Testimony Ties Judge Hanford to Liquor Allegations
Attorney Finch testifies in a noted bankruptcy case involving Hanford and R A Ballinger. Tacoma millman describes seeing Hanford at Seattle Hotel bar, consuming whisky, and staggering into the street. Other witnesses report smelling liquor on Hanford and unsteady movements on streetcars and sidewalks.
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Ftorney Finch
Hanford
R. A. Ballinger
Tacoma
Millman
Seattle
C. O. Wolcott
Bravender
Reen
A. Bravender
Art Museum
Rainier Club
Barney Flood
James #. Howe
Piles
James H. Kane
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Samuel R. Stern
Spokane
M. A. Peters
P. P. Carroll
BE. S. Meany
University of Washington
Woman Freed Marry Henry Johnson Amid State Pardon
A woman released from months in a cell marries Henry Johnson with a governor's pardon and a state seal noted. The ceremony at Hodge's office in the presence of the irn society members follows a prior divorce and a second marriage by her first husband.
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Henry Johnson
Hodge
Irn Society
Hey. K. H. Benedict
Green Lake
State of Washington
Squeaky Shoes and a Jail Inmate Dan Riley Mystery
A county jail trusty named Dan Riley wandered away prompting police to arrest men with squeaky shoes as a supposed clue. Officers interrogated several suspects citywide, but Riley’s whereabouts remained unknown as the squeak rumor spread.
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Dan Riley
Dan
Heat Wave Sweeps Nation As Coast Enjoys Mild Weather
Across the nation the heat wave bakes the East and Midwest while Seattle and the West Coast report comfortable conditions. By noon the thermometer shows Seattle 60, San Francisco 60, Portland 66, Medford 71, Grants Pass 67, Salem 62, Bellingham 62, Vancouver 60.
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New York
East
Middle West
Seattle
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
Portland
Medford
Grants Pass
Salem
Bellingham
Vancouver B. C
Heat Wave Sears New York as Death Toll Mounts
In New York the heat pushes toward record highs with 85 at 10 am and forecasts of higher temps. Officials report six deaths and 30 prostrations as downtown and tenement districts endure crippling heat without rain. Chicago records five more heat related deaths on the fifth day, raising the total to 35 as temperatures near 90.
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New York
Lorimer Vote Delayed as Senate Hints Friday Decision
Slow progress in the Lorimer case prompts senate leaders to curb speechmaking and push toward a Friday or Saturday vote on the Illinois statesman's seat. Early indications show speeches continuing for at least three days, delaying action.
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United Press
Ashington
Lorimer
Senate
Illinois Statesman
Freeing Mexican Revolutionists Sends Magon Brothers to Federal Prison
In San Francisco on July 9 authorities report Enrike and Ricardo Magon receive federal terms of one year and 11 months for violating neutrality laws by enlisting Americans to fight Diaz. Anselmo Figueroa, Librado Rivera and others tied to El Regeneracion face related charges while daughters Lucile Norman Guidero and Mercedes Figueroa stand accused of inciting a riot as the Magon case unfolds.
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San Francisco
Enrique
Ricardo Magon
MecNeil E Island
United States
Mexico
Witted Andrews
Magonero
Anselmo Figueroa
Librado Rivera
el Regeners
Madero
Diag
el Regeneracion
Jesus Magon
Acd
Jeans Magon
Lucile Norman Guidero
Step
Mercedes Figueroa
Magons
Lucille Norman Guidero
Dave Martin
Twenty Heroes Go to Almost Certain Death at Cadeby Mine
Twenty miners including many veterans rushed to rescue 30 trapped colleagues after a gas explosion at Cadeby mine in Conisbrough England. They battled gas filled workings though initial signs suggested all victims were dead. Four more explosions later collapsed the shaft and rescue team, with fears rising that all rescuers are dead.
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United Press
Conisboro
Yorkshire
England
Cadeby
Rich Eloping Couple From Denver Married Here
Miss Gertrude Berger and Robert H Sayre both of Denver were married at Trinity Parish Church by Rev H H Gowen at noon. The Denver heiress and mining heir eloped to avoid the strain of a Denver wedding and slipped away with her brother.
