Suit to bust wire trust to be tried here
Seattle faces a major antitrust action as the Department of Justice prepares to file for the dissolution of American Telephone and Telegraph. U S District Attorney John McCourt resigns to pursue the case as a special assistant to the attorney general. The probe ties to Bell system practices and Northwest independent lines. A second item notes the Silverton Lumber & Shingle Co. mill sale to Hoquiam Sash & Door Co. for about 50000.
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Wire Trust
Seattle
United States
Standard Oil Company
Department of Justice
American Telephone and Company
Federal Grand Jury
Car Cash Register Company
U. S
John McGourt
Portland
McCourt
Wickersham
Panneons Telephone and Telegraph Company
Northwest
Samuel Hill
Th Home Telephone Company
Port
Tacoma
Pacific States Company
Hill
Them
Justice
Redince
Bell Telephone
Harriman
Salt Lake
Montesano
Silverton Lumber & Shingle Co
Hoquiam Sash & Door Co
Warren J. Exeter
FP. L. Hartung
Injunction Blocks Bride From Seeking Husband
Dr Philip Wauchop and Nellie Kloss, former Queen City sanitarium superintendent, wed after a midnight ceremony amid disputes from his family and friends. An injunction bars the bride from approaching his home while a divorce suit proceeds. she claims he is legally married to her and remains at the sanitarium.
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Phillip Rexford Waveho
Nellie Kloss
Queen City
Jim
Wangtian
Dee Everett Smith
Dr. Wauchop
Too Old to Get Divorce Judge Says in Albany Case
Circuit Judge Galloway dismissed the cross complaint in the divorce suit of Jane WN Watson versus Mrs. Mary Watson, stating both parties are too old to divorce. Watson is 83 and his wife 74. they have been separated for more than 20 years.
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Albany
Ore
Galloway
Crose
Jsane WN. Watson
Mary &. Watson
Watson
Nightly Peeping Tom Incident Ends With Gunfire
In Warsaw Indiana on February 20 a neighbor harassed nurse Mrs. Lillian Loveday by nightly peeping. She armed herself with a revolver and halted the trespasser with a shot not far from him. She then marched the man home at gunpoint.
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Warsaw
Ind
Lillian Loveday
Strike Will Tie Up Every Coast Phone
More than 3,000 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph employees across 41 locals in Washington California Oregon Idaho and Nevada vote by next Monday night on a strike after the firm offered a 25 cent daily increase toward workers demand of 50 cents. Union officials expect a strong majority to back a walkout potentially tying up coast telephone lines.
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Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Pacific District Council of
Electoial
Washington
California
Oregon
Idaho
Nevada
San Francisco
Sneed recounts tragic tale of Amarillo killing
Vernon Tex Feb 20 John K B Sneed described the disruption of his home that ended in the killing of Al G Noyce at Amarillo in September He said friends warned him he would be killed and he practiced with firearms after learning Noyce was a port markeman He claimed Noyce reached for his gun as he fired and that others had taken everything from him and would kill him He prepared to face death at the ranch Calvert Tex and went out to meet what he believed would be certain death
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Tosted Presa
Vernon
Tex
John KB
al G. Noyce
Amarillo
Boyce
Boyes
Sneed
Calvert
Fisher
Bonds
New Northerland
Callbell
B. . Bates
Horace Leech
Suffragets Torch Fire Destroys Pavilion and Restaurant
In London around 2 a m the pavilion and restaurant at the fam Hotanical Garden area near Palace were set ablaze and burned. Two suffragists, Jian Lenton and Joyce Laucke, were captured fleeing with portmanteaus of incendiary gear. The walls were soaked with kerosene and shavings and cotton littered the floor as Votes for Women cards appeared. In Richmond police court the pair faced bail denial. Miss Locke threatened a hunger strike.
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United Reese
London
Palace
Jian Lenton
Joyce Laucke
Richmond
Locke
Two Home Rule Bills Killed Despite Broad Support
In Olympia on February 20 the senate indefinitely postponed two local control bills after bringing them out of committee. The measures, aimed at home rule for cities, were praised across the state yet opposed by what was called the unholy alliance for fear of harming big interests. The senate spent the morning debating the bills as the house planned to pass a $9,500,000 appropriation bill with few changes.
