Spectacle of botched execution in Auburn electric chair
Frank White, condemned for killing farmer De Clare in 1901, endured a failed electric chair as first shocks of 1.0 volts failed to kill him. A stronger second shock and multiple further shocks were applied, with sparks burning scalp and flesh and the chair leaking electrical current. Dr. Stein fainted during the sixth shock as officials watched the scene unfold.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frank White
White
Dr. Stein of
Bullaflo
de Clare
Local City Ticket Nominated For January Election
Voters in the prospective City of era nominated a municipal ticket for a January 7 election in Hamilton's hall. John Mueller, Georgetown brew ery foreman, was named mayor with Oliver Andersen as attorney and Howard Foreman as candidate for another post. Edward McSerney led the temperance faction as opponent. The ticket lists Mueller mayor J Deek clerk Carl Fickhisen treasurer Leviene health officer Dr Woodling and councilmen A Harn De Dawson J A Ward D Brown J W Mervert Burt Leonard Gering. The convention was well attended and lively.
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Era
Hamilton
John Mueller
Reattie Brewing & Malting Company
Georgetown
Osnix- Reattres
Howard
Oliver Andersen
Mueller
Edward McSerney
Hinself
J. Deek
Carl Fickhisen
Otahes Leviene
Woodling
A. Harn
de Dawson
J. A. Ward
D. Brown
J. W .Mervert Burt
Leonard Gering
Annual State Teacher Meetings Report Across Cities
Reports from Indianapolis Little Rock Springfield Guthrie Ann Arbor St Joseph Arlin and Ana Bont describe teachers gathering for annual or fiftieth sixty sixth meetings. Attendees include delegates from university and district schools with sessions opening in university halls and hotel ballrooms.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan State Teachers’ Association
ST. Joseph, Mo
State Teachers’ Association
Material Man's Lien Against Hotel Butler
A material man asserts a lien against the Hotel Butler claim likely tied to construction or renovation work. The record cites involvement of a GarGon-Crate company and appears to address lien priority and payment dispute details.
Auditor Seeks 397 Dollars From Hotel Firms Over Claim
The auditor’s office sues John Dines and two cited corporations, Seattle Frewing & Malting and Hotel Butler, as reputed hotel owners. Dines, the plastering contractor, allegedly arranged purchase of materials used in the building at the hotel’s request, delivered but unpaid.
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John Dines
Seattle Frewing & Malting Company
Hotel Butler Company
Dines
Gordon-Crash Company
Lost his diamonds
The coroner s jury found George Grace a commission merchant died by his own hand at his Eighth Avenue home last Thursday. Testimony cited despondency over debts and a failed plan with housekeeper Effie De France to go south as his mistress. De France recalled Grace s drinking and threats, and attorney Frederick Tetsall reported Grace had charged 1 05 to his account since June amid missing items and unsettled losses.
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George Grace
Eighth Avenue
Effie de France
Mrs. de France
Frederick Tetsall
Commission
Atttorney
Grace
Death of Seattle Octogenarian Captain Campbell
Captain John Campbell died at his Seattle home on Seventeenth Avenue yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock from old age. He was nearly 80, father of John A. William and James Campbell, widower with two daughters Mrs Margaret McMillan and Miss Lizzie Campbell residing here. Born in 1815 at Redeanth Rosshire Scotland he later lived in Nova Scotia and Albion before career ventures. A neck injury two years ago preceded a gradual decline. funeral set for tomorrow at 2 PM from his residence.
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John Campbell
Seattle
Seventeenth Avenue
Captain Campbell
John A. William
James Campbell
Margaret McMillan
Lizzie Campbell
Redeanth
Rosshire
Scotland
Nova Scotia
Albion
Aki Maru Sails With Large Cotton Cargo
The Nippon Kaisha liner Aki Maru sailed from the Great Northern docks carrying 7,000 tons of freight including cotton flour tobacco and nails. The cotton portion totals 4 000 bales valued at $205 000.
