Inner Circle Conducts The Miller Campaign
A local political row centers on the Miller campaign and the inner circle shaping strategy. Friction with Mayor Moore’s backers grows as the Post Intelligencer backs Moore while Miller allies push a disciplined slate led by the inner circle. District wards and waterfront politics figure in organizational maneuvers as tensions rise ahead of the fall election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
G. Helfner
Ee Miller
A. J. God
Post Intelligencer
John F. Miller
Post-Intelligencer
Gant
Curess
Miller
Committee
Kenneth Mackintosh
James A. Wood
Jim Callahan
John Perry
Frank Wetstling
C. B. Yandel
Dick Poland
Henry Beck
June Trill
Helfner
Pete Smith
Jim Agnew
Miller Organisation
Hiner
Case
Miller Organization
Thse
Lewiston Card Rooms Close After Forty Years
Lewiston Idaho on February 24 reports the first closure of all city card rooms in four decades. Prosecuting Attorney Daniel Needham ordered the locks as he holds card rooms are places of amusement and thus subject to the statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Callahan
Alan
First Ward
Miller
Lewiston
Idaho
Daniel Needham
Gambling Closes in North Bend Ahead of Seattle Election
North Bend Washington reports saloons forced to close on Sundays for the first time in the town. Slot machines and card gambling were ordered stopped and moved to walls. Lewd women are confined to upstairs rooms. Officials expect enforcement only until after the Seattle election on March 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Bend
Wash
Seattle
Ealoon
Gambiere
Maple Valley faces alleged law defiance in county
A Maple Valley resident letter read by George Cotteri at Dreamland Rink on Saturday night accuses county officials of lax enforcement. The letter cites four saloons with slot machines, constant gambling, Sunday law violations, underage patrons, and impersonators. Sheriff Smith denies Maple Valley gambling allegations.
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Maple Valley
George Cotteri
Dreamland Rink
King County
Smith
Methodist ministers endorse William Hickman Moore for reelection
At a meeting of the Methodist ministers at the M C A this morning Mayor Moore received endorsement for another term. They praised his temperance actions closing saloons and urged his reelection, with supportive remarks from Rev Thomas Elliott and other church leaders.
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Moore
Thomas €. Elliott
Queen Anne M. E
Attempted Murder by Black Hand in Italian Community
Deputy Sheriff Bob arrested two Italians, Umbria and Guerini, after an attack in Black Diamond that wounded a man in the arm and left shots misfiring. Frank Rowa remains in custody as a witness while Vitero swore complaints charging assault with intent to murder. Blank Diamond area and threats from a secret society prompted officials to promise a countywide crackdown.
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Mana
Umbra
Basquala
Bob
Frank Rowa
Vitero
Umbria
Guerini
Black Diamond
Whitham
Indicted Ice King Prepares to Fight
Charles W. Morse once powerful ice magnate has formally asked Justice Dowling's court to inspect grand jury minutes that led to two larceny indictments. He also faces a perjury charge and will be summoned to plead.
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United Press
New York
Charles W. Morse
Justice Dowling
Morse
Hitchcock Trial Delayed Again in New York Court
Raymond Hitchcock the comedian faced a fresh continuance as his defense cited difficulty locating witnesses for at least a week. Justice Dowling granted the extra time, with Hitchcock attending the morning proceedings.
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New York
Raymond Hitchcock
Justice Dowling
Hitchcock
Elder Lays the Corner Stone at New First Methodist
Yesterday afternoon the cornerstone for the new First Methodist church at Fifth Ave and Marion St was laid in a ceremony led by Rev. W S Herrington D D presiding elder. The building, costing about 300000 dollars, should have the lower story ready by July and be fully dedicated around Thanksgiving.
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First Methodist Church
Fifth Ay
Marion At
W. 8. Herrington
D. D
Former Gambler In Poor House
Sanford Spalding, once a grocer and gambler, declared mental collapse and was taken to the county poor farm. A resident eighteen years, he lived alone in a Waterfront shack at Western and Blanchard avenues. Officer Vaupeil found him helpless during a morning welfare check. Spalding formerly worked as a prospector in the ore trade in Montana and gambled for fifteen years.
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Sanford Bpalding
Bpalding
Western
Blanchard Ave
Vaupeil
Spalding
Montana
Inspiration of the Scriptures Subject Taught at Church Meeting
Judge Rodger Greene led a ministerial gathering at First Hapitat Church this morning to discuss the topic Inspiration of the Scriptures. The discussion focused on biblical authority and the enduring relevance of sacred texts for congregants and clergy alike.
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Judge Rodger
Greene
First Hapitat Church
Japanese Woman Kidnapped by Trio in Broad Daylight
Kim Shigaki, 26, wife of local merchant Gotaro Shigaki, was seized in front of her home on February 13 by three Japanese men. She was taken to a Renton hotel and guarded. warrants were issued for Iwadda and Uweda, with the third man unnamed. The husband appeals to authorities for travel.