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Gertrude Berger
Robert H. Sayre
Denver
Trinity Parish Church
H. H. Gowen
Saddest room in world houses mothers at Foundlings Hospital
A long feature about the Foundlings Hospital in New York City detailing the sad room where mothers say goodbye to newborns. Sister Agatha and Sister Beatrice comfort Leonore, an 18 year old mother, who ultimately leaves her baby Joey in the cradle of tears as a rich heiress adopts him.
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New York
Foundlings’ Hospital
New York City
Sisters of Charity
Gaddest
Sister Agatha
Leonore
Joey
Sister Beatrice of Old
Joe
Sweet
Agatha
Sobben
Potlatch Week Slips Set for Visiting Battleships
Port warden Captain Davies says two slips will serve all visitors during Potlatch week. One slip at the foot of Columbia street and another at Pike street, plus a separate slip at the foot of Washington street reserved for revenue cutters and battleships.
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Davies
Columbia St
Pike At
Washington St
Hilles Chosen Taft Campaign Manager in 1912
Charles Dewey Hilles secretary to the president is named national chairman of Taft’s reelection effort by the Republican subcommittee. Hilles, Taft’s choice, deferred to the group and approved the plan in a 16 minute session at the New Willard hotel. Reynolds expected as secretary to the Republican National Committee.
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Charles D. Hilles
Washington
Charles Dewey Hilles
Taft
National Republican Committee
Hilles
New Willard Hotel
Jas. S. Reynolds
the Treasury
Tariff Board
Republican National Committee
Vicem
Hayward
Nebraska
Impeachment Debate Delays Archbald Case in House
In Washington on July 9 the House faced a parliamentary tangle as Chairman Clayton sought immediate consideration of the Archbald impeachment resolution. An agreement was reached to take up the jurist’s impeachment Thursday afternoon while the Clayton bill to curb contempt penalties also moves. In San Francisco the latest fad, the veiled tea, sees women sipping tea through a straw in public to keep veils on and millinery intact.
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Washington
Clayton
Robert W. Archbald
United States Commerce Court
House
San Francisco
Milady
Sensational Testimony in Impeachment Trial of Judge Hanford
In Seattle the impeachment inquiry into Judge W Hanford continues as Jerold L Finch testifies about alleged judicial abuse in the Heckman and Hansen bankruptcy case. Finch accuses Ballinger and other attorneys of manipulating a loan and estate sale to favor the Scandinavian American bank, detailing suits and garnishments that drained Heckman and Hanson. The court scene grows crowded as Ballinger, Metcalf, and others face questions about the bankruptcy and a questionable receiver sale.
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W Hanford
R. A. Ballinger
Seattle
Scandinavian American Bank
Heckman & Hansen
Jerold L. Finch
Congressional
Finch
Hanford
Smith
Congressional Committee
C. H. Hanford
Het
Heckman
Ballinger
Eaid Finch
Heckman & Hanson
Alice
J. B. Metcalf
C. B. Reynolds
Peter Larson
Richard Saxe Jones
Reynolds
Metcalf
Haneford
M. F. Mayhew
Duces Tecum
J. B. Metc
King County Har Association
Roger L. Greene
Wilson R. Gay
C. Hughes
John H. Powell
L. P. Turner
John Arthur
L. C. Gilman
Hanson
Alfred Battle
Sutcliffe Baxter
French aviator Bedel killed in fog bound flight
Av iator Bedel, a well known French flyer, died at St Cyr when his monoplane plunged into a hill in dense morning fog while attempting a flight to Chalons. He was traveling about 80 miles per hour and believed to be around 2000 feet up when the crash occurred. His machine was smashed and he was trapped beneath the engine.
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Unites Press
ST. Cyr
France
Chalons
Bedel
Weather outlook: fair tonight and Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with light variable winds. Highs reaching 67 degrees.
The Star Delivers To Over 40,000 Homes Each Night
An advertiser extols aggressive street sales while stressing The Star reaches home delivery to over 40,000 dwellings nightly. The paper touts 500 carrier boys and assertive street sales as key to getting ads into homes.
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E Welcott
Dedge Warford
James St
Dys Johnson
Mas
Danny
Mr. & Blank
Ooures
Chicago
U. S
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Revolu
Tionist
Lucille Norman
Guidero
Los Angeles
Harry Burton
C. D. Hilles
Bill Taft
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James B. Meté Calf
Judge Hanford
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