Taft and Sherman Electors Counted in Joint Congressional Session
In Washington on February 10 the House and Senate met in joint session to count electoral votes. Taft received 32 votes for president, Sherman 321, Kern 162, with Bryan listed for vice president. The ceremony drew notable observers and ended with applause as the final electoral tally was announced.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House of the National Congress
Wm. Howard Taft
Ohio
James Schoolcraft Sherman
New York
Charlies Wa
Taft
Sherman
William Jan
John W. Kern
Nebraska
Capitol
Fairbanks
Fairks
Rep
Mich
Hailey
Texas
and Representatives
Rep. W. Va
Racker
T Ap
Alabama
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
Fire destroys Portland Railway carhouse in two hours
Portland February 10. Fire swept the Portland Railway and Light Company carhouse for two hours causing an estimated loss of 25000 dollars. No fatalities reported. Firemen battled the blaze from dawn to morning, with damage concentrated in the car storage and electrical equipment.
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Portland
U. P
Portland Railway, Lighter Company
Ess
St David and Alaska steamer traffic linked to Brem drydock plan
Report notes St David towed from Tecoma for a barge as part of seven barges to haul stone to Brem for a new drydock. Also mentions the steamer Jefferson arriving from Alaska with ore and halibut, and the steamer Watson from San Good weather, plus a 1909 bank financial statement for People’s Savings Bank in Seattle with assets liabilities and officer attestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. David
Tecoma
Ballard Plans Market Opening Funds and Canal Meeting
Ballard leaders push to secure funds for street planking and an awning at the Ballard public market so it can open at noon once repairs are finished. A Lake Washington canal meeting is set for tomorrow night in Junction Hall, with Salmon Bay Improvement Club promoting the event. A Lincoln centennial observance will be hosted by the W. O. W and G. A. R in Hike Hall Friday night. Mother Rose, Ballard resident since 1902, dies aged 73. funeral at Mayfield's Chapel then burial in Coleman Michigan.
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Ballard
Armstrong
Maas
Lake Washington Canal
Junction Hall
Salmon Bay
Hike Hall
Rev
A. L. Crim
Eae Ement
Mother Rose
Mayfield's
Coleman
Mich
Ballard Christhan Church
Otto
August
Savidge
West S7th St
Drugged husband accuses banker of stealing wife
Frederick L. Small sues A. H. Soden a Commercial National Bank director claiming Soden drugged him and abducted his wife to win her affections. Small seeks 500000 dollars for loss of his wife's affection in Suffolk County Superior Court.
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Boston
U. P
Frederick L. Small
Small
A. H. Soden
The
Commercial National Bank
Boston Club
Soden
Masher Receives Comeuppance in Street Clash
In a downtown scene near Second Avenue and Seneca Street, two wives of business men confronted a persistent admirer who pinched them as they looked at shop windows. The man slugged by a furious punch toppled to the pavement and fled, while bystanders watched in shock and the women were escorted home.
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Seconday
Seneca
Second Av
Mr. Man
Amish Leader Sued for Alienation of Wife’s Affection
Geo Paille an Amish settler near Decatur Indiana sued Leader Jacob Swartz and six elders for $1000 damages alleging alienation of his wife’s affections after he took out fire insurance on his barn defying church tenets. He accuses the church of expelling him and intimidating his family for this dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paille
Katie Swartz
Decatur
Ind
Geo
Pailie
Jacob Swartz
Here
Swarts
Wrights aeroplane lessons set at 6000 a hour in Rome
In Rome a report says Wilbur Wright agrees to teach Italian aviators to fly, demanding 6600 per hour for twenty one hour lessons totaling 12000. Interest in airplanes grows with local manufacturers seeking Wright aircraft rights.
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Rome
U. P
Wilbur Wright
Wright
Nervous breakdown delays Calhoun trial in San Francisco
San Francisco February 10. Av. Pt in J. Money leader of the reform movement of Patrick Calhoun is ill with a nervous breakdown and confined to bed. Judge Lawlor announces no peremptory challenges will be exercised due to Money absence. Trial may be postponed until Money can attend with possible delay if Heney cannot be present.
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San Francisco
J. Money
Patrick Calhoun
Widk
Fudge Lawlor
Calhoun
Heney
Gietrich Attor
Meney
Hero
Moffitt
Public Senate
Orris Haas
Lawlor
Stanley Moore
Roosevelt to Lay Corner Stone at Lincoln Birthplace
President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt with Secretary Wright and Secretary Loeb travel to Hodgenville Kentucky to attend Lincoln birthplace events. He plans a memorial address at 3 PM February 12 and to lay the cornerstone of a marble memorial hall on the Lincoln home site before returning to Washington.