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Kim Shigaki
Gotaro Shigaki
Renton
Iwadda
Uweda
Wife Sues Pacific Coast Syrup Firm for Damages
Hertha Mills, widow of Albert A Mills, who died after being fatally scalded in a syrup vat at the Pacific Coast Syrup Company on September 10, 1907, files suit in Superior Court seeking $10,000. She claims the accident resulted from the company’s neglect to install guard rails around the vat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hertha Mills
Albert A. Mills
Pacific Coast Syrup Company
Sait
Ministers Laud Mayor Moore at Seattle Presbyterian Meeting
William Hickman Moore received hearty applause from Seattle's Presbyterian ministers after Rev. J. M. Wilson praised his two-year effort to close saloons and enforce laws. Wilson urged ministers and citizens to support Moore for another term despite competing candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hickman Moore
Presbyterian Ministers of
Seattle
J. M. Wilson
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court Rejects Repeal Claim in Standard Oil Fine
The U S Supreme Court ruled the Pikine law was not repealed by the Hepburn act, dealing a deathblow to Standard Oil's bid to avoid a 29 740 000 fine. The decision affirms Elkins law fines for rebates by Great Northern Railway and the W P Devereaux company case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Supreme Court
Elkins
United Press
Washington, D. C
Standard Oil Company
Landis
Great Northern Railway Company
Santa Fe Books Under Probe By California A G
Raymond Benjamin, assistant attorney general, examines Santa Fe company ledgers in San Francisco to probe alleged rebates involving the Southern Pacific Santa Fe and Salt Lake routes. The review is lengthy and may take a week or more to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe Company
Raymond Benjamin
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Salt Lake
Black Hand Threats Target Naval Depot at Iona Island
A letter signed Black Hand warns Commodore Hraunstetter that 3,000,000 pounds of powder on Iona Island will be blown up unless workers discharged December 31, 1807 are rehired. Officials work to identify the letter’s author. Separately, Tokyo reports Kilang Fortress in Formosa to be completed at a cost of 000 yen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
New York
Black Hand
Hraunstetter
United States Naval
Aone
Iona Island
Tokio
Kilang
Formosa
Thief Steals Meerschaum Pipes From Doctor
Meerschaum pipes valued at 50 dollars were stolen from Dr. C. E. Cumming’s residence at 264 Pike 1 yesterday. A person entered the room with a pass key while the doctor was away, taking the pipes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Cummings
Former convict arrested after chase in Ferndale lodging house
Charles Turner, a former convict wanted in Seattle and Tacoma for alleged thefts, was arrested after a hot chase by Patrolman Tischler. Charles Boyd, 16, found asleep in Turner's room, said they had been stealing from lodging houses and hotels in Seattle and Tacoma.
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Charles Turner
Tacoma
Tischler
Charles Boyd
Turner
Ferndale
Seattle
Willard Memorial Service Held at Methodist Tabernacle
Francis Willard memorial services were held yesterday afternoon at the Methodist Tabernacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Willard
Methodist Tabernacle
Popocatetl Volcano Awakens Threatening Mexican City
Three sulphur workers in the Popocatetl crater died from volcanic gas as their companions failed to rescue them. Heat and underground rumblings intensify as gases rise, with Penon springs near Mexico City boiling and renewed feared activity from the ancient volcano.
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És United Press
Popocatapetl
Penon Springs
Mexico City
Fire destroys Tacoma furniture store. firefighter dies
A blaze gutted the Davis and Smitch furniture house at Pacific avenue and South 21st street in Tacoma. Fireman George Hill fell from a fifth story ledge and died after a ladder shift. over 50,000 dollars in property was damaged and several workers injured. The fire was under control by 11 o'clock.
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Fifth Story
Tacoma
George Hill
Davis & Smitch Furniture House
Pacific Av
No. 4
William Lee
No. 2
Hill
Lee
Oliver
Northern Pacific Baggage
Pacific
Seattle and Portland Clearing Totals Report
Seattle clearings today amount to 474556.46 with balances 12353016. Portland clearings reach 954112 with balances 88648.00. summarizes financial totals for two cities in this business brief.
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Seattle
Portland
Obituary: Robert Nixon Dies in San Francisco
Robert Nixon of Yreka editor and Albany, New York native, a longtime California resident, dies in San Francisco at age 77 from an acute pneumonia attack. He was widely known as a genial figure in the northern California press.
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San Francisco
Robert Nixon
Yreka
Albany
N. Y
California
Pacific Wave editor claims autocratic rule at Washington
Roy D. Rudio elected editor of the Pacific Wave by 74 of 792 votes and issues a rule barring Heatth paper correspondents from staff. Posters label him “the State” and urge reinstatement of the deposed associate editor amid campus uproar and past leadership turmoil.
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Loula the XIV
Roy D. Rudio
Pacific Wave
University of Washington
Rudio
Wave
Radio
John W. Campbell
Harold Birkett
George L. Spirk
Roy Rudio
No Bond Issue for Columbia Repealed Before Print Ballots
A $4,500 bond proposal for Columbia is deemed unnecessary as ballots are prepared. The ordinance calling a bond vote will be repealed tonight and bond provisions removed. A clerical error in the comptroller's office mislisted assets and liabilities when Columbia joined Seattle.
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Columbia
Comptroller's Office
Seattle
Bay View Congregational Church Dedicated in Youngstown
Yesterday afternoon Bay View Congregational church was dedicated at Youngstown marking the community's first church building in the sulk urb area.
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Bay View
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Star Special Service
Ent
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Leary
Trovale
Harry
Llaian
Oltright
Ice King
Elder
U. S. Naval Magazine
Commerce St
Harry White
Hil
Rose
Pen
Youngstown Church
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