Murder on the Street: Taxi Driver Slain in Seattle Area
Joe Taro, a taxi driver living with his mother and brother, was shot near 27th Ave. and Cherry St. after picking up a passenger around 9 pm. Witnesses include Co. B. Lamont and C. H. Capock. a highwayman is suspected. Taro wore a diamond, carried $100, and his revolver with two shots fired was found in the taxi. A four-shell gun was recovered from a front yard nearby.
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Joe Taro
Mainat
Grace Stanford
South Bend
Wash
Ben Taro
Ben
Joe
Second
Marion
27Th Av
Cherry
Co. B. Lamont
Moran Co
Taro
C. H. Capock
Madrona Park
J. A. Kiger
The Moroccan mix up sparks European tension over Morocco
A historical summary outlines competing Franco Spanish German and British interests in Morocco from 1903 to 1911. It notes loans, open door policy conflicts, the Algeciras Conference outcome, the Agadir crisis and German gunboat intervention, and Morocco’s ruler Sultan Muley Abdul Aziz.
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Great Britain
Germany
France
Spain
Morocco
William
Rhine
M. Delcasse
Agadir
Sultan Muley Abdul Azsiz
Africa
Victor Berger Seeks Pension Bill Bypassing Courts
Congressman Victor Berger of Wisconsin introduced an old age pension bill in the House. The measure would pension every citizen over 60 with at least 16 years of U S residency, paying 1 to 4 dollars weekly based on income, at an estimated annual cost of 347 million dollars.
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United Presse
Washington, D. C
U. S. Supreme Court
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
House
Berger
United States
Panama Pacific Expo grounds laid out for San Francisco
San Francisco outlines a nine mile ring of fairgrounds and boulevards covering about 1800 acres. Harbor View district will host heavy exhibits and the engineering building. Harbor View, Presidio, Lincoln Park and Golden Gate Park will contain the exposition opening in 1915. Government buildings and exhibits may be placed in the Presidio.
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San Francisco
Cal
Telegraph
Bay
Golden Gate Park
Pnama-Pacific International
Harbor View
Presidio of
Lincoln Park
U. S
Presidio Reservation
Shake up of Portland Police
Portland, July 31. The suspension of Police Sergeant Cole on graft charges by Mayor Rush Night signals a broad department shakeup. Reports say two more sergeants two captains five detectives and 50 patrolmen may face serious action. Wholesale graft from disorderly women and Chinese gamblers is alleged. Mayor Bushlight and Jack Coffey declined to discuss the move.
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United Pre Wire
Portland
Cole
Rush Nght
Bushlight
Jnck Coffey
Revision of steel and sugar schedules ordered by House Ways and Means
Washington July 41 revision of the steel and iron schedule, then the sugar schedule, will be the next task for the House Ways and Means Committee. Chairman Underwood said if the Senate stays in session on tariff legislation after the cotton bill passes, the sugar and metal schedules will be sent over. He expressed urgency to revise them at the earliest possible moment despite the caucus stance.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
House
United Press
Underwood
Senate
New Hartford Canning Seizure Tied to Wiley Case
Government inspectors seized cans of peas produced by the New Hartford Canning Company led by Vice President Sherman after finding short weight. The action, connected to developments in the attack on Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, was reported today though reports had been suppressed for months.
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New York
New Hartford Canning Company
Sherman
Harvey W. Wiley
Allegation Tied to Canning Company Letter Explanation
A note indicates an allegation surfaced after the canning company issued a letter of explanation. The fragment suggests continuing dispute or inquiry into corporate communications and accountability.
Atlanta Man Receives $20,000 From Long Lost Friend
W A ONeal of Atlanta learned he is bequest of 20000 dollars from J T Young Jr of Oakland California. The senior Young remembered ONeal from a coast trip three years earlier and said the money comes from his late fathers will for the brief friendship.
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W. A. O'Neal
Atlanta
O'Neal
Jacksonville
Fla
J. T. Young
California
Young
J. T. Young, Jr
Oakland
Cal
W. R. O'Neal
Georgia
Mr. Young
South
Hen Lays Eggs Mainly in Second Year
An average hen will lay 400 eggs with most produced during her second year of production.
Shonts Meets His Wife on Return from Europe
Reports of an imminent divorce in the family of Theodore P. Shonts were contradicted when Shonts, Panama canal builder, greeted his wife two daughters and grandson aboard the Rotter dam liner at New York. He said meeting his family should silence rumors. The scene included a photo on deck with his grandson, the duke de Chaulnes.
