Tomorrow Brings 779 New Laws Into Effect Across State
A sweeping legal wave takes effect tomorrow including an eight hour workday for women, jury service changes for women, increased employer compensation timelines, and new public utilities oversight. The slate also adds harbor improvement measures, direct primaries for Supreme Court judges, and a host of regulatory updates affecting schools, tobacco sales, construction, and licensing.
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Superior Court
Acoma
Horticultural Commission
Supreme Court
Meanest Men Seek Two Robbers In New Britain
Police hunt two men who robbed a 79 year old boy on his way to buy candy five pennies. They struck him, threw him into a freight car in the railroad yards, and locked the door. The boy, Peter Corati, recounted his fear at the incident.
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New Britain
Conn
Anden
Peter Corati
Helen Grant Testimony Alleges Jail Abuse in April Affidavit
Helen Grant swore she witnessed Jailer Corbett strike a girl and toss her in a cell at the city jail. She claimed vermin infestation and poor care as the girl lay unconscious, with water only scantily provided. Grant was arrested at a restaurant but released within minutes after Matron Fleece investigated.
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Helen Grant
Corbett
Matron Fleece
Moncrieffpe Cameron
Saloon Proprieter Falls Through Glass Awning
Charles Goldie, owner of a saloon at the foot of Yester Way, suffered a broken right tee and several severe cuts after slipping while cleaning a glass awning and crashing onto the pavement yesterday afternoon.
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Charles Goldie
Yester Way
Goldie
Death of 1008-Time Arrestee Suicides in Shack
Peter Evans aged 63 once wealthy and long troubled by repeated arrests for intoxication and disorderly conduct is found dead at the foot of stairs in Pine Lake area Warsaw New York police suspect murder after his body is discovered. In Kazan Russia Alexander Zaryzean is charged with wholesale murder of 57 people.
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United Presse
Warsaw
N. Y
Peter Evans
Pine Lake
Kazan
Russia
Jone 7
Alexander Zaryzean
Mrs Taft’s Sister to Wed Major Butt MayBe
Mrs Taft’s sister in law and widow of a Pittsburg steel magnate could marry Major Archibald Butt the president’s military aide. Rumor links the two after a long association with the Taft circle.
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Mrs. Taft
Major Butt
Thomas K. Laughlin
Taft
Pittsburg
Archibald Butt
June Bride Scores Rise In Local Marriage Licenses
Cupid’s tally tops last year as June brides surge in the county. With license clerk Claude F. Gage noting higher early numbers, the six days of June show 90 licenses issued this year versus 82 in 1910, a gain of 9.7 percent.
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Dan Cupid
Jane
Christy Mathewson
Rube Waddell
Cy You
Cupid
Court House
Claude F. Gage
Money trust fears rise as steel inquiry probes Morgan
Washington June 7 Indications that a money trust seeking to control American industry confront the nation emerged during the cross examination of RE H Gary head of U S Steel. Representative Littleton pressed Gary on J Pierpont Morgan's power and banks. Gary said Morgan owns several banks but aides not control all. He conceded Morgan could have forced the Tennessee Coal and Iron sale through stock collateral held by the banks behind the new holding company.
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Washington
RE. H. Gary
Thhe U. S. Steel Corporation
House
Lattleton
Gary
J. Pierpont Morgan
Steel Trust
Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
Morgan
New York
Littleton
New
Shock in Mexico City Kills Reported In Historial Chaos
Mexico City disaster drops tragic toll from fifty to seventy five killed as celebrations of Madero’s triumph end abruptly. U of W Observatory records shock and nationwide response to the sudden upheaval.
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Mexico City
Madero
U. of W
Selemograph Records Record Seismic Shock From Mexico City
A strong earthquake in Mexico City was felt in Seattle, with the seismoscope at the University of Washington recording the tremor at 6 07 am. The instrument showed the needle galloping north and south, indicating a severe quake, reportedly the strongest yet recorded by the seismograph.
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Mexico City
Seattle
University of Washington
Earthquake Strikes Mexico City Amid Madero Welcome Parade
A Mexico City quake at 4 a m killed between 50 and 75 people and caused widespread destruction. The metropolis, still festooned with national colors, saw arches and decorations torn as Madero was set to lead a grand entry through Avenida Juarez. Ten soldiers died in barracks falls and Belem jail injuries were reported as panicked crowds fled the devastation.
