Christmas Eve Tragedy: Lukeman Family Dead in Gas Leak
Police report a gas leak disaster at Morris Lukeman's home on Christmas Eve left four family members dead. Isidore Sen, a milkman, found the bodies as stockings dangled above the beds. Two girls Anne 16 and Lillian 15 were wed with gifts. Messages read Merry Christmas for Mamma from Lilly.
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Chicago
U. P
Morris Lukeman
Lukeman
Anne
Lillian
Isidoresen
Hansen Finply
Mamma
Lilly
Paris Restaurant Scene Prompts Judge Root Testimony
Former Supreme Court Justice Milo A. Root testifies before the state bar association investigation committee, detailing letters published in The Star about Gordon and a campaign contribution. He explains transport aid, the Harrie ve Great Northern case, and a disputed law point on shipment rates and interstate commerce.
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Supreme Court
Milo A. Root
State Bar Association Investigation Committee
Star
Gordon
E Palmer
Judge Root
Root
St. Paul
Seattle
Harria
Great Northern Railroad
Bar
Chata
Harris
Penit Jaggists Tell How It Happened at Christmas Fest
Twenty five Christmas Jags recounted their tales at the city jail describing holiday drunkenness and mishaps from overspilling breweries to flirtations and fights. The court will hear them tomorrow before Police Judge John B. Gordon as Eddie Boyden narrates.
Conductor and Motorman Patrolled by Grateful Milton Patrons
December 25 Milton residents thanked Conductor Carl Hoffman and Motorman Frank Andrews after two men dragged Hoffman from a Milton line car. The crowd cheered the men’s courtesy and presented them with a small purse as a Christmas remembrance.
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Tacoma
U. P
Carl Hoffman
Frank Andrews
Andrews
Milton
Hollman
William J. Keller
Hoffman
Mowry Killed In Auto Accident Near Stockton
An early morning crash on Foot boulevard near Hunt Inn left William Mowry dead and Iver Jorgensen with two women injured slightly as four others were pinned under the car. The party had celebrated Christmas Eve when the accident occurred.
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Oakland
Cal
U Fe
William Mowry
Mowry
Hunt Inn
Russian forgery case yields sixteen months in prison
Peters burg December 25 By Olea Stein arrested in New last March and extradited to here and whose trial on forgery and embezzlement concluded a week ago was for sixteen months' imprisonment. Mme Stein's victims alleged to have lost more than 50000.
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BT. Petersburg
Olea Stein
New
Mme. Stein
Woman Goes Insane From Terror in Aberdeen
Mrs Emil Niscoom was taken to Montesano for sanity examination after her Russian Finn husband, during a drunken spree, hurled a lit lamp at her and baby and smashed household furniture, an event believed to have driven her mind toward breakdown.
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Aberdeen
U. P. Mre
Emil Niscoom
Montesano
Train wreck injures sixteen near Pleasant Lake
A Lake Shore passenger train on the Jackson Michigan to Fort Wayne Indiana branch was wrecked near Pleasant Lake Indiana last night. Sixteen people were injured with five in serious condition.
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Angolia
Imf
U. P
Lake Shore
Jackson
Mich
Fort Wayne
Ind
Pleasant Lake
Valuable Property to a Poor Woman in Fakima Valley
Roslyn report says A L Chisholm, wife of a coal miner from Ronald, obtained a deed for a $20,000 Fakima valley property after winning a lawsuit against her stepfather.
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Roslyn
A. P.mra
A. L. Chisholm
Ronald
Fakima Valley
Mia
Chisholm
STERN LAW BRINGS SORROW TO BRIDE OF ONE DAY
Seattle nurse Irene Drennan marries J A Griffith in a mock ceremony aboard a ship between Seattle and Tacoma. Griffith, now jailed in Tacoma on embezzlement charges, allegedly took $900 entrusted to him. The tale blends romance with a sudden legalfall as Christmas sorrow follows a one day wedding.
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Irene Drennen
Law
Irene Drennon
Irene Drennan
Providence Hospital
J. A. Griffith
Tacoma
Elisa
Griffith
Elmer Jones
Miss Drennon
Seattle
Masaqueraded
Misa Drennan
Portland
Miss Drennan
Xmas Eve Blaze at Tacoma Bazaar Store
Fire broke out in the Tacoma Bazaar company store causing about 500 dollars in stock damage and evacuating Inmates from a Bay View hotel room. The blaze began on a balcony and drew thousands of shoppers, blocking Commerce Ninth and C streets as flames threatened the building.
