Wilson Plans Expanded Western Campaign Tour
New York Sept 3 United Press notes Governor Wilson, the Democratic nominee, will strengthen his campaign in the Middle West. A conference with advisers confirms an extended western swing starting in Sioux City Iowa on September 17. If he follows Roosevelt, it will be a distinct trip from the Sioux City start.
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Wilson
Sioux City
Iowa
Roosevelt
Tol Olson To Restore Citizenship
Seattle Sept 9 The U S circuit court of appeals will hear the case to restore the citizenship of Leonard Olsson a Tacoma longshoreman denied naturalization on perjury charges Olsson is a Socialist Labor party and I W W member The ruling aims to allow him to vote in the November election Attorney General Wickersham called Hanfords decision a gross injustice and urged cooperation in the appeal Hanford resigned after a congressional probe The court will also consider Eli Melevich who Hanford allegedly denied justice Plus unrelated items on marriages among tycoons and speculation about Philippine breeding for American heiresses
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Seattle
United States Circuit Court of Appeal
Morrow
Barnum, Ross
Gilbert
Leonard Olsson
Tacoma
Hanford
Olsson
Socialist Labor Party
Industrial Workers of the World
Wickersham
Puget Sound
Qissen
Court of Appeals
Eli Melevich
City records show 2478 registered voters in Centralia
City hall closed registration books at midnight with a record total of 2,478. The clerk’s office stayed open late to accommodate voters, and crowds packed the office. Ward totals are First 272, Second 364, Third 360, Fourth 546, Fifth 94, Sixth 542.
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Centralia
Saloon Closures Reported In Chehalis Ahead Of Election
On September 16, at the advice of Prosecuting Attorney Duxton, Chief of Police Schieicher ordered saloons to close until polls closed at 8 PM. Chelalis officers found one saloon still open until 11 AM. The prosecuting attorney allegedly promised to review the situation.
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R. Duxton
Schieicher
Gatcons
Chelalishis
Hodge Wins Progressive Nomination for Governor
Seattle Sept 10 More than 18 000 delegates gathered for the Progressive state convention to ratify nominations from the primaries The expected aim includes increasing workmen compensation and recall of judges The vote shows Robert T Hodge likely the governor nominee in King Pierce and Brockane counties with 4101 votes in King, while J W Bryan wins a congress nomination in Bremerton and King county totals reach about 80000 registered voters.
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Rogse-Quest
Oregon
Othe ‘Bull Moose
Robert T. Hodge
King County
Pierce
Brokane
J. A. Falconer
Everett
Congress
J. W. Bryan
Bremerton
Hodge
Nowlalton
Case
Lawrence
Paul Kamus
Falconer
Corbaley
Bryan
Biggar
Ballaine
Walker
Rutherford
McLean
London
Daniel Landon
Maat
Surveyors Set Line Of Stakes Through City
A four-member team of engineers worked on the old Union Pacific grade in the southwest part of the city this morning. They placed stakes along the center, suggesting a survey for a potential electric line from Olympia through Centralia. Several interurban projects are reportedly under consideration by different parties.
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Union Pacific
Olympia
Centralia
Late founder of Salvation Army and successor obituary
The late founder of the Salvation Army William Booth is noted, with remarks on his leadership and influence. The piece mentions his death, his aging successor, and praise from Lord Wolseley for organizational impact, reflecting on the Army’s direction and public recognition at the time.
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Salvation Army
Moxtern
Willisam Kyu
Geowas
Felinrkalie
Matsins
Wolseley
Loscots
Situationists
Hlustrations
Nim
Roosevelt Draws Huge Spokane Welcome
In Spokane on September 9 a crowd of about twenty five thousand filled the streets to hear Theodore Roosevelt speak. He opened with a critique of Washington delegates at the Chicago Convention, claimed Washington backs him, and urged equal rights for women to secure a square deal. He planned an automobile parade, an address to women, and later talks for working men before heading to Seattle and Tacoma.
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Wash
Roosevelt
Washington
Chicago
Seattle
Tacoma
Morals Clash with Jails and Happy Homes in Society
A reflective line notes that too many jails exist and few contented homes. It suggests virtue can be pursued by law, while hustlers elude, implying social and moral tensions within the community.
Roosevelt Gets Ovation In Seattle
Roosevelt arrived in Seattle and addressed Progressive delegates urging women voters to act. He praised his Panama Canal actions, defended the takeover as timely, and blended a parade through cheering crowds with a Dreamland rink reception, underscoring progressivism in the new party platform.
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United Press
Seattle
Roosevelt
Dreamland Rink
Panama Canal
Dreamland Vink
Lne
Spokkane
Trowde
Dreamland Tank
Panama Canal Zone
Progres
Uncle Sam
Discoveries Claim White Viking Descendants Found by Arctic Explorer
Sebastian Stefansson returning to Seattle from Nome reports probable discovery of descendants of Greenland’s Scandinavian colonists last seen in 1412. He and Dr. R. M. Anderson gathered zoological work now aboard the Belvedere, en route to the American Museum in New York. Stefansson writes from Wrangle Island area that Anderson is in good health.
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United Press
Seattle
Vilhjalmar Stefansson
Nome
Alaska
Greenland
Stefansson
R. M. Anderson
Forest City
Jaws
Belvedere
Anderson
San Francisco
American Museum of Natural History
New York
Stefanmgson
Anerson
Pelvedere
Wrangle Island
Siberia
Two More Aviators Are Dead In England
In Oxford on September 16, Lieutenant H. H. Hotchkiss and C. A. Bennington of the Royal Flying Corps died when their craft dived 500 feet during army maneuvers over Wolvercote. An explosion of the petrol tank is believed to have caused the crash. Bennington's body reportedly fell into the River Isis.
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Oxford
Eng
White
H. H. Hotchkiss
C.A. Bennington
Royal Flying Corps
Wolvercote
Bennington
Isis
City Commission Holds Short Session At September Meeting
The city commission met briefly this afternoon approving several bills. A liquor license petition for C. R. Powers was read and filed. The city clerk was instructed to publish that the city attorney finished the assessment rolls for I. I. D. No. 23 before the commission adjourned.
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C. R. Powers
I. D
Denver Moral Wave Indicts City Officials and Ex‑Mayor
A Denver grand jury indicted Mayor Arnold Chief of Police ONeil and Police Commissioners Barkley Creel McGreed on oath violation charges for permitting vice to bloom in Denver. Indictments also named former Mayor Speer and former Police Chief Armstrong plus former Commissioners Hewitt Davoran and Barton. Over 100 indictments indicate a broad cleanup effort in the city.
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Denver
Golo
Arnold
O'Neil
Barkley
Creel
McGreed
Vite
Burish
Speer
Armstrong
Hewitt
Davoran
Barton
Denyer
Democrats Lose Maine To Republicans I
In Venice Cardinal Cavallazzi threatened to expel women wearing immodest dress after interrupting a service at St. Mark's Cathedral. A viewer argued nude-angel artwork adorned the church as counterpoint. A shawl compromise allowed resumed rites. In Maine Republicans, aided by Progressives, won the governorship and state control. Haines led Plaisted 71,300 to 67,440 with Republicans regaining major offices.
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Venice
Cardinal Cavallazi
St. Mark's Cathedral
W. T. Haines
Frederick W. Plaisted
Haines
Progrem Alyee
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