Truant Officer Recovers Runaways From South Park
Juvenile court hears case of Alphone Planchard and three companions aged under 10 who ran away from the Brothers school at South Park. Truancy officer Ketchum recaptured two boys, while Bert Fedemeyer returned of his own accord and another pair fled after capture. Judge Frater commends the officer and remands Alphone back to the school.
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Judge Frater
Ketchum
Case
Trueman
Trueman Ketchum
Speciman
South Park
Truvant
Alphonse Planchard
Marion
Fred Sharp
Blanchard
Brothers’ School
Victoria
Alphone
Pastor Braden Plans Christmas Window Exhibit
Grace Baptist pastor Reverend Charles H. Braden preached against saloons and vice in a Sunday sermon. He accepted an offer from Durkin to use the saloon window to display drunken bums and painted women as a stark Christmas reminder of whisky’s ruin, a plan he soon reconsidered.
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Charlies H. Braden
Grace Baptist Church
James
Northwest
Durkin
Tax commission proposes fee for each instrument filed per county
State tax commission plans a single fee per instrument recorded in every county. Partners' Institute schedules two monthly meetings. Dairymen near Dec 15 discuss milking machines with A C Steinman of Ellensburg for a U S Office register post in Yakima. City council passes sub ordinance despite mayoral veto. General Atkinson of Olympia says he cannot break up grain buyers' combine. Granger school district reports a big two month gain. J H Abbott of Spokane to erect brick block at Granger. Crew slips while placing electric generator at Klickitat river site. generator damaged. W H Fellows of Spokane suffers personal loss delaying work four months. Large irrigation plant near Two Rivers, Walla Walla to be tested next week. Snohomish wins in Cait by Albertina Anzleman to get possession of property block. Ont Controller Jackson of Tacoma reports a caboose rampage in Tacoma injuring one and causing damage.
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Tax Commission
A. C
Pia
Granger
J. H. Abbott
Spokane
Kitckitat
Goldendale
Canyon
W. H. Fellows
Two Rivers
Walla Walla
State Supreme Court
Olympia
City of
Snohomish
Albertina Anzleman
Ont
Jackson
Tacoma
Relief bill for Northern Pacific land grant settlers
The president sent to Congress a draft bill by the Interior department to relieve certain entrymen within the Northern Pacific land grant. The measure extends to bona fide settlements between January 11, 1898, and May 31, 1906, to correct a land department error withdrawing the general route from Wallula Washington to Portland Oregon.
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Warbhmington
D. C
Congress
Interior Department
Northern Pacific Railway
Land Department
Northern Pacific
Wallula
Wash
Portland
Ore
Churches Exempt From Tax Loss For Entertainment Use
Assistant Attorney General Falkner ruled churches retain tax exemption even when trustees permit church property to host entertainment events that solicit donations. The opinion, issued in response to a Bellingham ministerial association request, clarifies the tax status of such use.
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Olympia
Analstant
Falkner
Ministerial Association of
Bellingham
Dramatic Train Rescue Enables Actress to Continue Journey
Miss Katha Williams of the Shadows of the Hearth company was aboard a Southern Pacific train when severe throat obstruction threatened her life. Dr. Baxter, aboard the train, transformed a Pullman car into an operating room and surgically cleared her air passages and inserted a breathing tube. Williams rallied and pressed on with the trip.
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Ban Francisco
Southern Pacific
Katha Williams
Hearth Company
Baxter
Poll tax deemed unlawful by state court ruling
Judge Gilliam yesterday declared the state law imposing a $2 poll tax on males aged 21 to 60 living outside towns unconstitutional. The decision held the tax violated section seven of the state constitution requiring uniform taxation. The case, argued by Attorney J W Roberts for W Danner, was brought by Prosecuting Attorney McIntosh.
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Warmer
J. W. Roberts
W. 8
Danner
Mckintosh
Gilliam
Warm Weather Blessing to Poor in Seattle
Mrs. Ella Jordan new probation officer discusses juvenile cases before Judge Frater. She cites poverty and family neglect as roots of truancy and delinquency, noting many youths lack home stability and fear abuse. She believes removing children from careless homes may offer the best remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Jordan
Frater
Seattie
Seattle
Mystery Deepens As Suspects Held In Hopkins Murder
Police hold James Barrie and Nick Hannon for connections to Thomas Hopkins's murder. Detectives Barbee and Tennant report conflicting alibis while the crowd remains unsettled after a second city-area homicide with few clues.
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James Barrie
Nick Hannon
Thomas Hopkins
Barbee and Tennant
Hannon
Barrie
Health boards consider measures against smallpox outbreak
As Bel Hngham and Portland battle a smallpox spread, local health officials weigh preventive steps. In this city no cases have been reported yet. Next Friday the Y M C A gymnasium and education departments plan a joint entertainment inviting local businessmen, with literary, musical features and a swimming match.
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Board of Health
Bel Hngham
Portland
Ths City
Collapse at Charion Cross Station Buries Workers
A section of Charion Cross railroad station collapsed without warning in London. Forty workers were present. two were killed instantly, two more missing and likely buried, eight seriously injured, and twenty with minor injuries.
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London
Charion Cross
Mark Twain Dinner Honors 70th Birthday in New York
Noted writer Mark Twain was guest of honor at Delmonteers for his 70th birthday dinner with 170 guests, many women writers. A cable from England signed by about 40 authors including Hardy Meredith Kipling and Doyle praised Twain. Roosevelt sent a letter read aloud.
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New York
Mark Twain
Delmonteers
England
Thomas Hardy
George Meredith
Alfred Austin
Rudyard Kipling
Anthony Hope
Gilbert Parker
Conan Doyle
Ian MacLaren
Humphrey Ward
Israel Zanawill
Roosevelt
Drowns on Lunenburg River in Steamer Langenburg Wreck
Lunenburg steamer Lanenburg wrecked at Outer Sand Beach Magdalen Islands December 4. Drowned man Leslia, uncle of J. G. Lasiie of Seattle proprietor of Leslio's Realty exchange.
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R. L. Leslia
Lanenburg
Outer Sand Beach
Magdalen Ielands
J. G. Lasiie
Seattle
Leslio
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