Erickson plan sparks press for civic reform in Seattle council
In a heated scramble to lift the Bank influence, neighbors demand action on the Erickson plan giving the people control of public money. The piece questions Wardall Maine Petrce and Haas votes, urges speedy adoption, and warns inspectors to watch for special interests.
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Max Wardall
B. L. Maine
Petrce
Peirce
Bre'r Haas
Haas
Stone & Webster
Erickson
Minister Pleads Guilty In Quiet Court Appearance
A regional minister, pale and composed, entered a plea in a quiet court session. The proceeding concluded with the plea being accepted and the case entering readiness for sentencing under local procedure.
Caldwell Leads in Seattle Caldwell Counsel Race
Hugh M. Caldwell, early $45 filing entrant, is ahead in the Seattle Caldwell corporation counsel contest. He stands tallest among five candidates and serves as chief deputy prosecuting attorney for King County while pursuing city legal advisory work. Caldwell, born Knoxville Tennessee, earned his 1904 DC law degree and moved to Seattle in 1905. He is married with three Seattleborn children and resides at 2717 Tenth Ave N. He favors Republican politics and has not held office before becoming deputy prosecutor in 1910.
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Hugh M. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ranning
Comptroller’s
King County
Knoxville
Tenn
Washington
D. C
Seattle
Municipal League
Tenth
Av. N
Henry Hatt Sail to Lower Alimony in New York Suit
Henry Hatt once famed for the Hatt Girls sues to cut alimony from 125 to 100 dollars a month. He says he has only 3.80 in cash, owes 5,000, and is sick in bed. His sister pays his nurse, editors no longer seek his pictures, and his faded fame leaves him unable to sell works.
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New York
Henry Hatt
Hatt Girls
Edna Garfield Belle Torre Hatt
Princess
Venus
Hutts
Hutt
Gotham Fire Destroys Equitable Life Building and More
A January blaze in New York completely destroys the Equitable Life Assurance building and additional structures. At least 20 people die and losses exceed 10 million dollars. Fire Chief Walsh is among the dead. rescuer William Giblin dies after being trapped in a vault. Fire Chief Kenion investigates.
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United Press
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Company
William Giblin
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Giblin
Division
Walsh
Kenion
Trouble in Enrollment Count Sparks City Debate
Unclear OCR snippet notes 25,487 enrolled with reference to Houston. No further names, dates, or context available to confirm event, date, or institution.
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Itermeys
Houston
Supreme Court Upholds Law Regulating Vice In Deciding Cases
The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutionality of a law regulating vice in court decision making. Rail lines Great Northern and Union Pacific raised the order about reducing movements from the western to eastern routes.
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Supreme Court
Constitutionality of Law
Great
Untitled crime note from 1908 Kansas hanging scene
Fragmentary report describes a 1908 hanging in Kansas where a prisoner named Beck reportedly fell, remained suspended, and was later examined by physicians who concluded the rope broke from the fall.
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Wes
Beck
Tax Reform Aimed After Court Validates Income Tax Law
Wis officials report the court sustains the income tax statute in a test case. The ruling supports reforms and indicates the law may stand as a model for broader taxation reform after its recent enactment.
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Wis
Wistaining
Terms Offered to Manchus by Republicans
Shanghai dispatch reports a peace conference offer to Yuan Shikai's Manchus detailing four points. The emperor would be treated with foreign sovereignty on Chinese soil, granted a residence at Jehol or summer palace, receive a liberal government allowance, and have ancestral tombs and temples preserved intact.
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Shanghai
Wu Ting Fang
Ting Shao Yi
Ting
Yuan Shi Kai
Jeho
Summer Palace
National Assembly
Toledo Wins 3-Cent Street Car Fares Victory
In Toledo Ohio the city secured a 3-cent fare ordinance after Mayor Brand Whitlock backed the effort against the street car company. Officials and the News-Bee prompted the move, leading to an agreement allowing 3-cent fares on all lines for morning and two hours in the afternoon with six tickets for a quarter rest of day, plus $70 daily rental for lines with expired franchises.
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Toledo
Brand Whitlock
News-Hee
Scripps
Mo Re
City
No $10,000 Jobs Asserted Yet in Reply to Wizard
A Seattle leader, Jacob N. Furth, contests claims of plentiful $10,000 and $25,000 posts nationwide. He argues high salaries come to those who create value by excelling in their work, not by waiting for openings.
