Howe Attacks Validity of Block Mortgage in Foreclosure
The Mercantile Investment, via attorney R B Howe, seeks to void the mortgage on the Sullivan block in Judge Main's court. The case involves subrogation by the Mercantile Investment to James A. Murray, with agents indicating possible further protests over mortgage transfer and payment disputes. P O Neill and Edward Car attend for interests. John Trumbull represents Murray in a hearing that was moved from an earlier date.
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Main
Mercantile Investment
RB. Howe
Sullivan
James A. Murray
Howe
P. Gleason
Murray
John Traum
American Savings Bank Trust Company
Trumbull
Cash
Aed
Seattle
Gleason
Sen
P. O'Neill
Edward Car
Fred H
Mr. Murray
Jobn Trumbull
Senate confirms E. P. King as Washington surveyor general
United Press reports in Washington that on April 27 the Senate approved the nomination of E. P. King to be surveyor general of the State of Washington.
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Kingsbury
United Press
Washington
Senate
E. P. King
T State of Washington
Fresh outrages reported in Adana and nearby towns
United Press dispatch from Adana on April 27 notes fresh outrages across the area. The report says conditions are worsening rapidly and the death toll is not yet tallied. Fear for safety of the foreign mission at Deartyul remains high.
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United Press
INA
Adana
Deartyul
Thugs Rob Bank Noted In County After Hours Heist
County officers pursue a trio of thieves after a Sunday night bank job in Elberton that yielded over $2,000. The robbers allegedly opened the bank, cut telephones and lines, and fled into the countryside as investigators press hot leads to locate the suspects.
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Ane
Elberton Bank
Moter Vehicle Collision Injures Man and Mother
Francisco April 27 Harold Arthur Bucker and his mother were struck by a automobile driven by Fred The chauffeur is under arrest and the condition of the victims is described as badly bruised.
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Ity United Press
Francisco
Harold Arthur Bucker
Fred
Missing Traveling Man Sparks Police Search
A traveling man from Welby disappeared after leaving the Rainier hotel last Friday. Friends and police conduct a wide search fearing foul play. In separate news, Admiral Miller dies at 79 in Orange after Civil War service.
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Welby
Rainier
Calhoun trial bristles with insults and defense counter
In San Francisco on April 27 the Calhoun trial featured volleys of epithets as Henry Heney clashed with defense attorney Byington over remarks about James J. Gallagher and the board of supervisors. Judge Lawlor ordered a pause as Heney threatened to answer back if jailed.
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United Prep
San Francisco
Calhoun
Heney
Byington
James J. Gallagher
Board of Supervisors
Ruef
Lawlor
Coopers Denied a New Trial in Carmack Murder Case
Nashville report says Judge Hart denied Col Duncan Cooper and his son Robin a new trial for the murder of ex Senator Carmack. Attorneys announced plans to appeal to the state supreme court.
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United Frep
Nashville
Tenn
Hart
Col
Duncan Cooper
Robin
Carmack
Coopers
Supreme Court
Bouillon's Stand Upheld On Utility Permits
A. V. Houllion's refusal to grant telephone permit rights outside city limits was upheld by Assistant Corporation Counsel Cary. The city withholds permits for gas company poles and wires in annexed territory pending supreme court decision.
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A. V. Houllion
Public Utilities
Board of Pubic Works
Cary
Supreme Court
Run Down by a Taxicab Injures Stage Carpenter
Wally Watts, a stage carpenter, was struck by a taxicab near Sec onday and University streets shortly before 1 AM. He suffered severe lacerations to the head and was taken by Patrolman George McKnight to the city hospital. the taxi driver fled toward Pike Street after the impact.
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Seconday
University St
Wally Watts
Watts
George McKnight
Pike St
Old Soldier A J Phillips Dies After Civil War Service
ORTING Washington April 87 A J Phillips aged 70 a longtime resident of the town since 1900 died today He served in Company F 94th Pennsylvania Infantry during the Civil War He leaves a nephew A J Buck of Seattle and other relatives
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United Mess
Orting
Wash
A. J. Phillips
Mate Baldiera
94Rd
Pennsylvania Infantry
A. J. Buck
Seattle
Deportation warrant issued for Joshua Kien in Tacoma
From Washington DC a deportation warrant for Joshua Kien known as the mysterious "New Thought" professor has been received. The warrant will be served and Kien will be deported as soon as he is located in the county.
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United Prewe
Tacoma
Joshua Kien
New Thought
Washington, DC
Klein
Seth Whane
Dying Man Weds Woman While Near Death Bed
Anna Marie Muller wed Michale Quagna at Providence Hospital where Quagna lies near death, attended by Dr J Richter. Muller, previously engaged to Quagna, kept faith with the ill fiancé as she cared for him while awaiting the wedding.
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Provdence
Anna Marie Muller
Michale Quagna
Ratnier Boulevard
Mise Muller
J. Richter
Pilal
Cluster light installation petitioned on Union between Second and Ninth
Property owners petitioned the board of public works to install a new cluster light system on Union Street from Second to Ninth Avenue. The request reflects local infrastructure improvement efforts and seeks improved street illumination for residents and businesses along the corridor.
