Unauthorized Campaign Advertisement Sparks City Debate
W P Trimble denounces a paid candidacy ad in the Seattle Republican stating he paid nothing or promised payment for any campaign notice. Others like William H Murphy deny authorization while publishers follow a long standing practice of running paid candidate ads and later sending bills for settlement.
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Gew
Representa
W. P. Trimble
Seattle Republican
Trimble
William H. Murphy
Illustrated Vicum
Will Not Prosecute the Eloping Minister
United Press reports indicate opposition to pursuing Rev. Jere Knade Cooke and the 17 year old heiress case. Grandmother Floretta Whaley may stop pursuit if costs are borne locally. In Hartford,R A Clark demands arrest for wife desertion, while San Francisco authorities have not acted. The minister and family remain in hiding with no new police leads.
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United Press
Hemstead
L. 1
Floretta Whafey
Atti
Jere Knode
Sheiress
Kaziah Whaley
New York
Nawsad
Hartford
Conn
Jere Knade Cooke
R. A. Clark
Clark
San Francisco
Cooke
Highland water chief to be reappointed by city
City Hall announces B Youngs will again serve as Highland water superintendent with early January reappointment to succeed his former post. Mayor Moore also plans to reappoint Boord to the board and fill civic service vacancy after Nettleton transfer to Kirkland.
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B. Youngs
Highland Water Departments
Himeett
William Moore
Moore
Boord
Clark Nettle
Civic Service
Nettleton
Kirkland
Lmits
Youngs
Water Department
Peat
Byron Phelps
Hinck
Humes
Gedy
Educators Meet in Plymouth Church Session Opens Washington Education Association
The twenty first annual meeting of the Washington Educational association opened at Plymouth church with President Edwin Twitmyer presiding. Sessions continue in the gym with Dr W C Bavery and Prof B W Johnson presenting reports on motive and aim and manual arts for public schools. Misa Jewsie Newlin from the University of Chicago gives Browning recital at Plymouth church. Henry Pratt Jadeon of Chicago University will speak on The New Education as he arrives for the event.
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Washington Educational Association
Edwin Twitmyer
Plymouth Church
Meérrew
Educational Council
W.c Bavery
B. W. Johnson
Misa Jewsie Newlin
Browning
Traveling man sues Tacoma hotel owner for large sum
A. Gass, a well known traveling man, sues J. C. Donnelly of the Donnelly hotel alleging alienation of affections and seeking 560,000 from the Tacoma figure. The complaint claims Donnelly used wealth dinners and jewelry to win Mrs. Charlotte away, and that a conspiracy with her relatives aimed to divorce her husband so they could marry. A separate divorce suit is pending with LaDonnelly named as co respondent.
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A. Gass
Pierte County
Donnelly
Tacoma
January Seventeen Years of Weather Averages
Weather section reviews seventeen years of January data with an average high around 41 degrees and rainfall near 2 inches. It notes 1906 as the warmest January with average 14 degrees and 1907 at 44 degrees, plus a 62 degree high and 4 degree low in that span. Four clear days were typical and southerly winds at about 6 mph.
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Couthjanet
Woman Seeks Divorce From Arthur L Johnson
Kate M John filed for divorce alleging cruelty and asked for a restraining order to protect herself and child. She seeks division of community property including the home and mining stock holdings.
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Kate M. John Woh
Arthur L. Johnson
Johnson
Big increase in county prisoners and court activity in 1907
The 1907 year end counts show 1,087 county jail prisoners plus 349 on the city chain gang, up from 984 in 1906. Board costs rose to 16,012 with December at 1,400, while civil suits reached 6,049 and criminal actions 296. Juvenile court handled 626 cases, with a noted rise in parental control actions since the June 12 law change.
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Board of Prisoners
Frater
Major Case Faces Court Martial Question Over Armory Delays
Friends of Major Otto A Case deny any offense, arguing the armory board functions civilly and not as a military body. They cite lack of a special legislative act and compare scrutiny of the armory board to county commissioners. Major Case remains prepared to respond if proceedings begin.
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Otto A
Hamilton
Col
Geo. Bh. Lamping
Case
Armory Board
Armory Commission
Board of County Commissioners
Washington Fish Company Officials Deny Evasion Claim
L A Drewtiner of the Washington Fish Company testified in Justice Gordon's court that he did not shift birds among warehouses or iceboxes to dodge law enforcement. He admitted supplying the Washington Annex with birds at 80 cents each and selling to several buyers at varying prices. The hearing was adjourned to a later session after afternoon city business.
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L. A. Drewtiner
Washington Fish Company
Rief
Tacoma
Vanderveer
Drew Hiner
Washington
Rainier Club
Rathehkeller
Bavey
Hiner
Richard Saxe Jones
Fire Wipes Out Chandler Dock and Several Firms in Frisco
A spectacular blaze traced to the Chandler dock on Drummer Street destroyed the dock and wiped out several wholesale commission firms. Total loss estimated at fifty thousand dollars. Brixsolari, a business man, suffered serious burns while rescuing an employee.
