Incendiary Fire Attack Targets Seattle Japanese Quarter
Early morning arson attempt targeted two Japanese lodging houses on Fourth Avenue Seattle. Firemen extinguished lamps dropped on hall floors at the Eastern hotel and the Kiondike lodging house preventing greater damage. Police suspect a gang of Japanese Nightbinders behind the attack and warn of ongoing enforcement.
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Fourth Avenue
Seattle
Main and
Pourth Avenue
Central Station
Beny
Cupid a Busy Boy in Matrimonial License Rush
The county auditor's office processes a busy day as numerous couples apply for marriage licenses. Among the names listed are Leon H. Chick and Mary B. Walker of Renton, Geo. Beattie and Martha Melseth of Detentions, and Otto Ekel with Inga Akon of Seattle, reflecting a bustling local marriage market.
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County Auditor's
Leon H. Chick
Lyne, Maen
Mary BR. Walker
Everett
Waah
Benj. F. Cake
Renton
Wash
Mary B. Fraser
Geo
A Beattie
Martha Melseth
Detonnes
Pains Delt
Wien
Ateneo i Sean
Ee Issaquah
T. Letchton
Richard A. Callender
Helen Douglas
Beattie
Frank W. Fisher
Gertrude A. NeWarthen
Seattle
Otto W. Ekel
Inga & Akon
George G . Am Beattle
Althea Ballabury
A. Wrestad
Oak Harbor
EK. Tomren
Olaf Joliet
Clinton
Rachel Helland
Wheland
Geo. O. Tuscell
TM. Beattie
Little A
Maxwell
Maple Valley
Wark Jas
Athen
Marie A
Flannery
Tl Beattle
Brooks Goes Free amid Lincoln Brooks Embezzlement Case
The Lincoln Brooks embezzlement case ended with a dismissal by Judge Bell after Prosecuting Attorney Scott said evidence was insufficient. Separately, John McCauley Lewis Clarke and George Clarke, all under 14, were acquitted of petty larceny before Justice Cann. They admitted taking carpenters tools on December 1 from F. D. Van Tassel to start their own shop.
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Lincoln Brooks
Mutual Life Insurance Corm
Sudge Bell
Scott
John McCauley
Lewis Clarke
George Clarke
Cann
F. D. van Tassel
Diplomacy on edge as war threatens in Far East
In Tokyo and Beijing diplomatic circles warn of possible war if concessions fail. Officials report the Mikado desires avoiding conflict but faces pressure from Nusmians and others who predict an easy victory for the other side if war erupts. China fears losing neutrality and faces uncertain outcomes no matter the choice.
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Tokio
Bee
Tustin
Nusmian
Caar
Vrkin
Dec
Far East
China
Conductor Chamberlain Killed in Yard Accident
Special to The Star Everett December reports Great Northern freight conductor Chamberlain killed in yard while fixing a coupling. He feared death, bade his wife farewell and gave Christmas gift before the switch engine moved a car onto the same track, crushing his abdomen and passing a wheel over him.
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Everett
Chamberlain
Great Northern
Ile
Mr. Chamberlain
Glee Club Arrest Warrants After Christmas Visit
University of Washington Glee club visited Burg Washington with a festive program at several churches. Warrant papers were sworn for several members in Burg, and rumors of arrests spread to Eastern Washington towns as officers attempted to locate the group before it travels toward Spokane.
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Starburg
Waah
University of Washington Glee Club
Washington
Eeci
Shade
Bub
Atudenta
Johnny
Ellensburee
Pearson's
Person's Place
Thomas
North Yakima
Yakima
Spokane
Ellensburg
Giepatch
Pullman
Wyoming Senator Involved in Cheyenne Office Contract Probe
Washington reports inspectors investigate a Wyoming senator Warren over a lease of post office quarters in Cheyenne. Statutes bar members of Congress from directly or indirectly profiting from contracts with the United States and void such deals. George W. Beavers allegedly entered such contracts with lawmakers, but no fees to the government were proven, leading to cancellation of discovered contracts.
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Washington, D. C
Senater
Warren
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Congress
United States
Geo. W. Beavers
Outlaws Shot Down in Fort Worth Shootout
Fort Worth dispatch reports U S Marshals Bennett and Haines killed the Indian Territory outlaws Gust Sam and Bell Martin. The governor paid the reward of 99,00 for the outlaws, dead or alive.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Sam and
Bell Martin
Indian Territory
United States
Bennett
Haines
Conductor Kills Two Desperadoes On Birmingham Train
Conductor Carr of the Southern Railway shot and killed two negro desperadoes near Heatham, Miss, when they attempted to terrorize passengers aboard a train arriving in Birmingham. An innocent bystander was shot by the desperadoes. The conductor acted to protect travelers.
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Birmingham
Ala
Carr
Southern K
Heatham
Mies
Train Shooting Silence Sparks Sheriff Justice
An incident aboard a moving train resulted in gunfire after tensions with Black passengers. The sheriff, aboard the train, witnessed the shooting and later released the conductor on his own recognizance.
