Denver to Build Municipal Auditorium for National Democratic Convention
Denver plans to smash records by using city funds and a bond issue to finish a municipally owned auditorium for the National Democratic convention. Mayor Speer promises round-the-clock work on three shifts to have the hall ready months in advance, despite skepticism about the project and Speer’s contested standing within the state Democratic delegation.
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Denver
Star
Aman Army of Workmen
Robt. Speer
Colorado
Speer
Everett Notes Special Service Timber and trade notes
Local assessor estimates Snohomish County timber holdings at 12 billion board feet based on secured loggers data, with four-fifths cruised. Factories plan to resume work Feb 1. County real and personal property values total 2,407,402 and 5,700,995 respectively. taxes due February 1 total 756,099.34. Everett levy set at 12 mills.
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Snohomish
Tillte
Everett
Timber Reserve Declared by British Columbia Government
The British Columbia Government issues an order in council placing a reserve on all unstaked timber in the province to conserve timber resources following a government decision. The move affects loggers and timber operators across the province.
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United Press
Victoria
British Columbia
Timber staking figures show large extents under claim
The report notes that about 6.5 million acres of timber have been staked and an estimated 160 million acres remain, aiming to curb speculative staking and safeguard timber resources.
New Rochester Depot Plan Announced by Mayor
Rochester mayor Cutler says the New York Central Railroad has appropriated 1.5 million dollars for a new passenger station in Rochester.
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Rochester
N. Y
Cutler
New York Central Railroad Company
Revenue cutter man jailed for desertion
Cow swain C. Madison of the revenue cutter Perry is ordered to serve 30 days in county jail for attempting to desert. In Ecuador a new conspiracy to overthrow the government in Quito leads to the arrest of Gen. Emile Maria Teran and several others.
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Cowswain C. Madison
Revenue Cutter
Perry
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Quito
Emile Maria Teran
Muttering Spaniel Buries Dead Puppies in Garden
A Chesapeake spaniel owned by Dr Willard Dutton buried her four a few weeks old puppies in Charles C Rowells garden after failed efforts by a veterinarian. The mother dog kept watch over the burial site, insisting on keeping her litter safe in the yard.
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United Press
Wash
Dee
Willard
Dutton
Charles C. Rowell
Rowell
Ananias Club
Christmas Bottles and Borough Beds in Shingle Suburb
Five quarts of brandy were found on a sidewalk near the old Brewery saloon. Police decided the finder may keep them since left by Santa Claus. Police housed and fed several vagrants this morning after a busy night. Charley Anderson faces disorderly conduct charges after a fight. Christmas services and cantata events were held at local churches.
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Starial Service
Ballard
Banta Claus
Santa Claus
Charley Anderson
Judge Gordon
the Baptist Church
Bartender Arrested After Saloon Assault
William Tobin, a bartender at the Navy Saloon on 76 West Washington, was arrested by Detective Griffith for assaulting Peter Germain yesterday morning. Germain was taken to Pacific Hospital amid fears of brain concussion after Tobin allegedly struck him with a beer bottle.
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William Tobin
Navy
Washington At
Griffith
Peter Germain
Germain
Pacific Hospital
Tobin
Christmas Fight Tragedy Report From New Orleans
Five men killed in Christmas fights across Lowelana and Mississippi within the last 24 hours. Authorities report deaths from plates or kolfe as patrols investigate the chaotic scene in the holiday period.
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New Orleans
Lowelana
Mississippi
Young Girls in Chicago Slaughterhouses Exposed to Horrors
Seattle Star reports in a Chicago dispatch that under conditions described as revolting young girls, some under 17, toil in meatpacking departments. They work in blood damp rooms, handle intestines, and endure foul odors as managers moved to employ girls in earlier crime age labor.
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R. F. Frazer
Seattle Star Executive Service
Chicago
Iheng
Roosevelt inheritance tax plan would take from Carnegie estate
The proposal would levy a 20 percent tax on Andrew Carnegie's estate if enacted, potentially depriving his daughter Margaret of hundreds of millions. The article compares England Germany and France rules and explains the tax would apply to devised estates, not just direct heirs, aiming to break up large fortunes.
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Sam
Little Margaret Carnegie
Roosevelt
Andrew Carnegie
Gilson Gardner
Washington
D. C
Doe
Margaret
Carnegie
Pittsburg
England
Germany
France
Hingland
Pagland
United States
Sausage Links as Christmas Gifts at Indianapolis Exhibit
The Indianapolis Abattoir company held its annual reception and product exhibition at its plant last night drawing large crowds. The event featured decorations and lanterns, with music and souvenirs for women, including small sausage links packaged in a festive box tagged Merry Christmas.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Abattoir Company
Tawney Reports Canal Workers Content on Isthmus
James A. Tawney of Minnesota says after a trip to the isthmus that Panamanian canal employees are content with climate wages and living costs. Col. Goethals as head of the canal says no more assistance is needed and work continues smoothly. Safety razors advertised by Hall's.
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James A. Tawney
Minnesota
Appropriations Committee
House
Isthmus
Jimmy
Col. Goethala
French Duke Wins Theodora Shonts After Long Courtship
New York reports the Duc de Chaulnes after a two year courtship has won Miss Theodora Shonts daughter of American millionaire T P Shonts. Shonts opposed foreign alliances but relented when the duke agreed to forego a marriage settlement. A January wedding in New York is planned with the duke aged 28 and renowned as a member of one of France's aristocratic families.
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Seattle Star
New York
Duc de Chaulnes
Paris
Theodora Shonts
T. P. Shonts
Shonts
T. P
Emmanuel Theodore Bernard Marie d'Albert de Luygnes d’Ailly
Duc de
Model Village To Go Dry In Exchange For Gift
The village voted 266 to 188 to end liquor sales after J W Elleworth a New York coal man pledged $200000 toward municipal light gas sewerage and a remodel of Western Reserve college if the sale of liquor ceases. The town favors progress with utilities and facilities despite a predominantly wet sentiment.
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United Nuperts
J. W. Elleworth
New York
Hudson
Old Western Reserve College
Car Crash in Georgetown Wrecks Auto Occupants
An auto driven by Charles Brown of Seattle with his wife Edith Harrie R. R. Holmes and J. Ellison was struck by a Park Street car heading south in Georgetown early this morning. Brown was unconscious and confined for about thirty minutes. others were shaken and bruised.
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Charles Brown
Seattle
Edith Harrie
R. R. Holmes
J. Ellison
Georgetown
Park Street
Brown
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