Woman Shoots Miss Traynor in Seattle Home Dispute
A 20 year old woman told police she shot Miss Traynor in the Seattle house after a money dispute and alleged harassment. The shooter, held at the county jail, said Traynor mocked her and refused to pay what she owed. A boarder was wounded as police arrived. Miss Traynor is 14 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traynor
Peaynor
Mivs
Tina
Miss Traynor
Raymond
Wether
Providence Hospital
California
Seattle
Pretty
Mrs Mlean hissed by D A R members
Mrs Mlean faced hissing from Daughters of the American Revolution members at a meeting led by Mrs Donald Meteon the president general after she criticized treasurer Mrs W E Davis for failing to have her report ready.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Meteon
Mere W. EL Davis
Lennie Baker
M Portel
Martin
D — Harrison
Exoneration of McGee in Bribery Case Highlighted
Testimony details McGee refusing city payments for fumigation work. City officials including Captain Keen and Mr Stevens testified they offered bribes to McGee at Seattle hotels but he refused. Baker house timing disputed between Mrs Baker and witnesses. Swanson sworn to secrecy under threat of exposure.
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McGee
F. W. Keen
Seattle
Mr. Stevens
Stevens Hotel
MeGee
Baker House
Notable Local Text Fragments From OCR Note
Fragmentary OCR lines show jumbled names and phrases. A vague note mentions Moore and a mover, with unclear context and dates. The readable portions suggest an incomplete item or notice rather than a full event.
Statement Ths Morning Responding To Beattie Jennings Article
A brief reply appeared this morning addressing the earlier Beattie Jennings piece. The letter defends the referenced reporting and urges readers to consider additional perspectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie Jenning
Big Fire Destroys Has ton Store in Phoenix
A major morning blaze gutted the Has ton store in Phoenix, the city’s largest shop. Loss is estimated at 115000 dollars with extensive damage to the third floor where rooms were occupied and narrow escapes occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seri
Ba « al Arta
Haston
End of telephone bribery probe expected without indictments
San Francisco reports that today ends the telephone bribery investigation with no indictments likely, though several indictments have been found and are being prepared. The slot machine graft inquiry is expected to wrap up tomorrow.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
San Francisco
Bank Clearings Report for April 16, 1907 and 1908
The record lists bank clearings for April 16 in two years. Amounts noted are 1,689,725.82 dollars for 1907 and 1,616,999.29 dollars for 1908. This item presents a concise financial tally without additional context.
Shingle Mills Struggle to Meet Orders Despite Rail Car Shortage
Shingle manufacturers report continued handicaps in filling orders due to car shortages. They estimate about 240 cars are needed daily to move output while railroads can supply only about 60 cars per day.
Women Promote Peace at New York Conference
In New York on April 14 the Women's Day at the Peace Conference featured Mrs Anna Gable Spencer president of the Women's Club along with Julia Ward Howe and May Wright Sewall as guests of honor. Speakers addressed various facets of the peace movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Anna Gable Spencer
Women's Clube
Julia Ward Howe
May Wright Sewell
Local Baseball Results and Racing News Summary
The Star reports on full local baseball stories and every game in the Sweetern League, plus Pacific Coast League and Major League results after June 29. Includes Meadows race winners, sporting photographs, cartoons, and notes by racing expert Refugee with gossip from Star writers.
