New girl in Taro murder mystery surfaces
A second woman is linked to the Joe Taro taxi shooting, with an inquest today revealing details. Witnesses including M H Welch and Pete Kiger described the decedent as quiet and engaged, and described a slender 20 to 25 year old suspect in a blue suit and darker hat.
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Joe
Joe Taro
M. H. Welch
21St Av
Cherry St
Tara
Joe Tara
Welch
Pete Kiger
Kiger
Stayer
Kelly Arrests Hogan in Game Warden Feud
In a local contest for office, Game Warden Kelly arrested Hogan for interfering with an officer after Hogan tried to assume the role with a deputy sheriff badge. Hogan sought the post per county commissioners orders, was escorted to jail, and Kelly returned to work.
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Kelly
Hogan
Game Warden
Uncle Sam’s new bank opens in Chicago deposits soar
Chicago postal savings bank reported 359 depositors on opening day and a total of 9416 dollars in deposits. Many of the initial savers were children as youngsters queued before the window long before hours.
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Uncle Sam's
NEW Bank
Chicago
Chicago Postal Savings Bank
Case Continued for Seattle Banker's Involvement in Kidnap Case
The case of S Foster Kelley a Seattle banker charged with aiding evasion of a court order in the attempt of Mrs Iva May Henry to kidnap her children was continued in San Francisco before Police Judge Shortall for one week and will be set for trial then. Kelley has drawn notoriety as the alleged affinity of Mrs Henry. The manager asked can you act and the maiden replied it s a fact that I can t but you know he s been abducted and so I fill up your house with my act.
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S. Foster Kelley
Seattle
Iva May Henry
Shortall
Kelley
Hary
Hayti Riots Force President Simons to Flee Port
Rioting factions in Port au Prince leave four dead and many wounded as President Simons loses power and prepares to flee. His family boards the yacht America. Simons plans to depart with the Atlas liner Aillemania.
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United Freee
Port AU Prince
Hayti
Simons
America
Waytien
Councilman Griffiths Bill Moves Between Committees
Public safety panel sent the strap hanging bill to the judiciary committee this morning. Griffiths chairs the committee and leads the measure through the process.
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Public Safety Committee
Judiciary Committee
Four dead nine injured in Shannon mine explosion
In Bluefield West Virginia on August 2 four workers died and nine were injured when a blast rocked the Standard mine at Shannon near Bluefield local authorities report.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Shannon
Here
Police Overwork Sparks City Council Pay Bill
City employees, led by police, regularly exceed an eight hour limit. Officers reportedly work seven days a week during Pot latch, with 10 hour days. Councilman Hesketh proposed two days extra pay for certain staff, including Chief Bannick and Captain Tennant, to compensate the extra hours.
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Notonous
Hesketh
Bannick
Captain Tennant
Fun anticipates a lively push in election games
The piece mocks corporate lawyers and Big Business allies proposing Richard Achilles Ballinger for governor. It jokes about turning a tame race into a punchy contest if Ballinger enters, recalling his past bets on public sentiment and Poindexter. It ends hoping he runs to inflame the election.
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Richard Achilles Ballinger
Richard
Poindexter
Miner Clary Freed After 78-Foot Entombment Rescue
Joseph Clary was extricated from a limestone mine 78 feet below the surface after an entombment that began Sunday. A four foot diameter shaft and a temporary telephone linked him to his mother as rescuers battled rising water and fatigue. Over 3,000 people watched his return, with doctors and his father present as he reached the surface.
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United Prean Wire
Beattle Mar ’ Joplin
Joseph Clary
Clary
Astor Engagement Means War Foreseen by Society
New York August 2 United Press Leased Wire reports battles in the Astor family are forecast as John Jacob Astor becomes engaged to Madeline Force. Rumors from Astor's divorced wife suggest she will seek sole child custody, prompting expected conflicts as the millionaire plans marriage.
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United Prese
New York
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Force
Millonaire
Miss Force
Bride Lured From Auto to Death, Police Say
Detectives investigate a case in which a bride was lured from a car and killed. A man and woman stood by the machine as the man worked on it while police seek a rumored lover the husband paid attentions to. A threatened divorce could trigger disinheritance of the elder Heattie amid further probes.
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Angirl
Jefferson on judiciary power sparks constitutional caution
In 1820 a letter by Thomas Jefferson warned that elevating judges as ultimate arbiters of constitutional questions risks despotism of an oligarchy. The remark labels such views as dangerous from a disturbingly crankish critic.
