Prosecution Planned After Renton Bridge Shootout
Prosecutor Lundin said charges will be filed against Town Marshal Dellahunt and others after a Renton bridge shooting wounded Mrs. John Mitchell and grazed another officer. Mitchell, hit in the shoulder and neck, was in guarded condition at Renton Hospital. driver Al McCoy said he did not stop thinking it a hold-up and continued to the hospital.
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Dellehunt
Renton
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al McCoy
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Renton Hospital
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Marshal Edwards
Maple Valley
Kent
Issaquah
John D. Archbold Dies at Home Standard Oil Leader
John D. Archbold died at 3 50 a m at his home in Tarrytown New York from complications after an operation for appendicitis performed November 21 His widow and children were present The estate's value was placed at 100000000 with burial in Sleepy Hollow cemetery prior to plans for cremation and further notices
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Standard Oil
Tarrytown
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Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Mra
John 1 Rockefeller
Cleveland
President Wilson urges railroad legislation in address
President Wilson, before a joint session of Congress, calls for immediate action on settlement and regulation of railroad labor disputes. He urges passage of vocational and industrial education measures previously approved by the Senate and outlines a concise state of the union message.
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Robert J. Bender
Washington
Wilson
Congress
House
Senate
Shien
Next Wichela Plan on reading One Cylinder Sam
A promotion offers the novel One Cylinder Sam by E. J. Rath at six cents instead of the full $1.50 price. The reading plan begins on Monday and ends Saturday, presenting a limited-time bargain.
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E. J. Rath
Suffrage Banner Heckles Wilson in Congress
In Congress today suffragists unfurled a big yellow banner asking President Wilson what he will do for woman suffrage. A gallery page tore down the banner as Wilson continued his message, seemingly untroubled by the display.
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House of Commons
Congress
Wilson
House
Lloyd George Resigns from Cabinet Over War Council
London December 5. On the highest authority it was made known this afternoon that David Lloyd George has resigned from the cabinet. His resignation was drafted and sent to Premier Asquith after he learned Asquith would not agree to a small war council. The Exchange Telegraph company said a formal announcement would follow tomorrow.
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London
David Lloyd, George
Asquith
Lloyd-George
Exchange Telegraph Company
Bulgars Claim Victories on Dobrudja Front
Sofia reports a renewed and sanguinary repulse of enemy attacks in Dobrudja and the capture of Satischeul, the Bulgarian official statement asserts.
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Dobrudja
Satiskeul
Any Body Can Rob Girls Through Flattery
New York police bring Oliver Osborne waxwork from Chicago as a material witness in a mail fraud case against Ree Tanner. Osborne, a known swindler of women using aliases, boasts how he lures victims with rapid marriage-style proposals and a dapper get-up to seem wealthy.
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New York
Oliver Osborne
Chis WH. Wax
Chicago
Ree Tanner
James W. Osborne
Wright shoplifter sentenced to 20 days in county jail
Lucile Wright, described as a confessed shoplifter, was sentenced by Judge Gordon on Monday to twenty days in the county jail.
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Lucile Wright
Gordon
Mayor lauds Star campaign for fair Northwest tourist rates
The mayor praises the Star for its ten year effort to end unjust tourist charges in Battle and Seattle. He says once seen as a doomed act the Star campaign delivered a grand regional victory preventing a $17.50 penalty for travelers to the Northwest, marking a landmark for the area.
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Star
Northwest Welcomes Interstate Rate Victory Boost
Seattle leaders hail the I C C ruling ending discriminatory Southern rates as a Christmas gift to the Northwest. business leaders from Standard Furniture Gottstein and others predict increased traffic investment and settlement, with The Star praised for its role in the campaign and Northwest tourism potential rising as a result.
Reynolds Sees Northwest Tourist Traffic Gain After Ruling
Reynolds argues that the Interstate Commerce Commission decision ending the rate differential to the Coast will boost Northwest access to tourist traffic. He cites CMStP rail fare dynamics in Chicago and urges Seattle groups to unite for a summer tourist drive, aiming for a 60 percent share June through September.
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National Association of Public Service Commissioners
Seattle
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Northwest Wins Tourist Rate Victory Stirs boosters
The interstate commerce commission orders equalized round trip fares between Chicago and San Francisco via Northwest and Southern routes. Oregon and Washington fund a joint push to advertise the Northwest, with plans for statewide tourism budgets and a wider East Coast boosters campaign. The ruling affects all year and summer rates, removing the $17.50 differential barrier and aiming to boost Puget Sound travel and Alaska side trips.
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Portland News
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Spokane Press
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Los Angeles
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Alaska
Greatest hotel man dies in New York
Geo. Roldt, proprietor of the Waldorf Astoria and known as the greatest hotel man of his era, died at 5 a.m. in New York. Heart failure listed as the cause. He had been in poor health but the death came unexpectedly. Colleagues said harsh work pace amid recent hotel prosperity affected him. Roldt was 65 years old.
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New York
Roldt
Waldorf Astoria
Mackenzen Keeps Up His Victories
Berlin reports Marshal Von Mackenzen’s army crossed the Bucharest to Argoviste line and advanced toward Petrostta while the Danube army secured a foothold in the Argesul valley after defeating larger forces in today’s official statement.
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Sayville
Marshal von Mackenzen
Bucharest
Argoviste
Petrostta
Argesul
Tacoma Mayor Praises Interstate Rates Decision
Mayor A Z Fawcett of Tacoma lauded the Interstate Commerce Commission ruling in the tourist differential rate case. He credited The Star and Northwest papers for leading the public effort to abolish the unjust differential and said the decision benefits the Northwest amid army post plans and expanding shipbuilding.
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Tacoma
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Star
Northwest
Seattle Women Call Meeting to Open Cost of Living War
A Seattle group led by Mrs. Eleanor M. Reddington plans a mass meeting of housewives to organize boycotts against high prices. Mayor Gill will speak. the Homekeepers' club urges concerted action to force rapid reductions in the cost of necessities and to empower women to curb prices.
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Eleanor M. Reddington
Homekeepers’ Club
Gill
Reddington
Dames
Elizabeth M. Higgins
FE. W. Sankey
A. F E. Henley
G. T
Congress
Booze as Paint Seized at Docks
Ten kegs of whisky smuggled into the city as paint were seized by dry squad officers along the waterfront. The contraband was consigned to the Bass Heater Paint Company, whose representatives denied knowledge of the shipment as government revenue officials investigate.
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Bass-Heater Paint Company
Taxi Driver Fights Husky Patrons After Robbery Attempt
William Burt, a taxi driver, fought off two six foot husky men who attempted to rob him after dropping them at Madison Park early Tuesday. He then drove to police headquarters to report the incident.
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William Burt
Madison Park
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