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the Meadows
Star
Mayor Moore Snubbed as Council Delays Electric Company Probe
The council avoided public prominence for Mayor William Hickman Moore by not mentioning his communication or the ordinance to appoint a commission to probe Seattle Electric. Views diverge over the matter with some fearing it was buried in the committee of the whole while a Bailey Building relocation and other items linger quietly in street committee consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hickman Moore
Seattle Electric Company
S Iieanes
Bailey Building
Charlies RK
Cote
Macadam Road Plan Moves Forward Under County Supervision
County commissioners announce the Seattle to Tacoma macadam road project will proceed with completion aimed for the 1909 exposition. County Surveyor Valentine to supervise the construction and oversee progress along the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Tacoma
Valentine
New General License Ordinance Sets Burden on Pawn Brokers
A proposed ordinance consolidates existing rules under a general license regime. It would regulate pawn brokers employment offices and other trades. The license and revenue committee will meet Friday evening to consider it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
License and Revenue Committee
Smallpox Exposure Tangles Hobart Mill Workers
After exposing hundreds in Georgetown Renton and Maple Valley, Hobart mill men Charles Clegg and Allen Abbott were taken to the county hospital. They walked from Maple Valley to Renton then rode an interurban to Georgetown, their sores visible before removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Renton
Maple Valley
Charles Clegg
Allen Abbott
Hobart
County Hospital
Strike Looms Over Eight-Hour Day Demand Coastwide
Iron Moulders union and Seattle employers brace for a May 1 strike over eight-hour day recognition. Moulders seek $3.75 for eight hours versus $4 for nine hours, while Moran fire shop superintendents and similar local institutions refuse to concede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Moulders’ Union
Seattle
Pacific Coast
Moran
Humane Society Meeting Tonight
A King County Humane Society meeting is scheduled for this evening in the Chamber of Commerce rooms at o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humane Society
The
King County Humane Society
Chamber of Commerce
Ballard Officers Accused of Protecting Dives
Relatives of 16 year old Gussie Burt allege Ballard night officers frequent disreputable saloons and drink with young girls for months. They claim saloons are tied to houses overhead and operated with protection from the patrol, naming Frank Hannan Joe French and Frank Cole amid accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie Burt
Ballard
Ballard Force
Gairls
Guesie Burt
Monte Carlo
Joe French
Thene
Frank Hannan
Burt
Frank Cole
Jail physician calls charges ridiculous
A-Y. P. exposition grounds plan changes reduce outlay from 290000 to 250000. Landscape gardener J C Olmatead asserts the difference can be made less noticeable through adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A-Y. P. Exposition
J. C. Olmatead
Fire devastates block on Golden Gate Avenue
A morning blaze in a temporary frame building on Golden Gate Avenue near Van Ness destroyed the structure and shops including Van Nean grill Lattie Louvre restaurant and Wentilly Johnsons clothing store. Cook Mary Peterson of the Louvre was seriously asphyxiated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Golden Gateau
van Nese
van Nean Gril
Lattie Louvre
Wentilly & Johnson
Mary Peterson
Louvre
Pope to create American cardinals in June
Rome reports that the pope has assured Fisher German of South Dakota that one and perhaps two American cardinals will be created in June.
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Scrippe Telegraph Service
Rome
Fisher
South Dakota
Kuroki to Visit Seattle May Arrival Details
General Kuroki, hero of the Russo Japanese war, will arrive in Seattle on May 2 to represent the emperor at the Jamestown exposition. He leaves Yokohama with 150 subordinates this week and plans a brief Seattle stop before heading east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuroki
Seattle
Yokohama
East
Train wreck near Sedro-Woolley injures 23 passengers
A Great Northern line train derailed at Baker's Siding 25 miles west of Sedro-Woolley injuring 23 passengers. The smoker car left the track on a slow descent, rails failed from rotten ties, and relief trains conveyed the wounded to Everett. Names from Sedro-Woolley, Seattle, Bremerton and Baker Siding appear in the casualty list.
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Star
Sedro- Woolley
Wash
Baker's Siding
Here
At & Welock
Anacortes & Rockford
Great Northern
Everett
Baker
G. N. Hospital
Davie
Hedrick
E. Kay
Sedro-Woolley
Curry
C. A. Blodgett
Burnside
Seattle
Frank Gibson
Sian
Bremerton
G. H. Sanderson
Baker Siding
Kley
Hobeck
Nat Stevenson
Je Peters
Rt Campbell
Ri J
Loftus
May Lose Bride: Immigrant Bride Identified by Inspector
Wo Fong Kong may lose his bride after an immigration inspector examined license photos and identified Chin Sue as a woman sought for over a year as unlawfully in the country. Deportation appears likely for Mrs Kong.
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Wo Fong Kong
Chin Sue
Mra. Kong
Tailor Strike Talks Fail to End Standoff in City
Union members report the dispute with local tailor employers remains unsettled. A Monday night union meeting failed to yield a definite agreement and the appointed committee has not reported back to shop owners. Six shops remain closed while G B Dunn’s Boston block shop plans to stay open after employees accepted terms.
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Tailors Union
G. B. Dunn
Boston
J. M. Cunningham
Irving & Cannon
Barber licensing under scrutiny after court ruling
R T Noyes argues examinations should be stricter to curb disease spread in barber shops. Judge Buell’s Pierce county court decision finds the license law unconstitutional, striking down the examining board requirement in Mrs. Clara Walker’s case of practicing as a barber without a license.