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Nipponsen Kaisha
Great Northern
Flynn Arrested for Knife Assault in Tenderloin Incident
Flynn was arrested yesterday afternoon on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to do bodily harm against Albert Erickson and Frank Smith. The dispute, reportedly over a woman at a Tenderloin resort, began when she was beaten and others intervened, prompting Flynn to wave a knife.
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GT. Piynn
Albert Erickson
Frank Smith
Flynn
Bread Contract Aboard British Squadron in Barcelona
The British Mediterranean Squadron, while in port, contracted for 3000 pounds of bread daily. City bakers delivered the bread on board the ships.
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Barcelona
Spain
Archbishop Enthroned In Westminster Cathedral
Dr. Tourne, former bishop of Bouthwark, was enthroned today as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster in Westminster Cathedral. The ceremony drew a full house of dignitaries and clergy, with a stately display marking the fourth prelate to hold the Westminster see since 1850.
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London
Tourne
Bouthwark
Westminster
Tts
Pournme
Wertminster
England
Cardinal Wiseman
Manning
Vaughan
Westlake Boulevard Improvement Club Meeting Planned
The Westlake Boulevard Improvement Club will meet tomorrow evening at Boulevard Hall 335 Westlake Avenue. The committee on widening the street northward from Denny Way to align with Pike Street to Denny Way will likely submit a petition signed by most frontage owners. The group will discuss grade plans for the proposed thoroughfare and invites interested residents and business people between Union Street and Lake Union to participate.
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Westlake Boulevard
Purchase of Steamship Santa Ana by Alaska Pacific
The steamship Santa Ana was bought by the Alaska Pacific Navigation Company in San Francisco. Captain EB BK Caine finalized negotiations for $85,000 as Chartes Nelson Company owned the vessel. The recently organized company completed the purchase.
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Santa Ana
Alaska Pacific Navigation Company
EB. BK. Caine
San Francisco
Chartes
Nelson Company
Tabled plan for county court house and city hall
The Mainier Heights Lake Union and other improvement clubs proposed a joint county court house and city hall. The conference committee laid the plan on the table amid opposition from C W Saunders and F P F Shorrock who urged caution on bonds and preliminary matters. The school board awarded two plumbing and heating contracts to W Company and Morgan system bids were debated for Beacon Hill and Columbia schools. Land purchase of two acres near Greenlake was approved for 4000. James Stephen named architect. Chief of Police Sullivan discharged Patrolman W G Wilson, citing secrecy on reasons.
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Mainier Heights
Lake Union
County Court House
Clube
al Io
C. W. Saunders
FPF
Shorrock
W. Company
Morgan
Mclintyre
Board of Health
Beacon Hill
Fintey & Robb
W. Morgan & Co
Columbia
Woodland Avenue
Greenlake
N. Shuierud
Atso
James Stephen
Sullivan
W. G. Wilson
Civil Service Commission
Judge Denies Separate Trials in Car Barn Murders
Judge Kersten in criminal court denies motion for separate trials for Neidermeier Vandine and Marx. Trials set for January 6 with Roeski to follow immediately after in the same case.
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Ing
Neidermeier
Vandine
Marx
Roeski
Commercial value of Switzerland scenery estimated at $16 million
A Swiss statistician values the country’s scenery at 16.76 million dollars and cites about 299000 visitors a year. He estimates 1.975 million dollars spent on transport and 19 percent on lodging with profit around 12.77 million after deductions, allowing ten percent profit.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Corbett Hanlon Featherweight Title Fight Promises Fast Clash
Doughty little fellows prepare for a furious bout in San Francisco over the featherweight championship. William Rothwell "Young Corbett" defends against Eddie Hanlon of Denver after a weigh in near the lightweight limit. The champions plans and tactics are set, with Corbett aiming to prove his ring craft against Hanlon's guarding style, while both look for victory to solidify their place in featherweight history.
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Ban Francisco
Corbett, Hanten
Wm. Rothwell
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
Eddie Hanlon
Baile
Denver
White Hanlon
Cece
Ted
Corbett
Hanlon
Rite
Houwre
Claw
Pourda
Eddie Manton
Beer Bay
Shanton
Denverite
Fire devastates Calumpit. several killed
A Sunday blaze swept Calumpit destroying homes and property. Several lives were lost as the fire engulfed structures at the junction of the Quingua and Pampanga rivers in a fertile plain location.
