Thirty-One File Declarations In Republican Candidacy Drive
In Seattle the Republican slate filed declarations for mayor and council seats. Levy led the rush with $30 filing, joined by Humphries, Calhoun, and Carroll among others, recording 31 candidates for city offices with objections over varying fees.
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Comptroller's Office
Humphries
Levy
John E. Humphries
Seward Parka
Scott Calhoun
Harry W. Carroll
Ralph Pierce
Ocr
Republican Party
Cohortas
Mr. Levy
C. D Clinton
Willam H. Murphy
J. E. Crichton
R. T. Reynolds
Arnold Zbinden
James Conway
Frederick Sawyer
Chris R. Frasch
Berard W. Murray
Clinton
Carroll
City Printing Bids Questioned as Council Receives Inflated Proposals
A Seattle newspaper exposes a bid-scenario where city printing contracts for 1908 came in at inflated prices due to a Times and Post-Intelligencer combine. It urges taxpayers to demand rejection of all bids and push for a fair, low-cost contract, citing Corporation Counsel Calhoun’s opinion that the city may accept or reject bids. The piece accuses local officials of letting inflated offers persist and calls for action to protect the city treasury.
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Times
the Post-Intelligencer
Scott Calhoun
Calhoun
The
Star
Daniel Kelleher
the Times
Kelleher
Mr. Calhoun
Col. Blethen
Seattle
Bulletin
Taxpayer
Theaters Seek Jury Trial in St. Louis Case Flood
Theater managers push for jury trial as 12 cases before Justice Gordden face delay. Police threaten warrants and Sunday performances remain illegal until court rules. Bail and venue questions loom as officials await remittitur and further court action.
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Wappenstein
Man Charged With Attempted Murder in Domestic dispute
A 67 year old man faced charges after an attempted murder at a residence on 609 Highbar. Patrick Flynn was seated at a table when the accused, Cook, fired a revolver claiming he would rather see Lydia Hogan dead than Flynn marry. The shot missed. William Plum held the suspect until Constable McKnight.
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Patrick Flynn
Sted
Flynan
Highbav
Flynn
Cook
Lydia Hogan
William Plum
Constable McKnight
Fight in office ends with holster clash and escape
A violent dispute between T. D. Page, a lawyer, and W. A. Holzheimer escalated into a hand to hand fight in an office. Holzheimer and a companion battered Page and forced him to barricade inside his Lowman Building office for about an hour before fleeing prior to police arrival.
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W. A. Holz
Mer
Holzheim
Lowman
Page
Holzheimer
Knox Boom Launched in Pennsylvania Rally for Knox
The boom for Senator P C Knox of Pennsylvania was launched at a banquet in Washington where the Pennsylvania delegation declared its support for Knox as President Roosevelt's successor. The event marked a clear early push for Knox's candidacy.
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United Press
Washington
P. C. Knox
Pennsylvania
Als 6
Roosevelt
Railroads Enjoined From 50 Cent Lumber Rate
Judge Hanford in Tacoma issues injunction against Tacoma & Eastern Bellingham Bay & Northern Columbia & Puget Sound Columbia & Pacific Port Townsend & Southern Canadian Pacific from collecting the 50 cent lumber rate east pending Interstate Commerce Commission decision. Railroads contended previous injunction against transcontinental roads did not apply. Rate case before commission on December 11.
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Tacoma
Tacoma & Eastern
Bellingham Bay
Hiritiah Columbia
Columbia & Paget Sound
Port Townsend & Southern
Canadian Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aoki's Successor Named in Tokio Telegram
An unofficial telegram from Tokyo reports that Togo Takahara has been appointed to succeed Ambassador Aoki, signaling a leadership change in Japan's diplomatic mission.
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United Press
Washington
Tokio
Togo Takahira
Ambassador Aoki
Dismissal Expected in Adams Murder Case
Ida WALLACE Dec 6 Prosecution will dismiss charges against Steve Adams in Shoshone county at the next term clearing path for Colorado officers to extradite him for the Telluride murder of Arthur Collina Adams had two hung juries in the Fred Tyler murder case in the county and the Rathdrum trial was the last. A separate murder warrant for Ed Houle in the county remains unserved and will not be pursued.
