Commission Hearings Shift Tone In Seattle Toward All Sides
The U S trade commission which traveled from Washington to Seattle faced criticism for hearing only one side of business complaints. Bob Bridges pressed the panel after being ignored, and J G Brown of the International Shingle Weavers union testified at Tacoma, urging inclusion of workers' perspectives. The chairman vowed to hear all sides including the working man.
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United States Trade Commission
Washington
State of
Congress
Seattle
The
Star
Bob Bridges
Boston
Davies
Col. Hawthorne
Tacoma
J. G. Brown
International Shingle Weavers’ Union
Brown
Edison Laughs At Bud Fisher Comic Draw
The article notes Tom Edison laughed and enjoyed himself while Bud Fisher prepared the Matt and Jeff strip for Star. The piece references the entertainment page on page 3.
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Tom Edison
Edison
Bud Fisher
Matt and
Jeff
Star
Fredd y Hall Wins Victoria Cross Glory
Freddy Hall is celebrated for earning the Victoria Cross as he fell in action during the defense of England. A report from Winnipeg notes his heroism and the impact of his sacrifice on Canadian memory. Brownsville dispatches describe border tensions with Mexican forces and increasing troop movements along the Rio Grande.
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England
Freddy” Hall
90Th Regi
F. M. Hall
V. C
Canada
Winnipeg
Spence St
York and
Mainsts
Freddy
Ferguson
Rio Grande
Rio Grande City
Brownsville
Sustained charges against Taggart and others in Indiana fallout
In Indianapolis on August 12 Special Judge Eichorn sustained 62 counts of conspiracy to corrupt elections against The Taggart democratic national committeeman Mayor Bell Chief of Police Perrott and more than 100 other politicians. The judge upheld the major counts while discarding five minor ones.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Taggart
Bell
Perrott
Fichorn
Eichorn
A J Speckert Examined For Sanity In Jail
Attorney Aloysius J. Speckert, held on grand larceny charges, was examined for sanity in the county jail Thursday by Dr. A P Calhoun and Dr. Donald A. Nicholson. They will report to Prosecutor Lundin. Speckert earlier led lectures on religion and later joined the Yoga cult under Dr Ralph M. De Bit.
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Aloysius J. Speckert
Allennats
A. P. Calhoun
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
Donald A. Nicholson
Speckert
Lundin
Temple of Light
Ralph M. de Bit
Dorothy A. Gerber
San Francisco
Lava Threat Overwhelm Sicily as Vesuvius Etna Stromboli Erupt
Henry Wood reports sudden activity from Vesuvius, Ina, and Stromboli with lava pouring from Etna’s new craters threatening Sicilian villages. Naples and Messina are terror struck as residents seek church prayers. smoke and ash visible across the Ionian Sea.
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Henry Wood
Naples
Vesuvius
Ina
Stromboli
Mount Etna
Messina
Athena
Ionian Sea
Mt. Etna
German Jews Protest Shipment of Munitions
Aug 12. An association of German Jews publicly protested through the military against shipments of munitions to the allies for distribution through neutral powers.
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Perlin
Councilmen Debated Fire Engine Assembly at Budget Meeting
Council debate centered on whether fire stations should assemble engine parts. Hanna urged machinist firefighters from each station to build engines while the mayor warned against it. Lundy clashed with Dale, and Fitzgerald urged peace amid sharp exchanges.
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Hanna
Council
Sternon
Gill
Dale
Lundy
T. Hanna
Bolton
Sandy
Spokane
Stetson
Fitzgerald
French Aviators Bombard Swelbrucken and Sankt Ingbert
Berlin reports French aviators dropped bombs on Swelbrucken and Sankt Ingbert in Bavaria killing eight civilians and wounding several. The towns lie about ten miles apart and host extensive machine shops manufacturing establishments and iron mills.
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Berlin
Swelbrucken
Sankt Ingbert
Bavaria
Longshoreman Mark Wood Arrested After Payroll Sheets Tearing
Mark Wood a longshoreman was arrested Thursday after tearing up four payroll sheets following an altercation with the foreman overseeing work on the Admiral Farragut. Wood claimed he was denied 15 minutes pay and cried foul over pay treatment.
