Star Editor on Trial for Contempt or Says He Was Crazy
Dr. Frederick Cook defends his Arctic claim in Hampton's Magazine, saying sleep loss and mental strain affected his judgment. He asserts his North Pole feat was achieved through a savage life and intense science, while acknowledging doubt and possible fabrications. He calls the Arctic experiences a test of truth and his own sanity as he describes past dangers and motives.
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York
Frederi Cook
Hampton
Ada
Cook
Scientific
Judge to Decide If Paper May Criticize Court
The Seattle Star editor facing contempt charges had his trial delayed to 2 PM by the prosecution. The editor admits publishing the cartoon and two articles and claims the court cannot punish critical comment beyond the courtroom. The Star supports open criticism of courts and opposes a court injunction used to curb rights of the people.
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The
Seattle Star
Star
Caldwell
the Star
Star Publishing Company
Cheery Words by Mr. J. Furth
Interview with Jacob Furth after a trip to the Orient. He praises Chinese openings for American merchants and dodges questions on city light rates and injunctions while noting Manila’s beauty. He avoids commenting on charges of wrecking the system and fare hikes affecting Riverton and Tukwila residents.
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Jacob Furth
Seattle Electric Co
China
Furth
Orient
Hongkong
Chin Gee Hee
Seattle
Traction Magnate
Riverton
Tukwila
Mr. Furth
Court Scene Confusion Delays Contempt Hearing
In a chaotic court moment an artist crowded the scene as a contempt hearing stalled. Gilliam summoned a bailiff while a gentleman protested the court actions. The bailiff moved to the DA's side as the exchange intensified.
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Gilliam
von Did
Wash Water Power company prize system outlined
The Wash Water Power company outlines a prize plan promising five dollars in gold to each mount and dismount holder as part of its incentive program. The article notes prizes for participation and mentions distribution of gold and books as rewards.
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Voiced Press
Wash- Water Power Company
Seth
Weathering Chores and Apple Jack Bowl Forecast
The passage instructs finishing chores then preparing a bread mixing bowl with a yellow bowl four four inches used for mixing and three baked apples at the bottom. Sugar is added then apple jack and boiling water. It notes a comfort after the set and calls in hired help for a forecast of rain tonight with moderate southeast winds.
Disappeared barber James Gillespie seeks wife
A Washington state man named James Gillespie who once worked as a barber on Third Avenue lived with his wife and three children at 1010 Howell Street. He disappeared two weeks ago and left a note to his wife urging him to return to the family.
Wife’s Cigarette Habit Not Ground for Divorce
Kansas City judge rules a husband cannot obtain a divorce simply because his wife smokes cigarettes. Judge Jones denied Robert L. Houck’s request to end his marriage to Florence Houck over cigarette use in private meals and in bed saying she does not smoke in public.
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Kansas City
Judge Jones
Robert L. Houck
Florence
Houck
Faithful Skye Terrier Saves Master From Whisky Trance
Jip the Skye terrier rushed to alert neighbors after C B Johnson, a hod carrier, collapsed in his Joseph apartments room upon inhaling fumes. The dog scratched at the door, led to Johnson’s recovery at city hospital, then crawled back to wait for his master’s return. Johnson is expected to recover.
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Jip
C. BK. Johnson
Joseph Apartments
Philippine Islands
August Austin
Austin
W. H. Mackey
Mackey
Johnson
Joseph
Steve Brodie's Daughter Seeks Divorce in Seattle
Helen Brodie Haydon, daughter of Steve Brodie, filed for divorce from Walter Haydon in Seattle. She alleges her father gave $16,000 before marriage and a costly apartment investment, then travel and financial decline amid his drinking and cruelty after a second child.
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Steve Brodie
New York
Walter 8
Kapa
Seattle
Kayent
Av. S
Los Angeles
St. Paul
Hayden
Arms Again Arm s Again on Broadway Lights Burn All Day
Street lights along Broadway remained lit at 2 p.m. residents say this is common recently. The fire department oversees R. M. Arms who left the Seattle Electric Company to work for the city, presumably.
