Bloodshed threatens quiet town claims in court story
In a Skagit county case tied to the National Bank and La Conner Bank, the trial unfolds with long arguments as Judge Hardin sets the schedule. Prosecution, defense and witnesses discuss overdrafts and alleged criminal conduct. Schricker’s conduct is decried as noble resistance to a drowning fate.
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Ham
Skag
Hughes
Argu
Jacob Furth
National Bank
B. Schricker
Et la Conner Bank
Skagit County
Walla Walla
Bent Hender
Schricker
Corrigan
The
W. E
la Conner Bank
Att & Corrigan
Law Bank
Gebricker
Bebricker
Poor Man in Hanford's Court Wins $4,262 Verdict
Eli Melovich, a laborer, defeated Stone Webster in two-year federal litigation after Judge Hanford set aside an earlier $12,262 verdict over negligence claims. The second jury reduced damages to $4,262, with appeals exhausted, final payout ordered including interest and costs. The case fed impeachment charges against Judge Hanford, who resigned amid proceedings.
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Eli Melovich
Hanford
Stone Webster Corporation
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Melovich
Melevich
Herbert W. Meyers
Cornelius W. Hanford
The
Star
Stone Webster Engineering Corporation
Snoqualmie
Stone-Webster
Kerr & McCord
Eli Melevich
Costa
Deputies Guard Against Shooting in Faunt Relay Area
At the request of the Fauntrelay Improvement Club Bannick appointed seven deputies to prevent shooting in the locality. The chief stated he could not furnish proper protection due to a limited number of men under his command.
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Fauntrelay Improvement Club
Bannick
Rough Little Man Begets Court Action Over Refused Kiss
Mrs Lillian Roberts rejected a kiss from admirer Verne Grover prompting a court to require Grover to justify his conduct and request for reappointment. The case centers on an unwanted advance and the ensuing legal proceeding.
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WS Et Rove
Lillian Roberts
Verne Grover
Grover
Negro lynching shocks Mississippi town
Wire service reports a mob in LLE Mississippi seizing and hanging a Black man named Mott accused of murdering Mrs. John Williams. The lynching occurred in the town hours after the accusation, with the crowd seeking swift justice and no formal trial reported.
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Mott
John Williams
Register and Vote in March Special Election
Citizens are urged to register by March fourth to have their votes count in the upcoming special election. The piece notes numbers of registrants and stresses timely registration, linking the Puget Sound Traction issue to a charter clause about purchasing the system with actual value and no watered stock, with officials opposing the repeal.
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Fon
Seattle
Council
MOV Street Railway
Yes City
Traction
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Wealthy Husband Is Freed In Murder Trial
Frederick Beach, wealthy Aiken resident and former New Yorker, was acquitted by a jury in Judge Spain's court after minutes of deliberation. Beach and his wife testified that a night attack in their yard was carried out by a Negro assailant. the verdict left many questions about the mysterious case.
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Dy Ken Res Aiken
Frederick Beach
New York
Spain
Beach
Rockefeller Seized During Congressional Inquiry
JeryL Island Ga Feb 7 Rockefeller of Standard Oil was questioned by Chairman Pujo of the congressional money trust investigation when he suddenly suffered a throat spasm. Attorney Untermyer halted the session as Rockefeller showed signs of collapse and Dr Chappelle intervened.
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Jeryl Island
Wm. Rockefeller
Standard of Company
Pujo
Congressional Money Truat Investigation Committee
Rockefeller
Attorney Untermyer
Chappelle
Nurses Work Deemed Lightened Under 12 Hour Shift
Dr. Waldo Richardson, superintendent of the county hospital, defends a 12 hour day for nurses noting they now work 52 hours weekly with improved pay of 50 dollars monthly. He cites two hours off each afternoon a half day weekly and a full day every other week, contrasting with the previous 56 hours for 46 dollars.
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Waldo Richardson
Seattle Seaport of Success Slogan Wins Fifty Prize
The Seattle Ad club awarded a $50 prize to F. & Phelps of 4607 Holden Ave for the slogan Seattle the Seaport of Success. The note adds a playful aside on tongue twisters and the risks of typographical mishaps.
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Seattle
Holden At
Peter Piper
Chief seeks speedier patrol after downtown hit and run
Miss Claudia Setford, 80, lay unconscious after being struck near 19th Ave and Madison St in a week of motor accidents. Police chief Pannick urged stricter speed enforcement and urged council to authorize six extra motorcycle cops to patrol city streets day and night.
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Claudia Setford
19Th Av
Madison St
Pannick
Miss Setford
Seattle General Hospital
Widow Nixon Leads Reno Women in Divorce Reform Fight
Nevada legislature moved to end Reno’s famed divorce colony as Mrs Geo Nixon led a protest train of Reno women to Carson City. Former Judge Breen and Mrs Samuel Belford presented the antidivorce case while Assemblyman Gardner pressed to keep the laws. The measure would extend the residence clause to one year.
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United Press
Reno
Geo
Nixon
U. S
Carson City
Breen
Samuel Belford
Assemblyman
Gardner
Twins wed twins and twins born in Belleville family
Feb 7 report from Mansfields notes J. L. Swank of Belleville claims a twin family record. His twin daughters each married twins, and now both couples have twins, expanding a remarkable line of multiple twins in the same kinship.
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Anw
J. L. Swank
Belleville
Fall of 40 Feet Didn't Stop Him
Jersey City Feb 7 After falling forty feet and landing on a roof James Dorsey a steeple jack picked himself up and climbed down from the roof whistling
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Jersey City
N. J
James Dorsey
Shoes Moderately Priced by Boston Sample Shoe Co
The Boston Sample Shoe Company advertises moderate priced men’s and women’s shoes in The Seattle Star. They have four years of Seattle experience, a large patronage, and consistent ads. Call Main 9400 or Elliott 44 to place ads. office at 229 Union St. Daily circulation exceeds 40,000.
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Boston Sample Shoe Company
Star
Seattle
Seattle Star
The
Elliott
Union St
Renton Strikes Tension as Deputies Clash with Picket Lines
Deputies pulled from Renton duty are accused of harassment as strikebreakers move through the town. Roberts and armed deputies allegedly taunt pickets, stage “third degree” interrogations, and patrol in force. Local union leaders condemn the presence as provocative while a spiked claim of armed strikebreakers persists.
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United States
Renton
Roberts
Uncle Sam
Erts
Pany
J. H. Carlisle
City Ma
Coral
Yes
John Act
Martin Sterbank
Bulpen
Ster
Carlisle
Sterbank
Talbot
Wal Reed
Pastor Sees Corset Display Sparks City Protest
In North Yakima the Rev W H Selleck, pastor of the First Methodist Church, complained to the mayor about corset displays in a shop window showing voluptuous female forms carved from wood. The mayor reviewed the display and told the pastor he saw no cause for complaint, urging him not to overreact to a mere wood form.
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United Press
Yakima
W. H. Selleck
First Methodist Church
Spla
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