Woman shoots man in self defense at inquest verdict
Mrs. Conkling testified that Lloyd Weaver, a rail yard fireman, pursued her with repeated advances. She fired twice with a 38 caliber pistol, the second shot hitting Weaver in the head. Weaver died next day. The inquest returned a verdict of justifiable homicide.
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Weaver
Conkling
Missouri
Hall of
Wenatchee
R. T. King
S. C. Woldenberg
M. Rumohr
A. G. McCoy
W. C. Wilcox
J. D. Wheeler
Washington notes and local incidents reach across eastern Washington
Washington dispatch reports Jones plans to move from the House to the Senate and notes eastern Washington has seen few new projects. Poindexter may face Cannon over campaign remarks. Yakima hotel owner reports a break‑in with $9.25 purse left behind. Counterfeiters arrested. suspects released pending higher arrests. Spokane murder case upheld. good roads advocates push for clearer signs. A Seattle judge advances a new marriage license notice requirement. North Yakima mayor Armbruster seeks relief from public criticism and pursues municipal ownership.
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Wenatchee
Representative Jones
House
Senate
Poindexter
Cannon
Mr. Poindexter
Committee On Slaughter Houses
P. M. Armbruster
Yakima
Local Man Dies in Shack Fire After Drinking Spree
John Black aged 70 of Sumas was burned to death in a shack fire on Saturday night. He had recently received $2 as a Christmas present and spent the money in saloons.
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John Black
Sumas
Death of Herbert E Meeker and Youthful Robbery Report
The obituary notes Herbert Edwin Meeker died January 8 1909 and was laid to rest in Leavenworth cemetery after a home service. A Vancouver Columbian item recounts two boys ages 7 and 9 staging an attempted robbery on Ninth Street, taking 15 cents from Gerald Cheney and reporting to police.
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Edward Meeker
Leavenworth
Davis
Herbert
Papa
Mama
Vancouver
Washington
Gerald
Wesley Young
Wesley
Little Bud Petrain
John Secrist
Ira Cresap
Young Cheney
Gerald Cheney
A. E. Cheney
Thomas Young
Bud Petrain
John Petrain
Chas. Petrain
Portland
Saloon Man Brings Sharp Warning Against Liquor Trade
A Model saloon owner in Wash tunca issues a blunt circular warning that his business harms the sober, industrious townsfolk by promoting riot, poverty, crime, and ill health. He asserts legality and family need, inviting public doubt and pointing to pawnshops and penal institutions as examples of his customers.
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W. L. Mustard
Model
Washtucna
Kingdom of Heaven
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