Bitter testimony in trial over Jesse Hall murder
Mrs Constantine recounts the alleged wrongs of her daughter and the impact of family strife on the case against William Constantine. The courtroom seats are packed as witnesses describe a turbulent home life and letters that accuse Constantine of terrible temper. The defense seeks to prove temporary insanity while the state presents a chorus of letters and a long cross examination. The trial is expected to continue with expert testimony and two more days of defense.
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Jesse Hall
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Mackintosh
Shipley
Miller
Closing Law and Governor Mead In Arlington Visit
Gov Mead discusses Supreme Court and closing theater laws in the morning session. He travels to Arlington and spends time with state officials and Railway Commissioner Lawrence. The railway commission prepares for a national convention with about 600 officials and forty states represented, aiming to showcase Beattie hospitality.
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Mead
Arlington
Lawrence
Railway Commissiona
Giren
Beattie
Northwestern Steamship Northwestern Salvage Efforts
Salvage steamer Salvor from Victoria reached the wreck near Seat the Seamer Poril after the Northwestern Steamship Company’s vessel struck in fog. Reports say the forward hold is waterfilled and recovery depends on lifting operations already underway with salvage crews present.
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Insland
Alaska
Poril
Northwestern Steamship Company
Northwestern
Salvor
Victoria
Franchised Transit Paths Outlined For City Loop
The committee reveals MF franchise proposals for Lent and Southern railway with five routes. Route one uses Washington to Valley and Fifth West to Pine. route two completes north end loop via Stewart street. Route three sweeps around city hall through Prefontaine place. route four runs Dearborn to Fifth Avenue and Main to Fourth. route five runs from Rainier Boulevard and Twenty-seventh Avenue to Atlantic then Dearborn.
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Thomson
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Valley
Wash
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Blanchard
North End
Stewart St
City Hall
Prefontaine Place
Dearborn
Rainier Boulevard
Seattle Boulevard
Main St
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Twentyseventh
Atlantic
Sixteenth Av
Fires in City Report Show 17 Incidents in March
Fire Marshal Kellogg reports 17 fires in March with total losses of 4786 dollars. Insurance coverage in place amounts to about 54000 dollars.
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Kellogg
President Furth Orders Immediate Car Fare Reduction
At a late hour it was learned that President Jacob Furth will reduce streetcar fares immediately. The EB Co. plans to abandon its old system and double track all lines, promising to act in the welfare of the public.
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Jacob Furth
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Muck Baker Steffens Visits Seattle on Reform Tour
Beattie arrival from Portland marks start of a coast tour by Lincoln Steffens editor of American Magazine. He plans to study civic life in Seattle and other cities, meeting Chamber of Commerce officials and visiting Rainier Grand while remaining in the city several days. His purpose is to prepare for future editorial work on national graft and reform.
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Beattie
Portland
Steffens
American Magazine
Rainier Grand
C. B. Yandall
Chamber of Commerce
Beattice
Mr. Steffens
Seattle
Biel
JL. A Nadean
Rainier
Old Nosian
Likely settlement reached in railroad wage talks
Mr L-Martin and A Knapping Charities P Netil met railroad managers this morning and conference is held this afternoon. It is said minor demands were waived and more issues may be settled. An immediate settlement is thought likely.
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Knapping Charities
P. Netil
Romances End in Tragedy for Japanese Visitor
Jake Tsuruhara, a well educated Japanese man, was found dead in a lodging house at 216 Fifth Ave South. Police and lodgers suspect either natural death or suicide after his love for Olivia Witt of Davenport Iowa failed. Letters show he pursued the woman, who dreamed of joining him, but faced ruin through gambling.
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Jake Tsuruhara
Fifth Av. South
Tsuruhara
Chicago
Olivia Witt
Margaret Rusley
Davenport
Teuruhara
Laborer Killed as Wall Caves In at Frye Building Site
Mike Rafl, 28, a laborer at the Frye building excavation at Third and Yesler, was crushed when the old wall collapsed. Workers took 15 minutes to reach him. he died from multiple injuries. He resided at the Northern Pacific hotel near First and King and had arrived in Seattle four months ago with plans to travel north this summer.
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Mike Rafl
Frye
Third
Yesler
Northern Pacific
Firet and King
Seattle
City records set with record March building permits
The March building record proved the greatest in the history of the city with 778 permits and a total value of $3,599,769. For the first quarter the total value reached $3,433,000 across the three months.