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United Press
SAN Prancipce
Ptre
Chandler
Drummer
Brixsolari
PARDON FOR PUTER IN WASHINGTON RECOMMENDED
Special dispatch says the pardon for Puter is recommended by Heney and District Attorney Baker of Washington D C to allow him to testify in lagd fraud cases. The notice from Portland reports the action follows a request from Washington authorities.
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Portland, Dee, &J
Washington, D. C
Wabedee
Tee Tor
Rauder
Heney
Baker
Washington
Candidates file declarations for city council seats
Andrew W. Hilderbrand filed to represent the Second ward on the Democratic ticket. C. M. Cox, from the Thirteenth ward, filed as a city party candidate.
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Andrew W. Hilderbrand
C. M. Cox
Hilderbrand
Cox
St Joseph Lead and Dee Rue Lead Ore resume full time
In Bonne Terre Missouri on December 31, the St Joseph Lead Company and the Dee Rue Lead Ore will resume full time, ending a 20 day halftime lull. About ten thousand workers will return to duty tomorrow.
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Bonne Terre
Dee
St. Joseph
Dee Rue Lead Oer
Attell Moran Fight Betting Lines Steady at Ten to Six
The betting on the Attell Moran bout stands at 10 to 6 on Attell. Prospects call for light rain tomorrow. Attell is safely within weight and Moran can make the required notch without trouble. A large amount of Attell money is seen, and he is expected to be the popular choice in the ring.
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United Press
San Francisco
Attel-Moran
Attell
Moran
Night Transit Delays For New Year Welcome
Downtown trains depart an hour late to accommodate nighthawks who stay on the streets welcoming the new year. The late service runs tonight to help spread the celebration after sundown.
Shots at Governor Lopes Wound Ilolo Leader in Manila
A disappointed Pilipino shot Governor Lopes of Ilolo in Manila on December 31 seriously wounding him but officials expect a recovery. The incident shocks local politics as authorities investigate the attack and security is tightened.
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United Press
Manila
Gov. Lopes
Ilolo
Lost boy says he left home to find work and help mother
Ralph Holland a 12 year old boy living at 1010 1 James et told his mother he did not run away. He said he left to find work to help her. He wandered streets all day and night before returning home, after his parents alerted police.
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Lost Boy
Mamma
Ralph Holland
James
Ralph
Wootsore
Revelle enters Seventh Ward council bid amid mayoral shift
Councilman Revelle, crowded from the Republican mayoralty by George Kanwell, files to seek re election in the Seventh ward. A. Flage files for Second ward council seat. L. Gray plans to file this week despite Russell backed mayoral withdrawal.
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T. P. Reveille
George Kanwell
Seventh Ward
A. ©. Flage
Second Ward
Revelle
Russell
L. Gray
After Outsider to Make Race in King County Democrats
The King County Democratic club debated endorsements for General James H. Metcalfe and urged Alfred Battle and other war horses to run. D. B. Olson was discussed as a potential candidate, after an executive session of party leaders. Olson, once Beattie resident, left in 1806 for Alaska and has since mined and recently returned from British Columbia with hopes for a Democratic bid.
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James H. Metcalfe
Alfred Battle
John Behram
Howard Cudihee
King County Democratic Club
D. Bf. Olson
Olson
Beattie
Alaska
Alanka
British Columbia
Eskimo Boys Seek Education Across Sea to San Francisco
In Seattle Star exclusive, two Eskimo boys Ogurahak and Suka from Kuskoquim Alaska travel with a fur trader to the United States for schooling. They arrive in San Francisco after a long voyage, marveling at urban sights and eager to learn English and attend school.
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Seattle Star
Ban Francisco
Moye
Irla
Ogurahak
Suka
Land of the Midnight Sun
Alaska
Kuskoquim
Frank Joaquin
United States
San Francisco
Luka
Joaquin
Will
Widow and groom die in honeymoon train crash
A dispatch from Wenatchee Washington to relatives in Wayne county reports the accidental death of Jacob Swearinggen on a railway wreck. He had recently married Ida Ferguson of Milton and the couple were on their honeymoon intending to settle in the west.
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Richmond
Ind
Wenatchee
Wash
Wayne County
Jacob Swearinggen
Swearinggen
Milton
Mise Ida Ferguson
Jealousy Drives Murder Attempt in Bloomington Theater
Harvey Hinkle 23 confessed after arrest in Poplar Bluff Mo that he killed rival Jon Te Me Clintock 23 and shot his former sweetheart Edna Rogers, inspired by a stage villain and a play plot. He waited at the theater and opened fire injuring the couple who are both not expected to survive.
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United Proes
Bloomington
Ind
Harvey Hinkle
Jon Te MeClintock
Poplar Bluff
Hinkle
Edna Rogers
John KR. McClintock
Awentheart
McClintock
Bank clearings for 1907 top $488.6 million
The annual bank clearings for 1907 reached 488 691 47l47 dollars, per the Seattle Clearing House Association report. Monthly totals are listed with figures for January through December, showing fluctuations across the year.
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Seattle Clearing House Association
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