Taft Delegates Seated as Contests Move Ahead
Chicago reports the Republican race centers on the national committee decisions with Taft supporters favored to seat delegates in most contests including Alabama and Arkansas. Borah pushes for roll calls while Roosevelt’s backers, led by Dixon, mobilize in opposition. A Taft steering committee and a planned suffrage plank mark key campaign moves.
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Chicago
Republican National Committee
Taft
Washington State
Alabama
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Borah
Rosewater
McKinley
Taft Bureau
Joseph Kealing
Indianapolis
William Barnes, Jr
New York
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Otto F. Stifel
Missouri
Governor Mead
Vermont
Ralph Cameron
Arizona
Ralph Ullman
Connecticut
T. A. Marlow
Montana
Harry Daugherty
Iowa
William Flinn
Pittsburgh
Walter Brown
Ohio
Dixon
Isabella W. Blaney
California
Coliseum
Blaney
la Follette
Cummins
80th Infantry Sails for Alaska from Seattle
Washington state report states the army transport Sheridan sailed Saturday carrying the Thirtieth Infantry under Col Charles McClure and 90 Signal Corps personnel to Alaska to relieve the Sixteenth Infantry and operate the Alaska link to Seattle.
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80Th Infantry
Alaska
Seattle
Sheridan
Hard Fight Planned by Great Northern in Northwest
Spokane reports Louis W. Hill ex-president of the Great Northern declares a strategic push to fortify the railway system. He vows to control desirable Northwest territory with north south east and west routes and to haul vast central Washington tonnage via existing and planned lines.
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Spokane
Great Northern
Northwest
Canadian Pacific
Harriman
Louis W. Hill
St. Paul
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Mr. Hill
Great Northwest
Washington
Echo of Murder Heard in Spokane Suit
George Weber and wife and Elizabeth Weber sue in superior court over arrest in the case of Anna Weber's December murder. They allege kidnapping imprisonment and third degree treatment and seek damages of 20000 and 10000 dollars respectively. The case ties Elizabeth Weber's arrest to the unresolved homicide mystery.
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Spokane
George Weber
Elizabeth Weber
Anna Weber
Chehalis Dentist Cleared of Murder on First Ballot
Dr Frank T Johnson of Centralia was acquitted of the murder of Lawrence Bar after a single juror ballot. The verdict came within 20 minutes and was met with cheers. Adelbert Clark confessed killer and bank teller was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to second degree murder.
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Johnson
Clark
Rice
Adelbert B. Clark
Judge Hanford Ruling Challenged in Federal Court
Attorney J W A Nichols filed to void Judge Han ford's decree disfranchising Leonard Olsson and seek dismissal or a new trial. The petition outlines twelve reasons based on Judge Han ford's opinion alleging court errors in the ruling. A separate Colville tragedy reports Stephen Bennett known as Frenchy shot his wife then himself in their farm home parlor.
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Hanford
Tacoma
J. W. A. Nichols
Leonard Olsson
Self
Colville
Stephen Bennett
Frenchy
Shingle Plant Is Destroyed in Aberdeen Fire
Aberdeen report states Markham Shingle company suffered a $25,000 fire loss destroying the mill and part of its stock on hand.
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Aberdeen
Markham Shingle Company
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