Schricker Testifies in Seattle Bank Conspiracy Trial
In Bellingham on January 29 the trial of Jacob Furth and associates continued as state witness W E Schricker testified about a March 1912 conversation with Secretary Andrews and Daniel Kelleher. The court heard arguments over admissibility of questioned statements amid the ongoing inquiry into Schricker’s insolvent La Conner bank and the defendants’ knowledge of it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steff
Bellingham
Hardin's Court
Jacob Furth
EW. Andrews
David Kelleher
RK. V. Ankeny
Seattle
W. BE. Schricker
Crawley
Hughes
Fulton
Schricker
Brawley
Corrigan
Andrews
Ankeny
Daniel Kelleher
Seattle National Bank
Schricker Bank
Kelleher
Schrricker
Walter Fulton
Jeremiah Neterer
Stawley
Beattle Bank
Purth
Behrickers
la Conner Bank
Furth
Hardin
Skagit County
Gompers Warns of Dangers in Arbitration
Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor warned that compulsory arbitration could undermine workers rights. He argued that forcing settlements would restrain labor action and threaten voluntary arbitration and the potential for restraint by employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Civic Federation
Free weekly publication urged by Rudolph Spreckels
York press reports Spreckels, the Francisco entrepreneur, urges a weekly government funded publication to be mailed to every American home. He argues the public misreads official actions and that such a paper would explain government decisions and cabinet activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Rudolph Spreckels
Francisco Millionaire
Woodrow Wil
Spreckels
Cew
Doctor wooed and won in "ten fat" at age 16
In New York on January 29 an odd court note reveals Doctor Was wooed and won in a contested case. Mrs Martin Hannon, wife of Dartmouth P Star, petitions the supreme court for appointment of a guardian pending divorce proceedings. Under state law she remains married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Martin Hannon
Mar
Dartmouth P Star
Supreme Court
Guardian
Act & State Law
Seattle man loses race to reach dying mother
Owen D. Edmonson of Seattle raced 3,500 miles to reach his mother Mrs. Maria Edmonson in Atlanta before she died. She visited her daughter Mrs. J. M. Savitz, fell ill, and died Saturday as her son arrived three days late. He will accompany her body to Vandalia, Illinois, for burial.
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Atlanta
Owen D. Edmonson
Seattle
Maria Edmonson
Edmonson
J. M. Savitz
Vandalia
Stockade Captured by Charge in Philippines Action
Pershing reports fierce fighting in the Philippines where Moros suffer heavy casualties. Eyghth cavalry units led a bayonet charge through stockade defenses, clearing trenches and leaving piles of dead. Several American soldiers were wounded or killed. Moros face decisive defeat and potential end to bolomen raids.
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Washington
Philippines
War Department
Pershing
J H. Hara
Eyghth Cavalry
Bagala
Clarence Underwood
Roy Keller
Robert Tracy
Sylvester Young
Ameritad
Stole Yacht, Now Woman Goes to Jail
Vancourver police report Mrs James H Wood, a Seattle yachtworker, sentenced to 12 months in jail after being convicted of involvement in stealing two motorboat engines from Charles R Gordon of Vancouver. Wood’s husband, also connected to the case, built a boat in Hong Kong then delivered it unfinished to Vancouver before shipping it to Seattle. The vessel was held by a steamship company for unpaid freight.
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Vancouver
B.C
James H. Wood
Seattle
Mecloni
Charles R. Gordon
Wood
Gordon
Hongkong
Mar
Barbaraz
Majewski
Northwest
Peter Miller Seeks New Trial For Burglary Conviction
J M Glasgow counsel for Peter Miller appeals for a new trial after Miller was convicted of burglary in Ta coma. An affidavit claims the court gave jurors extra instructions during deliberations and that Miller was shackled in court, both prejudicial to the defendant.
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J. M. Glasgow
Peter Miller
Tacoma
Miller
City seeks clear ballot details on $1.6 million bond plan
Mayor Cotterill urges council to fix ordinance for a $1.6 million gas bond package to be voted March 4. He says voters deserve definite information on bridges, location, and purpose rather than vague terms. Council rush denies, but action remains possible before Saturday deadline.
