeful and marks a people’s mandate as supreme yet criticizes tariff ideas as protectionist. It argues protection harms trade, warns of Europe’s arms race, and condemns Taft Clark and the party as inactive or duplicitous.
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Europe
William Taft
Germany
Wm. Taft
United States
Champ Clark
Victor Murdock
Joseph L. Bristow
Taft and Clark
Surprise Birthday Party For Miss Lucille Hall
The Sunday school class of the Methodist church surprised Miss Lucille Hall at her home. The group decorated in red and blue, played games, and enjoyed candy. Six class members with recent birthdays received gifts, and Miss Lucille was presented a vase before the group dispersed after prayer.
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Lucille Hall
The
Methodist Church
Lucille
E. C. Bowersox
Norfolk Democrats Form Woodrow Wilson Club to Oppose Gov elect
Norfolk Democrats establish the Woodrow Wilson Club aiming to bar the governor-elect of New Jersey from the 1912 Democratic presidential nomination. The political maneuver signals intra party resistance as Wilson seeks the party’s top slot.
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Norfolk
New Jersey
May Play Oak Park in Seattle
Prospects for a Christmas game between Wenatchee and Oak Park of Chicago are uncertain. Wenatchee coach Sievers says no Aberdeen arrangements exist yet while offering a $1500 guarantee for Seattle if Wenatchee gets the game. Chicago may press Aberdeen for a higher guarantee.
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Wenatchee
Oak Park
Chicago
Aberdeen
Roscoe Fawcett
Inland Herald
Spokane
Sievers
Seattle
Poindexter to Recommend D. C. Moore for Judge Seat
Washington dispatch notes Representative Poindexter returning and planning to request President Taft appoint Spokane lawyer D. C. Moore to fill Judge Whitman’s vacancy. Poindexter also oversees many post office patronage decisions and may not visit Olympia unless a senatorial contest arises. He expects no immediate executive approval of his progressive patronage views.
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Washington
Poindexter
Taft
D. C. Moore
Spokane
Whitson
Olympia
Northwest
Boise Assay Office
Helena
Oregon
Colville
Great Falls
Lewiston
Idaho
Missoula
Mont
Moscow
North Yakima
Ellensburg
Kalispell
Mount Rainier National Park
Upper Columbia
Snake Rivers
Columbia
Hummel Wintering In Los Angeles For Health
Mr and Mrs B J Hummel left for Los Angeles to spend the winter for Mrs Hummels health They sold their Miller avenue ranch and plan to return in spring Dressmaking services offered at 605 Yakima street W B Channel now in Pullman asks Daily Word be sent there The Wenatchee business college promotes winter study Police note Wenatchee chief says Spokane whiskey fuels jailingly stops and a Wenatchee man found with liquor and cash slept at county courthouse after alarm
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B. J. Hummel
Los Angeles
California
Zener
Halbert Krock
Sprague Hall
Wenatchee
Insche
Spokane
Inscho
Local notices and ads from St Joseph page
Items include a watch sale drop to 37 dollars, a jeweler update, travel plans of Mr and Mrs Allen to Seattle, a sore throat remedy ad, St Joseph Alter Society meeting, funeral details for Wilfred McMullen, glass pricing, O A Hoag’s business trip, Eagle Club moonlight dance, dressmaking and tailoring, Dr Whitaker in new dental rooms, taxicab phone number, Catholic church devotion closure, doll making offer, and a job ad seeking energetic men for legitimate proposition with hours listed.
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Howard Thomas
H. M. Allen
Seattle
Pogue Drug Co
St. Joseph Alter Society
Father O’brien
Johnson Ready to Battle Jeffries for Title Return
Chicago December seventh report says Jack Johnson would welcome a rematch with former champion Jim Jeffries. Johnson states he will talk if Jeffries tries again and demands a bear of the purse. Johnson trains daily and uses Jack Moynihan as a sparring partner for potential challengers while awaiting new contenders.