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Mexico City
Madero
Avenida Juarez
United Preas
Seattle
Cupids Desertion Denied as Ground for Divorce
Acting Judge R H Lindsay rejects divorce on grounds of Cupid leaving a home. He cites marital storms weathering like breezes and notes that a six year marriage with a rare quarrel does not require separation. The judge compares tensions to a baseball season and suggests reconciliation rather than cea d divorce.
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Cupid
R. H. Lindsay
Lindsay
Northwest Baseball League
Jens R. Olsen
Mre. Marie
Marquis of Queensberry
Cupig
Old Spanish Ship Unearthed in Pagama Canal Excavation
A Spanish carvel over 100 feet long lies partly exposed in the Pagama canal near Nombre d'los. A year earlier another vessel was found nearby. The recovered ship is well preserved for a Conquistadores era boat, with two old cannons a brass figurehead and pewter utensils among the finds.
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Colon
Pagama Canal
Nombre D'Los
Wholesale theft hits Georgetown poultry owners
Chicken thieves operated in Georgetown last night, taking two chickens from Mrs. Bigelow of 17th Ave 8th and Dawson and 42 chickens from Mrs. Jacob Wismelek of 1742 Dawson in the same block, police told this morning.
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Georgetown
Bigelow
Dawson
Jacob Wismelek
Aviator Eugene Ely to exhibit flights in Reno on July 4
Reno crowds will witness exhibition flights by aviator Eugene Ely, famed for landing on a battleship in San Francisco harbor, scheduled for July 4 in Reno.
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Reno
Eugene Ely
San Francisco
Wardall Withholds Support On Jail Reform Bill
A local councilman, Wardall, opposed to Griffiths' jail reform ordinance after initially advocating it. He criticized not receiving full credit for the measure, a notable reversal amid calls for Corbett's removal and jail abuses. Residents query his motives and $3,000 annual salary.
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Griffiths
Wardalle
F. A. Stirton
Jessie E. Martin
Frances A. Roberts
Wardall
Erickson and
King George Narrowly Escapes during Aldershot Air Display
King George narrowly escaped injury as two biplanes swerved toward the royal party during aeroplane maneuvers at Aldershot. Aviator Cody swiftly corrected the control as the craft skimmed past, blowing off several hats and recalling the Paris tragedy that claimed War Minister Berteaux.
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Colted Press
London
King George
Aldershot
Cody
Paris
Berteaux
His Majesty
Capt
Taft Repudiation Hint in Ninth District Race
Complete returns from the Ninth district special congressional election in Council Bluffs Iowa show Judge W R Green Republican leading W A Cleveland Democrat by about 4450 votes. Republicans say the result repudiates Taft reciprocity policy while progressives argue few farmers voted. Green opposed Canadian reciprocity, Cleveland favored the treaty.
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United Press
Council Bluffs
Iowa
W. R. Green
W. A. Cleveland
Taft
Green
Pink Sheet Reveals Top Fishing Spots in King County
The Star Pink sheet on Saturday will feature a story of special interest to fishermen. It promises details on the best fishing places in King County, how to reach them, and bait recommendations to boost success for anglers planning trips to local lakes and streams.
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King County
Szark Walton
Nat Goodwin sues to rescind Edna Goodrich marriage contract
Nat Goodwin the actor and four time divorced stage star seeks to cancel his marriage contract with Edna Goodrich. He claims irregularities in the instrument and wants to undo the agreement in which he transferred to the actress property valued at $500000.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Nat Goodwin
Edna Goodrich
Goodwin
Ac Trees
Mayor Dilling Likely Veto to Jail Reform Bill
Reported plan indicates Mayor Dilling will veto the partial jail reform bill passed last Monday by a 5 to 3 vote. He favors wider key access for jail coordinators, supports the third degree, and opposes a 48 hour limit before court appearance. Haine Haas and Steiner opposed the ordinance.
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Dilling
Djiling
Haine
Haas
Steiner
Former French Premier Bouvier Dies in Bank Death
Maurice Bouvier, who led France during church and state separation, died today in a bank in Paris. After stepping down he served as foreign minister for a period.
