Thaw Slashes Self After New York Kidnapping Indictment
Harry K. Thaw wounded himself with a razor and slashed his wrists during a police raid in West Philadelphia after an indictment for kidnapping and flogging Fred Gump Jr. He was rushed to St Marys Hospital in critical condition with uncertain prospects of recovery as detectives pursued the New York case.
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Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
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Thaw
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Mary's Hospital
Fred Gump, Jr
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York
Wood
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Lt. ‘S Hospital
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Ren
Peace and War in 1917 Speech and Seattle Graft Reveals
Premier Lloyd George vows real peace and victory against Prussian rule while in Seattle a grand jury prepares indictments in a massive graft case. Logan Billingsley describes police protection and mayoral compromises amid bootlegging prosecutions.
Beattie's best stores flood ads in The Star
Flooding the ads is a mighty profitable habit. If you are not profiting by it, better start today. The beat offerings of Beattie's best stores appear regularly in The Star.
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Beattie’s Best Stores
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Star
Gill and Chief Deny Charges of Protection
Mayor Gill and Chief Beck Ingham deny new Billingsley confession details that they moved Sergt Putnam for liquor tips. They insist they gave tips to Putnam, not orders, and that Putnam acted with 14 men at times. Chief Bockingham says the charges are false and notes he appointed Putnam and could remove him. Sergt Piotnam says he took orders from the chief, not the mayor.
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Beck Ingham
Billingsley
Sergt. Putnam
Dry Squad
Logan Billingsley
Billingsleys
Putnam
57Th Ave
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Bockingham
Chicago Man Seeks Divorce After Murder Accusation
Chas. Y. Creek testifies that his wife claimed no woman had ever been convicted of murder in Chicago and says he will proceed with a divorce. The Jan 11 report notes the dispute and Creek's decision to end the marriage.
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Chas. Y. Creek
Seattle Wins Big Rate Victory in Interstate Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled Seattle and Tacoma round trip fares to Chicago and other points were unjustly discriminatory against Seattle in favor of Portland. Attorney S. J. Wettrick called it a major win for Seattle, noting tourists can now travel East via San Francisco paying the same fare as Portland travelers. Previously Seattle fares ran $5.60 higher than Portland, a penalty added to the regular rate.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Chicago
United States
Canada
Interstate Commerce Commission
Portland
Ore
J. Wettrick
Transportation Bureau
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
East
San Francisco
Entente Reply Reaches State Department In Washington
The Entente reply to President Wilson's note arrived at the state department shortly before noon. Decoding began immediately and the message was expected to be ready for Wilson and Lansing to review within an hour or two.
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Presa
Washington
Entente
Wilson
State Department
Lansing
Billingsleys Plead And Are Ready For Jury
Federal liquor syndicate probe continues as the Billingsleys and Plelow plead before Judge Neterer. They admit at least one count each while denying others, with grand jury action expected to reveal more details of their operations.
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W. H. Plelow
Neterer
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Pielow
Federal Grand Jury
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Plelow
Fred Billingsley
Logan
Eat
Ora Billingsley
J. Oldham Logan
Fred
Logan Billingsley Persuaded to Plead Guilty by Dr. Matthews
Dr. M. A. Matthews of the First Presbyterian Church influenced Logan Billingsley to advise his brothers to plead guilty to federal indictments. The move aims to reveal a vast liquor trafficking conspiracy into Seattle, potentially surpassing previous corruption exposures. Federal prosecutors expect the Billingsleys to testify about shipments valued at $60,000 spanning August 29 to the indictment date, with police involved as witnesses.
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M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Dr. Matthews
Logan Billingsley
Wappenstein
U. S
Allen
Billingsleys
Grand Jury
Federal
Putnam Vaults Record Of His Dry Squad Activities
Sergt Putnam deposited a personal record of his movements while heading the city dry squad in a safe deposit vault. He says the documents will back Logan Billingsley’s claim of protection for bootlegging by Mayor and Chief Beckingham. He adds he can trace his daily activities since leading the squad and has taken steps to preserve them.
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Sergt
Putnam
Logan Billingsley
Chief Beckingham
Government submarine to launch at Seattle yard
A government submarine will be launched at the Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Company’s yard on January 16.
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Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Co
Bobbie General Manager leads weekly serial began Monday
The Star advertises a serial novel priced at one cent a day along with the newspaper. The book runs in six installments starting Monday and finishing Saturday next week, titled Bobbie General Manager.
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Bobbie
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