Tragedy at Moore Theatre Ends in Double Suicide
Misa Garna Gillette a leading woman from The Beauty Spot is shot in a Moore theatre room by Greek lover James Viasos and dies. Viasos then shoots himself in his Fifth Avenue room and dies four hours later. Police report indicates a prior unrequited romance and a planned meeting before the tragedy.
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Misa Garna Gillette
Viola Gillette
Moore Theatre
Armstrong Musical Comedy Company
Star Theatre
James Viasos
Fifth-candehalf Av
Viasos
Vlasos
Mize Olllette
Donind
Folborich
Evidence of Widespread Registration Fraud and Warrants
Prosecuting Attorney John P. Murphy announces more than 500 registration frauds and 2300 warrants ready to be served as election day threats loom. Sheriff’s office will patrol polls to arrest anyone casting an illegal vote, while Dilling campaign operatives report dozens of floaters fleeing town. Hotel receipts in the city’s south report unusual guest totals from nonresidents amid suspicions of illegal registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Murphy
Sheriff's Office
Apvr
Dilling Campaign ‘Committee
Gill
University Methodist Episcopal Church
George W. Dilling
Clarke
Green Lake National Church
Gules
Hi Gill
EB. L. Henedict
Green Lake
Attorney Bolen Wins $300 Judgment Against Adjutant General
Attorney W. H. Bolen secured a judgment of $300 from Adjutant General F. M. Llewellyn over a contract for employment. The ruling specifies payment owed and defines the dispute as a contract claim brought in court.
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W. H. Bolen
F. M. Llewellyn
Texas Law to Hang the White Slavers
In Austin the Texas legislature moves toward harsh penalties for human trafficking. The house passed the measure and the senate is expected to act. The bill imposes five years for procuring inmates for disreputable houses and hangs as the penalty for a second offense.
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Texas
Austin
Tex
Senate
The Smile of the Sweetheart and the Beau’s Cash
A pithy moral note on romance and money’s lure. The line contrasts charm with wealth and hints at possible ruin when affection hinges on cash. No specific persons or places are named, presenting a general cautionary theme.
WEDS BY PROXY ACROSS OCEAN IN MARRIAGE PLOT
Kansas City report says William Alter plans a proxy marriage to wed a Holland girl. Two bridegrooms and two brides will hold ceremonies miles apart, with red tape and certificates, then one ceremony required in person after immigration issues.
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Kansas City
Wm. Alter
Holland
Aljer
America
Alaskan Millionaire Dies After Fall From Hotel Balustrade
Grant Moler a wealthy Alaskan fell 40 feet from a second floor balustrade at a Detroit hotel dying early yesterday. His brother and mother survive him in the East. Moler came to Alaska during the 1897 Klondike rush and made a fortune.
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Grant Moler
Detroit
Moler
Fifteen Quakes in One Lone Day
United Press reports 15 minor earthquakes in Manila over the last 24 hours as Mount Taal activity is believed to be ending. Nearly 1,000 shocks have registered in the area.
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United Press
Manila
Mount Taal
Inferno Destroys John GB. Agen Building in Basement Fire
A stubborn basement blaze gutted the John GB. Agen building at 1418 1420 1422 Seconday late Saturday night causing an estimated 150000 loss. Firefighters battled for over five hours under Chief Boyle. Two gas mains fed roaring flames while three hours of smoke hampered efforts. Several firefighters were overcome but later recovered. Capt Fred Gilliam and Tom Dale from home company No. 2 fell from the second story but landed on a large sign and escaped injury.
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John GB. Agen
Boyle
William Hodder
G. A. Shelber
G. O. Richards
Frank Nicholson
W. D. Mullen
Fred Gilliam
Tom Dale
Home Company No. 2
Fortune for Girl's Gowns for Misa Gould
New York reports that 50000 dollars was spent on the trousseau of Misa Helen Vivien Gould as she becomes Lady Deces tomorrow. Child Welfare experts compare the sum to potential aid for East Side children or famine victims, noting alternatives such as bread and relief goods.
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New York
Trousseau
Misa Helen Vivien Gould
Deces
East Side
Dive Wide Open Violating Laws At Union Hotel
The narrative describes alleged corruption surrounding Charlies W. Shomo and Mayor Gill's protection at the Union Hotel on Third Avenue. Drinks were served all day in defiance of Sunday closing laws while a booster directed patrons upstairs, and police enforcement was reportedly weak with officers reassigned to the water front after attempting to enforce the law.
