Black Diamond Saloons Close as New Year Drunk Scene Unfolds
Old Tim, former owner of Black Diamond, wanders drunk through the town as Deputies attempt to keep order on New Year’s Eve. Joe Krause’s bar empties into the street when a midnight closure hits, leaving Tim to stumble home in the cold after a final night of revelry and gunfire.
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Diamond
Tim
Joe Krause
Black Diamond
Joe
Baker Park District
Mack Diamond
King County
Gueret
Myself
Trge
Ravensdale
Tony
Pollack
Joe Hill
Calaboose
Danny
Hill
Uncle Sam Opens His Parcel Post in Seattle
A Seattle reader reports the first parcel under the new parcel post system arriving early morning at the post office. The parcel to Lota’s brother contained a Rush family manuscript 600 pages long and was insured at $50. Postmasters prepare for higher demand as parcel post expands city deliveries.
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A. Co
Seattle
Posto
Lota
A.D. Rust
Proom
Washington
D. C
Rush
Mrs. Lots
Firemen Battle Christmas Tree Blaze at Washington Hotel
Firemen fought a blaze sparked by a cigarette in the main lobby of a Washington hotel at 1 am. About 560 guests in the dining room were held in place as the orchestra played and coats and furs burned. Damage totaled around $10,000 with no danger to the building. Guests scrambled for belongings after cooling off.
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Washington
J. E B. Chilvery
Fromen
Pel
Mel
Marmaduke
Sulzer Takes Office Unpledged Amid Pledge to People
Albany dispatch reports Win Sulzer declared unpledged for New York governor after winning an electoral victory. He stated his duty is to serve the people faithfully and honestly while recognizing his limitations, taking office to fulfill responsibilities without any binding commitments beyond the people. A stray line notes a hotel fire left no mourners, with the hotel heavily insured.
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United
Albany
Jan
Sulzer
Empire State
Suizer
New Year News From Across the Globe
United Press dispatches report a string of New Year events. May Horton, 60, died by carbolic acid in Tagoma. Nine miners trapped by flood at Castle Hill colliery near Tamaqua as air is pumped for rescue. In San Francisco several deaths and crises mark New Year’s Day. London confers peerages and honors. New York revelers cause a wave of violence with stabbings and shootings and many arrests.
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United Presse
Tagoma
May Horton
Tamaqua
Castlehigh
Tacoma Man’s Elopement Bride Arrested in Seattle Case
A 21 year old Tacoma man A J Claremont and 16 year old Edna Saunders eloped from Greenwood Lake Washington walking seven miles through wet woods to a ferry then a boat to Tacoma. They announced intentions to marry but police arrested them at Claremont’s Seattle home after arriving with plans to wed. Edna Saunders to be brought to Seattle for further action.
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Tacoma
Seattle
Edna Saunders
W. O. Saunders
Carpenter
Greenwood
Lake Washington
Claremont
Edna
South & St
First Man Jailed for 1913 New Year in Police Custody
In Los Angeles on January 1 Patrolman Evans brought Louie Larson drunk and disorderly to police headquarters for the new year. The booking, procession, and ceremonial confinement marked a notable start to 1913. A separate case ends in hung jury over dynamite depredation at a central felice station.
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Evans
Louie Larson
Larson
BuCett
Smith
Searing
Snith
Los Angeles
Carl Redelbach
Warr
Central Felice
City Council Divided Over Traction Line Partnership
Seattle's city council splits over the proposed partnership with the Seattle Renton and Southern railway. Four members favor the plan, four oppose, with two undecided. A council vote by March 4 could send the issue to a public referendum if key members dissent. Local clubs are split, with Rainier Valley groups backing and opposing factions mounting campaigns.
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Hesketh
Erickson
Griffitha
Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway
Wardall, Haas
Blaine and Peirce
Goddard
Marble
Rainier Valley
He Council
Souncilman Wardall
Ofrenlars
Wardall
Endl
Afat
Frday
Utilities
Raingr Valley
Rainigr Valley
Fractured Q&A and Odd Egg Note in Spokane
A fragmented collection of Q and A jokes and practical tips precedes a Spokane note about an egg price drop. A sea shell deposit at a lake bottom allegedly boosts hens egg production twofold, while unrelated queries about hair care and cold-water chapping appear in the muddled text.
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Spokane
Union Chiefs Are Lodged in Cells After Conviction
Thirty three union men convicted at Indianapolis for conspiracy to unlawfully transport explosives arrived at Fort LeavenworthKansas at 7 a m aboard the dynamite special. They were processed with baths shaved heads uniforms numbers and prison rules explained. Some men reacted with emotion others joked as they faced their sentences.
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United Press
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Indianapolis
Federal
McClaughrey
Hockin
Marshal Schmidt
Jake Frank M. Ryan
International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
Olaf A. Trehmoe
San Francisco
Iitle
Ryan
Ike
O. Khayyam
Anton Jeghannsen
Tveltmom
Cligareta
Michael J. Young
Boston
Chas
Beam
Minneapolis
Wachmeister
Houli Painter
Anderson
Clergy blamed for divorce and remarriage problem report
The California commission on marriage and divorce charges Protestant ministers share responsibility for divorce and remarriage by their willingness to wed divorced persons. In Portland Rose Mullet, 26, attempted suicide after waiting ten hours for her intended husband Geo. Gregan outside his workplace and lies in critical condition.
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Los Angeles
California Commission On Marriage and Divorce
United Press
Wir
Portland
Coher
Geo. Gregan
Veith Cammack Co. Clearance Sale Starts Tomorrow
Veith Cammack Co announces a clearance sale beginning tomorrow offering their entire stock of clothing at greatly reduced prices. Full details appear on page 2 in the Law section. Trade your unwanted items in the Exchange Column of The Star. Call Main 9400 or Elliott 44 or visit 229 Union St downtown.
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Theig
Star
Elliott
Union St
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