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Chicago
Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Jack Moynihan
Moynihan
Jeannette and Langford Box at Armory Next Tuesday
Boston announces a boxing bout between Joe Jeannette and Sam Langford at the Armory on December 13. Jeannette returns to training with a severe cold but improving as he recovers.
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Boston
Mass
Joe Jeannette
Jeannette
Sam Langord
Armory
Moab and Jordan Valley A Silent Frontier in Palestine
The Christian Herald notes travelers favor the restricted western Holy Land while the Moab country remains shrouded in purple haze. The Jordan Valley lies 1,300 feet below sea level and the eastern hills rise to about 3,000 feet, forming a barrier that keeps this region less visited yet economically significant to Palestine’s history.
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Holy Land
Jordan
Moab
Jerusalem
Jordan Valley
Palestine
Christian Herald
Victor Hugo’s Real Double Delights Crowds for Years
A man who bore a striking likeness to Victor Hugo fooled crowds for eighteen years. He shaved his beard and wore similar dress to imitate the poet, posing in a poetical stance before a Punch and Judy show each Thursday afternoon. His only reward was public applause.
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Victor Hugo
Hugo
Didn’t Like the Suit
A young suitor asks a library interview with the father of the girl. The father rejects him, citing the ill fitting suit as a reason and advising to try another tailor. The quip ends with a jab about dog fights.
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U. m
Chicago News
Motion for new trial in Totten case before Judge Grimshaw
Tomorrow at 9 30 a m Ira Thomas will argue a motion for a new trial for Mrs Della B Totten in the superior court Judge Grimshaw presiding. Prosecutor Kemp returns from Seattle to answer. If denied Totten and Beebe face immediate sentencing. if granted the case will return next January with a large jury panel anticipated due to publicity.
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Ira Thomas
Della B. Totten
Grimshaw
Kemp
Seattle
Totten
Beebe
Recommendations to restrict unskilled immigration
The final report of the immigration commission presented to Congress by Senator Dillingham argues immigrants come seeking better conditions, not escaping hardship. It says aliens in basic industries depress wages, favor city settlement, are less prone to alcohol and crime than natives, and urges deportation for those who commit crimes within five years or become public charges within three years.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Immigration Commission
Congress
Dillingham
America
Seattle Board Bars Out-of-State High School Football
The Seattle board of education voted to prohibit holding contests with Chicago high schools. The rule upholds a year old resolution against bringing external teams to Seattle for athletic events. Tacoma Aberdeen and Wenatchee sought games with Oak Park Chicago and Lincoln Seattle schools, with a date likely offered to one of these districts.
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Seattle
Board of Education
Chicago
Oak Park
Lincoln
Tacoma
Aberdeen
Wenatchee
East Side Game Commission Meets In Spokane Halliday Hotel
Spokane December 7 The East Side game commission meeting convenes at 1 30 PM in the Halliday hotel with Senator Charles E Meyers in the chair He will present a draft of laws he advocates representing the wishes of most local hunters after extensive surveys of Spokane County and surrounding areas.
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Spokane
East Side Game Commission
Halliday Hotel
Charles E. Meyers
Meyers
Game Commission
M. E. Hay
Cascade Mountains
Wheat Market Figures From Chicago and Portland
Wheat prices in Chicago declined for December and rose for May and July continuing on track figures from Portland showing Club at 81 82 cents Bluestem at 83 84 cents Red Russian 78 cents Valley 80 cents Fortyfold 81 82 cents.
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Chicago
Portland
Illinois Manufacturers Dinner to Feature Governors
Governor Stubbs of Kansas and Governor elect Wilson of New Jersey will be the chief speakers at the Illinois Manufacturers Association annual dinner in Chicago on December 12.
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Stubbs
Kansas
Wilson
New Jersey
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Chicago
Bar endorses Turner for U S Supreme Court
The Pierce County Bar Association adopted resolutions urging the appointment of George Turner of Spokane to the position of chief justice or associate justice of the United States Supreme Court.