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Mark Wood
Admiral Farragut
Wood
Bulgaria Folk Demand Vote on War Question
Sofia August 11 The Austrian and German ministers met Premier Radoslavoff to learn allied proposals for Bulgaria to join the war. They said Germany planned a renewed Serbian offensive and pledged concessions if Ferdinand stays neutral. Socialists press for a popular referendum before Bulgaria acts.
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Bulgaria
Sofia
Radoslav
Germany
Ferdinand
Artillery Battering Verdun Front Amid Fierce Assaults
Paris reports the heaviest western front fighting in a fortnight around Verdun with artillery rocking the region. Crown Prince’s forces press near Vienna Le Chateau as enemy attacks intensify in the Pont A Moussen area with hand grenades and large bombs adding to shell fire.
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Paris
Verdun
Vienna le Chateau
Pont-A-Moussen
Turkish Warship Goeben Reported Sunk Near Bosphorus
London August 12 The admiralty has no confirmation of an Athens cable stating that the Turkish warship Goeben renamed the Sultan Selim or Sultan Seum was torpedoed near the Bosphorus.
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London
Admiralty
Athens
Goeben
Sultan Seum
Bosphorus
Pioneer of Mariners on Sound Dead
Captain George Roberts 64 dean of Puget Sound and Alaska mariners died of heart failure at Sol Duc Hot Springs after ill health since his wife’s death last March. He came to Puget Sound in 1872, started Alaska Steamship Co and Puget Sound Navigation Co, retired 1905, and left a large stock legacy. He is survived by son George T. Roberts.
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George Roberts
Puget Sound
Alaska
Alaska Steamship Co
Puget Sound Navigation Co
North Pacific
Sol Duc Hot Springs
Capt. Roberts
England
L. J. Perry
Walter Oakes
N. P. Railroad
George H. Lent
Charles E. Peabody
Willapa
Frank E. Burns
C. H. J. Stoltenburg
Joshua Green
Roberts
Olympian
City of
Kingston
Seattle
George T. Roberts
Germany Open to Peace Based on Belgian Withdrawal
Milan dispatch to the Times says Germany is willing to negotiate for peace on the basis of pulling out from Belgium and has sought mediation from the pope. The report notes Austro-German leaders do not want another winter campaign.
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London
The
Times
Milan
Germany
Belgium
Theodore Burton for President in 1908 Era Cartoon
A profile of Theodore Burton former Ohio senator visiting Cleveland with humor about his austere image. The piece covers his career roles inland waterways chair, monetary commission member, past mayoral bid, and his stance on peace and preparedness. It notes a caricature by Stanley and Burton’s travels from Spokane to Seattle and the state tour ending with speeches.
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Elijah Burton
Ohio
Cleveland
Burton
Inland Waterways Commission
National Waterways Commission
Natonal Monetary Commission
Aldrich
Stanley
Seattle
Atlantic Fleet Ordered South by Co. P. Stewart
President Wilson faces a Mexican tangle as Carranza defies him and Latin-American allies oppose intervention. The Atlantic fleet will leave Newport for southern waters on August 29 to be nearer Mexican ports if needed. Carranza leaders vow resistance and criticism of the administration. Secretary Lansing consults Wilson as envoys refuse to endorse intervention. Argentina signals nondiscussed intervention. If US acts, it faces opposition from Latin American conference members.
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Co. P. Stewart Washington
Wilson
Carranza
Atlantic
Newport
Navy Department
Mexico
Lansing
Heriberto Jara
Obregon
Gonzales
Trevino
United States
Cornish
Carranzista
Argentina
Offer Chiefs Another Chance In Mexican Peace Plan
Pan American mediators led by Secretary Lansing urged Carranza Villa Zapata and other leaders to join a peace conference. A provisional president might be named to govern until a permanent regime is set. Villa has agreed and Zapata is expected to acquiesce, with terms based on territorial control and population.
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Washington
Lansing
Carranza
Villa
Zapata
Carranzista
Funston Warns of Texas Border Strife and Army Buildup
Gen Funston reports Texas politicians clash with Mexicans as calls rise to move the entire mobile army to the border. An authority says intervention hinges on anti foreign outbreaks. The gunboat Sacramento heads to New Orleans with ministers aboard amid tense border conditions and bandits calling themselves the Army of Liberty operate near Brownsville.
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Texas
Rishing
Sacramento
Vera Cruz
New Orleans
State Department
Mexico City
Army of Liber
Mexico
Brownsville
Army of Liberty
War Department
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Taft
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