Patterson Named National Cash Register Chief Jailed in Anti Trust Case
John H. Patterson of National Cash Register and 28 company officials were convicted under the Sherman act. Patterson received one year in Troy jail and a $4000 fine. Co defendants included W C Howe and Earl Wilson with nine months in jail. Other 24 defendants got one year and costs. Sentences came after a ten hour jury deliberation.
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National Cash Register
Cincinnati
John H. Patterson
National Cash Register Company
Paterson
Cash Register Company
W. C. Hlowe
Aves
Sco
Earl Bb. Wilson
Les
Patterson
Troy
Geo
Wook
Wm. Bippus
Alfred Thomas
Hayward
Pliny
Ekes
San Francisco
Earl Wilson
Los Angeles
W. C. Howe
Taft Pressures Madero in Hands Off Note Clash
Washington notes indicate a firm ultimatum to President Madero urging immediate peace in Mexico City while warning that American citizens and property must be protected. About 7,000 U.S. regulars near the border ready for intervention. fighting resumes as Madero pledges protection of foreigners amid escalating anti American sentiment.
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United
Washington
Madero
Mexico
United States
Ublic
Sam
Mexico City
Pal 5
Ener Cays
Ob Madero
Diazad
Emil Vasquez Gomes
Palomas
Chihuahua
Juarez
Salazar
Phone men here meet Cotterill in Seattle
Unusual interest surrounds a meeting in Mayor Cotterill’s office with Samuel Hill of Portland, Tacoma officials, and Seattle council members amid rumors of a federal grand jury probe into the Home Telephone Co. merger. Hill’s presence hints at potential coordinated action on Northwest telephone policy.
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Federal Grand Jury
Cotterill
Samuel Hill
Portland
The
Home Telephone Co
Seymour
Tacoma
Seattle
Fuusset
Spokane
Northwest
Sam Hill
Hill
Hell Telephone Co
Mean husband uses blackface to scare wife in Greenwich case
In Greenwich Connecticut Frank Faceibane received a sixty day sentence after he darkened his skin and donned a black apron to frighten his wife into leaving him. She found the door locked on her return and a black man in the house. a policeman later found Faceibane in bed claiming someone blackened his face and robbed him of $50.
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Greenwich
Conn
Frank Faceibane
Faedbane
Hillman Leaves Pen Returns to Seattle
C D Hillman a millionaire real estate dealer left McNeil Island prison at 9 a m a free man after serving ten months of a two and a half year sentence for using malls to defraud He left the island with Mrs Hillman and their children and traveled by launch to Fort Steilacoom then Tacoma en route to Seattle Prison officials including Warden Halligan showed unusual consideration and kept departure time private about 8 30 a m information was not released He dodged reporters at Fort Steilacoom and had an auto waiting in Tacoma for the final ride home
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C.D. Hillman
McNeil Island
Hillman
Fort Steilacoom
Mre. Hillman
Tacoma
Seattle
Halligan
Hilllman
E. Halligan
Hillman Case Timeline Through 1913
A chronological summary of Hillman legal troubles from 1910 to 1913 including arrests for mail fraud, libel suits against the Seattle Star, grand jury indictments, jury tampering trials, appeals, and eventual sentence adjustments with Taft commuting a year. Named entities include Hillman, Seattle Star, Judge Donworth, Kirk, Webb, and Taft.
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Hillman
Seattle Star
Federal Grand
Tacoma
Atx
Kirk
Webb
Employes
Donworth
Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Circuit Court
Supreme Court of United States
McNeil Island
Taft
Hillmans
Woman with the poison pen collapses after bail in Maryland case
Miss Anna Zimmerman, accused of writing scandalous poison pen letters that caused strife in Smithburg, collapsed after release on $200 bail and is in a semi conscious state at home. The letters stirred seven years of trouble but public sympathy grows with no lasting animosity toward her. Prominent residents had received the letters.
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Anna Zimmerman
Smithburg
Egg Prices Plunge Then Rebound In Steep Decline
The egg market tumbles with prices dropping 4 cents last week and 1 cent this morning. Fresh eggs will sell for 20 cents a dozen in the next two to three weeks, with last year’s bottom around 4 shillings and 22 cents per dozen. This year the price is set to rise 4 to 5 cents above that floor, with a likely bottom near 16 cents.
Doctor Friedmann Plans Serum Submission in New York
Berlin reports Dr. Fraderick Franz Friedmann, who claims a tuberculosis cure, is staying to await entry to New York tomorrow and will submit a sample of his serum to the United States government for testing.
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Berlin
Fraderick Franz Friedmann
New York
United States
Primaries Set to Nominate Six Council Nominees
Tomorrow electors may vote for three of forty four candidates in the council race with polls open from a to p m The six highest finishers will become official nominees appearing on ballots two weeks later Three incumbents Griffiths Marble and Blaine seek reelection and final council votes occur March 4 with charter amendments and bond propositions on the ballot.
