Comrades Sought to Lynch Soldier at Fort Lawton
Private Lewis, a Fort Lawton serviceman, was sought by police and fellow soldiers after allegedly threatening 17 year old May Doherty to force marriage and robbing May Doherty of Roy, Wisconsin. The girl reported violence and a knife point incident near the fort woods, with two men driving him off. Doherty later said Lewis stole her Tacoma ticket and $3, then fled the city.
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Vfe
May Saunders
Fourth Lay
John Ot
Mise May Doherty
Roy
Fort la’ Reservation
Fort Lawton
Ieee
Ald Cor Crandall
Crandall
Lewis
Francisco Diabilo
Vaupell
Corporal Crandall
Lewte
Miss Doherty
Tacoma
Car Collision on Madison Street Ends with Damaged Fender
Yesterday at 5 30 p m car No 33 on Madison street line collided with a Winton automobile driven by H M Graf at the first avenue crossing. The motorman suffered a minor cut from flying glass and the car fender was badly twisted.
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Madison St
Winton
H. M. Graf
Madison
Registration Deadline Nears For Seattle City Election
Registration closes at midnight tonight and only voters registered since January 1 can vote. About 5,000 electors in Seattle have not signed the rolls, with City Hall hosting the registration books. Go to the registration office today to avoid disfranchisement.
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Seattle
City Hall
Moore Campaign Meeting Scheduled Tonight in Seattle
The Seattle City party opens its campaign with a ratification meeting at Egan's hall Arcade block. Judge W D Wood, former campaign manager, will preside. Mayor William Hickman Moore will speak on his administration, with others including George F Cotterill.
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Egan's Hall
Arcade
Seattle City Party
W. D. Wood
William Hickman Moore
George F. Cotterill
City Party Central Committee
Washington Post Dopes Hughes to Win on Fourth Ballot
A Washington Post report predicts Gov. Charles P. Hughes of New York will win the Republican nomination on the fourth ballot. It outlines anticipated vote shifts among Taft, Cannon, La Follette, Fairbanks, and Foraker, noting southern delegations and contested seats could alter the outcome.
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Washington Post
Hughes
Washington
Taft
Chas. P. Hughes
New York
Cannon
Pennsylvania
Foraker
Fairbanks
Law Follette
Republican National Committees
Paraker
Alabama
Florida
Miss
Lotwiviana
M. Corteiyou
LaFollette
Ith
Also-Ranches
Knox
Cortelyou
lLte
Cumming
Bank Robbers Secure $10000 in Willard Missouri
Five gunmen blasted open the Willard bank safe with nitroglycerin, escaping with $10,000 as residents slept. A pistol battle erupted, and a posse chased the bandits toward the Ozarks along the Prisco road.
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Springfield
Wilard
Willard
Prisco
Ozarks
Miller Defends Protected Law-Breakers in Seattle Case
The Post-intelligencer notes John F. Miller, partner of Mayor Humes, defended slot machine operators in Seattle in 1901. He secured delay and then dismissal of warrants on technical grounds, while the Anti-Saloon League accused city officials of complicity. The sequence of raids, court actions, and defense highlights political influence over law enforcement.
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Post-tIntelliger
F. Miller
Humes
Miller
League
Aus Griffiths
Bucceas
Ly W. Cowan
George's Court
George
John F. Miller
Law and Order League
Seattle
Chalo
Hames
Post-Intelligencer
Juwuathe George's Court
Justice George's Court
J. A. Sundwall
Judge George's Court
Humes, Miller & Lysons
Poat Intelligencer
Anti-Saloon League
Ing
State of Washington
Richard Hoe
R. R. George
Serum arrives late in Tacoma meningitis case
Serum sent from New York to Dr G B McCulloch was used on a Tacoma youth with spinal meningitis too late to save him. It briefly improved before the disease regained hold, though officials claim timely use could cure. No current city cases reported. Otto Hausenberg, a German sailor, was sent to the U S marine hospital after alleging mistreatment by ship officers.
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New York
G. B. McCulloch
Tacoma
Otto Hausenberg
Englehorn
Oleon
United States Marine Hospital
London Women Provoke Commons Siege For Suffrage
An angry crowd of London women attempted to storm the House of Commons to press for equal suffrage. Police reinforced by reserves wrestled the mob, resulting in about forty arrests. The protesters fled to station houses to protest fines, vowing martyrdom for their cause.
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London
House of Commons
Mrs Gertrude H. Cowan Dies at 27 in Snohomish
Mrs Gertrude H. Cowan nee Matthews passed away in Snohomish on February 2 at age 27. Funeral services were conducted at the Church of Our Lady of Good Help on February 4 with interment at Greenwood Cemetery. She leaves a husband and two children.
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Gertrude H. Cowan
Matthews
Snohomish
Church of Our Lady of Good Help
Greenwood Cemetery
Park Board Approves Quarry Fund For Deception Island Site
The park board authorized 8335 33 toward an convict rock quarry at Deception Island. The remaining 25000 budget for full quarry equipment must be provided by the city or another county board.
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Park Board
Deception
German sign painter Max Siebert commits suicide after accounting shortage
In Seattle, 60 year old German American Max Siebert, secretary of the Grand Lodge of the Sons of Hermann for Washington, shot himself in the basement of No 2133 after a $1600 shortage was found. His note claimed failed morphine and gas attempts and referenced a bond issue and expulsion by the lodge. His body was found by his son at 8:40 this morning.
