Negro inmate confesses to Connecticut girl murder 23 years past
J H Leroy, an inmate known as North Tank, tells Star court reporter Nan Byxbes of details in the 1882 murder of Jennie in Weatherfield Connecticut and implicates a friend, saying an innocent man was wrongfully convicted. He awaits appeal at Walla Walla under a cumulative sentence.
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J. H. Leroy
North Tank
Connecticut
Nan Buxbee
THE
Star's Court House
Leroy
Nan Byxbes
Star
Court House
Wise
Weatherfield
Jennie
Tommie
America
Erfield
King County
Walla Walla
Griffin
Oscar Wise
Tam
Cain
Japan Submits Peace Terms Amid Pacific Conference
A dispatch from Portsmouth reports Japan presenting its peace terms including Manchuria evacuation, Saghalien cession, and a billion indemnity. Russian envoys will study the proposal and respond in writing at a later date. Meetings adjourned for the day, with officials citing orderly proceedings.
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Portsmouth
Eijiro Takasugi
Tokio University
Takasugi
Manchuria
Saghalien
N. H
Japan
Roosevelt Speech Lets Unions And Liquor Issue Roil Pa Crowd
President Roosevelt spoke to a huge audience in Wilkes Barre under Catholic Total Abstinence Society and miners union auspices. He argued that national happiness hinges on wage workers and farmers with personal responsibility as the key to welfare, promising broader progress for all.
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Wilkesbarre
Roosevelt
Catholic Total Abstinence Society
Miners’ Union
Miracle Man Accused of Betrayal in Seattle Case
Seattle case portrays Jesse H Miracle charged by crippled Miss Gertrude Robere with deceitful courtship and theft of her money after courting another woman Kathryn ODonnell. He promised marriage but dodged it, while prosecutors push for accountability and a court remedy.
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Seattle
Jesse H. Miracle
New York
Miracle
Seattle & Renton
Kathryn O'Donnell
Madison
Another Woman After Mr Collins Sparks Seattle Interest
A Seattle employe named Robert Collins becomes the center of a sensational paternity and marriage dispute. Mrs Lilly Collings in Denver accuses him of deserting her with a child in Pueblo, while a Canadian marriage to Lottie Conrad surfaces as a legal twist. Chief Deputy Prosecutor John Miller examines licenses as the case unfolds with a three year horizon on alimony and legality.
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Low Smith
Lilly Collings
Seattle Collins
Pueblo
Colo
Denver
Robert Collins
State Penitentiary
Lottie Conrad
Collings
Kuselan and Japanese envoys reassemble after meeting
Portmouth New Hampshire August 10 Kuselan and Japanese envoys gathered promptly for the second session following confusion over the purpose of yesterday's talks. Officials seek to clarify agendas and resume negotiations.
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N. H
Hill Refuses Arbitration Over Telegraphers Strike
James J. Hill rejects Governor Johnson’s request to mediate the tele graphers strike. He vows that dismissed workers who disobeyed orders will not again be employed. Striking operators declare no return to work and report a growing scab list as shingle mills and logging camps near Eagle Gorge lay off over 150 workers. Deputy Bell investigates alleged wire cutting but finds no issue.
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Vandeveer
France
Tyre
Americur
Myladie
New York
James J. Hill
Eagle Gorge
Bell
United States
Frye
Boys Turn Pirates Steal a Launch Off Seattle
A band of Seattle youths posing as 17th century pirates captured H. P. Grants launch Vamoose at Ballard, loaded a beer barrel, then drifted toward Magnolia. Three continued toward home while the others returned. Government boat detained the trio at Ballard jail demanding 2560 in damages. owner may reduce the sum as a new estimate is set Friday.
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High Seas
Ballard
H. P. Grant
Vamoose
Queen Anne Bluffs
Salmon Bay
Magnolia Bluff
Seattle
Sam Hewitt
John Montgomery
John Armor
Hastile
Captain Kidd
Won Strike In 15 Minutes
Fifteen employees of the Sunset Telephone Company went on strike on Wednesday to demand higher wages for underground work on Third Avenue. Within 15 minutes the raise was granted and work resumed. City workers nearby, earning more for shorter hours, joined the action and demanded 25 cents more per hour.
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Sunset Telephone Company
Third Avenue
Twenty Thousand Men Strike at Riga
In Riga on August 9 twenty thousand workers went on strike while some want to work, socialist threats of murder deter them from returning to jobs.
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Grantley Harbor
Alaska
Nome
San Francisco
ST. Petersburg
Riga
Fire kills and injures at Grand View hotel blaze
A hotel fire in Nelson British Columbia destroys the Grand View hotel causing one death and serious injuries to three others. Four men were trapped on the upper floor as flames blocked the stairs. A dramatic rescue attempt ended with two men leaping to safety and one man severely burned during a lowering attempt. The fate of a fourth occupant remains unconfirmed.
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Nelson
B. C
Grand View Hotel
Peter Bertram
John
M. Ordrosky
Sharpe
Mario Chiparro
Chiparro
Woman Robbed at Washington House Missing Watch and Pin
Pearl Dunlap of 412 South Ft reports to police that on August 9 a man visited her room at the Washington house and departed with her $85 gold watch and a gold pin. She offers a $20 reward for recovery.
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Pearl Dunlap
Washington House
South Ft
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Weeee
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Witte
Taft
Philippines
Saiee
Little Cripple
MR. Collins
Johan Hoch
Komura
Baron Komura
Hill
Johnson
President Hill
New Western
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