Wreck kills three and injures four near Sanford
Three men die and four others are gravely injured after Big Four passenger train 46 at 45 mph crashes into a construction train at an open switch near Sanford, ten miles east of Terre Haute. Engineer Robert Ewitchm Driwood and fireman H. fatasy are among the dead. victims from Mattoon Illinois and Indianapolis are identified among the injured. The open switch is suspected to have caused the collision.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Big Four
Sanford
Here
Robert
Ewitchm Driwood
Fatasy
Harry Gilett
Marry Clark
Samuel Mott
Mattoon
T. D. Grifth
Indianapolis
R. Donnelly
Hove
Taxes Due From Seattle Electric Firms Threaten Seizure
County Treasurer Gormley orders seizure of equipment and plants of Seattle Electric, Puget Sound Electric, and Puget Sound Power if 1908 personal taxes are not paid within a week. Taxes total 167000 dollars for the Po Electric, 39000 dollars for Puget Sound Electric, and 2000 dollars for Puget Sound Power plus interest. The three firms, tied to Stone & Web, have repeatedly failed to meet obligations. The treasurer warns he will proceed unless 1908 taxes are secured, despite negotiations with attorneys for the traction companies.
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Gormley
Seattle Electric Company
Puget ¢ Company
Puget Sound Power Company
Po Electric Company
Puget Sound Electric
Stone & Web
Traction Com
Corone
Cor
Treas
Intervet
Beattle Electric Company
Puget Sound Electric Corn
Tacoma
Psound Power Company
Gormsey
Setmley
Rate Case in Olympia
A hearing begins April 26 at 10 o clock in the morning in Olympia where Puget Sound Electric appeals the state railway commission decision fixing interurban rates between Seattle and Tacoma. Residents along the line prompted the commission to change rates and the company challenges the ruling. Meanwhile references to a Kansas City trial and a millionaire linked to meat costs are noted in nearby text.
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Thurston County Superior Court
Olympia
Puget Sound Electric Company
State Railway Commission
Seattle
Tacoma
Tragic Pedestrian Crash Kills 5-Year-Old Dorothy Walters
A girl named Dorothy Walters, five, was fatally struck by an automobile on 17th Ave and East Union Street as she ran to greet her father. The driver, William Lyons, claimed the car coasted down a hill and witnesses said speed was around 30 miles an hour. The incident, witnessed by Coreney Snyder and others, ended with the family in grief and no inquest planned.
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Dorothy Walters
E. Union St
Daniel M. Walters
Auto
William Lyons
Dr. J. W
Tively
Lyons
Coreney Snyder Witt
Walters
Emile
Sunday Trips Ad Teases Local Room Offers
Partial readable ad note invites readers to plan Sunday trips and weekend rooms. Mentions Main 441 and weekend travel ideas. Details are unclear but the tone markets local lodging and travel options.
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Roomea
Comet Hen Stirs Beacon Hill Notion of Odd Fowl
The tale centers on George Friend an attorney living at 2269 16th av E who claims a resident of Beacon Hill keeps a hen with an eye that resembles a comet in its shape and marking. Friends visit a chicken coop and collect eggs and are surprised by the unusual bird attracting attention.
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George Friend
16Th Av. E
Beacon Hill
Friend
Egg shaped like a dumbbell causes local stir in Plainfield
Plainfield New Jersey residents report a hen laying an egg with a yolk at one end and white at the other. The odd egg sparks curiosity about poultry at local kitchens and cooking schools.
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Plainfield
N. J
Twain death ends era of Sam Clemens Mark Twain
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain died at Stormfield Redding Conn at 6 40 pm. He suffered angina pectoris with pulmonary edema after a period of unconsciousness beginning at 2 pm. The body will be moved to Elmira and buried in the family plot after services in New York and Elmira.
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Elmira
N. Y
New York
United Press
Redding
Conn
Samuel L. Clemens
Khown
Mark Twain
Stormfield
Kimiri
Twain
Dauhter
Susan
Jean
Langdon
Presbyterian Church
Fifth Avy
27Th St
Henry van Dyke
Albert Bigelow Paine
van Dyke
Osaip Gabrilowitchh
Redding, Conn
Roosevelt Cables His Tribute to Mark Twain
Special Cable dispatch from Paris reports President Theodore Roosevelt mourning Mark Twain. Roosevelt praises Twain as a premier American man of letters whose global influence extended beyond literature and reflects on his contributions and character.
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United Pres
Theodore Roosevelt
Paris
Mark Twain
Chandler Harrie
Twain Died a Millionaire
Samuel L. Clemens died a millionaire according to Harper & Brow with royalties from his writings keeping his fortune growing. He had earlier financed the Webster Publishing Company of Hartford and repaid its debts. The Harper firm said his books sell faster than any author, living or dead.
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New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Harper Brow
Webster Publishing Company
Hartford
Humoriat
Harper Firm
Twain
Two Convicts Still At Large In Leavenworth Escape
Two of six federal convicts who escaped from the Leavenworth prison remain at large. The others have been recaptured. A posse of 40 guards and a company of soldiers are pursuing the fugitives armed with dummy wooden revolvers. Recaptured inmates Keating Gibson Hewitt Clark are in solitary confinement as farmers remain vigilant.
