Acting Governor Hay Demands Insurance Investigation Fight
Acting Governor Hay plans to urge the senate to investigate the state insurance department. If refused, he will call a special legislative session after adjournment to compel action. The senate approved a house move to require examination of insurers and to force turnover of records.
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Hay
T. J. Dillon
Olympia
Senate
TMPIA
Paulhamus
Michule Insurance
House
Milbarmus
Legislative Flood of Oratory Sparks Permanent Records
In Olympia the House endured lavish speeches and slips of the tongue during a lengthy local option debate. Morris of Thurston mispronounced a pun about “leaving er in the ofake some on to craw,” while Palmer of King riffed on “the cleven hoof” in the local option discourse. Hutchingson of Spokane warned others that a “thin resolution” may leave vacant seats next session.
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Olympia
Oratory
Kathleen Wheels
Morsris
Thurston
Peine
Morris
Fates & Hole
Palmer
King
Hutchingen
Spokane
County jail feeds prisoners at reduced cost under Sheriff Hodge
February savings reach 900 for the county as meals are cut to 9 cents per day per prisoner. January costs stood at 21 cents per day, with the sheriff using a new feeding method that eliminates riff raff waste and reduces expenses.
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King County
Robert T. Hodge
Great Still Explodes Near Mond Fire Injures Workers
A massive blast at the Standard refinery near Mond California shattered the furnace room and seriously burned two men, B Titler and George Shaw, who were near the fire when it exploded. Officials have not yet determined the cause.
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Mond
Cal
Kincon Signals Push to Expand Army and National Guard
Washington March 9 Pr General Jacob M Kincon secretary of war announced the aim of enlarging the army as the administration’s top objective. He indicated no final plan but spoke of steps toward a bigger army and increased efficiency and size of the national guard.
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Washington
Jacob M. Kincon
Gtates National Guard
Crazy Woman Causes Ruckus in Jail Inmate Sings and Claps
Florence Hickman, county matron, faces disruption as Fanny Price, a jailed woman, shouts and sings in her cell. The scene includes unauthorized display and chatter, described as a wild morning show within the jail.
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Florence Hickman
Fanny Price
Aville
New Venire Ordered in Root Gordon Case
Spokane march 9 by U P the grand jury empaneled to probe the Root Gordon scandal adjourned yesterday and venire has been ordered. The original venire showed 14 men available for jury service two were Northern Pacific brakemen. The court ruled the matter insufficient to warrant investigation affecting Hill railroad interests. Gordon and Rootty accused of irregular practice in court matters involving Hill railroads watched the proceedings. President Hill of the Great Northern declined to testify.
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Spokane
U. P
Northern Pacific
Hill Railroad
Gordon
Great Northern Railroad
Supreme Court
Rootty
Hill
President Hill
Great Northern
Roger the Scot Cat Stirs Inverie Dockyard Mayhem
A chaotic scene at Inverie aboard a Glasgow dockside involves Roger the Scottish cat provoking a dog fight between Galbraith Bacon & Co Irish and Burnside terriers. A whiskered man is arrested after Roger injures a bystander. humane officers intervene as the fracas ends with police custody.
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Humane Society
Roger
Inverie of
Glasgow
Galbraith- Bacon & Co
Uncle Ram
Galbraithacon & Co
Burnside
Custacion
Divorce Coupon Proposal Sparks County Debate
Deputy County Treasurer Ben Levy advocates a plan to attach divorce coupons to marriage licenses claiming it would eliminate the need for divorce courts and save public funds. He envisions tearable coupons, billboard ads, and newspaper notices as the method to dissolve marriages without court action. He jokes about licensing lawyers to print the coupons.
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Ben Levy
King County
Peo
Cou Ben
Levy
Lavy
Chamber backs canal steamship line amid freight rate rise
At the chamber of commerce meeting a resolution was approved favoring a subsidized Pacific to Atlantic steamship line via the Panama Canal or a mail contract to such a line. The group also urged city favors for rapid fire boat hull construction and plantings in vacant lots. A verdict awarded Muosen Averbuck seven thousand six hundred fifty dollars after a Great Northern engine struck his wagon killing a tree and injuring him with the foot amputated.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Atlantic Coast
Panama Canal
H. Piles
Sceam Guard
Chamber
Hull
J. W. Holton
Muosen
Averbuck
Ilyon RR
Great Northern Railroad
Tornado Strikes Brinkley Arkansas Killing and Wrecking Town
A tornado and subsequent fire killed eighteen white and twenty black residents in Brinkley Arkansas. About forty people were seriously injured and 3000 left homeless. 6 homes escaped the blaze. Damage estimate exceeds 1 million dollars as relief trains arrive to aid victims. Identified heads include Porter Foote J L Sterritt Henry Stovall Jr and Charles Frenz.
