Legal Funeral Declares Carlson Dead and Estate Distributed
Judge Frater grants petition to treat Fred Carlson as legally dead. His heir Alfred Parkers oversees distribution of Carlson family belongings to widow and children. Carlson disappeared in the 1900s after reports of a Seattle accident. estate worth about 4 000 dollars includes two unimproved Seattle lots and Colorado property.
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Judge Frater
Fred Carlson
Carlson
Frater
Alfred Parkers
Nast
Parker
Seattle
Sweden
Colorado
UP cm
Thornley
Judge Considers Fate of Recalcitrant Teen Evelyn Maense
Judge Frater opened his weekly session on a troubled juvenile case involving Evelyn Maense a 15 year old described as incorrigible She has mutilated school walls attacked authorities and defied reform efforts She was sent back to her parents after reform school misbehavior and sanity tests labeled her willful and vicious The school board secretary said the final disposition is now up to the judge as authorities struggle with a lasting solution
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Evelyn Maenser
Frater
Chehalis
Reform School
Reed
Reuben Jones
Judge Frater
Voters Disqualified for Bond Election in Seattle
Eight residents of Seattle’s First Precinct in the Fourth Ward went to the polls for a bond election and found their names missing from the registration books. They had believed past registration carried over but were informed only city hall registration counts. Early voting showed light turnout and uncertain results.
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Espolls
Chamber of Commerce
State of Washington
Fourth Ward
Despondent Auburn man shoots self over finances
W. S. Leachman owner of a Green River area greenhouse three miles from Auburn killed himself with a 22 caliber pistol at 10 this morning after despondent over debts to mortgage holder Otis Englis. He left a note and had considered cutting his throat months earlier. The Seattle resident 45 years old had lived in Seattle area for over two decades. The body is in Bonney-Watson morgue awaiting shipment with autopsy planned. no inquest.
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W. S. Leachman
Green Fiver
Auburn
Seattle
Otis Englis
Leachman
Englia
LaFayette
Ind
West
Bonney-Watson
MARRIES TOO SOON MARRIES TOO SOON
Lilian Clancy previously divorced from Robert Clancy married again in Victoria British Columbia within six months of the decree. The petition seeks custody of their child and modification of the divorce decree citing alleged improper conduct by the wife. The court orders fraternal action to compel her to surrender the child to the former husband.
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Lilian Clancy
Robert Clancy
Victoria
B. C
Frater
Hus
Man in Chinatown Ends Life Over Theft Charge
In San Francisco on December 28 Paul Wells aged 45 cut his throat with a razor in a tenement rather than face a charge of stealing gold rings from the Fook Wah company in Chinatown. Dave Beaton who appeared at the sheriff’s office seeking confinement in the insane asylum is held in the county jail and likely to be examined for sanity tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fook Wah Company
Chinatown
Dave Beaton
Sheriffs Office
North ern Pacific ticket office to move at 107 Yeatway
Local snapshots report the Northern Pacific ticket office moving into new premises at 107 Yeatway by week’s end. The Bon Marche theft involved a purse with $10 left unattended by a customer. police are notified. Chief Samuel North of Vancouver seeks arrest of 15 year old John B Fitzgerald after he ran away toward Seattle. A man is robbed of $1.60 near Seconday and Dennyway.
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Northern Pacific Ticket Office
Yeat Way
Samuel North
Vancouver
John B. Fitzgerald
Seattle
Seconday
Dennyway
Prigmore
Washington
Foster
Bellingham Chamber of Commerce
Bellingham
Spokane
Viscount Shusuzaki
Japan
United States
Takahira
Quail Stock Arrives From Wichita for King County
Sixteen dozen Bob White and blue quails from Wichita and Wellfleet arrive in Seattle and will be housed by King County. Game warden Rief oversees two to three year leases for hunting rights as farms stock the birds for release in King County within two months. Prolific breeders Bob Whites lay 14 to 22 eggs and hatch twice per season, with blues for experimental meat.
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Seattle
Wichita
Kan
Wellfleet, Maas
East
King County
Express
Rief
Bob Whites
Washington
King County Sporsmen
Geattie
Whidby
San Juan Islands
Anti-Graft Citizens Win Tacoma
Tacoma December 28 report states Prosecuting Attorney Bates appointed his assistants to prosecute grafters Harvey L. Johnson and Judge Stiles. Johnson heads the investigating committee, previously opposed by Bates. the appointment deemed a signal victory for the committee.
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Bates Bis
Harvey L. Johnson
Stiles
Ae Johneen
Mates
Bids For $80,000 Armory Bonds Under Review
County commissioners consider bids for the armory bonds with total face value of 80 000. Mason Kewie Co offers 89 dollars on the bonds. Other bids submitted last Thursday were reviewed but deemed unsatisfactory and the panel will decide late in the session.
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Ion
Mason, Kewie & Co
Standard Oil Said to Control Large Share of Bank Deposits
The article claims Standard Oil holds about 60 percent of U S bank deposits and could cover its own loans if reserves fall to the legal minimum, while outsiders would depend on banks. Report notes money situation centers on reserves depleted by stock market loans and mentions possible future ore prices and prophesies.
