McMahon Murder Mystery Tangles Seattle Police
McMahon, manager of the American Cafe, found dead with diamonds and cash valued at 1500 dollars. Suspects Reasor, Charlie Rose, and Peter Miller were arrested in 1909 and confessed involvement in pawning the loot. Detective Tennant questioned links among Reaser Miller and Smith as the case drags on.
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Hugh McMahon
George Smith
Reaser
Reaser Isnow
Millers
McMahon
Smith
Tennant
Spokane
Peter Miller
Miller
Mills Left A Fortune Of A Hundred Million
January 5 report notes the estate of the late C.B.O. and philanthropist valued around 106.9 million to 169 million dollars. The will may direct interment near Sleepy Hollow NY and ties to Washington Irving legend.
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Mills
San Francisco
Cbo
Tarrytown
N. Y
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Eantera Associates
Mille
D. C
Telephone bill profits soar for Bell interests in 1999
Wall Street sits up as American and Telegraph Co reported profits of 150 million dollars for 1999. The telecommunications figure, the highest yearly profit in Bell interests history, marks a record year that draws attention from railroad magnates and financial powers.
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Beil
Wall
Will Not Let White Slave Owner Escape Narration
A garbled court note reports perjury charges against Nakashima and Kawamiya involving a family relation. The deputy prosecutor asserts Nakashima did not perjure himself, with both men described as connected by marriage and kinship.
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Nakashima
Warelentins
Aeroplanes Safe but Autos Nixed in LA Incident
A flying machine in Los Angeles caused a street collision injuring several, with parts of the automobile crushed and victims pinned beneath wreckage as rescuers freed them. The incident highlights safety concerns over early aviation and ground vehicles.
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MRF
Cal
Los Angeles Aviation
H Ang
Weather Brief Signals Cold Rain and Wind
Fragmentary note reports light rain and cold temperatures on Thursday with strong winds. No specific locales or times are provided.
Seventeen Boats Lost in Halifax Fishing Disaster
Halifax dispatch reports 25 boats from Whitehead pushed into a gathering storm. Only five reached harbor, three were heard from, leaving 17 boats and an estimated 76 men unaccounted for after a southwesterly gale drove them to sea.
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Vancouver
B.C
Halifax
Whitehead
Wealthy Horseman and Wife Die in Train Crash
Chicago report says wealthy horseman Cone and his wife were killed when an Illinois Central train struck their touring car in the southern section of the ely. Cone reportedly watched the whistle of the oncoming train and drove onto the track just as the engine rounded a curve. The car was struck squarely and the couple was hurled 20 feet, both badly mangled.
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Chicago
Jan
S—Lewie
Cone
Illinois Central
Ely
Taft Declares War on Insurgents in Historic Move
President Taft formally declares war on insurgents amid rapid hostilities. Washington correspondents note the opening of real fighting as the administration vows no patronage for those aligned against it. Statements by Cummins Bristow La Follette and Clapp fuel Taft’s wrath over food prices and policy.
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Washington
Taft
Insurgente
Insurgenta
Cummins
Des Moines
Bristow
Senator la Follette
Hie
Clapp
Two Killed in Oregon Wreck Near Cascade Locks
Two men died and five were seriously injured when two extra freight trains crashed on a curve east of Cascade Locks on the O R and N tracks. The wreck was blamed on dense fog and a steep grade. Reported dead include T H Carson and Geo D Hall with others injured or unaccounted.
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Cascade Locks
Ore
Jan
Ths Place
T. H. Carson
T. B. Moore
Durkee
M. Meteat
Died With Fright Mary Mauerhan Found Dead
In San Jose California on January 5 Mrs Mary Mauerhan died of fright after shrieks were heard. Police search the house from roof to cellar found nothing and neighbors recall her frantic dash through rooms before collapsing behind a pantry door.
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My United Pres
San Jose
Cal
Mary Mauerhan
Death by Own Action Ends Yate Graduate's Struggle
Raymond Lloyd, a Yate graduate, killed himself with carbolic acid on December 26. After over six years of labor his estate totaled less than $250, a county clerk’s report shows.
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Raymond Lloyd
Yate
Indian service calls for farmers to enroll
Washington officials say the Indian service seeks many farmers to join with a salary offer of 1200 dollars per year. The appeal targets agricultural communities and promises steady pay in exchange for service.
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Washington
The
Indian Service
Star Wing Fights Plan to Move Registration Books
City council voted to allow two days of registration in every precinct before the primaries. The Gill Carroll plan to keep books at city hall faced protests as council members reversed the scheme, with Hi Gil and Carroll facing backlash. Some Gill leaders expressed disappointment and sought private discussions.
