Self Confessed Forger Caught and Loved Seattle Woman
A self confessed forger known as J. W. Williams and aliases confessed to crimes in multiple states. He begged Miss Florence Mitchell to keep his arrest secret while admitting a love affair but facing bank fraud charges. He cashed two thousand dollar checks and was tracked by detective Walter Thayer and City Detective Adamo in Seattle. Ballinger inquiry dominates later reporting.
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J. W. Williams
A. W McLellan
C. W. Moran
Alia H. W. Nelson
L. C. Hi
Alla Albert Randolph
Florence Mitchell
J. T. Mitchell
Randolph
Miss Mitchell
Nation Life Insurance Company
New York
L. C. Hill
Gallatin State Bank
Bozeman, Mont
Walter Thayer
Adama
Indiana
Nebraska
Ilinois
Colorado
Iowa
Utah
Gill fights recall with appeals to technicalities and slush fund
Gill signals withdrawal of the Scobey suit while vowing to wage a broad legal battle to thwart the recall. He defends leadership in lighting and police matters, attacks witnesses and committee members, and assures supporters that injunctions and writs will appear if Gill loses. The recall vote looms February 7.
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HI Gill
Gill
Otice
Olympia
Whalley
Dilling
Jonahs
Vice Syndicate
Wappenstein
Wappy
Arms
Seattle Electric Co
Ballard
Thomas A. Edison
S. E. Co
Seattle
Hold Up in Virginia Street Robbery Nets $11
A highwayman pointed a revolver at a victim, while another searched C. A. Gorst on Virginia Street near Terry Avenue just before 10 pm. The robbers escaped with $11 and left no trace. Two Indian youths, Henry Jon age 22 and Arthur Law apent 21, have fled a Puyallup Indian school near Tacoma.
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C. A. Gorst
Virginia St
Terry Av
Henry Jon
Arthur Lawapent
Puyallup
Tacoma
Chicago Leads World in Steel Rail Production
The city furnishes more steel rails than any other on earth, reflecting its vast industrial output. London has grown with over half a million new houses and 1,500 miles of streets in thirty years, while the nation’s piano production tallies over 300 600 annually. At the University of Wisconsin seventy nine men from seventeen foreign countries are enrolled.
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Chicago
London
University of Wisconsin
Storm G H Salisbury Reports Incoming Southeast Alaska Gale
Weather bureau director Storm G H Salisbury says a gale from Southeastern Alaska is approaching and due tonight. The storm moves southeasterly and may help break a two week Puget Sound cold spell. barometer fell gradually last night, and winds should be milder than the previous week.
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G. H. Salisbury
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Puget Sound
Man Kills Woman After Refusal of Greeting
Miss Anatolia Wanderle, 21, was shot and killed by former sweetheart M. Henry Murphy in Denver on January 16. Murphy offered no clear motive beyond stating Wanderle refused his attentions, saying the rejection preyed on his mind as he confessed at the police station.
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Denver
Anatolia Wanderle
M. Henry Murphy
Murphy
Misa Wunderle
Lad Slits His Windpipe in a Coasting Crash
Portland January report states 12 year old Russell Standley, son of Mrs W J Standley, was severely injured in a coasting accident last night. His windpipe was severed and he remains at Good Samaritan hospital at death’s door with physicians warning he may lose his voice if he survives.
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Portland
Russell Standley
Mra. W. J. Standley
Good Samaritan Hospital
Dispatchers Demand $25 Raise Across Northwestern Lines
Train dispatchers on all Northwestern railroads demand a $25 per month salary increase. Trainmasters seek a substantial raise. The West average dispatchers salary is $140. If not voted by June the group will unionize and present demands as a collective bargaining unit.
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Portland, Or
Northwestern
West
Ballard Council Eyes Ballard Sloop Route Change
Ballard residents plan to attend tonight’s council meeting over changing the Ballard Sloop route from Ballard avenue to Market street. Supporters claim Market street benefits property owners including President W H Murphy and Councilman Bohlker who own stores and properties along the planned path. Ballard people vow to watch Murphy and Bohlke as campaign efforts extend into council elections.
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Ballard
Market St
Ballard Av
Bohlker
Murphy
Bohlke
Registration rolls up in Seattle women lead the way
At noon today about 22 000 names stood on the registration books with women voters making up 25 percent. Within the next week it is expected that more than double this number will be qualified to vote.
