Denver Franchise Fraud Case Uncovers Election Scam
Denver officials reveal thousands of bogus tax receipts used to cast votes for a tramway franchise. Judge Johnson seizes books and ballot boxes as investigators from the Honest Election League pursue further leads on the Myrtle Hill property scheme and the alleged plot to burn evidence.
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Denver
Colo
Johnson
Myrtle Hill Land and Improvement Company
William Evans
Myrtle Hill
Supreme Court Upholds Burton Conviction Nine Months Jail
The Supreme Court upheld United States Senator Ralph Burton of Kansas in a 5 to 0 ruling. Burton must serve nine months in jail and pay a 2500 dollar fine and lose the right to hold government office. Justice Harlan wrote the opinion with Justices Brewer White and Peckham dissenting. A motion for rehearing was set to give Burton sixty days to respond.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
United States
Ralph Burton
Kansas
United States Circuit Court
District
Missouri
Burton
Supreme Court
Harlan
Senator Burton
Circuit Court
St. Louis
Rialto Company
Senate
Brewer, White
Peckham United
Brewer
Trade association formed in Osaka for Manchuria cotton goods
A strong association has been formed at Osaka to supply the Manchurian markets with cotton goods, the most important trade item with that country.
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Tokyo
Osaka
Manchuria
Japan to convert all railways to standard gauge
K Ishii president of the First Bank of Yokohama and T Iwasaki of Yokohama importers say Japan will convert its entire railway system from narrow to standard gauge. The plan aims to reconstruct lines nationwide, with government control of roads within ten years and acquisition of seven companies. They expect to begin work this year.
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Seattle
K. Ishii
First Bank of
Yokohama
Japan
T. Iwasaki
New York
Europe
Ishii
Portland Alaska rate declared final by Northern Pacific
J G Woodworth, NP trafic manager, declines to withdraw the 7 14 cent Portland Alaska rate. Seattle merchants plan a fight for a similar rate from other Washington points. A Seattle freight bureau meeting will seek a railroad commission ruling to grant comparable rates for shipments within the state.
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Seattle
J. G. Woodworth
Trafic
Northern Pacific
J. S. Goldsmith
Portland
Alaska
Goldsmith
Woodworth
Tacoma
Seattle Freight Bureau
Railroad Commission
Betsy Gannon's Gift of Self Knowledge at College
A candid portrait of Betsy Gannon, a plain girl celebrated for inner beauty and poise. Her early self revaluation at age seven shaped a career of confidence, earning admiration from faculty and peers at a girls college.
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Elizabeth
Sher
Betsy
Warning Notes and Historic Dates Collated Epigraph
A mixed collection of moral meditation lines and historical milestones lists events from 1196 to 1905. Notable entries include long-lived quotes on character and faith, and dated notes such as Magellan in 1521, Shakespearean reformera, and major incidents like Shiloh 1862 and the Minnesota battleship launch 1905.
Rail and shipping expansion stories across the west
Railroads plan new lines and wage boosts. Illinois Central aims for Indianapolis access. Delaware Lackawanna raises conductor pay and adopts a ten hour day. Wells Fargo stockholders push surplus distribution around 5 million. Western Pacific to run ships San Francisco to the Orient. Transcontinental mail schedules cut New York to San Francisco transit by a day. Union Pacific expands from Twin Falls to Bub, Idaho, and networks near Evanston, Wyoming, plus three Idaho branches. Santa Fe Belew cut-off promises major schedule and freight reductions. Schwab and others back a Vernon Texas to Roswell New Mexico line with 50 thousand dollars raised as a bonus.
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Ilinois Central
Indianapolis
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Wells, Fargo & Co
Western Pacific
Gould Pacific Coast Extension
San Francisco
Orient
Union Pacific
Twin Falls
Idaho
Bub
St. Anthony
Marysville
Union Wacifie A Lite
Evanston
Wyo
Ite
Santa Fe
Belew
Chicago
Los Angeles
Charles M. Schwab
Vernon
Texas
Panhandle
Roswell
N. M
Sacrificial Customs Among Armenian Peasants
The New Orleans Picayune reports on an article by Rev. George E White about sacri ficial practices among Armenians in western Turkey. He describes sheep passes through rock holes for liver disease cures, sacrificial meals at weddings, communal funds for the poor, and a yearly feast to honor the Mother of God with calves or sheep and bread distributed to the needy.
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George E. White
American Board
Mursovan
Turkey
Hartford Seminary
Asia Minor
Anatolian
St. Mary
Advertise the remnant sale amid peacemaker quarrels
The conversation centers on a store manager and superintendent puzzled by demand for hashes and stews. They decide to advertise a remnant sale. The piece closes with a wry note on the dangers of peacemaking and the messes it can trigger.
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Botkin
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Aberdeen
All Points East
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Ocosta
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N. P. Ry
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N. P. Ry.e
Portland, Oregon
Warren Brown
Pacific Ave
Pacoma
Wash
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Attorney AT Law
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Rooma
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Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Jesse F. Murphy
U. S. Land Office
Olympia Land Office
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Prop
Heron
Aberdeen, Wash
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. F Street
Roslyn Coal
J. M. Lupton, Mer
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Sam Hill
Pharaoh
New Orleans Picayune
Business Enterprise
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Canadian Pacific
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Duluth
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Milwaukee
Kansas City
Omaha
P. Ss. Locke
John Halstead
Grays Harbor
California
The
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Central Restaurant
M. Antiche
F Street
Heron and
Wishkah
Samson’s Hotel
Tacoma, Wash
Swan Samson
Westport, Wash
Mary Smith
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jeff
William Ziegler
Ingebrightsen
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