Odds and Ends From Everywhere
Santa Monica California John Spencer 97 last of the Savannah crew is dying. Atlantic City a man thought to be Richard L Ashhurst drowned yesterday by falling from the pier. New York three hundred passengers on the steamer Plymouth panicked when a car float crashed into the steamer in the East River. Nogales New Mexico two suspects of the smuggling gang identified by the Chinaman they did not kill. St Louis weakness of the proposed new charter led to its rejection by a 40155 majority. Tacoma Robert Laird McCormick secretary of Weyerhauser Timber is badly ill in Sacramento. Reno Mrs George Graham Rice was granted a divorce from George Graham Rice noted in police and sporting circles for fake mining schemes.
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Atlantic City
Richard L. Ashhurst
New York
Plymouth
East River
St. Louis
City of
Tacoma
Robert Laird McCormick
Weyerhauser Timber Company
Sacramento
Reno
George Graham Rice
Odd Fellows
Pall
Fremont
George W. Dilling
Gil-Wappenstein
Seattle
United States
Mr. Dilling
Italian Youth Scouts Welcome American Boy Scouts
Rome reports the Young Knights of Italy joining the global scout movement with royal support and greetings to the Boy Scouts of America. Sir Francis Vane, born in England and residing in Italy, originated the Italian branch as Peace Scouts amid controversy over militaristic aims.
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Italy
Rome
England
America
France
Young Knights
Boy Scouts of America
Young
Sir Francis Vane
Suning
Francis
Baden- Powell
Peace Scouts
Northwest Briefs A Patchwork of Local Notes
Around the State reports events in several towns. Spanish war veterans in North Yakima plan a Santa Ana anniversary Feb 4 with Ellensburg delegation expected. North Yakima youths aged 15 to 17 are jailed for wholesale poultry thefts using wire cutters and a horse and buggy for the loot. Walla Walla Whitman alumni reject expanding membership to non graduates. North Yakima man Geo W Bowlin twice married and paying alimony to first wife divorced two years earlier. he married again last May by correspondence. Everett resident Benjamin Peterson sues for divorce from Edna Peterson arguing men should not be forced to stay with abusive spouses. Vancouver notes John Crawford, state fish superintendent, is mentioned.
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North Yakima
Geo. W. Bowlin
Roosevelt to Visit Walla Walla on Western Tour
A local hatchery official and another person were injured yesterday when alighting from a train. two fingers were broken. Walla Walla officials announce Theodore Roosevelt will be invited to visit during his Northwestern states trip through the West.
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Walla Walla
Theodore Roosevelt
West
Teddy the King's Bear Escapes and Gets Drunk
Teddy, the pet bear of the king's royal rifles, escaped from his cage at Shorncliffe camp. After two days of searching by soldiers and police, he was found reeling dead drunk in a beer storehouse. He had found the soldiers beer and fell from grace, turning from a police bear into a wild, boisterous teddy.
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London
Teddy
King's Royal Rifles
Shorncliffe Camp
Mitchell Quit Rumor Circulates On Civic Federation
A report claims John Mitchell former UMWA president resigned from the National Civic Federation. Mitchell did not discuss the matter.
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New York
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
National Civic Federation
Mitchell
Tacoma Lid Proclaimed to Enforce Full Closure
Police chief Maloney orders a strict lid on Tacoma activities with no half measures. Boxing at the YMCA is halted, billiard and pool rooms barred to minors, cigar stores warned to quit gambling, and pea pool banned as all laws are to be enforced.
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Tacoma
Maloney
Trust Heads Are Accused in NJ Pier Disaster
In Jersey City on February 4, Katherine W. and Whistler, named as responsible for the Central Railroad of New Jersey pier explosion, were arraigned as the powder trust and James Healing owner of the Katherine W. faced charges as divers sought bodies from the sunken lighters. A large bar of counsel suggested Hudson County jurisdiction could be challenged.
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Jersey City
N. J
Katherine W
Whistler
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Inet Road
Powder Trust
James Healing
Hudson County
Police Graft Rumors Stir San Francisco Dept
In San Francisco on February 4 Captain Thomas Duke claimed graft exists in the local police force after inspecting Saratoga club books. He found $10 credited to six police names for gambling details the day Gustav Postler was shot by game keeper E L Kripp. Duke vows to uncover any corruption.
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San Francisco
Thomas Duke
Saratoga Club
Gustav Postler
E. L. Kripp
Duke
Militia Mobilized to Prevent Lynching in Wilson Area
In Raleigh on February 4 a posse hunt for an unidentified black man accused of killing Deputy Sheriff Joe Mumford and wounding another officer prompted the deployment of militia around Wilson village. The shooter is believed fatally to have wounded a second deputy.
