Armour Likes Seattle He Will See Tacoma Too
J Ogden Armour chief of the beef barons tours Seattle after walking from the depot to his six story building. He enjoys the trip and Seattle and plans to visit Tacoma before departing for California tonight. He recalls the New Washington hotel and Rainier hotel from a 30 year ago stay. Municipal government on the commission form is inaugurated in New Orleans with Mayor Martin Behrmann sworn in for a new term.
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J. Ogden Armour
Tacoma
California
J. Ogden
Jonathan
Armour
Seattle
Washington
Rainier
New Orleans
Martin Behrmann
President Taft's Congress Speech on Foreign Relations
Taft delivers a broad message to Congress stressing dollar diplomacy and a strengthened foreign commerce policy. He details State Department reorganization, merit system adoption, improved salaries, and bigger focus on protecting American trade abroad. The address covers open door policy in China, Central America support, tariff practice, and urges supplementary legislation to sustain gains.
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Toots Taft Horn
Congress
United
Washington
Taft
United States
State Department
Department of State
Foreign Office
Diplomatic Corps
de. Haart
Bland
Foreign Service
Con
China
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Pribtiof Islands
Houses of
Hague
America
Insurance officials honor Fishback at Seattle dinner
Puget Sound Life Underwriters Association hosted a dinner at the Arctic Club to honor H. O. Fishback, newly elected state insurance commissioner. Fishback said he would aim to restrict insurance writing to solvent companies and admitted possible mistakes might favor the public.
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Puget Sound Life Underwriters’ Association
Arctic Club
H. O. Fishback
Fishback
Young Woman Confronts Thief in Clever Stand Off
In Tacoma on December 3 a masked man demanded Mrs. Victor Brooks hand over money and jewels. The 21 year old woman returned with a revolver, ordered the thief to leave, and he fled.
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United Press
Tacoma
Victor Brookes
Detective to State Asylum Investigated by Guard
Tacoma December 3. Preparations are under way to send a detective as a guard to the Western Washington hospital for the insane at Fort Steilacoom to investigate conditions. The move follows statements by former inmate KR J Cook who says bruises and scars marked his time there. Also in Washington 5 000 Indians head to Washington D C to press treaty money claims. Skookum Wallihee, Klickitat chief, is among them.
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Tacoma
Western Washington Hospital
Fort Steilacoom
KR. J. Cook
Cook
Lyle
Washington, D. C
Skookum Wallihee
Beal Snead acquitted in Fort Worth murder trial
John B. Snead a millionaire Amarillo banker is acquitted by a Fort Worth jury of murdering Captain A G Boyce Sr at a hotel. The case relates to a feud sparked by the elopement of Mrs Snead with Al Boyce and involves Boyce Jr. and a related court proceeding.
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Fort Worth
Tex
John B. Snead
Amarillo
A. G. Boyce
Snead
Captain Boyce
A. G. Boyce, Jr
Snead-Boyce
Boyce
Boyce, Sr
Metropolitan
Swayne
Lena Snyder Snead
Archbald Trial Opens in Senate Impeachment Proceedings
The Senate began impeachment proceedings against Robert W. Archbald associate justice of the new commerce court charging misbehavior and misdemeanors for personal gain. The case follows a February complaint by William P. Boland of Marian Coal Co. and could involve about 100 witnesses.
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Washington
United States
Senate
Robert W. Archbald
New Commerce Court
Archbald
Pennsylvania
Bis
Interstate Commerce
Henry B. Meyer
William P. Boland
Marian Coal Co
Scranton
Boland
Meyer
Archhbald
Yale
President
Acts
Wickersham
Winsten Brown
Brown
Taft
House
House Judiciary Committee
Commerce Court
Election Day in Kettle Falls Sees No Candidates
On December 3 in Kettle Falls Washington voters faced an empty slate as no mayoral or council seats had candidates. The community planned to write in names on blank ballots to fill the offices.
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Kettle Falls
Kettle Fall
Journey by Stage on Frozen River Ends in Assassination
Humboldt reports arrival from Southeastern Alaska aboard the Vidette with owners Sid and Hill R Barrington. The Vidette froze near Dawson. passengers continued by stage. Snead, seeking revenge on Boyce, wore a brass breastplate and used two automatic guns, fatally shooting Boyce.
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S. Humboldt
Alaska
Sid and
Hill R Barrington
Dawson
Whitehorse
Himsel
Boyce
Snead
Remsberg Re-elected Port Commissioner in Tight Vote
Judge C E B Remsberg was re elected port commissioner by nearly a two to one margin over challenger Jerae Nelson with about 6,000 county voters participating. Remsberg roughly 4,000 votes to Nelson 2,000. Judge Richard Winsor received scattered write-in votes. Election cost about $3,000, roughly 50 cents per vote. new three year term begins. Washington report notes court adjournment with no anthracite trust cases.
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C. EB. Remsberg
Jerae Nelson
Remsberg
Nelson
Richard Winsor
Remaberg
Winsor
Ing
Lincoln
Commission
Renneberg
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South
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Beal Snead
Court House
al Boyce
A. G. Boyce, SR
Winnipeg
Port Commission
Frye & Co
Olympic Market
Occidental
Yester Way
Westlake Meat CO
Westlake
Pine
American Meat CO
Third
Jefferson
Western Meat CO
Western Av
Ballard Market
Ballard Av
Pike ST
Elitett
Balliard
Ballard & Stwds
Vike St
MENNE
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Babbitt's
Fr. Fisher
Ake Pulic
Marae
F. H. Fairbanks
Yakima
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Hammond
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