Turmoil in Riga as Livonia Rebels Rise
Dec 14 dispatches report Palasheff Cossacks confronting villagers over stolen cattle, a shot injuring a commander’s horse and soldiers killing four and wounding ten. Riots menace Riga with calls for 100,000 troops. Witte exposes plots to dethrone the czar and establish a military dictatorship. Livonia declares open rebellion. Riga’s fortifications burn as revolutionaries seize control.
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Eydtkuhnen
Palasheff
Riga
Council of the Empire
Czar
Plumbers Exam Board Convened Across Cities
The Washington state plumbers board met at First Avenue to examine seven applicants for journeyman and master licenses. T. H. Bellingham W. Mueller and F. Lambert led tests with about 20 more applicants slated for examination in Tacoma Bellingham and Everett next week.
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Washington State Plumbers
T. H. Bellingham
W. Mueller
F. Lambert
Tacoma
Bellingham
Everett
Miners Meet to Discuss Eight-Hour Day and Union Recognition
At Oxkin Pennsylvania a joint meeting of 700 delegates from the Lackawanna and Lehigh districts opened with welcoming addresses and routine business. Leaders planned a firm stand for an eight hour day and uniform pay, with talks to unify the three districts and pursue full union recognition.
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Oxkin
G. A. R. Opera House
Lacka- Sehusikill
Lehighan
Pahang
Washington and California Republicans Split On Statehood Plans
In a disputed shift, Republicans from California and Washington pledge to oppose joint statehood for Arizona and New Mexico and instead favor single statehood or Arizona alone. The push to move the Wayside hospital from its current site to another institution faced sharp opposition from the local Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
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Ashington
D. C
Fornia
Washington
Repub
Ariona
New Mexico
Arizona
and County
Wayside Hospital
Chamber of Commerce
Lands Office Expert Arrives Amid Fraud Rumors
Deputy United States land inspector Dennis arrives in the city after a morning meeting at police headquarters and interviews strangers. Officials refuse comment but indicate preparation for a possible government investigation into Washington land frauds tied to recent trials and alleged Seestands deals.
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Spector Dennis
Washington
Dennis
Still Upon the Rack Still Upon the Rack Nabb ed
Charles H. Eaton and R. G. Gilmour were arrested in San Francisco on December 14 for robbery. They are believed wanted in Seattle for a woman assault. The pair are charged with stealing money and clothes from H. C. Lowe a telegraph operator who recently arrived from Seattle.
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San Francisco
Charles H. Eaton
R. G. Gilmour
Seattle
H. C. Lowe
Seattice
Metropolitan Life Officials Questioned in Insurance Probe
Hadley Ficke, vice president of the Metropolitan Life, testified on costs of acquiring business and lapse expenses as investigators press large life insurers. George W. Perkins, vice president and chairman of New York Life Insurance, resigned from both posts amid the probe. The testimony highlighted payments and corporate practices under scrutiny.
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The
Metropolitan Life
George W. Perkins
New York
Hadley Ficke
Metropolitan
George W. Porkina
New York Life Insurance
Sander KE. Orr
York City Rapid Transit
Claflin & Co
Ley Fleke
Childline
Pennsylvania
Bank Clearings Rise in Yearly Comparison
Bank clearings for December 14, 1906 totalled 1 097 661 60, compared with 958 491 45 on December 14, 1904, an increase of 164 169 52. Steamer Umatilla of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company departs for San Francisco Tuesday at 9 o'clock in the morning.
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Umatilla
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
San Francisco
Civil Service Reform Meeting at Milwaukee Hotel
Delegates from all parts of the Bre region gather for the 26th National Civil Service Reform meet opening at the Hotel Fraternal after noon. Reports and papers are read in the afternoon. Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte delivers the principal address at the evening session. Tomorrow officers for the ensuing year will be elected and civil service matters discussed by Joseph W. Errant and Alford W. Cooley. A banquet closes the events.
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Bre Bere
Chas. J. Bonaparte
Joseph W. Errant
Chicago Civil Service Commission
Alford W. Cooley
United States Civil Service Commission
Local Architects Boycott First Presbyterian Church Plans
City architects refuse to submit designs for the Seventh Avenue and Marion Street church, circulating a signed boycott over contest rules and fairness. They accuse the building committee of favoring Eastern firms and demand rule changes before any participation. Pastor Dr. M A Matthews says the matter is in the trustees’ hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian
Seventh Av
Marion St
M. A. Matthews
Floater Found Floating Near King Street Bay
A man’s body was found in the bay at the foot of King Street shortly after 11 this morning. He was of medium height with dark hair, wearing black trousers a green sweater and heavy leggings. A pocketbook two nickels and a letter addressed to Rev W T Johnson Arrowhead BC were in his pockets. The envelope flap bore C F Seedes Arrowhead BC in pencil. The body had been in the water about three weeks and was taken to the Henney-Watson morgue. Identity remains unknown.
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Kingst
Rev. W. T. Johnson
Arrowhead
B. C
C. F. Seedes
B.C
Henney-Watson
Convention to Be Held for Municipal Ownership Message
A mass convention of citizens advocating municipal ownership is planned for January 1 at the labor temple. The Seattle Labor council outlines a purely non partisan move to unite Democrats and Republicans under a municipal ownership platform, with a single ticket and no party fusion. The Democratic Party is described as ending, with many members expected to join the municipal ownership effort.
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Labor Temple
Seattle Labor Council
The
Star
Ballard Post Office Adds Mall Carrier to Expand Delivery
Postmaster Frank E. Pelle announced the Post Office Department granted a new mall carrier for Ballard. C. Browniche will begin duties next Friday, expanding daily delivery to all graded streets and new areas in Ballard.