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United Presse
Leavenworth
Kas
Murdock
Frank Ortggurarat
Leavenworths
Aew
Tito
Thomas Keating
John Gibson
Arthur Hewitt
Hebert Clark
Trust magnate fears farmer fortunes influence on AR
An unclear report notes a trust magnate worried by shifting farm gains and the possibility he has overlooked aspects of American agriculture. The mention ties to Houston Post sources and the broader climate affecting business and rural prosperity.
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O Perous
Houston Post
18 Killed in New Mine Horror
Two separate mine disasters are reported. In Pennsylvania the Youghiogheny and Otto Coens mine trapped 18 miners after a fire damp explosion, six bodies recovered and 12 believed inside with no hope of survival. In Alabama the Mulga mine explosion killed 26, with one worker missing as rescuers worked amid toxic gases.
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Fy United Pree
AMB
Eterdam
Youghiogheny & Otto Coens Company
Birmingham
Ala
Poindexter Endorsed by Insurgent Cary and O'Brien
William J. Cary, an insurgent from Wisconsin, endorses Poindexter for the United States Senate. J W O'Brien of Seattle praises Cary’s fight against corporations and the gag rule, recalling Cary’s rise from Milwaukee council to sheriff and the House, noting his Telegraphers union membership and steadfast honesty.
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Wiliam J. Cary
Wisconsin
Congress
J. W O'Brien
Froseman Miles
Poindexter
Washington
United States Senate
Representative Cary
House of Congress
Senate
J. W. O'Pirien
Seattle
Carpetite
Cary
Milwaukee
Mr. O'Brien
Star
House of Representatives
Telegraphers’ Union
Weather forecast for fair night and Saturday
The weather page reports a fair night and Saturday with light northeast winds.
Blythe Praises Twain As Twin Teddy Tafts Hard Day
Samuel G. Blythe credits Mark Twain as the greatest American humorist both alive and dead. He notes correspondents rise at 3 a.m. to cover Teddy Roosevelt and fear his remarks about Taft, leading to long nights and hard living.
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Washington
Samuel G. Blythe
Mark Twain
Teddy
Taft
Shingle Mills Closer in Ballard as Price Fight Spreads
Eleven Ballard shingle mills shut down, leaving only two running after a bid to prop up prices. Movements aim to halt broker cuts, with six agents dispatched to rally shingle workers statewide. Manufacturers hold brokers at fault and promise to trade directly, with prices reported at 2.20 dollars for clear shingles and 1.80 for extra size.
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Washington
Ballard
Bolcom Mill Co
Seattle Cedar Lumber Co
H. W. Green
Cascade Lumber Co
Lumber Manufacturers’ Agency
The
Seattle Shingle Company
White Building
Wezler on Verge of a Confession
Charles J. Wezler, accused of murdering his former mother in law near Tacoma, is on the verge of a full confession, according to Tacoma detective Captain Fitzgerald who escorted him on the Shasta Limited to Tacoma. He showed signs of disturbance on the train and sat in a closed Pullman berth with an officer between him and the door. The train was due to reach Tacoma that evening.
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United Prowse
Salem
Ore
Charles J. Wexler
Tacoma
Fitzgerald
Tacoma Detective Force
Sharta Limited
Weiler
Weler
Exoneration Call From Seattle Bar Association on Ballinger Case
A Seattle Bar Association meeting adopts a resolution declaring Interior Secretary Ballinger blameless regarding Collier's Weekly Ballinger-Rhutter article. Only 38 of 400 attended, with debates over process, AP coverage, and potential investigations into J L Finch and other figures tied to the land frauds.
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Seattle Bar Association
Chamber of Commerce
Interior
Ballinger
Collier's Weekly
Rhutter
Baillinger
William A. Peter
Taft
College End
W. H. Gorham
Hanford
Collier's
John H. Powell
Petera
Cunningham
Associated Presse
Henry F. Blake
Gorham
Inter
Clearing and Balance Report For Several Cities
Daily clearings cited for Tacoma Spokane and other locations show totals of 1 728 102 99 and 762 699.00 and 1 497 068.00 and 954 155.00 with balances 126 886.16 284 170.00 and 188 536.00 respectively. Financial figures are presented without full context of dates or institutions.
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Tacome
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Kansas City
Roosevelt
My United Press
Amsterdam
Ohio
Poindenter
Independent
Bam Blythe
Wezler
Alaska
Ests
Bar Association
Blake
A. W. Hastie
E. C. Hughes
Associated Press
Hughes
C. H. Hanford
Collier
Terhune
King County Republican Committee
Association
J. L. Finch
Finch
Alfred Battle
A. J. Tennant
George Tennant
A. J. Fennant
8. M. McCord
Irrigation Company
Judge Hanford
C. &. Shank
Senator Piles
James B. Howe
Sullivan
Elmer L. Todd
United States
John W. Roberts
Crvayd
Gabe
WOME
Spokane
Tle
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