Two Washington youths escape by boat from island reform school
Nicholas Candioglos and Mary Sandford, aged 18 and 13, fled Mercer Island detention, stole a leaky craft, and rode a raft across the lake to Columbia City. They endured exposure and hunger for about an hour and a half before landing and awaiting investigation. Candioglos detained by Detective Corbett, Sandford placed in custody at school by order of his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicholas Candioglos
Mary Sandford
Mercer Island
Columbia City
Jal
John Corbett
Columbia
Candiogios
Sandford
Bold Woman Suffrage Bill Passed House In Olympia
In Olympia on January 29 the house approved the woman's suffrage bill by 70 to 18 after debating a printing bill earlier. The measure heads to a public vote at the next general election. Also in the session, Lambert introduced a manslaughter bill for hunting accidents, and the senate moved on to hatchery and boundary dispute matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Dillon
Olympia
House
Representative Tulmer
King
Pradsberry
Skagit County
Palmer
Palmer le
Corporation
Lambert
Whatcom County
Senate
Auburn
Washington
Oregon
Crew of Wrecked Steamer Reaches Victoria After Disaster
From Skeent river by the Princess Beatrice arrive in Victoria British steamer Venture with 22 aboard. They report the disaster occurred after an explosion in the engine room left the steamer burned to the waterline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
U Oe Goulding
Skeent
Room Worker Raids Apartments Across Neighborhood
Police report a recurring porch prowler targeting jewelry, cash, and small valuables in multiple homes and a grocery store. The suspect described as a three year old, of medium height with smooth features, was linked to recent Broadway district break ins and a theft at W A Wood’s Howell Street residence during a 26 minute absence. Local homes on Best Priest and Terracest reported losses, including a locket, chain, gold watch, pin, bracelet, and cash. Police suspect juvenile involvement in these burglaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lannenkehl
Lennenkehl
Broadway
W. A. Wood
Howell St
Wood
Seattle Mary Christening Among Ocean Liner Names
Chicago, Milwaukee and Puget Sound official H R Williams reports a cable from Ossk Showen Kaisha confirming a new Orient Puget Sound liner will be named Seattle Maru. He notes Seattle’s naming influence and that Secretary Vanderlinden and Tacoma spurred city names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. R. Williame
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound
Chamber of Commerce
Ossk! Showen Kaisha Company Ansoun
Orient
Puget Sound
Milwaukee Road
Seattle Maru
Witttans
Seattle
Vandeil
Tacoma
Anarchist Bomb Outrage Hits Bak City Shop
In Bak Russia on January 29 a bomb exploded in the shop of merchant M. Ashoff injuring 11. No deaths reported. The attackers demanded 16,060 roubies which Ashoff refused to pay. the store was heavily damaged and several merchants were among the wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bak
Russia
U. P
M. Ashoff
Aartoff
Suffrage Wedding Supposedly Melds Love And Cause
Miss Mary Coleman and Lampton Hardenbrook plan a suffrage themed wedding in New York. The ceremony blends romance with political symbolism including Votes for Women boxes and suffrage attire. The piece notes opposition and mocks the idea, framing it as a publicity stunt amid broader equal rights debate.
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York
Mary Coleman
Lampton Hardenbrook
Miss Coleman
Nan
Gare
Cupid
Hymen
Pderick Lampton Hardeack
Herd
Coleman
Gommachine
Beattie Electric Rushes Pine Street Track Laying
Beattie Electric rushes crew to lay tracks on Third Avenue and Pine Street after a mayoral ordinance grants a temporary permit. Crawford of Seattle Renton & Southern cites urgency to aid the public and says no injunction will be sought, while promising to protect rights later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie Electric Company
Third Av
Pike and
Pineste
Ed R. Crawford
Ee Beattle
Enton & Southern
Pine
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Fuet
Seattle Electric Company
Blizzard Sweeps Central States Trapping Communications
Severe blizzard rages across Nebraska and Minnesota with subzero temps. Chicago, St Louis and Denver report high winds, widespread telegraph outages, stalled trains and extensive property damage. Rescue and supply efforts hampered by snow and isolation as weather worsens.
