Oregon Club Holds Meeting Denouncing Judge Pick
A heated gathering in Dreamland hall featured speakers attacking Will E. Humphrey as unfit for judge. Ole Hanson led the protest, urging recall and reform of judges, with callers demanding action against the federal appointment. The meeting adjourned with plans to reconvene if Humphrey is appointed.
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Edo “Hy
John
Humphrey
Ole Hanson
Hanson
Riomard Concrove
Ey Congress
Euloase Ahena
Gee Fey Pone Bamphrey
Joe Smith
Reed
E. Humphrey
Congress
G. F. Mather
E.R. Cheadle
Seattle
Weather forecast notes rain and winds
A weather notice indicates rain tonight and Tuesday with moderate southeast winds. Noon temperature recorded at 46 degrees.
Man Found Hanged At Corner Of Weat 47th St And Ballard Av
A 42 year old man, body found hanging from a billboard brace at the corner of Weat 47th Street and Ballard Avenue at 10 30 this morning. No identification found, only a penny in his pocket. Discovery made by Peter Bellenger of 902 Went 49th Street.
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Weat 47Th St
Ballard Av
Peter Bellenger
49Th St
Strikers clash with militia at Lawrence factory riot
Riot at Pacific Mills in Lawrence Massachusetts sees 3000 striking workers attack the plant as police fall back. Militia with bayonets charged rioters wounding fifty men women and children while shops and fences are damaged. Authorities fear wider trouble as new 64 hour law fuels unrest across Lowell Lynn and Haverhill.
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Rwhence
Dan
Pacific Mills
Retery
Lawrence
Lowell
Lynn
Haverhill
Massachusetts
Lyon
Verhill
Taft May Favor Federal Telegraph Policy Shift
The White House clarified that President Taft and Postmaster General Hitchcock agree on potential government control or ownership of telegraphs. The conference followed Hitchcock’s advocacy for the plan, and officials stated there is no rift between Hitchcock and the president.
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Taft
Rites Press Lesseet
Ton
Hitchcock
White House
Supreme Court Prep for Wappenstein Bribery Appeal
The case of Charles W. Wappenstein former police chief faces conviction appeal in the supreme court tomorrow. Harold Prestor joins Hill H Morris and Silas M Shipley to prepare the defense while Prosecutor Murphy and Deputy Hugh Caldwell handle the state's brief.
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Charles W. Wappenstein
Police
Supreme Court
Harold Prestor
Hill H. Morris
Silas M. Shipley
Wappenstein
Murphy
Hugh Caldwell
Franklin Subpoenaed To Grand Jury In McNamara Case
Bert H. Franklin charged with bribing jurors in the McNamara case was subpoenaed to appear before the Los Angeles county grand jury. The order was returnable today, according to attorney LeCompte Davin.
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Los Angeles
Bert H. Franklin
McNamara
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
LeCompte Davin
Two Puppets of Love in Nile Bungalow Spark Romance
In a Nile side bungalow, Horace Wylie and Mrs. Philip Hichborn pursue a bold romance that defies society. They eloped twice, separated to test their bond, then reconciled with families, and later faced divorce rumors as they seek happiness away from convention.
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The
Nile
God of
Love
Cleopatra
Horace Wylie
Washington
Philip Hichborn
Admiral Hichborn
Hichborn
Wylie
Wylie-Hichborn
Mrs. Hichborn
Court redefines original package under dry law
In Snohomish county Washington the superior court and state supreme court held the original package in the dry law refers to a typical trade pack. A man who filled gallon demijohns from barrels for shipment had his conviction set aside. Manufacturers' packages were not intended by the statute, avoiding forcing a quart buyer to purchase a full barrel.
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United Press Wire
Secas
Snohomish County
Washington Supreme Court
Mixed up luggage in transit causes cosmetic mix up
Margaret C. Winston of Los Angeles, returning from Honolulu, had her suitcase swapped with that of Charles Rexford. After frantic phone calls, she declared the contents, trinkets, and other items, are of no use to him.
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San Francisco
Margaret C. Winston
Los Angeles
Honolulu
Charles Rexford
Socialists endorse Wells for mayor in landslide vote
Socialists held a meeting yesterday and endorsed H. M. Wells for mayor by 155 to 47 over Dr. Rewin J. Brown who filed on Saturday. C. J. Jacobs and George Holtzner were endorsed for councilmen and F. Hildebrand for comptroller. No filings for any office this morning. Nomination papers were taken out by two councilmen as possible candidates from the committee of 40 for Cotterill’s campaign tonight.
