Russell campaign gears up to wage city mayor race
The piece depicts Russell rallying machine politics and business backing to force a mayoral bid while opponents like Burnette Revelle and others see their campaigns crowded out. Piper and Clancy back Russell, promising law enforcement continuity and opposition to graft.
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Russell
Moore
Piper
Johnny” Clancy
H. Burnette
Russel
Fit —Nette
Senator Piper
Mr. Ruswell
Revelle
Illegal scheme to loot lighting fund questioned
The article discusses whether money from the lighting fund may be transferred to the general fund under an ordinance. Corporation Counsel Calhoun has not yet reviewed the ordinances but officials suggest they permit special levies for lighting. Councilman Sawyer pushed the issue and reviewed it with Calhoun for an opinion.
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Hing Fund
Scott Cal
Calhoun
Board of Public Works
Moore
Sawyer
Lemm Faces Manslaughter Charge From Saloon Death
Lemm, owner of a First av saloon, may face manslaughter charges after Adolph Le’s death from a fall caused by a punch. Coroner and Prosecuting Attorney held an inquest and consider charges, while Lemm remains held on an assault count.
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Lemm
VF. Lemm
First Av. South
Carroll
Clapsaddie
Mackintosh
Man Suffered Childhood Sunstroke Now Violent and Insane
Jake Pemberthy, 32, violently attacked in a depot last week and broke doors and windows. Doctors at the jail said he is in a serious condition and may not survive. His brother William B. Pemberthy testified that Jake suffered sunstroke as a child and later became insane, a condition 26 years after the initial cause.
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Jake
John D.ay
Indepot
William B. Pemberthy
Pacific Av
Spokane
Pemberthy
Three Campaigns Wrinkles of Care on Bryan Face
Two photographs of William Jennings Bryan show contrasts between 1896 pre campaign and the present year. The images highlight the toll of a strenuous political life with visible lines of worry and stress. Bryan appears worn by the years and the campaigns.
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WM. J. Bryan
Jen‘Bryan
Bryan
Bank Clearings Report for Beattie Tacoma and Portland
Daily banking totals show Beattie clearings 1,224,996.04 with balance 198,416.00 Tacoma clearings 966,221.00 and balance 27,897.00 Portland clearings 788,672.00 and balance 147,191.00 Reflects currency movements across two cities with balances listed.
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Beattie
Tacoma
Walancea
Portland
Editors in Scrap Ends in Assault at Denver Home
In Denver, December 24, editors Tom M. Patterson and F. G. Bonfils clashed after a long paper war. Bonfils assaulted the elderly senator leaving his home, beating him severely amid tensions from a Patterson editorial accusing Post owners of using influence to win patronage from Denver businessmen.
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United Press
Denver
Col
Tom M. Patterson
Denver News
Denver Times
F. G. Bonfils
Denver Post
Bonfils
Honfile
Tammen
Patterson
Post
Businessmen urged to settle mayoral race by conference
A Rainier club gathering quotes former Senator John L. Wilson urging business leaders to appoint a community conference to choose a mayoral candidate. The goal is to endorse a strong nominee or drum up a new candidate, but many businessmen are already pledged to current favorites making consensus difficult.
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United States
John L. Wilson
Rainier Club
California
Womne
Nator
Christmas Mail Rush Practically Over
The local post office completed the Christmas mail rush with trailers and cars aiding the heavy registered mail. After three days of tireless work the force rested, the carrier business was cleared, and officials expect a notable rise in holiday work versus prior seasons. Express business was light this year, with public patronage shifting from express to mail.
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Express
Mysterious Republican Club Goes Quiet Yet Active
Washington reports a Seattle based Republican club led by P J Parley and P F Nordby boasting 479 members and daily meetings. The group aims to protect business interests from political interference and plans a January 2 gathering to organize full member registration.
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P. J. Parley
P. F. Nordby
Seattle
Stolen Goods Identified in Mrs Clements Apartment
Four department stores identified much of the $600 in plunder found in Mrs. Mingle Clements 712 Spring Street rooms by Detective Clark on Wednesday night. Police expect the remainder will be identified. Clements was arrested after allegedly stealing notions from a store counter witnessed by F E Cummings. A woman detective aided the store. Police seized a miscellaneous assortment of fancy goods and near apparel from the rooms.
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Mingle Clements
Spring St
Clark
Mra. Clements
F. E. Cummings
Living Dolls as Gifts for Childless Wives
Danville Arkansas December 26 United Press reports a trend of giving adopted children as Christmas gifts. A man secretly arranged for adoptions from the local Children's Home to surprise his wife, prompting others to follow suit. The home then offered remaining children to childless men for gifts, reducing the home's census to four by Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Once Wealthy Man Now Penniless
Tacoma December 26 W T Payne once a leading Tacoma slot machine pioneer with 19 machines and daily earnings over 100 dollars was jailed on a vagrancy charge after a period of wealth and dissipation. The story notes his rapid rise in a loose era and his fall into opium addiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Payne
Barbers Union to Discuss Scale Reduction Plan
The local barbers union meets tonight to discuss reducing scales before the group and consider future action if the matter is raised again. W C Farrington, new manager of Pacific Coast Steamship, arrived on the Governor from Frigggo on an official visit.
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Barbers’ Union
W. C. Farrington
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Frigggo
Pettibone Trial Ruling Links Defendant to Conspiracy
Judge Fremont Wood denies defense motion for acquittal and holds corroboration exists for Orchard crimes, enough to suggest a conspiracy in which Pettibone participated. Jury excused for Darrow to begin defense opening statement after ruling on Breunenberg murder.
