Seattle mayoral race stirs cigar store slot machine debate
Ballinger and Moore face off as Seattle cigar store proprietors fear slot machine policy. Ballinger aims to close trade machines before leaving office while Moore vows to avoid interfering. Kiplinger pledges a limited lid, leaving slot issues unsettled as business owners weigh which candidate serves their interests.
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Qiers
Wiliam Hickman Moore
Seattle
Shore
Sory
Mr. Moore
Moore
Ballinger
Gallinger
Billy” Moore
Fence dispute sparks murder threats in Dunlap
Hen Bigford of Dunlap swore to a complaint against Sandy Murphy after Murphy allegedly loaded a revolver and threatened to kill Bigford over a fence dispute with Murphy’s uncle. Bigford seeks bonds to keep the peace and protection in court proceedings.
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Hen Bigford
Dunlap
Sandy” Murphy
Higford
Murphy
Thinery
Masked robbers hit baker for $12 and doughnuts
Georgetown March 12 The Georgetown bakery wagon driver mem Durrivachter was robbed at gunpoint by two masked highwaymen after stopping at Frye packing house. They took $12 and helped themselves to 10 dozen doughnuts and eight dozen cookies before forcing him to drive back. The Georgetown marshal is pursuing suspects.
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Gqeorgetown
Hermem Durrivachter
Frye
Georgetown
Resignation of Senator Moore Ends Olympia Term
William Rikkman Moore a Democrat resigns from the state senate to accept election as mayor of Seattle. Governor Mead accepts the resignation effective immediately signaling a political switch in Olympia.
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Olympia
William Rikkman Moore
Gov.Mead
Seattle
Woman in County Jail Talks Constantly Day and Night
Reports describe Bessie Gisen confined in the county jail well for 48 hours, endlessly shouting a perplexing harangue in her cell. The persistent talk has limited appetite at times, though she sometimes eats a little, while the monotony of speech continues.
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Bessie Gisen
Oinen
Sailors Detained Off Marechen Reach Detention Ward
Chinese sailors aboard the steamer Marechen are reported confined in the detention ward. Their status is unclear as authorities review their case and arrange next steps.
Sailors From Mariochen Steer for Home on Steamers
Crew members from the Mariochen are being sent back to their country not by government directive but by private steamship arrangements. Oriental steamers seek Chinese sailors, so a portion of the Mariochen crew is placed aboard as the Comeric, a Britten steamer loading lumber at Mukilteo, assumess control and will carry the rest on later ships.
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Ing
Comeric
Mukilteo
Bank Clearings Report For March 12
Bank clearings dated March 12 with figures for March 12, 1996 showing a total of 91 520.267 03. The item appears as a Sunday summary of financial activity.
Susan Anthony Near Death in Rochester
Rochester March 12 Susan Anthony is sinking rapidly and it is expected she will die before night. In delirium she spoke of Oregon and the battle for woman suffrage being fought there.
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Rochester
Susan Anthony
Oregon
Board of Health Moves to Clean Up Chinese Laundries
The board meets at noon to enforce a clean-up of Chinese laundries near Pike and the bay front. Inspectors report ramshackle, unsanitary quarters with opium use. two structures near Pike and several shacks west of the alleyway between Ist and the bay front should be condemned. A sanitary inspector will regularly visit laundries to ensure compliance and prevent opium smoking.
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Board of Health
Beard
Ladion
Leadhow
Banttary
Lampmen
Star
Lysons
Firth
Pike Et
Istav
Bay Front
Scnttery
Lampman
Math
Harrison
Rumor of General Strike Fails to Materialize in Ballard
March 12 rumor linked President Bolger of the International Shingle Weavers union to a city visit and a threatened walkout across Ballard mills over wage demands. W. B. Box stated there is no trouble and no strike contemplated, noting Bolger’s visit was for union business and he left for Everett yesterday.
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Bolger
International Shingle Weavers’ Union
Ballard
W. B. Box
Aid
Madrid announces royal engagement and future queen wedding
Premier Moret informs cabinet that King Alfonso will wed Princess Ena who becomes Victoria Puente. Parliament approves $50,000 annual allowance for the future queen and sets June 2 as the wedding date.
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Madrid
Moret
Alfonso
Ena
Victoria Pugente
Cockrell predicts Rogers may reveal on stand
Kansas City observer says former Senator Francis Cockjrett of the Interstate Commerce Commission believes H. M. Rogers will testify openly when next on the stand. The informant suggests Rogers fears punishment and may disclose further details at the trial.
