Truce in Libel Trial Warfare With Roosevelt and Barnes
In Syracuse on April 24 a brief truce paused the libel suit of Barnes against Roosevelt as adjournment was taken until Monday. The Colonel’s high tempo on the witness stand drew headlines while he described political funding and named possible Standard Oil contributors and other campaign finances. He warned against excessive campaign sums and expressed views on big donations and accountability.
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Bond P. Geddes
Syracuse
N. Y
Roosevelt
Barnes
Thomas F. Ryan
Alton B. Parker
Contri
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Congressional Committee
H. H. Rogers
John D. Archbold
Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank details
A historical item centers on the Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank, noting financial institution matters from the era and references to its status, function, or actions within the local economy.
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Dexter Horton Trust and Savings Bank
Sears to leave Seattle to run Seward bank
Judah H. Sears, director of Harriman National Bank of Alaska in Seward, will depart Seattle for the North next week. Gaston Hardy of New York will take full charge. the Seward bank opened Thursday and will be allied with Harriman Bank of New York with $22,000,000 in resources.
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Judah H. Sears
Harriman National Bank of Alaska
Seward
North
Washington Hotel
Sears
Gaston Hardy
New York
Seward Bank
Harriman Bank
Cafe Owner Kills Seattle Boy in San Francisco Fight
Albert Wellander, 21, of Seattle, was shot and killed in a San Francisco room over attentions to Florence Brothers. The coroner's inquest led to a request by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wellander, to ship the body to Seattle. Wellander was born and raised in Seattle and had moved to San Francisco last September.
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Albert Wellander
Seattle
San Francisco
J. M. Wellander
Lane St
Florence Brothers
Pacific St
Young Wellander
City Street Department
Canadians in Heroic Fight Stop German Drive
London April 24 The fiercest fighting since Neuve Chapelle rages between Ypres and the North Sea as German forces renew their attempt to break the Allied line toward Calais and Dunkirk. Canadian troops bear the brunt, retreating only under superior numbers but earning glory for stiff defense and preventing a German breakthrough. The battle extends from Ypres northeast to the Yeer canal and river with heavy losses, while Germans move vast reinforcements and carry out mining operations on a grand scale.
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London
Neuve Chappelle
Ypres
North Sea
Calais
Dunkirk
Flanders
Pe War Office
Yeer
Steenstaste
Langemarck
War Office
Helgiana
Marshal von Hildenhuis
British Reinforcements Push Germans From Keetmansdorp
Capetown April 24 British forces announced further gains in Africa after the Keetmansdorp engagement. Reinforcements were brought up and the retreating German troops were pursued.
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Capetown
Keetmansdorp
Two Norwegian Barks Attacked in North Sea
Two Norwegian barks were reportedly attacked by a German submarine in the North Sea. A Danish steamship sighted two distressed vessels, the Oscar sinking and the Eva alight.
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London
North Sea
Oscar
Eva
Dutch Demands Reopening Zevenbergen Sinking Investigation
The Dutch government protests Germanys explanation of the Zevenbergen sinking at The Hague on April 24 and demands the inquiry be reopened to pursue clearer accountability and findings.
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the Hague
Germany
Zevenbergen
Jubilee Night for Seattle Star Newsboys
The Seattle Star's branch and regular newsboys were entertained at the Seattle Theatre with about 500 attendees. The event reserved an entire section, and the boys took the show, with management encouraging a freewheeling, upbeat atmosphere.
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The
Seattle Star
Seattle Theatre
Carolin Bailey Plans London Red Cross Nursing Career
The article notes Carolin Bailey will move to England after her Broadway engagement ends to pursue nursing with the Red Cross in London.
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Carolin Bailey
England
London
Red Cross
Rockefeller Jr. Directed Colorado Mine Strike, Walsh Says
Frank P. Walsh, chair of the federal wage relations panel, released letters showing John D. Rockefeller Jr and Ivy Lee allegedly guided the Colorado fuel strike. The correspondence claims Rockefeller approved operator actions and rejected Washington mediation, linking him to militia calls that led to deaths.
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Industrial Relations Committee
Rockefeller
Colorado
Walsh
Rockefeller, Jr
J. F. Welborn
Starr Murphy
Ivy Lee
L. M. Bowers
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Ammon Denies Letter Exchanges With Famous Figures
Ex Gov Ammon of Colorado denies exchanging letters with John D. Rockefeller Jr. or Ivy Lee regarding the mine strike and asserts he did not receive letters from Rockefeller or Lee to President Wilson.
