Rebels War on Foreigners Plague Devastates Land
Dispatches from China report Anthynastic rebels caused violence against foreigners in Kwang Tung while Shanghai riots followed bubonic plague. Some church property damaged at Sanchang and Leinchow. natives from Hunan aided the revolt which was suppressed by 8,000 troops. Japanese troops continue the annihilation of natives in the Sinchiku district.
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China
Sanchang
Leinchow
Kwang Tung
Hunan
Victoria
B. C
Sinchiku
Orient
Census Check On Everett And Bellingham Star
Federal census official Geo W Hahn is rechecking Everett census and will survey Bellingham next. Commercial groups in Everett push to ensure a fair deal, with a report due December 11.
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Everett
Bellingham
Wash
Geo. W. Hahn
Federal Bureau At
Tacoma
Hahn
City recreation cost per capita leaders listed
Citbea shows New York at 1.51 dollars per person for park and beach maintenance followed by Denver 1.21 and Chicago 1.18 with Albany at 0.89 and Washington 0.86. The figures reflect per capita spending on parks playgrounds and beaches.
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Citbea
New York
N. Y
Denver
Colo
Chicago
Albany
Washington, D. C
Two Suits Filed Against Puget Sound Electric Company
Two damage suits were filed against Puget Sound Electric after a wholesale ejectment of passengers last Monday. Nellie Berkins seeks 2000 dollars claiming tuberculosis and forced ejections on a Riverton bound trip. Myron Perkins asks 1000 dollars for the same treatment as the interurban cars made no Riverton stops that day due to riders’ refusal to pay the alleged excessive fare.
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Puget Sound Electric Company
Nellie Berkins
Riverton
Myron W. Perkins
Gol. Harrison Dies at Alki
Col. B. S. Harrison, editor and publisher of the Alaska Yukon magazine, died at his Alki Point home after several months illness. He leaves a widow and was a charter member of the Arctic club. No funeral arrangements have been made.
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Col
BE. S. Harrison
Alki Point
Col. Harrison
The
Arctic Club
Hillman Sued Over Misrepresented Land Sale
Erick Oblin and Ericka Oblin sue C. D. Hillman for 4000 alleging misrepresentation in selling land in Hillman’s Garden of Eden addition. Plaintiffs claim ad stated Hillman owned a chicken ranch with 200 chickens and a five room house, but land dimensions differed from contract and a steam railroad trajectory caused damages.
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Erick Oblin
Ericka Oblin
Aued C. D. Hillman
Hillman
Garden of Eden Addition
Oblin
Ohblin
Ohlin
N. P
Arrest English Slayer in Los Angeles Ward
John Shaw an Englishman is detained in the insane ward of the county hospital. Officials hope he may shed light on the Whitechapel murders in London in 1888 and 1889. Shaw, 16 in 1884, has wandered through Canada and Brazil and says he "served his time" for trouble in Canada.
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United Press
Los Angeles
John Shaw
Whitechapel
London
Sheriff's Office
Shaw
Eald
Canada
Brazil
School Election Today With Bond Vote And Nine Candidates
Election day polls open today for two school director seats and bonds totaling 850000. Voters registered at the general election last month are eligible. Each ward has two voting places and voters should know their precinct number. Nine candidates are running in today’s school election.
Do You Know This Man Charley's Aunt Stage Prank
Readers are urged to identify a man wandering downtown Monday afternoon between 5 and 6. He carries tickets good for a Seattle theatre box to see Charley's Aunt. The suggested route starts at Third and Cherry, then to Seconday, Pike, First, and Madison with a prize for the finder.
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Charley
Quincine
Seattle
Third
Cherry
Seconday
Pike
Madison
Man Rescued From Deep Quicksand Near Silver Lake Park
Gilbert Stephens, trapped in quicksand along a former small lake bed at Silver Lake Park, struggled for two hours before town constable William Piscule, duck hunter, reached him. Piscule used brush for footing and secured Stephens with his gun bag straps to pull him free, reporting he was shaken but alive.
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White Plains
N. Y
Dee
Gilbert Stephens
Silver Lake Park
Stephens
Stephene
William Piscule
Piscule
No Godliness in Business, He Says
Cardinal Gibbons declares Christianity is a stranger in business and condemns trust busting tactics that dodge just debts, noting a shift away from justice in the commercial world. He speaks in Baltimore on December 3.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Women to Vote for Waterway Commissioners in Washington
Women of South Park will vote for Duwamish waterway commissioners in the waterway election next Tuesday. Attorney General W. P Bell confirmed women may take part, marking the first time women in Washington state vote in elections beyond schools.
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South Park
Duwamish Waterway Commissioners
W. P Bell
State of Washington
Murder charge for Tong Ho Tong in Chinatown killing
Ho Tong alias Ho Bak Guie or Law Hoa, a San Francisco figure, was arraigned before Judge Ronald on first degree murder charges for killing Chung Quoy a Chinese laundryman in an opium joint at the New Chinatown hotel. The incident on November 15 sparked a tong war rumor and Tong was captured near Tacoma after fleeing in an auto. Prosecutor Vanderveer seeks a December 16 trial with Tong to enter a plea by Wednesday.
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Ho Tong
San Francisco
Ronald
Chung Quoy
New Chinatown
King At
Tong
Ho Bak Guie
Law Hoa
Newman
Georgetown
Tacoma
Vanderveer
Inquest Opens Over Boy’s Death In Seattle
A coroner’s jury hears conflicting testimony in the case of C J Steele charged with running down and killing nine year old Cleon Thomas. Witnesses report drag distance of 21 feet and speeds up to 25 mph claimed by city ordinances. Others dispute lighting and driver speed as the hearing continues.
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C. J. Steele
Cleon Thomas
H. J. Thomas
Dagner
Thoman
August Johnson
Steele
Johnson
Seattle Electric Co
Andrew Heath
Cleon
Claude Denny
Police Testimony Details Gambling Ties With City Clubs
Testimony before investigators shows gambling ongoing in most venues over two months and includes pressure to ignore certain clubs. A sergeant says orders came from the inspector and not the front office, revealing a broad probe into city corruption with more testimony to come next week.
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A. Q
Union Club
Buffalo Club
Starr Boyd
Ryan
See
Willard
Seattle
Star
Man's Brain Returns to Childhood Past in Fort Wayne
Jesse V. Taylor, former Chicago agricultural editor, after brain tumor surgery, has been brought home in Fort Wayne in the mental state of a six year old. Doctors say he must relearn skills as a child would and full recovery is unlikely.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Chicago
Jesse V. Taylor
Taylor
Case on Crawford Concludes With Franchise Rejection
At a city meeting Mayor Gill and officials faced the issue of the R. & B. S franchise on Hudson Street. After Judge Webster ruled on rates, the panel announced the denial of the application. The committee will reconsider the matter at the next session.
Gas accident at Seventh Avenue lab leaves man unconscious
Joan Goldsmith a 45 year old manufacturer of extracts working in a small lab at 1625 Seventh Avenue failed to shut off a gas jet. The room filled with gas and he collapsed unconscious. Roomers alerted authorities and police. He was rushed to hospital where doctors stabilized him.
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Joan Goldsmith
Seventhav
Goldsmith
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