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Standard Oil Influence
William Craigs Letter on Seattle Copper Investment
William C G Craig writes from Seattle praising the Seattle Boston Copper Company's chalcopyrite ore as a top copper producer. He claims a planned purchase of five thousand shares at $3,000 total, expecting at least $2,500 yearly income if the offer succeeds, and urges his nephew to telegraph for a block with ten installment payments.
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Seattle
Seattle- Boston Copper Company
William CG
Craig
In Anaconda Crime Report Sparks Historical Charge Note
A note from Anaconda authorities references a past incident when a similar accusation emerged. The record highlights historical context and current charges linked to unresolved actions. Authorities urge caution while investigations continue and no new details are released.
State News Highlights From Pacific Northwest Areas
A compendium of brief items from Tacoma to Bremerton and Wenatchee notes. Highlights include marriages in Wenatchee and Aberdeen, a drowned man found near Bremerton, and local civic actions from Olympia to Ellensburg. Several initiations, court rulings, and infrastructural updates touch rail, water, and telephone developments across the region.
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Bremerton
M. Maxwell
Donna Short
Wenatchee
James Fuller
Ethel Medermoth
Aberdeen
A. T. Rogers
Kitaville
Kiiona
Kiona
Olympia Insane Hospital
Bpokane
United States
Castle Rock
Nebraska
Yarmer
Ellensburg
Grigsby
Btevenson
Anacortes
Watson
Vancouver
Breele
Tacoma
Orting G. A
Suger
Milensburg
B. W. Johns
North Yakima
Supreme Court
Relief Society For
Bellingham
Kittitas County
Mra
Busrell
Walla Walla
William Dahl
Pierce County
Bellingham Telephone Companies
New Bridge
Granger
Billy Noble
Baconia
Lynden
City Affairs Committee Moves to Probe Contract Work
At a Chamber of Commerce committee meeting this morning steps to investigate city contract work were started. Austin E. Griffiths was asked to draft a brief of questions for the city engineer, who will then be asked to provide full explanations in line with the brief.
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Committee On City Affairs
The
Chamber of Commerce
Austin E. Griffiths
Holdup A Mystery On Warren Street And Denny Way
A man was robbed of 1.60 and a gold watch near Warren Street and Denny Way as he ran toward Denny toward seeking help. A witness recalls a short armed robber in a dark outfit and a female companion telling him not to reveal his name. No police report has been filed.
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Warren
Denny Way
Mra
J. A. Todd
Nissan
Youtt’ge
Joe
Hem
Real Estate Agent Robbed on Yesler Way
Yesler Way and Fifth Avenue saw a robbery when real estate agent Drager was held up by a masked thief yesterday morning. He was struck on the head with a revolver butt and the suspect escaped with a sum reported as 000.
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Co. F. Drager
Yesler Way
Fifth Av
Marriage Licenses Issued to Several Couples in Union City Renton and More
Yesterdays clerks issued marriage licenses to Daniel Gust Sanders 30 Myrtle May Lewis 18 both Union City Gust Peterson 35 and Victoria Nelson 21 both Port Blakeley Kotaro Nakahara 33 St Paul Ki kuyo Moronaga 19 Yamaguchi Japan Wids Hansen 25 Renton and Lina Knudson 20 Renton.
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Daniel Gust Sanders
Myrtle May Lewis
Union City
Gust Peterson
Victoria Nelson
Port Blakeley
Kotaro Nakahara
St. Paul
Kikuyo Moronaga
Yamaguchi
Japan
Wids Hansen
Renton
Lina Knudson
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Finan
C. T. Parsons
San Francisco
Paul
Wells
Calhoun
Board of Works
M. M. Paldwin
East Greenlake Boulevard
F. A. McDonald
Pacific Northwest Society of Engineers
Seattle Athletic Club
Washington Volunteer Association of Seattle
J. K. Witherspoon
R. D. Clark
W. D. Covington
W. H. Hicks
F. W. Hergert
Battle of
Ana
Seattle Commercial Club
Stander
Rainier Club
Maccabees Hall
Pine
U. S
Gardner
U. & Marshal
Gripmean
Blaine
Comentsesioner
Motfort
Fred Jones
B. Co
Anna O. Shoemaker Aginst
Adam H. Shoemaker
Ray McDonald
George Beede
V. McAdam
Columbia & Puget Sound Railway
Dru. Cummings
Hanley
Wiltala
Haneen
Gray
the County Com
Standard Oil
New York
Lawcon
William
Razor
Strops
Williams
Ceweeeente
Holley
Enon Ae. i
Colman Building
Lion Clothing Mouse
Vet Ave
Gtd
Main St
State News
Eleectric Hide
Hoquiam
G. W. George
Wella Walla
Louvre Hotel
Leas
Tenino
1St Ave
Second Ave
Ballard, Hegdahml Co., Inc
Suter
Heninghausen Agar
Union Bakery and Cafe
Second Avenue
Spinning’s Cash Store
W. B. Hutchinson CO
Yew
Clothiers
Max Ragley
Alaska Building
Boston
Seattle-Boston Copper Company
Seattle-Boston Copper Co
F. A. Churchill
V. Pres
M. B. Crane
Treas
A. J. Walters
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