Woman Surrenders After Ammonia Incident in Girard
In Girard Kansas on December 6 Mia Sallie Berry was captured after being overwhelmed by six men amid ammonia fumes. She identified herself and her daughter from Northport Washington and fired a shot with no injuries. She faces arraignment on an insanity warrant unless supporters intervene. A jar of ammonia was hurled into the bathroom through a broken door, blankets stuffed into the hole, and the door was broken with an axe. Ina! remains defiant, wielding a revolver and refusing meals as authorities close in.
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Caurard
Kan
Mia
Sallie Berry
Northport
Wash
Art
Matthews for Council in Ward Three Political Move
Dr. M. A. Matthews pastor of First Presbyterian is urged to run for ward three council seat. Petitions circulate with friends like Captain David Gilmore backing him. Councilman Gill doubts Matthews eligibility but records show four years in precinct. insiders suggest Matthews aims to defeat Gill in a bitter race amid local gamblers and Seattle Electric interests.
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Dr. Matthews
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Trd
the Divine
David Gilmore
Pr. Matthews
Portland
H. C. Gill
Third Ward
Gill
Matthews
Gui
Seattle Electric Company
West Seattle Annexation Election Challenge
Taxpayers annexation party will seek court action to set aside the West Seattle annexation election after a city clerk error. Registration books were advertised to close November 18 but closed on the 14th, excluding many voters. Attorney Frank B. Sayer says courts will likely sustain nullification if pursued.
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W. G. Dickinson
West Seattle
Taxpayers Annexation Arty
Seattle
Taxpayers Annexation Party
Frank B. Sayer
Star
Seattle Teachers Wage Debate Draws Local Figures
A Seattle Star letter challenges prior wage figures for public school teachers, listing personal living costs and urging verification by contacting local educators. The writer compares cited expenses with their own estimates including board, laundry, car fare, clothing, and incidentals, urging accurate reporting.
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Star
Seattle
Sods Cita Lea Tacac
Con- Moog Okcesses Weedseseees
Glen Ohawees
Treasury reports 1905 deficit and key revenue items
Secretary Leslie M. Shaw reports total receipts of 697,101,260.95 and expenditures of 720,106,498.55 for the fiscal year, a deficit of 22,004,228.60. Revenue highlights include Indian lands 4,965,087.32 and Alaska licenses 67,334.26. Postal receipts reach 152,826,585.10 with expenditures of 167,890,842.10, a net outlay of 15,065,257. Compared to 1904, receipts rose 12,886,296.21 while expenditures fell 5,979,447.10.
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Leslie M. Shaw
Great Northwest
Pacific Railays
Alaska
Resignation Pressed at Equitable Board Meeting
Chauncey Depew plans to resign from the directorate at the upcoming board session. In New York reports dated December 6, Vice President G D Eldredge testified in an insurance inquiry showing Mutual Reserve Life Insurance paid about $20 000 in what he termed held ups. Eldridge was recalled to the stand to address alleged unfair treatment of policyholders.
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Washington, D.C
Chauncey Depew
The
Equitable
New York
G. D. Eldredge
George
Eldridge
Hughes
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with cooler low
A brief forecast notes generally fair conditions for tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures and light south to southwest winds. No precipitation is indicated and temperatures are expected to dip modestly.
Barber Rees Robbed of $50 and Gold Watch in Tacoma
Herman Rees a Seattle barber at Colman Baths was robbed on the Tacoma wharf by two men. They relieved him of $50 cash and a gold watch and chain after drawing revolvers. He reported the crime to police. no suspects have been found.
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Tacoma
Herman Rees
Colman
Seattle
Rees
Kees
Reservoir Site Chosen for Woodland Park Project
Superintendent Youngs of the department of water and lights and City Engineer Thomason select a site at near the center of Woodland park for a new water storage reservoir with a bid around 200000 dollars and a capacity of 50000000 gallons.
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Youngs
Department of Water and Lights
Thomason
Woodland Park
Fatal Duel Over Little Girl Ends in Death
Atlanta December 6 a deadly duel at the home of Mrs Weston on Spring Street left A B Dickerson dead from a heart wound and Dr O T Kenyon mortally wounded. Florence Weston 16 caused the tragedy fainted as the three lay on the floor. Dickerson had blocked Kenyon from escorting the girl to theaters, waited for their return and then fired after a brief exchange.