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Cotterill
Lake Washington Canal
Waterfront Grab Charge Spurs Legislative Probe in Olympia
Erastus Brainerd testified before a legislative committee in Olympia detailing waterfront graft aimed at aiding a private speculative corporation. Houser alleged widespread lease violations and state land grabs, while railroad and waterfront attorney foes urged the probe to be dropped. Brainerd, a former editor, affirmed his 1895 vote against the deal as public protest.
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Olympia
Aager
Erastus Brainerd
The
Post-intelligencer
Legislative Committee
Hrainerd
Houser
Seattle
State Board of Land Commissioners
Flower Girl in Suit Named Co Respondent
Mlle Marie Rita Suitans an 18 year old Parisian flower girl is named co respondent in a divorce case with millionaire oil magnate Mrs Josephine Hall asserting Hall brought the girl to educate her and has posed as her guardian while she accompanied him on travels.
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Los Angeles
Marie Rita Suitans
Josephine
Hall
Mile Sultana
Paris
Tampa
Fla
Hedges Visits Seattle Ahead of Olympia Stop
Hedges former New York gubernatorial candidate amid Sulzer race has stayed at the Washington hotel in Seattle since Tuesday. He will depart for Olympia to address lawmakers on fish propagation and conservation in neutral waters, after being appointed by President Taft as a member of the interstate fish commission.
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Jobb. Hedges
New York
Sulzer
Seattle
Washington Hotel
Olympia
Hedges
Taft
Uber
Me International
Father shoots son then kills self in harbor tragedy
Merril Jorgensen, 15, was shot in the head by his father Carl Jorgensen, 57, aboard the launch Thor in San Pedro harbor. After an unsuccessful attempt to kill another son, Carl, 18, the father killed himself. Jorgensen was a fisherman.
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United Wrese
Los Angeles
Merrill Jorgensen
Carl Jorgensen
Jorgensen
Carl
Thor
San Pedro Harbor
Funeral for M. H Young Pioneer Banker Held Thursday
Funeral services for M. H Young a pioneer banker and capitalist who died of heart failure Monday will be held Thursday from the family home at 954 Broadway North The services were arranged today Young and his sister MrsThomas Fyan attended a bridge party at the home of Mr and Mrs Howard W Broadway They were returning home on a roadway street car when Young suddenly collapsed and died before medical help arrived.
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M. H Young
Broadway
Mongenleht Young
Thomas Fyan
Howard
Young Suee
Rich Merchants Body Found Floating In Bay
The body of FE A Klinger 2147 Sixth av W proprietor of Table Supply Co 2406 27th av W was found floating in Puget Bay near Kingst Point A watch and money were missing and pockets turned inside out Police suspect robbery and homicide but no life ending motive is clear The coroner ordered a post mortem to determine cause of death Klinger 55 married with prospering business and happy home life had visited the National Bank of Commerce that afternoon leaving 75 dollars and planned to meet Western av commission men none of whom reported seeing him
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FE. A. Klinger
the Table Supply Co
Kingst
T. A. Peterson
Seattle
Harbor Island
Klinger
National Bank of Commerce
Pts
Duke Kahanamoku Fights Ten-Foot Sea Eel
Honolulu scene reports Duke Kahanamoku, famed short distance swimmer, fought and killed a ten foot eel during practice for the Australian championships. He ended the encounter missing the index finger on his right hand and exhausted after dragging the eel ashore.
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United Reese Leaced
Honolulu
Duke Kahanamoku
Kahanamoku
City Hall site dispute pits council against mayor
The city council met at noon to vote on a resolution to hand City Hall Park to the park board, the mayor vetoed the ordinance, adjourned to 2 pm, and warned abandoning the block risks illegality without a new plan to honor voters who in March 1910 authorized a $300,000 bond for City Hall acquisition.
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Park Board
Sensational Paris Headlines Prize List Revealed
Paris newspapers offer prizes for the most sensational line. Notable entries include Kaiser Wilhelm Abdicates and King George Goes to Work while Rothschild Is Broke stirs chatter among readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Kaiser Wilhelm
King George
Rothschild
Trains Slower After Titanic Disaster Cited in Hearing
Salem hearing on railroad legislation heard M. J. Buckley of the O W R N say passenger trains should not exceed 50 mph and freight trains 6 mph since the Titanic disaster. He argued proposed stock train speed raises from 12 to 14 mph would spur reckless driving on level stretches.
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Salem
Ore
State Railroad Commission
House
Senate Railways and Transportation
M. J. Buckley
Buckley
Burgess
Pendleton
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