Fredericks Leaves for Indianapolis to Testify
Los Angeles dispatch reports District Attorney Fredericke heads to Indianapolis to testify before the federal grand jury in the national dynamite conspiracy case. He carries Ortie McManigal’s confession naming 20 labor leaders. Indictments reportedly delayed as grand jury proceedings continue.
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Ortie E. McManigal
Vabor
John D. Fredericke
Indianapolis
Miller
Fredericks
Oscar Lawler
Hypocrisy Never Pays Says Roosevelt
New York readers publish Theodore Roosevelt’s letter refusing to attend the peace banquet for Taft. He objects to using his name and accuses the event of pressuring Congress and hiding duplicity behind terms like justifiable treaties. He argues arbitration cannot be used to justify entangling alliances.
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Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Capt
Bloomer
Roosevelt
Senate
Owl Night Train and Hen Special Trade Tales
The O and W Owl runs nightly while the Everett Interurban Hen Special operates daytime hours. The Hen Special serves poultry fanciers and public barter, with breeders swapping roosters aboard to refresh bloodlines and two flocks exchanging birds during trips.
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Everett
SOTH TWINS ARE ALIKE NOW
SOTH TWINS ARE ALIKE NOW WADSAU Wis Dec 30 August Haneke and Jacob Haneke of Lincoln Wood county are twins as alike as two peas. Jacob had lost three fingers of his left hand in a feed cutter but August later lost three fingers of his left hand in the same type of machine making them indistinguishable.
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August Haneke
Jacob Haneke
Lincoln
Wood County
Jacob
Joy turns fatal as wife celebrates verdict
In San Jose Mrs. Frank Corea collapsed after rising to kiss her husband upon learning of a seven year legal victory over a right of way. The court had begun to wage the case but the joyous news caused a stroke that ended her life. In Tacoma officials seek funds to create a district for a two mile drainage ditch costing twelve thousand dollars to reclaim swamp land in Puyallup valley. Maud would reclaim 1900 acres worth one thousand dollars an acre when finished.
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Prank Corea
Rdo Higuera
Corea
Tacoma
County
Comore
Puyallup Valley
Maud
Piles Quickly Cured at Home Trial Prompt
Advertises Pyra mid Pile Remedy promising instant relief and permanent cure. Claims many cases cured by a trial package mailed free with a coupon, then urges buying from a druggist at 50c a box. Warns to avoid surgery and doctor bills.
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Pride in 1812 Two Condemned for Highway Robbery and Theft
The piece recounts two offenders to be hanged on the same day in 1812. One is a highwayman dressed in gay apparel, the other a chimney sweep to be punished for a robbery. The highwayman refuses the sweep’s proximity as clergy prays nearby.
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Monthly Anthology
Boston Review
Kipling Quote Sparks Arrest in Pasadena Battery Case
Clyde Scott Robinson was arrested for battery after he quoted Kipling's line that the female of the species is more deadly than the male to his wife Nora, who countered with Bernard Shaw criticizing American men. The quarrel led to police intervention and Robinson's detention.
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Rabbit hunter killed by log trap gun accident
John W. Cook in Lawrenceburg Indiana shot while using a trap gun to shoot a rabbit. He placed the rifle muzzle in a hollow log and pulled the trigger from the other end. The shot struck his chest. he carried the wounded rabbit to his home before dying in the kitchen.
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Cook
Skull of Servian founder stolen from cemetery vault
The skull of Kara George Petroviteh, founder of the Servian dynasty, disappeared from the St. Mark's cemetery vault in Vienna. Decorations and rings remained untouched in the desecration reported December 30.
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Dick Carter Plans Husky World Hope But Receives Baby
Tacoma notices Dick Carter physical director of the school program hoped to train for a 1931 world promising champion. This morning the doctor announced a baby girl, altering his plans and headlines.
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Dick Carter
Spokane Arch Becomes America’s Largest Concrete Span
Spokane reports completion of the Monroe Street bridge arch designed by J C Ralston and built by Morton McCartney. The 381 by 71 foot monolithic arch weighs 26 million pounds with a 2.5 million pound carrying capacity. Cost 500000. two workers killed during construction. over 60 percent of cost paid to local labor.
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Spokane
America
Rocky River
Cleveland
Rocky River Bridge
Walnut Lane
Philadelphia
J. C. Ralston
Morton McCartney
Pittsburg
New Zealand
Five Council Candidates Face Quiz Congress
Five candidates for city council answered questions at a Quiz Congress event. Most supported municipal ownership of public utilities and fair pay, while debates touched on street car half fare, liquor laws, and license valuations. Candidates were J. M. Wolfe A. S. Kingeborg H. C. Bohrke McCarthy and Mrs. Kate Sterling. The next Quiz Congress session is at the Y M C A on Friday night January 12.