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Griffiths
Marble
Blaine
Young couple elope amid illness in 1900s Mishawaka staging
In Mishawaka Indiana on February 17 a teen couple Roy Rath and Miss Jennie Bushhong both under 18 secretly wed a month earlier in St Joseph Michigan. The bride fell ill with typhoid fever and, delirious, revealed the marriage to relatives after returning home to resume studies while the groom resumed work.
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Reese
Wire
Leprosy Fear Exceeds Tuberculosis in Seattle Call
Dr H J Davidson urges rapid action as 3000 tuberculosis patients and unsafe milk spark health alarm in Seattle. He backs City Health Commissioner Crichton seeking legislation to force pasteurization of uncertified milk to curb disease.
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Seattle
Crichton
City Health Department
Star
H. J. Davidson
Seattle Medical Society
Health Department
Beattie
Davidson
Health Department of
The
Ettor Urges Coast Mill Workers Strike Speech at Dreamland
Joseph Ettor, freed I W W leader, denounces the American Federation of Labor during a Sunday night address at the Dreamland rink. He advocates a broad strike of loggers and mill men along the Pacific coast as part of labor agitation.
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Ettor
Pacific Coast
Joseph Ettor
Lawrence
Mass
American Federation of Labor
Dreamland Rink
Meek Reporter Tours Spring Hat Show
A meek reporter visits a wholesale millinery house on a Woman’s page assignment. He is guided through a pattern room with models and hats while a dauphin of fashions explains colors, feathers, streamers, and hat sizes as the photographer balks and the staff editor’s plan falters.
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Numandie
Odd World Oddities and Unusual Courtroom Tales
A quirky slice of 20th century life features Charles Keeler paying $100 for a hog that swallowed his $200 watch, prompting a local butcher to inspect the hog’s innards to recover the timepiece. Also reported are a Philadelphia recluse found dead holding a clipping of his wife's death, two lovers eloping after meeting on a phone line, a Denver divorce with surprised alimony rejection, a Brooklyn desertion claim leading to a brief respite, and Vidalia Georgia cigarette rules restricting sales to a set daily limit.
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Charles V. Keeler
Winamae
Ind
Canonsbur
Keeler
Charles Williams
Philadelphia
Taxi Mystery Case on Trial
Fred Curtis is on trial for firing shots at his wife Laura Curtis in a Seattle taxi on Christmas Day. Witnesses describe a domestic dispute at Harvard Avenue and Pike, with Laura and her sister Marjorie Patterson present. Curtis alleges temporary insanity and is charged with first degree assault with intent to kill.
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Fred Curtis
Pretty
George F. Vanderveer
Laura Curtis
Vanderveer
Curtis
Milns
Seattle
Harvard Av
KB. Pike
Curtises
Misa Patterson
George Boyd
Miatis
Deputy Roberts Fired in Renton After Citizen Outcry
Sheriff Cudihee removed Roberts and seven other deputy sheriffs from duty in Renton following a Citizens Mass Meeting and The Star expose. One arrest occurred while Roberts, urged by a mine official, jailed a man without a warrant, prompting local protest and dismissal after a week of maneuvering.
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J. W. Roberts
Renton
Cudihee
Cudibhee
Cadihee
Roberts
Citizens
Furthcom
City Contests Right to Condemn Renton Line
City argues its power to condemn the Renton line before Judge Gilliam while the hearing date shifts from March 5 to March 19. Board of Public Works appraises physical property at 368000 dollars, excluding the franchise, while the company pegs total value at 1200000 dollars and denies the city's authority to condemn.
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Howard Findley
Canworth
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Scott Calhoun
W. R. Crawford
Gilliam
Renton
Board of Public Works
Burglars Loot Home of Mrs Lebold For $1500 Loss
Burglars entered the residence of Mrs. Fannie H. Lebold and used an automobile to haul away laces, linen, bric-a-brac and rugs valued at $1,500 after loading the car twice. Mrs Lebold is in California. extent of loss will be determined on her return.
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Fannie H. Lebold
Hazel Moore Faces Jury Again In Mann White Sland Case
Hazel Moore known as the we who didn't care was tried again for alleged violation of the Mann White Sland act. A prior trial ended in jury deadlock. She faces charges of inducing Mena Barrett from Canada to the United States to join a disorderly house. defense by Horner and Crotty. Government by Assistant U.S. Attorney Riddell.
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Haze
Florence Moore
Fishermen Strike Ends After Price Agreed
The halibut industry disruption in Seattle ends as the Fishermen's Union wins a 14 cents per pound price. Juan Fishing and Packing Co, Weiding Brothers, Independent Fish Co, and International Fisheries of Tacoma accede to demands and settle the wage dispute.
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Seattle
Juan Fishing and Packing Co
Weiding Brothers and Indepen Fish Company
Internatal Fisheries of
Tacoma
Fishe Union
The Star Adopts New Sextuple Press For Faster Service
The Star announces the installation of a new Sextuple Press to improve delivery. Readers may experience occasional delays during the next week or ten days as old presses are moved and the new equipment is installed. The paper notes the large financial investment and asks for patience during the transition for better service soon.
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Star
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Margaret Farmer
Denver
William Brown
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