Honest John Riplinger Cleared in Seattle Embezzlement Case
The city comptroller announced Riplinger will not be prosecuted for the municipal fund embezzlement. The court decision absolves the city of responsibility, citing contractors as the responsible parties. A missing $4,500 check remains pivotal to the criminal case, with the matter now focused on contractor accountability. Riplinger recently traveled to Honduras, with rumors he may return to Seattle.
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Honest John” Riplinger
Seattle
Carroll City
Stirrat & Goetz
Cezaptrolier
Carroll Sare
Ebeck
Goetz
Riplinger
Honduras
Nick Riplinger
Highway Robbery Threat in Masked Bandits Incident
Armed masked highwaymen ordered Misa Helen B. McNally to raise hands and stay quiet during a robbery. The note describes a menacing command issued by one of the assailants as the victim faced the armed trio.
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Acme Business College
Nineteenth
Harold Storm
Madrona Park
Denny Maine Park
Mike McNally
Storm
Graff
Misa Helen B. McNally
Women Parade London Suffragettes Draw Large Crowd
Fifteen thousand suffragettes marched along the Victoria Embankment to Albert Hall for addresses. The demonstration drew widespread attention and remained peaceful with no disorder or arrests reported.
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United Press
London
Victoria Embankment
Albert Hall
Second Battle of San Juan Hill Described by Observer
An odd fragment describes a sea landing by a tribe of earth beings feeding from a tern helper with window eyes and evident teeth. The group shows savage behavior and swiftness as their chief speaks and others obey with alacrity.
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San Juan Hill
Dolliver Favored by Taft Leaders for VP Nomination
Reports from Washington say Iowa Senator Dolliver is the preferred Taft choice for vice president. Hammond and Borah are among other contenders with regional support and wealthy backers signaling moves to back their bids. Hammond cites Western development experience as a credential for the ticket.
Piles Rules Out Vice Presidency as Hitchcock Plots Rise
Senator Samuel H. Piles says he would not accept a vice presidency, preferring to represent Washington state in the senate. Taft campaign manager Frank W. Hitchcock is eyed for national chairmanship, with observers noting his close ties to Taft and possible influence on a secretary of war choice. Ticket sales for the convention reach high prices as delegates vie for positions. John Hays Hammond receives strong backing from Montgomery and supporters in several states as Pennsylvania signals support. The article outlines intrigue over the vice presidential nomination and party leadership at the Chicago convention.
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Hammond
Massachusetts
Gey. Gulla
Thomas F. Walsh
Colorado
Charles P. Taft
Will
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Samuel H. Piles
Washington
United Press Today
Washington State
Senate
Frank W. Hitchcock
Taft
National Republican Committee
Hitchcock
Hitchcock Taft
Deel
Harry N
Ticketa
John Hays Hammond
John CC. Mongomery
Mini Engineer
Mon
Ham
Montgomery
George A. Knit
California
Utah
Nevada
Idaho
Montana
Oklahomm
Taft Delegates Lead Contests and Platt Refuses Comment
The Taft slate claims 704 votes with George Shea of Nome and J. P. Shackleford of Juneau named as Alaska delegates at large for Taft and supporting Gov. Hoggatt. Contests show Taft with 605 delegates in the temporary roll call. In New York Thomas Collier Platt, longtime GOP boss, says politics are past for him and declines to discuss Chicago convention plans.
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Taft
Cleorge Shea
Nome
Alaska
J. P. Shackleford
Juneau
Gov. Hoggatt
Altabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
South Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Arizona
Foraker
Becan
New York
Thomas Collier Platt
Republican Organization
New York State
N En
Chiago
Platt
Poe
Chicago
Woman killed landlord then two victims before suicide
Denver report states Charles B shot and killed landlady Mrs May ER Boren and lodger Eadward Smith, then killed himself in a rooming house. Smith had accused Mrs Boren and Smith a day earlier and was ordered from the house. Mrs Boren, from Howard Kansas, has two children living there. In New York Senator Joseph Walley after throat operation is in improved condition at the Waldorf Astoria apartment.
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United Presse
Denver
Colo
Charles B
May ER. Boren
Eadward Smith
Brers
Smith
New York
United States
Joseph Walley
Teras
Powers Pardoned in Kentucky Goebel Case
Augustus E. Wilson grants unconditional pardons to Caleb Powers and Jim Howard, ending almost nine years of imprisonment for Powers on conspiracy charges linked to Governor Goebel’s assassination. Former Gov William H. Taylor of Kentucky calls the acts righteous as Indiana leaders react.
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United Press
Frankfort
Augustus E. Wilson
Caleb Powers
William Jebel
Jim Howard
William A. Taylor
Goebel
Capitol
Powers
Dreyfus
Kentucky
Indianapolis
Ind
William H. Taylor
Indiana
Howard
Society Woman Shot Dead in Reno
Newark reports a society woman, Nan Harrison of Bloomfield and Orange origin, was shot and killed in Reno while seeking a divorce to marry Harry McCausland. She was daughter of John Mitchell, a prominent Orange businessman, and sister by marriage to John Harrison. Harrison and Nan Mitchell had married three years earlier.
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Newark
N. J
Reno
Nan Harrison
John Harrison
Bloomfield
John Mitchell
Orange
Harry McCausland
Harrison
Miss Mitchell
Rattlesnake exchange at Alaska Central stockholders meeting
At the Alaska Central railroad annual meeting Senator Turner and J. E. Ballaine clashed over alleged graft while a motion to form a five member committee for investigation passed. President Frost denied fraud claims as Ballaine pressed for an Eastern creditors committee and threatened a $50,000 bond. The session adjourned with twelve stockholders present and a July 7 trustees election scheduled.
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Mr. Ballaine
Senator Turner
Ballaine
Mr. Turner
Baliaine
Everbody
Gallaine
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
J. A. Frost
Chicago
Rein
Alaska
Frost
George A. Turner
A. L. Ha
George E. Dickinson
J. E. Ballaine
Tragedy in Cadillac as Mother Kills Family Then Herself
In Cadillac Michigan Mrs Daniel Cropney age 39 killed her husband and six children at the breakfast table before taking her own life. Neighbors report she appeared cheerful last night and only later showed signs of mental collapse. The children aged 5 to 18 were overcome by shock as the tragedy unfolded.
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Cadillac
Mich
Daniel Cropney
Shake in Oregon rattles Baker City residents
Baker City Oregon reports two strong earthquake shocks felt across the region. Residents fear a repeat as smoke from the Cornucopia range hangs in the sky. Shocks were strongest in eastern Baker county and were also felt near Halfway Richmond Wallowa County and Iron Dyke.
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United Press
Baker City
Ore
Cornucopia
Baker County
Richgond
Wallowa County
Iron Dyke
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