Hopes of Better Service Buried in Weeping Ceremony
A funeral scene recounts mourners weeping around a tombstone with figures including Palibearere Armstrong and Reveille while city officials and volunteers participate. Councilmen Hines Sawyer Weaver act as pallbearers and guards as drum corps plays.
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A. B. Bouillon
Bill
Armstrong
Reveille
B. Sachs
W. KR. Crawford
B. Howe
Corporation
Petter
Hines
Sawyer
Weaver
Schrader
Se Company to Hold Meeting Over Trustees Program
A Se Company call to an annual meeting amid minority objections to an earned program. The board and stockholders debate ratification of proceedings and elections while certain interests push back against Cooked measures allegedly crafted by White dominated management. Howe, secretary, asks for proxies to attend and support continuity of policy.
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Ual
Se Company
Son First Ay
History Company
Board of Trustees
Paleo
Tome
Howe
Internal troubles brew for S E Co news bulletins
A digest of terse dispatches from across North America and Europe notes varied incidents. Poland born actress Madame Helena Modjerka lies near death in Santa Ana. Canadian miners threaten action over international union ties. Senator Borah predicts tariff deliberations wrap by May 15. Roosevelt entourage arrives in Messina with King Victor Emmanuel guiding them. United States balloon ascent in Los Angeles for practice. Tacoma elects nine new councilors amid low turnout. Payne tariff bill faces lumber proviso removal in House. C A Weber, 60, killed by oncoming locomotive in Bellingham.
Child struck by car near street crosswalk tragedy
An eight year old child named Bonita Clark was struck by a car while crossing a street. The accident happened when another child, Little Johnnie, darted in front of the vehicle and collided with the car while laborers nearby watched in shock. The girl survived but was severely frightened and injured.
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Bonita Clark
Baatar
Johnnie
Aged grocer Garland fined and jailed for liquor sales
BB Garland, an elderly grocer, was fined 300 dollars and sentenced to 16 days in the city jail for violating the liquor sale ordinance without a license. Judge John B. Gordon described him as a repeat offender and warned future jail terms. Garland had posted 100 bail but failed to appear, leading to a bench warrant.
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BB. Garland
John B. Gordon
Garland
Gordon
Suicide note quotes ex army captain in New York
United States Army retiree Chambers M. Craig shot himself in his New York apartment after leaving a letter to his wife about insufficient income. He cited monthly sums of 75 dollars and 126 dollars as the reason, asking for happiness but indicating he could not remain.
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United Frees
New York
Chambers M. Craig
United States Army
Woman Throws Children From Window in Johns Town Tragedy
In Johns Town Pennsylvania on April 6 Mrs William Roberts 20 years old threw her four children aged 4 months to 6 years from a second story window and then jumped She survived but is likely fatally hurt authorities deem her demented and the children were not seriously hurt
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Johnstown
William Roberts
Bert
City Court Denies Munson Bid to Bar City Leasing
Judge Gay in the superior court denied Robert L. Munson of Electrical Supply Co. an injunction to stop the city from leasing or supplying electrical gear. The suit, seen as a move by Beattie Electric to curb city lighting competition, notes Munson’s ties to the Jacob Furth Corp. The municipal plant remains the sole real competitor in the field.
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Gay
Robert L. Munson
Electrical Supply Co
Munson
Beattie Electric Company
General Electric Company
Motors and Supplies
Chauffeur R L Cassel Fined for Speed Violation
R L Cassel a chauffeur for Gerald Frink was fined 26 by Police Judge John B Gordon after pleading guilty to speeding. He said he was driving about 18 miles an hour on East Cherry street near 32nd avenue when officers Howardt and Hodge stopped him using the stopwatch squad.
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R. L. Cassel
Gerald Frink
John B. Gordon
Cannel
East Cherry St
32Nd Ay
Howardt and Hodge
Riverside Man Confined as Wife Becomes Insane
David Springston of Riverside fractured his leg at work last Friday. His wife, driven to insanity by worry, was taken to the county jail where she will face an insanity commission this afternoon. Two babies ages one and two remain in the home under a brother’s care.
