Wilson Delays Bold Reform to Boost Trade Policy
President Wilson plans to postpone radical legislation until business conditions improve. The Sherman act will not be amended and prosecutions of trusts halt, with the telegraph tolls not to be postalized. A 5 percent rail freight rise may be arranged, as Morgan & Co. and McReynolds settle New England merger. Treasury Secretary McAdoo expects broader business expansion.
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Washington
Wilson
New England Railway
Morgan & Co
McReynolds
Burleson
Congress
John A. Moon
Tennessee
House Committee On
Post Offices
David J. Lewis
Maryland
Bell-Western Union Telephone
Department of Justice
Jim Mann
Joe Cannon
Joe Fordney
Jim Watson
Elihu Root
Ross Barnes
Treasury
McAdoo
Plans for second trial of Hans Schmidt discussed
New York reports the district attorney considering a second trial for Hans Schmidt, the confessed murderer of Anna Aumuller. After 36 hours, the jury in Judge Warren W. Foster's court failed to reach an agreement and was discharged. The initial vote was 10 to 2 for conviction, with two jurors remaining opposed until the end, urging a verdict of insanity.
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New York
Hans Schmidt
Anna Aumuller
Warren W. Foster
Schmidt
Northwest regional reserve bank urged by business groups
A letter from the Seattle Clearing House association and the city’s commercial bodies will go out Wednesday to business groups in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana urging concerted action to obtain a regional reserve bank for the Northwest.
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Seattle Clearing House Association
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Northwest
Trail hush up call for new trial in Pappas case
Deputy prosecutor Kennedy notes the four women who convicted Theodore Pappas of blackmail acted to allow a sick juror to rest and violated no statute. McBride seeks a new trial and oral testimony from the women, with Judge Ronald previously denying the motion.
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Theodore Pappas
Kennedy
Ronald
McBride
Pappas
Jovita Land Co chief jailed for lottery to boost sales
W A Ridgway, president of Jovita Land Co, was sentenced by Judge Neterer to ten days after conviction for running a land sales lottery. He rushed to the sheriff to begin imprisonment, but his commitment papers were not yet in, forcing a hurried pursuit to secure confinement before night.
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W. A. Ridgway
Jovita Land Co
Neterer
Blazes
Mexicans Fight for Their Lives in Border Scrap
El Paso dispatches say Ojinaga near Presidio Texas faced imminent rebel capture as 5,000 forces led by Gen Ortega Rodrigue and Sebastian Carranza pressed from La Mula area. Heavy casualties were reported among federal defenders who fought to avoid capture. Deserters described dead and wounded around the town with shortages of medical attention for days.
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EL Paso
Ojinaga
Presidio
Texas
Ortega Rodrigue
Sebastian Carranza
la Mula
Mulate
Rio Grande
Lind Returning with Possible Huerta Offer
John Lind voyages north aboard the Chester carrying a tentative Huerta proposal as he heads toward Pass Christian to confer with President Wilson. The Huerta government reportedly renewed its retirement offer with minor string changes, though details were not released.
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Pass Christian
Mins
John Lind
Chester
Huerta
Lind
Vera Cruz
Passe Christian
Wilson
State Department
Chef Murdered in Kitchen as Slayer Remains At Large
Victim F. A. Fowler, chef of the New York lunch room on Second Avenue, died at city hospital after two deep knife wounds in the back of the head. He was found in the restaurant kitchen by night watchman Bert M. Southard. Robbery unlikely. Fowler’s gold watch remained and cash drawer untouched. Detectives seek foes in Fowler’s past to identify motives.
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F. A. Fowler
New York
City Hospital
Fowler
Checkers at the Clemmer featuring Thomas W. Rosa
The Clemmer showcases Checkers in six parts with Thomas W. Rosa in the original role, praised as a top motion picture drama matching the stage play. Other features include The Sea Wolf with Hobart Bosworth, The Jarvia Case two reel drama, animated weekly, and more in a varied program running into Saturday night.
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Thomas W. Rosa
Checkers
Augustus Thomas
Eather Sundquast
Clemmer
Jack London
Hobart Bosworth
Alhambra
World’s News
Selig
Lubin
Vitagraph
The Girl of the Golden Wear and The Suffragettes
Moore-Dark, Seattie-Hailey and Mitchell Co present The Girl of the Golden Wear. Tivoli-Keating and Flood Co stage The Suffragettes, highlighting movement themes and social progress in early cinema.
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Seattie—Hailey & Mitchell Co
Tivoli—Keating & Flood Co
The Olympian Tonight and Manhattan Theatre Lineup
At the Olympian Tonight the program features Retribution A Yellow Streak Diversion He Fell In Love With His Mother-in-Law Singapore. At the Manhattan Theatre Tonight Tragedies of Fate a two-reel Re-Hance drama A Bowling Match Keystone comedy The End of Black Bart and American drama.
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Fantomas
Man In Black
Keystone
Singapore
Manhattan Theatre Tonight
Benefit ball raises $1,000 for Beacon Hill orphanage
The Beacon Hill orphanage run by the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart netted $1,000 from a benefit board party and dance held Tuesday night at the Knights of Columbus hall. The funds will aid the move to the old Conover estate at Lake Washington.
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Beacon Hill
Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart
Knights of Columbus
Conover
Lake Washington
McCormick Calls Opera Morality Meet Movie Standard
Chicago official A A McCormick, president of the county board, says grand opera should be brought up to the movie standard of morality after attending La Tosca. A brief note mentions headache relief tablets and a signature on a document.
