Lawrence Textile Strike Indictment Tied to Planting of Explosives
Wm. M., president of the American Co., surrendered to District Attorney Pelletier on an indictment tied to alleged planting of explosives during the Lawrence textile strike. The case centers on efforts to discredit strikers and suppress labor unrest as dynamite finds and accusations of mill owners’ plots surface. Wood, a leading woolen magnate, is noted for wealth and influence in the industry.
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American Co
Pelletier
Con
Lawrence
Costreeaman Powers
Mil
Star Lynch
New
Eugene N. Foss
Washington
Miles Poindexter
N Yes
James Breen
Ernest Pittman
W. W. Pittman
Anit
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Providence
Merchants’ National Mand
Merce Manufacturing
New Bedford
Mass
Superican
United States
Boston
Intr
Woolen Trust
Big Bob Hodge Rallies With Loyal Family Advisory
A light hearted profile describes Bob Hodge with his four sons Bill Allan Donald and Bob junior serving as a candid advisory committee. The piece notes their unanimous praise and influence on his political talk and campaign persona as they gather by the hearth.
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Hodge
Bill
Allan
Donald
Dad
United States of America
Big Bob
Little Bob
Junior
Why Labor Leader Is For Bob Hodge
Fred Hudson of Bellingham, organizer of the Federation of Labor in the state, says he will vote for and support Bob Hodge for governor. He criticizes rivals Paulhamus, Lawrenc e, and Case for weak or questionable records and praises Hodge as an efficient officer and an honest man of the people.
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Fred Hudson
Bellingham
Federation of Labor
Bob” Hodge
Hodge
Paulhamus
Lawrence
Case
National Guard
Parcels Post to Begin General Operation Soon
Postmaster General Hitchcock announces the newly authorized parcels post will start January 1, 191%, with postal express service covering over 1,000,000 miles of rural delivery. Committees will finalize system details.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Killed En Route to Illinois Automobile Trophy Races
J R Ballinger of Chicago was killed and his brother Leon injured when their car skidded and overturned while hurrying to the Illinois automobile trophy races in Elgin Illinois.
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Elgin
Ila
Chicago
J. R. Ballinger
Leon
Woman Held In Bank of Montreal $271,060 Theft Charge
Alice Davis, wife of Walter Davis, faces a startling charge in Estminster police court alleging breaking into the Bank of Montreal on September 15, 1911 and stealing 271,060. Her defense and trial were postponed as authorities link her to a broader robbery case.
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Estminster
Alice Davis
Walter Davis
Bank Montreal
Bank of Montreal
Toronto
Onts
Davis
Busimeret
D. B Ting
Candidates clash over protest at Laura Allen store
Local dispute erupts as Mrs Laura Allen, owner of Amherst at Secondary and Pines store, becomes a target for campaigners placing posters outside her shop. Police intervene to keep lawmakers from the premises amid tensions.
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Laura Allen
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Llen
Amherst
Seconday
Pines
Bishop C. Grafton visits lac diocese
Bisharies C Grafton head of the pal diocese of this district here today August 30 in lac Wisconsin with church duties and local introductions noted.
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Pu Lac
Wis
Old Nick Makes Last Stand At Lyric Theatre
Reporter visits the Lyric Theatre where three missions from Salvationist Baptist and Methodist groups attack the venue from 7 to midnight but fail to close the burlesque show. Sam Lubelski runs the house amid lax censors and police oversight while dancers face rough conditions and marginal prospects.
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Nick
LYRIC
Lyric Theatre
Salvationists
Baptists
Methodists
Satan
Sam Lubelski
Sam
Billy the Mug
Sami
Seattle
Sidney Strong
Juvenile Department
Our Capitol Congressman Returns to Seattle in Trimmed Style
A satirical portrait shows Will E. Humphrey arriving from Washington, weighed by state affairs. The piece mocks his beard, generosity to a porter, and prior loyalties to Aldrich Taft Cannon, questioning reelection motives and the “professional trimmer” image.
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Will E. Humphrey
Ole Hanson
Seattle
Aldrich
Taft
Cannon
Trusts
Joe Cannon
America
Uncle Joe
Congress
Roosevelt asserts new progressive party in Vermont rally
In St Albans Vermont Col Theodore Roosevelt addresses 3600 supporters and rejects claims of a progressive republican party. A heckler questions the new party while Roosevelt defends it as a brand new progressive group and draws a Lincoln comparison to condemn bigots.
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Teddy
Uwited Press
St, Albans
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
White House
Case Meeting at Coliseum in King County Tonight
Otto A. Case seeking governor will speak at the Coliseum in King County. In Bothell, Dan Landon and J A Falconer will lead a major rally as candidates for Congress address voters tonight.
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King County
Otto A. Case
Bothell
Dan Landon
Congress
J. A. Falconer
Everetts
Weather Forecast Shows Showers Tonight and Saturday
A brief forecast calls for showers tonight and Saturday with a moderate southerly wind. Temperature at noon is 6.
Only the Poor Go to the Gallows
Sacramento August 30 Lieut Gov Wallace reprieves Geo Figernoa for two weeks awaiting further review of his case and examines Alexander Szafscar Willie Luis Chinese and Wm Burk who face imminent execution The acting governor questions capital punishment noting its uneven operation harming the poor while the rich often escapes through delay.
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United Press
Sacramento
A. J. Wallace
Geo. Figernoa
Alexander Szafscar
Willie Luis
Wm. Burk
Man Dies Of Heart Failure En Route To Work
Gilman L. Manning 70, a city engineer's office employee, collapsed from heart failure on West McGraw Street near Seventh and Eighth Avenues at 7 55 AM while walking from his home 3402 13th Ave West. Survived by widow and five children, one in Seattle. Manning belonged to Odd Fellows and A U W No funeral arrangements made. Body sent to Butterworth’s.
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Gilman L. Manning
West McGraw St
Ays
13Th
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Seattle
Manning
The
Odd Fellows
Denial of Luring Congressman Littleton for $100,000
Lieut. Charles Becker denied reports that he offered Congressman Martin Littleton the sum of $100,000 to defend him. The denial came as Becker faces murder charges in the Rosenthal case after the gambler was shot outside the Hotel Metropole.
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Y United Press
New York
Martin Littleton
Littleton
Chas. Becker
Herman Rosenthal
Death by own action prompt arrest at Interurban hotel
Jette Jacques, 24, a chambermaid, was arrested after an attempted death by own action at the Interurban hotel. The drug she took stupefied her, but she did not suffer serious danger and recovered by the time she reached headquarters.
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Jette Jacques
Kaiser Wilhelm Plans Switzerland Trip After Recovery
Kaiser Wilhelm, confined by a throat ailment in Cassel, will travel to Switzerland next week if his condition does not worsen. Royal physicians announced his condition has improved significantly, with officials hopeful he is on the road to recovery.
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United Presse
Cassel
Ger
Kaiser Wilhelm
Switzerland
Royal Physicians
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