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Fie
H. M. Wells
Rewin J. Brown
J. Jacobs
George Holtzner
F. Hildebrand
Tigre
Aingena
Cotterill Wi
G A R Head Here On Official Visit In Seattle
Judge Harvey M Trimble commander in chief of the G A R visits the department of Washington and Alaska. He spoke to veterans at the armory at 1 pm and will depart for Spokane that afternoon. He recently toured California and Oregon and will return to Princeton Illinois after Spokane.
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Harvey M. Trimble
Seattle
Department of Washington
Alaska
Spokane
Armory
California
Oregon
Princeton
Ill
Girls Proposals Contest Prompts Letters to Suit Sir Admirer
The Star invites women to submit 100 word proposals to win theatre seats in a Cupid themed contest. Entries must be from women only and arrive by Wednesday night for top prizes of four orchestra seats to A Fool There Was and two seats for the runner up. additional prizes for later openings are listed. Early letters include playful lines urging a marriage proposal and heartfelt declarations to Mr Jones.
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Cupid
Metropolitan
Moore
Chicago Heiress Violet Buehler Surrenders to Love in New York
Violet Buehler a 16 year old Chicago heiress who vanished November 25 is in custody in New York awaiting relatives. She says she loves waiter Jack Clowne and plans to marry when older, preferring independence over wealth. She was found working as a nursemaid for Miss Britt in an East Side tenement.
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Chicago
Unites Press
New York
Violet Buehier
Chicago Loop
Miss Buehler
Justice Olmstead
Clowne
Violet
Children's Aid Society
Great Clearance Sale Continues at Local Store
The entire store participates in a clearance event with men’s suits priced at 16 and 18 dollars, and various other items including hats underwear furnishings and trousers are reduced. Specifics mention boys’ suits and overcoats at 4 dollars and overall heavy discounts across lines.
Thugs Kill California Assemblyman In Saloon Ambush
In San Francisco three masked attackers hold up a saloon and fatally shoot John E. Mullally, assemblyman from the Thirtieth California district, as his wife warns him by telephone. John Craig is shot in the thigh. the assailants escape.
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California
United Press
San Francisco
John E. Mullally
John Craig
Mullailly
Mullally
Pastor Arrest Warranted in Suspected Fatal Operations
A warrant is issued for Rev. W. F. McFarland pastor of Greenville Tennessee United Presbyterian mission on charges connected to two operations on Miss Elsie Coe 28 and her death. A coroner’s jury found likely criminal acts and the case links to medical procedures performed at her home without her mother or sister’s knowledge as McFarland allegedly posed as a physician.
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United Frees
Pittsburg
C. W. T. Richeson
Boston
Avis Linnell
W. F. McFarland
United Presbyterian Mission
Greenville
Tenn
Elsie Coe
McFerland
Miss Coe
McFarland
Realistic fishery prank nets police capture
Police officer McGee spotted a fisherman in Golden Gate Park. They wrestled in the grass before a voice admitted it was a film stunt. The man thanked the officer for helping a moving picture scene.
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United Press
Sax Francisco
McGee
Golden Gate Park
The
Greens
Ishi Demonstrates Civilized Courtesy in San Francisco
In San Francisco on January 15 an affiliated college crowd watched Ishi perform, sing briefly, and then halt mid song. He borrowed a silk hat from a professor and led a collection, signaling a shift from the previous label of untainted aborigine to a more settled persona.
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San Francisco
Ishi
Employers' Liability Act Declared Constitutional
The 1908 Employers Liability Act, upheld by the U S Supreme Court, sets compensation rules for public carrier employers in interstate commerce and overrides conflicting state laws. It bars employee contributory negligence as a bar to damages if carrier negligence is at least as great as the employee's.
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United States Supreme Court
Congress
Cruel Husband Flees With Cash and Other Woman
A wife and six children endure hardship after Matt Bussanich vanishes with about ten thousand dollars and a suspected lover. Notes imply he will not return, while his wife’s sister-in-law, Mrs Mike Nicolich, also left with her husband’s money. Authorities consider the pair likely headed for Austria. Separately, Abraham Stern dies from ptomaine poisoning. he was a banker and secretary at Levi Strauss & Co. and son-in-law to Eugene Meyer.
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Wylie
Europe
Hichborn
Hiehborn
Washington
Mullally
Matt Bussanich
First Ay. W
Bussanich
New England
Occidental Fish
Nicolich
Mike Nicolich
Busstnich
Austria
San Francisco
Abraham Stern
Levi Strauss & Co
Eugene Meyer
Lazard Freres Bank
New York
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