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R. T. Noyes
Colman Battle
Buell
Pierce County Superior Court
Clara Walker
Snell
Alleged Failure to Pay for Diamond Ring Leads to Replevin
Moore filed replevin against a man who obtained a $450 diamond ring from L J Moore but did not pay. A judgment was entered in Moore's favor in the suit.
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Conte
Puid i
L. J. Moore
Moore
Laroe’s Greek suspect fined after thefts police report
Five countrymen testified that Laroe took clothes shoes a shotgun revolver and other property. The judge fined Laroi 100 and costs after evidence showed prior theft of a lunch wagon in Wichita Kansas Rahm a Hindu was refused landing due to cash and released from custody after an appeal for admission to the country.
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John. Laroe
Tudge Gordon
Larosa
Laros
Wichita
Kansas
Rahm
Beattle
Port Townsend
Steamboat firm barred from lake fuel tanks plan
The Board of Public Works refused Anderson Steamboat Company on Lake Washington permission to build an iron tanked scow to carry fuel oil for its steamers, deeming it too dangerous to property. The ruling may push tanks underground, raising costs for the firm.
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Board of Public Works
Anderson Steamboat Company
Lake Washington
Miners of Treadwell Route Charter From WFM in Alaska
Striking miners at the Treadwell mines in Douglas Alaska received their charter from the Western Federation of Miners assuring organizational support in their dispute with the mining company. News prompted a demonstration and parade as United States troops were deployed to prevent trouble.
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Treadwell
Douglas
Alaska
Western Federation of Minera
United States Troopea
Spear Ordered to Appear Before Judge Frater April 26
Harry B. Spear is cited to appear before Judge Frater on April 26 to show cause why he should not face further legal action. The notice specifies the hearing date and the judge presiding over the proceedings.
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Harry B. Spear
Judge Frater
Post Office approves corner box near Howell Street store
J Edgell secured the Post Office Department to install a combination mail and package box at the Ninth Ave and Howell Street corner, directly in front of his store. The move aims to improve mail service access for customers and neighbors.
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Hi. J. Edgell
Post Office Department
Ninth Ay
Howell St
Stirton Claims Jail Guards Abused Women Prisoners
Mrs Catherine D Stirton of the Humane Society accuses county jail guards of drugs mistreatment and taunts toward sick and bathing prisoners. She says she personally witnessed a guard open a bathroom door and another deride naked inmates. She reiterates that problems persist under male oversight and warned the sheriff after raising these charges.
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Catherine D. Stirton
The
Humane Society
Star Today
Levins
Catherine DC. Stirton
County jail guards denounced in attack on women prisoners
De A. C. Crookall, acting county physician, rebukes Iva Levins claims of mistreatment in the sheriff’s jail. He asserts no inmate lacks water, notes prompt hospital care, denies filth or vermin, and defends guards as decent married men while criticizing proposals for women guards. Sheriff Smith dismisses the charges as fake and keeps the jail open for inspection.
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Crookall
County to revoke illegal saloon licenses near cities
King county commissioners pledge action to revoke licenses for saloons within one mile of city limits while resisting changes to licensing in general. They doubt impact on crime and argue licensing is often used for political gain amid debates on restraining saloon numbers.
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Youngstown
King County
Rutherford
Beckingham
Abraham
West Seattle
Reynolds Seeks Breakup Of Local Liquor Combine
Gill resigns from the license committee and opposes the panel after it refused a saloon license for Adam Jacobowski at 2011-2 Seconday South. Council member Conway is cited as backing current saloonkeepers and opposing the committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
Hquor Combine
Adam Jacobowski
Seconday
South
Conway
Gil’s Freelance Move Threatens Owe Harmony
The proceedings last evening showed Gil choosing to go freelance and disrupt the orderly relations he had temporarily maintained, signaling a potential breakdown in cordial ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tee
Gil
Owe
Dinner in Honor of Senator Piles and Congressman Humphries
Preparations are complete for a Rainier club dinner tonight honoring Senator Piles and Congressman Humphries. The event salutes their winter work at the national capital on behalf of the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rainier Club
Piles
Humphries
National Capital
Two Seattle Artists Exhibit at Knoedler Galleries
Miss Elias Bush and Miss Newmore K McGrath, Seattle artists, had pieces accepted for exhibition at the American Society of Miniature Painters at Knoedler galleries in New York.
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Elias Bush
Newmore K. McGrath
Seattle
American Society of Miniature Painters
Knoedler Galleries
New York
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