Portland hotel and poolroom owners fined for Sunday liquor sales
Sovtoy proprietor of the Portland hotel and poolroom at 211% First Ave faces a $100 fine for selling liquor on Sunday. Comoff, who runs the bar at the same address, shares the fine with a $100 penalty. Both men refused to pay and will serve one month at the stockade after arrest by Sergt. G. H. Comstock and Patrolman UH. Aaslund.
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William Comeoff
Sovtsov
Comeoff
Sovtoy
Portland
First Ave
Comoff
Sovstoy
MacMahon
Robert Miller
G. H. Comstock
UH. Aaslund
Judge Fights For Desolate Mothers Pension Rights
Judge Henry Neil of Chicago defends the mothers pension after the state legislature amended the law to require three years residency, cutting off about 200 mothers. He argues deserts are caused by bad fathers and urges protection of deserted mothers and their children amid nationwide pension debates.
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Henry Neil
Chicago
Net
Nell
the Star
New York
Illinois
Minnesota
Ole Hanson Hodge Suit Outcome Pins Debt to Ole
Superior Judge Bell ruled Ole Hanson owed Bob Hodge 250 dollars plus 50 dollars in attorneys fees and costs in a promissory note dispute tied to a campaign contribution. The decision notes the affair was staged and settles the suit in Ole's favor.
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Sheriffs Office
Bell
Snohom
Bob
Ole
Highwayman Escapes from Grants Pass Sheriff
John Hooper overpowered Sheriff Smith after breakfast, locked him in a cell, and fled Grants Pass. Associate Joe Colinge aided Hooper and was captured. Hooper remains at large after forcing Sam Ellis to drive him to the town outskirts.
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Grants Pass
Ore
Smith
John Hooper
Southern Pacific
Joe Colinge
Hooper
Sam Ellis
Help Needed For Widow And Six Hungry Orphans
A widow caring for six children, whose pension was cut, has a one day a week cleaning job and seeks more work. Local grocers sent food after The Star's report. she asks for night janitor work to stay home with her children, youngest four. Call Main 9400 to offer employment.
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Littl
Star
Market St
Longworths Attend California Exposition
Congressman Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth visit California to attend the expo. Mrs. Longworth is Miss Alice Roosevelt prior to marriage. They were guests Sunday of Judge and Mrs. Thomas Burke.
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Thomas Burke
California
Yarrow Farm Offered to County for Industrial Use
Claude C. Ramsay of Kirkland offers the county commissioners the Blackwell farm on Yarrow bay Lake Washington for 125000. The 321.65 acre site includes a large orchard of 600 bearing trees a dwelling house barn cattle sheds chicken houses and abundant water with potential expansion as the Lake Washington canal opens and the lake level lowers.
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Claude C. Ramsay
Kirkland
Emperor Prays for Early Peace in Papal Efforts
Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria writes to Pope Benedict praising peace efforts and expressing hope for an early end to the conflict. He adds that he prays God for peace and calls for swift resolution.
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Rome
Franz Josef of
Austria
Pope Benedict
Funeral services for veteran steamboat man W. T. Gaffner
Funeral services for W. T. Gaffner, a veteran steamboat man, who died Sunday of Brights disease at 507 North 49th Ave, will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. from the Henney-Watson chapel. He was 48 and had lived in Seattle 26 years.
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W. T. Gaffner
North 49Th Ave
Bright
Henney-Watson
Seattle
Washington, Montana win medals at San Diego exposition
In San Diego on August 16 the state of Washington received a gold medal for general resources and Montana was awarded the grand prize for agricultural exhibits at the exposition.
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San Diego
Cal
Reservists riot in Boston injuring sailors and police
On August 16 300 Italian reservists rioted near the German liners Amerika and Cincinnati injuring three policemen and several sailors. The mob later departed on the Canopie amid the unrest.
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Boston
Amerika
Cincinnati
Amendment to auto pay passenger license plan considered
The license committee on Monday reviewed an amendment drawn by Councilman Hesketh to the ordinance for examining autos carrying pay passengers. The change would grant permits to drivers who register less than full compliance.
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Hesketh
Morgan Makes First Office Visit Since Shooting
J. P. Morgan arrived at his New York office without a guard, declaring he is feeling fine, marking his first appearance since being shot at his Long Island home by Frank Holt.
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New York
Frank Holt
Long Island
J. P. Morgan
Moore Show Brims With Pretty Women At Moore Theatre
A bustling program at the Moore theatre features Dancing Around with 100 performers, Jolson’s unique style, and a lively mix of acts including Yuma the mystery at the Empress, instrumentals by Kerr and Burton, and a Lubin silent reel. Fatty Arbuckle appears in the program.
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al Jolson
Moore Theatre
Jolson
Yuma
Empress Theatre
Worden
Gearing
Hager
Goodwin
Tom Kerr
Irene Burton
Lois Webber
Lois Theatre
Ted
Bob
Triangle
Poney Moore
Powell and Gray
Fatty Arbuckles
Elks To Attend 10th Washington Reunion Convention
A band escorted by 250 Seattle Elks will travel to Bellingham Thursday and Friday for the 10th annual Washington State Elks Reunion convention. They return Saturday morning. The train departs King Street station at 7 50 a m.
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Seattle
DETERMINED TO DIE HALLEY DROWNS AT IRRIGATION PLANT
DETERMINED to end his life, T. J. Halley leapt from a moving train failed to kill himself then fled across a field to an irrigation plant and drowned in less than five feet of water near Visalia California on August 16.
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Visalia
Cal
T. J. Halley
Former Dunkard minister dies in cell in Indiana
Silas Ebersole aged 60, charged with the murder of Hazel Macklin, 15, last year, hanged himself in his South Bend, Indiana cell today. Authorities report the death by suicide ends the case against him.
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South Bend
Ind
Silas Ebersole
Dunkard
Hazel Macklin
Sailor Sweeney Drowns Near Bremerton While Evicting Ostrich Bay
Private F. E. Sweeney of the Puget Sound navy yard marine corps died by drowning during an eviction attempt at Ostrich bay near Bremerton. His body lay at the Lewis morgue. Sweeney, from Massachusetts, was in his first enlistment and sank before approximately 30 picnickers could help.
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Ostrich Bay
Bremerton
F. E. Sweeney
Puget Sound
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