Drunken Man Dies at Police Station Amid Poison Overdose
Edward J. Monette, 36, of 2611 East Alpha, died at police headquarters after being taken from a patrol car while intoxicated. A two ounce bottle labeled poison was found on him, and coroner’s inquiry to probe druggist who sold the poison without prescription. Monette’s death follows a protracted spree and possible overdose during the arrest attempt.
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Edward J. Monette
East Alpha
Butterworth & Sons
Surder
Madison Et
J. O. Revelle
Monette
Madison St
Revelle
Reveille
Monnette
Rose A
John W
Joseph
Mary
Snyder
Notable Early 20th Century Plight and Tragedies Across Cities
A late bulletin reports rising tensions in the anthracite district as owners and miners prepare for possible trouble, though both sides deny imminent discord. Separate items note a Boardman boarding house fire tragedy in McGill, a drowning infant in a boiling tub, and the death of Baldwin at Santa Anita with trainer Woods also killed. Other reports cover Edwin Gault’s death in Chicago, a union victory in Cincinnati, Tilford’s death in New York, and Roosevelt era diplomatic exchanges with Stanford announcing a seismic device for earthquake measurement.
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New York
John Mitchell
Seattle Electric eyes Madison car line electrification
The Seattle Electric company plans to convert Madison street cable cars to electric power. A Chamber of Commerce committee heard General Manager Potter outline gradual improvements and a possible full line electrification from the crest of the first hill to Lake Washington via a cable counterweight or similar system.
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Seattle Electric Company
Madison At
Chamber of Commerce
Potter
Lake Wrehington
City Seals Contest Offers 260 Dollars in Prizes
City committees announce a heat design contest for an official city seal with total prizes of 260 dollars. The contest closes April 1 and is open to all entrants. The Beattie, Penton and Southarn seek council permission to lay tracks on K street pending Dearborn regrade completion to allow easy access to its terminal at Washington Street.
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Beattie,Penton & Southarn
Dearborn
Ita Terminala
Washington
Mayor Miller Plans Independent Probe Upon Return from California
The mayor, now abroad in California, remains unsatisfied with Chief Ward's investigation of the Harbee Rudensey incident. Secretary John Slattery has sent the mayor files and letters, signaling a private inquiry upon return and possible scrutiny of the entire detective division.
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Miller
Ward
California
Star Chamber
Civil Service Commission
John Slattery
Harbee
Rudensey
Slattery
Barber
Hudeneey
Ee Slattery
Barbes
Bey
Hartee
Men trapped in Port Street coal mine fire after gas explosion
Fire and gas explosion injure forty women in the South Creek Slope colliery at Port Smith Pennsylvania Coal company. Lower mine flames trap workers. rescuers, exhausted after night shift, press on to reach the endangered men.
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Pittston
U. P
South Creek Slope
Pennsylvania Coal Company
Portsfith
California Senate bill for Los Angeles assay office defeated
The California senate bill to establish an assay office in Los Angeles was killed in the house by a 102 to 75 vote. The California delegation supported the measure, but Seattle and San Francisco assay offices were deemed sufficient.
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Jene
U. P
Senate
Los Angeles
House
California
Seattie
San Francisco
Missing Man Died in bay in Seattle harbor
Mrs Fannie Owens believed her husband abandoned her and she left Seattle for Astoria. Segfried Owens body was found floating in the bay near Newell's mill in South Seattle. Police traced the body to a lodging house run by Maudie Gould and concluded he wandered overboard while intoxicated after leaving a lodging house January 30. The body lay at Butterworth Bons undertakers as the widow was notified.
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Fannie Owens
Seattle
Astoria
Ore
Segfried Owens
Bay
Newell's Mill
J. A. Small
William Horthwith
Gil Philbrick
Mra
Maudie Gould
Columbia
J. C. Snyder
Owens
Butterworth Bons
Bride Ends Her Life in California Home
Bride of less than two months is found dead at Land after taking poison and wrapping towels around her head to ensure the poison flowed. The husband, Mr. M. Ames, discovered her unconscious at noon, with sorrow over a former marriage cited as a possible motive.
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Land
Cal
U. P
Thieves Make Several Raids Across City Last Night
Police report multiple break ins in various districts carried out by a pass key prowler. Losses include a gold watch, overcoat, two razors, clothing, and a violin valued at 75 dollars. Aims indicate a man named Curtiva notes two youths claimed the violin but could not pay.
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Dexter
Union Et
Curtiva
Ewede
Hip Selling Stars at Star Theatre Tonight
A playful notice promotes Hip selling the Star at the corner of First Ave and Madison St. He hands you the latest Star edition for a penny and promises fair change. The quirky ad urges readers to buy the paper from Hip rather than elsewhere.
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Dugdale
Star Theatre
First Av
Madison
The
Star
Ike
Spokane Wins The Rate Case In Interstate Decision
The Interstate Commerce Commission sustains Spokane’s claim against the Pacific railroad and others. It lowers rates from Chicago to Spokane and reduces eastern routes including St Paul to Spokane by substantial percentages.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Comon Today
Spokane
City of Spokane
To Pacific Railroad
St. Paul
Chicago
Weather Forecast Calls for Rain Tonight and Wednesday
Occasional rain is expected tonight and Wednesday with light north winds. The unsettled pattern may bring showers at times across the region, with temperatures remaining mild and a chance of localized brief downpours.
New York Police Officer Held After Prisoner Robbery Charge
William Thompson a New York policeman was arrested after allegedly robbing a prisoner of 72 dollars. The incident occurred as he jailed a Greek dishwasher for disorderly conduct. Thompson, a new recruit and married, is in custody at his precinct station.