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Board of Public Works
Union St
Second and
Ninth Ave
Accused of Big Bunco Swindle Involving City Directories
Chicago detectives report a gang swindle tied to fake city directory contracts. George Perth and N Hewes are linked to more than 1 million dollars in fraud over ten years. A. A. Bowen heads the gang, now a fugitive, with about a dozen members, including two arrested in Two, Henece and Perth, as its reach allegedly extended toward the Pacific Northwest.
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George Perth
James Byrne
Charles Phillips
John B. Lanemen
Leonard Zimmer
Chicago Police Department
Beattie
Perth
Hewes
A. A. Bowen
Henee
Pacific Northwest
News Bulletins Flushing L I
The report covers multiple brief items. A juror is selected for Capt. Peter C. Hains trial and opening arguments start tomorrow. Seamen union threatens to strike amid Lake Carriers terms. Tawney plans a 25000 dollar appropriation for the president’s Western trip. Olga J Nelson, 17, vanished after stealing 440 dollars to join her soldier lover. Four men die in a boiler explosion at McGrath Hogan sawmill. another expected to die, five injured. Miss Ethel Smith, Pacific Coast actress, dies after sudden illness on the street.
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Kerrick, Minn
McGrath & Hogan
Owner of Flea Circus to Feature at A Y P Expo
United Press reports in Vancouver that Alonzo Bloan trains about three hundred fleas for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. The fleas ride in coach and four and perform hurdles and stunts. Bloan, cousin of Ted Sloan, notes six months needed to train a flea and recalls twenty years of flea training by his father.
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Vancouver
B. C
Alaska
Alonzo Bloan
Ted Sloan
Crystal Palace
London
King
Prince of Wales
Sloan
Union Labor Plans Monster Parade in Portland
United Press reports a 6000 worker parade planned for next Sunday in Portland to protest U S court sentences on labor leaders Samuel Gompers, John Mitchell, and Frank Morrell. W D Kaywood and Will Daly set to speak at the exposition rink after the march.
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United Press
Portland
Ore
United Sates Court
Mamuel Gompers
John Mitchell
Exposition Rink
W. DD. Kaywood
Western Federation of Minors
Will Daly
State Federation of Labor
Wil
Hughes
The
War on Common House Fly Aims to Curb Typhoid Carriers
Capullastoner of Health Crichton orders crackdown on the common house fly known as the typhoid fly. Sanitary Inspector Stevens enforces ordinances on stables open shops where food is served and all other places aiding germ carriers. Health investigations link typhoid fever epidemic in Weat Beattie to flies from the original case. Dr Crichton urges universal precautions to keep out the fly this summer to reduce illness.
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Capullastoner
Health
Crichton
Stevens
Weat Beattie
Slice
Anderson the Hero of Cave-In
Heroic laborer James Anderson, buried neck deep in sand during a cave-in at Sixth Ave and Spring, freed fellow worker Frank Weissing after frantically removing debris. Anderson then retrieved Weissing and both men were evacuated. Weissing survived with bruises, no broken bones.
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James Anderson
Frank Weissing
Anderson
Welesing
Paul Bleenstrup
Bailey
Weissing
Welssing
Providence Hospital
Bank Clearings Report for Seattle and Portland
Seattle clearings total 1 807 718 01 with balances 397 415 90. Suen clearings show balance 620 179 00 and 55 164 00. Portland clearings total 1 007 445 00 with balances 95 367 00.
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Ee Eee Bank Clearings
Seattle
Portland
Mrs Hodge Hurt As Street Car Crowds Jostle Her
Mrs. R. T. Hodge, wife of Sheriff Hodge, was knocked from an overcrowded street car on Occidental street last night. Her left arm was badly bruised and she could not rise this morning, though she rests more comfortably this afternoon.
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R. T. Hodge
Sheriff Hodge
Occidental Street
Roosevelt and son recover from indisposition in Nairobi
Col. Roosevelt and his son Kermit have recovered from illness in British East Africa. The ex president rose early and planned to resume activity, while Kermit reported feeling well. Col. Roosevelt hunted briefly, shooting two bucks before full hunting begins as the party acclimates.
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Nairobi
British East Africa
Col. Roosevelt
Kermit
Astir
Tornado Injures Sixteen In Centrahama Oklahoma Town
A tornado near Centrahama Oklahoma City injures sixteen people, including a child of Rev. B J Matthews who died later. Mrs Matthews and four other children are hurt. Twelve buildings are destroyed, including Methodist Baptist and Peary churches in the town of about 800 residents.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Centrahama
Here
B. J. Matthews
Children Die In House Fire In Vancouver
Two young brothers Charlie aged five and Alfred four died in a Vancouver fire. Neighbors watched from close by as flames trapped them in a small Hastings alley home near the Carni library. Fire officials and authorities noted parents were away at the time, and the blaze cut off access to the front door.
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United Press
Vancouver
B.C
Charlie
Alfred
Millers
Hastings At
Carni Library
Cveanpe
Weather outlook showers tonight then fair Wednesday
The forecast calls for showers tonight followed by a likely steady improvement to fair and warmer conditions on Wednesday. West winds are expected to ease as the day progresses.
