Seattle rail plan sparks fury over streetcar ownership
The Seattle, Renton & Southern line is reorganized with Crawford continuing as president and promises of better service. Critics allege Big Business schemes to block public ownership after an $800,000 bond vote, accusing officials of being won over and urging transfers and a court fight to push city control.
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Seattle, Renton & Southern
Crawford
Seattle
Law Euita
Hig
S. E. Co
Supreme Court
United States Court
Rainier Residents Call Mass Meeting Over Municipal Line
Citizens of Rainier district oppose Crawford management of the Seattle Renton and Southern and protest any council delay to the municipal line project. A mass meeting is set for Monday night at Lakeside hall, Dunlap, led by F X Hall of the City Car Line league, seeking council views on the $800000 bond issue.
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Rainier
Crawford
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Lakeside Hall
Dunlap
F. X. Hall
City Car Line League
Trains Crash Kills Seventeen in North Carolina
A head on collision near Hamiet North Carolina between a local freight train on the Seaboard Air Line and a Charlotte excursion train killed seventeen people and injured about forty. The freight engineer reportedly started on a single track after the first express section passed without awaiting the second section.
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North Carolina
Vested Press
Wier
Durham
N. C
Hamiet
Seaboard Air Line
Charlotte
Denver Plans Freight Rate Cut Demands After ICC Decision
The Denver chamber of commerce will seek a 10 to 80 percent reduction in freight rates following the interstate commerce commission ruling in the Spokane and allied rate cases. The plan includes cutting first class freight rates between Denver and Salt Lake City.
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United Press
Denver
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Allied
Denver Chamber of Commerce
Salt Lake
Dalton in jail at San Quentin after bribe sentence
Henry P. Dalton former Alameda county assessor was jailed at San Quentin for eight years after being found to have accepted a bribe from the Spring Valley Water company. He traveled with Sheriff Barnet across the bay. his wife and brother saw him off.
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Oakland
San Quentin Prison
Henry P. Dalton
Alameda County
Spring Valley Water Company
Barnet
Dalton
Bay
Tam
Deer Chew Tobacco Leaves In Connecticut Valley
Deer are reported to be eating the tender leaves of tobacco plants in the Connecticut Valley with apparent relish. Rural liquor sellers who stash reserve stores in woods fear the deer may also develop a taste for liquor.
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Springfield
Masc
Connecticut Valley
All About Bugs Sassy Child Pest
A lighthearted note on troublesome neighborhood children described as pests when mothers neglect supervision for bridge games. The piece covers spoiled behavior, repeated requests, and resulting neighborhood disputes. It also mentions a child who repeats home gossip, creating further social friction.
Virginian Beattie faces murder charge in wife killing
Henry Clay Beattie Jr. of Richmond is charged with murder after his car carrying his dead wife collided with a road onlooker. Investigators doubt his tale of an unknown assailant and say they found an unrelated shotgun and a rival romantic link Beulah Binford. Beattie, son of a wealthy Manchester family, faces swift Virginia justice in a case tied to wealth and blood.
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Richmond
Henry Clay Beattie, Jr
Beattie
Beulah Binford
Louise Wellford Owen
Henry
Manchester
Louise
Owens
Cheaterfield
Henrico
Virginia
Parted by Jail Doors Wife Dies During Honeymoon
Mrs. Bosko succumbs on operating table as husband serves jail sentence. He did not know his wife was dying, one of the most pitiful stories in police annals.
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Bosko
Heartbroken Bride Dies After Short Marriage to Prisoner
A broker B Bosko held in county jail after a grand larceny arrest. he wed days before sentencing. His bride from San Francisco died in Providence hospital following illness and an operation. Police detective work and jail visits marked a tragic union amid looming penitentiary years.
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Providence Hospital
B. Bosko
San Francisco
Bosko
Gregorio Arcario
Arcario
Jos. Bianchi
Mra. Hosko
Alaska coal at cost battle pits Ballinger against petition drive
The piece portrays Richard Achilles Ballinger opposing Alaska coal at cost and frames his stance as aligned with Big Business. It urges Tacoma readers to sign Alaska petitions, portraying Ballinger as out of touch and notes the public pressure ended his Ballinger era, urging collective action to push for government coal at cost.
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Richard Achilles Ballinger
Alaska
Richard Achilles
Morgan-Guggenheim-Rockefeller
Tacoma
Interior
Richard
Agnes
Washington
Water, Light and Power Trust
Big Business
Ballinger
Widower Bosko Hopes for Pardon After Wife Dies
In a county jail scene a man named Bosko faced tragedy as his wife, Mrs. Hosko, died after surgery at Violence hospital. Jail staff and friends note his deep sorrow, with calls for gubernatorial clemency highlighting his alleged punishment. A state supreme court appeal was filed in April, and supporters may petition for pardon.
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Bosko
Hosko
State Supreme Court
Friends of the
Holtslaw Confession Backed by Deposit Slip Evidence
H D Holtslaw son of Illinois State Senator D W Holtslaw testified before the senate Lorimer investigating committee that his father confessed to taking a $2500 bribe to vote for Lorimer. He provided the original June 16 1909 deposit slip from the State Bank in Chicago as supporting proof.
