Former Governor McBride Probable Nominee
Harris McBride of Seattle emerges as the leading GOP gubernatorial hopeful with Mead, Cosgrove, Atkinson, and Ridpath in the field. Polls show McBride favored in King county and statewide boosts from Pierce and Spokane, while Mead clings in Whatcom. McBride noted for executive talent and strong friendships.
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Henry Mebride
Seattle
Gov
McBride
Albert EB. Mead
Cosgrove
John D. Atkinson
Col
Wm. Ridpath
Gov. McBride
Mead
Non Union Labor Dispute On Alaska Dock Freight Move
A Thursday conference at Alaska Steamship Co offices brought union and shipowners groups to seek that only union members handle freight on docks. Dispute arose over transferring freight from the Stanley Dollar to the Hyadez as Galbraith dock workers not in unions hauled cargo. The union side expects the request may be rejected due to freight handling concerns.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Local dock trucking contracts limit union labor costs
Local companies arrange delivery by contract at ships tackle and avoid the extra expense of hiring union men for dock trucking, implying cost controls and labor considerations in port operations.
Nadeau Back From Rose Festival In Portland
I A Nadeau director general of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition returned yesterday from Portland where he attended the Rose festival. He says Portlanders are free from factional jealousy and will cooperate to make the AY P exposition a success.
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I. A. Nadeau
Portland
Japanese say 372 Koreans killed in Korea fighting
Washington June 6 United Press reports a Tokyo statement that in 69 battles over the last nine days between Japanese troops and Korean natives 372 Koreans were killed. The official note claims disturbances in Korea have diminished since last year and good order is returning along rail lines as remote areas remain to be secured by reinforcements.
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United Press
Washington
Tokio
Korea
Black Eagle Sioux Chief Dies in Colfax After Pendleton Fight
Colfax Washington January reports that Black Eagle the Sioux chief, wounded in the Pendleton clash with Umatilla Indians where Harry Charge Eagle fell, died here today. He tried to restrain his drunken companions before the combat turned fatal.
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United Press
Colfax
Wash
Janes
Black Eagle
Umatilla
Mystery Jewel Disappearance Trow to Bank President
Mystery surrounds the loss of jewels valued at 3400 dollars belonging to Wm F Hareford president of the American National Bank in Los Angeles. He placed the gems in a box and pocketed it as he boarded a street car.
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Los Angeles
Jane
Wm. F. Hareford
American National Bank
Newspaper War Plays Out In Fairbanks Alaska
In Fairbanks Alaska June 6 a local paper war unfolds as The News is bought by Henry Roden C Campbell and Zach Hickman who will run the paper as independent and may consolidate with the Morning Times or enter the morning field. Gold output reaches 2.5 million with season prospects strong despite a labor shortage from the Sonoko stampede.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Venting News
Henry Roden
KB. C. Campbell
Zach F. Hickman
Beatty
Hickman
Morning Times
Sonoke
Fortune Spent on Woman Sparks Public Debate
A controversial figure spent a large fortune supporting a woman described in harsh terms as a beauty object while labeled a woman hater. The episode prompted questions about motives and social values amid local interest.
Pittsburg Bank Cashier Story Sparks Social Talks
In Pittsburgh on June 4, chatter at clubs centers on cashier Billie Montgomery who allegedly skimmed 1,210,000 from the Allegheny National Bank and later gave a widow 50,000. Montgomery was known as a fast driver and popular bachelor before the bank crash.
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Pittsburg
Billie” Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
Montgomery
Duskey Sues Green Lake Shingle Co in Finger Injury Case
F J Duskey sues Green Lake Shingle Co before Judge Jodee Boyd Tallman in Superior Court seeking 6100 dollars for injury to four fingers. He blames carelessness of co workers William Wright and Elmer Abbott who were at work with him on June 1, 190.
