Switchmen Strike Sparks Rail Chaos and Slot Machine Raids
Tacoma trial details a broad raid on saloonkeepers and slot machines with warrants carried by special officers. Jailed suspects face felony charges under the gambling act as prosecutors seek evidence on payments to push ordinances. Grondahl’s absence and location in San Francisco are noted. County commissioners plan funding for the jury and sleuths, while bank cashiers testify on county fund deposits and possible bonuses.
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George C
Weer
Church
Guion Investment case details alleged investor losses
Testimony in a case against Frank M. Guion and associates described how school teachers and others were urged to invest in the Guion Investment Company. Witnesses testified mortgage and property arrangements failed, prompting claims of fraud and calls for restitution.
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Charces Guion
Guion
A. Timmons
Galon
Miss Blodgett
Mise Biddgett
Patrick
Blodgett
Cherry St
Boren Av
Ruth C. H. Feagles
Nv. W
Warren Ay
Orpha A. Timmons
Galen
Guton Investment Company
Mise Timmona
Frank M. Guion
Charles #. Hille
James E. Patrick
Down with Seattle Rally Sparks Spokane Complaint
In Medford Oregon on December 1 a local socialista group denounced Seattle city authorities over free speech, with enthusiastic orators, condemning Seattle’s administration. The event criticized Seattle while praising Spokane, which was not mentioned further.
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Medford
Orc
Socialista
Seattle
Sound
Spokane
Seattle Youth Sails to Nicaragua With Zelaya War Effort
Tor Zelaya, serving as second lieutenant under Zelaya, is a Seattle native, 20 year old Young Sands who left Seattle a month ago to join the Nicaraguan fight. Sands, once major of the high school cadets and a National Guard sergeant, has also served as a U S Army corporal. He went to Nicaragua for adventure.
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Zelaya
Nicaragua
Seattle
Clifford Sander
Sands
United States Army
England faces constitutional crisis after budget defeat
England's budget was voted down by the peers, signaling a potential general election. The budget proposed heavy taxes on landowners and aimed to empower the Commons, prompting discussion of possible reforms to the House of Lords and a shift toward democracy.
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London
Eng
England
America
Roseberry
Balfour
Morley
Lord James of Hereford
Lord Cromer
Earl of Lytton
Lord Courtney
Canterbury
York
House of Lords
Lords
Lloyd George
Commons
John
Husband's heroism ends divorce on San Bernardino street
In San Bernardino California a husband leaped to save his five year old daughter from a speeding car. The mother was his wife who had filed for divorce a month earlier. They reunited at the scene and brought the divorce complaint to the courthouse tearing it in two.
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San Bernardino
Cal
San Jardinoe
Walter B. Preston
Temperance Wave Reduces Whiskey and Beer Tax Revenues
Washington reports the temperance movement cut whiskey tax receipts by 6,509,821 and beer sales by 2,144,183 in fiscal 1909 compared with 1908. Tobacco revenue rose by 2,204,423 in the same period as abstainers turned to smoking.
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Washington
Commissioners of Internal Revenue
Lloyd George the Strangest Man in English Politics
Nell David Lloyd-George, a 45 year old Welsh MP, rises from obscurity to prominence by leading common people against privilege. He is depicted as relentlessly combative yet courteous, a nonconformist reformer with a puritan lifestyle and a habit of turning speeches into song.
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David Lloyd-George
House of Lords
England
House of Commons
Lloyd George
Salvation Army
Wales
Strike Across Northwest Demands 6 Cent Wages Hike
About 2,500 men are striking including 175 in Seattle. They seek a 6 cent hourly raise for yard workers, double pay on holidays Sundays and overtime, and no physical exams or age limits for switchmen. The walkout covers Great Northern Northern Pacific Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound and multiple Western routes with allied unions possibly joining. If unresolved in twelve hours, Northwest business could halt. if freight handlers refuse non union switches, major city strikes may follow.
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Seattle
Great Lakes
Pacific Coast
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
Burlington & Quincy
St. Paul
Minneapolis & Omaha
Bridge and Terminal
Railway Transfer
Minneapolis Eastern
Minneapolis Western
Rock Island & Pacific
Chicago Great Western
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters’ Union
Brotherhood of Railway
Northwest
Teamsters
Labor Temple
Co. W. Lindsay
King St
Northern switchmen strike paralyzes Northwest freight traffic
Union leaders consider joining Montana walkout as 2 500 switchmen stage last nights walkout. Freight traffic across Seattle to St Paul is at a standstill with trains canceled or delayed. Negotiations continue in St Paul as unions weigh a general strike to maximize pressure.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Northwest
Missoula
Mont
Montana
St. Paul
North Pacific Coast
Northwest
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Montana switchmen strike halts freight traffic
About 250 switchmen in Montana are on strike, stopping freight traffic while passenger trains run. Affected lines include Northern Pacific Great Northern and Chicago Milwaukee Puget Sound as of December 1 in Butte.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Chicago
Milwaukee
Puget Sound
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Hi Gill
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Deacon
Dinenered
E Hills
Guion Invest Com
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Fages Gaisis
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Knox
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Uncle Sam
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T. J. Dillon
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Great Britain
All Wales
Lloyd George, the
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