Crane Drives Ballinger Plan For Interior Shakeup
Beverly Mass August 2 United Press learns high authority says Senator Crane urged Ballinger to resign as interior secretary before October 1910 with Taft tacitly approving. Crane met Taft in Minneapolis and was seen in Washington on a mission. Ballinger’s resignation would end his Seattle law practice ahead of campaign season.
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Beverly
Mass
Crane
Taft
Ballinger
Element of the Interior
Secreat
Minneapolis
Senator Crane
Comandapolis
Balls
Seattle
Nho Commission
Norton
Drunken Tax Collector Robbed After Saloon Episode
J F Wheeler county tax collector for Gormley was robbed of cash and checks after a night of drinking in the southern city. Police say Wheeler lost $15 in cash and $35 in checks, while detectives allege he was duped by two youths led by Paul Dowling, a 19 year old tailor. Dowling was arrested though not yet convicted. Wheeler, a former deputy sheriff, had been dismissed earlier for unexplained jail disappearances and had since aligned with Carrigan McConaughey slate workers.
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J. F. Wheeler
Gormley
Detroit
South Park
Wheeler
Paul Dowling
Adams and Sisler
Dowling
Smith
Hodge
Carrigan
Carrigan-McConnaughey Wilson
McConnaughey
Drunken quarrel ends in sailor captain murder charge
Capt. William P. O'Brien a longtime Alaskan and Pacific coast navigator is jailed for murder after shooting Alexander Smith, a boarder at his home at 212% Minor av. N. Smith, 59, furniture worker, died two hours after the 9:30 p.m. incident. Smith's statement and doctors' notes cited liquor-fueled quarrel and shock from surgery as death causes. O'Brien, 53, claimed self defense, but police disbelieve him. He formerly commanded the Idonic and recently spent time in Alaska and Valdez before returning to Seattle.
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William P. O'Brien
Alexander Smith
O'Brien
Smith
Carr
Humes
Drs. F
Bourns
J. M. Lee
Capt
Tennant
Valdez
Seattle
Secretary Ballinger Denounces Demagogues in St Paul Statement
In St Paul on August 2 Secretary Ballinger blasted Garfield Pinchot and others as scapegoats. He said enemies seek to discredit him and his motives while affirming both he and the president support conservation and constructive policies.
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P. Paul
Minn
Ballinger
St. Paul
Garfield
Pinchot
Wes
Roose- Taft
Clericals in Spain Threaten War Over Royal Succession
Aug 2 report from Padajos says Spanish clericals seek a truce while secretly planning revolt if Don Jaime opposes the current king. Clericals, Carlist allies, and Vatican leaders warn a sign from Rome could trigger civil war and a republic in Spain.
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Padajos
Spain
Canalejas
Carlier
Don Jaime
Vatican
Alfonso
Consistory
St. Peter's
Holy See
Quake Disturbs Olympia’s Sleep
Olympia woke to a distinct 12:50 am earthquake with east west vibration. Windows rattled and dishes clattered as residents, many startled, dressed in expectation of further shocks from the tremor.
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Olympia
Sacramento Population Rises to 44 696
The census bureau bulletin reports Sacramento California has a population of 44 696, up 16 414 people or 52.8 percent since 1900. The rise reflects continued urban growth in the capital city.
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Washington
Sacramento
Cal
Census Bureau
Bosses Control Set for Washington State Judicial Convention
Delegates gather in Tacoma for the state judicial convention with scant attendance and little interest in supreme court nominations. King county and Spokane bosses, Wooding and Waggoner, lead the organizing effort as deputies prepare a resolution praising Washington's representatives who supported the national administration.
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Tacoma
Supreme Court
Wooding
King County
E. F. Waggoner
Spokane
Poindexter
Washington
Woman and Two Children Slain in Yaqui Valley
Mrs Scudelert, an American, and her two children were found murdered in the Yaqui valley Sonora Mex today. The husband’s bodies were chopped to pieces with an axe. Mexican authorities offer a 1000 reward for arrest and conviction as rurales search the valley and surrounding mountains.
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Nogalez
Ariz
Scudelert
Yaqui
Sonora
Mex
Seudelert
Seattle and Olympia feel late night earthquake
A quake struck about 1 o clock last night, awakening much of Olympia while Seattle residents noted little. Mrs John Sixot of 23rd and Priest was among those awakened. The sesamograph at the university recorded the event.
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Seattle
Olympia
John Sixot
Sesamograph
University
Wanted A congressman for the First Washington district
A strongly worded want ad calls for a capable, backbone holding representative to oppose Will E. Humphrey. It cites the district’s long failure under the current man and urges a capable candidate to come forward, outlining needed qualities and sacrifice for the office.
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Washington
Congress
E. Humphrey
Joe Cannon
Merchant Marine League
Congess
Humphrey
Will E. Humphrey
Hum
King County
First
Jeffries Denies Supposed Drugging InterviewAired
James J. Jeffries rejected a newspaper report claiming he repudiated an interview in which he alleged he was drugged before his bout with Johnson. He said he did not understand how a denial could be printed and refused to discuss the matter further.
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Los Angeles
James J. Jeffries
Johnson
Jeff
City Overspends on Automobiles and Repairs in City Departments
City comptroller figures show total auto related spending of 96 277 35 for vehicles operation and repairs across departments including police fire street health and water with several machines purchased beyond bids. The article notes misgivings over purchasing methods and a proposed 1911 budget of 50 000 for new fire department equipment amid rising repair costs.
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Water Department
Engineer’s
Tle
Board of Works
Heir to Coal Land Sought in Westmoreland County
Police seek James MacFarlane former U S Naval Training School member for heir to 860 acres of coal land in Westmoreland County Pennsylvania. Seattle police asked yesterday to locate MacFarlane believed 60 years old and last seen in San Francisco in 1909. Pennsylvania relatives say he may be near Seattle.
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James MacFarlane
U.S. Naval Training School
San Francisco
Westmoreland County
Seattle
MacFarlane
Pennsylvania
Leneve May Tell All In Crippen Case
Miss Ethel Clare Lenove undergoes police questioning after crossing the Atlantic with Dr. H. H. Crippen. Authorities expect her to become the crown’s chief witness against Crippen in the London inquest and trial. She remains under guarded medical care, with police pressuring her to disclose details of Crippen’s flight and Mrs Crippen’s disappearance.
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United Press
Quebec
Ethel Clare Leneve
Atlantic
H. H. Crippen
Belle Elmore Crippen
London
Chief McCarthy
Crippen
Parliament House
Miss Leneve
McCarthy
Cable line collapse halts Madison street transit in Seattle
For three days the Madison street cable line failed repeatedly, forcing commuters to walk or use taxis. Dispatcher from A B E Co says a new cable is being spliced in. riders protest as the line remains unreliable and workers walk home.
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Madison St
Madrona Park
Lesechi Park
Madison
Seattle
8. Be, Co
Star
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