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Seattle
Dilling Workers to Ride In New Auto to Polls Feb 7
Gill faces public sentiment as Charney Berryman unveils a brown auto to transport Dilling workers to the polls on February 7. Rex Investment Co. would be elated if Dilling wins as commissioners depart Seattle for the state convention in Vancouver, Washington.
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Gill
Charney Berryman
Dilling
Polla
Rex Investment Co
Whitlock Improves. Appendicitis Suspected No Operation
Toledo mayor Brand Whitlock, stricken with appendicitis yesterday, showed improvement today and likely will not need an operation.
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Toledo
Brand Whitlock
Whitlock
Man jailed for beating elderly wife in Passaic
Jacob Casteline aged 78 was sentenced to three months in the county jail for beating his 75 year old wife in Passaic New Jersey on January 16.
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Passiac
N. J
Jacob Casteline
Army record helps man to make class A-1 citizen
Judge Frater granted John Albion Erickson United States citizenship in under three minutes after confirming his 20 years service in the army. Erickson, recently retired from the signal corps after 14 years of non commissioned rank, was praised for his character and military reputation.
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Judge Frater
John Albion Erickson
United States
E Erickson
Signal Corps
Erickson
Oregon considers sterilization bill for habitual criminals
A bill to sterilize habitual criminals will be introduced in the Oregon legislature if efforts fail to re pass the Adair bill vetoed by Gov. Chamberlain.
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Salem
Oregon
Chamberlain
Recall Bills Gain Ground In Washington Legislature
In Olympia on January 16, two progressive measures were introduced. One seeks initiative and referendum in all state legislation and the recall of all state officers, including supreme court judges. The recall bill, modeled on the Seattle election, was set for Senate hearing at 2 PM amid debate over the land grant to a man college.
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Olympia
Miles Poindexter
United States
Poindexter
Teats
Pierce
Todd
Whitman
Supreme Court
H. D. Buchanan
King
Fort Walla Walla
Peder Jensen
Pierce County
Walla Walla
Jensen
Landon
Zednick
Judiciary
Seattle
Senate
Labor Delegate Found Dead at Olympia Convention
Louis Neubling, Tacoma bakers and confectioners delegate to the state labor convention, was found dead in bed this morning. The gathering opened with resolutions of condolence and a speech by Mayor Harris, followed by Governor Hay’s address prophesying passage of eight hour and child labor laws and an unemployment measure. A large statewide crowd attends the sessions.
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Olympia
Louis Neubling
State Labor Convention
Bakers and Confectioners
Tacoma
Harris
Hay
Mrs DeVoe Wins A Hollow Suffrage Victory At Tacoma
Mrs Emma Smith DeVoe secured the presidency of a new women’s organization at a Tacoma convention but local suffrage leaders condemn her tactics. Telegrams from five states disavow her methods. Spokane and Seattle leaders were barred from influence and vote.
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Emma Smith DeVoe
Tacoma
DeVoe
New
Women's Organization
Harriet Wright
State Suffrage Organization of
Colorado
Mary Bradford
John Q. Mason
May Arkwright Hutton
Spokane
George A. Smith
Seattle
State Board Rejects Pendleton Lands for Eastern Oregon Asylum
Salem Oregon January 16 The state board led by Governor West and Treasurer Kay rejects lands bought at Pendleton intended as a site for the Eastern Oregon asylum for the insane.
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Salem, Or
West
Kay
Pendleton
Eastern
Oregon Asylum For the
Woman 15 Chosen for Board of Regents of Normal Schools
A 15 year old girl named Cornelia Marevin was appointed to the board of regents to replace William B. Ayer who has resigned.
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Salem, Or
State Board of Regents of Normal Schools
Cornelia Marevin
Board of Regents
William B. Ayer
Shingle Weavers Adopt Resolve Against Constructive Contempt
The Ninth Annual Convention of the International Shingle Weavers Union of America meeting in Raymond Washington endorses your paper stance on injunctions and calls for a law to end constructive contempt. Delegates urge restoring injunctions to life and property protection and seek immediate action to abolish the court action. They also instruct the secretary-treasurer to send copies to legislators and pressure to secure this reform.
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Star
Editor Star
International Shingle Weavers’ Union of America
Raymond
Wash
E. P. Marsh
Everett
W. E. Willis
Eeniser Sressuset International Shingle Weavers’ Union of America
Permenes Wash
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