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Thomas Jefferson
War on chauffeurs who lure girls spurs arrests in city
Beattie authorities and Sheriff Hodge press a tough crackdown on chauffeurs who lure young women to lonely highways for a ride then abandon them. T. Pope and W. E. Geg were jailed on charges of luring and assault after a Washington Boulevard incident. A Ballard mother reported a similar case last month, with a 19 year old and a 16 year old attacked after a chauffeured ride. authorities expect more arrests soon as the case heads to the prosecuting attorney.
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Hodge
Eee
T. Pope
W. E. Geg
Wington
Star
Ballard
LaFollette Seen as GOP 1912 Hope by Phrenologist
Chicago August 1 Dr J T Allen of Aurora college famed phrenologist declares Senator Robert M LaFollette the Republican Party’s sole probable 1912 presidential winner aside from Theodore Roosevelt. He cites bumps on LaFollette’s head as proof of leadership fitness and electoral potential.
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United Press
Chicago
Robt. M. LaFollette
J. T. Allen
Aurora College
Allen
LaFollette
Theodore Roosevelt
Child Born to Mrs Napolitano in Jail Hospital
Mrs Angelino Napolitano in Sault Ste Marie jail hospital gave birth to a robust girl. The Children's Aid Society will take charge of the child. If the mother is pardoned and released, the child may be returned to her.
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United Press
Seattle Star
Sault Ste. Marie
Ont
Angelino Napolitano
Children’s Aid Society
Ottawa
City should end Furth roadblock rule and curb abuses
Opinion asserts Jake Furth uses transfer rules to block public streets in Seattle, forcing delays and extra charges. It calls on the mayor and police chief to arrest Furth and halt the practice, recalling Tacoma actions by Mayor Fawcett to move blockaded cars.
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Jake Furth
Seattle
Second Av
Furth
Madison
Bellevue-Summit
Boss Furth
Tacoma
Stone-Webster-Furth
Fawcett
Bryan Attacks Bryan as Falsifier in House
Democratic Leader Underwood denounced William Jennings Bryan on the House floor as a falsifier and received thunderous cheers. He rebutted Bryan’s charge that he blocked a steel schedule revision, insisting the charge was false and that Bryan was poorly informed. Kitchen defended Underwood, calling Bryan the most badly informed person in the world.
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Washington, D. C
Wm. J. Bryan
House
Bryan
Speaker
Congressman Kitchen
Kitchen
Seattle Tonight Forecast Fair Skies With Warming Temps
For Seattle and vicinity the forecast calls for a fair night and a fair Thursday with rising temperatures. Light northwesterly winds. Noon temperature today was 61 degrees.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Winnipeg residents seize control of streetcar system
The people of Winnipeg announce they will operate the electric streetcar system for their own benefit instead of Jake Furth and Boston executives. The message implies Seattle residents may follow suit to run their streetcars for the city.
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Jake Furth
Winnipeg
Canada
Jakey
Seattle
Boston
Motions Denied in Hall of Records Bomb Indictments
Motions to quash the indictments against A. B. Maple F. Ira Bender and B. H. Conners accused of attempting to dynamite the Hall of Records building in September were denied without argument by Superior Judge Willis in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
A. B. Maple
F. Ira Bender
B. H. Conners
Hall of Records
Willls
Fire crosses mountains as San Bernardino blaze shifts toward Mojave
A San Bernardino forest fire, fanned by a stiff breeze, crossed the divide toward the Mojave river and desert. Firefighters' efforts were overwhelmed, a large aid force heads in, and reports from the fire zone are less encouraging than earlier days.
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United Press
San Bernardino
C Cal
Mojave River
Judson What Is Your Wife Plan for a Country Home
Hudson answers with fourteen closets and a pergola in a playful exchange. The brief note appears in Harper's Bazaar.
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Judson
Hudson
Harper's Bazar
Bittercat Returns Home Resting After Vacation
Will Bittercat arrives pale from city visit and plans several days of bed rest. Constable Hen Texler jokes about whiskers and Rube. Local berry crop is excellent with abundant apples and full fields, leaving citizens with little to complain about. A mention of a $399 piano salesman joke closes the item.
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Will Bittercat
Hen Texler
Rube
Watertower
Home Bird Habits Across the City
A social vignette contrasts the homebound routine of everyday workers with barroom temptations. It observes how even steady professionals drift toward taverns after work, risking the rule of “Never Again” as the home bird returns to a quiet house and cold beans.
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Jim
Jack
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