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Wappy
Gill
Charlies W. Shomo
Union Hotel
Third Ay. S
Hepne
Shomo
Barton
Montgomery
Robber Loots Rector’s Restaurant In Chicago
An unmasked man barged into Rector’s at 126 Monroe street and robbed cashier John P. Adama and head waiter Roy Saistine at gunpoint. He forced the safe open, taking $3,494 before fleeing. Police admit they have no crew or strong leads to catch the thief.
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Chicago
Rector’s
Monroe St
John P. Adama
Roy Saistine
Salstine
Where Is Guard Cash Reserve Fund Of Washington
An investigating committee appointed by the state legislature searches for the $10 000 reserve fund of the National Guard of Washington. The fund consists of 50 cent daily payroll deductions from officers and privates. The committee is in Seattle to compel testimony from every line officer as it sessions today.
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National Guard of
Washington
Seattle
Todd Opens on Hillman in Fraud Trial at Boston Harbor
District Attorney Todd opened the Hillman fraud case in Judge Danworth's court alleging Hillman sold Boston Harbor lots at 600 each while land was worth little more than 20 per acre. He claimed Hillman advertised a Howton Harbor Steamship and Railroad Co with vast railroad rights, which were false. Lt Wayland testified Hillman rented box 1993 for fictitious correspondents and produced letters tied to the scheme. the trial continued at 2 o'clock.
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C. D. Hillman
United States District Court
Boston Harbor
Howton Harbor
Todd
Danworth
Hillman
Wayland
O. H. Spencer
F. A. Anderson
Sues R. R. Over Ice In Evaneville Stage Escape
In Evansville Indiana on February 6 a $1000 suit targets the Big Four railroad claiming it left ice and trees exposed to rain during a stage production of UT CC. The ice was meant for Eliza to escape. bloodhounds failed to track due to smudged ice and unclear paths, according to the proprietor.
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Evaneville
Ind
Big Four Railroad
Eliza
UT. CC
State Briefs Highlight Redistricted Roads and Forest Feats
The roundup notes Toppenish protests a $100000 road appropriation for Indian reservation roads sent to Secretary Ballinger by Indian chief 8 C Waters. Other items include Old Sleuth seen stock-killing cattle again per forest supervisor J M Schmitz. Women of Woodcraft meeting feature men’s spread in Spokane. Mon tana hunter C E Ordish captures a live lion for the 17th time in a tree with dogs freeing it. A fire in Vancouver damages 1500 with destroyed law books of Geo Dimpson and H L Parcell. Dayton charges under local option law loom with Dr J A Matschin cited and more arrests planned for alleged liquor sales. Anacortes lodge of Eike hosts Puget Sound representatives Tuesday.
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Toppenish
Ballinger
8. C. Waters
Indiana
Ministers Urge Dilling Election in Seattle
Seattle ministers urged a vote for a clean city in a series of sermons and rallies led by church leaders and officials. Speakers including Dr. M. A. Matthews and Rev. A. W. Leonard framed the vote as a stand against vice and for moral reform amid the Gilliam administration controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilliam
F. J. van Horn
Plymouth Congregational Church
Gilliem
Man Beaten After Greeting Stranger Woman
Edgar Theobald vows never to speak to a strange woman again after an attempted greeting to Mrs. John Maysham led to a severe beating. Magistrate Steinert dismissed Mayiham, noting the man had a right to defend himself against the insult.
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New York
Edgar Theobald
John Maysham
Theobald
Motorcycle Crash Injures Local Meat Market Proprietor
A. W. Hirsch of 1529 Boylston Junction suffered injuries in a collision with an automobile driven by Bert Austin of 1505 Broadway, near Union Street, shortly before 1 PM. Hirsch, owner of the High School meat market, was taken to Seattle General Hospital. Austin was arrested.
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A. W. Hirsch
Boylston Jv
Charles M. Farrer
Pioneer Building
Bert Austin
Broadway
Seatte General Hospital
Austin
Reformatories to Buy Supplies
Olympia February 6 The local board of managers of state reformatories may buy supplies for their institutions under a new law passed by a bare senate majority. Senator Stephens of Snohomish sponsored the bill amid charges that prior purchases by the state board favored officers over inmate welfare, with Chehalis reformatory noted.
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Olympia
Board of Managers
Senate
Stephens
Snohomish
State Board of Control
Chehalis
Chehalie
Faulkner
Roberts to guard polls in Seattle election
Jailer John Roberts warned voters that deputies will supervise the polls and arrest any illegal voters, asserting a square deal tomorrow. He said officers will act regardless of the offender’s position, and detentions will occur in King County jail if interference occurs.
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Seattle
John Roberts
King County
Woman Seeks Divorced From Jena Olsen After 1906 Marriage
Marie Olsen files divorce papers asking Judge A W Frater to end marriage to Jena K Olsen. She cites his laziness and says she supports herself and child by washing and boarding. The couple reportedly married in 1906.
