Charley's Aunt Nabbed Again In Seattle Stunt
Real estate dealer Marsolais spotted Frank Denithorne posing as Charley’s Aunt as part of a Baker Stock Co publicity stunt. Denithorne, photographed with a covered face, confessed the prank and vowed to quit the gimmick after a week of being chased and followed.
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Seattle
O. N. Marsolais
Marsolais
the Star
Marshlais
Charney
Beattie Theatre
Frank Denithorne
Baker Stock Company
Denithorne
Discover Slave Girl Smugglers Concluded
The article reports that Collector of the Port Stratton suspended Charlee Freund and recommended dismissal after night customs inspector failure. Gibbons and others face 20 days each. Paul Schultz, wounded while landing stowaways from the stancharia, is under arrest with a thigh wound. Officials predict a major scandal involving prominent department figures.
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Customs
Smuggling Plot Targeting Chinese Slave Girls in Pacific Coast
The piece outlines a broad investigation into a coolie slave ring across San Francisco Portland and Seattle. Paul Schultz hospitalized after gunshot wounds and held for police inquiry. Customs inspector Freund suspended and two inspectors disciplined for 20 days. The liner Chiyo Maru is under constant watch after five Chinese were seized. Federal agents prepare a dragnet for contraband aboard Asia near Honolulu. Revelations point to many Chinese slaves entering the U S via Seattle on the Minnesota and Blue Funnel lines and ships docking at Portland. Chinatown reports say immigration service on the Pacific coast may be reorganized after Keefe’s arrival, while secret service agents near completion of a sweeping Pacific coast probe seeking a Washington shakeup.
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Portland
Seattle
Paul Schultz
Pacific Mail
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Strat
Asia
Honolulu
Orient
United States
Minnesota
Blue Funnel
Canadian Pacific Railway
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Pacific Coast
General Keefe
Secret Service
Pacific Ports
Customs Service
Washington
Pacific Coast Service
Norwegian Play Tonight at Moore Theatre
Norwegian musical drama Leif Erikson appears near sellout at the Moore tonight with reserved seats nearly gone and gallery kept for general admission, ensuring broad audience access.
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Leif Erikson
What About the Recall Discussed by Ex Mayor Wood
Ex Mayor Wood will address the YMCA on the recall issue in Seattle. He will explain conditions in the city and argue for Gill's removal. The 2 PM meeting is open to men. Ralph Atkinson will also speak after leading evangelical services in Chicago.
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Y. M
C. A
Has It Struck You A Christmas Thrift Start
A Christmas message urges children to value the day as the peak for giving and receiving. It encourages starting a Savings Account in this bank as a path to thrift and long term financial good.
Young Adam and Eve 17 Hide Weeks in Mountain Cave
Newark dispatch recalls a 1910 tale of La Vere Tallman and Beatrice Sanders aged 17 who ran away to the Catskill mountains. They lived in a cave for weeks, hunted, traded for provisions, and kept their romance secret until captured. A local minister officiated a true marriage after a family council in Newark.
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Newark
N. J
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Eve Adam i
la Eve
la Vere Tallman
Beatrice Sanders
Eve
Captain Kidd
la Vere
Paradise
Beatrice
Jack Frost
Yonkers
Lyman Whitney Allen
Tallman
County bone of contention how the county loses money
The Orpheum block and the poor farm show low returns for county property. The farm valued at $200,000 is leased for 1400 yearly while the county pays 75 monthly to L. D. Jones and 25 monthly to a matron. Auditor Case says a self sustaining farm with cows calves hogs could save hospital costs and profit the county.
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Orpheum
Maple
L. D. Jones
Norman Wardall
Board of County Commissioners
Case
Los Angeles
Grocers Press Net Weight Bill Against Manufacturers
The Washington State Grocers association pushes a bill requiring manufacturers to print net weight on packages. Testimony from J. J. Higgins cites cracker boxes with grease weight 9½ pounds and net weight 4½ pounds, arguing prices and quantities have shrunk since the pure food law. He promises further figures to the legislature.
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J. J. Higgins
Washington State
Grocera’ Association
Higgins
Higgine
No jury yet in second trial of Mrs. Carrie Kersh
Portland Oregon December 10 jurors were examined and rejected in Judge Morrow's court for the second trial of Mrs Carrie Kersh charged with murdering William Johnson. The selection was expected to finish late today or tomorrow morning.
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Mrs. Kersh
Portland
Ore
Life worth only 4000 dollars proposed by Hay committee
The governor's employer compensation committee recommends a cash value of 4000 dollars per human life for fatalities in industrial work. Funding would come from statewide industry assessments, with coal mine operators loggers and manufacturers reportedly agreeing to the plan. The panel urges the law take effect next October.
