Editors of the Star Held in Contempt Over Traction Fight
The Seattle Star and its managing editor were found in contempt by Judge Mitchell Gilliam for an editorial a news article and a cartoon regarding Jacob Furth’s traction monopoly. The contempt cites prejudicing the public misusing the court and attempting to influence the injunction case in the Duwamish valley.
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Ditors OF the Star
Jacob Furth
Traction Trust
Star
The
Gambling raids ordered to protect clubs in Seattle report
Probers reveal protected summer reign in Seattle with police tied to gambling places left unmolested. Officers say orders came to raid some venues while others were spared, including the Northern club and Upton club, as ex policeman Al Ryan recounts long career and a March 30 report to Inspector Powers.
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Smmer
Seattle
Pope
Cate
Gul
Amy de Lafcre
Upton Club
Totem
al Ryan
Georgetown
Ryan
Inspector Powers
Case Against Crawford Brothers and Renton Railway Sellout
A mass Rainier Valley meeting urges city council committees to probe the company for franchise violations. Charges include blocking service, inflated fares above five cents, and outdated equipment after a 21 year old purchase. About 1,500 attend at Arcade hall.
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Corporations Committee
Rainier Valley
Gill
Deer Population Study Notes Odd Antlers and Deformed Horns
A fragmented report from Mason, Washington notes deer around town show unusual antler shapes and deformities. The article mentions a buck with an abnormal horn, reflecting a study or testing by local authorities or researchers.
Weather Report Sounds Nonsensical Local Note
A garbled weather item mentions Pomfret Center residents Zach Yilah Skinn and a gooseberry crust invention. The fragment alludes to wind and night conditions but lacks clear meteorological details or dates.
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Pomfret Center
Death by Own Action In Spokane Man's Suicide Note
Antone Nelson, a laborer, bought a revolver after a threat to kill himself. He left a Swedish note for Agnes and then killed himself in his Spokane lodging room after obtaining another gun and cartridges. The body lies unclaimed at Butterworth's morgue.
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Antone Nelson
Spokane
C. Ponselin
Nelson
Cordner Hill
Butterworth’s Morgue
Agnes
Sudden Death of Spokane Jurist
Spokane judge Ernest Peck of Okanogan county died at Sacred Heart hospital less than a day after being stricken with pneumonia. The death followed his hospitalization and occurred this morning as reported.
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Spokane
Ernest Peck
Okanogan County
Sacred Heart Hospital
This American Mother Holds A World's Record
Mre Jane Morris of Jackson County Kentucky is described as the most wonderful mother in the United States at age 86 with 618 descendants, all from one marriage. Her family, living in Sand Gap, Kentucky, reportedly owns much of the local land and the line of descendants continues toward the century mark and fifth generation.
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Morris
Sand Gap
Seagulls Attack Fishermen Off Moon Island
In Boston on December 3, 1000 hungry seagulls swarmed Manuel Devoto and Vincent Cendell, Sicilian fishermen, driving them toward the wharf where 20 other men fought off the birds with boat hooks and oars. Devoto was found mortally wounded in his dory.
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Boston
Manuel Devoto
Vincent Cendell
Moon Island
Devoto
Cat Show Promises Pomp and Purrs Across Seattle
The Seattle Cat Club announces a three day feline spectacle December 16 to 18 with Angelas from Kilkenny style rivals and champion specimens. L A Harding acts as show manager and Paul Janney as official judge. seventy two prizes and blue ribbons, milk jugs await, catnip five cents a bag, admission may bar crusty bachelors and dogs.
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Prithee
Prince
Cata
Seattle Cat Club
Angelas Elloweyed
Tme Hibernian
Kilkenny
L. A. Harding
Paul Janney
Aca
Ushera
N. B
Injunctions and Dollars in the Duwamish Fight
The piece denounces the use of injunctions to shield corporate money over the public, arguing courts routinely side with property rights. It cites labor clashes from Maine to California and Taft era politics, framing injunctions as a tool against the people.
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Duwamish Valley
Kennebec
Maine
San Diego
California
Mark Hanna
Mark
Valley
Railroad Commission
Public Service Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Buck Steel Range Company
Taft
Supreme Bench
United States
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Johnson
Florida
Hush Little One Cincinnati Girls Plan Trouser Party
Cincinnati university women declare the town on the foot map after a local boys win over Dennison. They will host a risqué trouser party next Monday night with Miss McVea approving. Attendees will wear home clothes and select partners in the gymnasium with an elderly doorkeeper guarding the scene. A feminine orchestra is engaged.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
Cinca
Middle West
Dennison University
McVea
University
Oregon Population Report Cites Census Bureau Figure
Washington dispatch reports Oregon's population at 622 765 according to the census bureau as of today. The figure is released in a routine enumeration update and referenced by officials in the state.
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Washington
Oregon
Census Bureau
Taft Favours Panama World Exposition in San Francisco
Californians in Washington say Taft supports a Pacific coast fair for the Panama exposition but stops short of committing to San Francisco over New Orleans. The president elect reportedly favors some sort of fair on the Pacific coast without a firm city choice.
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Washington
Taft
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
New Orleans
Post Will Keep At It In Air After 75 Foot Fall
Aviator Augustus Post, unscathed by a 75 foot fall yesterday, said he would attempt to fly again today in New Orleans. Doctors report only scratches and minor bruises, calling the escape near miraculous.
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New Orleans
Augustus Post
Portland union council backs Panama exposition stance
The Central Labor Council of Portland endorses San Francisco’s Panama-Pacific exposition, pledging support regardless of whether fair buildings are constructed under open shop or strict union shop principles, according to leaders.
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Portland
Ore
Central Labor Council of
San Francisco
Parrot Causes Commotion at Union Depot Lunch Counter
A magpie in a wicker cage at Union Depot benches screamed threats and phrases like poison and murder as its owner B. H. Brezeale apologized. The bird, taught from Barnaby Rudge, roared all the way to Wenatchee, calling itself a devil when confined.
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Union Depot
Hoquiam
B. H. Brezeale
Wenatchee
Barnaby Rudge
Postal cards blamed for man’s death on 80th birthday
In Lynn Massachusetts on December 3, doctors say a flood of congratulatory postal cards sent to 80 year old John Mudgett as he marked his birthday contributed to his sudden death the previous night. His physicians declare the cards were a factor in his death.
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Lynn, Maas
John Mudgett
Frosts Reach South to Florida Citrus Areas
Killing frosts extended to the Florida peninsula, chilling the import of orange crops in the state. Growers kept smudge fires burning in groves overnight to mitigate damage and protect remaining fruit.
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Atlanta
Florida Peninsula
Florida
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Crawford
Jane Morris
Jackson County
Kentucky
Creathreat
Jon Morrie
Circes
Liam Morrie
Hannah Lakes
Leah Marcur
Mary
Leanee
Margaret Johnson
Pervitt
Lewis Morris
Rettie Morris
Fannie Morris
Lydia
Timcaer
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