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Washington
Teadfying
Senate
Lorimer
H. D. Holtelaw
D. W. Holtalaw
Ilinois
Holtslaw
State Bank
Iuka
Ima
Chicago
Indiana Governor Urges Voters to Lead Interests Out of Politics
Auburn Ind July 27 Governor Thomas R Marshall defeats Supreme Court tobacco trust and amrican merger rulings urging individual voters to drive interests from politics. He warns judiciary made law could strike a deadly blow to government.
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United Press
Auburn
Ind
Supremes of the United States
Afriman
Thomas R. Marshall
Indiana
Murdered Broker Attacked by Burglars in Iroquois Hotel
William H. Jackson, 70, a wealthy New York broker with Van Shick & Co., was killed during a burglary at his hotel rooms on the 10th floor of the Iroquois. An improvised chloroform attempt failed as Jackson fought for his life, leading to his death before hotel staff and firm colleagues alerted authorities. Jackson rented nearby rooms, sharing a floor with District Attorney Whitman.
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United Press
New York
Wm. H. Jackson
Iroquois
Jackson
van Shick & Co
Whitman
War threats prompt swift coal and mobilization in Europe
London reports British warships ordered to coal as the fleet readies for possible action over Morocco. Berlin papers issue hands off warnings as Kaiser heads to Swinemunde to meet Chancellor Bethmann-Hollweg amid rising tensions between Britain and Germany over Moroccan affairs.
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Morocco
United PF
London
London Globe
Admiralty
Germany
England
Berlin
France
Lokal Anzleger
Great Britain
Britain
Shooting Mystery Clouds Union Oil Yard Incident
George D. Claggett, Union Oil special agent, admitted firing five shots but refused to discuss the case. Police seek L Peck as a potential victim and suspect. Peck’s whereabouts and condition are unclear as authorities lack a formal complaint.
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George Claggett
Union Oil Company
George D. Claggett
L. He Peck
Taft Explained Yet Again In White House Style
The author Faults Taft for constant explanations over years including tariff actions and the Aldrich Cannon tariff, criticizing his late explanation to Congress about a matter linked to the Dear Dick letter and Ballinger affair, claiming explanations masked policy outcomes.
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White House
Taft
Nege Ple
Congress
Brother Charlie
Richard F. Ryan
Ballinger
Interior Department
Senate Adopts La Follette Wool Tariff Substitute
The senate joined progressives and democrats to pass the La Follette wool tariff substitute by 48 to 32, sending the measure to conference with the house. Thirteen Republicans crossed party lines, while initial attempts to adopt the substitute were rejected before final passage.
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Washington
Senate
Ferees
Bourne
Bristow
Brown
Clapp
Crawford
Cummina
Grenna
Kenyon
la Follette
McCumber
Nelson
Poindexter and
Works
Underwood
Mayor Gaynor Cancels Private Police at Coney Island
New York July 27 Mayor Gaynor ordered the revocation of all special policemen hired by private individuals after two US Army privates were barred from a Coney Island dancing pavilion. He said it violates public authority to let private employers direct public officers.
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New York
United States Army
Coney Island
Gaynor
Tetrazzini Pays $19 350 To Hammerstein
An order on a stipulation by U S Judge Lacombe settles the litigation between the operatic star Tetrazzini and Oscar Hammerstein. Hammerstein receives 19350 for breach of contract after Tetrazzini went to San Francisco instead of performing under Hammerstein's direction.
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Tetrazzini
Hammerstein
New York
U.S
Lacombe
Mmne
Oscar Hammerstein
San Francisco
Mammerstein
Bank Robbery Reported, Trail Sought
A bank robbery occurred yesterday afternoon when a man entered the residence of W. C. Willits at 4503 34th Ave South and broke open a child's bank, taking about four to five dollars. Police were notified just before noon and detectives search for the bandit’s trail.
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W. C. Willits
Ay. S
Gem in a Chicken Valued at 250 Dollars?
In Montgomery New York a Rhode Island Red hen curses a missing diamond believed to be worth 250 dollars. Mrs. William King of New York reported the loss after an earring diamond dropped near the chicken. The buyer who purchased the hen is asked to inspect the fowl for the gem.
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Middletown
N. Y
Rhode Island
Montgomery
William King
New York
King Is OK After Rumors Of Illness
London reports deny claims King George’s health is failing after a royal luncheon with ex King Manuel of Portugal and King Alfonso of Spain. Queen Victoria may join King Alfonso visiting the Duke of Devonshire. Tulsa to award hero medal to Wilmer Owen for rescuing a baby from a moving street car. she may be crippled but the infant is unharmed.
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O. K
London
George
Manuel
Portugal
Alfonso
Spain
Cowes
Victoria
Duke of Devonshire
Tulsa
Okla
E. B. Cline
Wilmer Owen
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Ufeless
Som
Shafer Bros
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Lord Grey
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Swinemunde
von Bethmann-Hollweg
Claggett
Peck
W. Mercer St
Republican St
Occidental Fish Co
Mercer St
Payne Law
Wool Manufactures
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