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Boise
Idaho
Pettibone
Fremont Wood
Wood
Orchard
Steunenberg
Breunenberg
Darrow
Missing 74-year-old Calvin Ro White reported missing
Mrs. White files with police that Calvin Ro White last planned to meet her downtown at 2 p m last Tuesday. The 74 year old man, 175 pounds, gray moustache, gray suit, black overcoat and hat, was due from his Epler building offices. He has not been seen for two days, prompting grave concern.
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Calvin Ro White
Epler
White
Counterweight in Operation on Queen Anne Hill
After months of interruption the counterweight on Queen Anne Hill is operating. A five minute car movement schedule is in effect on the Madison line with cars running every minute and a half during rush hours. The Saratoga arrived yesterday from Seward after a stormy voyage.
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Queen Anne Hill
Madison
Seward
Name Are We Brotherhood Tops Y M C A In Santa Cruz Tilt
Ex United Press report from Santa Cruz California says the Name Are We Brotherhood defeated the local YMCA 44 to 27 in a game described as a fine contest. Both teams meet again tonight.
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United Press
Santa Cruz
Cal
Brotherhood Basketball Five
Browne Files Candidacy for Seventh Ward Council Seat
F N Browne of 910 Miller Jt filed a declaration of candidacy for the Republican nomination for councilman from the Seventh ward. He is the second candidate to file, following Major E S Ingraham. A third candidate, Councilman T P Revelle, lurks as he ends his mayoralty bid that has loomed for weeks.
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Ruswell
T. P. Revelle
Mr. Velle
Seventh Ward
F. N. Browne
Miller Jt
Secon
E. 8
Ingraham
Reveille
Waiters to Dance at Madison Park Ball
Local Waiters' union No. 229 completed plans for the eighth annual ball to be held at Madison Park pavilion next Sunday night December 29. Meyer's orchestra provides music and the arrangements committee led by A D D McWayne aims to make the event a record success with extra car service on Madison street line.
Thief Breaks Window, Steals Sacque at Store
A thief shattered a plate glass window at William Walker's department store at 1 am and stole a sealskin sacque valued at 400 dollars before escaping. Police are investigating the burglary.
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Sacque
William Walkers
Polien
Uncle Sam Holds Small Cash Balance at Year End
United States Treasury reports a cash balance of just over 2.006 million dollars with sizable deposits in national banks totaling 248.656 million. Analysts expect most of the cash to be called in as banks’ actual need declines.
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United Presse
Washington
Uncle Sam
Christmas Day Police Arrest Toll Hits Eighty
Police recorded eighty arrests in the 24 hours ending at noon on Christmas Day for intoxication disorderly conduct fighting and assault. An additional total of 176 arrests occurred from Tuesday morning to noon today across offences including intoxication and disorderly conduct.
Metcalfe Hero Claim Sparks Olympia Mayoral Fight
The dispute over General James B. Metcalfe’s heroism in 1889 deepens as conflicting accounts emerge. Daniel M. Drumheller recalls being saved by Metcalfe or by a rope, while M. M. Teater cites Drumheller’s statements to argue the general did not risk his life. The Star later sought Drumheller’s affidavit but found his recollection inconsistent with other witnesses.
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Mr. Drumheller
General Metcalfe
M. M. Teater
Eugene Fellowes
Daniel M. Drumheller
Hotter
James B. Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Olympia
Mr. Teater
Drumheller
Spokane
Eugene Fellows
Mr. Tester
The
Star
Tester
Drumbeller
Herotem
Capt. Wood
Danforth
Drumbelier
Guie to Oppose Scott Calhoun for City Counsel
The Republican nomination to succeed himself faces a challenge from H. Guie a former King County legislator and Northern Pacific lawyer. Guie leads the pro railroad faction in the Seventh ward GOP factional battles, with William H. Lewis once the leader and Albert H. Beebe now in the Forty seventh district legislature.
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Scott Calhoun
H. Guie
King County
Northern Pacific Railroad
Gute
Seventh Ward
William H. Lewis
Albert H. Beebe
Forty Seventh District
Discoverer of Big Gold Find in Seattle
Pete Monohan, the discoverer of pay on Valdez Creek 70 miles inland from Valdez Alaska, arrived in Seattle on the steamer Sar atoga with $6000 in dust. He first found pay on Valdez Creek in 1903 and later faced stampedes that failed to yield substantial returns. Now nearly all ground is staked and Monohan plans to return north within two months.
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Pete Monohan
Valdez Creek
Valdez
Alaska
Saratoga
Monohan
Valdex
Won't Unionize Women Barbers
The Central Labor Council refused to consider unionizing the women barbers of the city last night. Seattle union barbers say they have no objection to women workers but believe barbering is not proper for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Council
Seattle
Do Moon-Faced Men Make The Best Husbands
Lillian Nordeau critiques Dr. Julies von Bernaur’s Chicago lecture on ideal husbands. The piece lists moon-faced and hatchet-faced men as potential mates with humorous skepticism, citing Edward VII, Grover Cleveland, Boni, Robertson, and W. J. B. Corey as examples, concluding moon-faced men can be good husbands.
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Lillian Nordeau
Julies von Bernaur
Psycho- Physiological Society
Chicago
Dr. von Hernaur
Juime Caesar
Shakespeare
Alfonso
Spain
Joan
Bernaur
Edward
King Mol
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Count Boni
Rorbes Robertson
W. J B. Corey
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Roosevelt
White House
Pine Knot
P. J. Farley
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