Pettibone Found Not Guilty in Murder Trial
Pettibone walks free after a jury clears him of murder charges in a high‑profile case. Judge Wood discharged the prisoner, Pettibone returned to St. Alphonsus hospital with his wife and supporters, voicing no bitterness and saying he believed the acquittal would also affect Moyer and Haywood.
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Bey
Pettibone
Meunenberg
James H. Hawley
Moyer
Wood
Pettbone
St. Alphonsus Hospital
Haywood
Private Mount Royal steamer overdue with 400 aboard
A private dispatch from Toronto reports the CP RO has given up hope for the steamer Mount Royal overdue from Antwerp carrying 400 passengers. The vessel is missing with no signs of its fate. Authorities await further word as rescuers search the sea.
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United Press
Victoria
B.C
Toronto
C. P. RO
Mount Royal
Antwerp
Two Boys Die In Lightning Strike At Wesley Methodist
In Bellingham yesterday afternoon a violent storm caused a fatal accident at Wesley Methodist. Jae Belllingham and Clyde Damaske were killed when a bolt struck their area. Ray Damaske, aged 10, survived uninjured but suffered minor injuries. another boy, Mussulman, died after sustaining a broken back and internal injuries.
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Moewniman
Pertney
Young Mussulman
Hire
Cupid Suggests Ship Cattle To Seattle Stir
Garfield notes William Duling and Wilm Bishop purchase 1060 head of fat cattle to be shipped to Portland or Seattle. Local ads list home goods from Bon Marche to Gates' Jewelry and various service items, with prices and vendors in a cluttered 1900s classifieds style.
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Garfield
Jan
William Duling
Wilm Bishop
Shipme
Portland
Gomas Explains His Scheme in Seattle Ad Offer
The article describes Gomas defending a plan offering carpenters and laborers a path to home ownership via purchasing lots in North Seattle. Applicants must sign contracts buying a lot, pay monthly cash and contribute labor to meet the price, with three years of work promised. The scheme hinges on fulfillment of the contract by both sides. Also noted is Panama Canal earth excavation for December totaling 2.2 million cubic yards.
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Gm North Heatile
Columbia
Oleep Reley
Leledt
Gomas Staten
Seattle
Gomes
Gomas
Confusion Over Wisconsin Primary Date Stirs Political Scramble
Madison reports confusion as Wisconsin officials debate primary date following Chief Justice Cassidy’s death. Governor appointee Robert Bashford faces conflicting interpretations of February 2 or 4 for the primary, with leap year adding to errors in filing deadlines. Local officials acknowledge corrections to nomination closing dates while candidates scramble for last minute declarations and party ticket planning.
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Madison
Wiscan
Corporation Counsels
Corporation Courtsnls
Saint Prea Dee Nak Ge
Dew
Gide
Scott Cabdewn
Scott Cabdewn, Through One of His Deputies, Wrote A Letter To City Comptroller
Carreil
Calhoun
Comptroller’s Office
Seattle
Matthew Dew
Agin
Moore
Shaal
George Russell
Mmce
Securisb
Jetm F. Miller
Russell
Miller
Gold Miners Face Month More Ensnared In Mine
Rescue crews labor at the 560 level below the 75 foot mark as three entombed miners Bailey McDonald and Brown press on through a massive cave in. Officials predict possible daylight and a quicker rescue if solid rock is reached ten feet lower.
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United Press
R. A. Bailey
Pete McDonald
Pred Brown
Robbery Reported at Corner Saloon In Western Ave Area
Charles Booning thet night told police he was robbed of 75 dollars at the Corner saloon on Western Avenue and Seneca. He accused Carl Anderson Tufby of the crime. Both men were taken to headquarters to await investigation.
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Charles Booning
Western Av
Seneca
Carl Anderson
Receiver Appointed for Santa Fe Mining Company
In Santa Fe district court on January 4 judge appointed R Z Wierd of Albuquerque as receiver for the Consolidated Mining and Smelter Company, which runs mines and a smelter at Cerrillos in Santa Fe County. The property is valued at about $500000, and the action stems from unpaid taxes. In Washington D C on January 4 Surgeon General Rixey seeks to place the ship Relief into service soon, with Magdalena Bay as its initial destination.
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United Press
Santa FE
N. M
Fudge McFpie
R. Z. Wierd
Albuquerque
Conaelidrated Mining & Smelter Company
Cerrillos
Santa Fe County
Washington, D. C
Rixey
Navy
Relief
Mare Cal
Magdalena Bay
Lower California
Airship dreams drive marriage apart in divorce ruling
Martha B. Mason won a divorce from William F B Mason before Judge Frater, after alleging he used dining room table leaves to frame wings for an airship and neglected family. Alimony set at 36 dollars monthly. Mason retains furniture and habit of staying.
