Fiend Kills Hill Family Near Ardenwald in Portland
Portland June 9 The Hill family Wm Hill his wife and two children were murdered with an axe at their Ardenwald area home near Portland. The axe lay by a bed and all four victims suffered brutal blows. Neighbors found the bodies this forenoon and police were notified. No robbery motive detected. Hill worked for Sellwood Gas Co and had been seen the prior day.
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My United
Seattle Steel Office
Portland
Wm. Hill
Ardenwald
C. B. Matthews
Hill
Hul
Sellwood Gas Co
Jury Deliberations Continue As Judge Remains Home
The Wappenstein case drags into the afternoon with jurors debating and bets mounting that a verdict may be hours away. Judge Main has stayed in his house until a verdict arrives while bailiffs lock doors and gather all exhibits for the jury's review.
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Main
Waponstein
Joan F. Murphy
Morris
Hensman
California Limited Collides With Tie Train Near Domingo
Santa Fe passenger train No. 3 the California limited struck a tie train near Domingo New Mexico about 10 45 am. Six people are confirmed dead and many injured. Among the dead named are AW Green the engineer and the fireman of the limited. Authorities cite a orders mistake as the cause and a relief train with surgeons and hospital supplies has departed for the scene.
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United Press
Hentile Star Office
Albuquerque
N. M
Santa Fe
California Limited
Domingo
Here
Green
Limited
Weather outlook for Seattle area showers tonight
For Seattle and vicinity showers expected tonight and Saturday with moderate south to southeast winds.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Open Shop Federation Forms Across Pacific Coast
Business leaders from San Diego to Vancouver form the Federation of Employers Associations of the Pacific Coast in Tacoma. The group vows to wage war on the closed shop with W. R. Ruos? of Tacoma Smelter as president. D. P. N. Little of Los Angeles merchants and manufacturers is vice president, Bruce Gibson of Everett Chamber of Commerce is treasurer.
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Portland Or
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Vancouver
B. C
Tacoma
Federation of Employers Associations of
W. R. Ruos
Tacoma, Washington
D. P. N. Little
Employers Association On Chants and Manufacturers Iation of
Los Angeles
Bruce Gibson
Chamber of Commerce of
Everett
Wash
Boy Tells Of Family Murder Near Renton
A yearold boy named Roland Pattison recounted to The Star how his father killed his mother in a Renton area home. He described the gunfire, the mother's struggle, and his own attempt to help as three other residents aided and waited for Ed to return to the house.
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Roland Pattison
The
Star
Renton
Roland
Papa
Myrtle
Cliford
Frances
Dyer Jury Disagrees in Alienation Trial
The jury in the case against Rev. Theodore L. Dyer for $10,000 in alienation of affections by Sherman W. Dodge against Mrs. Dodge failed to reach a verdict. A new trial is likely. Dyer contends he only gave Mrs. Dodge spiritual advice.
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Theodore L. Dyer
Sherman W. Dodge
Twelve Boys Arrested Near Bredway High School
Twelve youths calling themselves the Capital Hill Development Club were arrested this afternoon near Bredway high school for weaving through traffic and disturbing residents. Six of the youths are over 18.
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Capital Hill Development Club
Bredway High School
Heatwave Grips Midwest Amid Record High Readings
Weather reports from Chicago St Louis and Milwaukee show temperatures near or above 100 as heat intensifies across the middle west. In Chicago 96 and rising while St Louis hits 104 and Milwaukee records 94 with several prostrations reported.
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Chicago
Middle West
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Taft Orders Troop Withdrawals From Galveston and San Diego
President Taft authorized Secretary of War Stimson and General Leonard Wood to begin immediate withdrawal of U S troops from Galveston Texas and San Diego California. The action follows dispatch of orders this afternoon.
