Two Men Fall to Death Chasing Hats at Depot
Two men chasing hats at the Great Northern baggage platform fell through a glass shed roof. Archie L. Olds, a Northern Pacific dining car porter, died at 6:20 a m. He followed his hat onto the shed after a gust blew it from the depot tower. Jack Thomas died earlier after the same accident.
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Great Northern
Archie L. Olds
Northern Pacific
Jack Thomas
Olds
Thomas
Olde
No Charges Against Burns Men in Circular Distribution
Prosecution says no charges will be filed against those involved in distributing the Blethen club circulars as Burns detectives assist. Walter R. Thayer notes most participants are not committing crimes and many are prominent women ready to bond as needed. Prosecuting Murphy has the matter under advisement with no charges yet filed. lawyers cite no law violation, claiming the action is moral in intent.
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Blethen Club
Seattle
Walter R. Thayer
Thayer
Burns Detective Agency
Murphy
Beattie
C. W. Corlies
Burns
Corliss
A. B.C. Ciew Lars
Dr Friedmann Declines Massive Offer to Cure President's Daughter
Berlin dispatch reports Dr Friedmann turning down an unlimited payment offer for a small serum vial to treat the president of Uruguay’s daughter with tuberculosis. He continues to inoculate patients with physicians’ certificates while resisting direct contact with many visitors still seeking samples.
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Berlin
Europe
Friedl
Fried
Masson
Uruguay
Friedmann
Montevideo
Paris
Termination of anti Jewish pact with Russia reported
Washington dispatch says the 1832 oral treaty between the United States and Russia was abrogated because it discriminated against American Jews. Officials in Washington and St. Petersburg indicate no tariff war will occur and both nations will honor the old treaty until a new convention is signed. Russia is already considering a new pact.
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Washington
United States
Russia
St. Petersburg
Surgeon Performs Unique Dual Appendectomy in Scranton
In Scranton Pennsylvania on December 31 Dr. R A Spangenberg underwent surgery for acute appendicitis. Surgeons found a second appendix nearly ¾ inch from the first as they prepared to remove it, making the operation unprecedented. Spangenberg is reported recovering.
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Scranton
R. A. Spangenberg
Spangenberg
Murder Charge Filed After Father Tries to Kill Himself and Son
Prosecution accuses C A Johnson of first degree murder after he forced his year old son and himself onto a passenger train near King Street station on December 3. The child was decapitated and Johnson survived with a broken leg. He cited marital troubles and claimed he had nothing to live for. He is in the city hospital and will be moved to the county jail next week.
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Murphy
C. A. Johnson
King St
Johnson
Boy wounded by Chinese laundryman in city incident
Harry Freeman a 19 year old coal dealer worker was shot in the right leg by Chin Fun a Chinese laundryman at 10 80 am Freeman and colleagues were unloading coal at the elder Graham yard and had been tossing coal at Charley Lee's laundry The assailant fired from his laundry door and the bullet struck Freeman Freeman is hospital bound Chin Tun is jailed
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Harry Freeman
Geo. Graham
Seventh Ay
Columbia St
Chin Fun
Freeman
George
Lewis Graham
Graham
Charley Lee
Chin Tun
Smallest New York lot sold by Staats-Zeitung
The New Yorker Staats-Zeitung bought a tiny oddly shaped lot from Murray Boo cock. Its smallest side is one foot and the largest seven feet three quarters of an inch. Other sides measure four feet ten inches and five and one half feet. The Staats-Zeitung already owns land east of the Edison building. The plot transferred for a nominal sum.
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New York
New Yorker Staats-Zebtung
Murray Boocock
Staats-Zietung
Edison
Open Secret Plans as 33 Union Leaders Move to Fort Leavenworth
In Indianapolis December 91 federal marshal fears an attack on the dynamite special carrying 38 union leaders convicted of conspiring to transport dynamite. Writs of supersedeas and error delay departure. wives bid farewell as the train goes at 12:30 via Pennsylvania rails with guarded, no-stop routing for safety.
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United Prese Tenced
Indianapolis
United States
Marschal Schmidt
Fort Leavenworth Federal
United States District Court
Anderson
Marshal Schmidt
Pennsylvania Railroad
St. Louis
Schmidt
Miller
Marion County
McManigal May Be Freed After Testimony
Indianapolis December 31. Freedom for Ortie B McManigal the self confessed dynamiter may be his reward for testimony against union men convicted here for conspiracy unlawfully to transport explosives Detective Malcolim Meren of Los Angeles will depart soon with McManigal exact departure time kept secret
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Indianapolab
Ortie B. McManigal
Malcolim Meren
Los Angeles
McManigal
Guard Held for Killing Prisoner
San Francisco December 31 Deputy Sheriff Henry Dorgeloh was charged with murder for shooting Louis Maynteger a drug fiend who escaped from a road gang at the county jail. Dorgeloh was arraigned before Police Judge Shortall and his case was set for Thursday coroner's inquest. He says he fired at the prisoner's feet.
