Congress Debates Third Party Plan for Regulating Big Business
The proposal, from the progressive platform, would create an industrial commission with power to regulate interstate and foreign business over 1000000 annually. It would investigate financials and management, curb stock indebtedness, and deem combinations restraining trade as unlawful. The bill links to Supreme Court decisions and envisions government operation of industries with removable executive heads by Congress.
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United Press
Washington
Comos
Progressive Party
Bristow
Industrial Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
Princess Louise Ordered to Pay Damages for Bite Incident
January 6 report states Princess Louise must compensate for damages after her prize terrier bit the butler causing injuries to his calf. The court ruling assigns liability to the princess for the incident.
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Princesa Louise
Princess Prize
Man insists on overalls for child as divorce case unfolds
Ila McEwen sought divorce from William McEwen after he refused to clothe their son George 5, saying stay at home. Judge Mackintosh mediated a temporary reconciliation but William left for British Columbia. Mrs McEwen received custody, Seattle property and $25 monthly alimony. couple wed in 1904.
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George McEwen
William McEwen
Ila McEwen
Mackintosh
McEwen
British Columbia
Mayor vetoes sidewalk plank platform plan on Union and Seneca
Mayor Cotterill vetoes council approval of Councilman Marbles ordinance to build a plank platform at Union and Seneca near First Avenue. An appropriation of 4100 dollars funded the project intended as a sightseeing and lookout point, but the mayor deems the sites unsuitable and the cost excessive.
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Cotterill
Council
Councilman Marbles
Union
Seneca
Sweet of Firs
Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Fatally Wounded by Transport Agent
In Santa Rosa California on January 6 nineteen year old Luella Roberts a Seventeen year old high school student was shot in the back by Frank Cart a Cloverdale station agent after she refused to elope with him He allegedly threatened to shoot them previously and fired three bullets while she walked home with her mother and friends Cart a divorced 35 year old is described as nervous and uncooperative with investigators.
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Santa Rosa
Cal
Luella Roberts
Frank Cart
Cloverdale
Carlisle
Parcel post stamps fly off shelves at Seattle office
The Seattle post office is selling about $1,000 worth of parcel post stamps daily as demand explodes for the new system. Spokane and Tacoma received large shipments, while officials warn supply may run low until Washington can restock. Direct or Ralph notes daily production rising from 6 to 7 million and soon to 16 million stamps.
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United Free
Seattle
Washington
Tacoma
Spokane
C. W. Mathews
Uncle Sam
Parcel Post
Post Office Department
Jon W. Ralph
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
How'd You Like to Have a Job Like John's Where a Misstep Means Death
John Nicholson pictured among nation's skyscrapers shows a high risk job as a steel signalman on a gusty day. He leans against blasts while walking a narrow four inch steel path 20 stories above earth. Alaska surroundings are faintly visible in the background.
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John
John Nicholson
Bac
Feture
Picture
Nicholson
Keround
Alaska
Signatures U K Now We'll Vote On Police Bill
Over 80 percent of names on the Griffith police bill referendum petition were found qualified in a noon check by Chief Registration Clerk Wm Games. 5 070 names were needed for a March 4 vote on the Griffiths ordinance. Kelton filed 7 723 names with the comptroller, 6 181 of which qualified.
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Griffith
Wm. Games
Walter Kelton
Sings in Hospital at Children's Orthopedic Hospital
Bernice De Pasquali entertained crippled children with song at the Children's Orthopedic Hospital yesterday. She was accompanied by Mrs. R. B. Hunkina and Chevalier Paolo Glorza and greeted by Mrs. W. A. Peters, the president, before touring the institution. Mme. Bernice De Pasquali is tonight's guest of the Verein Arion.
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Bernice de Pasquali
Mme. Pasquali
R. 8. Hunkina
Chevalier Paolo Glorza
W. A. Peters
Mme. Bernice de Pasquali
Verein Arion
Frost Grips Southern California in Severe Cold
Los Angeles reports the coldest weather in years with subfreezing temps across many cities. Ice in gutters creates an unusual sight while orange crops suffer damage as thousands smudge fires to protect groves amid calm, windless conditions.
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Los Angeles
California
British consul for Northwest is dead
Portland reports James Laidlaw longtime British consul for Oregon Washington Idaho Montana and Alaska died after illness of Christmas period. He became vice consul in 1874 and consul twenty years later and retired from his shipping business to focus on consular work.
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Portland
Ore
James Laidlaw
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
Ben
Farmers List for Parcel Post Produce and Poultry
The Star publishes a list of farmers willing to fill orders for farm produce eggs and poultry by parcel post. Buyers should request packing in cotton to prevent scrambling. Listings include names and locations such as Sunnydale Renton Olga Port Blakeley and Seattle with various poultry eggs vegetables and flowers offered.