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F. J. Duskey
Green Lake Shingle Co
Jodee Boyd J. Tallman
Superior Court
William Wright
Elmer Abbott
Students elect Whims staff at Washington high school
The Washington high school paper Whims elected its next year staff. Doak Rice was named editor-in-chief, Earl Braden business manager, Arsula Hughes society editor, Margaret Smith copy editor, Everett Grout exchange editor, Mary Barnell local editor. A separate annual staff for the year Seath will be elected.
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Whims
Doak Rice
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Busines
Arsula Hughes
Margaret Smith
Everett Grout
Mary Banell
Little Grandmother of Liberty Faces Treason Trial
Catherine Hreshkovsky famed as the Little Grandmother of Russian liberty is to be tried for treason in a St Petersburg court after a year in the fortress. She led revolutionary propaganda among peasants and endured 15 years in Siberian prisons. She remains beloved by the peasantry and has long opposed the government.
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ST. Petersburg
Catherine Hreshkovsky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Siberian
Russia
Nicholas Tachaikovsky
New York
Howton
Chicago
Syndicate Under Probe Over Feeble-Old-Home Funds
Chicago detectives investigate a syndicate accused of collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars claiming funds would support "houses of hope" for elderly men and women in multiple U S cities. The case centers on the alleged misuse of donations and charity drives.
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United Press
Cmsase
United States
Chicago
Jury returns compromise verdict in Murphy murder case
In Tacoma on June 6 the jury found B4 and Carrell guilty of manslaughter in the Patrick Murphy case after a night of deliberation. Half the jurors urged acquittal while others pressed for a first degree verdict.
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United Press
Tacoma
Carrell
Patrick Murphy
Courting Room Planned at Christ Presbyterian Church
Chicago June 6 A courting room for young parishioners to foster acquaintance love and marriage will be established by Rev J B Snyder pastor of Christ Presbyterian The room will be a full building beside the church with cozy corners screens dim lights and chaperones The plan delights the congregation and may inspire other churches to adopt the idea
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Chicago
Christ Presbyterian Cerch
J. B. Snyder
Snyder
Christ Presbyterian Church
Dr Snyder
Family quarrel over inheritances ends in death
Ellie Harris dies after a heated dispute with her sister over a $600 share from their mother. The sister wished she would drop dead, and Harris collapsed shortly after, dying en route to the hospital. Autopsy cites heart disease brought on by the quarrel as the cause.
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Trenton
N. J
Ellie Harris
Harris
Tacoma Boy Arrested After San Jose Flight
Fred Breckawa aged 16 son of a Tacoma resident is held in jail in San Jose awaiting his father’s instructions after police were telegraphed. He sought help at St. Joseph's church last night and was turned over to police on an outstanding hotel debt matter. He had been ejected from the St Francis hotel in San Francisco for nonpayment and traveled to San Jose by bagged baggage.
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United Press
San Jose
Cal
Fred Breckawa
Tacoma
St. Joseph's Church
St. Francis Hotel
San Francisco
Born Blind Boy Now Sees After Remarkable Operation
Herbert Martin, a 14 year old born blind from Lynn Massachusetts, regained sight after Dr Posey at Howard hospital removed a soft growth from his optic nerves near their brain exit. Such cases of sight restoration in born blind individuals are rare.
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Philadelphia
Herbert Martin
Posey
Howard Hospital
Lynn
Mase
Supreme Court Nullifies Gillette Verdict
New York June 6 the supreme court today annulled the verdict against Walter Gillette former vice president of the Mutual Life Insurance Company and ordered a new trial in the case. The ruling reverses previous findings and directs further proceedings for Gillette.
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Supreme Court
Gillette
New York
The
Supreme Court Today
Walter Gillette
the Mutual Life
Insurance convict perjury case linked to life fund diversions
Gillette was convicted of perjury for swearing before a grand jury that a bank account was his personal fund and of making entries in the company’s books to conceal diversions of funds related to life insurance investigations.
Anarchistic Mail Ban Steps Forward
The Postmaster General plans a new measure to block anarchistic literature from entering the United States via foreign agencies. Current laws restrict anarchist use of the mails, and officials note that material banned here could still reach America through overseas channels.
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Meyer
America
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