Japanese Spies Planned Manila Harbor Mine Plot
United Press report from Manila notes a plot by Japanese agents to place mines in Manila harbor to damage American warships if war breaks out. Military circles discuss findings, including maps of harbor fortifications and planned bomb placements, uncovered by General Duvall’s forces after searches for explosives.
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United Press
Manila
Duvall
Mapa
Washington
War Department
Army
Philippines
Baltimore girl Geraldine O'Brien wins stage chance
A Baltimore girl named Geraldine O'Brien, with $0.50 left from $4.50, travels to the city to seek a Broadway opportunity. A man named Edward Sel and a producer offer her the role of a negro hotel waitress for $40 weekly, if she can prove herself.
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Geraldine O'Brien
Baltimore
Delight
Amey
Gerald Friend
Geraldine
Bement
Edward Sel
Miss O'Brien
Alcohol consumption linked to deaths in late night incident
Fragmentary police report indicates several people attended a gathering where wine and alcohol were consumed. Authorities secured bottles and are investigating the origin of the alcohol while detailing the sequence leading to multiple deaths.
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YGR
Dee
le Depd
Theo
Mas
Weottien
Pelice
Gas Explosion Kills Eight At Paso Smelting Co Plant
Eight people are dead after a gas explosion at the Paso smelting works located five miles from the city. The plant is described as the second largest in the area and is owned by the n Smelting Co.
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United Preas
Paso
Texas
City
N Smelting Co
Mrs Denny III A A Denny In Critical Seattle Home
Mrs Denny III A A Denny, wife of Mr A Denny of Seattle, is confined to bed at the Denny home 1220 AY in critical condition and is reported as one of the prominent residents of the city.
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A. A. Denny
Seattle
Denny Home
A. Denny
Weather Forecast: Rain Tonight and Overnight
Local forecast calls for rain this evening and overnight with southerly winds. Patchy showers possible across the region as a cold front approaches. Area residents should prepare for wet roads and brief soaking rains.
Actor aviator starts flight for deforest prize
Dover December 28 Robert Lorraine actor and aviator took off from Shepper Island in the North Sea in an attempt to win the Deforest prize for the longest flight from England to France or Belgium. The $20,000 prize is offered for this feat. Lorraine piloted an English built Wright biplane.
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United Prec
Dover
Eng
Robert Lorraine
Shepper Island
North Sea
England
France
Belgium
Lorraine
City adopts Schlumpf weight measure to ensure accurate scales
The council passed the Schlumpf measure requiring city inspected and certified scales. It targets short weights with penalties and allows coal buyers to demand reweighing if dissatisfied.
Suffraget Martyrdom Reported of Mrs. Clark
London December 28 Mrs Clark sister of suffragist leader Mrs Pankhurst dies at home in Brighton after prison hardship following release from detention for a suffragist raid on parliament.
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United Press
London
Parliament
Clark
Fugitive Bibb Arrested in San Francisco Real Estate Case
8AN FRANCISCO December 28 B H Bibb a millionaire lumberman was arrested as a fugitive by order of Assistant District Attorney Cotton the case before Superior Judge Lawler. Bibb stands charged with selling a piece of real estate twice in what authorities describe as a disputed transaction.
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United Press
Francisco
B. H. Bibb
San Francisco
Cotton
Lawler
Blibb
Bibb
Liquid eggs seized in Jersey City plant
Nine tons of liquid eggs were seized by federal officers at the Merchants' Refrigerator company cold storage in Jersey City. The warrant called the eggs filthy, decomposed and putrid animal matter, and the Jersey City board of health will be asked to destroy them.
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New York
Merchants’ Refrigerator Company
Jersey City
United States
Jersey City Board of Health
Minister Fired by Bakersfield Church for Hard Work
Rev. A. G. Mille pastor of the Christian church was dismissed after he wore overalls to work as a road laborer to make ends meet on a $100 monthly salary. Church board gave notice that his services were no longer required, with gossip swirling over his attire. The church supposedly paid for all time and had not been getting value.