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Ant
Warrant Arrests County Clerk Keopfl i for Disturbing Office Hours
A warrant for the arrest of county clerk Keopfl i was issued by his own office this morning and he was taken into custody after noon. Trial set for this afternoon with a speedy hearing requested. The warrant alleges he disrupts office routine by unearthly hours and harasses staff and his family during morning meals. The case will be heard in the clerk's office before Judge Erwin. If convicted, he faces a bizarre sentence involving a decorative Italian bronze lamp with electric light.
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Keoepfit
Charee
Koepfli
Erwin
Koeptli
Divorce granted to Schoenberg couple in Dresden case
It was learned today that the Dresden divorce between Prince and Princess Schoenberg was based on mutual guilt with the princess charged with adultery and the prince with cruelty. Separately, Herbert Smith’s divorce suit against Mrs. May Smith was dismissed by Superior Judge Tallman on the plaintiff’s petition.
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Berlin
Dresden
Schoenberg
Herbert Smith
May Smith
Tallman
Woman Refuses Arbitration, Des Moines Insurance Combine Faces Exit
Miss Frase, a representative of a local fire insurance firm, challenged the Des Moines Insurance combine by admitting to cutting rates and refusing to arbitrate. The powerful organization pressured other companies to quit, and after days of threats and persuasion, Miss Frase remains steadfast. The Des Moines combine is expected to go out of business.
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PMB
Moiidr
Desines Insurance Combine
Rewdest
Tate
Mary
Miss Frase
Des Moines Combine
Labor Daily Appears Daily Seattle Union Record Debuts
The Daily Seattle Union Record launches as a daily under the Western Central Labor Union and the Building Trades Assembly backing. The new paper claims a 20,000 daily circulation at 1 cent per copy, previously a weekly union organ.
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Seattle Union Record
Western Central Labor Union
Pbuilding Trades Assembly
Ite
Labor Paper Birth and Enduring Aims Amid Boycott Push
An editorial celebrates the Union Record as a daily presence with a long-term goal to promote organized labor. It pledges the paper will continue regularly, like the sun, unless a drastic change interrupts its mission to support the boycott against the Seattle Brewing and Malting Company.
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Seattle Brewing and Malting Company
Union Record
Organized Labor
Lynch Denial by Clerks Union Delegate
W. C. Lynch, delegate from the Clerks' Union to the Western Central Union, denies any expulsion or removal. He states credentials are under review and notes his voluntary departure. He also cites opposition from leaders but support among rank and file. Rev. J. M. Webb to lecture on Was Christ an Ethiopian at 2 PM tomorrow at Church of God.
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Mosart
At &T. Pauls Episcopal Church
HM. J. Hadley
Walter Clemeon
Arthur Constance
St Mark's
Trinity Parteh
Church of Our Lady of Good Help
Bietep
Western Central
The
J. M. Webb
Church of God
Christ
Notice to Subscribers For late paper delivery
If your copy of The telephone Suneet Main 1050 or Independent 1198 has not arrived by 6 30 to 7 30 pm, a copy will be sent by special messenger. Free Want Ads appear on the Classified page.
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Suneet
Main 1050
Independent 1198
Star
Santa and Weather Clerk Predict Dry Christmas
In Dreamland last night Santa Claus convinced Weather Observer Salisbury to forego rain, predicting a dry Christmas for Seattle. The official call cites a high, level barometer and limited chance of rain, with possible snow unlikely. Partly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with light to fresh easterly winds.
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Santa Claus
Salisbury
Dreamland
Seattle
Mr. Sallebury
Cooks and Waiters Ball Hosts Secret Union Wedding
The Cooks and Waiters Union announces its fourth annual ball tomorrow at the Armory with a public wedding of a member of each union. Officers withhold the names. About 500 tickets already sold. Hbpneid Goods-Denny Coryell Co.
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Cooks and Waiters’ Union
Armory
Union
Waitresses’ Union
Beaupre Leaves Washington D C After Bogota Telegram
A telegram from Bogota dated December 1 reports Minister Beaupre leaving Washington and says affairs of the legation are now in charge of Secretary Snyder.
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Beaupre
Washington
D. CC
State Department
Bogota
Legation
Snyder
Cuba Recognizes Panama Move Brings Diplomatic Accord
Cuban government formally recognizes Panama as a sovereign state, according to dispatches from Havana dated December 24. The recognition signals a diplomatic milestone between the two Caribbean nations and may affect regional relations.
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Cuba
Panama
Washington, D. CC
Battle Near Bodwin Somaliland Rout Defeats Dervishes
Dispatches report a clash near Bodwin Somaliland on December 15 where 20 Dervishes were routed by a British force. The enemy suffered unknown killed and 10 wounded while the British counted three killed and four wounded.
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London
Bodwin
Somaliland
Arson Suspect Arrested Over Series of Fires in Oberlin
Dee Dera Robinson, a Cleveland woman, has been arrested in Oberlin on arson charges. Police attribute seven teen incendiary fires to her in a recent spate of blazes.
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Cleveland
Dera Robinson
Oberlin
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