Falls Into Well Damages Sought Against Bell Investment
Barah Ellingwen filed a suit against Bell Investment Company for 6000 alleging injuries from falling 16 feet into an abandoned well at 20th Ave and 64th St on November 29 1908. She was walking on the defendant's property when it was dark and claims serious injuries to multiple body parts from sticks stones and rusty walls in the well.
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Bell Investment Company
Barah Ellingwen
20Th Av
Ana
Laintiff
Dendant
Orpheum and Shannon present varied vaudeville acts next week
The Third Avenue show advertises a packed program with Beattie Edythe and Arthur Clarke in a star lineup. Acts include Dejer in The Mystery, Border Buckley duo, Latelt magic, Rooney impersonations, Lee Rairagaie numbers, and European acrobats Pantages tour. Also featured are Pierens Family acrobats, Kohler Opera Trio, and a moving pictures attraction with Cameraphone talkies.
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Jere
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Edwin Latelt
Stara
Ole
Sulla Rooney
Pat Hoomey
Heer
Lee Rairagaie
Orpheum
Orpheum Orchestra
Pierens
Menor Pantages
Kohler Grand Opera Trio
Perfeet
Theeatre of Varieties
Dublin
Ireland
Horton and Brooks
Bane Ted
Bill
Cane
Grant
Brandon
Lison
Mr. . Wells
Great Divide and Millionaire Tramp in Vaudeville Act
A A era variety page highlights a vaudeville bill featuring the Millionaire Tramp and a titled performer named Fenue in a fashionably sensational program. Uncle Tom’s is referenced as a cultural touchstone within the entertainment lineup.
The Great American Play The Great American
The article discusses Henry Miller's long awaited production The Great American on stage at Moore starting December 18. It notes the play's development, high expectations, and mixed critical views, with figures like William Vana and Stephen Ghent involved in its props and staging.
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Henry Miller
New York
Moore
Wiliam Vana
Stephen Ghent
Tyceon
Mr. Miller
Miller
Mr. Moody
Arizona
Arizona and Local Theatrical Offers At Grand Tomorrow
Aglow with revival interest the Grand presents Augusts Thomas Arizona a Western drama about frontier life and its mock military flair with a strong scenic production and a versatile company. Charley Hoyt’s A Contented Warman follows a Denver mayoral campaign where a husband and wife contend on the same ticket amid comic escapades. Strong heart closes, Peter Pan thrills Northwest audiences with a Northwest Theater Company fairy tale salute. Wyoming and Millionaire are also billed as top draws with nightly and matinee showings throughout the week.
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Arizona
Aurgustus Thomas
Tts
Charley Hoyt
Warman
Lots Theatre
Denver
Albert May
Fred Huebner
Ohie
Julia Walcott
Jim
Mr. Frawley
Evenue
Jury Selected for Slayer Whang Chang Case in San Francisco
The jury in Whang Chang’s murder trial is completed with 12 jurors plus a substitute. Testimony starts next Monday as Chang stands accused of fatally shooting Durham White Stevens who was en route to Washington on a diplomatic mission months earlier.
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United Press
San Francisco
Whang Chang
Durham White Stevens
Washington
English suffrage discussed by Miss Gertrude Atherton
The California novelist states England’s suffrage movement is in deadly earnest and predicts equal suffrage will come soon. She argues women, now in the majority, will dominate public life and influence men on key issues.
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England
Gertrude Atherton
California
Mies Atherton
Cox Charged With First Degree Murder
An information filed this morning charges Leander Cox with first degree murder for shooting his wife in October. Cox contends the fatal shot was accidental following a friendly scuffle over a revolver.
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Leander Cox
Cox
Seattle Man Given Honors at City Meeting
Seattle business leader and Powler elected as vice president among city officials after approval of a $600,000 waterworks program. Resolution authorizes inland waterway improvements and bond issuance.
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Ye United Press
Washington
Dee
Inland Waterware
Powler
Seattle
Sheriff Smith Not to Resign After Auburn Victory
Sheriff Smith who was elected mayor of Auburn on Tuesday will not be inaugurated until January 12 and will not be required to resign as sheriff. His sheriff’s term expires in January.
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Sheriff Smith
Auburn
Washington Guardsman Lauds State Troop Parade Plans
Captain John Kenete of the U S Army praises the Washington National Guard in its annual report for efficiency and offers four recommendations for parade improvements.
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Washington
John Kenete
Cortelyou Offered Trust Presidency
New York December 12 It was stated today that the presidency of the Union Trust Co. had been offered to George B Cortelyou secretary of the treasury The Union is the fourth largest trust company in the city John D Rockefeller keeps his personal account in it It has deposits of 639874084 a capital stock of 1000000 and a surplus and undivided profits of 8170979.
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New York
Union Trust Co
George B. Cortelyeau
Treasury
E Union
John D. Rockefeller
Egg age dispute prompts state inspection action
Deputy State Dairy and Food Inspector L W Hanson bought about 12 dozen eggs advertised as fresh but old and sent them to the state chemist. State Food and Dairy Inspector Davia says he will prosecute the dealers if the analysis confirms the eggs are old.
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Dairy and Food
L. W. Hanson
State Food and Dairy
Davia
Illinois club elects officers at Theosophical Hall
At a meeting of the Illinois club in Theosophical hall last evening officers were elected for the coming term. George M. Vage was named president, I. J. C. Dahlenbeck was chosen secretary, and Haker was elected treasurer.
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Illinois Club
Theosophical Hall
George M. Vage
I. J. C. Dahlenbeck
Haker
Lectures on Rainier by Tacoma Educator
Professor J. B. Fleet of Tacoma High School spoke to the Mountaineers club last evening about Mt Rainier and its region. The talk aimed to inform members about the mountain, its surroundings, and related scenery.
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J. B. Fleet
Tacoma High School
Mountaineers’ Club
Mt. Rainier
Pacific Coast Seeks United Front in Trade and Defense
United Press reports California Washington Oregon Nevada Utah Arizona and Idaho commercial bodies unite to press Congress for coastal cooperation on Pacific trade and defenses. The push backs unified demand for naval facilities Bremer ton Mare Island and broader laws aiding American merchant marine amid looming Pacific fortifications.
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Washington
Oregon
Nevada
Utah
Arizona
Idaho
Congress
United Pacific
Plan Banquet for Judge Hadley
Invitations go out for a State Bar association banquet honoring Chief Justice Hiram F B Hadley who retires from the supreme court January 10. The Seattle event will be held in Seattle the evening of January with Attorney D B Trefethen as committee chair. After retirement Hadley will practice law in Seattle with C W Dorr now of San Francisco and vice president of the Alaska Packers association.
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San Francisco
Mr. Dorr
Alnska Packers’ Association of
Pine Forest Buyout Aims North American Control
Duluth, Minn. Dec 12. Lumber interests led by the Weyerhauser family O'Brien & Cook of St Paul and Duluth and Edward Hines of Chicago are plotting a lumber company to control nearly all pine in North America. The move is being conducted with unusual secrecy.
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Duluth, Minn
Weyerhausers, O'Brien & Cook
St. Paul
Duluth
Edward Hines
Chicago
North America
Meeting to discuss future policy of King County Republicans
A meeting is called to decide the future policy of the King County Republican club. The session will be held at 722 Pioneer Building on Wednesday December 16 at 1 p m.
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King County Republican Club
Pioneer Building
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