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Parcel Post
Sam
Star
A. C. Bigelow
Sunnydale
Sidney
Robert Hughes
W. W. Wilcox
Henry Green
Theo
Hansen
Suney
H. N. Peters
Renton
Seattle
P. Austin
H. J. Solvin
R. R
Port Blakeley
Leas
Frisco raises 120000 to bail labor leaders
San Francisco labor leaders Olaf A. Tyeitmoe and Bugefie K. Clancy, jailed for six years in Fort Leavenworth on conspiracy to illegally transport explosives, were reportedly slated for bail via gold coin. Officials said $240,000 in bonds backed by real estate would be required, prompting rapid fundraising.
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Frisco
United Press
San Francisco
Jan. G
Olaf A. Tyeitmoe
Bugefie K. Clancy
Fort Leavenworth
P. H. McCarthy
California State Building Trades Council
McCarthy
Edward Nockola
Chicago Federation of Labor
United States
Anderson
Supreme Court Convicts Patten on Cotton Corner Charge
The U S Supreme Court held Jas A Patten and associates for trial in New York for cornering the cotton market in 1910, ruling that such action may violate the Sherman antitrust act. The New York indictment had been quashed. government appeals followed. Justice White and Justices Lurton and Holmes dissented from the majority.
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Dy United Press
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Jas. A. Patten
Chicago Grain and Cotton Speculator
UA. S. District Court of New York
Patten
New York
United States Supreme Court
White
Lurton
Holmes
US Officers Missing as Three Boats Wreck Off Mexican Coast
Seven men are believed lost after the fishing launch Old Nick, the power boat Elizabeth, and an unknown schooner wrecked near the Mexican coast south of the international boundary. Missing are Theodore Hill of San Francisco Immigration Inspector Gus T. Jones and Dan Kirkendall of San Diego, G Gerolami Anton Basil Tim Good and a man known as Pete. The schooner was suspected of attempting to smuggle Chinese into the United States while federal officials monitored it.
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San Diego
Cal
Old Nick
Elizabeth
Theodore Hill
San Francisco
United States
Gus T. Jones
Dan Kirkendall
G. Gerolami
Anton Basil
Tim Good
Pete
Terrorizes Town Ends Own Life In Eugene
Charles Meiklinburg a plasterer who menaced the town for four days with a large gun shot himself in Eugene Oregon after his father vanished a week earlier. A deputy questioned him at his residence as officers moved to arrest him and he said the old man is under the pod.
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Eugene, Or
Charles Meiklinburg
Meiklinburg
Co Eds Frown On Cheating At Missouri University
University of Missouri women form a council to handle cheating cases in classes and on examinations. The council, made up of women students, also classifies handing down papers to next year as cheating. Separate note mentions a Seattle bank saving offer for newsboys with at least $3 to their credit at year end 1913.
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Columbia, Mo
University of Missouri
Women's Council
H. C. Henry
Seattle
Henry
Redondo Beach Storm Tops Local Vessels Losses
In Redondo Beach California January 6 small fishing boats break free from moorings during a historic storm with winds up to 50 miles per hour. No lives are reported lost as the waterfront endures a 12 hour battering by the ferocious weather.
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Redondo Beach
Cal
Furth Kidding Public Along Cars All Cold
City health officials spar over heating Seattle streetcars as a cold snap continues. Jacob Furth pledges action. Kempster says electric heaters ordered with two week install window amid record snow in Cascade passes.
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FURTH
Jacob Furth
Crichton
Jacob
Kempster
Jakey
Nellie's $40,000 Verdict Shrinks to $7,500
Nellie Storlie of Tacoma sought $40,000 for breach of promise against millionaire Fred Hogan of Canada. Judge Cushman reduced the verdict to $15,000 and later to $7,500 after adjustments and a plea for a new trial. Lawyers would take half of the awarded sum.
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Nellie Storlie
Tacoma
Fred Hogan
Canada
E. F E. Cushman
Hogan
Cushman
Frisco Faces Bitter Cold With 28 Degree Freeze
Frisco today endures a sharp cold snap as a killing frost is forecast for tomorrow. The thermometer reads 28 degrees with a biting wind, the coldest spell in years. The national forecast warns further cooling in the north, while fruit crops may suffer statewide, especially in the San Joaquin Valley and southern California.
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San Francisco
United States
San Joaquin Valley
California
Oranges Damaged by Severe Frost in Redlands Region
United Press reports heavy frost damage in the Redlands orange district. Estimates put crop losses around fifty percent after a decade's worst freeze. Local growers brace for diminished output and financial impact this season.
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United Press
Redlands
Cal
Redlands Orange District
Denver Cold Snap Reaches Record Low
United Press reports a severe cold spell in Denver with 1 degree below zero at 3 am and 26 degrees above at 7 am. Colorado and Wyoming towns averaged 10 degrees below zero amid the chill.
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United Press
Denver
Colo
Colorado
Wyoming
Jewelry Advertiser Hails From Seattle's Oldest Jewelers
Albert Hansen a longtime Seattle jeweler sustains a constant advertisement in The Star to build a prominent Northwest store. He advocates steady small ads over splurge campaigns and invites calls to Main 9400 or Elliott 44 or visits at 229 Union St downtown with the Souvenir and Curio Shop. The Star notes its over 40 000 paid daily circulation.
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Albert Hansen
Seattle
Star
Mr. Hansen
Northwest
Elliott
Union St
The
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