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Helena
Ark
Brinkley
Porter Foote
J. L. Sterritt
Henry Stovall, Jr
Charles Frenz
Rampage of glaciers cripples Copper River railroad work
Belated reports from Alaska describe Miles and Childs glaciers near Cordova triggering ice damage that wrecked the Copper River and Northwestern railway track and bridge works. Piles of ice cover four miles of roadbed. replacement costs may reach about $1,000,000 plus large delays. E H Hawkins heads to Cordova to assess.
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Seattle
Alaska
Copper River & Northwestern
Cordova
Guygsenheims
Miles Glacier
Copperver & Northwestern
Katalia
E. H. Hawkins
Copper River Railroad
Johnson Ready to Meet All Comers From Olympia Remarks
A chaotic Olympia city column notes finances and bills in the state assembly. The legislature authorized $40,000 more, including $15,000 for a regional fair and $25,000 for wildlife bounties, while Ghent’s tuberculosis hospital bill of $45,000 failed. Other measures include canal share funding, judges’ attire in court, and liquor sales in hotels, with passage uncertain as votes were recounted.
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T. H. Dillon
Olympia
March
Ghent
Marry In Brooklyn Man Arrested After Abandonment
New York March 9 Mrs Lillian Hallenbach 20 learns her husband Lawrence Bischoff who vanished three years earlier and who courted Olga Bischoff is to wed Olga A to Edward Hallenbach. Olga and Mrs Hallenbach learned of the ruse and the husband was arrested for abandonment.
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New York
Lillian Hallenbach
Mies Olga Bischoff
Olga
Mra. Hallenbach
Mar
Tien Hallenbach
Hal H
Johnsons Victoria Arrival Speaks On Fights And Fame
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and his wife reached Victoria on the Makura from Australia with the captain noting his standout appearance among 400 passengers. Johnson plans Vancouver Chicago Galveston visit then England for a two month engagement and says he is ready to fight Jeffries or Burns when offered.
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RB. C
U. P
Jack Johnson
Australia
Johnson
Vancouver
Chicago
Galveston
Tex
England
United States
Jeffries
Sam Langford
Burns
Sydney
Tommy
Moran
Stanley
Driscoll
Jack
Western Malleable Iron picks Renton land for factory site
W Gould of Butte and T J Johnson of Pittsburg purchase five acres at Renton for the new Western Malleable Iron company factory. The deal was facilitated by the Commercial club as part of Seattle’s newly organized venture.
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W. Gould
Butte
T. J. Johnson
Pittsburg
Renton
Western Malleable Iron Company
Seattle
Commercial Club
Standard Oil Loses Point in Waters-Pierce Case
Missouri Supreme Court refuses to accept Standard Oil partnership suggestion in ouster proceedings against Waters-Pierce Oil, deemed a subsidiary of Standard, per U P report.
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Jefferson City
U. P
Supreme Court of Missouri
Standard Oil Company
Waters-Pierce Oil Company
Standard
Borrowed Thirty Cents Lands Man on Chain Gang
Dan Ryan, of the Idlers' club, allegedly put his band in a stranger's pocket and took $6 cents, leading Police Judge John B. Gordon to sentence him to four and a half days on the chain gang. Patrolman Rooney arrested Ryan after the offense. Ryan claimed he merely borrowed the silver.
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Dan Ryan
Clib
Wallington Et
John B. Gordon
Ryan
William Rooney
Ryain
Bank President In Deep Stupor After Depot Incident
Samuel A. Vennifield, president of the First National Bank of Fair Banks, remains in Providence Hospital in a deep stupor after being found at the station depot. Attendants report little change and doctors say he cannot be aroused.
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Samuel A. Vennifield
First National Bank of
Fairbanks
Providence Hospital
Bankera
Weather Forecast Showers Tonight into Wednesday
A forecast shows showers tonight or Wednesday with light northeast to east winds and no strong winds or storms indicated.
Teeth and Bone Placed in Evidence in Assault Case
Teeth and bite of bone from John Smith were introduced as testimony in the case against Matt Dee charged with assault and battery before Police Judge Gordon. The jury found Dee guilty. a $100 fine and costs were assessed. Dee appealed. The testimony showed Dee struck the plaintiff’s jaw with sufficient force to break it in several places.
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John Smith
Matt Dee
Gordon
Dee
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