Mulcted for damages Washington Iron Works ruled liable
Nicholas Vianello, formerly employed by Washington Iron Works, was injured when his hand was caught in machinery. Superior Judge Wilson ordered damages. the jury awarded $6,500 to the plaintiff, with Thomas J. Casey as attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholas Vianello
Washington Iron Works
Aim
Wilson
Vianello
Thomas J. Casey
Ballinger Named Secretary of Interior in Taft Cabinet
President Roosevelt confirms that Richard A. Ballinger of Seattle will be secretary of the interior in President Taft's cabinet. The president announced the decision to several western senators this morning in Washington D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
DO. C
U. P
Roosevelt
Richard A. Ballinger
Seattle
Taft
Ballinger
Civil War Veteran Dead After Starvation Near Mount Princeton
The body of W. M. McClure, an elderly Civil War veteran, was found near his cabin on Mount Princeton six miles from Buena Vista. He had starved to death after running out of supplies, blocked by snow drifts and slides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenaveo. A.uol
U. Po
W. Ft. McClure
Mount Princeton
McClure
Bodies of American consul and wife arrive for burial
The bodies of Arthur C. Cheney, American consul at Messina, and his wife arrived in New York from the earthquake zone and were sent to New Haven, Connecticut, their former home, for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheney
New York
U P
Arthur
Messina
New Haven
Conn
Navy Seeks High Wireless Tower and Mast Upgrades
Bids opened at the Navy Department for construction of a high wireless telegraph tower in Washington and masts on the fleet battleships. Seven bids were submitted, with prices from 150000 to 450000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Vision and vanity in glass as echoed by a writer
A quoted writer warns that vanity falters before a mirror, noting a glass cannot flatter a person in their natural state. The piece argues that reflections exaggerate flaws, while a clear gaze reveals truth, urging careful self-perception rather than flashy appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evry
Rainy Weekend Forecast With Southeast Winds
Rain tonight and Saturday with moderate southeast winds. Temperatures remain mild as the system moves through the region. Local residents should expect showers to continue into the weekend with brief dry intervals.
Colorado Hard Blizzard Sweeps Springs and Pike's Peak
A severe Colorado blizzard hits Springa and Cripple Creek with driving snow and piercing winds. Temperatures dip to as low as thirty below zero in places, while gusts sweep across the region, closing roads and hampering travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springa, Colo
U. P
Accoma
Ieeweop
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Substitute for anti alien bill in California
Sacramento January 29 Assemblyman A M Drew with Governor Gilchrist prepared a substitute measure for his anti alien bill prohibiting Nipponese from owning land in the state. The act was to be introduced today but Drew withheld it at Speaker Stoneds request, awaiting President Roosevelt's anticipated message to the governor addressing the anti Japanese situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
U.P
A. M. Drew
Gila
Stanted Drew
Roosevelt
Racing Interest to Center in Mexico
Sacramento January 29. California Jockey Club president Tom Williams says if the legislature rejects a California racing bill the club will relocate to Mexico City. Williams has long sought Diaz backed privileges to run races and betting operations. Also notes Bark Good News sails tomorrow from Sacramento to load cargo for New York after repairs from a voyage around the Horn with giant powder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Jea
Bark Good News
San Francisco
New York
The
Horn
From Sunday School to Counterfeiter's Cell
A touching street vignette shows a poor girl begging in front of a candy store as a well dressed man and his son offer candy. The boy’s act stirs onlookers and evokes the biblical line And a little child shall lead them, highlighting charity amid poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Young girl’s fall from grace linked to crime spree
