Canned Attack Allegations Stir Mayor Race Rift
H C Pigott, anti tax mayoral candidate, accuses powerful business and church figures of a grand jury case in 1903 that exposed a vice network. He says efforts sought to crush him, including involvement by J D Trenholme and bondholders who forced him from control after paying down a debt. He vows to reveal evidence in Grand Jury trials from years past.
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H. C. Pigott
Pigott
Jacob Furth
Grand Jury
J. D. Trenholme
Graham-Hicke
Woman Injured by Auto After Drunken Driver Crash
Police say Russell Thompson of Genecast drove drunk causing a collision at Third and Madison. A 60 year old mother sustained multiple injuries but survived. Thompson faces reckless driving charges with possible $100 fine or 20 days in jail. prosecutors may pursue manslaughter if applicable.
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Russell Thompson
Genecast
Seattle
Thompson
Thirdav
Madison
San Francisco
Francisco
G. F. Danteia
Madieon
Cameron
Garrecht Ashington Nominated for District Attorney
Frank t Was nominated today district attorney for the East Matrict of Washington.
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Ashington
Frank T
East Matrict
Washington
The Town in Review on Stage by Young Men's Hebrew Association
The Star reports The Town in Review to be staged next Sunday by the Young Men's Hebrew Association. The three part program includes Miss Blanche Becker in song and dance, a vaudeville sketch Conscience by Phillip Gross, and the Town in Review with figures posing as 1913 Pollutch notables. The finale features a large ragtime tableaux.
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Seattle
Young Men's Hebrew Association
Mise Blanche Becker
Phillip Gross
Pollutch
Potlatch
Thieves Steal Bulldog From Red Front Clothing Store
Robbers gained entry by cutting a ceiling hole and lowered into the store at 1610 First Ave. They took several hundred dollars in clothing and emptied the cash register. A guard bulldog was abducted along with the goods, suspected stunned by a club blow. The theft was discovered at opening time by proprietor H. M. Rogers.
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H. M. Rogers
Rogers
Apple Day Proclaimed by Gov Lister for February 6
Gov. Lister proclaims February 6 as Apple Day. The note recalls last year's observance on April 6 and urges remembrance of the date.
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Gov. Lister
Six Men Eat Without Paying In Washington Restaurant
Six strangers entered the Palace restaurant on Washington and ate until full because they had no money. They were jailed after being found guilty of stealing by eating without paying. Each man blamed hunger or economic conditions for the act, with one crying in court and others offering varied motives.
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Palace
Washington At
Gordon
Jali
City considers bond to fund fire police substation and court
The city finance committee will review a proposal introduced by Councilman Petree to issue a general bond of 100000 dollars. The measure seeks to build a combined fire and police substation and a municipal courthouse on the Denny Hill regrade area with a vote planned for March.
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Petree
Denny Hill
Bailey Toggery Stock Sold to Chicago Misfit Parlors
The Bailey Toggery, once on Fourth Avenue near Union, sold its entire stock of clothing hats shoes and furnishings to the Chicago Misfit Parlors. The exclusive stock will be sacrificed starting Wednesday January 21 at 10 am. Full details are in the large display ad on page 2 of today’s Star.
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Bailey Toggery
Fourth Av
Union
Chicago
First
Star
Boalt and Nero Like Em Fat But Styles Change
A column by Fred L. Boalt contrasts Nero’s fashion influence with modern taste as he jokes about fat versus thin beauty. The narrator recalls watching a Met theatre film about Quo Vadis and muses on Poppoea, Lygia, and the curves of the ideal woman while satirizing fashion revolutions.
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Boalt
Nero
Fred L. Boalt
Caesar
Metropolitan Theatre
Lygia
Vinicius
Fara
Poppoea
Poppoen
Artiete
Lyeia
Magon Announces Rebel Stand in Tacoma Prison Break
Ricardo Flores Magon, freed from McNeil Island, pledges continued revolt against Diaz and calls for land reform in Mexico. He condemns Huerta and Madero, links peonage to stolen land, and warns Americans to stay out as revolution intensifies. He may unite with Zapata as the struggle continues.
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Tacoma
Diaz
Madero
Huerta
Carranza
Ricardo Flores Magon
Mexico
McNeil Island
Anselmo Figuroa
Liberado Rivera
Enrique
Zapata
Magonistas
Zapatistas
Ricardo
Villa
Orozco
United States
Maderos
Terrazas
Wilson
Hogan orders harps and zithers. refuses payment
Jan 20 reports Hogan ordered 1500 dollars of harps violins and zithers to his home and refused to pay. Also New York real estate news notes 207 dollars per square foot for 7525 square feet at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street.
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Chicago
Hogan
Cr O. D
New York
Fifth Av
Tom Sharkey Arrested Over Saloon Allowing Women
New York Jan 20 former heavyweight boxer Tom Sharkey was taken into custody charged with permitting women to congregate in his saloon. The incident highlights ongoing enforcement of local decency and licensing laws.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Detective’s drastic weight loss to save job shocks Chicago
Chicago report recounts Detective Thomas J. Kelly shedding 38 pounds in six weeks to retain his position. He now weighs 197 pounds, highlighting a rapid personal change under workplace pressure.
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Chicago
Thomas J. Kelly
Girl Confesses Stepfather Shot Her Mother in Illinois
In Ga lesburg Illinois on January 5 16 year old Julia Flake testified that her 26 year old stepfather Robert Higgins shot his wife after she discovered his affair with Julia. Higgins admitted planning the shooting and claimed it was accidental when the gun discharged while cleaning. A coroner's jury previously ruled the death accidental. Mrs Higgins was to become a mother in three months.
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Galesburg
Robert Higgins
New Henderson
Julia Flake
Higgins
Wilson
Tilikums Meet for Camp Life Entertainment at Elks Hall
Tilikums to meet Numbers 3 and 13 at the Elks hall in a Tilikunmy tribes gathering Ikht Moxt and Klone. An entertainment titled Camp Life Sunrise to Sunset offers prizes with every third entrant receiving flour and every thirteenth a dollar.
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Elks’ Hall
Packers fined for ancient eggs in storerooms
New York January 20 Armour and Swift companies each fined 500 dollars for keeping eggs past their freshness in storage facilities. Authorities cited violations of food safety and storage regulations, signaling enforcement action against large meat and poultry firms.
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New York
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Stimulant offer made for triplets in Prango county
In Santa Ana on January 20 the board of supervisors announced a standing offer of 100 dollars for triplets to parents in Prango County.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Prango County
Board of Supervisors
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