Petition protests Clinton Howard nomination to Western Washington court
Miles Poindexter will submit a citizen petition to the senate judiciary committee on Tuesday opposing Judge Clinton Howard's confirmation to the U S district court for Western Washington. The signers allege he is too friendly to corporations and note his Taft appointment to succeed Cornelius Hanford amid impeachment inquiries.
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Ualted Presse Leasea
Washington
Senate
Clinton Howard
United States District Court
Senate Judiciary Committee
Miles Poindexter
Howard
Taft
Cornelius H. Hanford
Congressional
Boy Thugs Attack Robberies and Assaults Highlight Night
Chester Edwards aged 18 was attacked and robbed by two 14 year old boys near his home at 10 30 Friday night. The youths used football style tackles and threw him to the ground leaving him injured. Frank Ray, who entered the Shomo residence on January 3 to rob, was sentenced to five to years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla after pleading guilty.
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Chester Edwards
Edwards
Pike
Frank Ray
Thelma Shomo
Juanita
Walla Walla
Ray
Lady Killer After He Receives the Invitation
Fragmentary verse note appears to joke on social manners with a play on words about accepting an invitation. It reads about a man who delays agreeing to a proposal, hinting at social intrigue and reluctance. The lines are incomplete but suggest a humorous tone from a period piece.
Pardons Sought for Ex Seattle Police Chief
Charles Wappenstein, ex Seattle police chief and three year bribe case convict, nears a gubernatorial pardon before leaving office. Governor Hay appoints Attorney General Tanner to hear petitioners with Elmer Todd preparing the report, with hearings held among Wappenstein supporters and bankers.
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Charles W. Wappenstein
Seattle
Hay
Wappenstein
Tanner
United States
Elmer Todd
Todd
Murphy
Harry Carroll
Hay Campaign Committee
J. E. Chilberg
Scandinavian American Bank
Olympia
Chilberg
Tom Uvell
Telephone Company
Heiress to Wed Prince Murat in Paris Announcement
Helena Stalle granddaughter of a California magnate Alexander McDonald who died at Long Beach leaves an estimated fortune of 7.5 million dollars and will marry Prince Michel, descendant of Napoleon’s Marshal Murat, in Paris.
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Paris
Helena Stalle
Alexander McDonald
Long Beach
Cal
Prince Michellineal
Napoleon
Marshal Murat
Auto Posse In Pursuit Of Robber
San Quentin, Cal Jan 11 60 armed men on horses and autos search Marin county hills for Herbert W Repsold the perfumed burglar who escaped last night He had not been located by 10 o clock today Repsold had been a model prisoner for two years He left after slipping out wearing a prison cap He was later arrested in Sacramento after burglaries Oakland trace to him He is son of a wealthy San Francisco wine merchant who died recently.
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San Quentin
Cal
Hoyle
Marin County
Herbert W. Repsold
Repsold
Col
Dennis Duffy
State Board of Prison Directors
Sacramento
Oakland
San Francisco
Boy Protests Innocence Ends in Long Sentence
Charles Wilson alias Jf Nelson, 17, was sentenced by Judge Ronald to 2.5 to 16 years at the Monroe reformatory. He was arrested after a pawnbroker tipped off police. $50 in jewelry was found on him. Investigations linked him to a First Ave jewelry store robbery, a cut toe, blood smeared on the counter, and lodging at the A H hotel and Consul hotel.
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Charles Wilson
Jf. Nelson
Ronald
Monroe Reformatory
Wilson
First Nv
A. H
Consul Hotel
Rinehart to teach housewives to fight cost of living
Prof A W Rinehart head of Seattle city weights and measures plans a basement city hall class to expose deceptions by butchers bakers and grocers. He will use 50 slides to show short weighing methods and full versus short measures to help housewives guard against high costs.
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Rinehart
Housewives of
Seattle
A. W. Rinehart
Valentina
Relation tangle blocks marriage for suitor
Mitchell Mullen loves Marie Paul but cannot wed her due to kinship. He is Marie Paul’s step-uncle and step-brother of her mother, sharing the same father, making him a blood relative. The entanglement prevents marriage under the law.
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Mitchell Mullen
Marie Paul
Mullen
Champions of Municipal Ownership to Watch Council Monday
A large group of municipal ownership advocates plans to attend the Monday council meeting as the franchise committee reports a proposed partnership between the city and Kenton electric line. Opposing councilmen argue the vote should await a referendum while supporters say the deal would grant the city 50 percent profits with a six percent payout to stockholders and immediate extensions and transfers on four cent tickets.
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Kenton
Erickson
Hesketh
Griffiths
Blaine
Wardall, Haas
Pierce
Marble
Goddard
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Eco
Counei i
Jia
Finish Trial of Tacoma Federal Employee Today
Judge Bean moved quickly to finish the trial of ex Federal Court Clerk Samuel Bridges in Tacoma. Testimony concluded before noon and counsel anticipated the verdict after a three hour argument, with a 4 p.m. jury arrival. Bridges testified revealing former clerk A Reeves Ayers caused record and cash muddling and a $5,000 shortage bridged by Bridges.