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Tacoma
U. P
Tacoma Bazaar Company
Booth C
Bay View
Commerce
Storm Warning Near Vancouver Inland
A storm brewing off Vancouver Inland moves slowly eastward bringing high southerly to southwesterly winds this afternoon and tonight.
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Vancouver
Dynamiter Jones Breaks Down In Oakland Jail
Peter Claud Jones the convicted dynamiter sobbed in his Oakland County jail cell in San Francisco on December 25. He laments the longer sentence and declares he is going insane while refusing jail food and fearing a life behind bars.
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San Francisco
Uv. P
Peter Claud. Jones
Oakland County
Fatally Burned at Xmas Tree
Hoquiam, Dec. 26. By U. P. A five year old girl, Hazel Laura Lyon, daughter of Ernest Lyon, was burned to death at the family home while decorating a Christmas tree. Her dress caught fire from a spark from the stove as the mother left for more ornaments. Her brother Howard tried to smother the flames and carried her to the bathroom where water extinguished the fire, but he was burned on the hands. Funeral arrangements not yet made.
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Omaha
Eddie Foy
Wifey
Fowler
Orpheum
Hoquiam
U. P
Htfle
Laura Lyon
Ernest Lyon
Howard
Brother fatally shoots brother in pistol duel at store
Dexter Missouri report says Fred McCullum killed by Harry McCullum in their father’s drug store after noon on Christmas eve. Fred allegedly drew on the town marshal who entered. Harry then fired, killing Fred as shoppers filled the store.
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ST. Louis
U. P
Dexter
Saia
Fred McCullum
Harry
Fred
Harry McCullum
Pred J
Runaway Horse Causes Panic During Funeral Procession
In Butte Montana a horse pulling Alderman Jack Harrington’s buggy ran away as a funeral cortege passed on North Marget Street. Miner Dan Haely was crushed and believed fatally injured, Harrington was thrown and bruised, telegraph operator J M Hinkle was dragged and badly hurt while restraining the horse.
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Milver
Harrington
J. M. Hinkle
Young Boy May Be Thief In Post Office Money Order Case
John Uplegear, a 16 year old, held at police headquarters for investigation into possession of 26006 dollars in post office money orders checks and certificates of deposit found in his room. Banks and businessmen had complained of mail remittance thefts tied to a person who knew local post office combinations. Police offered an extended statement after his arrest.
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Snohomish
Alaska
John B. Gordon
Eddie Boyden
Mount Clemons
Mich
Dee Niewly
U. Po
John Uplegear
Someéy
Mysterious Death Near Capitol Grounds
The dead body of 16 year old Charles Beinsoth, messenger for Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone, was found in a gravel pit road west of the Capitol Grounds. No signs of violence were seen, but froth around the mouth suggested death by poisoning or suffocation. police are investigating.
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Bast Lake City
Iy U. P
Charles Beinsoth
Cky Mountain Hell Telephone Ny
Capitol
Second North
India
Death of James Corrigan Jr ties to Rockefeller feud
James Corrigan Jr., seven years old, once rivaled John D. Rockefeller in a bitter financial dispute over ore and steel interests, died after an operation for fever. Corrigan led Corrigan Inney & Co., iron ore and pig iron dealers, and was president of a Pennsylvania furnace committee.
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Cleveland
U. P
James Corrigan
John D. Rockefeller
Corrigan
Corrigan, Inney& Co
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt Invites National Conference on Dependent Children
President Roosevelt invites a national conference in Washington on January 26 to study caring for dependent children, a group estimated at over 150000 in the United States. Leaders from charity and relief work, including Homer Folks and John M. Glenn, will craft steps to create a bureau to study child placing.
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Washington
Ty Us
Roosevelt
United States
Homer Folks
New York Charities Aid Association
H. A. Hart
Fetter
John M. Glenn
Ruevel Sage Foundation
New York Artist George McManus Marries Florence Bergere
New York and New York December 25 A P reports that George McManus the youth artist of Newly Wed fame married Florence Bergere in a quiet hotel ceremony. McManus 27 a well known comic strip artist is reported to have wed Florence who is five years his junior.
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New York
A. P
George McManus
Florence Bergere
Joe McManus
America
Falls Dead on Eve of Xmas in Veridad
In Veridad Colorado a westbound Colorado Southern passenger train near Thatcher 30 miles east of Falls, RR M Ryther collapsed and died while discussing holiday plans. In Vancouver William J Mason and Minnie A Hanford wed after Oregon license rules required six months residency, preventing a Portland ceremony.