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Olympia
Senate
House
Port Bill Fight Begins to Resolve Waterfront Dispute
In Olympia a large Seattle waterfront owners and dock operators delegation led by J B Goldsmith of Schwabacher Co appears before joint house and senate committees to press port bills at a public hearing. Judge Danworth for shore owners reports a possible agreement with the port commission on disputed points. Commissioners Renneberg and Bridges attend.
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Olympia
Seattle
J. 8
Goldsmith
Schwabacher Co
House
Senate
Danworth
Renneberg
Bridges
Woman awarded 22000 for finger amputation after railway incident
Mrs. Anna Valentine received a 22000 judgment in Judge Humphreys' court against the Northern Pacific railway. She alleges her finger was crushed in a door spring aboard a Sleeping Car between Portland and Tacoma, leading to amputation. Boston names a new licensing board chairman who opposes the perpendicular drink and requires saloons to provide tables and seated service.
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Anna Valentine
Humphreys
Northern Pacific Railway
Boston
Marries Widow of Man He Slew Escapes Trial
In Butte Montana February 20 1900 Joseph Foreman a 20 year old man charged with the murder of Jack Handy Neberg married Handy's widow replacing the funeral and dirge in the case Foreman avoided re trial as Montana law prevents a wife from testifying against her husband Mrs Handy testified in the first trial and Foreman then went home to marry her.
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Butte
Mont
Bella
Joseph Foreman
Jack Handy Emberg
Foreman
Mre
Handy
Mr Handy
Montana
Fire destroys Oberlin home. seven Smith children dead
Seven children aged between 1 and 12 died in a blaze that engulfed the Smith home near Oberlin Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Smith, who locked the doors to keep youngsters in, returned too late to save them. An overturned lamp is suspected as the fire's cause.
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United Preee
Harrisburg
Mra
Geo. Smith
Smith
Oberlin
Mrs Moore Repeats Sensational Charge At Trial
The Hazel Moore trial resumes after a dramatic witness fainting episode as Moore testifies against Immigration Officer Thomas Fisher. She says Fisher visited, claimed relations after her arrest, and threatened retaliation. Witnesses were called to corroborate but unclearly identified Fisher. The government plans arguments this afternoon with possible perjury charges discussed.
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Hazel Moore
Thomas Fisher
Mer
New Northerland
Bates
Fisher
Headworth
William PR. Byron
Explorer to Chart the North Seal
San Francisco reports Arctic explorer Vilhjelmar Steffanssen will lead a multidisciplinary party to survey the unexplored Arctic boundary north of Banksland. They plan to depart May 1 and remain three years, following the McClure route first traveled in 1853.
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San Francisco
Arctic Circle
Banksland
Vilhjelmar Steffanssen
McClure
Couple end lives in double suicide over tuberculosis
In Washington on February 20, Lewis NW Watt, 37, and his wife Jennie, 27, both dying of consumption, slashed their throats with a razor in a joint suicide pact. Watt killed himself first, then his wife took her own life.
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Washington
Lewis
Watt
Jennie
Oe Watt
Ten Day Battle Blasts Mexico City In Revolt Narrative
A staff correspondent recalls the ten day clash in Mexico City from Feb 9 to 20, detailing shattered homes, mass casualties, and street fighting around the Zocalo and the National Palace. Diaz and Reyes lead the assault on the arsenal as artillery duels erupt, ending with a shift in command and a brutal siege atmosphere.
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Mexico City
United
United States
Vera Cruz
United Press
Porfirio Ding
America
Zocalo
National Palace
Diaz
Reyes
Prediction of Ex-President Madero Executed
Reports from Mexico City say Francisco Madero the deposed president is predicted to be executed. Madero and former Vice President Suarez were blocked from leaving for Vera Cruz adding to rising anti Madero sentiment. Huerta did not disclose life threats until Madero's death list surfaced as crowds gathered at the station.
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Reese
Mexico City
Francisco
Madero
Mexico
Suarez
Vera Cruz
Huerta
Madero @ Suarez
Congress
Spring Suit Special at W A Smith Ladies' Tailor
W A Smith offers Spring Suits at 35.00 Friday and Saturday only, advertised as 40.00 to 60.00 values. The Star urges readers to visit 229 Union street or call Main 9400 Elliott 44 to seize the deal and notes Star Want Ads bring results.
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W. A. Smith
University Street
Elliott
Union Street
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Victoriano Huerta
Gianquet
Gustavo Madero
Amercan Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Telephone Companies
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Peeping Tom
Mrs. Moore
Razor
Plaza
Diaz and
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Cuidadela
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Dias
Blanquet
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