Seattle training ship proposed to raise American merchant marine
A Boston representative reports discussions in Seattle about locating a floating merchant marine training school. The plan envisions a ship stationed in Seattle offering a three year program from ordinary seaman to officer, with hands on sea service and advanced navigation and engineering study. The project aims to improve American seafaring careers and officer corps.
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Hill
Boston
England
Ting
America
Seattle
Nan Patterson Murder Case Nearing End in New York
In New York on December 16 the prosecution rested its case in the Nan Patterson murder trial as defense counsel prepared to argue against dismissal. Nan Patterson’s attorney indicated a defense would be presented if the court denies the motion to acquit. Prosecutors say damaging evidence may be explained by Patterson’s own testimony recounting relations with the bookmaker and events before the shooting. The courtroom remains crowded for the trial’s final hours.
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York
Patterson
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Smoot hearing witness testifies on endowment robes
Mrs. Annie Elliott of Utah testifies in the Smoot hearing that endowment robes were used as undergarments by both men and women after ceremonies. She cites the heart and square symbols, oaths, and fears of business loss rather than bodily harm. Idaho Democratic chair Charles H. Jackson claims church influence dictates voting in Idaho. Adjournment follows.
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Annie Elliott
Utah
Fem
Denmark
America
House of Attorney
Brigham City
Brigham Young
Jen
Endowment
Senator Overman
Charles H. Jackson
Boise
Idaho
Attempted bombing at Fremont Barrel Manufacturing plant
An explosion damaged the gate of the Fremont Barrel Manufacturing Co at 2742 West Lake Avenue. The failed attempt used glycerine with soap as a tamper, leaving the door only partly damaged. Police, led by Detective Adams, investigated the incident.
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Fremont Barrel Manufacturing
Weat Lake Avenue
Encod
Adams
Baltic Fleet Vessels Reported Returning to Pieraus Greece
War dispatches from Athens in December state that all ships of the Russian Baltic Fleet plan to return to Pieraus Greece. A separate report from Chefoo on December 14 notes seven Russian officers were evacuated alive after an open seizure and immediately proceeded to the consulate.
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Athens
Dec
Pieraus
Greece
Chefoo
Dhes
Cane Tuer
Despondent widow takes life by razor in Spokane
Despondent widow Mrs J W Gould aged 66 wounded herself with a razor amid grief over her husband J W Gould sanitary inspector who had killed himself three weeks earlier. She left a small will and attempted suicide was discovered by a neighbor. Doctors say she may die from the wounds.
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Spokane
J. W. Gould
Moran Bros bid to build New Hampshire and two cruisers
The Star reports Moran Bros of Seattle bid over 12 million dollars to construct the battleship New Hampshire and two cruisers for the U S government. The edition also names the lowest bidders and includes an interview with Moran’s assistant manager Hibbs and a detailed description of the ship. The story is framed as the paper’s major exclusive scoop of the year with no other paper carrying it until today.
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Seattle
THE
STAR
Moran Bros Company
New Hampshire
United States
Morans
Hibbs
Moran Brow Company
Washington
Telegraph
Oe Kernel
Colman
Bartender Confesses Fire at Troy Idaho Saloon
Fred Hemming, a bartender, admits setting fire to Knutson's saloon in Troy Idaho last week. Eight buildings burned and losses reach $20,000. Hemming says he was hired by Knutson for $200. Prosecution reads confession. Knutson to be arrested Friday. Hemming says Knutson knew of the plan.
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Brokane
Fred Hemming
Knutson
Troy
Idaho
Hemming
Wan
School Girl Killed in Train Accident
Toppenish reports 13 year old Nina Martin was struck by a train while walking to school this morning and fatally injured, tossed about ten feet from the tracks.
I Give Her Up Because I Love Her
Fred G. Hall of Rose signed an annulment in Judge Griffin's court today ending his marriage to Gladys Buell of East Green Lake Avenue. The couple had eloped from Ross a few weeks earlier after a romance covered in The Star. the bride’s parents later urged the separation, with Buell stating the girl is only 16 and may wed when of age. Hall broke down as he signed the document, insisting he wished to do the right thing.
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Fred G. Hall
Rose
Tacoma
Hall
Mr. Buell
Livingstone Imposter Drama Unfolds in Dry Goods Case
The case centers on L G Living Stone who posed as a merchant in a dry goods establishment. Authorities expose the impersonation and reveal the alleged motives and potential fraud. The inquiry tracks suspect aliases and connections to the retail firm in question.
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L. G. Living Stone
Minnesota Vessel to Arrive in Seattle on December 24
The Star announced that James J. Hill would visit Seattle to meet Minnesota officials, later confirmed by St. Paul reports. The Minnesota will arrive December 24 and be hosted by Hill’s delegation including Louis W. Hill, with social events planned during its Seattle stay. A public reception date is undecided with Christmas considered. January 24 is set for the ship's initial Seattle to Orient voyage.
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The
Star
James J. Hill
Seattle
Minnesota
St. Paul
Great Northern
Hill
Louis W. Hill
C. E. Stone
Orient
Seattle Couple Wed in Decembrial Ceremony
Edwin Fe. Eleton and Jane C. Hill, both of Seattle, were married by Rev. J. P. on Thursday evening December 16.