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Jacob Furth
Seattle
Theodore N. Vail
Witzard
New York
Jacob N. Furth
the & EB. Co
Puget Soand Electric Co
Seattle National Bank
Furth
Busineon
Icemedn
Supreme Court Rules on Washington Railroad Labor Hours
The U.S. Supreme Court declared Washington state’s limit of 16 consecutive hours for railroad workers unconstitutional, reversing state court rulings. It held the state law conflicted with a federal statute upheld in a Northern Pacific case defended by Washington’s attorney general, supporting the railroad company.
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United Press
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Washington State
Northern Pacific Railway
Supreme Tribunal
Banker's Slayer May Be Linked To Seattle Girl
Sheriff Urquhart believes A B Clarke who killed the Merchants and Farmers Bank president may be connected to the finding of Miss Wilma McKnight, a Seattle girl. A slip bearing the girl’s name and her boarding house was found on Clarke at arrest. The McKnight family, from Bellevue and Thomas, has been visiting Montana. Clarke was said to have frequented their home.
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A. B. Clarke
Merchants’ and Farmers’ Bank
Wilma McKnight
Seattle
Portland
Urquhart
Lewis County
Clarke
Topping
Mise McKnight
Emma McKnight
Carroll Apartments
Bellevue
Thomas
Montana
McKnight
Bianchi on Trial Today in Manslaughter Case
City Detective Joseph Bianchi faces trial in Judge Ronald s court on counts of manslaughter for the death of Frank Harris who was shot last fall while fleeing arrest on a petty larceny charge. Jury selection continues with Mrs Doddridge on the panel.
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Joseph Bianchi
Ronald
Frank Harris
Doddridge
John F. Miller
Alliff
Two Inmates Escape From Timid Jailer in Coffeyville
John Williams a Black man jailed for theft and L D Bell a white boy pried their cell bars last night in Coffeyville Kansas. A city employee heard the disturbance and alerted the jailer who waited for a night patrolman. Several hours passed before the officer arrived and the prisoners were gone.
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Coffeyville, Kas
John Williams
L. D. Bell
Not in Race, Says Bryan Declares Candidacy Off
Washington January 9 United Press Leased Wire reports that William Jennings Bryan made a final declaration announcing he will not pursue the presidency. The statement ends speculation about a nineteenth century political bid and clarifies his current political stance.
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Bryan
United Press
Baltimore Wins Democratic National Convention Bid
The Democratic National Committee chose Baltimore Maryland to host the June 25 convention after brief 30 minute presentations by competing cities. Baltimore offered 100000 dollars while St Louis Denver Chicago also bid.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Democratic National Committee
Timore
St. Louis
Denver
Chicago
Specially Priced Woolen Underwear Remains Low
The ad lists men's underwear deals with Winsted Mills wool underwear at $1.35 per garment, Globe All Wool at $1.80, Stuttgarter Imported All Wool at $1.60, Cooper's at $1.35, and various Union Suits reduced proportionately to offer better quality at $2.25.
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Winsted Mills
Globe
Stuttgarter
Cooper’s
Iron Age reports spike contracts amid political bargaining
The Iron Age notes that three roads last week contracted for 75,000 kegs of spikes as officials in Washington and state capitals push for firm terms. The piece highlights ongoing political negotiations affecting procurement and project timelines.
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Wall Street Journal
Temperance Meeting Sparks Rude Exchange
An orator proclaims bending the knee not the elbow at a temperance meeting. A back‑row heckler retorts with a crude insult about the mouth to the bung hole, shocking attendees.
Vaults of City Buildings Hold Vast Wealth in Fire
Financiers estimate more than 350 million dollars in cash and securities lie in the vaults of the Equitable Life building with untold millions in other vaults. Vaults are reported intact but inaccessible, leaving whether contents survived the fire unknown.
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Equitable Life
Mercantile and Equitable Trust Companies
Most Disastrous Fire Leaves City Block Destroyed
Fire swept a large block bounded by Cedar Broadway Nassau and Priests as 3000 firefighters battled hours of flames. 18 firemen and building employees were missing with fears of many dead. Dead may reach 25, uncertain for hours. Bodies were seen falling from the fifth floor and debris covered the street. Property losses await cooling of ruins to assess vaults of Equitable Life Mercantile Safe Deposit Union Pacific and Southern Pacific offices.
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Kenton
Cedar
Broadway
Nassau
Equitable Life
Mercantile Safe Deposit Company
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
Equitable
Sater
New York
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Taft
Ohio
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Henry Hutt
Edna Garfield Hutt
Equitable Life Building
Gotham
Mates
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Banker
Bianchi
London
Pekin
Exchange Telegraph Today
China
William Jennings Bryan
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