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Bakersfield
Cal
A. G. Mille
The
Christian Church
Hia
Arms and Ballard Lighting Debate Stirs City Council
R M Arms testifies before council probes that Ballard residents face 60 percent higher Seattle Electric rates, delaying city wiring. He admits previous superintendent started extension and he halted it for lack of funds. He says he ignored financial factors and questions whether private rates would push city power outward.
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A. M. Arms
R. M. Arma
Gil-Purth
W Ee Ee
Ballard
Seattle Electric
Arma
Seattle
Tolman MoneyLender Daniel H Tolman Dies in New York Home
Dispatches report the death of Daniel Hubbard Tolman a Seattle money lender found dead in the bathroom of his townhouse at 164 West 74th Street New York. The Tolman mansion residence confirms the location of the fatal incident. Authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the death.
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New York City
Daniel Hubbard Tolman
Seattle
Tolman
W. 74Th Et
New York
Reynolds son denies marriage to May Yohe
The father of Fred M. Reynolds received a letter from his son contradicting reports that he had wed May Yohe former Lady Hope. The message stated the marriage claim had no foundation.
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Rochester
Fred M. Reynolds
May Yohe
Lady Hope
Federal agents unearth giant electric combine case
Washington dispatch reports the government will file a Sherman antitrust suit against General Electric and Westinghouse Electric. Attaches say the case could rival Standard Oil and the tobacco trust in scope. Could hinge on price juggling as investigators assert plant consolidations and water power control. Filing expected early January with Assistant Attorney General Kenyon preparing papers.
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Washington
Electrical Trust
Standard Oil Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Department of Justice
General Electric Co
Westinghouse Electric Co
Kenyon
Cat Man's Worst Enemy Declared By Experts
CHICAGO December 28 experts at medical schools say family pets especially cats spread tuberculosis and are man’s worst enemy. They endorse Dr W L Hmner Cleveland who advocates Kill the cat and tuberculosis as a public health measure.
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Chicago
W. L. Hmner
Cleveland
Girl’s Death Not Due to Own Action
The death of Miss Jessie F. Wilcoxon last Thursday from gas suffocation is not considered suicide by her father and Coroner J. C. Snyder. They assert she met her death by other means. The funeral was held Monday from the family residence.
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Jessie F. Wilcoxon
J. C. Snyder
Rainier Debates Municipal Ownership of Street Car Line
Residents of Rainier discuss taking over the Municipal ownership plan for the Rainier Beach street car line. A large meeting at Lakeside hall in Dunlap will consider revoking the Crawford franchise and resisting Seattle Electric Co. absorption. City officials and regional representatives are invited to speak after hearing the Crawford restraining order in Judge Hanford's court.
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Rainier Beach
Crawford
Lakeside Hall
Dunlap
Seattle Electric Co
Green Lake
Ballard City
Thomson
George Cotterill
H. A. Hastings
Erickson
Valley
Fremont
Ballard
West Seattle
Hanford
Women Vote Incident Leads to Warrants in Blaine
On P. G. Spohn’s complaint warrants were issued by Justice DD Featherkile charging Tom Haseth and L D Wilmot of Blaine with permitting unregistered women to vote at Blaine’s December 6 election. The case highlights alleged lapses in voter registration enforcement.
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Bellingham
P. G. Spohn
Justice of the Peace DD
W. Featherkile
Tom Haseth
L. D. Wilmot
Blaine
Wappy to Enforce New Year Saloons Debate in Seattle
City council deferred to Charles Wappenstein to enforce New Year’s Eve saloon rules. The debate highlighted morals concerns and dive-keeper profits, with no guarantee of closures or limits. Dive owners proceed with New Year plans, betting Wappy will act as he pleases.
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Seattle
Wappenstein
Charles W. Wappenstein
Wappy
Revelle
Counciilman Zbinden
Council
Newport
Rosenthal
Gill
Fight to curb injunctions and contempt rulings gains support
Letters from Everett to Seattle Star editors and labor leaders praise efforts to curb court contempt and injunction abuses. Local unions back press rights and advocate electing judges and recalls. Community voices urge statutory reforms to protect democracy and freedom of the press.
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Seattle Star
Bb. P. Marsh
Everett Labor Journal
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