Saloons face action over straw bonds in bunko case
Jim Brown led a bunko gang arrested last winter for a dime museum scam on King street. He fled bail with deputies and a faulted bond raises license risk for Miller the saloon keeper. Prosecutor Scott and police dispute, with Brown allegedly aiding and abetting a Tacoma escape.
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Jim Brown
Bunko
King Street
Will Hill
Justice George's Court
B. K. Clark
Charlies Johnson
R. McNamee
Brown
George
Scott
Hughie Behn
Miller
Colon Hotel
First Avenue
Tacoma
Delaney
Cudihee
Pallinger
Miler
Suretha
O. K
Murphy
Justice George
J. L. Crotty
Mr. Scott
Doss Miller
Fatal Wreck at Black Diamond Claims Two
Engineer Joe Scanlon nephew of R Sartori was killed instantly and fireman George M Hoagland badly injured in a coal train wreck on a Columbia and Puget Sound line at Black Diamond. The extra train failed to brake on a steep curve, derailed, and blocked the town. Hoagland was found trapped under overturned trucks and rushed to Providence hospital. Coroner Hoye planned an afternoon visit but saw no inquest needed.
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Joe Scanlon
R. Sartori
George M. Hoagland
Black Diamond
Columbia
Puget Sound Railway
Scanlon
Hoagland
Arnold
Bonney Watson
Providence Hospital
Montgomery Russell
Hoye
Russian immigrant fights divorce after terror threats
John Lindman a Russian allegedly threatened to kill and cook his wife Mathilda Lindman then deserted her for a Swedish lover Lena. In Spokane judge Rudkin refused the divorce saying he could not support a new wife while still married, leaving Lindman restrained.
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John Lindman
Mathilda Lindman
Alaska
Lena
Lindman
Spokane
Seattle
Rudkin
Mrs. Lindman
John
For Wife's Happiness
A brief moral contrast describes a husband noting his wife is strict Presbyterian American and refined, while he is a German-born working man. He highlights differences in culture and background in a personal reflection on marriage.
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Isa
Locomotive Engineer Seeks Divorce for Incompatibility
Felix M. Katar a locomotive engineer files in superior court for divorce from Rose Katar on grounds of incompatibility of temperaments. He states she cannot reconcile to his rough ways or associate with his working class friends and wishes a legal separation for her happiness while he provides for her as long as possible.
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Superior Court
Felix M. Katar
Rose Katar
Galesburg
Katar
California fighter Ed Die Hanlon wins six round bout
Philadelphia report says Ed Die Hanlon from California won a six round fight against Tim Callahan of Philadelphia at the Lenox Athletic Club. The bout was fast from start to finish with Hanlon gaining the best end.
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Philadelphia
Eddie Hanlon
California
Tim Callahan
Lenox Athletic Club
Hill Wins as Court Denies Petition Against Northern Securities Plan
United States circuit court in St Paul denies Harriman and Pierce the right to file a petition against J J Hill's pro rata plan for distributing Northern Securities stock. The decision, unanimous, finds no Sherman act violation and holds stock in Great Northern and Northern Pacific not in court custody. Judge Taylor delivers the opinion amid updates on the merger case and market reaction in New York.
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United States
Taylor
New York
WN Securities
Union Pacific
Cio
Northern Securities
Hil
Continent SecuritiesS sought injunction against stockholders meeting
Jerbey City news brief reports that the Continental Securities company obtained an injunction to block a stockholders meeting, details about the case and parties involved are not fully clear in the fragment.
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Jerbey City
N. 1
Continental Securities Company
Gladden Reports Colorado War Tactics and Miner Tensions
Dr. Washington Gladden, famed sociologist, reports from Colorado where miners’ president Moyer is held under military guard after a strike and alleged anarchic plots. Gladden’s forthcoming letters describe wartime conditions, violence, and the union’s struggle to control criminal elements amid the siege of the mine.
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Miners’ Union
Deserter’s Novel Excuse From Vancouver Barracks
Thomas Hughes of the Twelfth battery U A will be tried next week at Vancouver barracks for desertion. He denies the charge claiming ill health at the Presidio San Francisco led to back pay dispersal and that after drinking coast liquor he was shanghaied onto an English sailing vessel.
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Thomas Hughes
Tweifth
Field Artillery
U. A
Vancouver Barracks
Hughes
Presidio Hospital
San Francisco
Robbery Attack on Rathdrum Bank Cashier Summary
J. C. Callahan cashier at Rathdrum State Bank was assaulted by two robbers. One robber held a pistol to his head while the other rifled his pockets. The bandits secured only a small amount of silver.
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J. C. Callahan
Rathdrum State Bank
Colorado War Reflections From Ground Report
Special Commissioner reports on Colorado mining camps with conflicting, evolving conditions. Cripple Creek Tel Victor Ouray Idaho Springs coal mines near Colorado City Trinidad and Pueblo see ongoing military authority censorship and worker dislocations while many mines resume operations.
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Cripple Creek
Tel
Victor
Ouray
Idaho Springs
Colorado Springs
Colorado City
Colorado
Trinidad
Prom Telluride
Iners
Preatt
Western Federation of Ners
Telluride
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Pueblo
WILL MAKE A STAND AT THE YALU RIVER CLAIMED BY RUSSIAN CHIEF
Rev. Geo Douglas reports from Empress of China that Manchuria missions and Russian authorities praise local leadership. He cites a cordon three miles around a defended point near Yalu river and a strong Siberian railway capacity. A Russian military chief vows a determined stand against Japanese advance at the Yalu.
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Siberian
Yalu
Saloons Face Inspection Over Construction of Drinking Boxes
Building Inspector Place reports weekly checks on saloons with legally constructed drinking booths. Most owners had permits but altered boxes without authorization, often at night, evading lawful changes and police convictions despite reports.
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Delaney
Mr Place
Kentucky
Troops Mass On Front as Harbin Ferry Runs Load Men
The story notes a continuing troop rush to the front with three thousand men and supplies arriving at Harbin daily. Prince Kirikoff, minister of railways, departed for Lake Baikal to oversee ferry operations directing troop movement.
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ST. Petersburg
Harbin Daly
Prince Kirikoff
Lake Baikal
Daughters of the American Revolution Debate Polygamy Denunciation
In Washington the DAR resumed constitutional amendments voting on a resolution denouncing polygamy and urging Congress to bar Mormon church officers from office. Three members opposed, were hissed as Ida Huested Harper of California voiced dissent. In Bellingham the Shingle Manufacturers' Association decided to close mills for about two weeks to address market dullness from the early spring slowdown.
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Washington, D. C
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bellingham
Woman Opposes Resolution Over Introductory Point
A speaker argued against the resolution after learning it would be introduced. Her remarks emphasized the implications and urged reconsideration of the measure.
Man Charged in Assault Case Involving 16 Year Old Susan
H Biersner of this city swore to a complaint charging James Quinn with criminally assaulting his 16 year old daughter Susan Biersner. Quinn is said to have eloped with the girl. They are believed to be in Davenport Washington.
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H. Biersner
James Quinn
Susan Biersner
Quinn
Davenport
Wash
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Dr. Washington Gladden
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