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Atlanta
Florence Weston
Dickerson
Revolts and Riots Plague Moscow to Berlin Dispatches
Reports from Moscow describe three infantry battalions mutinying and killing officers while a general strike spreads across the empire. Kiev riots kill or wound over a thousand as officers quarters burn and firemen are blocked. Attacks on Jews escalate with killings and property destruction across various cities. A German rumor notes censorship chiefs resigning and uncertainty as reform promises falter under old laws.
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Moscow
Empire
Kieff
Sevastopol
Chouknin
Berlin
Veroneth
Mote
Anarchy Reported in Russian Baltic Provinces
Berlin reports from Russian fugitives that anarchy prevails in the Baltic provinces as the government loses power. Soldiers fraternize with revolutionists while sailors at Libau grow restless. Peasants depose clergy and officials and resist grain sales by estate owners.
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Berlin
Libau
Reed case exposes straw bonds and lax bondsmen ethics
The report details a pretrial escape by C. J. Reed via a so called straw bond approved by Judge Tallman and Justice Gordon that failed to bind Reed to trial. The piece notes past use of straw bonds to aid criminals, cites police actions, and mentions broader concerns about bond security and accountability. Rural carriers appointments and congressional moves on immigration, railroad rates, ship subsidies, and a Washington page appointment are also summarized.
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C. J. Reed
Gordon
Tallman
Reed
Beatt
Congress Tackles Panama Canal and Washington Nominations
Congress discussed irrigation projects in Washington with the president as the Hepburn canal bill moved in committee. Senator Heyburn introduced a resolution seeking negotiations with Santo Domingo and Haiti for sovereignty on the island. Nomination fights loom for James Wickersham of Tacoma and Dan Crowley of Vancouver, both still serving as recess appointees.
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Washington
Dec
Cushman
Humphrey
Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
Banto Domingo
Huayti
Islanda
Wickersham
James Wickersham
Tacoma
Third
Alaska
Dan Crowley
Vancouver
Will
Insane Woman in Girard Car Captured After Friday Standoff
Mrs. James P. Barry of Montgomery County Kentucky, held as a voluntary prisoner in a passenger coach at Girard Kansas since Friday, interacting calmly with visitors. Her estranged husband, James P. Barry of Lexington, with local lawyer W C G Hobbs, is trying to help. Local kin include her father N C Bailey in Tu se, J T Daughter in Northport, and daughter Mrs Stella Phillips in Northport Washington.
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Girard Kansas
Lexington
Kansas
Girard
James P. Barry
Montgomery County
W. C. G. Hobbs
Barry
N. C. Bailey
Tu Se
J. T
Northport
May Kirtehner
Barrys
Stella Phillips
Wash
Japanese Kidnap Plot Foiled in Beattie District
Police arrested B. Sinada after a shooting attempt while a Japanese woman was being abducted. Witnesses say Sinada fired three shots and was overpowered by the victim’s friends, who then beat him and turned him over to patrolmen. Three weeks of related disappearances and a feared human-trafficking clique are under police scrutiny.
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Odesra
Germany
Masco
B. Sinada
Burkman
Crandall
Maynard
T. Shishigune
N. Morgana
Sinada
Taka Hirohima
Beattie
Gonda
Oh Delaney Haakenson Causes Stir at Police HQ
Haakenson, 60, intoxicated and distraught, aroused police at headquarters this morning after being placed in a cell. Officers found a pistol and a Valley City North Dakota ticket on him as he cried out for Chief Delaney. He faces release tonight if deemed fit to travel.
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Haakenson
Valley City
N. D
Buckley
Delaney
Kid White Faces Final Chance to Escape Death Penalty
Still known as Kid White the condemned youth has one last option to avoid execution. Attorney Connors asked Judge Griffin to stay the death warrant for 30 days to allow a U S Supreme Court appeal citing poverty and lack of a complete transcript. The judge postponed until January 6 keeping the prisoner in the county jail as petitions for clemency and mercy surge from governors and supporters claiming his youth and environment.
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United States Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Griffin
Walla Walla
Connors
Roosevelt stance sparks municipal ownership debate
The president’s message to Congress opposes federal ownership of railroads, prompting Seattle advocates of street railway municipal ownership to argue the issue does not affect local utilities. Opponents in Seattle cite his stance as supporting private ownership, triggering local contention.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Seattle
United States
Two Men Released on Cash Bail After Restaurant Fight
McGinty and Cameron were released on $100 cash bail each after a restaurant brawl yesterday afternoon on Thirday. Both were cut with $2 stitches taken for facial wounds. Cameron reportedly at fault and twice tried to injure McGinty, amid past trouble over a woman who is said to be McGinty's wife.
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FL McGinty
Gilbert Cameron
Thirday
McGinty
Cameron
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