Falls 350 Feet to His Death in City Building
New York April report says Thomas Mortimore aged 42 fell 350 feet from the thirty fourth floor of the Metropolitan Insurance Company building yesterday and was killed. Hundreds of people witnessed the tragedy as rescue and investigation followed.
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New York
Metropolitan Insurance Company
Thomas Mortimore
Mortimore
Ke Uh Bulhaing
Grabs Check and Runs Away Charged in Larceny
Alexander McQuitter is charged with larceny from the person for allegedly stealing a $675 check from Henry N. Swanson a restaurant proprietor at 1406 Thisday McQuitter had first given the check in payment for goods then tried to reclaim it and offer an OK on the Canadian Bank of Commerce Swanson kept the check McQuitter grabbed it and fled the scene for prosecution by the office.
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Alexander McQuitter
MeQuitter
Henry N. Swanson
McQuitter
Swanson
Thirday
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Puyallup River Rises Amid Warm Weather Forecast Flood
The Puyallup River surged over two feet in two days due to warm weather. The river is muddy and swollen and farmers fear the regular annual spring flood if rain continues.
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United Press
Oating
Wash
Puyallup
Dead Man Found Standing Upright in Stockton Channel
Fisherman discovers a well dressed man standing upright in the Stockton channel near the slough. The body, about fifty years old, is undergoing identification efforts by authorities as investigators review the scene for clues.
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United Press
Stockton
Cal
Stockton Channel
Slough
Here
Rates Raised for Seattle Victoria Steamship Tickets
Passenger fares on the Seattle to Victoria route aboard the Chippewa of Alaska Steamship Co have been increased to 1.00 dollars for a one way and 0.76 dollars for a round trip. The change comes amid a rate war between the American and Canadian lines.
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Seattle
Victoria
Chippewa
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska
Sultan Dies. Brother to Govern Turkey
News reports announce the death of the sultan and indicate his brother will assume governance. The formal transfer is planned for tomorrow morning with guns to boom in ceremony, raising prospects of civil war.
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Sultan
Turkey
Men Driven to Insanity in County Inmates
Robert Storms, a Fifth Avenue 62nd Street West resident, was jailed after a violent insanity episode marking the fiftieth case in six months. He believes he can raise the dead and threatened to kill unless told otherwise, subdued by eight guards and placed in a padded cell. Four men were committed by Judge Frater yesterday for similar behavior.
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Robert Storms
Fifth Av
Storms
Stellacoom
Judge Frater
Charles Erickson
William Rasmussen
Sigmold Plasco
Albert Johnson
Nome
Apirita
Dra
A. H. Leish
8. J. Holmes
Man Held for Perjury in Burlington Hotel Case
J R Moore alias J R Morris, stopped at the Hotel Burlington 612 Madison, was arrested by Constable Jim Shannon on a perjury warrant from Judge Gordon for a false oath in a jewelry suit. Moore claimed a diamond pin was owned by Laurence Moore & Co to cover a debt to M N Lichtenstine. The pin allegedly belonged to Moore and was used to satisfy the $190 claim.
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J. R. Moore
J. R. Morris
Burlington
Madison Street
Jim Shannon
Gordon
Moore
Laurence L. Moore & Co
John McKinney Drowned at Snoqualmie
John McKinney of the Snoqualmie Lumber and Shingle Co. drowned when he fell from a boom at Snoqualmie this morning. Coroner J. C. Snyder reported the body had not yet been recovered. A luncheon fundraiser is listed with Stevens' order W.R.G. at Pythians' hall Thursday from 11:20 am to 1:30 pm, proceeds to be used for the cause.
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John McKinney
Snoqualmie
W. R
Deposition of Turkish Sultan Abdul Hamid Proclaimed
Sultan Abdul Hamid is toppled by the national assembly and the Muslim church declares Mehmed Rechad Effendi as the new ruler of Turkey. A palace crowd cheers the change as the enthronement proceeds amid reports of potential civil conflict and arrests of Abdul Hamid's inner circle.
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Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Mehemid Rechad Effendi
Mehmid Rechad Effend
National Assembly
Mohammedan Church
Abdul
Sheikh Ul Islam
Sultan Abdul Hamid Held Prisoner in Cheraghan Palace
London April 27 report says Sultan Abdul Hamid was captured by the Young Turks in Yildis Kiosk on the Bosphorus Straits and is being guarded at Cheraghan after the household was arrested.
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London
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Change Telegraph
Saba Ed Din
Ergerum
Asia Minor
Trecizon
Constantiople
The
Exchange Telegraph
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Cheraghan
Straits of Bosphorus
Yildis
Abdul
Has. Net
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BAR Associaton
Ireland
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Million Dollar Gwindle Gang
Flushing
Peter C. Hains
William E. Annis
Chicago
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Lake Carriers’ Association
Tawney
Congress
Taft
Washington Garrisons
Olga J. Nelson
Missoula, Mont
Ethel Smith
Pacific Coast
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Health Department
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Check
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