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Edwin FE. Eleton
Jane C. Hill
Seattle
J. P
Sinha Case Probes Police Detention Practices
Federal court proceedings in the damage suit against Chief of Police Delaney progress as witnesses testify for defense and prosecution. Hindoo journalist Mahesh Chevan Sinha sues for 8000 dollars claiming false imprisonment and detention without cause. A verdict could push for a detention room at police headquarters to protect arrestees and curb damage to reputation from mere suspicion.
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Delaney
Mahesh Chevan Sinha
Hindoo
Jung Sinha
Sinha
Massree
Unidentified man found dead in Puget Sound near Brown's Point
The partially decomposed body of a laborer was found in shallow water near the Brown's Point lighthouse. He wore heavy rock in every pocket and a rope with gas pipe around the neck, leaving murder or self-inflicted death as possibilities.
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Tacoma
Brown's Point
Philip Bratigan
Gig Harbor
Kehler
Old Town
Debating Club Votes Affirmative On Philippines Annexation
The Freshman Debating club met in the high school auditorium to debate whether the Philippines should have been annexed by the United States. Stephens and Clieves argued affirmative, Lynn and Lewis negative, with the decision favoring the affirmative. A piano solo by Miss Barnum and a talk by Mr. McKeown closed the evening.
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Philippines
United States
Mass.yard boiler accident kills four at navy yard
Three men died and four were scalded aboard the battleship Massachusetts at the Long Island navy yard. The dead include Edward Bed, a married civilian boiler maker. Andrew Hamilton, a married civilian boiler maker. and Charms Ritzell, a civilian boiler maker helper. The incident followed a gasket or boiler rubber failure on the starboard side.
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New York
Massachusetts
Long Island Navy Yard
William C. Cole
Edward Bed
Andrew Hamilton
Charms Ritzell
Inquest Planned for Murdered Jamen Jores
Acting Coroner Wiltsle announced an inquest for Jamen Jores who was killed in a sandpit shack on December 8. The inquest is set for Monday at 2 PM. Hospital staff and police delayed reporting the death to the coroner, prompting friction over the case.
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Jamen Jores
Sandapit
Wayside
Smuggler Bill Stewart Foiled in Ballard Capture
Customs officers failed to trap Bill Stewart alias Opium Brown in Ballard as his sloop was nabbed then abandoned by a scout watching for pursuers. The vessel carried opium and Chinese migrants from Canada, with a coded ledger suggesting profits from illicit trade. Stewart fled into nearby woods. officers planned a second raid but found no trace by mid afternoon.
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ERS
Bill” Stewart
Opium Brown
Ballard
Biw Stewart
Pacific Ocean
Stewart
Bill Stewart
Frank Loftue
Brinker
Loftus
Inspector Loftus
Revenue Launch Scout
Stewsart
Canada
Burgess
Stevenson
B. C
Woman Too Ill to Appear in Court in Chadwick Case
In Cleveland on December 16 no action occurred as Mrs. Chadwick remains in her county jail cell and doctors expect days before she can attend court. A further receivership action by Ravians Banking Trust Co. seeks two claims of 28 000 and 100 000 tied to the Chadwick estate. President Beckwith visited the cell and voiced mixed emotions while Mrs. Chadwick offered no direct reply.
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Cleveland
Chadwick
Aiet
Common Pleas Court
Raviias Banking Trust Company
Elyria
Ohio
Beckwith Meets Chadwick at County Jail
In Cleveland on December 16 Cassie L Chadwick visits President Beckwith of the defunct Oberlin bank at the county jail. Beckwith, worn by bank failure exposure and indictments, meets the wife who has stood by him through the turmoil. The scene blends drama with apparent indifference from Mrs Chadwick.
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Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
President Beckwith
Oberlin Bank
Chadwick
Panic at Lloyd & Adams Toy Cap Factory Fatal
In Portsmouth New Hampshire this morning an explosion at the Lloyd Adams toy cap factory caused a panic. Effie Phillips was killed and Mattie Rice and Ola Smith were fatally hurt as workers leapt from a third story window. Many others burned or bruised while escaping the blaze.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Lloyd & Adams
Effie Phillips
Mattie Rice
Ola Smith
Rates Hurdle Slows Clerk Shrader in Lieralee Tele Service
Committee Clerk Shrader encounters a snag while trying to determine telecommunication rates charged for service in Lieralee. The hold up concerns pricing details and potential charges affecting local residents and municipal budgeting.
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Shrader
Lieralee
City replies elude officials amid Bell Telephone influence
Officials in several cities remain reticent in replying, with some attributing the silence to the Bell Telephone Company which controls most telephone exchanges in the United States.
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Bell Telephone Company
United States
Fire destroys Silver Lake mine terminals in Colorado
The midway terminals of the Silver Lake mine in Silverton Colorado owned by the Guggenheimers were destroyed by fire last night. Losses reach $100,000 and the mine, one of the state's leading producers, must close indefinitely.
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Silverton
Colo
Silver Lake
Guggenheimers
Eight Killed In Powder Works Collapse At Reichenstein
Berlin Dec 16 Two buildings at the powder works at Reichenstein Silesia collapsed amid the explosion and fire. Rescue teams searched the ruins as officials reported eight workers killed and several wounded in the incident.
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Berlin
Reichenstein
Silesia
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