Third Choice Emerges In City Council Race Shuffle
The withdrawal of Scott Calhoun from the mayoral contest reopens the field for a third council candidate. Progressives seek a suitable nominee as T A Parish and William Mehy enter the race while Kate Sterling files as a candidate.
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Scott Calhoun
T. A. Parish
Chilberg
Let's
William Me Hy
Colan
Kate Sterling
11Th Ave
Seattle
Sterling On
Charles M. Sterling
Women's Civic Organiza
Russia Bids to Exclude All Americans in Bills
In St Petersburg a pro government bloc introduces measures to bar all Americans from the country. A bill and tariff proposals seek 100 percent duties on American goods as part of a drive to isolate the United States.
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Petersburg
United States
Doma
No Party
Assermbly
Guidhkoff
War Volunteers Offer Help Against Italians
Paris dispatch reports over seventy persons including a woman have volunteered for Purks service against Italy. They forward their offers by registered mail to the Turkish minister in Constantinople via the Biom agency at Bois le Duc.
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Paris
Ors
Italisns
Ister
Constantinople
Biom Agency
Bois le Duc
Probable exile for Gen. Reyes after surrender to Madero
Gen. Bernardino Gerardo Reyes faces likely exile or a brief imprisonment after surrendering to President Madero. Reports from Mexico City say Madero wavers between jail and exile for the insurgent, with a short sentence if imprisonment occurs. Reyes keeps strict seclusion in Linares, depressed by the failed uprising.
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Gen
Reyes
Catted Prees
Mexico City
Diaz
Gernardo Reyes
Madero
Linares
Mex
Gen. Reyes
Police Duel With Robber Suspects At Columbia Street Room
Detectives Mayon and Keefe trapped a robbery suspect in a 719 Columbia Street room last night. An exchange of pistol fire followed when the suspect appeared with loot packed in six suitcases. One suspect escaped after being wounded. Frank Warner and Paul Starke were arrested.
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Mayon and
Keefe
Columbia St
Frank Warner
Mayon
Warner
Paul Starke
Bert Franklin Held For Superior Court Hearing
Bert H. Franklin former chief investigator for the McNamara defense was held today for the superior court on charges of attempting to bribe jurors. He was held on his own recognizance by Justice Young and posted 10 000 bail on another bribery charge as the preliminary hearing progressed without new evidence from the defense.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Bert H. Franklin
McNamara Defense
Robt
F. Bain
Superior Court
Justice Young
Franklin
Lockwood
Hans Scolino Feud Ends With Egg Toss Chase
In Los Angeles on December 27 Hans Scolino a fruit vendor chased Miss Rose Larsen after she plucked a red apple from a Christmas tree and hurled an egg at him. Police arrested both after the wild pursuit through the street.
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Hans Scolino
Los Angeles
Miss Rose Larsen
Scoline
Miss Larsen
Garibaldi
Scolino
Mise Larsen
Severe Northern California Snow Deepens Across Counties
A heavy snowstorm blankets Northern California from Red Bluff to the Oregon line. Weaverville reports 17 inches, Dona Muir 12, and Redding six. Sisson and Yreka each show about a foot of snow while Ned Bluff is nearly bare. Temperatures rise, and telegraph lines and railroads remain undamaged.
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Redding
Cal
California
Red Bluff
Oregon Line
Weavyerville
Donamuir
Sisson
Yreka
Ned Bluff
Russia Plans Boycott of American Goods
Ambassador Guild in a telegram from St Petersburg says Russia will boycott American goods, targeting American machinery in a move that signals a broader economic protest.
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United Press
Washington
Ambassador Guild Today
State Department
St. Petersburg
Russia
Million Christmas greeting cards pass through San Francisco post office
More than a million cards bearing Christmas greetings moved through the San Francisco post office. Assistant postmaster Burge quipped Never go many as the queue of mail-ers spilled from sorting rooms and into delivery lanes.
