Escape at Feland Penitentiary Leaves Guards on Alert
Authorities search Feland Penitentiary for an escaped inmate believed unarmed possibly fled by rowboat. The isolation of McNeil Island, midway between Tacoma and Olympia, raises concerns as trustees enjoy wide freedom enabling the break. The Northwest judge had sentenced the culprit after a Seattle arrest for counterfeiting and…
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Feland Penitentiary
UN. 8
Feland
Hae
Sound
Tacoma
Olympia
McNeil
Hermen Wendt
Walla Peasa
Barbers Clamp Down On Risque Jokes In Manitowoc
In Manitowoc Wisconsin on April 29 barbers ban risqué shop talk amid contests. Barbers display signs urging patrons to refrain from risque yearna and urge discretion inside the barber shop as in any business place.
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Manitowac
Wis
Dances At Park Draw Police Into Liquor and Lewdness Claims
Police report a row over dances at a park pavilion leading to arrests and testimony. Officers Bunnell and Stuart describe ejecting lewd attendees, a girl detained with five men in a lodging house room, and concerns over liquor at Leach Park amid drunken crowds and bottles being hurled from a cave near the Yee Ler way car line.
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Bunnell
Stuart
Riley
Tia
Herpentinck
Seattle
Gir
Fremont
Leech Park
Chieta
Leachi Park
Old Wave Bee Teherans Service
City beams report cloudy weather in Missouri Nebraska and North Texas with persistent rain and cooler temperatures. Forecasters note scattered showers and modest cooling expected through mid week.
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Missouri
North
Texas
Jury Trial Fees Set in Washington Justice Court Decision
Judge Albertaca rules in State of Washington case that a party in a civil action in a justice court is entitled to a jury trial. A 29.20 jury fee must be paid, and if the trial lasts more than one day an additional 7.20 must be paid for each day beyond the first.
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Albertaca
Washington
M. Mason
Justice of the Peace RB
George
Root to Resign as Secretary Amid Roosevelt Rift
Washington April 29 It is said Sec Root contemplates resigning amid a shake up. Bacon poised to take charge as Root and President Roosevelt show signs of discord over Taft’s candidacy.
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ROOT
Washington
Bacon
Roosevelt
Taft
Japanese Art Association entertains at Egan's Arcade
The Japanese Art Association held a successful entertainment in Egan's Arcade hall yesterday. The program showcased typical Japanese culture and arts.
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Japanese Art Association
Egan's Arcade Hall
Ruth Jackson Murder Trial Opens in Criminal Court
The trial of Ruth Jackson for second degree murder began before Judge Morrin after a prior postponement due to a missing witness. She allegedly stabbed her husband John Jackson in a lodging house during a drunken brawl in February. Prosecutor Johan F. Miller and defender F. C. Brown lead the case.
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Ruth Jackson
Morrin
Ollie Helmont
Portland
John Jackson
Johan F. Miller
F.C. Brown
Asphalt Combine Dominates Seattle Street Work
Street grading in Seattle faces bidlessness as Barber and Independent Asphalt control prices. Contractors delay or refuse bids, waiting for larger pay on big jobs, while small firms seek work in Queens Anne district amid suspected price-collusion and past scandals involving F. T. Sherman.
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Seattle
Asphalt Combine
Board of Public Works
Barber Asphalt Company
Queens Anne
Combine
Barber
F. T. Sherman
Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Fieattle
Barber Company
Hill District
John Mitchell to Undergo Hernia Operation
Springfield reports John Mitchell, under care of physician Elena, arrived home last night and will be operated on for a hernia at the sanitarium today.
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Springfield
John Mitchell
Phye Ielana
Court Affirms Rebated Shipment Rulings Across Major Firms
The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed a lower court decision against Armour Co Nelson Morris Co Swift Co and Cudahy Co for rebates on shipments from Chicago to foreign points. UW chemist J Kahlemburg will lecture at the State University summer school this year.
