Married teachers favored by locomotive union in Olympia
The legislative board of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers meeting in Olympia voted in favor of employing married women as public school teachers in the state. The action follows resolutions by the Bremen ton Machinists union opposing hiring married women and submitted for consideration.
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Olympia
Legislative Board
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Bremerton Machinists Union
The Gun Was Loaded
In Walla Walla a two year six month old boy named Johnnie Mill was wounded in the abdomen by a pistol fired by neighbor Jacob Rhodes. The child was playing at 913 Morton Street when Rhodes showed him how to shoot, the gun going off and injuring the youngster. Medical staff hold out hope for recovery.
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Walla Walla
Johnnie Mill
Jacob Rhodes
Morton Street
Johnnie
Rhodes
Busy burglar hits three city homes in early morning
Three house burglaries were reported to police in different city sections. A thief walked between Western avenue shops Duncan Son and Leslie-Power Co and forced entry, but fled with no theft. James Campbell found a rear entry at his home on James street and items were taken. The Anderson family on Terry avenue awoke to discover a stolen watch and $5, with windows left open.
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Western Avenue
Duncan Son
Leslie-Power Co
James Campbell
James Street
Anderson
Terry Avenue
Senator Piles Out-Hobsoned by Olympia Welcome
Senator Samuel Piles, elected amid cheers, receives a wave of feminine congratulations led by an enthusiastic kiss from a young admirer. Dozens of women press forward for embraces as Piles endures the scene with good humor, suggesting a new senatorial precedent for celebratory greetings.
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Samuel H. Pires
Samuel “Hobson
Piles
Senator Piles
Olympia
Mr. Piles
Sammy
Fire destroys Burd and Fletcher printing plant in Kansas City
A blaze at the Burd and Fletcher printing plant in Kansas City on January 28 caused $150,000 in damage. Three firefighters were injured when walls collapsed during suppression efforts.
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Kansas City
Burd & Fletcher
Will Extradite Mrs. Duke Reported In Texas Case
New York dispatch reports the Nacodoches Texas police chief notifying the district attorney that requisition papers have been issued for the extradition of Mrs. Duke. Details on her identity or the crime are not provided in the brief item.
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New York
Nacodoches
Texas
Banker Is Arrested In Chicago Case
Chicago police report the arrest in New York of William H. Hunt, president of the Pan-American Banking Company of Chicago, now in the hands of a receiver. He faces indictment for allegedly embezzling $26,000 and for receiving deposits while the bank was insolvent. Cashier W. S. Rector has not been located.
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Chicago
New York
William H. Hunt
Pan-American Banking Company
Hunt
Rector
Murder Trial Admits Conspiracy in Northfield Case
During the preliminary trial of Frank Evans and Elmer Browning for the murder of Sarah Schueffer, Julia Cook testified she was offered 800 to leave town and not testify, refused, and identified bloodstained clothing and a bloodied stone linked to Browning. She testified Browning threatened to kill her if she burned the clothing, and Browning admitted that he and Evans killed the schoolteacher.
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Hwedford
Dom
Frank Evans
Elmer Browning
Sarah Schueffer
Julia Cook
Beowtingy
Browning
Evans
Investigation of the steel trust by commerce department
Washington D C Jan 28 A House measure urging inquiry into the steel trust was adopted unanimously in the house today Boundary in dispute Olympia Jan 28 Banker prosecuting attorney Chehalis County and A D Guamey prosecuting attorney Jefferson county are in the city to seek a friendly suit over the boundary line between Chehalis county northern border and Jefferson county southern border A disputed strip of sections lies along the boundary.
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Washington, D. C
Steel Trust
Department of Commerce and Labor
Olympia
Jan
Chehaile County
A. D Guamey
Jefferson County
Life sentence for Jackson murder trial in Kentucky
Wm Britton, tried two weeks in Lexington, was found guilty of assassinating James Cockrill, town magistrate of Jackson, and given life imprisonment. Co-defendants Curtie Jett and Tom White already serve life terms for the same crime.