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Chicago
A. A. McCormick
K. W. Grove
Radium Missing From Hospital Patient in Chicago
A 35 milligram speck of radium valued at 4500 dollars vanished from a girl patient receiving cancer treatment at St. Luke's hospital. Detectives from an insurance company and the police department are investigating but have not found the missing radium.
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Chicago
St. Luke's Hospital
Inaurance
Opening of Queen Anne branch library in Seattle
The Queen Anne branch of Seattle Public Library at Fourth Avenue and West Garfield will open on New Year's Day with hours from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. A collection of 5,000 new books will be on display. At 7 p.m. public exercises will be held in the auditorium and Mayor Cotterill will deliver a brief address.
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Seattle
New York Prepares Lavish New Year’s Eve in 1914
Clearing skies and moderating temperatures spark optimism for an atmospheric New Year’s Eve in New York. Advance preparations signal the city will usher in 1914 with a lavish expenditure perhaps unmatched in history.
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New York
Woman shoots man after following her home
Miss Bertha Trowbridge, a Minneapolis restaurant cashier, shot a man who persisted in following her late at night. She says she should be allowed to carry a revolver and that the assailant deserved what he got after pursuing her for several blocks.
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Minneapolis
Bertha Trowbridge
Ag Ashe
Miss Trowbridge
Dayton Adopts Commissioner Manager Government
Dayton will inaugurate its commissioner manager form of government tomorrow becoming the first sizable city to do so. Henry M. Waite, former Cincinnati city engineer, will serve as general manager with a 12500 dollar annual salary. Col George W. Goethals declined a 26000 dollar offer to take the post. Waite will appoint all city officials except the five elected commissioners. politics is not a factor in this system.
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Dayton, CO
Dayton
Henry M. Waite
Cincinnati
George W. Goethals
Panama Canal
Waite
Salesmen Meet at Annual Banquet Hear Sales Outlook
The Sales Managers association hosted 240 men for a banquet in the Rathskeller Moose room last night. Speeches urged a University of Washington school of commerce to improve salesmanship opportunities for every business employee.
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Sales Managers’ Association
Moose Room
Rathskeller
University of Washington
Opponents Protest Creosoted Wood Block Paving Plan
Judge Thomas Burke led protests before the board of public works against H. C. Henry s offer to pave two blocks north of Madison street with creosoted wood blocks as an experiment. The Team Owners association and lumber interests debated the project with G Winslow citing his Tacoma creosoting plant and a large delivery of fir paving blocks this year.
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Thomas Burke
Board of Public Works
H. C. Henry
Madison St
Eight Eldorado Crew Rescued Near Easter Island
Word from San Francisco states eight members of the Eldorado crew, wrecked 2,000 miles off Chill last June, were found at Easter Island by the British steamer Knight of Garter en route from Valparaiso to Sydney. They, including Seattle natives J. Wilson the mate and B. Iwata the cook, will reach Sydney January 3.
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San Francisco
Chill
Easter Island
South Pacific
Valparaiso
Sydney
Seattle
J. Wilson
Mate
Iwata
Cook
Court of Appeals Rules for Binns in Republic Disaster Photo Case
The New York Court of Appeals upheld a $12,500 judgment for Jack Binns, the Republic steamer wireless hero, against Vitagraph for displaying a motion picture still deemed a fake photo two days after the 1909 disaster. Binns sued for $50,000.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Jack” Binns
Republic
Vitagraph Company
Hinns
Moyer to testify in Washington on Michigan copper strike
Despite injuries Charles H. Moyer will travel to Washington to testify before Congress urging a federal investigation into strike conditions in Michigan copper districts. He emphasizes that people should avoid giving advice they would not take themselves.
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Denver
Chas. H. Moyer
Washington
Congress
Michigan
Body of BC premier's uncle found in Fraser River
The body of BK. F. Carey uncle of Sir Richard McBride premier of British Columbia was recovered from the Fraser river dating back to last February. Identification was by teeth and clothing fragment.
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New Westminster
B. C
BK. F. Carey
Richard McBride
British Columbia
Fraser River
Merchants' Exchange Luncheon Open House Set for Saturday
The Seattle Merchants' Exchange will hold its annual luncheon and open house Saturday at noon in the exchange rooms of the Colman building. Government employees interested in shipping will be among the invited guests.
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Seattle Merchants’ Exchange
Eychange
Colman
Dalton Wages Coal War With U S Agent In Alaska
In Seward Alaska Jack Dalton a government contracted packer who will deliver 800 tons of Matanuska coal to tidewater clashed with United States disbursing agent John W Swift. Dalton struck Swift and was fined five dollars by Commissioner David of Knik. Both clubs sided with Dalton and condemned Swift for delays and to Washington the incidents were reported.
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Seward
Alaska
Jack Dalton
Matanuska
Tidewater
Navy Department
David
Knik
John W. Swift
United States
Dalton
Swift
Katalla
Kaik Commercial Club
Department
Washington
Seward Commercial Club
Executive quits over exposition site and building plan
Elmer E. Johnson, executive commissioner, resigns in protest over plans to place Washington state exhibits in the general fair building rather than the dedicated Washington state building. He cites disagreement with the site and the social purpose focus. The fair commission will act on the resignation January 14.
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Washington State
Washington State Building
Elmer E. Johnson
Fair Commission
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