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Broadway
City Fight Department
R. M. Arms
Seattle Electric Company
Cat Show Opens in Seattle With Northwest Elite
The Seattle Cat Club hosts its annual championship on the Sanitary Market second floor. Tabby tours drew artful attention yesterday as Beaton cats and the aristocracy from Medford Portland Denver and the region gathered. Today awards are set for colored and mixed classes.
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Tabby
Seattle
Northwest
Beaton
Medford
Aviation Meet Opens in Fresno with Curtiss Team
A three days aviation meet began in Fresno today featuring Glenn H. Curtiss and his pilots Curtiss Willard and Marehall who gave several flights. Lincoln Beechy plans a later ascent with a dirigible balloon as today’s events were marred by a heavy fox.
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Cal
Glenn H. Curtiss
Curtiss
Willard
Marehall
Lincoln Beechey
Totten Sentenced to Life for Farm Murder
In Wenatchee on December 16, Mrs. Della B Totten was sentenced to life in Walla Walla for first degree murder in shooting farmer James Sutton who trespassed on her farm. Her mother Mrs Hannah Beebe aged 75 was given an indeterminate manslaughter sentence of one to two years.
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Wenatchee
James Sutton
Della B. Totten
Walla Walla
Hannah Beebe
Totten
Roosevelt or Taft may mediate Garment Wars strike
In Chicago on December 16, officials consider Theodore Roosevelt or President Taft or John Mitchell as potential mediators to end the Garment Wars strike after yesterday's rioting left one dead and two severely injured. Union leaders and city officials push for an immediate settlement as the situation remains desperate. The Ammonia class at Fremont Baptist Church held a profitable evening with Miss Reynolds inviting young women over 18 to join.
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Chicago
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
John Mitchell
Fremoot Baptist Church
Real Estate Man Named In Seattle Area Land Case
In 1908 FE O Brown and Augusta purchased land near Seattle paying 400 total with 49.75 down and monthly installments. Brown seeks deed assurance after missing a payment and learns the property was recorded as sold by the same real estate man to J F Hawkins and wife. Brown sues for damages or title protection as he built a home and barn, with the agent identified as Clarence Dayton Hillman.
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FE. O. Brown
Augusta
Seattle
Brown
J. F. Hawkins
Pacific City
J. F. Hawkine
Hawkins
Clarence Dayton Hillman
Live Lizards Found in Girl's Stomach
Miss Lovel Herman a 19 year old from Millersburg died after doctors in Cleveland report finding two live lizards 3% inches long and several smaller ones in her stomach. The heart was enlarged threefold and doctors say she swallowed lizard eggs years earlier from spring water. She craved meat and eggs and consumed ravenously while losing weight to 80 pounds.
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Miss Lovel Herman
Cleveland, O
Lovel Herman
A. J. McIntosh
Miss Herman
Millersburg
Blind preacher seeks death by electric chair
Battle Creek, Mich Dec 16 An appeal for execution by electric chair was issued by Rev Thomas McKenzie a blind former Battle Creek pastor. He sent a letter to governors of New York Illinois New Jersey and West Virginia asking for death by electrocution where the chair is used. His voice, his living trade, had failed.
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United Press
Battle Creek
Mich
Thomas McKenzie
New York
Illinois
New Jersey
West Virginia
McKenzie
Stern Battle to Rescue Miners in Leyden Mine
In Leyden Colorado rescuers entered shaft No 2 to reach ten entombed Denver Tramway miners. Workers brace shaft No 1 and seek a tunnel link to reach survivors amid gas and firedamp.
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Leyden, Colo
Leyden
Denver Tramway Co
Lind Lind May Win Rhodes Scholarship
Algodt Lind, 18, a Whitman classmate and son of a Swedish stone mason, passes Rhodes scholarship exams and competes with six others for a Washington state seat. If chosen, he plans medical study at Oxford and aims to become a doctor, after meeting the Rhodes commission shortly after holidays.
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Sweden
England
Washington
Rhodes Commission
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Whitman
Broadway High School
Young Lind
Oxford
Washington State
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