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Max Siebert
Firat Ay
Siebert
Grand Lodge of the Sons of
Hermann
Washington
Republican Club
Frank Siebert
C. H. Sechners
C. H. Schwers
Blebert
King Manuel to Take Oath February 20 in Lisbon
King Manuel plans a brief rest at Cintra before attending the chamber of deputies on February 20 to receive the oath. The trip follows a stay in Lisbon announced on February 11.
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Manuel
United Press
Lisbon
Cintra
Chamber of Deputies
Arrest of Louis Lurie on Forgery Charge
Louis R. Lurie, 20, was arrested late yesterday by Detective Phillips on information from Grand Island Nebraska charging forgery. He is held for arrival of officers from that city as details of the alleged crime remain unavailable.
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Louis R. Lurie
Phillips
Grand Island
Neb
Pilot Alfred Palmberg Found Dead Aboard Steam Boat
Alfred Palmberg a 66 year old pilot on a Lake Sammamish steamboat dropped dead in the wheel house yesterday afternoon from heart disease. He had been a steamboat officer on inland lakes for several years and is survived by a widow and two children.
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Alfred Palmberg
Lake Sammamish
Palmberg
Employment Dispute Sticks Point in Falls City Case
Huntington the engineer testified he paid $2 for a job but was refused work. The case against Irving Johnson the employment agent was dismissed in police court. Johnson produced a receipt Huntington paid the mill for a day and a half and evidence showed he was discharged as incompetent for lack of steam.
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B& C. Huntington
Falls City
Irving Johnson
Johnson
Huntington
Green Lake Post Office Protest Highlighted by Chamber
At the chamber meeting Dr Matthews head of the committee on national affairs presented support for the Green Lake residents protest against the proposed removal of the Green Lake post office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Matthews
Committee On National Affairs
Green Lake
Explosion Blasts St. Louis Off Sausalito
On February 11, Boller tubes aboard the cruiser St. Louis near Sausalito ruptured. Fireman FIRST class BE. W. Baker and D. Lewis were badly scalded by steam. The cause is undetermined but water entering hot pipes is suspected. No deaths expected. a strict inquiry is underway.
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United Press
Vallejo
Cal
Boller
St. Louis
Sausalito
E. FE. Scott
J. F. Thompson
BE. W. Baker
D. Lewis
Colorado Favors the Exposition
Robert W. Bonynge of Colorado, a member of the house Ways and Means Committee, states in a letter to Henry F. Moore of the Seattle Colorado Society that the entire Colorado delegation will support the appropriation for the A.Y.P. exposition government exhibit.
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Robert W. Bonynge
Colorado
Committee On Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Henry F. Moore
Colorado Society
Seattle
Moore
Mr. Moore
R. W. Bonynge
Franco Leaves for Genoa in Bluff Over Lisbon Return
Ex Premier Franco departs Marseilles for Genoa seeking exile in Italy until Lisbon conditions allow a likely return. Reportedly Franco did not plan permanent exile and doubts persist about Manuel’s ability to rule without him.
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United Press
Marseilles
France
Franco
Genoa
Italy
Lisbon
Manuel
City Party launches postals to ratify Moore bid
The Seattle City party adopts Good Government as its slogan and mails a postal card inviting voters to tonight's ratification meeting at Egan's hall Arcade block. Judge W D Wood and State Senator George F Cotterill will speak, with Mayor Moore headlining and other candidates addressing. Music by Prof Finch.
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Moore
Seattle City Party
Egan's Hail
Arcade
Seattle
City Party
Egan's Hall
Arcade Block
W. D. Wood
George F. Cotterill
Finch
Alaska labor trouble prompts marshal to recruit deputies
Federal Marshal Perry of Fairbanks has been ordered to swear in deputies to keep peace as a bitter labor war unfolds in Alaska. The Department of Justice remains in close touch with the town as developments are awaited with anxiety.
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United Press
Washington
Perry
Fairbanks
Alaska
Department of Justice
Count Boni Fined for Cane Strike in Paris Street Brawl
Count Boni de Castellane was fined 100 francs for striking his cousin Prince de Sagan with a cane in a street brawl. The prince's claim for damages of one franc was allowed. Boni's brother Jean, co defendant in the suit, was acquitted.
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United Press
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
Prince de Sagan
Count Boni
Jean
Boni
de Sagan
Butter and egg dealer pleads guilty to mislabeling
P. Vandermay, owner of a public market butter and egg shop, admitted selling renovated butter without proper labeling and was fined 25 dollars. The incident occurred this morning as prosecutors pursued the charge.
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P. Vandermay
Hindu Held Up Near South Seattle Plant
Jeeta Singh, a Hindu, reported being robbed by four Hindus near the Standard Oz company plant in South Seattle at about 1050 last night. Warrants issued for John Umdra Patap Singh Jogee Singh and Jag Singh after Singh’s complaint. The suspects are linked to a Hindu colony moved from Beacon Hill due to resident complaints.
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Standard Oz Company
Seattle
Jeeta Singh
John Umdra
Patap Singh
Jogee Singh
Jag Singh
Beacon Hill
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