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New Tor Press
York
Theodore P. Shonts
Panama Canal
Shonts
Europe
Rotterdam
Duke de Chaulnes
Public Roller Towel Lawsuit Over Eye Injury
In Chicago Illinois a 16 year old Michael Fennell suing International Harvester in federal court for 16000 dollars after a roller towel in a workroom caused a germ in his eye and sight loss. The item recalls Bu rgone Field’s old warning about towels and germs.
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Chicago
Burgone Field
Lkely
Michael Fennell
International Harvester Company
Wallst Controls Mexican Roads
Wall Street controls Mexico’s railroads through stock once held by ex President Diaz and close allies. Diaz ownership was about 10 percent. the government holds 41 percent with 49 percent now in American financier hands led by Kuhn, Loeb & Co and Ladenburg Thalmann Co. Dam as a coin meaning in India is noted in a separate aside.
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New Orleans
National Railroads of Mexico
Wallst
Diaz
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Ladenburg, Thulman & Co
Millionaire and Veteran to Fly in Chicago Aviation Meet
Captain Thomas Baldwin, dubbed dean of American aeronauts, will lead a Baldwin air fleet entry at the international aviation meet in Chicago from August 12 to 20, joined by William R. Badger, a Pittsburgh automobile magnate, and two other Baldwin supporters.
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United Prees
Chicago
Thomas Baldwin
Wm. R. Badger
Pittsburg
Baldwin Air Fleet
DANGER OF WAR PROBABLY HAS PASSED
Unofficial Foreign Office notes say danger of war with Germany has passed for now. A Berlin conference between Jules Cambon and Kiderlin Waechter is to discuss Morocco where France may accept Germanys demand for compensation in exchange for a free hand. England could veto the Franco German deal and Britain’s interests may be strained.
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London
Foreign Office
Germany
Berlin
Jules Cambon
Kiderlin Waechter
France
Morocco
England
Africa
Britain
Odd Bits o News Echoes Across Cities
A police squad faced egg pelting from sympathizers amid a Chicago strike. Mrs Skinwaak slipped two diamond rings into her mouth to deter two holdup men. Peter Paulson died after hospital stay due to a stab wound complication. James Saunders pursued a quirky courtship with threats and imitations leading to arrest. Albert Appleson harassed Sophie Steinbrink with a gun outside her home for days. Paris lace makers fear destitution from machine imitations, an anti imitation coalition may form. Chicago reports auto fleet costs and high repair bills last year.
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Chicago
200000 Fir At The Dalles
A large fire destroyed the Wasco warehouse and milling company mill valued at 120000, the Great Southern Railway depot at 20000, thirty nine freight cars, and several small freight houses. Total loss estimated between two hundred thousand and two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Insurance partly covers. Believed started by defective wiring in Wasco mill. Premier resigns in Tokyo. Marquis Saionji named as successor per rumor. formal change expected August 26.
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Dalles
Wasco
Great Southern Railway
Oregon-Washington Railway and Navigation
Wasco Company
Tokio
Katsura
Marquis Saionji
Evading Morning Paper Screens by Readers
A fragmented note suggests readers lack time in the morning to scan newspapers. The quotation implies the public prefers quicker access to news rather than thorough morning perusal.
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Devine
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Josephine Toy
Toney Foy
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Pacific Ocean
Balcatraz
Shake UP OF
Portland Police
MR. Sherman
Canning Company
Boy Alind
India
Western Collection Co
N. Y. Bik
Otis
Glass
Kodak
P. D
the Bookman
Union ST. Main
Stevens
Pine
J. W. Edmunds
Leary
Madison Bt
Peter Paulson
St. Vincent's Hospital
James Saunders
Albert Appleson
Sophie Steinbrink
Paris
Madison
Bainbridge Island
City
Sound View
Seattle Heights
Everett
Albert B. Lord
Northern Bank
4Th and Pike
Dental Combine
Combine
Front Avenue
Flest Avenue
First Avenue
Union Block
L. W. Suter
Postal Telegraph Building
Edwin J. Brown
D. D
Erie
Penn
Leasure Bros & CO
First Ave
Pike
Rr Moore
Auncey Olcott
Macushla
L. Drew
Ifa
Loss Theatre
Alex Pantages
Mgr
Sandusky & Stockdate Co
Arizona
Girte the Kaufmann Lady
Pantages Theatre
Clair Sinclair
Royal Hungarian Quarter
Merry Widow
Grand Opera House
Eugene Levy
Kurtis’ Trained
Roosters
Alhambra Theatre
Pine St
Georgia Minst
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