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Frank E. Pelle
Post Office Department
Ballard
Browniche
Madison Governor Declines Senate Bid for Fourth Term
The Wisconsin governor, in a written special message dated December 14, signaling no senate run, stays to seek a fourth term after the legislature rejected his favored bill.
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Madison
Wis
Senate
Bila
China Japan treaty delay unsettles residents in Tokio
Chinese residents grow restless over a delay in the treaty that Komaura had gone to Pekin to arrange between Japan and China.
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China-Japan
Mura
Pekin
Japan
China
Copper investor Thomas Lawson admits big loss on Amalga copper pool
Boston reports Thomas Lawson acknowledges a loss of 5,060,000 from the Amalga copper pool he operated. He advises on the copper range and disclaims responsibility. Laween notes investors who followed the advice gained 8,600,000.
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Boston
Thomas Lawson
Amalgamated Copper
Laween
Brieson seeks court order for divorce and child custody
Mrs. Brieson petitions the superior court for a divorce from Bernard Brieson a lithographer and for custody of their children. She alleges he is an anarchist spiritualist and fitness fanatic who endangers the children by extreme physical culture methods, deprivation of solid foods and exposure to heat and cold. She says he disappeared with the kids for 11 weeks and now seeks custody along with the divorce.
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Hrieson
Bernard Bria
Brieson
Earl Cowley Marries Lady Hartopp in Colombo
In Colombo Earl Cowley wed Lady Hartopp, the divorced wife of Sir Charles Hartopp who now weds Robert Middleton-Biddulph. She bears the countess title as mother of the heir to the earldom. The report notes her current status and title. A D A R chapter meeting is announced in Washington Hotel with Madam Magri and Kitty Livingston invited.
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Colombo
Earl Cowley
Lady Hartopp
Charles Hartopp
Robert Middleton-Biddulph
Db. A. R
Lady Sterling
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Magri
Kitty Livingston
Smallpox Outbreak Closes Eugene Dormitory Until January
In Eugene Oregon on December 14 an outbreak of smallpox leads to the state university dormitory being dismissed until January 3. Six cases have been found, all light.
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Eugene, Ore
The
State University
Italian man sentenced for assault on 115-year-old on Vashon Island
Jim Falsetta aged 45 was found guilty last summer of criminally assaulting 115-year-old Mary Gasconnett on Vashon Island. Judge Griffin sentenced him this morning to a 10-year term in the state penitentiary.
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Jim Falsetta
Mary Gasconnett
Vashon Island
Griffin
Health department reviews blame for faulty milk test results
A health board meeting examined who is responsible for clerical errors in analyses of five condensed milk and cream samples that misrepresented manufacturers. Some firms threaten suit. board confirmed correct fat percentages for Leahy Bros Primrose, International Milk, St Helens, Oregon Condensed, and Borden’s products.
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Health Department
Health Board
Borden's Condensed Milk Company
New York
Auburh
Leahy Bros
Seattle
Primrose
International Mntk
Chehalla
St. Helen's
St. Helens
Chehalia
Pacific
Oregon Condensed Mak Company
Hillsboro
Ore
Municipal Ownership Meeting to Nominate Ticket in Seattle
Central Labor Council of Seattle and Vicinity representing 69 unions and 6000 votes moves to push municipal ownership of street railways. It calls an open December 27 gathering at the labor temple and a January 1 nonpartisan convention to decide on nominating a ticket for the city election in March.
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Labor Council
American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Beatile Electric Company
Central Labor Council of
Organized Labor
Gordon A. Rice
Alice M. Lord
RM. M'Cullough
A. M’clellan
E. C. Jensen
Tragic Alaskan mining party perishes in snow storm
Four miners split from Kakataga to Kyak on Nov 1. Two die in a blizzard after three days of rations. The Williams brothers survive in freezing conditions and await spring to retrieve bodies. Rewards offered for recovery.
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John Rowley
Harry Hughes
Yakataga
Kyak
Williamna
Alaska
Robert Bohwarting
Schwarting
Santa Ana
Kakataga
Chijcat
Schwarzing
Pacific Coal & Ol Company
Navy
Rowley
Hughes
Iowa
The
Woodmen of the World
Williams Brothers
Marshal Wardell
Catella
Route Question Hangs Over New Steamers Buckman and Watson
Steamshipmen debate whether Buckman and Watson will operate Seattle to Valdez or stay tied to Captain E. E. Caine’s interests under a prior Northwestern Steamship guarantee. Barneston & Hibbard claims the ships are for their company, clouding the intended trade.
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Buckman and Watson
E. E. Caine
Seattle
San Francisco
Valdez
EK. E. Caine
Caine
Northwestern Steamship Company
Hibbard
Barneston & Hibbard Company
Makieden
Buckman
Watson
Respite Sinks After Colliding With Coal Barge
Sunk near Brownsville Pennsylvania the passenger steamer Respite went down after a collision with a coal barge. Four or five deck hands drowned in the incident reported December 14. In Washington the house saw Congressman Longworth remain calm amid banter as colleagues pressed questions about race death by own action and love at first sight.
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Brownsville
Washington
Longworth
Nick
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Ignatieff
Nicholas
Thut
Witte
Pire
Livonia
Prince Mirsky
United States Land In
Rehell
Oregon
Civil Service Reform Meeting
Milwauke F. Wis
Dee
Democratic Party
Lafollette
Wisconsin
Tokio
Hus
Williams
Cape Suffren
Vladivostok
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