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Martha B. Mason
William FB. Mason
William MeoCarthy
Mawson
Court
Mason
Roosevelt asks resignation of surveyor general at Boise
President Roosevelt sent a letter demanding the resignation of Ernest, surveyor general at Boise, citing dissatisfaction with his friction with land office officials and his conduct. The move signals political tension within the administration and shifts in land office oversight.
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Roosevelt
Ernest
Boing
Eagleson
Land Office
Tragic death in Burlington as boy fatally injured by ax
In Burlington Washington on January 4 13 year old Jacob Melick living with parents on the Cook road was killed when a timber he was cutting caused him to fall backward onto an upturned ax blade. The axe pierced his body and severed his backbone as his sister sadly witnessed the accident.
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United Press
Burlington
Wash
Jacob Melick
Cook Road
Eaddenly
Falls On Baby And Kills It In North Yakima
Attorney Logan H. Roberts and Mrs Roberta mourn the death of their two year old daughter Corena from concussion after a fall on an icy sidewalk. Roberts slipped while lifting the child a few days ago, the accident causing the deadly fall.
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United Press
North Yakima
Logan H. Roberts
Roberta
Corena
Roberts
Matrimonial Advice Column Promotes Bold Approach
The matrimonial editor offers guidance on courting rules and how to approach a man of choice. Readers are invited to call or write with questions and use a color coded letter to gauge a potential reply, aiming for a favorable outcome and gifts offered earlier in the column.
Society Woman Takes Poison
Mrs John Van Nese Roberts a well known New York society figure died from a drug prescribed for a weak heart. Her husband died in Germany five years ago. Coroner Acritelli found two physicians present as she was unconscious. illness had led her to take minute doses of myrrhine as a heart stimulant.
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United Press
New York
John van Nese Roberts
Germany
Corener Acritelli
Roberts
Roberta
Baseball magnates discuss situation
The Northwest league circus committee met yesterday with Chairman Dugdale stating that new business was not transacted and that matters were discussed informally.
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Northwest League
Dugdale
Conspiracy to Kill Dowager Empress Arrests Made
Police arrest 19 persons accused of plotting to murder Maria Feodorovna Romanova after her return from abroad. They allegedly inserted a fake death notice in Novoe vremya announcing a requiem at a fictitious church, with the plot described as ingenious and secretive.
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ST. pirkrancRa
Maria Vendorvana
Novoeoromy
Maria Feodorovana Romanova
Alexanderrossky Monastery
Mrs Von Schoenbeck Declared Insane After Christmas Killing
ALLENSTEIN Prussia Jan 4 Mrs Von Schoenbeck widow of a major killed by Capt Von Goeben on Christmas night is declared insane. Confined in a cell since the murder she is thought to have been mentally deaged for years. James Date an English sailor, 28, was taken to the Wayside hospital with head injuries from a fall.
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United Press
Allenstein
Prussia
James Date
Wayside Hospital
If your love will stick the gis
Fragmentary verse asks for the return of various colored bows to prove love. The speaker invites a suitor to send back specific ribbons as tests of affection, with lines referencing pink, brown, maroon, buff, red, yellow, and black. The tone reads like playful vintage courting poetry with inconsistent phrasing and typos.
Buried Alive: Two Men Trapped in Ranch Well Near Ettopia
Jan. 4 Spokane reports Marry Joyce and John Hager, brothers in law, buried while digging a weir on Mise Tilian Block ranch two miles north of Ettopia. They were buried 1460 feet deep under earth and rocks. a large rescue effort is underway. Both men remain alive but with slim chances of survival.
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United Press
Spokane
Joyce
John Hager
Mise Tilian
Block
Ettopia
Rio de Janeiro Welcomes Fleet With Pavilion for U S Sailors
Viscount Moraes offers the Grand Pavilion by the bay for the comfort and convenience of arriving American battleship crews. The mayor provides reading rooms writing tables and refreshments for American sailors and journalists ahead of the fleet arrival on January 11.
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United Prene
Rio DE Janeiro
Viscount Moraes
Miner Robbed of 1030 Dollars in Gold Savings
IS ROBBED TACOMA January 4 A Vasaleno a coal miner from Carbonado loses 1030 dollars in gold representing lifelong savings in a street robbery reported from Tacoma The crime involves a single suspect and limited details are available.
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Tacoma
A. Vasaleno
Carbonado
Missing Slavs Reported After Banking Cash in Woodhed
Two Slavonian miners who had been boarding with Vagulero for three months disappeared after reportedly taking money he kept buried in a woodhed. Vagulero kept the funds as a personal bank over years in Wilkeson. The pair left Wilkeson after obtaining the money.
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Vagulero
Wilkeson
Japs Arrive in Vancouver as Influx Expected
Vancouver reports the unexplained arrival of 300 Japanese with potential for 1200 more from Hosolula within a month. The situation colors the Oriental scene in Vancouver as officials assess the implications for the city.
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United Press
Vancouver
B. C
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