Boston Heiress Bristow-Draper Ties Hidden Knot
R H Bristow-Draper son of Massachusetts official and his actress wife arrived in Vancouver with the bride after secretly marrying two weeks earlier while on tour. Formerly Miss Alice Ray, a Boston heiress from a patrician family, was jilted when the engagement to Bristow-Draper ended for family reasons.
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Vancouver
B. C
R. H. Bristow-Draper
Massachusetts
Vancouver Hotel
Weet
Mise
Alice Ray
Boston
Dristowr
the & Man
Miss Sanfer
Mise Ray iv
Wright Named to Library Board by Mayor Moore
Attorney George B. Wright chosen by Mayor Moore to fill seven year term on the library commissioners replacing Rev. W. A. Major. Wright, Harvard graduate of 1892, is with Wright & Kelleher in Burke block. Confirmation expected by council this evening along with B. Caty’s park board appointment.
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George BE. Wright
Moore
Board of Library Commissioners
W. A. Major
Wright
Wright & Kelleher
Burke
Harvard
Harvard Law School
B.caty
Lynching of Jim Williams Near Durant
About one thousand people seized Jim Williams from the city jail on a Saturday night and hanged him from an oil derrick. His body was shot multiple times after the lynching. Williams had been accused of attacking Lillie Mizener, a white woman, who identified him.
Shaper Death Blamed on Defective Brakes in Idaho City
Motorman John Aiken testified in Boise that brakes on car No 213 were slack, causing the fatal crush of shoemaker Frederick Shaper at Second and Cherry. Aiken said he slowed to eight miles an hour and could not stop in time. an inquest is set for tomorrow. Shaper, German immigrant, was delivering shoelaces when killed before a Saturday night crowd.
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Frederick Shaper
Aiken
Beattie Electric Company
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Electric Corporation
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Chaper
Butterworth & Bons
Rownue
Anid
Star
Columbia Stend
James St
Lake Union
Shaper
Two Die From Meningitis shock death toll rises
Two more victims of spinal meningitis died within weeks raising the toll. Robert Weiss, 17, son of Mr and Mrs G Weiss of Redmond Wash, died at Providence hospital after illness that began two and a half days ago. He was brought to Seattle for care and Funeral services planned from Butterworth Sons chapel Sunday. Gustave Erickson, 20, ill 26 days at Port Blakeley died at Providence hospital. Butterworth & Sons handling funeral arrangements. The Wayside Emergency hospital reports seven meningitis cases.
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Robert Weiss
Port Blakeley
Providence Hospital
Butterworth & Sons
Wayside
Timber fraud investigations continue in Boise grand jury
Boise reports on April 1 state the federal grand jury is still probing timber fraud schemes. The claim that ex-mayor Stuenenberg was killed over timber case evidence is described as untrue.
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Beripps Telegraph Service
Boise
Idaho
Federal Grand Jury
Stuenenberg
Laundry Workers Strike Hits Frisco Union Action
Frisco laundry workers strike shuts thirteen Laundries while nine hundred union members are affected. The walkout began at 9 30 this morning as workers demand a 40 percent wage increase with only three laundries operating.
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Frisco
Gan Francisco
Federal prisoner begins term under accumulative credit
Judge C. H. Hanford orders the sentence carried out at the state penitentiary. Walker began serving after the Aug 7 1906 federal judgment, fined $100. He was found guilty in federal court, then upheld by the circuit court of appeals.
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C. H. Hanford
United States District Court
Walker
Circuit Court of Appeals
Troops Guard Treadwell Mines Amid Miner Strike
U S troops arrived at Treadwell Alaska to guard mine property as 800 Salvorni miners strike now ten days old. Soldiers set up tents and guard lines while miners meet in secret and threaten higher wages if demands are denied. Carpenters in Juneau also organize seeking a 10 cent per hour wage increase.
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Star Special Service
Juneau
Alaska
Treadwell
United States
Fort Wm
Western Federation of Minera
Star
Juneay
Please Give Me a City Lot Petition to City Council
In Oneonta New York a resident C D Gilson requests a city lot from public property. He criticizes a prior donation and asks the council to reserve land for his use while noting no objections to others receiving aid. The mayor’s veto vote on the council bill is awaited. A separate fatal auto crash in Oneonta kills Mrs E B Loveland, niece of Collis P Huntington.
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C. D. Gilson
Terry
Gileon
Oneonta
WN. Y
Loveland
Collis P. Huntington
Which referendum decides city control of Chicago traction lines
Chicago faces a pivotal April referendum on whether franchises worth about 190 million dollars should go to Morgan and Wall Street or be owned by the city. Voters fault the current service while debates over costs, governance, and political machines shape the campaign.
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