Stubborn Gaffer Bridges and the Wallace Legacy
A long portrait of Robert Bridges known as the Gaffer, born in Ayrshire, whose stubbornness and persistence shaped a miner’s rise from illiterate boy to savvy Seattle businessman. The piece links his lineage to Sir William Wallace, recounts a coal mine strike rescue, a deadly explosion, and Bridges later life as a shopkeeper and port official pursuing the Wallace estate lore.
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Bob
Seattle
Robert Bridges
Ayrshire
Bobby Burns
Bridges
Gaffer
Ittle Connors
Connors
Wallace
William Wallace
Edward
Majesty of the Law
White Slavery Act Policy Keeps Course in Seattle
Commissioner Henry M. White of Seattle and U S District Attorney Clay Allen announced that no change will alter national Mann act policy. Four men move from administrative to enforcement work to reduce duplication and bolster prosecution. Future emphasis may limit operations to international cases.
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National Administration
Immigration Office
Henry M. White
Seattle
Battle Up In The Sky
In the warfare of the future Hudson Maxim predicts armies will line up on sky lines and shoot across an enormous arena with silent guns as fleets of aircraft fill the sky. Herbert Quick’s story In The Star previews the last wars on earth with the aeroplane taking a major role in the opening chapter When Glory Ceased to be printed Monday December 8.
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Hudson Maxim
Herbert Quick
Star
State Strike May Be Called
Union leaders forecast the State Federation of Labor will decide on December 16 whether to call a state wide strike in support of Southern Colorado coal miners. They say Rockefeller interests, heavily represented in the strike bound mines, are trying to crush unionism.
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Denver
State Federation of Labor
Colorado
Rockefeller
Water Shut Off on Siet and McClellan Streets
Water will be shut off on Siet avenue and 82nd avenue from McClellan street to Mt. Baker Boulevard and on McClellan street from 81st avenue to 34th avenue S on December 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Siet
McClellan St
Mt. Baker Boulevard
Ballard laborer seriously wounded by self-inflicted wound
W. J. Darling a Ballard laborer is in a Ballard hospital in serious condition after the gun at his home exploded while he tried to extract a shell. The accident happened at No 11 Ballard Beach.
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W. J. Darling
Ballard
Darling
No. 11
Ballard Beach
Freight steamships to run Seattle Portland route after 20 years
Pacific Steamship Co announces a regular Seattle to Portland freight service for the first time in almost two decades. The line will begin after the first of the new year with ships on a set schedule.
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Seattle
Portland
Pacific Steamship Co
Defense Scores in Knabe Trial
In Shelbyville Indiana on December 4 the defense scored another point in the trial of Dr W B Craig charged with murdering Dr Helen Knabe. A witness testified she saw a man peering through the Knabe apartment window but identified him as medium sized not clearly as Craig. Craig is six feet tall. The piece notes a general sentiment about people wanting to do the right thing but with differing opinions on what is right.
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Shelbyville
Ind
W. B. Craig
Helen Knabe
J. W. Smith
Dr. Knabe
Knabe
Craig
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England
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What Cheer
Black Diamond
Waffer
Main St
University of Hard Knocks
Ellensburg
Ayers Harbor Island
Port Commission
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Heen
Proycen Aeuvauway Vege
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