Tornado kills many in northern Spain and wrecks ships
A tornado sweeping northern Spain caused many deaths and sank six fishing vessels in Corunna harbor with crews drowned. Bilbao and Seville suffered heavy damage though no fatalities were reported in those cities.
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Cerbere
France
Spain
Corunna
Bilbao
Seville
Extradition Fight Grows Over Porter Charlton Case
Porter Charlton and his counsel dispute U S secretary of state Knox orders for extradition to Italy. They vow habeas corpus and Supreme Court appeals, arguing Italy voided the treaty and seeking to prove Charlton insane to halt removal. The case raises international law questions and potential constitutional challenges.
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Trenton
N. J
Porter Charlton
Italy
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
R. F Ployd Clark
Charlton
Knox
State Department
Chariton
Clark
Congress
United States Circuit Court
United States
Secretary Knox
English Voting Even Amid Shifting Parliamentary Fortunes
London dispatch notes that with 177 constituencies remaining, both sides hold the same seat totals as in the last parliament. The current counts place the governing side at 263 seats, a 39 vote majority, amid ongoing electoral contests.
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London
Porter Chariton Extradited for Italian Murder Trial
Secretary of State Knox announced the extradition of Porter Chariton to Italy to stand trial for the murder of Mrs. Mary Scot Castle Chariton at Lake Como. Also, Seattle Commercial Club holds officer elections with 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. polling and ten directors to be chosen from 18 candidates.
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Italy
Washington
Knox
Porter Chariton
Mary Scot Castle
Chariton
Lake Como
Seattle Commercial Club
J. W. Maxwell
George Matzen
J. M. Sparkman
Kidney Pills Restore Health Says Rochester Man
Rochester resident M Mayer describes kidney trouble with back pain and fatigue. After using Foley Kidney Pills his condition improved, restoring strength and energy he hadn’t felt in years, according to the ad copy.
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M. Mayer
Rochester
N. Y
Foley
Quaker Drug Co
Tragedy in Willows as Father Kills Son Then Dies
In Willows a pioneer, Joseph M. Howarth, fatally stabbed his son Charles before dying from presumed heart failure. The son is in precarious condition, wounded in the right lung. Police report a family dispute triggered the attack, and Charles was placed under arrest but too wounded to be moved.
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United Preas
Ban Jobe
Cal
Joseph M. Howarth
Willows
Charles
Howarth
Ion
Engineers Count Strike Ballots Across 61 Railroads
United Press reports engineers of 61 Western railroads are counting ballots on the strike question in Chicago. Grand Chief Engineer Warren Stone arrived from Cleveland as leaders convene at the Great Northern hotel to tally votes and prepare for possible action if ballots favor a walkout.
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United Press
Chicago
Western Railroads
Brotherhood of Railroad Engineers
Warren
Stone
Cleveland
Great Northern
Geether
Supreme Court Denounces Police Third Degree Practices
The Washington Supreme Court condemns police third degree methods used by Seattle officers. It grants Peter Miller a fighting chance for liberty after he says he was beaten and confined in a dungeon like cell for a week to extract confessions. Miller and accomplice Willis Taylor testified to harsh treatment and a juror encounter with Captain Tennant.
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Supreme Court of Washington
Seattle
Peter Miller
Miller
Willis Taylor
Tennant
Supreme Court
Captain Tennant
Fair Pays New Profit for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Stockholders
Thirty thousand dollars in cash will be distributed among stock holders of the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition. Fully one-half of this sum will go to the Anti-Tuberculosis league of King County. The University of Washington acquires improvements costing $927,000 including land grading a pumping plant a double water system and a sewer and street network.
Rancher Fatally Shot by Suspect Then Kills Self
In Forest Grove Edward Naylor, a rancher, was held up and shot by Frank Linaker who then killed himself. Naylor says he refused Linaker’s demand to surrender and Linaker fired. Earlier, Linaker asked for the address of George Naylor, the wounded man’s brother, before the incident.
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Portland
Edward Naylor
Forest Grove
Frank Linaker
Naylor
Linaker
George Naylor
Brother Shoots Younger Brother in Roseburg Home
In Roseburg Oregon on December 10 a 9 year old boy Homer Endicott was shot and gravely wounded by his 13 year old brother Herbert during a children’s game with a loaded revolver. The brothers were swapping matches when Herbert fired.
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Roseburg
Ore
Homer Endicott
Herbert
Jap Slayer on Trial in Tacoma Court
Mori moto, accused of first degree murder, testified in his defense in Judge Chapman's department. Through an interpreter he described events leading to the killing of Hedekichi Komari, his former partner, at Orting. He recalled little about the killing and claimed memory gaps from the fight to a period in Spanaway.
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Dec
Morimoto
Chapman
Department of the Superior Court
Hedekichi Komari
Orting
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