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Ge Attle
Gil-Carroll
Gill Machine
Carroll
Carrol
Hi Gil
J.T Armstrong
W. M. Piines
Fifteenth
Gill
Gill-Carroll
German Berlin figure called typ ical American by Yale president
Yale president Hadley described a Berlin German as the closest model of a typical American after years of study. He argued Americans could learn from Germans in practical work. The meeting faced absences and a planned formal session was postponed to a later time.
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Berlin
YALE
New York
Hadley
America
Ballinger Probe Formally Started in Court and Capitol
A court hearing in Ballinger era cases opened with faults in testimony as special agent Griffithe failed to recall details of the raid on November 31. a continuance was granted. Separately in Washington a joint House Senate resolution calls for a full investigation of the Ballinger Pinchot controversy, to probe every interior and forest service bureau. The twelve member committee will be split evenly between vice president and the speaker’s picks.
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George Griffiths
Perry
Justice Brown
Griffithe
Vanderveer
Xaloén
Dan Stewart
Jack Campbell
Kent
Griffiths
Harry Rief
Hodge
Washington
Senate
House
Wesley L. Jones
W. E. Humphrey
Taft
Committee On Public Lands
Committee On Rules
Interior Department
Forest Service
Sherman
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Judge Urges Grand Jury to Report Progress
Judge Ronald orders daily roll calls and inquiry in his courtroom to force the grand jury to report progress after six weeks of silence. Foreman Parker must answer whether a report is available as the court seeks visible headway toward a definite end. The directive follows a push for accountability and timely action.
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Ronald
Foreman Parker
Grand Jury
Judge Ronald
Hones
Gill to Lead Fight to Save Accused Men in Seattle
Max Turner and Joseph Hermann were bound over to the superior court after a raid on a house at 669 Yesterday. Bail set at $2,000 each. Hiram Charles Gill will head the defense in the case tied to alleged white slave traffic in Seattle with a team of attorneys. The two women involved, Lily Stein and Annie Weils, are detained at the Great Northern docks as immigration officials vow deportation. A preliminary hearing is set before Superior Judge Ronald in a few days.
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Max Turner
Joseph Hermann
Superior Court
Bai
Hiram Charlies Gill
Seattle
Gill
Hermann
Turner
Lily Stein
Annie Weils
United States
Thomas Fisher
3. W. Nicholson
G. H. Patterson
Henry Wells
J. W. Weat
Herbert Conover
Great Northern Docks
Herrman
Hi Gill
Ronald
Worst Blizzard West Ever Known
Chicago reports snow and sleet snarling traffic and causing minor wrecks as a Midwest storm moves from Colorado eastward. Iowa and Nebraska endure the severest storms in their histories, with weather bureaus offering no relief within a day.
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Chicago
Colorado
Middle West
Iowa
Nebraska
Man leaps from hospital window in awe struck escape
George Todd, listed as mentally unbalanced, jumped four stories from a Kings County hospital ward window landing on brick pavement unhurt. He had entered the hospital on Christmas Day, gave a Bergen Street address, and threatened self harm before the escape. He was strapped to a bed in the alcoholic ward after recapture. Ralph Posie, Booth Park dairyman, fined $100 for selling wholesome milk from dirty containers and milk from unclean milking.
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Uvetted Breve
New York
George Todd
Kings County Hospital
Todd
Ralph Posie
Booth Park
Ballinger Guggenheims and the People History of Conservation Fight
A Washington report frames the Ballinger affair as part of the struggle between Roosevelt conservation policies and reactionary forces. It traces events from 1908 to 1909, detailing Taft's role, Ballinger's power site withdrawals, Pinchot's protests, and the alleged whitewashing efforts connected to Guggenheims, Heyburn, and others in a battle over public lands and policy.
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Ballinger
THE
Guggenheims
People—History OF Conservation
Gilgon Gardner
Washington
J. C
Roosevelt
Taft
Cunninghame
Standard Ol
Heyburn
Carter
Ballingeham
Pinchot
Rooseveltiam
Garfield
R. A. Ballinger
White House
Pye
Cunningham Coil
Clavis
Mentor
Glavis, Shaw, Et al
Automobilists Run Amuck In A Sand Pile Collision
A Big White Steamer with license 9039 traveling about 12 mph hit a sand pile near Summit avenue and Pine street last night. Three occupants were thrown into the street. L Holdt owner of the car escaped injury by gripping the wheel. James Jensen Rudolph Vedeen and Patrolman C Lee sustained minor injuries. Lee twisted knee. No red light at the sand display was observed. Also mention of Kornet Rooter musician William Spitgel arriving in Seattle for a bride Lena Taska. A meeting at Madrena hall discusses Dr J W Lyons organizing a Third Ward council campaign.
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Hcense
Summit Av
Pine St
L. Holdt
18Th Av N
James 8. Jensen
Rudolph Vedeen
Union Sr
C. Lee
Lee
Jensen
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Otice
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Aldrich
Dee
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Charles H. Laska
Madrena Hall
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Tila
J. WH. Lyons
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