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United Press
San Francisco
Burge
Poison Water Death in San Francisco Case
Mrs. ER W Garrett died after drinking water described by family as not fresh. The water was later determined to be poison, triggering a homicide investigation in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
ER. W. Garrett
Indiana Republicans Split Over Taft Fate At State Meeting
In Indianapolis the state Republican committee, split into two factions after Chairman Lee declared Taft cannot carry Indiana, plans a vote this afternoon on reorganizing the committee and discusses a presidential primary.
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Indianapolis
Lee
Taft
Indiana
Republican Committee
Dunbar 98 Escapes Punishment in San Jose Joy Time
Dunbar aged 98 in San Jose explained to Magistrate Judge Dougherty that he believes in a short life and a merry one. The Irish-born man avoided punishment after conveying his philosophy during the hearing.
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San Jose
Cal
Dunbar
Ireland
Dougherty
Dynamiter Bridges Says He Will Confess and Name Others
Geo Bridges, held on suspicion of involvement in a large scale plot to blow up the Monessen mills, told his cell he will make a full confession and provide the names of all linked to the dynamite scheme. He added he will not bear all the blame.
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Dee
Cokla
Geo Bridges
Monessen Mills
Bridges
Indictments Reported In Los Angeles dynamiting cases
An hour meeting before Judge Wellborn led to several indictments announced in Los Angeles. Officials stated none of the indictments involved the dynamiting cases. A report was filed and Senators began a fresh investigation into the dynamite matter. contents remained undisclosed.
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Los Angeles
Od Mune Indury
United
Wellborn
Lonely Spot to End Life Claims Tourist From Brooklyn
Joseph M. Vingent a Columbia graduate and Brooklyn tourist killed himself with a revolver at Lookout Drive on Lookout Mountain. Authorities have no known reason for the act and state he acted alone.
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Ngeles
Sliverwood Mountain
Lookout Drive
Joseph M. Vingent
Columbia University
Brooklyn
N. Y
Best Chinese Actor and Wife Die in America
A Chinese actor and his wife are reported dead in America. Police believe they died by gas as a suicide pact, with the wife found richly dressed in light blue silks and jewels beside him. Gas jets were noted in the room and a small heater leaked gas. Mrs. Ping is also reported to die.
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America
Ping
Shuster Leaves Teheran for Washington Mission
United Press dispatch reports Shuster, U S ambassador likely to depart Teheran within a few days for Washington. The cable states Russia makes major demands and Persian resistance may ease as Shuster travels the Russian route. The note names W Morgan Shwaater as American treasurer general in Tehran.
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Washington
Unitedinister
Russell
Department
Teheran
W. Morgan Shwaater
Russia
Shuster
Ikely Coud
Rink’s Days Are Now Numbered
The Potlatch association holds a nine month permit to use the Mam moth rink, as the council ordinance states. The rink must be dismantled after that period per the building inspector’s ruling.
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Rink
Potlatch Association
Amat er anthropologists trace rival for Ishi in city hospital
Police in Francisco report a man at the deten ti hospital described as a human enigma. Though similar in build and color to Ishi, he speaks an unknown language and writes in an unknown hand. Unlike Ishi, this mystery wears clothing.
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Pons Press
Francisco
Ishi
Detenti Hospital
Nearly frozen rancher robbed by footpads in vacant lot
Isaac Vassey, a rancher in Los Angeles, was found nearly frozen early today with 100 feet of clothes line wrapped around his body. He was robbed of $50 and a watch by two assailants.
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Angeles
Cal
Isaac Vassey
City Autos Sale Tied to Garage Plan Vote
Sell City Autos for Dilling's veto of the ordinance to erect a garage at the Coliseum site for municipal use was referred to the finance committee. The mayor says seven autos can be sold and that garage facilities at the Charles street stables and city hall basement will then be sufficient.
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Dilling
Colliseum
Finance Committee
Charles St
City Hall
La Follette Opens Campaign With Ohio Speech
Senator Robert M. La Follette launched his progressive campaign in Youngstown Ohio declaring support for recalls of judges while criticizing sanctified judiciary reform. He framed the movement as a people’s uprising and outlined Wisconsin reforms as proof of progress.
