Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1906-03-09

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Boston is TO have Mohsmedan
Mosque, for worship OF the disciples Of
the prophet, who constitute quite a
class at "Tbe Hub"
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The Municipality Assembly of st.
Louis are considering the propriety of
remaining street Longworth Avenue,
in honor of the Presidents son-in-
law, Congressman LOngworth.
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In the late Philadelphia city cleo.
ton party lines were eliminated, and
the victory was a mixed one mainly
amid the reform forces. A feature of
the contest was the candinacy of up
wards OF fifty women for school direc-
tors, and that the most of them were
elected.
Queen Margherita or Italy may
postpone her announced visit to the
United States this year, on an auto
mobile tour, for fear of anarchistic
societies, in Patterson, N. j., and
Springfield, Ill. The only grievance
they could possibly have against the
queen is that she is the widow of King
Humbert, slain by these indictments.
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Another human being has been
pounded to death in a prize-ring.
Harry Tenny, who was knocked
out" in San Francisco, on the night of
the let inst, died from his injuries
the next day. His opponent was
Frank Neil. Now if Frank were only
sentenced to stretch hemp quarter of
an hour, or to inhabit a solitary cell
80 years, it might be a wholesome
lesson to professional thugs.
John Mitchell, President of the
United Mine Workers of America
lately received telegram from Peoria,
ILL.,, in which he was offered the Demo.
cratic nomination for Congress to
represent that district. Mr.. Mitchell
Immediately replied to the convention,
then in session in Peoria, declining the
nomination. He said that he would
not accept any political office while
head of the mine workers. Mr.. Nit.
chell lives at Spring Valley, Ill.
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In presenting petitions against Sen.
ator Reed Smoot, signed by thousands
of women of California and Colorado,
Senators Perkins and Patterson took
occasion to define their positions on
the protest against the Utah Senator.
The Senators said religious views
should not be considered in passing
upon the qualifications Of a Senator,
and that bis honesty and attributes
that command confidence and respect
should be considered above all else.
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The New York World ia author.
ity for the statement that ten mil
lions OF dollars worth of automo.
biles were sold as the result OF two
auto.shows held lately in that city.
An average price OF 81. 600 would mean
$500 machines, and there are now
supposed to be $4,000 in this country.
It will be seen, from this, that autos,
like bicycles, have come to stay, and
the reduction OF prices, for both stand.
ard and new styles. will still further
terd to popularize the speedy vehicles.
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William w. Astor's son, John Jacob
Astor, has been appointed . Second
Lieutenant in the First Life Guards.
The War Office Gazette, in announcing
bis appointment, describes his occupa-
ton ~ that OF gentleman" The
Life Guards is the most fashionable
regiment ia the service, the commits.
sions of the officers bearing the Kings
autograph. Only sons of titled fam
lilies or millionaires are ever appointed
to the Life Guards, which forms the |
Kings bodyguard, and is always sta
toned in London or at Windsor.
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Architect Flagg (who designed our
yet unbuilt State capitol) is making |
plans in New York for a forty.story
building. to be 500 feet high. 1t will |
be OF skeleton steel construction, the |
tower 65 feet square for 30 stories and to |
have dome of four additional stories,
crowned with a cupola. The facades
of the tower will be OF ornamental |
brick and limestone. lighted by a cen.
trail bay extending from the eleventh |
to the thirty.sixth story. with four |
rows OF windows on each floor and an |
additional double window on either
side OF this bay at each story.
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That the worm sometimes turns"
is shown by the address of Miss Sarah !
Truax, leading performer in . promi.
nent theatrical company playing in
Chicago, delivered before the Actors
Church Alliance" lately. She advised
curtailment OF Sunday services to
attendance in the morning only, and |
as substitution for evening service |
attendance of some legitimate theatri.
cal performance. "There are many |
persons who can attend the theater
only on Sunday" she said. "What
can they dor The ministers expect
them to come to church, but the
church cannot offer to them the diver.
sion to which they are entitled after q |
long hard week of work. Therefore
let the people 60 to the church in the |