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Tacoma
Bean
Federal Court
Samuel Bridges
Bridges
A. Reeves Ayers
Ayers
Court Treasury
Mrs Guggenheim No 1 Loses Case in Divorce Court
In Chicago Judge Heard denied Grace Guggenheim Wahl's plea to set aside her divorce decree from William Guggenheim the New York copper magnate. He ruled fraud occurred but she aided it. Guggenheim remarried after the decree. Washington DC inquiry into private wire contracts ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Chicago
Grace Guggenheim Wahl
William Guggenheim
New York
Wall
Guggenheim
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies
Interstate Commerce Commission
Johnson admits he has no money after cafe closure
Chicago jan 11 jack Johnson the negro prize fighter admits today he hasn't a cent. A brewing company secured a 5621 judgment after closing his Cafe de Champion. Deputies seized his automobile and saloon fixtures to satisfy the claim, and Johnson pleaded against taking the touring car claiming it belongs to his wife Lucille.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Lucille
No Bail Denied for Castro as Immigration Review Continues
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela was denied admission to bail by United States Judge Holt. The detention at Ellis Island continues pending immigration examination. A writ of habeas corpus filed on Castro s behalf awaits decision by Judge Holt.
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New York
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
United States
Holt
Ellis Island
Castro
Europe
Cavalry Women to Lead Washington Parade
Washington suffrage marchers announce a monster parade on March 3 with a cavalry women squadron led by Mrs Burleson wife of Lieutenant Burleson of Fort Meyer. The unit will include Washington society leaders.
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Washington
Pennslvania Av
Cavalry Wapien
Burleson
Fort Meyer
Cavalry
Woodrow Thinks Thirteen Is Lucky On Wilson Train
President elect Wilson jokes thirteen aboard his private car in Fort Wayne as he counts 13 travelers for the trip to Chicago. He smiles that the number will bring a fine journey with seven guards and railroad staff aboard. Governor Wilson travels with two secret service officers en route to speak to the Commercial Club.
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Wilson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Chicago
Commercial Club
Secret Service
Rehabilitators of G. O. P Hear Gov Hay Speak
United Press Leased Wire Tacoma January 11 Republican rehabilitators were sparse at the state central committee meeting, then the group held a banquet where Governor Hadley of Missouri and Governor Deneen of Illinois were noted for sending letters. Governor Hay spoke on opposition to the nonpartisan election law.
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United Press
Tacoma
Republican Party
State Central Committee
Hadley
Missouri
Deneen
Illinois
Hay
Slips On Glass Prompt Miss MacLean Lawsuit
Miss Jessie C. MacLean slipped on a glass light area outside Clemmer theatre on Secondary street and fractured her arm and wrist. She filed a $7,500 suit against the city Clemmer theatre and Julius Shafer owner alleging the sidewalk area was slippery and defective.
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Jessie C. MacLean
Clemmer Theatre
Miss MacLean
Julius Shafer
Captain Ernest A. West Arrested Again in California
Vallejo reports confirm Captain Ernest A. West of the marine corps is under arrest in Atlanta for peace disturbance. Earlier, he was jailed at Mare Island last winter for alleged ill treatment of his wife, resulting in rank reduction and transfer to Puget Sound Navy Yard Bremerton.
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Vallejo
Cal
Atlanta
Ernest A. Weat
Marine Corps
West
Mare Island Barracks
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Bremerton
Wash
Mother Seeks Injunction Against Marriage of her Step-Child
In a Brooklyn case, Marie Paul and Mitchell Mullen reportedly gave up plans to marry after Marie’s mother, Regina Franett, sought a court restraining order. Attorney James L. Crotty argues courts cannot halt an illegal marriage unless property or pecuniary rights are involved. Marie left for Olympia to become a domestic servant with Senator Jackson’s family.
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James L. Crotty
Mitchell Mullen
Marie Paul
Regelina Franett
Third Oy North
Everett Smith
Mullen
Crotty
Olympia
Senator Jackson
Corkery Granted Unified Caucus Backing for House Speaker
At a Frye hotel caucus the progressive bloc and several Republicans agreed to support Thomas J. Corkery of Spokane for speaker. The gathering also backed a committee on committees and sought to curtail Speaker Howard Taylor's powers. The plan calls for a committee of the speaker plus three members from each of the three dominant parties in the state, with one from each party in every congressional district.
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Frye
Thomas J. Corkery
Spokan
Howard Taylor
Teamster Injured In 40-foot Embankment Fall
John Feeney a teamster suffered cuts and bruises when his team fell over a 40-foot embankment at Bay street and Elliott avenue Friday at 7 30. Patrolman Phillips found him and he was taken to the city hospital where doctors said the injuries were painful but not serious. Feeney could not recall much about the cause, aside from a loss of direction.
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John Feeney
Bay St
Elliott Av
Phillips
Mexican Troops Face Harsh Snow Toll In Arizona Border Trip
Douglas, Ariz January 11 2000s. Two soldiers died during a grueling march through Sonora mountains leaving 200 reinforcements to Agua Prieta shoeless and with frozen cracked feet. One private perished from exposure during the trek and another died later.
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Douglas
Ariz
Sonora
Agua Prieta
Is it proper to wear earrings everywhere
Comedy Catherine asks if earrings should be limited to the ears stating a humorous take on fashion rules. The piece pokes fun at strict style guidelines and urges playful self expression in accessories.
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Catherine
Poultry Exchange Found In The Star Want Ads
The Star announces a poultry exchange on page 7 offering fresh eggs and chickens from reliable dealers. Readers are urged to read the Saturday directory carefully for poultry interests and to contact Main 9400 Elliott 44 or visit the downtown office at 229 Union St.
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Poultry Exchange
Star
Elliott
Union St
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