Speeding streetcar crashes in curve injuring many near Green Lake
A Green Lake streetcar, No. 721, jumped the tracks at 7 13 a m injuring many as it toppled into wreckage near 39th street and Woodland Park Ave. Sophia Machek 17 suffered a fractured skull while others sustained broken limbs and cuts. Many passengers were women and girls on their way to work. Ambulances and fire crews evacuated the injured as residents aided victims and collected belongings amidst shattered glass and splintered wood.
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39Th St
Woodland Park Ave
Green Lake
Sophia Machek
McKinley Place
Wome
Relx
Tom
Paratus
Husband frantically searches for wife amid fatal car crash
An in-depth account outlines Alfred R. Smith chasing his wife after a collision near Capitol Hill. The article details the chaotic aftermath, including a blooded bag found near a pile of bundles, the wrecked streetcar, and multiple seriously injured victims taken to hospitals.
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Alfred R. Smith
Capitol Hill
W. J. Robinson
Stoneway
Local Injuries Reported After Wreck Throughout City
A long list of injuries is reported from a city wreck. Names include Sophia Macher Emma Busher Jack Carey J M Caufield Ruth Sterner and many others with bruises cuts fractures and head injuries. Several victims were taken to city hospital for treatment.
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Sophia Macher
McKinley Place
Gekull
Emma Busher
Jack Carey
J. M. Caufield
L. Humphreys
E. 80Th—Cut Hand. Mrs. K. Spinden, 47, 8516 Corliss—bruised Knee. D. Dunn
10Th Ave
Ruth Sterner
Speeding Cause Cited in City Street Car Crash
Superintendent Murphine labels the N 39th Street wreck a speeding case after reviewing reports. He cites failed safety signals and vows to fire motormen who speed, while Fullerton blames slippery rails and brakes failing as the car failed to stop before the curve.
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Murphine
Thomas F. Murphine
N. 39Th St
Woodland Park Ave
Woodland Park Avé
Fullerton
W. KR. Fullerton
Injuries Listed For Several Residents In Local Incident
A compiled report lists residents with injuries after an incident. Names include Paul Behnke, Irene Hinton, Charles Lincks, Grace Hart, A Harigel, E Tyson, Dan Anderson, Joe Pfister, George Rauch, Romeo Nicolin. Damages range from head cuts to bruises and arm injuries, with occupations noted such as boilermaker, dental assistant, surveyor, power company employee, railroad worker, and city light department staff. The addresses indicate multiple Seattle area locations.
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Paul F. Behnke
Woodland Park Ave
Irene Hinton
76Th St
Charles E. Lincks
Surveyor
48Th St
Puget Sound Light and Power Co
Dan Anderson
President Wilson asks Glass to delay Senate seat
At the White House the president requests Secretary Glass not to enter the Senate as Virginia’s senator until January 15. The announcement states Glass will delay taking his seat.
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Glass
Senate
Washington
Wilson
Secretary of the Treasury
Virginia
White House
Negro Robs Woman in Street Hold Up
A black assailant robbed Mrs. H. Harada of $20 as she walked near Washington Street and Fighthave late at night. She described the suspect as dressed in black clothing and fled toward Washington. Police are investigating the street conduct incident.
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H. Harada
Washington St
Washington At
Ieee
Identified Green Lake St. Car Victim Sophia Machek
The 17 year old Sophia Machek of 6208 McKinley Place, engaged to a Michigan fiancé, was identified as the most seriously injured Green Lake Street car victim in a crash that hurled a vehicle into a telephone pole. Her father and Mrs. M. BE Ward were notified.
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City
Green Lake St.ear
Sophia Machek
McKinley Place
Mins Machek
Michigan
M. BE
Ward
Miss Machek
Hold Up on Eighth Avenue: Red Haired Suspect Described
Charles Tucker of 900 Eighth Avenue reported a 1 a.m. robbery at Eighth Avenue and Madison Street. He said two men searched him, fled when yelled, and described one suspect as about 30 with red hair and rough clothes, the other as young with a gun and a face covering.
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Charles Tucker
Eighth Ave
Madison St
Tucker
Classified Verse Contest Attracts Cook Wanted Ad
A playful appeal invites readers to join a rhyme contest and place a want ad on the page. It promises free seats to Clem mer Theatre and directs readers to the Classified page for details.
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Clemmer Theatre
A Concert Ordeal and Thoughts on Symphony Enjoyment
The narrator misses a symphony concert due to mislaid tickets and delays, rushing through fog and a park to arrive just as the orchestra begins. He reflects that starting with a shorter work helps audience focus and that a symphony is approachable, evoking deep human experiences and heroism.
Seattle Youth Shot in Denver Gun Duel Ends Chase
Denver January 6 A P report says a youth involved in three daring holdups was shot and killed in a gun duel with a posse in Argo a Denver suburb. Robert Green, accomplice in the night’s bank and auto robberies, was shot in the abdomen during a chase through down streets last night.
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Denver
A. P.son
Argo
Robert Green
T Gon
Green
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Green Lake District
W. R. Fullerton
A. F. Corbin
Evanston Ave
Rinehilde Olson
Sadie
Myrtle
Signe Erickson
Sears-Roebuck
Lakeaide Hospital
City Hospital
Emma Buhler
Ringhilde Olson
William Johnson
G. W. Case
Fremont Ave
W. H. Bennett
Ada Carroll
Mias
G. L. Shinden
Apital
Woodland Park Ave. m
N. 39Th
Cress- Dale
W. K. George
Sunnyside Ave
I. M. Ward
E. Olson
Crescent Place
H. W. Everts
Corliss Ave
M. Scott
Sixth Ave
Scott
Albert Boschan
Cleaner Dye Works
E. D
W. J. Harigel
A J. Everdan
W. C. Foresman
E. Green Lake Way
William Buffem
Adelaide Carroll
Clara Evans
Rhinehilde Olson
First Ave
N. E
G. L. Zeinden
Sadie Erickson
Rome
Hevine
Seattle
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