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Ut. PL
Phoenix
Ariz
RR. M. Ryther
Colorado Southern Railroad
Thatcher
Here
Ryther
William J. Mason
Minnie A. Hanford
Vancouver
Portland
Slawa
Oregon
Walt
Man Increases Ransom Offer After Jail Sentence
North Yakima December 25. A. P Charles Cook, a confessed holdup man sentenced to up to 14 years at Walla Walla, offered Prosecuting Attorney Wende $500 to secure release and appeared surprised money cannot free him. Mrs Helen Clark Engle, wife of Vancouver pitcher George Mogle, died in Seattle General Hospital from tuberculosis of the brain at age 20. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. tomorrow at Fremont Undertaking parlors with burial at Mount Pleasant.
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North Yakima
A. P
Charles Cook
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Wende
Helen Clark Engle
George Mogle
Vancouver
Seattle General Hospital
Engle
Fremont
Mount Pleasant
Fallieres Narrowly Escapes As Young Assassin Confesses
Paris reports PresidentFallieres escaped death by a hair when a boy shooter fired a bullet grazing his ear during a Christmas dinner at the Palace d Etoile. The assailant, named Mappis, confessed he acted from political spite.
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Paris
U. P
Fallieres
Mappis
Palace d'Etoile
Fableres
Christmas Turkey Causes Panic Aboard Steamer Kitcap
Passengers on the Kitcap en route to Tacoma were startled when the ship’s whistle squealed wildly. The captain found a turkey tied to the whistle cord, wings loosened, flapping on the rope as the blast continued. The turkey’s misadventure sparked widespread alarm before laughter replaced fear.
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Tacoma
Kitcap
Texas
Off Day for Engineers Off Day for Engineers
Three engineers were injured within an hour and taken to local hospitals. Ter Tam a marine engineer slipped at Kastinkeay and dislocated his shoulder. William Steadman a hydraulic engineer fell from a pipeline at Eighth and Weller streets and fractured his knee. Alfred Leece a stationary engineer living at 214 Main near Second Avenue broke his ankle.
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Ter Tam
Kastinkeay
Har- Theon
Minor
William Steadman
Eighth Ay
Weller St
Seattle General Hospital
Alfred Leece
Main Et
Mainet
Second Nv. S
Wind swept Colorado causes damage in Denver region
A wind of cyclonic velocity lashed Colorado with 60 mph gusts damaging telegraph lines and windows. In Denver two people were cut when plate glass shattered at the Colorado and Northwestern ticket office. Cripple Creek reports a toppled smokestack at the Golden Circle mills. The Central Labor Council supports Bremerton navy yard machinists wage advance.
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Denver
U. P
Colorado
Colorado & Northwestern
Government Weather Bureau
Cripple Creek
Golden Circle Mills
Central Labor Councy
Last Hight
Bremerton Navy Yard
Washington
Congress
Former bank clerk sentenced for $51,000 embezzlement
Pittsburg December 25 Herbert W. Tiers formerly a discount clerk at the First National bank was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary yesterday for embezzling fifty one thousand dollars in 1906.
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Pittsburg
Herbert W. Tiers
First National Bank
To One Who Has To Work On Christmas The Policeman
A brief Christmas tribute to a police officer who must work through Yuletide aiding peace. The verse thanks the officer for keeping order while others enjoy the holiday.
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Earth
M F Jones Gives Money to Many Children in Christmas Drive
About 125 boys and girls in Ravenna and Ravenna Heights received 25 cents to visit him and shout Merry Christmas. He spent the afternoon answering calls and also gave the same present to children at the local Children's Home.
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Ravenna
Ravenna Heights
M. F. Jones
Ship Lost Off Hogg Island Jeanie Lippitt Drowned Crew
Andrew Jorgensen the sole survivor of the three masted schooner Jeanie Lippitt tells of the wreck off Hogg Island. The vessel 638 tons was en route from Jacksonville to New York with lumber when it foundered. Captain Robinson and five crew members drowned. Ravenscraig rescued the survivor on Wednesday.
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Newport
U. P
Hogg Island
Jeanie Lippitt
Robinson
Andrew Jorgensen
Ravenscraig
Johnson
Lippitt
Jacksonville
New York
Broadway High Students Present Play Before Vacation
The Broadway high school presented "The ears, Car Por ter" at the final assembly yesterday afternoon. Miss Hin, the Latin instructor, promoted and coached the production. Leading parts went to Jack Lame, Hilda Deighton, Harold F B I and Warde Bowles.
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Broadway
Car Porter
Miss Hin
Jack Lame
Hilda Deighton
Harold FBI
Warde Bowles
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