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Kansas City, Mo
Francis M. Cock Jrett
Interstate Commerce Commission
H. HM. Rogers
Hadley
Rogers
Firemen Handle Busy Night With Multiple Alarms
Sunday saw the fire department respond to at least six alarms between midnight and 6 am. O. D. Graves home on Twelfth Avenue North and Martin Avenue suffered near total destruction. A blaze at the Inde Asphalt company and a restaurant at 1611 Fourth Avenue caused minor to small damage. Damages ranged from slight to about 300 dollars, with other small incidents at 402 West Republican and 408 Boren Avenue.
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O. D. Graves
Martin
Diane Ieam
Arenes
John Dow
Republican City
Inde. Asphalt Company
Niney
Galer
Boren Av
W. Gilbert
Fourthay
P. W. Parsons
Fee
Saloon Theft and Court Action Dominate Ballard News
Saturday report notes a man bored a slot machine in Mathew Bron Old Home saloon, won about $12, fled, was caught and jailed. Beattie court session set for afternoon, Swedish consular matter referenced. Ladies Aid social, council bid openings for Second Ave grading, whist party tonight, prizes and lunch announced. Beattie petition drives attract over 400 business leaders backing July city entry vote.
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Coniiberg
Beattie
Five Buildings Destroyed by Night Storm in Virginia City
A violent storm in Virginia City damaged five buildings, with total losses around 16000 dollars. Chinatown area bore the brunt as several houses were blown from foundations. no injuries were reported.
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Virginia City
Chinatown
Moody says he will not retire from the cabinet
March 12. Attorney General Moody attended the trial on the presentation of evidence in the Packers case today. He said he had no present intention of retiring from the cabinet.
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Chicago
Moody
Packers
Labor dispute at Cascade laundry tested by state official
State Labor Commissioner Hubbard may explain to Governor Mead why action against Cascade and Queenly laundries did not occur. Humane Officer Clark says workers endure 12 to 16 hour days with wages as low as 4 to 10 dollars weekly. Cascade manager Kilbourne denies overtime and cites mutual aid to Queen City laundry as the cause of the dispute.
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Hubbard
Mead
Cascade
Clark
Seattle
Wallinger
Beattle
Cascade Laundry
Ballinger
Gov. Mead
F. H. Kilbourne
The
Queen City Laundry
Queen City
Massive Bremerton blaze tears through three buildings
On March 12 after 1:15 a.m. a large fire in Bremerton consumed a two story Montana building and spread to the Schlitz building housing the Athletic club. Residents helped fight the flames as several nearby structures caught fire. Firemen reduced the spread and saved most gear. all three burned buildings were on William Bremer's land. Authorities suspect arson after a trio of fires in three days.
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Bremerton
Montana
Schlitz
Orth
William Bremer
Rumor Denied of Pharo Joining Alaska Commercial
Omar J. Humphrey denies the report that James E. Pharo, late general agent for Pacific Coast Steamship, would associate with Alaska Commercial. Humphrey says the tale is untrue.
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James E. Pharo
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Omar J. Humphrey
Alaska Commercial Company
Telephones for the People rallying cry in municipal ownership push
Public ownership of all local and long distance telephone services and reasonable charges are being framed as a campaign slogan by municipal ownership advocates. The plan envisions a state party and statewide campaign on public questions with the telephone nuisance as the initial target.
Operators Plan Permanent Telegraph Union Meeting
Spokane reports that the old-time Telegraph Operators Association will be permanently organized across Washington Montana Utah Idaho and Oregon at a meeting of the temporary body led by Thomas P McKinney Western Union chief operator in the West. About 500 past and present operators from five states are expected to attend. Immigration agents order deportation of Peter Tkachachen a Russian passenger on the Kanagawa for labor restriction violations.
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Spokane
Washington
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Oregon
Thomas P. McKinney
Western Union Telegraph Company
Peter Tkachachen
Kanagawa
Cartoons for Cash Scheme Targeting Seattle Businessmen
A discredited weekly named the Argus seeks 400 local men to pay 25 each for a cartoon in a book, claiming special selection while printers can produce similar cartoons cheaply. The Star exposes the scam as a thinly veiled extortion and notes prior philanthropic pressure tactics and hostile rhetoric toward reputable papers.
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Seattle
Argua
Star
Billy
the Star
Argus
Insane Woman Driven to Asylum After Desertion
Lucy Hernard, driven to insanity by her husband F. L. Bernard's desertion from Portland, was committed today to Steilacoom asylum for the insane. Within days of his disappearance her condition deteriorated to violent madness. she has two young children in the care of neighbors.
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Lucy Hernard
Steilacoom
F. L. Bernard
Portland
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