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Washington
U. P
Roosevelt
Mise Ethel
Cone
Luke BE. Wright
Loeb
Hew Tle
Abraham Lincolin
Hodgeville
Lincoln Farm
Lincoln
Spokane Fight Sparks House Apology Draft
Joe Smith of Spokane issued a formal apology to the house after a fist fight on the floor with Representative McArthur from the same city. McArthur offered no apology as the incident drew blame toward him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
U. P
Joe Smith
Spokane
Representative McArthur
House Chamber
McArthur
To Serve Bird Banquet in Tampico
Pot hunters in Tampico supply 600 humming birds for a banquet ordered by Harry J. Henson of San Antonio Texas. Reported as the first humming bird banquet in the United States to be served in that city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampico
Mex
Harry J. Henson
San Antonio
Tex
United States
Hinman to Speak on China at Queen Anne Church
Mr Geo W Hinman returns from ten years in China to share experiences at Queen Anne Congregational church on Thursday night at 7 30. The free lecture aims to spark Christian work in China and support American interest in the land. The event reflects Hinman's belief in Chinese goodwill and the value of missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. W. Hinman
China
Queen Anne Congregational Church
Queen Anne
Hinman
America
The
Children's Orthopedic Nom Tal
Chamber of Commerce
Unitarian Rescreation Club
Serenane Olive
Poquette Acquitted After Deliberation in King Death Case
Walter Fulton for the defense dismantled the state's case against Frank Poquette in the William W. King death at Bouth Meattle on November 90 1908. After five hours of jury deliberation Poquette was acquitted though earlier charged with striking King on the head during a melee. Poquette admitted starting the fight but said others may have been trying to hold him up as he had money on him.
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New York
U. Po
Jane Broadway
Frank Poquette
William W. King
Bouth Meattle
Walter Fulton
Vette
Havin
King
County Clerks Seek Higher Pay Across State
County clerks argue that they now handle five times the work they did in 1861 and seek higher wages. D K Breklow noted committees will take the issue to the state legislature. Probate and district court filings surged from 1890 to 1908. Clerks were paid $4,100 annually in 1890 versus $2,200 now, while work volume rose fivefold.
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Gro
Thane
Cou
D. K. Breklow Yeater
Wanted a taxidermist not a detective
While searching for Harold Connelyea in the Lake Union canal area, Mike Blakeley found what appeared to be severed hands and feet. Detectives Holland and Clark were summoned, and one officer quipped that a taxidermist would be needed rather than a detective as a muff skinning crime was revealed.
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Lake Union Canal
Harold Connelyea
Mike Blakeley
Holland
Prank Clark
Clark
Feet Relke
Rush cutter commander injured in railroad crossing accident
Lieutenant A H Bushner of the United States revenue cutter Rush was struck by a passing engine while crossing a dark railroad crossing on the way uptown. He sustained several cuts and bruises but escaped death by a hair, aided by a passing sailor who summoned help at Moran's.
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Railroaday
Pirot
A. H. Bushner
United States Revenue Cutter
Rush
N. P. Enrtch
Moran's
Pistol Duel in Portland Streets
Four Portland policemen faced a supposed crazy man in a riot call incident. A running pistol duel left Parsons wounded only by a feigned insanity, with 26 shots fired and no injuries reported. Parsons, alias N K A, was found in a doorway after a hide and seek chase.
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Portland
Ore
U. P
Parsons
Police Stop Marry Halt Mixed Marriage in New Westminster
In New Westminster on February 16 police blocked the planned marriage between Lee Barker and Luin Morris, a San Francisco woman. Morris, described as a undesirable alien, faces deportation. The couple sought a Victoria license and a clergyman willing to wed despite public opinion, a practice last seen about a year ago drawing sharp backlash.
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New Westminster
B. C
U. P
San Francisco
Luin Morris
Lee Barker
Victoria
Murder at the German Legation in Santiago
The examining physicians report Chancellor Beckert was murdered, showing a dagger wound to the heart. Investigators found 25 000 pesos stolen from the legation safe amid the ruins of the burned building.
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Bantiago
Chile
Rby U
Mob Hangs Negro Murderer Baskin After Jail Take
Houston authorities report a night mob of about 400 seized Roby Baskin from jail and hanged him to a tree. Sheriff Deane arrived as Baskin was pronounced dead. The lynching followed anger over slow justice in the case of Rev. W. T. Hudson’s murder.
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Houston, Mins
U P
Roby Baskin
W. T. Hudson
Deane
Baskin
Tragic Logging Death Near Chelan Claims Farmer
Jake Olson, a young farmer from seven miles south of Chelan, was crushed to death while logging yesterday. He held the brake rope on a steep hill when the road tipped, burying him beneath the log until bystanders freed him after about 15 minutes. He leaves a wife and two young children.
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Chelan
Wash
U. P
Jake Olson
Olson
Panama Canal Widening Authorized by Roosevelt
The Isthmian Canal Commission announced that the Panama canal widening from 100 feet to 800 feet through the Culebra cut from Las Cascades to Paraiso, a four and a half mile stretch, was authorized by President Roosevelt last fall.
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Washington, Fel
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal
Culebra
Las Cascadeas
Paraiso
Roosevelt
All Linen Damasks and Towels Sale
All-Linen Damasks Napkins and Towels offered with special pricing on first floor. Bleached heavy White Damask 72 inches wide 75¢ per yard. Napkins 24x24 heavy weight $2.85 per dozen. Odd dozen Napkins varying sizes and designs priced. Huck Towels 18x36 all-white 18¢ each.