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New York
U. P
William Thompson
Thompson
Local Option Fight Victory Reverses Drys in Washington House
In Olympia on March 2 the wets won a sweeping victory in the local option fight and in the county unit plan debate. Slayden and Beach shifted the compromise, lowering unit population thresholds while four class limits were rejected. The fight may reopen with the county unit base as planned. In San Francisco Coffey, a former San Quentin inmate and graft target, was sentenced to seven years for taking a bribe to approve an overhead trolley franchise. Patrick Calhoun of United Railroads faces trial for bribery linked to the same case.
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Olympia
McMaeter
Slayden of
Pierce
House Public Morals Committee
Cane
eMaster
Keat Beach
Drys
Wan
Jackson
K County
Baseia
San Francisco
U. P
San Quentin
Michael W. Coffey
Abe Ruef
Dunne
Coffey
United Railroads
Patrick Calhoun
Man Holds License Twenty Months Before Marriage
Victor Matteson of Butte marries Lena Frankey after keeping the marriage license in his bosom for twenty months due to her change of mind. The license had remained unused since it was issued, and the couple’s ceremony finally takes place in Montana.
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Butte
Mont
U. P
Victor Matteson
Lena Frankey
Laborer Injured in Mill Accident at Albers Brow Milling
G Nemwurth a laborer on the night shift at Albers Brow Milling company at the foot of Massachu sette st suffered a broken arm and several bruises early this morning after attempting to shift a heavy weather belt by hand instead of a lever. He was whisked to Providence hospital where attendants report he is resting easily.
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G. Nemwurth
Albers Brow, Milling Company
Massachusette St
Nemwurth
Providence Hospital
Cackle Berries Scarce Despite Supply Demand Gap
On Westernay morning cackle berries held at 26 cents as supply remains tight with high demand. Shipments expected Wednesday may alleviate the shortage.
Charming British Maiden to Be Canada's First Lady
London reports a match between Lord Dalmeny son of Lord Rosebery and Dorothy Grosvenor granddaughter of the late Duke of Westminster. Dalmeny inherits wealth and lands, is an MP, and may resign over Liberal policy. The engagement, seen as a social milestone, could lead to a governorship in Canada for him.
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London
England
Lord Dalmeny
Lord Rosebery
Dorothy Alice Margaret Grosvenor
Duke of Westminster
Zna Dare
Dalmeny
Mayer de Rothachild
British Isles
Tet Achemes
Liberal Party
Judge limits Standard Oil fine to 36 offenses
Chicago March 2 United States District Court Judge Anderson ruled that Standard Oil may be penalized for 36 offenses rather than 1 000 000. The government sought to prove 18 counts per hundred pounds for an inter state shipment but the judge sustained Miller's motion restricting testimony to 36 offenses. United States District Attorney Wilkerson outlined a plan to show an ostensible 18 counts per shipment between Chapelle Ila and East St Louis, but the ruling narrows the case.
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Chicago
VU. P
Anderson
Miller
Enforcement not a legislative issue in Washington
In Olympia on March 2, T. J. Dillon argues that the new criminal code faces resistance from legislators. He notes senators surgically modify the code while House members promise reform, and prosecutors fear enforcing laws that public do not expect to obey. He cites cigarette and poker laws as examples of practical nonenforcement and a culture of selective compliance among lawmakers.
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Olympia
Ae Wee
Star
Terry
Senater
House
Cit
Bern
Explosion at Kings Mills Powder Works Kills One
A ton of powder exploded at the Kings Mills Smokeless Powder Works near Lebanon Ohio killing one worker and injuring many others. The blast destroyed several buildings and its concussion was heard miles away.
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Lebanon
Ohio
U. P
Kings Mills
Priest abducted from home beaten in East Boston
Three unknown men lured Francis Leberti pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel from his East Boston home last night and beat him unconscious. He recovered two hours later and went to a doctor. The assailants claimed a dying woman requested last rites, and the motive remains to be learned.
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Boston
U. P
Francis Leberti
Bandits Killed in Mountain Fight in Sonora
Capt. Castulo de la Rocha commanding the Mier district says four bandits were killed and two captured in a desperate mountain confrontation near Guaymas on March 2.
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Guaymas
Sonora
Mex
U. P
Castulo de da Rocha
Rorales Mier
Palace Hotel and Gambling House Destroyed in Reno Fire
A blaze at the Palace hotel and gambling house in Reno owned by Jim May destroyed the landmark yesterday afternoon. The fire caused an estimated $100,000 in losses and began from an overheated flue. In Paris a separate report notes a blizzard abating with government estimates that 150 are frozen to death.
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Reno
Nevy
U. P
Palace
Jim May
Pire
Paris
VU. P
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Little Rock
Ark
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Edward Monette
Pau
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Wright
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Scott
Nsbruck
Avustrian
Tyrol
Kby U. P
Jo A. W. Frater
Oy Frater
Aarts
Ohnson
Teather
Freter
John Humpe
Johnson
Prater
Mcgill
Nev
A. Vojvodiech
Santa Anita
BE. J
Lucky) Baldwin
Baldwin
Br. Woods
Woods
Bridenell
Edwin Gault
Gault
John Gault
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Gault House
Cincinnati
International Printing On and Assistants’ Union
United States Court of Appeals Today
United Typothétae of America
W. H. Tilford
Standard Oil Company
Theodore Roosevelt
White House
Mary Williams
Robert Hitt
Congressman Hitt
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Stanford University
W. F. Durand
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Stanford
Madison Car
Bride
Weather Forecast
HGHT
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Frisco Boodler
PEN
Infamous Board
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Lady Dorothy Grosvenor
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