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Calumpit
Destrey
Quingua and
Pampange
Moody Orders Court Martial Over Magazine Explosion
Secretary Moody orders a court martial to try Otto Frice and Sergeant for negligence linked to the Ionia magazine explosion at the New Navy Yard, with several lives lost.
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Washington, D. C
Moody
New Navy Yard
Otto Frice
Fire Hits Steam Plant on Fifth Avenue and King Street
A morning blaze at 3 o clock damaged the steam heating plant owned by William Chapell at Fifth Avenue and King Street. Sparks ignited the tarred roof as flames rose high. the plant, already insured, has burned previously three times. The fire caused a loss of 106 dollars and heat was used to service nearby buildings.
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Fifth Avenue
King Street
William Chapell
Sparkes
Plead for Kishinef Intercession From Seattle Jews
A Seattle Jewish Harmony club appeals to the president to intercede for Kishinef Jews. A unanimous resolution calls for the president’s intercession and a telegram to Governor Mohride seeks consent to use his name. Committees dispatch a message to Congress and William R. Hearst for cooperation. The meeting also endorses Jaffe for councilman in the Second ward.
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Jewish Harmony
Lube
Seattle
Kishinef
Kuseia
Mohride
Amittee
Congressional
William R. Hearst
Jaffe
Married Fellows at All Boyl College Form a Silver Cup Tradition
In Oxford a long standing rule prohibits marriage for college fellows at All Boyl College, part of the university. If a fellow wed, he must resign his fellowship and present a silver cup engraved with his name and the phrase Descendit In matrimonium meaning He backslid into matrimony.
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Oxford
Eng
All Boyl’ College
Glass factory workers face new selling agency plan
Pittsburg December 29 conference of window glass manufacturers aims to form a national selling agency to handle most factory output and maintain selling prices to sustain workers' wages.
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Pittsburg
Emancipation Proclamation Anniversary Speech Night
The fortieth anniversary celebration is set for January 1 at the hall on Third Avenue and Madison Street. Speakers will be A. R. Black and I. F. Norris representing the African Methodist Episcopal church congregation.
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Third Avenue
Madison Street
African Methodist Episcopal Church
A. R. Black
I. F. Norris
Harvard Freshman Le Moyne Praised as All Around Athlete
Henry Le Moyne of Brookline now at Harvard is hailed as a future all around athletic star. The 19 year old freshman excels in swimming football track and field and baseball and is noted for year round training. He set world records in school era swimming and in scholastic shot put and has potential to become a standout punter and versatile athlete at Harvard.
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Cambridge
Mass
Dee
Amertes
Henry le Moyne
Harvard
America
Brookline
Boston
Kantern
le Moyne
Henorn
Valerie
DeWitt
Harvard's Strong Man A Little Fellow
Arthur Christensen of Beauford British Columbia emerges as Harvard's new strong man, weighing 150 pounds. He excels across strength tests with 384,025.8 foot pounds lifting power, surpassing former record holder Foster. He trains in sit ups used by the U S Army and plans to row for the varsity crew next spring.
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Cambridge
Maas
Harvard
Arthur
Christensen
Beauford
B.C
Thies
Fred
Poster
Foster
United States Army
Superstition Smashed in Hungarian Village Tragedy
In Btaranovaves Hungary a village superstition claimed a chapel bell ring by a young girl would ward off lightning. Last week a thunderstorm struck during Irma Ssedgy a beautiful peasant girl went to the chapel and her singing was interrupted by lightning killing her.
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Budapest
Hungary
Irma Ssedgy
Congregational Church to Be Erected on Hill
The city Congregational council met last evening to acknowledge the organization of a Congregational church on the hill. The edifice now serves as temporary meeting space for the 19 charter members and as a school building with a large attendance, with plans for a larger church to be built in summer.
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Congregational Council
Congregational Church
Hill
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