Judge Hanford Affair Exposes Court Corruption in Seattle
Attorney John Perry accuses United States Judge Hanford of moral bankruptcy and corruption. He alleges Hanford aided wealthy clients, blocked recall elections, and partnered with lawyers to form the Hanford irrigation and power company after giving them large fees. Also ties to Seattle railway interests and bankruptcy cases.
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United States
Washington
Hanford
Seattle
Judelal
John Perry
Norriy
Nebrucka
Hanford Wade
Berger
Perry
Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway Company
Franklin Scobie
Scobie
Hantford
Ferry
Carr and
McCord
Alaska Packers
Hanford Irrigation and Power Company
Oklahoma widow seeks pension ingram by remarriage request
An Oklahoma woman offered to sell her husband for 12 dollars to reclaim a civil war widow’s pension. She explained her first husband died, receiving 124 dollars monthly, and after a second marriage she seeks to divorce the second husband if the pension can be restored through the pension bureau. Representative BH. & McGuire of Oklahoma was contacted. McGuire advised against exploiting families and urged the woman to remain with her current husband.
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Oklahoma
Washington
BH. & McGuire
McGuire
Pension Bureau
Ho Haus
Grace Schenk Sues Farmer for Slander in Jackson Circuit Court
Murphysboro reports Grace Schenk, a schoolteacher from Vergennes township, won a verdict of $1000 against A J Hill in the Jackson County circuit court. She sued for $5900 in damages claiming Hill verbally lashed her at her school.
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Murphysboro
Tfl
Jackson County
Grace Schenk
A. J. Hill
Vergennes Township
Miss Schenk
Hill
Hil
Visit by Mays to Ellensburg Washington
Mr and Mrs W B Mays returned Saturday evening from a week long visit with their son Bert Mays at Ellensburg Washington.
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W. B. Mays
Bert Mays
Ellensburg
Wash
Mutiny at San Quentin Turns Steam on Diners
At San Quentin a mutiny in the dining hall led to one death and multiple injuries after guards fired and released live steam. H. H. Lynwood, an Alcatraz deserter, died from a breast wound. Frank Taylor, a 20 year robbery convict, was wounded in the hand. H. A. George was wounded in the leg. The incident centered on demonstrants rather than ringleaders.
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San Quentin
Calif
H. H. Lynwood
Alcatraz Island
Taylor
George
Elks Circus Matinee Events Planned For June 28
The Elks announce a full day program for the June 28 circus featuring matinee events and vaudeville acts. Races include a one fourth mile free for all, half mile, ponies, four horse and four male chariot events, plus a variety of driving and saddle classes with prizes for best drivers and teams.
Pendleton Club Backs Anti Toll Panama Canal Bill
Pendleton Commercial club supports House anti toll measure for Panama Canal and bans railroad owned steamship lines. J N Teal cites railroad waterway competition as destructive to water transport and urges Oregon senators to back the bill. Thompson endorses the proposal to Chamberlain Bourne and seeks public support to ensure Senate passage.
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J. N.teal
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Panama Canal
Pendleton Commercial Club
United States Senate
House
Panama
W. L. Thompson
Teal
Commercial Club
Oregon Senatos
Committee On
Thompson
Chamberlain
Bourne
House of Representatives
Senate
Child Found In Clothes Chest After Spanking Incident
A three year old girl, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Knapp of 118 Court Street, nearly suffocated after crawling into a clothes chest during punishment. Found after hours by parents and neighbors, she was rescued when the lid was raised. Medical aid revived her. she is recovering.
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W. M. Knapp
Court Street
Marines Repel Cuban Rebel Attack at Fe Cuero Mines
Reports from Santiago say a force of negro rebels attacked a company of American Marines under Captain Mainfalling guard at Fe Cuero mines. Marines suffered no casualties. insurgent losses undetermined. Rebels burned two villages in Oriente province and destroyed several sugar plantations. A party of Cuban volunteers reportedly wounded some rebels near Santiago. Quiet prevails today.
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Havana
Santiago
Mainfalling
Oriente
Culain
Land Fraud Case Conviction Upheld
Washington June 10 The United States supreme court affirmed the conviction of Hyde and Schneider of San Francisco for extensive land frauds in Oregon and California. The court sustained the injunction by the commerce court and upheld the Interstate Commerce Commission order prohibiting lighterage rebates by a dozen railroads in New York Harbor.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Hyde and Schneider
San Francisco
Oregon
California
Anthracite Coal Trust
Southern Pacific
Supreme Court
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Pera
New York Harbor
Hidden Hoard Found After Midnight Fire in Wilmington Stall
Firemen summoned at midnight found a money hoard in a frame stack beside a burning stable at George Older’s place in Wilmington. The stash included old stockings and bundles of currency from pennies to silver dollars. A trunk holding more money was carried to Agster’s house, where it remained unopened. Chief Moran estimated at least $1000 in view.
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Wilmington
Del
George Older
William Ayster
William Fincher
Independence Fire Company
Alaick
Moran
Agster
Oster
Divorce Suit Alleges Cruelty by Charles Richter Jr
Mrs Ida Richter sues for divorce citing forcible 4 AM rising to tend horses, being kept to fifty cents daily for a three person family, and deprivation of money for dress. She alleges he destroyed her books and newspapers and opposed her reading. Married February 12, 1909 and separated ten days ago.