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Fred
Walter
United Press
Wallace
Ida
Hanson
Steve Adams
Shoshone
Colorado
Adams
Arthur Collina
Telluride
Fred Tyler
Rathdrum
Ed Houle
Hold Up Man Gets Nothing in Early Morning Robbery
David Wilkinson, night man at Woodlawn and Mills, Wallard, was held up shortly before 7 a m by an unknown man. Wilkinson had no money on him and the robber took nothing.
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David Wilkinson
Woodlawn and Mills
Wallard
Wilkingon
Frisco Archbishop Named Cardinal by Rome
Rome reports Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco will be created a cardinal, according to a source close to Papal Secretary of State Merry Del Val. The announcement follows Vatican statements in December.
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United Press
Rome
Archbishop Riordan
San Francisco
Merry del Val
Wife sues for divorce over unknown husband aliases
Mary Wagner charges her husband William Wagner formerly Charles Drummond deceived her after a 1897 marriage in San Francisco. She says he left in 1899 and kept a second wife and two children, while he lived under a false name. The item also notes a Phi Chi and Phi Delta v2 game on campus.
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Wokting
William Wagner
Sam Francisco
Charles Drummond
Phi Chi
Phi Delta
Many Issues in School Election Prominent in District
The upcoming School No. 1 election features ten candidates across five two-man tickets. As debate centers on board reform, district representation, and teachers' rights to organize, supporters clash over who should guide policy and governance.
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John Schram
Louk Danworth
H. Reeves
F. L. Porkes
Theso Men's League
J. Allen Smith
Perm
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Aly
Carl H. Reeves
Workingmen's League
W. Wilkin
Carpenters’ Union
Iasues
League
Smith
Pension clerks strict over pension papers demanded
Veterans and widows who drew their pensions yesterday were required to present original pension papers before vouchers could be receipted. Clerks nationwide adopted the rule to avoid possible prosecutions, reversing the prior practice of signing vouchers from personal knowledge.
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Spokane
Russia's Big Strike Grips Saint Petersburg Mills
Workers in St. Petersburg and nearby mills stage sympathy action for 53 progressives facing treason charges. About 37 are Douma members as authorities crack down and riot conditions escalate in the city streets.
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United Press
ST. Petersburg
GIVES UP MILLION DOLLAR JOB
John Hayes Hammond will quit his one million dollar a year post with the Gypagenheims starting January 1. He plans to devote time to his own interests after severing ties with the firm. The report places him in Santa Barbara for the winter with his family. A second item notes Washington officials naming a subcommittee for drafting a currency bill.
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Santa Barbara
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John Hayes Hammond
Hammond
Gypagenheims
Tacoma jewelry pioneer Joseph G. Maurmann dies at 60
Joseph G. Maurmann of Tacoma, a pioneer jeweler, was found dead in his bed yesterday at age 60. He leaves a wife, two sons and a daughter. He arrived in Tacoma in the early days. The item highlights a bygone note about New York streets reaching to Pike's Peak.
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Tacoma
Joseph G. Maurmann
Col Blethen Accused of Extorting City Printing Fees
A Seattle era report accuses Col Alden J. Blethen of pressuring city officials and publishers into inflating charges for public notices. It details schemes where applicants are billed high rates for city notices after Blethen allegedly intervenes, with sums often exceeding $600 and reaching about $2,000. Named clients include Seattle Electric Co, Northern Pacific, Great Northern, Seattle Tacoma lines, Union Pacific, and others.
Injunction Blocks Great Northern From Lumber Rate Overcharge
Federal Judge William H. Hunt issued an injunction barring the Great Northern Railway from collecting the excess charges on a new lumber rate that became effective earlier this year in Helena Montana. The ruling restrains overpayment until further court action clarifies the rate structure and effective dates.
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United Press
Helena
Mont
William H. Hunt
Great Northern Railway
Navy
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