Deaf Mute to Wed After Poem Wins Bride in Seattle
J Frederick Meagher a deaf mute boxer and Freida Bauman a deaf mute from Chicago will marry in Seattle as the poem that won his bride also earned first prize in a Star contest. The ceremony at Olof Hanson’s home will be interpreted in sign language. Meagher, American correspondent for the British Deaf Times, plans to publish his poems and will live in Seattle after a short honeymoon.
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J. Frederick Meagher
Rainer Valley Athletic Club
Freida Bauman
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Congress of the Deaf
Geagher
Peck
Seattle
Olof Hanson
National Association of the Deaf
Ay. N. E
Hill
J. Frederick Dreagher
Hanson
Mise Bauman
National Association For the Deaf
Wreatier
Meagher
Kentucky
British Deaf Times
Damfino
Damfino,” Was the Answer, “I Ain't Got Any Yet.” Mr. Meagher
Photographer Martin J Biggnen Dead by Own Action at St James Hotel
The unknown man who died by his own action Wednesday night at the St James Hotel in Second Ave and Washington St is identified as Martin J Biggnen commercial photographer. Brennen leaves a father sister and brother in New York City. Since May he has been on a continuous spree and it was while in this condition he took his own life. He formerly stayed at the Hotel Washington. A G Palmer who formerly worked with him identified him. The name and address of Brennen s father are not known.
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St. James Hotel
Second Ar. S
Washington St
Martin J. Biggnen
Brennen
New York City
Hotel
Washington
A. G. Palmer
Biennen
Baxter the detective posing as contractor nets vice secrets
The Burns detective known as J W Baxter posed as a big contractor with offices in the Alaska building to gather graft details from vice operators. Testimony shows payments and bribe schemes tied to Wappenstein, with Tupper and Gerald as key figures in the restricted district operation.
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J. W. Baxter
Alaska
Burna
Burns
Vice Syndicate
Wappenstein
Gid Tupper
Clarence Gerald
Midway
Paris
Tupper
Vice
Murphy
Recall Judges to Save Canal War Heats Up
Attorney William Martin charged the Union Pacific and Harriman interests bankroll opposition to the Lake Washington canal. He urged a special session to enact judiciary recall if the state supreme court reversed Judge King Dykeman on canal bonds. Martin called recall proper and noted Southern Pacific opposition in Ballard remarks.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Lake Washington
Harriman
San Francisco
William Martin
State Supreme Court
King Dykeman
Martin
Ballard
California
Southern Pacific
Justice Dept Sues Lumber Trust Over Unreasonable Restraint
Taft's Department of Justice sues the lumber trust for an unreasonable restraint, acknowledging that the Supreme Court's Standard Oil decision effectively made law. President Wilson responds that courts do not make laws and thus should not be subject to recall.
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TAFT
Department of Justice
Lumber Trust
U. S.supreme Court
Standard Oil
Woodrow Wilson
The Common Good Rises and Mexico’s Lesson for the People
The text argues that elite detachment blinds the wealthy to popular suffering in Mexico and locally, asserting that oppression sparks a social reckoning. It frames class revolt as natural and inevitable when 5 percent hold power while 95 percent toil, with change driven by brain and ballot.
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Mexico
Republic
Mining magnate Morgan faces Rose Mountain sect fears
In San Bernardino California Morgan, a wealthy mining man, warns that his sight is failing while he considers the Rose Mountain sect. The report notes his concerns and potential implications for the community.
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San Bernardino
Morgan
Chief Suspended in San Francisco Turmoil
On June 2 the San Francisco police chief John F. Seymour was suspended by the police commission. Board president Sullivan resigned. J. Frank Jewell was named to fill Sullivan’s seat by Mayor McCarthy. Jewell then presided as charges against Seymour were heard and two resolutions were adopted, setting a June 7 trial and suspending the chief.
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San Francisco
John F. Seymour
Police Commission
Sullivan
J. Frank Jewell
McCarthy
Jewell
Lorimer Expected to Resign After June 30
Washington rumor says Senator William Lorimer of Illinois will resign after June 30 following yesterday's Senate vote for a second probe into his election. The ad predicts his departure and notes political debate over the ousting of the "blond boss" as the Senate shifts since the prior inquiry.
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Washington
Wm. Lorimer
Ilinois
Senate
Lorimer
Mary Mannering Repeats Marital Vow With Wadsworth
New York reports famed actress Mary Mannering has a second husband Frederick E. Wadsworth, a Detroit millionaire boat builder. Her first husband James K. Hackett was divorced in 1910, Mannering keeps a year old child, and Wadsworth's prior marriage ended in separation over alleged cruelty. Wadsworth resides in a fine home at Grosse Point by the St Clair River.
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Mary Mannering
New York
Frederick E. Wadsworth
Detroit
Miss Mannering
James K. Hackett
Wadsworth
Hackett
Grosse Point
St Clair River
We'll Win or Die Machinists Strike Anniversary
An anniversary of the machinists union strike along the Pacific coast notes 2,000 workers from inska to the Mexican border have been out for eight hours a year. Some have won concessions, many remain on strike, while others return to eight hour work as shortages push firms to grant relief. Will win or die, says William Hannon as smaller shops resist big capital pressure.
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Pacific Coast
Inska
Mexican
Northwest
Metal Trades Association
Pital
McN Rns
Los Angeles
Olympian
San Francisco
Seattle
Tacoma
Matty
Eyven
Odlsridden
Moran
Garrison
William Hannon
International Association of Machinists
The
Steel Trust
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