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Uty United Press
Par
Maurice Bouvier
France
Bouvier
Roosevelt denies pledging support to Taft for renomination
Theodore Roosevelt moved to quiet rumors that he would back President Taft in 1912. He insisted no pledge had been made and that any future support must come from himself.
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United New Haven
Conny
Theodore Roosevelt
Taft
Gail Borden visits Los Angeles with daughter Ramona
Gail Borden arrives in Los Angeles with his daughter Ramona after a quick trip from New York. Attorney Eugene Overton says Borden earns far less than the reported wealth and notes the $500 per month alimony seems sufficient. No separation steps have been taken yet, though they may come.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Cal
Ramona
Gail Borden
New York
Borden
Eugene
Overton
Witness Denies Graft Plot in Midway Parlor Case
Ex Chief Wappenstein testifies denying bribe claims levelled by state. He says he did not know Tupper well and rejects accusations of conspiring over the Paris and Midway houses. The defense frames the testimony around alleged police and political entanglements and the so called restricted district.
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Gid Tupper
Fendant
H. W. Mix
William Austine
H. R. Archer
James W. Wappenstein
Gid Turper
Clarence Gerald
Paria
Midway
Police
Baxter
Wappenstein
J. W. Baxter
Vice Syndicate
Murphy
Wappy
Gerald
Tupper
Gill
Paris
Noop
Tgb
Robert W. Boyce
U. S
Ed. Benn
Grand Theatre
Perkins Safety Deposit Vaults
John Cort
Benn
Man Shot in Neck as Mystery Stirs City
Charles Johnson, a laborer, lies in serious condition at the city hospital with his neck filled full of bird shot. He refuses to explain the wound. Detectives work to unravel how the shooting occurred after two men awoke to a loud shot in a shack near First Ave. and Spokane Ave. A bill of sale was mentioned.
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Charles Johnson
A. M. Borensten
Nels Anderson
First
Spokane
Johnson
Safe and sane Fourth set for Seattle as rules limit firework types
Seattle city leaders announce a safe and sane Fourth with bans on blasting firecrackers for kids. Only tiny torpedoes under two inches will be allowed, while sky rockets Roman candles and dingers remain permitted. Fireworks known to injure children will be blacklisted.
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Seattle
Jersey Dairy Proprietor Pleads Guilty in Milk Case
A. Z. Erikson owner of the Jersey Dairy pleaded guilty in Judge Gay's court to selling milk below standard. The case, stemming from an appeal, ends with a request for a fine. Erikson had previously served 48¢ hours in county jail for a similar offense and faced trial for conspiracy to raise milk prices, convicted.
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A. Z. Erikson
Jersey Dairy
Gay
Brown
Erickson
Gorilla at Large Caged After Laporte Escape
In Laporte Indiana residents breathed easier as the man eating gorilla named Mack was recaptured after escaping from a carnival and injuring trainer Montana Harrison. Harrison remained hospitalized with arm and leg injuries following the attack.
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Laporte
Ind
Mack
Blindness Fear Drives Man to Self-Destruct
In Portland on June 7 John Hanson a 65 year old iron worker chose carbolic acid to end his life, fearing blindness more than death.
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Portland, Or
Jno
Hanson
Jailbird James Thompson Escapes During Early Morning Liberties
James Thompson, serving four months for petit larceny, escaped this morning from the county jail. Described as a good prisoner, he woke as a trusty and allegedly used his earned liberties to slip away.
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James Thompson
President Kane Re-Elected At University Meeting
President Kane was unanimously re-elected head of the University of Washington yesterday.
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Kane
University of Washington
Weather Outlook for Seattle and Vicinity
Fair skies persist for Seattle tonight and Thursday with light westerly winds. No precipitation expected. temperatures remain mild and comfortable overnight through Thursday.
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Seattle
Seattle Demands Prosecution Upholds City Clean Sweep
The speaker urges crackdown on all responsible for Seattle's disgraceful conditions as the Wappenstein trial unfolds. He insists that every guilty person, rich or poor, must be prosecuted and the city must be purged without delay.
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Wappenstein
Seattle
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