Balto Bribery Case Ends With Fined Contractor
In Seattle court Nick Balto, contractor on FE. List street sewer, was found guilty of offering $50 bribe to inspector Frederick Davey. His wife pleaded for clemency citing poverty and unemployment. Balto fined $100 with no costs, while co-defendants Donofiro and Gallici were freed. A young reporter observed Balto’s family dynamics during the proceedings.
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Nick Balto
James Donofiree
John Galliot
Frederick Davey
Davey
Donofiro
Gallici
Nick
Interviews With Seattle Mayor Reveals Reform Resolve
Cub Reporter chats with Hiram Gill, Seattle mayor, revealing his past missteps, renewed ambition, and resolve to curb youth vice with Chief Griffiths. He promises noticeable budget cuts pending the city budget review and commends the University of Washington.
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Hiram C. Gill
Seattle
Star Cub
Gill
Giil
Gil
Finance Committee
City Health Department
University of Washington
Mexicans Not Held by U S in Vera Cruz Transit
Washington reports the administration seeks to counter the belief that Huerta ordered Americans detained in Mexico City. Mission Mexicans handed to Col. Carona as he delivered Chargé d’affaires O'Shaughnessy were told Mexicans in Vera Cruz could depart freely, but transportation facilities were lacking.
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Washington
Huerta
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Col. Carona
O'Shaughnessy
Presbyterian Ministers Gather for Meeting Speakers
Speakers at the Presbyterian Ministers association meeting Monday afternoon at the First Church include Dr. J Tate Mason Chief of Police Griffiths and Rev. E A Johnson.
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Presbyterian Ministers’ Association
First
J. Tate Mason
Griffiths
E. A. Johnson
Oregon Governor Denied Enlistment of Coast Artillery Units
Washington April 25 Gov West of Oregon was refused permission by the state department to enlist five companies of Coast artillery as infantry in the Oregon National Guard.
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Washington
West
Oregon
State Department
Coast Artillery
Oregon National Guard
Storm in tolls fight stirs Washington debate
Senator Miles Poindexter read a protest letter from the American Society for the Preservation of American Rights in the Panama Canal Zone. He cited Carnegie endowment influence and wealth he said was “sucked from the American people” on a watered market amid tolls repeal discussions.
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Washington
Miles Poindexter
American Society For the Preservation of
Panama Canal Zone
Poindexter
Carnegie Endowment
Statue of George Washington Desecrated in Mexico City
Reporting from Vera Cruz Consul Canada told Secretary Bryan that a Washington statue was razed in Mexico City and several Americans were arrested before Charge d'Affaires O'Shaughnessy departed. J Starr Hunt and family were taken from a train, Burton Wilson was arrested near Lavilla as terror spread in the capital.
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Bryan
J. Starr Hunt
O'Shaughnessy
Shanklin
Mexico City
Burton Wilson
Lavilla
Washington
George Washington
Canada
Vera Cruz
Take Arms Away Nogales
American refugees arriving from Sonora report they were robbed of arms and ammunition by a party of Mexicans who boarded the train below the border. A circulating report says Mexican rebels near Nogales received a telegram claiming American marines were landed near Guaymas.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
Guaymas
Churches Unite to Bid Goodbye
Rev. Francie J. Van Horn will preach his last sermon as pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church tomorrow. Unity campaign churches join Plymouth for evening services with short addresses by Dr. Matthews and Dr. Leonard. A reception for the departing pastor and his wife follows Monday evening at the church.
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Francie J. van Horn
Plymouth Congregational Church
Plymouth
Matthews
Leonard
George Washington Statue Desecration Sparks Veteran Outburst
The report describes anger over a desecrated George Washington statue in Mexico City with a veteran Ernest Knight declaring bold military fantasies. He boasts about wielding a saber and massive shoes while vowing to defend honor and sending a taunting message to political figures.
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George Washington
Mexico City
Ernest Knight
George
40Th St
Laredo Taft
Bill Bryan
Got New Cognomen Robert Moses Forgets His Name
A man entered a saloon by mistake and, after mixing with the pipes, forgot his name. An officer named him John Doe for the time being and John received five days to recover his memory.
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Robert Moses
Robert
John Doe
John
Villa friendly to Americans
Juarez April 25 Gen Francisco Villa sent a message to the American people via United Press urging continued blockade of Vera Cruz and Huerta ports. He pledged that if America maintains the blockade his rebel army would reach Mexico City and promised an apology from Huerta to the United States.
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Bryan
Huerta
Washngton
Mexico City
United States
Madrid
Madrid Press Association
Carranza
Washington, D. C
Canada
Vera Cruz
el Dictamon
Army of journalists rout editorial staff
Twenty journalism students from the University of Washington turned theory into practice under Professor Frank G. Kane and now staff the operation. Managing editor Farnsworth Wright leads the group with Ralph Hall as telegraph editor and il O'Neil as city editor.
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University of Washington
Pradown
Frank G. Kane
Farnsworth Wright
Telegraph
Ralph Hall
Il O’neil
Conrad Brevick
Ernest Knight
Ralph Benjamin
Robert C. Wright
Enoch Anderson
Frank S. Evans
Earl Sample
Keith Goodman
Ted Cook
D’lois Sutherland
Clarence Shivvers
Alvah Weston
Walter Tuesley
Harold Allen
Paul Hodge
Aimee Watters
Louis Seagrave
Paul Neill
Dexter Armstrong
Clark Squire
Frances Stone
Ruth Thompson
Helen Huston
Anne Hurwitz
Still Hope For Peter Miller In Supreme Court Victory
Peter Miller, serving a potentially century long sentence for burglary, won a June 21 deadline extension to file a rehearing petition in the state supreme court. The ruling upholds a lower court decision granting the rehearing, leaving Miller a possible chance to avoid further sentencing.
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Peter Miller
Walla Walla
State Supreme Court
Pierce County
Supreme Court
Gat Tn
Truce Holds as Miners Enter Trinidad in Denver Accord
About 300 armed miners led by United Mine Workers District President John McLennan marched into Trinidad this morning to honor a truce reached last night in Denver between Gov Fitzgerald and Horace Kin, miners lawyer. Soldiers defend their posts while miners suspend hostilities under new terms requiring removal of guards and gunmen from the state.
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Trinidad
Col
John McLennan
United Mine Works of America
Triniad
Denver
Gov. Fitzgerald
Horacekins
Stikers
McLennan
Case
Case Requests Soldiers Here From Northwest Routed to Seattle
Acting on a report that troops from the western unit states would pass through La Francisco en route to Mexico, the secretary of the Seattle commercial club wired Senator Miles Poindexter in Washington to influence war department routing. If successful, Seattle would gain troop stays and large supply orders, aiding city merchants.
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la Francisco
Mexico
Case
Seattle Fercial Club
Miles Poindexter
Washington, D. C
Northwest
Seattle
Poindexter
War Department
Francisco
Man Shoots Wife Then Ends Own Life in Front of Father-in-Law
Motorman Boyd T Read went to 6753 26th Ave and shot his wife Angelina Read through the heart, then turned the same rifle on himself. The act followed a divorce suit filed by Mrs Read for cruelty and a court restraining order against Read. The husband died, wife died instantly, with the father-in-law and Dr. Christensen attending.
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Boyd. T. Read
Phinney Av
Arnbjornson Thorgen
Angelina
Reed
Gorin
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