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Tacoma
Pierce County Bar Association
George Turner
Spokane
United States Supreme Court
Glutton Nicholas Wood Feasts In Remarkable Feat
John Taylor the water poet records Kentish yeoman Nicholas Wood famed for immense meals. Wood reportedly eats a whole sheep at once, consumes damsons, and devours both mutton and veal in quantities that astonish observers. The tale recounts an inn breakfast where he wipes out multiple dishes in a short time.
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Nicholas Wood
John Taylor
Waterman
St. Savior's
Southwark
William St. Ledger
Rubber oysters save hotel man from bankruptcy
A Washington Post tale describes a hotel owner who faced ruin and revived his business by frying rubber doormat pieces into “oyster” fried fare on April Fool's Day. The stunt drew crowds, sparked laughter, and boosted his saloon into popularity.
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Washington Post
A Light on Mothers
A humorous William James anecdote on motherhood frames a lecture about fractions. The Harvard psychologist recalls a boy’s answer to a pie portion reflecting maternal concern and family dynamics.
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William James
Harvard
James
The Misguided Friend
The miscreant Goodheart is mocked for introducing people and causing a debt chase. De Chappie recounts meeting someone he owed money to whom Goodheart introduced, triggering a reminder of unpaid debts and potential lawsuits. The piece reflects a satirical London Telegraph tone on social introductions and financial entanglements.
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de Chappie
Goodheart
Boattown
London Telegraph
First restaurant meal stirs questions about finger bowls
Young Struckett Ritch asks if the finger bowls are cut glass during his first restaurant meal. The waiter explains they are for washing fingers. The moment captures a child's curiosity in a dining setting and the waiter’s polite clarification.
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Mr. Struckett-Ritch
Young Struckett-Ritch
Chicago Tribune
Betty and the Kitten Jest In Curious Child
Four year old Betty excitedly declares there is a dear machine kitten curdled up in the corner. Her playful phrase reflects a child's vivid imagination and charm.
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Betty
Feat For Willie Petty Riddles In School Life
A short item records a playful riddle about a teacher Willie and a math question with five eggs in a basket and three laid on a table. It cites a witty exchange and an aphorism from De Sales on truthfulness.
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Willie
Wille
Gift Shop Ad Emphasizes Quality and Selection
A local shop touts the largest selection and best quality for acceptable gifts. The advertisement invites readers to visit, promising natural, logical choices for suitable presents.
Diamond Purity and Value Promise From Direct Cutter Sourcing
A diamond seller states they offer stones from small to large with direct purchases from cutters, eliminating middlemen profits and passing savings to customers. They guarantee every stone as represented.
Fifty Thousand Garment Workers March in Chicago
Fifty thousand garment workers and sympathizers marched in Chicago today, the largest strike demonstration since the five year old teamsters and freight handlers stoppage. In Toronto delegates gathered for the Lord's Day Alliance of Canada triennial convention with clerical and lay workers in attendance.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Toronto
Ont
Store Your Apples Till Market Is Right
Advertisement for Hazelwood Co offering cold storage for apples in Spokane Washington. Claims storage keeps fruit fresh until market conditions improve and customers can make money. Provides contact by writing or phone.
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Hazelwood Co
Spokane
Wash
Socialist Meeting Tonight in Wenatchee to End Republican Rule
The Wenatchee Local Socialist Party announces a campaign kickoff at 8 p m in the Harlin block basement. They report polling 180 votes in a Republican stronghold and vow daily action to capture Wenatchee in 1911.
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Tusday
Harlin Block
Wenatchee
Socialist Party
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Lincoln High
Senator Meyers
Halliday
Turner
Pierce County
Moutaid Jemus Ea
Lord's Day
Geo. Egan
Kimball Make
Wenatchee Ave
World Office
H. P
Overland
Thornhill Auto Co
P. O
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Douglas
North Mission
First Avenue
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