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Lexington
Wm. Britton
James Cockrill
Strike at Portland over nonunion workers at exposition grounds
Four hundred carpenters at the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds went out on strike in Portland after officials hired nonunion men for the government building. The walkout began in the morning and reflects labor tensions at the event.
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Portland
Ore
In Memory of Senator Hoar Memorial Exercises Held
In the senate today exercises were held in memory of Senator Hoar of Massachusetts. Addresses eulogizing his character and public services were delivered by Senator Lodge and other associates. The senate adjourned for the day at the close of the memorial exercises.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Senator Lodge
Great Actress Has Birthday
Rome, Jan 28 Adelaid Ristori the Italian tragic actress marks her 834th birthday tomorrow and receives congratulatory messages from America where she achieved her greatest triumphs. Born in 1822 at Cividale she rose to fame in Paris in 1855 and rivaled Rachel with roles like Maria Stuart and Lady Macbeth. She retired about 25 years ago. Police Judge Gordon fined two colored prostitutes for loitering in the restricted district amid suspected assaults. Patrolmen Burkman and Ryan made the arrests. Rear Admiral Walker reports a sharp drop in Panama death rates since American control.
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Rome
Adelaide Ristort
America
Ristori
Cividale
Italy
Paris
Rachel
Maria Stuart
Francesca da Rimini
Myrrha
Phaedra
Judith
Lady Macbeth
Edwin Booth
Gordon
Mary Willliame
May Johnson
Burkman
Ryan
American Beauty Marries Klondike Miner After New York Triumph
Mrs Edward Willis nee Emma Newkirk, once crowned American beauty in New York, vanished from high society to join her Klondike fiance in a remote Alaskan mining camp. They wed recently, after she left for love while he struck mining prospects and prospered, cementing a romance that began with a surf rescue in California.
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Los Angeles
Edward Willis
Emma Newkirk
New York
Santa Monica
American Congress of Beauty
California
Miss Newkirk
Edward Willie
Jost
Misa Newkirk
Wille
Willis
Klondike
Venus
Horror at Charges in Smoot Hearing Across Moral Debate
Senator Smoot's defense contends the charge of unworthiness hinges on polygamy history. Worthington argues Mormon stance shifted after 1890 manifesto, citing a 1894 case of Neoma Kennedy obtained by fraud, urging the committee not to punish modern Utah for past sins. Breifs due by Saturday.
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Smoot
Taylor
Neon
Mina Kennedy
Worthington
Utah
Burrowe
President Roosevelt to travel after Gridiron dinner
President Roosevelt prepared for a several day absence from the White House by delegating routine work to secretaries and aides. He will attend the Gridiron club dinner tonight and Sunday will be a quiet day with no business. Monday he departs for Annapolis to attend the naval academy graduation, then proceeds to Philadelphia for a Union League dinner and a Y M C A centennial address.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Philadelphia
Union League
Philadelphia Y. M. C. A
Ballard Faces Water Dilemma Seattle Supply or Local Well
Ballard residents debate city water from Seattle versus continuing a local well project. The unfinished well has cost about 3000 dollars, with officials unsure if further drilling will meet demand. Mayor Zook says the well will be abandoned unless Seattle rates are favorable and it would be cheaper to rely on Seattle water.
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Ballard
Seattle
W. E. Griswold
Zook
Green
Striking Warship Sighted After North Sea Incident
Paris dispatch reports Capt Foote and Mate Lyons of the trawler Kennet testified at the international commission that a strange warship was seen the morning after the fishing vessel firing. The ship fired a shot near the Kennet and then disappeared.
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Paris
International Commission
North Sea
Foote
Mate Lyons
Kennet
Explosion on Western Maryland extension kills man
In Hagerstown Maryland January 24 a premature dynamite blast at Shikes Lock on the Western Maryland extension killed one man and injured several others. The dead man was blown to pieces and reported as the incident’s only fatality.
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Hagerstown
Maryland
Shikes Lock
Not Worth The Money Not Worth The Money
Olympia correspondent Dan Dean and Will Windom report that Washington House members received Pierce's Code at $7.50 per copy, a sum criticized as a booby price for a $2 product. The piece condemns the expense as wasteful and urges a code of economy for lawmakers.
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Olympia
House
Pierce
Washington
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