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David Springston
Riverside
Springston
Timber taxes trigger denudation claims in Northwest
St. Paul April 6 Exclusive taxes on standing timber and not wastefulness have caused the denuding of timber lands in the Northwest, according to Frederick Weyerhaeuser. The remark attributes forest decline to policy rather than harvest efficiency and cites Weyerhaeuser's warning to protect timber resources.
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ST. Paul
Frederick Weyerhaeuser
Connecticut Governor Lilley Reported Critically Ill
Hartford April 6 authorities say Gov George Lilley is critically ill with Brights disease and may die at any moment His secretary confirmed the diagnosis Lilley formerly served as Connecticut congressman and was active in the submarine best controversy during World War I at nearly 60 years old
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Hartford
Conn
George Leevens Lilley
Connecticut
Mis
Bright
Teo
Lilley
Vartous
Congrema
Jiley
Standard Oil Case Sparks Open Government Debate
In St Louis on April 6, Frank Kellogg argued that allowing Standard Oil to tinge American enterprise would strip citizens of opportunity and turn children into wage earners under corporate control. Former US attorney Charles BM outlined unfair methods used by the Standard as the government contends to dissolve the Rockefeller holdings.
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ST. Louis
Standard Oil Company
Citheons
Frank BR. Kellogg
Trul
Standard of Company of New Jereey
Rockefeller
Kelloux
Charlies BM
United States
District of
Hilhola
Standard
New York Senate Bans Photo of Unconvicted Suspects
By United Press Albany April 6 the senate passed a bill prohibiting photographing persons under arrest who have not been convicted of crime. Senator Caffrey said the measure ends police outrage in photographing innocent people.
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United Press
Albany
N. Y
Senate
Caffrey
Wage increase for 2000 Bteam Cotton workers in Salem
United Press reports nearly two thousand operatives of the Bteam Cotton company in Salem will receive about a 5 percent rise in wages. A letter to the Chamber of Commerce from Charles Odenkirk urges widening Western Avenue by 20 feet, with property owners compensated for any loss along Railroad Avenue.
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United Press
Salem
Maas
April
Bteam Cotton Company
Westernay
Charles Odenkirk
Chamber of Commercce
Committee On City Affairs
Western Ay
Man Drives Off Burglary Suspect at Hudson Street Home
George McClellan awoke to an attempted window break at 3223 Hudson St. He fired at a burglar who leaped the back fence, but the intruder vanished. Police searched the area but found no one, noting McClellan had been ill but proved able to defend his home.
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George McClellan
McClellan
McClinean
Clark Carr
Hank
Mark Hubbard
Quintet of Seattle children run away from home
Led by seven year old James Mathers five companions from Seattle Children's Home fled from Ninth Ave W and McGraw, roamed Smith's Cove and beachside play, police and nurses hunted them for hours until they returned late at night promising not to repeat the outing.
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James Mathers
Seattle
Av. W
McGraw
Yeanterday
James Stll
James
Ann Don Arte
Rey Burnett
Edwin Hieh
Alfred Bish
Stan
Ley Armatrong
Smith's Cove
Seattle Chamber Takes Up County Hospital Conditions
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce announced a formal investigation into King County Hospital at Georgetown following The Star’s exposé. A taxation committee subcommittee will review evidence of mismanagement and cruelty, with affidavits from interested parties and a planned public inquiry.
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Star
Senttle Chamber of Commerce
Board of County Commissioners
Seattle Chamber OF Commerce
King County Hospital
Georgetown
Taxation Committee
Tax Committee
The
Chamber of Commerce
Morgan J. Carkeek
Thomas Burke
J. &. Goldsmith
EB. Shorrock
L. J. Colman
Perry Poison
C. 8. Miller
George Danworth
W. R. Forrest
EB. C. Moffatt
Weather forecast notes fair tonight and Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with light north winds and a high frost. The outlook calls for clear skies and chilly temperatures across the region, prompting motorists to watch for icy patches on untreated roads.
