Otis Tour Exposes Labor Clash In Seattle
The California industrialist Gen. Otis arrives in Seattle for a banquet with “representative citizens” to denounce unions and advocate open shop policies. Critics say his message targets workers, women, and families while praising big business and lower wages.
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Los Angeles
Otis
Seattle
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Reyes
Ger Otis
Chanic
California
Gen. Otis
Arctic Club
John Kirby
Kirby
Post
Manufacturers’ Association
Gaby Des Lys
Lina Cavalieri
Count de Beaufort
Tomorrow's decision looms in Duwamish valley contempt case
The Star editor faces a contempt ruling as 9:30 a.m. hearing set with noon deadline for defense. The newspaper argues it acted in duty against Furth Traction monopoly and defend press freedom against courts aiding corporations. Large Seattle turnout expected. case seen as a city wide fight against the Forth Stone Webster power light interests.
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Gilliam
The
Star
Furth
Duwamish Valley
Traction Trust
Seattle
Rainier Valley
Valley
Arrests in $57,000 steel vault robbery gang linked
In Francisco on December 13 authorities file charges as agents push to trace gold seized from a bank vault and connect five bars of bullion to a gang tied to the Seattle case. Police hold E. L. Smith L. Smith and two others amid a broader manhunt and impending arrests.
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Francisco
Secret Service
E. L. Smith
L. Smith
Seattle
Runaway Youth Rescued From Icebox Car
Dec. 13. Herbert, 17, runaway son of W. McCadden of Brooksville, was rescued after 48 hours locked in a refrigerator car. He had ridden 96 freight trains from Petersburg to seek races and comfort, claiming his mind sought a return home after 10 months missing. He traveled nearly penniless, hoping for relief and a chance to write for finance.
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W. McCadden
Brook
Petersburg
Ville
Fla
Jacksonville
Election tallies show conservatives leading in early counts
A partial vote tally reports Conservatives and Laborites ahead with 229 seats for Conservatives and 9 for Nation, as counting continues. The text also mentions O'Brienitos in the standings amid Liberal opposition.
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Ives
Fsaw
Laborites
Nation
O'Brienitos
Weather Forecast Frains Expected Overnight
Fragmentary weather note suggests light rain possible tonight with a Wednesday forecast. Mentions Miss Abrill Perkine and a dish described with flapjack and horseradish omelette as a whimsical aside.
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Hutterin
Abrill Perkine
Aezo
John 4
Heigh
Frain
Chinese Enters Ranks of Fliers
Fong Ye, a native born Chinese aviation hopeful, will fly in the San Francisco meet the first week in January. Entered in the novice class by the organizing committee, Ye has already completed several practice flights.
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San Francisco
Fong Ye
Frenzied Finance Forces Reassessment on Jackson Street Regrade
The Seattle city council ordered a re assessment of unpaid portions of the Jackson Street regrade after voters twice refused bond funding. Those who already paid will be reassessed to cover the deficit caused by non paying property owners.
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Jackson St
Seattle
Booker T Washington Missing Lunch With Jack Johnson
Chicago report says Booker T. Washington forgot his luncheon with Jack Johnson and left town early. Johnson ate his fried chicken and trimmings alone and commented Dat's a fierce thrown down.
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United Prowse
Chicago
Booker T. Washington
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Tragic divorce case at King county court
Mrs Annie Leibig was granted a divorce from Arthur Leibig of Port Townsend in a case marked by domestic discord rather than clear grounds. Judge Kennan called it a tragedy of mismating temperaments, awarding all real property to the husband after a compromise judgment.
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Arthur Leibig
Port Townsend
Lestige
King County Superior Court
Kennan
Dallas
Tex
Port Blakeley
Leibig
Seattle
Blood-Stained Note May Convict Slayer
Chicago dispatch reports a blood stained letter by Nathan B. Hyde former federal jasioner of southern Oregon killed. Detectives seek Emil Mathias connected to the crime with Hyde allegedly drafting the note for Mathias. Hyde’s body found with a crowbar blow and ink blot on a employment note referencing Sousa's band.
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United Press
Ghicago
Nathan B. Hyde
Jasioner
Southern
Oregon
Emil Mathias
Hyde
Mathias Hyde
Mathias
E. F. Scott
Sousa
New York
Street clash over remembered start at Sampson’s Saloon
Iman Mullen ordered Brutus Hendrickson to step in during a rough scuffle with Gus Carlson last night. Judge Gordon fined Rickson $10 for the resulting facial incident as belligerents finally separated.
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Gus Carlson
Gordon
Strange Beast Kills Sheep Near White's Pond in New York
In Middletown New York on December 13 a strange eight foot long animal was shot by M Winsor in a swamp two miles south of White's Pond Chenango County. Game Warden Doy and others could not identify it. It had killed sheep for months and cried at night. Some speculate it escaped from a Wild West show.
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Middletown
N. Y
M. Winsor
White's Pond
Chenango County
Doy
Lawrence Leaves town for sunny California
After many cruel words that wrung the saline ducts of maidens, Del Lawrence departs for Southern California. The Lois theatre will host him and his onstage heroines and villains for a final week, inviting fans to bid him adieu.
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del Lawrence
California
Lois Theatre
Mr. Lawrence
Helen Boyle Given Twenty Five Year Life Sentence
The Philadelphia superior court upheld the conviction of Helen Boyle for kidnapping, denying her appeal and imposing a twenty five year term. The 24 year old beauty known for charm and cunning faced a life like sentence, while Parker and Boyle faced their fates in separate prisons.
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Helen Boyle
Moyamengling
Superior Court
Philadelphia
Parker and Boyle
Population totals for Ellensburg and Wenatchee
The census bureau on December 13 reported Ellensburg Washington population at 4309 and Wenatchee Washington at 4050. The figures repeat the two city counts.
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Washington
Ellensburg
Wash
Wenatchee
Uncertain facts spark perusal of historic claims
The letter lists varied claims from a single state’s divorce status to Seattle travel, trade and weather feats, plus a note on flag rules and a Wright brothers flight date. Many items mix verifiable history with inaccuracies and garbled dates, reflecting OCR-era newspaper quirks.
Laborer Arrested After Grip Theft Fight
George Boyle, a laborer, swiped a grip from a Washington Street second hand store yesterday afternoon and fought Patrolman Mullen. Overpowered and jailed, Boyle told Police Judge Gordon he believed the grip was his property and faces 80 days at the city stockade.
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George Boyle
Mullen
Boyle
Gordon
City Stockade
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