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San Diego
Washington
Taft
War Stimson
Gen. Leonard Wood
Galveston
Iroquois Captain Acquitted In Manslaughter Trial
A jury found Captain A A Sears not guilty of manslaughter over the April 10 Iroquois capsizing near Sydney British Columbia that caused 21 deaths. The charge stemmed from alleged improper vessel loading.
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Iroquois
Victoria
B. C
A. A. Sears
Sydney
First Idaho Woman Official Accused of Malfeasance
Governor Hawley offers a 300 reward for information leading to the arrest of Miss Grace Loughran Bannock county superintendent of schools accused of forging school warrants. It is alleged she obtained between three and five thousand dollars making her the first woman official in Idaho charged with malfeasance since suffrage.
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Boise
Ida
Hawley
Grace Loughran
Bannock County
Idaho
Davis Dead in White Plains Circus Figure Davis Introduced Warfield
Thomas H. Davis a well known circus and theatrical figure died at his White Plains home on June 9. He introduced David Warfield to the public when Warfield debuted in The Nutmeg Patch.
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Warfield
White Plains
N. Y
Thomas H. Davis
Davis
David Warfield
Woman condemned to die when child is born
Angelino Napolitano, mother of four, was sentenced to death for murdering her husband in Sault Ste. Marie. The court spared execution until after the birth of her expected baby in July, recognizing motherhood. She confessed the crime, claiming she killed to avoid becoming a white slave.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Gil
Angelino Napolitano
Pietro Napolitano
Lfe
Queen St
Awung
Pietro
Italy
New York
Canada
Thessalon, Ont
Slashes Throat in Sleep Fatal Night Attack
Anthony Menge, 25, awakened from a nightmare and slashed his throat with a razor in his sleep. He reportedly became enraged during a dream before waking to blood, and his condition was listed as serious.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Menge
Menge
Farewell Reception for Mrs Christensen at Zion Church
A farewell reception was held for Mrs E Christensen and her daughter Marie at Zion Norwegian Lutheran church in Ballard this afternoon before their departure for the East. Mrs Christensen has lived in Ballard for years and is married to Rev Emil Christensen, who arrived on the coast 34 years ago as the first Norwegian Lutheran minister in the Northwest.
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E. Christensen
Marie
Zion Norwegian Lutheran Church
Ballard
East
Christensen
Emil Christensen
Northwest
Indictments Chain Against Wappenstein Proceeding
Following the jury’s retirement Wul H Morris asked that Wappenstein be arraigned today on four additional indictments. He waived reading and was given a week to enter pleas. Charges include conspiracy with Blethen Dallagiovanna and others to protect gamblers and bawdy houses, maintaining a public nuisance at Arcade dance hall, and two bribe receipts totaling 2870 from Tupper and Gerald for protection of gambling clubs and houses.
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Wappenstein
Tupper
Clarence Gerald
Midway
Paris
Pacific Coast Company
Will H. Morris
Gerald
Wappy
Wul H. Morris
Alden J. Blethen
Ludovic Dallagiovanna
Charles Berryman
Arcade
Prosecution Focuses on Wappenstein Money Story
Special Prosecutor argues over money transfers and timing surrounding Wappenstein. Tupper presents a clear tale with witness corroboration while questioning Wappenstein and Col. Blethen. The case pivots on alleged financial links to the Italian-American club and local gambling activity in Seattle.
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Wappenstein
Tupper
Council
Col. Blethen
Albert the Whale
John Dore
Benn
Seattle
Wappy
Gerald
Tupper Immunity and Graft Case Raise Doubts
The defense questions the state's case against Tupper, noting only Gid Tupper testifies to the bribe and that Gerald cannot testify to personal knowledge. Ex mayor Gill testifies about district reopening, while Wappenstein’s associates face questions on graft motives and bank accounts. Benn frames Wappenstein as a dominant local figure amidst a party of questionable characters.
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Tupper
Gid Tupper
Gerald
Gill
Wappenstein
Br. B. Benn
Aberdeen
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