Police Trouble Follows Mayor Gill Through Three Terms
Seattle mayor Gill, first elected March 1910, faced recall in 1911, and later re elections in 1912 1914 and 1916. Indicted by a federal grand jury amid repeated police graft scandals involving chiefs Wappenstein Lang and Bockingham and a crackdown on gambling houses and disreputable establishments.
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Gill
Federal Grand Jury
Seattle
Charles Wappenstein
Wappenstein
George F. Cotterill
H. Gill
J. D. Trenholme
H! Gill
Louis M. Lang
Gills
Lang
Charles Bockingham
Millingsleys
Tragic note in Ruth and Earnests Philadelphia trip
Paula recalls a 1849 journey to Philadelphia filled with tension as Ruth’s presence shadows the stay at the Ritz Carlton. The hotel clash with Earnest grows, Ruth asserts proximity by sharing a room across the hall, and a minor mishap echoes unease in the moving narrative.
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Margie
Farneat Lawton
Ruth
Earnest
Paula
Ritz-Carlton
Bellevue-Stratford
Barneat
Miss Dayton
Marnest
Billingsley booze probe grips Seattle in graft case
A sweeping Seattle booze scandal unfolds with Billingsleys at center. Protests accuse prosecutors and officials of complicity, indictments follow as federal and state actions converge. Key figures Logan Billingsley and W H Pielow face charges while mayor and police leadership deny wrongdoing.
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Gill
Billingsleys
Lundin
Star
Seattle
W. H. Pielow
Margett
Fred
Billingsley
Beckingham
Fred Billingeley
McKay
Logan Billingsley
Putnam
Logan Pillingsley
Logan Hillingsley
Portland
Eddie Baker
Jesse Moore Hunt
Toto
Hodge
C. J. Mullen
Pielow
Free Pain-Free Dentistry Demonstration At Boston Dental
Free all this week as part of a record breaking history making painless dentistry demonstration at the Boston Dental Offices. Thousands of patients tested a new anesthetic with no nausea or pain during extractions fillings or crown preparations. Dr Sipes and the Seattle staff offer free painless extraction with no obligation and no charges for the anesthetic, with final costs potentially half of typical first class rates.
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Boston
Seattle
Sipes
Bolt Scene Sparks Intrigue Next Door
In a tense moment a woman hints at danger and locks a door, whispering about a potential intruder. A man nearby moves hastily as the bolt clicks and a door slams, leaving the reader awaiting the continuation of the scene.
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Grurbaum Furniture Co., Inc
Pike Street
M.A. Matthews
Unity Evangeistic Campaign
First Presbyterian
First Baptist
First Methodist
First Congregational
MA Matthews
Carter Helm Jones
J Fcrowther
Hugh G Ross
Mayor Gill
Chief Beckingham
Cobb Building
Fourth Ave
University St
Elliott
THE
Pacific Telephone
Telegraph
Roth Dayton
Philadelphia
the Star
Fred Billingsley
Boston Dental Co
Second Avenue
Dr. Acy
Epler
Macy
Wasserman
Donaway
Liberty Bldg
Postoffice
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