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la Follette
Ohio
Robert la Follette
United Press
Youngstown
Robert M. la Follette
Wisconsin
America
Taft
Robi. M. la Follette
Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota
Salem
Cleveland
Toledo
Norwalk
Dayton
Cincinnati
Follette
U. S. Supreme Court
Clearance sale on suits and overcoats for all ages
Clearance prices list discounts on men s suits from 15.00 to 20.00 and overcoats at 18.00 with reductions for other items. Age ranges 6 to 17 years noted alongside clearance terms. Prices shown include 3.85 and 15.00 20.00 18.00 12.50 as examples of adjusted amounts.
Funeral Procession Collision Ends In Tragedy
A street car strike in Oakland shattered a funeral procession as a hearse was wrecked, the coffin torn open, and the body of Mrs Barbara Regoli thrown onto the pavement while en route to a Greek church for the ceremony.
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United Press
San Francisco
Barbara Regoli
Oakland
Premier Yuan Shi Kai Considering Abdication After Revolution
Pekin dispatches report Premier Yuan Shi Kai weighing resignation to the throne as soon as terms with revolutionists are secured. Many Manchu princes, realizing the dynasty is doomed, indicate readiness to abdicate.
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Tokio
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Turkeys Decline Sharply in U S Farms 1900 to 1910
Census Bureau reports show turkeys on U S farms fell from 6,594,695 in 1900 to 3,688,708 in 1910, a rapid drop that implies turkey scarcity by 1920. Ducks also fall, geese decline slowly, while chickens rise from 233,566,021 to 280,345,133.
Both Alike in Football Debate
A Boston Record quip notes the clash between football players and critics. The joke suggests players are a body of kickers while critics are a body of knockers, underscoring the ongoing debate over the sport.
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Boston Record
Seattle girl testifies in San Francisco deception case
Ethel Williams, once a Seattle candy store worker earning $8 weekly, says Dr. Q C Joslen of San Francisco deceived her with promise of marriage. Court has heard about letters and telegraphs from Joslen, many written while he traveled with his wife, as the trial proceeds in California.
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Ethel Williams
San Francisco
Seattle
Williams
California
Q. C. Jossen
Miss Williams
Star Today
Ethel
Joslen
Jogelen
Eddie Hanlon Testifies at Otto Jossen Trial
Referee Eddie Hanlon testified in San Francisco as the trial resumed on the betrayal charge involving 17 year old candy girl Ethel Williams. Hanlon said he asked Dr Otto Jossen about Mrs Jossen in the girl’s presence to show the doctor’s marriage status during relations with the girl.
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Eddie Hanlon
San Francisco
Otto Jossen
Ethel Williams
Hanlon
Warns Against Joy Rides and Letters About Encouragement
A letter complains of idle days and tiresome meals while urging steadiness in school and avoiding joy rides. Another passage notes personal affection and plans to meet, signed by a doctor. A separate defense claims Ethel knew the doctor was married. she denies knowledge of Joslen’s wife.
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Nora
Randy
Hazel
Ethel
Joslen
Death sentence for insult during hospital incident
Paris reports a court martial in Lille condemning Motte, a Sixth Dragoons private, to 10 years hard labor for throwing a shoe at the regimental doctor in the hospital. Beuze beck, in the adjacent bed, later insulted officers and was sentenced to death on the same proceedings.
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Paris
Sixth Dragoons
Motte
Lille
Beuzebeck
Local notables and retired officials cited in queries
Questions raise whether H. Eb Wiley once sheriff in the Midwest and Scott Malone nicknamed Pink. Edward Judd’s father backed Lincoln. George W. Dilling as Seattle’s non lawyer mayor in 12 years. Crawford White’s parrots as pets. and Patrolman Jay Meany linked to Prof. E Meany at the state institution.
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H. EB. Wiley
Middle West
Scott Malone
Edward Judd
Abraham Lincoln
George W. Dilling
Seattle
Crawford White
Jay Meany
University
E. Meany
State Institution
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