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Raleigh
N. C
Wilson
Joe Mumford
Brookins' Wife Sues for Divorce in Cincinnati
Walter A. Brookins the Wright aviator is named defendant in a divorce suit filed by his wife Miriam Brookins in the common pleas court. She accuses desertion after one year of marriage. Arch bishop Ryan's health improves in Philadelphia as hopeful reports circulate about his recovery.
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Cincinnati
Walter A. Brookins
Wright Aviator
Common Pleas Court
Miriam Brookins
Brookins
Porcupine Heroine Mrs Flower Heads North for Mining School
In Pottsville Ontario February accounts tell of Caroline Flower the Goldenrod mine owner and former New York music teacher who left Porcupine District to study mining in the United States. The district faces a long winter with 4000 miners, awaiting spring and the return of Mrs Flower and her golden claims.
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Flower
N. Y
Porcupine
Pottsville
Ont
Caroline Flower
Kelso
Goodby
Ae Porcupine City
Porcupine Lake
Pottaville
States
Black powder caused blast at Communipaw port
Improper handling of black powder is named as the cause of a dynamite explosion in Communipaw New Jersey. Dr W M Hudson inspector of DuPont indicates the powder was part of a shipment for South America and should have been delivered to a seamship before dynamite was loaded aboard.
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Nework
Communipaw
W. M. Hudson
BE. le Dupont Denmours Powder
South America
Mount Clemens Man Kills Wife then Self After Attack
Walter Nehr of Mount Clemens Michigan battered Mrs. John Upleger into unconsciousness with a hammer and shot her five year old daughter Hattie before killing himself. The two victims were expected to die and the motive was not disclosed.
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Mount Clemens
Mich
John Upleger
Hattie
Walter Nehr
Nehr
Hains Appeals From Sing Sing To Taft For Justice
From Sing Sing prison Hains, serving for the killing of William E. Annis, pleads with Secretary Taft for justice. He says he resigned to protect his children and claims he violated only state law and did not disgrace the army.
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New York
Sing Sing
Wm .E. Annis
Hains
Hales
May Be Next President of the D. A. R. Dance at Dreamland Tonight
A local D A R unit hosts a Dreamland event tonight with a potential new president candidate in attendance. The social dance gathers members and community residents to vote or observe the leadership selection.
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The
President of Honduras quits presidency after abdication
Private advices from Tegucigalpa report President Davilla of Honduras has abdicated. He cabled Washington asking President Taft to ensure his safe departure from the country, and intends to go to Mexico.
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Hy United Press
New Orleans
Davilla
Honduras
Tegueigalpa
Washington
Taft
United States
Mexico
Postmaster Ashhurst Missing After Marlborough Night
Mystery swirls over Richard L. Ashhurst 72 former Philadelphia post master who departed the Marlborough-Blenheim hotel in a rolling chair last Monday night on the million dollar pier. Authorities suspect a fainting spell and a fall but deny any ocean incident.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Richard L. Ashhurst
Philadelphia
Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel
Felling Giant Trees A Science
The photograph explains how western forest giants are felled by experts using a sighting apparatus to direct the fall. This method aims to spare smaller trees and reduce harm, aiding forest conservation and safer logging of massive trunks.
Fear Attack Near Juarez Reported By Telephones
At noon today Juarez reports a great dust cloud south of El Paso as Gen. Orozco and his force advance toward the attack, with telephones relaying the suspected movement.
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EL Paso
Tex
Juarez
Occasional Rain to Night and Sunday Weather Update
Occasional rain expected tonight and on Sunday with moderate southeast winds.
Device Slices Pie Into Six Equal Pieces At Once
A new kitchen device for restaurants and hotels promises labor savings by cutting a pie into six equal portions in a single stroke. The invention targets the high national demand for pies and debuts as a practical multitask tool.
Baker Company to Play One More Week in Seattle
The Baker Theatre company ends its 22 week Seattle run with a farewell engagement featuring Brown's in Town a lively comedy about a young couple contending with a disapproving father. Friends rally the couple through three acts as the farce unfolds toward a happy finale.
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Baker Theatre Company
Seattle
Baker
Browns
Fear for Americans in famine districts causes alarm
Fear for American missionaries grows as no word arrives from famine districts amid hunger riot conditions. The dispatch notes heightened concern over the safety of the Americans despite limited information. The Capitol Hill Improvement Club schedules its next meeting at John Megrath's residence, 904 16th Ave N, next Tuesday evening.
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Shanghalt
Capitol Hill
Saloon Owner Shot Dead in Chicago Bar
John Mullane 57 a saloonkeeper was found dead behind his bar with a bullet through the heart today by a policeman. A stranger sleeping near the stove offered no name and claimed ignorance. City Attorney Ralph S. Pierce issued a warrant for C. W. Fields of the Sanitary market stall charged with selling meat from an fevered calf.
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Chicago
John Mullaney
Ralph 8. Pierce
C. W. Fields
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