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Ammons
Denver
Colorado
John Danefeller, Jr
Ivy Lee
Rockefeller
Lee
Wilson
Miss Geary to Sing at Pop Concert
Pop concert at the Hippodrome Sunday afternoon features soprano Gwendolyn Geary and violinist Albany Ritchie as soloists. Director Spargur notes advance sales show a potential record audience for the Philharmonic event. both artists have many local supporters.
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Miss Geary
Philharmonic Orchestra
Hippodrome
Spargur
Gwendolyn Geary
Albany Ritchie
Lamp turns fire destroys James Lowden home
An overturned oil lamp at 2 0 o clock Saturday morning caused a blaze that destroyed the one story frame house of James Lowden at 4007 W 33rd St with contents totaling 1350 dollars. Firemen also responded to Sixth Ave and Jefferson Jr where a store room occupied by T E Pinkham suffered a 500 dollar loss.
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James Lowden
33Rd St
Sixth Ave
Jefferson Jr
T. E. Pinkham
Dot and Dash Club Meets in Seattle
The Dot and Dash club will hold its first annual meeting at the Preas club on Tuesday April 27 to commemorate the birth of Prof Samuel F B Morse the great inventor. An entertaining program has been arranged.
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Dot and Dash Club
Seattle
Preas Club
Samuel F. B. Morse
Diamonds for all occasions in flawless cut gems
A jeweler announces a careful selection of flawless diamonds perfectly cut. Stones can be mounted in settings manufactured by the firm to customer order.
Rosemary at the Metropolitan with John Drew in revival
John Drew opens a revival of Rosemary at the Metropolitan Theatre with a Thursday start and Saturday matinee. The drama follows Sir Jasper Thorndyke who falls for a young woman during a stormy elopement, and later recalls memories from a diary page and a rosemary sprig.
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Metropolitan Theatre
Louis N. Parker
Murray Carson
Rosemary
Mr. Drew
Charles Frohman
Jasper Thorndyke
Sir Jasper Thorndyke
Sir Jasper
Dorothy
Uniforms Ordered for Pacific Coast Steamship Fleet Commanders
Smart new naval-style uniforms have been ordered for commanders, deck officers and pursers of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company fleet, signaling a modernization of attire for shipboard leadership.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Death Battle in the Clouds Over Ypres Battle
A four and a half hour air fight over Ypres ends with a German plane shot down. The pilot dies, the observer is wounded but captured, as British airmen overpower the German flight amid shrapnel and smoke.
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Wm. G. Shepherd
United Press
France
London
Ypres
Miller twins born. parents hail from Broadway alum family
Mr and Mrs J E Miller of 716 Lakeside avenue welcomed twins a son and a daughter born yesterday. Mrs Miller formerly Miss Bernice Curry. Miller is a city fireman with Hose Co 26.
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J. E. Miller
Lakeside Ave
Broadway High School
Brockway appeals malfeasance case seeking records
Road Supervisor J. E. Brockway has a writ of prohibition from Judge Albertson preventing Justice Whitehead from forcing Brockway to explain the missing records dated April 26. He claims no knowledge of what happened to the records after his lower court trial.
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J. E. Brockway
Justice Court
Albertson
Whitehead
Brockway
Court upholds president in Florence Rae Copper dispute
Supreme Court rules Roy J. Kimbel and trustees failed to oust president Nicholas Rudebeck amid a fight at Snohomish county claims. The court finds Rudebeck was moving machinery onto the sites when the Kimbel faction alleged default on assessment work.
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Roy J. Kimbel
Florence Rae Copper Mining Co
Nicholas Rudebeck
Snohdémish
Supreme Court
Rudebeck
Kimbel
Erskine Addresses Madrona Heights Improvement Club
R. K. Erskine, civil service commissioner, will speak on Municipal Civil Service in Seattle at Madrona Presbyterian Church. The address is set for Monday at 8 p.m. in Seattle.
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Erskine
Rk. C. Erskine
Civil Service Commission
Madrona Heights
Six Story Courthouse Expansion Approved by Council
The franchise committee and county commissioners approve a six story courthouse plan. The sixth floor will house the city engineer's office, previously crowded out. County will fund $45,000 for the extra story, while the city pays $7,000 yearly rent.
Hoover to Speak on Mistakes of Labor at Socialist Forum
Glenn E. Hoover, attorney and socialist candidate for congress last fall, will discuss Mistakes of Labor at the Socialist Forum. The event is Sunday evening at 8 o'clock in the Labor temple at Sixth Ave and University Ave, followed by an open discussion.
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Glenn E. Hoover
Congress
Socialist Forum
Labor Temple
Sixth Ave
University At
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