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Marie Olsen
A. W. Frater
Jena K. Olsen
Jens
Man Keeps 44-Year Diary In Anacortes
W Cummings of Anacortes has maintained a diary for 44 years and saved all its small volumes through a flood and two fires. Born in Biddeford Maine 61 years ago he moved to the Puget Sound region.
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Anacortes
W. C. Cummings
Puget Sound
Biddeford
Cigarette Production Rises to 1909 Total
National tobacco data show 6,836,652,435 cigarets manufactured in 1909, up 1,076,161,139 from 1908, reflecting a significant year of growth in output across major producers.
Rabbit Hunt Draws 200 at Eliopia
About 200 men women and children participated in a rabbit hunt at Eliopia Washington on Saturday and 200 rabbits were slaughtered. Lack of organization kept the number down. A monster circle method was used with a wire corral set in sagebrush and wings extending about 100 feet. A roundup is planned for next Saturday.
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Spokane
Eliopia
Wash
Plague Spreads and 1000 From the Russian Quarter
A terse OCR fragment notes plague spread and a figure of 1000 tied to the Russian quarter, suggesting a public health or crime context. The incompleteness limits precise attribution but indicates a outbreak or event impacting a specific locale.
Americans Eager to Aid Rebel Army
In Los Angeles crowds gathered at the Mexican junta headquarters seeking enlistment in the rebel cause. Former U S soldiers sailors graduates and workers pressed the recruiting offices while being told there was no organization here but that they would be welcomed by the insurgents in Mexicali.
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United
Los Angeles
United States
Mexicali
Wreck injures two fatally hurt and 20 others near Cedar Rapids
A Chicago and North Western passenger train derailed near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, injuring two people probably fatally and shattering about twenty other passengers. Physicians were rushed to the scene by special train.
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Des Moines
Chicago & Northwestern
Cedar Rapid
State Senate Allocates 5000 for Chinese Famine Relief
The senate appropriated 5000 to aid famine sufferers in China. Funds are to be sent to the Seattle Commercial Club and dispensed under Governor Hay's immediate supervision.
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Olympia
Senate
China
Seattle Commercial Club
Hay
Williams Named State Banking Chief in California
State Treasurer W. R. Williams was named to head the state banking department succeeding Alden Anderson. The post pays $10,000 yearly. An apparent advertisement urges readers to buy suits at Budd's on Third Avenue promising savings before the February 28 deadline and a durable garment at reduced prices.
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Sacramento
W. R. Williams
Alden Anderson
Boyés Monorail Riverton Seattle Co Incorporation
Relief for Duwamish valley riders as Boyés Monorail Riverton Seattle Co files articles of incorporation. The firm plans a monorail linking Riverton and Seattle with $175,000 capital stock to challenge Stone-Webster Traction fare levels.
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Duwamish Valley
Stone-Webster Traction Company
Boyés Monorail
Riverton-Seattle Co
Riverton
Seattle
Talks on Teeth by the Regal Dentists
Gentleness sympathy care and skill are emphasized as key to pleasing dental work. The Regal Dental Offices advertise modern facilities painless methods and specialists. They claim expertise in replacing missing teeth without plates curing pyorrhea and other dental work at moderate prices with a written guarantee.
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New York City
James Wynne
Miss Gillette
Waldort Apartments
Beveothay
Pike St
Mra. Gillette
American Lake
Tacome
Mias Gillette
Rosita Musical Comedy Co
Grand Opera House
Fifth Av
Pikest
Bolen
United Free
Ohio
rFr
Dentists
United Prec
Sues R. R
Uncle Tom
Rainier, Valley
Dilling
Raider Valley
Seattle Renton and Southern Railway
James Tulloch
W. 8
Danner
Arthur P. Moran
W. BE. Holmes
A. E. Puller
H. H. A. Hastings
J. Boyd
James Stephen
Walla Walla
King Brothers
J. M. Schmitz
Montesano
Women of Woodcraft
C. E. Ordish
Montana
Ordish
Vancouver
Henry Christ
Geo. Dimpson
H. L. Parcell
Dayton
J. A. Macschiin
Anacortes Lodge
Eike
M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
First Methodist Church
Ministerial Association
First Methodist
First Methodist Episcopal Church
A. W. Leonard
Rev
Everett Merrill Ht
Bellefontaine
Dows
Southwick Co
Sacont Aventh
Puke Street
James McCrearry & CO
Cambridge
the MacDougall & Southwick Co
My United Pree
Harein
Budd's
Budd
Third Avenue
The
Regal Dentists
Regal Dental Offices
N. W. Cor. Union
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