Death on Lake Union trestle mystery lifts questions
Dorothy Woodhead vanished after a Green Lake car ride and was found near the Lake Union trestle. Police, coroner hearings, and rail workers recount a strike of events with a bumped car, a hat, a watch, and an unexplained body as investigators pursue a possible accident or murder theory.
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Thousands of Railway and Shirt Waist Strikes Roil U S
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen threatens nationwide action with 75 eastern railroads pressed for five to ten percent wage hikes. In Cincinnati ninety eight percent of Big Four telegraphers vote to strike, about a thousand involved. Philadelphia reports thousands walk out over factory conditions as Mrs Belmont and Miss Morgan take charge to back pickets and pursue legal tests of police authority.
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Police Bribery Probe Moves Through Seattle Grand Jury
Police matters are set for the grand jury over several days as jurors advocate a thorough investigation of Seattle police. They believe hush money flowed to patrolmen and sergeants while higher officials may have known and perhaps ordered lax enforcement. Evidence suggests officers took money for bribes while operating under orders, with testimony focused on police ties to the underworld.
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Seattle
Christmas Message From Lloyd George
Chancellor David Lloyd George sent a United News message to the United States praising the British budget. He said public popularity is rising and the January elections look more favorable daily with no chance of defeat. Supporters share his upbeat view on the budget and its outlook.
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United States
Fire Damages Jewett Car Works. 200 Out of Work
Fire at the Jewett Car Works in Newark causes about 150000 in damages. The blaze destroys part of the plant, leaving two hundred workers unemployed. Suspicion or causes not stated in the readable text.
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Newark
Jewett Car Works
Christmas Dolls for Orphan Children Seeks Forever Home
Three homeless siblings John 13 Ellen 9 and Fred 8 await adoption through the Washington Children's Home Society at 423 New York block. Their mother died long ago, their grandmother who cared for them is gone, and their father is absent. A caring couple could provide a permanent home this Christmas season.
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Hi Gill Secures Gambler Release
The criminal case against Tobe Moore a black gambler accused of running a Kingston area gambling resort was dropped after attorney Hi Gill cited an agent dispute with Prosecution Attorney George F Vanderveer Moore's partners Overar and Will Colling had been acquitted in Superior Court about a month earlier The decision avoided further county expense amid no likelihood of conviction.
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Will Colling
Bank Clearings Report for Pacific Northwest Cities
Seattle and Tacoma show clearings and balances today with totals of 2,168,293.00 and 1,066,986.00 respectively. Portland records 1,627,617.00 in clearings while the regional balance stands around 844,638.14 for Seattle and 138,891.00 in another category, with overall totals near 205,963.90.
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Thief blinds woman with cayenne pepper in bold robbery
A thief fired two shots at a mail carrier during a bold street robbery at 1219 Washington Ave. He poured cayenne pepper into Mrs. Fuhrman’s eyes, stole $446.50 in cash and $80 in checks, and was stopped after a chase by neighbors, a detective, and police.
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Washington
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Mrsa. Fuhrman
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Washington St
Keene
W. K. Johnson
Peterson
Keane
Who in Hell Is Leopold A Sunday Evening Sermon
Reverend Hazen Conklin of the First Universalist church in North Attleboro preached on Leopold of Belgium, portraying him as a Satanic figure in hell. He argued the dead king would have pleased even Satan with his earthly deeds, though he questioned the existence of hell.
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Attleboro
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Bec
Hell
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Satan
Mary the Cook Wins On Knockout
Chicago December reports a domestic dispute as Mary Edres, a maid, defends herself after Mrs. William H. Marshall tried to chastise her for a broken china cup. The maid sought wages. the judge dismissed assault charges and ordered full payment, with both sides claiming a victory.
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United Press
Chicago
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Omaha Can't Oust Her Cowboy Mayor
Lincoln Dec 20 Governor Shallengerber announces findings on a complaint against Omaha Mayor Dahlman and fire and police commissioners over nonenforcement of the 8 o'clock saloon closing law. He says no case justifies removal but the matter is held in abeyance with threat of expulsion for future laxity.
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Neb
Shallengerber
Dahlman
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners of
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Children write Santa letters amid poverty and illness
Fragmented pleas from Ballard families describe a dying father, a ill mother, and many children seeking Santa Claus gifts. Letters from Willie, Henry Waltanbday, and others request toys, clothing, and shoes as they face winter hardship and want for medical care.
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Henry Waltanbday Ballard
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Make a Child's Christmas Wish Realized by Star Office Help
A one sentence plea from Maya Durkey, 4229 Mead St Station G Rear Santa, reaches a Star office worker who buys her a Christmas gift. The quiet act highlights a child left without family to buy presents and a compassionate response from a staff member.
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Bertha Overdue Vessel Signals After Cape Lazo
Late this afternoon United Wireless received a message from the Bertha five days overdue from Seward. The message stated she passed Cape Lazo at 1 o clock this afternoon. No explanation of her fate was given.
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United Wireless
Bertha
Seward
Cape Lazo
Thaw Denied Review by U S Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to review Harry Kendall Thaw's case and he remains confined at Matteawan State Hospital. Justice McKenna announced the ruling closing another chapter in a notorious legal saga surrounding the murder of Stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit.
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Supreme Court of the
Supreme Court
Evelyn Nesbit
Pittsburg
Thaw
Mad House
White
Madison Square
Jeffries Story Of His Fight With Fitzsimmons Published
James J. Jeffries narrates his first bout with Bob Fitzsimmons in an exclusive The Star piece. The four part series features Jeffries and Jack Johnson detailing their hardest battles with Johnson noting Hank Griffin as his toughest rival.
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