Cyclone Strikes Illinois Towns Causing Heavy Damage
A cyclone swept through central Illinois today leaving casualties and widespread destruction. Pittsburg reports deaths and many injured as rural areas suffer severe damage. unverified notes suggest two deaths in Pittsburg and substantial losses elsewhere.
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Pitteturg
Pittsburg
Kew
Man Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid in Saloon
Jacob Zehndee a resident of Bellevue state formerly, ended his life by drinking carbolic acid in the Bottle saloon, after declaring he was tired of life. He collapsed, was taken to a hospital, and died minutes later. The body was moved to the Butterworth & Sons establishment. No funeral arrangements yet. Zehndee had relatives in the region. Also noted is the illness of Rev. James Culinas, pastor of Fremont Baptist Church, at his Kin home.
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Jacob Zehndee
Hellevue
K. C
Zehndee
Hoa
Butterweorth & Sons
Zehnder
Secon
Yehnder
Goriously
James Culinas
Fremont Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Albion
Man Claims Brutal Arrest by Plainclothes Officers
William McCarthy, a Mat and Upholstery Co. employee, filed a complaint with Chief Irvin Ward alleging brutal arrest by plainclothes detectives McClurg and Peterson after a meeting at Eagles Hall last Friday night. He says they roughed him, denied contact, and released him after a face and mouth injury. he will pursue court action. McCarthy is a longtime Seattle resident.
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William McCarthy
the Mat and Upholstery Co
Irving Ward
McClurg
Peterson
McCarthy
2Nd Ay
Main St
The
Eagles
Loop
Jack Wright
Oen
Reattle
Seattle
What would you do and why Right of Way contest entries
The Star's Right of Way contest draws reader opinions on Charley Steele's amnesia case with two days left. Entries discuss whether Steele should reveal the past, divorce, or disappear, and the best 25 writers win two seats to The Right of Way at Moore Theatre on April 12.
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The
Star
Charley Steele
A. &. Jones
Central Building
Steele
Moore Theatre
Disappointed Bride Leads Hunt For Missing Groom
Frantic with anxiety over her fiancé's disappearance, Miss Martha Louise Christian led a search after he failed to appear at the 1 PM Sunday wedding. She produced letters from Alin L. Lehmann and said he had money and two large diamonds. deputies traveled to Tacoma to investigate.
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Martha Louise Christian
Miss Christian
Robert T. Hodge
Alin L. Lehmann
Tacoma
Hodge
Scott Malone
Malone
Seattle
Pools of Blood Found in a Car After Fremont Incident
Three Italians, reportedly involved in a cutting affray, left a Meridian avenue car at Second and Spring streets. Patrolman Heath suspects they fought at Fremont and boarded for Seattle seeking medical aid. no clear explanation yet. Treasury totals show receipts of 1,668,875 and disbursements of 1,440,000.
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Meridian
Second Av
Spring St
A. EK. Heath
Fremont
Heath
Seattle
Taft Nominates Sloan as Arizona Governor and Young as Secretary
President Taft named Richard A. Sloan as governor of Arizona and George A. Young as secretary of state for Arizona in a Washington announcement dated April 6. Sloan replaces the incumbent with Sloan to lead the territory and Young to manage state records.
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United Press
Washington
Taft
Richard A. Sloan
Arizona
George A. Young
Serb King Peter Faces Abdication as Tepid Politics Swirl
Belgrade April 6 The coming days will decide if King Peter remains on the Servian throne. Leading Servian politicians believe the king will abdicate if the people’s anger persists, regardless of potential amnesty from the government.
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United Press
Belgrade
Peter
Slot Machines Must Go in San Francisco
The final phase of public gambling ends when an ordinance abolishing all slot machines takes effect on July 1 in San Francisco.
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Uni Prews
San Francisco
Sunday Treating Under Ban In Louisville Ky
Judge Kreiger cites commonwealth appellate ruling upholding fines for Sunday drinking. Treating friends to whisky or beer on Sunday is illegal under the law. Moran-Conover electric railway franchise hearing set for May 4 by county commissioners from Lake Washington to Lake Sammish.
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Louisville
Kreiger
Court of Appeals
Moran-Conover
Lake Washington
Lake Sammish
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