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St. Louis
Ida Richter
Charles H. Richter, Jr
Mia
Richter
To End Dueling in Army Resolution Moves in Reichstag
Berlin clericals push a Reichstag resolution urging the Imperial Chancellor to end dueling in the army and end compulsory challenges. The call cites the 1897 imperial order and argues clericals and Socialists have a majority to pass the reform once cooperation continues.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Sleeping family of nine slaughtered in Iowa home
Des Moines reports nine members of hardware merchant J B Moore's family found slain at his Villison, Iowa residence. The victims include Moore, his wife, five children, and two unidentified women. An upstairs room held a bloody axe. No motive or suspect clear. police seek a relative of Mrs Moore's sister for clues.
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Des Moines
Iowa
J. B. Moore
Villison
Moore
Min Iv
Floyd Moore
Small Ad Frees Man After Two Months Jail
Chicago Charlee Knight spent two months in jail awaiting trial for a diamond brooch theft. He found and pawned the brooch while ill and used part of the money to publish a small newspaper advertisement stating he had found the piece. The pawnbroker had been notified, and Knight redeemed the brooch after being freed when the court learned he had repeatedly checked for the ad’s updates.
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Chicago
Charlee Knight
Knight
Artmueller
Mammoth crowd meets remains of dead Senator Nixon
Reno Nevada June 10 Accompanied by a congressional party headed by United States Senator Newlanis of Nevada the body of the late Senator Nixon of Nevada who died in Washington of spinal meningitis arrived here early today A mammoth crowd met the casket A public funeral will be held tomorrow at two oclock on the lawn in front of the Nixon home
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Reno
Nev
United States
Newlanis
Nevada
Nixon
Washington
Divorce Granted Over Wife Smoking Cigarettes
San Francisco Superior Judge Graham granted a divorce to Edward F. Huddleston a foreman carpenter of 1590 O’Farrell Street after he accused his wife of cruelty for smoking. Married May 1911 the couple’s quarrel included her request to light a cigarette at a cafe triggering unladylike remarks. The judge opposed reconciliation if the wife insisted on smoking despite the husband’s objections.
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San Francisco
Graham
Edward F. Huddleson
O'Farrell Street
Huddleson
Huddleston
Taft Delegates Set to Control Convention Says Hillel
Taft backers seat four delegates at large from Indiana including Fairbanks as a material edge. The resolution committees chair is bitterly named should Taft win. Decision to seat Taft delegates made seriously. Indications point to Taft majority in the near future. Taft and Roosevelt camps conduct secret talks amid rumors of desertions denied by leaders.
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Chicaso
Indiana
Taft
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Boise Pendleton Battle Tomorrow
The Boise Irrigators travel to Pendleton to face the Pendleton Buckaroos in a six game series amid high local excitement. Pendleton aims to strengthen a pennant push as coach Gimlin adds players while Garrett seeks another pitcher and Phil Knell stays as referee this week.
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Boise Irrigators
Pendleton Buckarooes
Horse Bunch
Dad Gimlin
Gimlin
Walla Walla
Pendleton
Bears
Garrett
I Galary
Phil Knell
Ninth annual convention opens in Porthind Oregon
The ninth annual convention of the Facific Coust Advertising Men's association began in Porthind Ore with a delegation of seventy six from Spokane and attendees from other Pacific coast cities. No business was conducted today.
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Porthind
Ore
Coust Advertising Men's Association
Spokane
National Electric Light Association Convention Opens in Seattle
Light Men in Seattle June 10. More than twelve hundred delegates are in this city to day to attend the convention of the National Electric Light association which began three days' session to morrow. An elaborate program has been arranged.
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Seattle
National Electric Light Association
Sloan couple among westbound local riders
Mr and Mrs A D Sloan were aboard the west bound local this morning as out going passengers, adding to the train’s passenger list on the morning ride.
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A. D Sloan
Roosevelt may travel to Chicago on short notice
June 10. Col. Roosevelt refused to confirm a plan by supporters to have a steamboat train ready for Chicago with him at a moment's notice. He said he had no current intention to go to Chicago this week and would not travel unless necessary. He doubted any such big trip had been discussed with George W. Perking.
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T. R
Chicago
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Colone
George W. Perking
Detective Burns to testify in Darrow bribery trial
Los Angeles June 10 Detective William J Burns arrived to testify for the prosecution in the Clarence Darrow jury bribery case. He will stay until the prosecution finishes and may discuss alleged McNamara defense attempts to corrupt witnesses and jurors. Burns hinted he could reveal more on the stand. The prosecution plans to follow Burns with detective P J Cooney after Bert H Franklin concludes his testimony.
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Burns
Clarence Darrow
Los Angeles
Calif
Wlliam J. Burns
Clarence 5S
Darrow
Fredericks
McNamara de
Fense
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
MacNamara
Bert H. Franklin
P. J. Cooney
McNamara Defense
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Elks
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Hillel
Dixon
Boise-Pendleton
Wednes
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Borah
Idaho
National Committee
George A. Knight
Republican National Committee
Hilles
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