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San Francisco
Louis Maynteger
Henry Dorgeloh
Shortall
Dorgeloh
Waiters Plan New Year Eve Strike Across Eastern Cities
New York reports a general strike planned by Hotel Workers Union officers in about a dozen eastern cities as New Year’s Eve celebrations begin. Details remain guarded.
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New York
Railroad Board Indictments Follow Irvington Wreck
Marion county grand jury returned indictments against every director of the Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton railroad after the Irvington wreck near Indianapolis. Sixteen people were injured in the disaster.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad
Marion County Grand Jury
Irvington
Wee City
Jokers in Renton Line Deal Sparks Municipal Ownership Fight
City leaders denounce the proposed partnership between the Seattle Renton and Southern bondholders as a block to municipal ownership. Mayor Cotterill and Councilmen Hes keth Erickson condemn the pact as full of jokers while Wardall pushes a March 4 public referendum. The utilities committee reviews the resolution.
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Seattle, Renton & Southern
Vew
Cotterill
Hesketh
Erickson
Sane Answers to Foolish Questions
A collection of humorous queries with cheeky, practical answers. Topics include fashion, travel, family, romance, and etiquette. The piece also mentions an explosive incident where the engine tug Leonora caught fire near Leschi Park and burned to the water.
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Leonora
Leschi Park
Black Diamond New Year Celebrations Amid Saloon Ban
A Washington state decision bars saloons in unincorporated towns, affecting Black Diamond where Joe Krause runs a long block saloon. Residents plan a New Year celebration while lawmen stand by as crowds gather at midnight to toast and rush Krause’s stock into the street.
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Joe Krause
Broadway
Frisco
Seattle
Washington
Black Diamond
Mack Diamond
Joe
Hodge
Joe Hill
Witnesses Describe Peep Holes In Eddie Office Door
In Los Angeles on December 31 United Press reports the Eddie defense plans more witnesses about peep hole positions in Eddie's office door and the vision seen when a Human eye looks from outside. Eddie faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Miss Alice Phelps, with a trial likely by week’s end.
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United Prees
Los Angeles
Eddie
Alice Phelps
Wireless spans Atlantic Ocean from Arlington station
The navy department says a time signal from the Eiffel tower in Paris was received by the Arlington, Virginia wireless station, about 3,900 miles away. In Berkeley, Albert H. Moore, a former baseball umpire, is held on 27 counts of fraudulent checks totaling around $400, claiming he intended to repay.
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United Prere
Washington
Eiffel
Paris
Arlington
Navy Department
Berkeley
Cal
Dee
Albert H. Moore
Moore
Justice of the Peace
Robert Edgar
Gary man trades car for policeman’s overcoat
In Gary Indiana on December 31 Thomas Gormerly, unable to start his car, traded it for Peter Juric’s fur overcoat. Gormerly, stuck two hours, spotted Juric wearing a large coat and offered the deal. Juric agreed and drove the auto home, later regretting the exchange.
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Gary
Ind
Thomas Gormerly
Gary Silverman
Peter Juric
Gormerly
Julic
Transfer troubles land Supt Kempster before police judge
Superintendent A. L. Kempster of the Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. appeared in police court but left without being booked or arraigned. A warrant had been issued for alleged ordinance violations over exchange of transfers with the Loyal Heights line. He and attorney James B. Howe met the judge briefly and the matter was adjourned to January 9.
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A. L. Kempster
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Gordon
Kempster
Valentine
Furth Traction
Loyal Heights
Ballard
James B. Howe
Howe
Society Girl Runs Away With Circus in Abbeyville
Abbeyville La Dec 31 Miss Pearl Labelle 18 of Eunice disappeared before her coming out party. She was found three weeks later with a circus, learning bareback riding and tumbling. A stock car hid her until a policeman located her after her mother traced her.
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Abbeyville
Pearl Labelle
Eunice
Hart Struck by Cable Car in Madison Street Crush
Charles Hart, 31, of 321 Brown Place, was struck by a Madison streetcar at Second Avenue and Madison Street at 11 45 Monday night. He was crossing Madison, weather hid the car in the gale, he was badly cut on head and chest and taken to Seattle General Hospital.
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Charles Hart
Brown Place
Madison St
Second Av
Hart
Madison
Seattle General Hospital
Read ads daily for big New Year savings in 1913
The Star urges readers to study merchant ads to save money on purchases this year. Advertisers offer fresher stock and lower prices due to higher volume. Seattle stores regularly advertise in The Star, which has over 40,000 paid copies daily and growing. Call Main 9400 or Elliott 44 or visit 229 Union St for rates.
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Seattle
The
Star
Elliott
Union St
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