In San Francisco a young Canadian woman born 1886 in East Garaf, Dufferin, known by aliases Edna Knowlton and Josie Livingston, is arrested with R. O. Bradburn. A trove of poems, letters, and mementos traces her path from a Sunday school pupil to a life of crime aided by opium use and dubious companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
U. P
Ife
Ldn Knowlton
Josie Livingston
R. O. Bradburn
Ry H. Wradiey
United States
Secret Service
Harry M. Moffitt
Joseph N. Nye
Mason
Garage
Dufferin County
Canada
Edna Knowlton
E. Knowlton
Garafeaxa
Edna
Emerson
Nevada
Prin
Rendilg
East Garaf
Edna Hunter
Bold Hanson Sill and Bad Dead and Gone Riot Tale
Patrolman Legate finds a revolver on George Wilson at the waterfront. Wilson claims he won the gun in a raffle and is jailed after a 15 day sentence. Wilson has used aliases and faces a rogues gallery heft, while Ole Hanson’s race track bill dies and a liberal criminal code faces a delayed path through the legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legate
George Wilson
Wilson
Machias
Olympia
Ole Hanson
Ole
Senate Judiciary Committee
Manson
Sanitarium Ad Column Ban Issued by The Star
The Star informs Washington Sanitarium at 537 People’s Nk Building that it will stop using its advertising column. The paper says the sanitarium ties in advertising and fails to deserve public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Star
Washington Sanitarium
Fog Threatens Bay Boats Near Goat Island In Hazardous Morning
An unusually heavy fog blanketed San Francisco Bay on January 29, making navigation hazardous. Four boats were in imminent danger of collision off Goat Island until the fog lifted, narrowly averting disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AN Francisco
Goat Island
Bank Clearings in Seattle and Portland Today
Seattle clearings reported totaling 1,024,272.10 with balances at 160,354.10. Portland posted clearings of 823,021.00 and balances of 106,216.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Portland
Denied Use of Mails in Los Angeles Fraud Order
Post office officials held 1500 letters addressed to the Berthaday and Diamond Turquoise companies after a Washington fraud order. Authorities say the firms offered secret formulas for making and selling cheap doughnuts chewing gum and candy, with sales aimed at taking money via mailed payments. British steamer Cyclops departed Pier 12 for Victoria after unloading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
U. P
Berthaday and
Diamond Turquoise Companies
Post Office
Washington
Berthaday Company
Box A
What's the Matter with Kansas Now Mustached Poll
In Topeka Kansas a parsing poll of the new assembly shows Renate smooth face 21 mustaches 15 full beards 3 bald 7. House figures list Smooth face 45 mustaches 69 chin whiskers 1 full beard 8 sideburns 2 bald 9. Most whiskers are neat and cropped with a democratic senator the only flowing beard. Sidewheelers cut close and the lone chinner nearly Van Dyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Kas
New Assembly
Renate
House
Judge finds no cruelty proven against Yakima Sheep manager
King County Humane Society failed to prove cruelty to animals against Fred Wright manager of the Yakima Sheep company and two shearers. The case cited January 16 sheep shearing near the tide flats in British Columbia with no evidence of animals leaving sheds. The court discharged the defendants for lack of guilt beyond doubt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King County Humane Society
Fred Wright
Yakima Sheep Company
John B. Gordon
Dige
Wright
British Columbia
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Beattie
Williams
Hardenbrook
Mise Allan Phillips
Matteawan Asylum
John B. de Tierre
Albany
Lydia K
Frederick L. Hardenbrook
Pine Street
Crawford
Blizzard IK Middle
Colorado
Chicago
Nebraska
Minnesota
Lincoln
Neb
Reare
Syre
Gaiece
Missouri
ST. Louis
Thie City
Denver
U. P— Halt & Chosen
Aanee Railroad
Como
Mulcted
Kingdom of Heaven
Hanson
Charles Tennant
Jack
Tennant
Iain Tennant
Gordon
Jack Castro
Jack Castor
Jack Williams
Rogue's
Rogues
Captain Tennant
Deer Lodge
Monroe
Cyclops
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