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Paul, Minn
United States Circuit Court of
Billy Lavigne Dead After Illness at Providence Hospital
Willem H Lavigne known as Billy Lavigne longtime Seattle sports promoter and writer died at Providence Hospital after spinach meningitis. He suffered a collapse Friday night and lingered unconscious before death. He was 42 born in Saginaw Mich and survived by his wife. He earlier managed his brother Kia Lavigne and worked in advertising for the Post-Intelligencer.
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Billy” Lavigne
Providence Hoxp
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Providence Hospital
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Kia Lavigne
Billy
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle
Ons
Latuerly
Wise
Saginaw, Mich
Drunkenness Plagues Georgetown Town
The Star reports a chaotic Sunday in Georgetown with widespread drunkenness. Seventy three arrests were made as drunken men and boys flood streets and disrupt streetcars while residents fear further violence and murder could result.
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Ern
Dee Morgan
Car jumps track on Green Lake line
A Green Lake car number 372 derailed at Second Avenue and Pike Street at 10 45 AM. Officials refused comment on the cause but a defective rear wheel flange is suspected. Motorman 862 and conductor 615 were in charge when the car was removed for repairs.
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B Co
Coast Survey Vessel Heads for Alaska Survey
Captain W C Hodgkins of the United States Coast survey steam ship Patterson sails from Washington to Alaska with ten officers. Hodge kine will voyage to Kodiak and the entrance of Cook Inlet to finish last summer’s survey. The crew has not yet reported for service.
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W. C. Hodgkins
United States Coast Survey
Patterson
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Mr. Hodgekine
Kodiak
Cook Inlet
Universality Methodist Church Dedicated at St. 13th Ave NE Corner
The Universality Methodist Church at the corner of 13th Ave NE and 42nd Street was dedicated yesterday by Dr. H C Jennings. The new structure cost $12,000 and $3,798 needed to clear indebtedness was raised yesterday.
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Universality Methodists
13Th Ave. N. E
42Nd Street
H. C. Jennings
Seven Die in Oklahoma Cloudburst at Onkadale
Seven people are reported dead after a cloudburst in Onkadale a suburb of Oklahoma City this morning. Emergency crews worked at the scene as rescuers searched for victims and assessed damage.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Onkadale
Indians Get Good Land on San Juan Island
The U S land office lists 1000 acres of Indian land on San Juan island in the Lummi reservation and an allotment for Swinomish Indians under the 1855 treaty. The lands cannot be taken up until Indians sever tribal relations. Washington April 29 Roosevelt to unveil a statue of George B McClellan at the Army of the Potomac anniversary.
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United States Land Office
Lummi Reservation
San Juan County
Swinomieh Reservation
Washington
Army of the Potomac
Roosevelt
George B. McClellan
Governor Buchtel Labels Moyer Haywood Murderers
Colorado governor Buchtel, in Los Angeles for the Moyer Haywood case, declares local citizens believe Moyer Haywood and Ettibone are guilty not only of exGovernor Stevensonberg's murder but of other killings. He says the president’s statement fits the case.
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Jesus Christ
H. H. Gowen
Trinity Church
Los Angeles
Cal
Buchtel
Colorado
Stevenenberg
Desperado slain after long five mile battle north of Willows
In Willows California a desperado died after a five hour fight with a posse five miles north of town. He fired about 100 shots and used two revolvers and a sandbag. Wounded several times he refused capture and killed himself after destroying letters. The engagement stretched eight miles and left 50 bullets and shot holes in his body.
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iSertope Telegraph Service
Willows
Cal
Here
Jurors Question Police Credibility in Brownfield Case
Foreman C B Bagley reports a strong juror prejudice against detectives and police on the stand. In the Claude Brownfield trial last week, jurors split seven to five for conviction with a hung verdict. Bagley criticized the jury room’s cleanliness and sanitation to the court.
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C. B. Bagley
Board of Works
Claude Brownfield
Bagley
Brownfield
Police
Stanford Crew Triumphs Over Berkeley by Six Lengths
Stanford University eight defeated Berkeley by six lengths this morning. An eight-year-old boy, son of the Ryan Ranch foreman, drowned at Ryan's crossing of the Duwamish River near South Park earlier today.
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Cal
Stanford University
Perkeley
Ryan
Duwamish River
South Park
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