Stitched Comforts Offer Special Blanket Prices
White and Fancy Blankets including cotton and mixed wool and cotton options are offered at special prices. 11-4 Heavy Cotton Blankets tan or gray with borders $1.45 per pair. 11-4 All-Cotton Plaid Blankets assorted colors $3.15 per pair. 11-4 White Wool-Cotton blends $3.85 per pair. 11-4 Fine grade white blends $4.35 per pair. 70x75 Stitched Comforts silkeline on both sides $1.45.
Special Prices on China and Crystal Goods in Basement Sale
China and crystal items offered at special prices. Semi porcelain breakfast or luncheon plates in floral spray, six for 35c. Austrian china spoon trays, 10c each. Decorated celery trays 25c each. Rose border salt and pepper shakers 10c pair. Crystal fluted vases 9 1 2 inches high 15c each. Handled crystal candlesticks 4 inches high colonial design 15c each. Basement Salesroom.
Fire drives residents from Ballard apartment building
A Chicago fire at the Ballard apartment building at 51st street and Jefferson avenue sent several women to hospital with minor injuries. About 150 people from 60 families escaped down fire escapes, jumping from first floor windows to flee the flames.
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Chicago
U. P
Ballard
51St St
Jefferson Av
Firemen Fall Ill Saving Tenement In New York Blaze
Nineteen firemen were overcome by gas in a Third Avenue tenement fire as 200 residents were rescued from death. One firefighter is feared lost, several in serious condition after a gas main ruptured in the building. Fire crews evacuated trapped inmates via ladders, skylights, and adjacent buildings.
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New York
U. P
Smallpox Quarantine Hits William Jewell College
Liberty Missouri February 10 smallpox cases led to quarantine of all students with quarters on the dormitory third floor. Six hundred students elsewhere were vaccinated. Local health officials ordered measures to prevent spread as cases were confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
U. P
Wiliam Jewell College
Proposal to exclude Japanese from New York state
Assemblyman Cuvillier introduces a bill to create a senate committee to advise on enacting a general exclusion act affecting all Japanese residents. The measure authorizes full inquiry into economic conditions related to the Japanese and appropriates $10,000 for expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
VU. P
Cuvillier
New York
Senate
New York Considers Resolution on California Japanese Policy
A pending resolution condemns California's anti Japanese policy on the Japanese question. Introduced by Assemblyman Charles Stern of New York the measure says the isolationism under consideration is inadvisable and may be discussed by the general assembly next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
California
Deported Chief Receives NY Inquiry Over Suspect Nickola Papovitch
WHI Re Deported reports New York immigration authorities inquiring about Nickola Papovitch and his Seattle residence. Arrested by NY officers he carried a ticket aboard the Martha Washington purchased locally. He appeared suspicious and possibly insane, with friends urged to intervene to prevent him becoming an undesirable citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Ward
New York
Nickola Papovitch
Seattle
Artha Washington
Childern
Obstruction case ends in dismissal after humane act
W F Wiley a Chicago traveling man was arrested on a charge of obstructing the streets yesterday for opposing bystander efforts to cut a bulldog’s throat. Judge Gordon dismissed the case today finding Wiley’s actions a Christian act and fined or costs waived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Wiley
Chicago
Gordon
Wiley
Costa
Soldier shoots self by accident in drill mishap
Vancouver report says Bert Walker, a recruit in Company I First Infantry, was cleaning his rifle yesterday when it discharged and severed the middle finger of his left hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Bert Walker
Company I
First Infantry
Montana Kills Primary Bill in Senate Vote
HELENA Mont Feb 10 The senate defeated the house primary bill along party lines. It patterned after the Oregon law and related solely to the election of United States senators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Oregon
United States
Prices Paid to Producers in Western Year Prices List
The column lists various farm product prices paid to producers including live poultry, ducks, pigeons, belled hares, meat items such as dressed veal and mutton, and livestock per pound. It also notes produce prices for apples, carrots, turnips, celery, and other perishables with per sack or per ton pricing references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saitan
Tocal Ranch
Epworth League Seeks Funds for International Convention
Under C E B Downie the finance chair, local business leaders solicit donations to raise ten thousand dollars for the Epworth Leagues Eighth International Convention to meet in Seattle July 7 to 12. Volunteers cover city blocks with three member teams. Organizers expect sixteen thousand dollars this week and garner backing from the Chamber of Commerce and Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition directors.
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C. EB. Downie
Seattle
Dewnte
Chamber of Commerce
Fine program for recital by D S Johnston Company
One of the season’s most promising recitals will be presented by the D S Johnston Company in Recital Halls tomorrow evening. The program features piano numbers with soloists tenor Wilfred Lewis and flutist A Maassino of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. No admission cards are required and the concert starts at 8 15 p m.
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D. S. Johnston Company
Wilfred Lewis
A. Maassino
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
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