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Erickson
Saeon
Jiaonla W. Brown
J. M. Wolfe
Kingeborg
H. C. Bohrke
McCarthy
Kate Sterling
Jubilee plunger Ernest Benson dies in Geneva at 40
In London a man known as the Jubilee plunger, Ernest Benson, dies in Geneva after a meteoric rise in the jubilee year of Queen Victoria. He spent about $1,250,000 in one year amid gambling losses and luxury purchases, earning fame for rapid wealth and later inheritance providing a small weekly income.
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London
Ernest Benson
Geneva
Grave garage rules outpace Seattle garage reality
Editorial notes Seattle councils push garage rules for a garageless city. Finance and efficiency committees draft ordinances while Mayor Dilling resists spending on garage buildings, suggesting surplus machines suffice. The piece quips about a future garage and the city’s odd ambition.
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Dilling
Cracky
Off Duty Police Investigates Hidden Dynamite Find
San Francisco report says Policeman Minehan investigated 100 sticks of dynamite found in a lunchbox he used daily for a year. He is off duty today.
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San Francisco
Minehan
Former San Francisco Police Chief Becomes Docks Watchman
The former chief Geo W Wittman, once the city’s power broker, took a job as a watchman on the Pacific Mail docks. He reportedly lost 10000 in a Wall Street gamble while Roosevelt era politics were debated in commentary from the Charlotte Observer.
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Geo. W. Wittman
Pacific Mail
Wall St
Engagement Breaks Off Amid Society Gossip in San Francisco
Society circles in San Francisco buzz after reports that Miss Elena Robinson has suddenly ended her engagement to Brewster Cameron of Arizona. Tacoma plans a harbor expansion leasing six acres for ocean docks at 1400 dollars yearly. The YMC A men will view two reels titled In the Grip of Alcohol. Rev Mason will give a New Year message named New Paths.
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Elena Robinson
Brewster Cameron
Arizona
Tacoma
H. ©. Mason
University Congregational Church
Opinion on Americans by Arnold Bennett from London
London reports Arnold Bennett back from the United States. He says American actors are on a level with British, theatres not as fine, American plays are bad, magazines excellent, newspapers interesting if inaccurate, interviewers the worst. He finds Americans generally less crude than British portrayals suggest.
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London
Arnold Bennett
United States
Never in Error but It Killed Him
Springfield reports that Arthur Griffith, famed lightning calculator known on stage as the marvelous Griffith, died from brain arriage linked to extensive theatrical mental training. Griffith, a farmer's son discovered at Elk Fort, Ind, rose to fame as a mental marvel and allegedly never erred in his calculations.
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Arthur Griffith
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Elkfort
Ind
Chicago
Arrest That Ship Involving Buffon Dog Case
In Portland Oregon on December 10 a Teuton voice claimed a French ship Buffon at Linnton had stolen a dog. The U S district attorney investigated and the French captain agreed to return the mongrel to its German owner, a bartender, after intervention by the French consul.
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Linnton
United States
Labbe
Shawnee Prophet Surrender Reported to Gov Harrison
A Cincinnati visitor claims to have learned from Indiana Territory legislators that the Shawanee prophet was surrendered as a prisoner to Governor Harrison by Indian chiefs. The report comes via a Baltimore weekly.
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Weekly Register
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Lynch Sues Brother Over Reconvayance of 679 Acres
Vice President James K. Lynch of the First National Bank of San Francisco faces a suit filed by his sister Alice C. Lynch executrix of their mother's estate. The action seeks the reconveyance of 679 acres of valuable land in San Luig Obiapoe county.
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James K. Lynch
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Young Men's Christian Association Holds Opportunity Week
The week features two series of brief addresses on opportunities in trades and business, with free lectures set for Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Speakers include J. D. Rona on Electrical Trades, L. H. Provine on Building Trades, and H. B. Ross on Machine Trades.
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J. D. Rona
L. H. Provine
Stone Webster Corporation
H. B. Ross
Public Markets Prices: Groceries and Produce for Sale
Readable list of prices for potatoes, apples, bacon, fish, eggs, oranges, tea, coffee, and other staples. Mentions items like mack potatoes, roasts, herring, oysters, beans, beans, peppers, and eggs with cents per pound or dozen, reflecting a historical market listing.
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Burbank
Publication date on address label nudges renewals and ads
The Seattle Star notes subscription control via the address label showing expiration. Readers with overdue payments may see their name removed, and changes on the label serve as receipts. Local advertisers list reduced rate and available positions with standard line pricing.
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Wanted-A Catholic home for a baby boy months old
Classified scraps show a plea within a local paper for a Catholic couple to adopt a baby boy of several months. The notice appears among many rental, employment, and sale items, reflecting the era's intimate local classifieds. The fragment mentions an address at Lith Avenue and a contact with limited details.
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