Seattle Electric Company Faces Law Over Cable Car Death
Attorney Mackintosh pledges action against Seattle Electric officials after an inquest found the Madison street line unsafe. The coroner’s jury ruled Mrs. Elizabeth Brackett died when a Madison street cable car derailed at Ninth Avenue due to track and rail condition. Officials admit rail flaws and failed warnings, with prosecutions implied.
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Seattle Electric
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Seattle Y
Gripmen
Ninth Av
Ninth Ave
Evialeo
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W. Oldham
Madison
Mackintosher
Elisabeth Bracket
Ninthav
Mra Sizeabeth Brackett
C. A. Neagle
E. J. Treo
K Munson
Grokrge Brockhagen
Howard Williams
RR. R. Sapard
Beattie Kennel Club Funds Reward After Dog Poisoning
A 2 year old Scotch collie owned by A. Hellingtoh of 717 Eighteenth Ave died after suspected malicious poisoning. Valued at 200 dollars, the dog was not vicious and no prior complaints existed. Beattie Kennel Club offers 25 dollars for information leading to the culprit. Seattle Kennel Club Secretary McAllister condemns the act as dastardly and says such incidents have been rare in weeks.
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A. Hellingtoh
McAllister
Seattle Kennel Club
Melond Degree Murder Verdict in Ravensdale Case
The jury found a midlands man guilty of second degree murder in the killing of Alex Ravensdale on January text shows a single defendant Speckert argued for life or twenty years and an appeal to the supreme court was noted with a motion to be filed.
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Polznsk
Alex St Ravensdale
Jan Speckert
Supreme
Koch to visit Seattle amid nationwide tour
Koch, grand foreman of American Yeo, plans a visit to Seattle next Tuesday to initiate a large project in the city. He will then move on to Des Moines and return, continuing a tour from the Midwest.
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Koch
Yeo
Seattle
Trew Moines
Faculty bans campus dance over sanction dispute
A university faculty committee forbids a sophomore club led by Tyesw Tyon from holding a dance on March 21, citing lack of faculty consent. The proposed event, reportedly for fraternity members, was described by Tyon as a positive plan but faces institutional objections.
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Tyesw Tyon
Tyee Tyon
President 10 Come Direct President 10 Come Direct Steamer
The steamer President of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co plans a direct voyage from Camden New Jersey to the Pacific coast with no intermediate stops. The vessel completed its Atlantic trial trip and will take coal for the long journey while officials will report progress by wireless telegraph during the voyage around the Horn.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Camden
N. J
Horn
Kirkland Wins Fight Against Blind Pigs After Court Ruling
Kirkland declared victorious over unlicensed liquor sellers after a supreme court decision overrules a lower court ruling in Kirkland versus J. A. The case cites ongoing trouble caused by illicit liquor outlets, including Ferry.
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Kirkland
Supreme Court
J. A. A Superior Court
Ferry
Ballard and Fremont CEC Chorus Plans First Rehearsal
The first rehearsal of Ballard and Fremont members of the Mammoth Christian Endeavor chorus will be at the Ballard library Saturday evening at 7 30. Members will register at this time. This section is expected to be nearly as large as the city membership.
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Ballard
Fremont
Mammoth Christian Endeavor Chorus
Ballard Lbrary
Strike Breaker 9 Killed in Louisville Riot
Nicholas Nagel, a strike breaker, died from head injuries after a clash in Louisville. Policeman Whitman was fatally hurt and several others injured in the riot as tensions spilled over amid strikes.
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Beripps Telegraph Service
Louisville
Ste Nicholas Nagel
Whitman
Ruth Jackson Held on Murder Charge in Anaconda
Ruth Jackson, held in the county jail, is charged with the murder of her husband. Investigators report she comes from a respectable Anaconda, Montana family whose relatives have been notified and will assist the women.
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Ruth Jackson
Anaconda
Montana
Police Focus on Saloon Threat Amid Liquor Era Debates
Chief Wappenstein says police will enforce city peace by targeting drinkers and saloons, arguing mandamus action may compel mayor and chief to close off premises. Attorney Page notes lawsuits will push the state law provisions with the sheriff and prosecutor handling outside enforcement.
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Guanday
Mloone
Page
Mquor
Maurice Grau S Dead Impresario of New York Opera
Telegraph reports Maurice Grau American impresario died after ill health. Born in Austria in 1849 he began his theatre career in 1866 with his partner Jacob Grau and later directed tours of famous singers in America before founding the Maurice Grau Company and gaining control of the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
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Telegraph Service
Maurice Grau
Gray
M Iompany
New York City
Europe
M Grau
Austria
Apele
Jacob Grau
America
Maurice Grae
Metropolitan Opens House
CAR LINE TO OXBOW GROBGETOWN Franchise Petition Shown
March 14 The company petitions the council for a franchise along and across the Duwamish River bridge to Oxbow. The notice outlines plans to extend the line and obtain city approval for the route and crossings.
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Grobgetown
The
Council
Duwamish River
Attorney Gilman Not To Resume New Seattle Post
The current Seattle attorney JL C Gilman of the Great Northern says he will not assume the new post for about a month and a successor has not yet been chosen.
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Seattle
JL. C. Gilman
Great Northern
Gilman
Mayor Pushes Open Trial Before City Council
Druggist J. M. Little pleaded guilty to selling liquor license violations and was fined. A group of hobos and drunks watched in the courtroom as John Abraham and Louis Orth received 90 days in county jail. Mayor Moore urged full council testimony on Cosgrove Carlson lease extents and alleged mayoral connivance, while a council committee pressed for investigations into the liquor license renewal and Cosgrove’s role.
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J. MH. Little
John Abraham
Louis Orth
Cosgrove-Carlson
Carlson
Cosgrove
Moore
Ihe
Beattie Brewing & Malting Company
Carlson’e
North End
Son of John D Rockefeller Loses Suit Over Mine Sale
The court ruled no fraud in the sale of nine mines to Frank Rockefeller, son of John D., by Henry Gross for 265000 dollars. Rockefeller alleged the mines were fixed.
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Gerippe Telegraph Service
Louis
Frank Rockefeller
John D
Henry Gross
Rockefeller
Mead Unable to Go South for Important Meet
Gov. Mead will likely miss the business men's excursion of the Seattie Commercial club to Los Angeles Saturday. Among travelers listed are L. W. Bretson J. W. Goodwin George White and Car Hite Wagon. A Yeeler cable car collided with a city dirt wagon near police headquarters causing a broken wagon tongue but no injuries.
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Gov. Mead
Seattie Commercial Club
Los Angeles
L. W. Bretson
J. W. Goodwin
George White
Yeeler Cabie
Wall Street Panics and Treasury Move Prompt Market Drop
Washington reports the treasury will deposit customs in public depositories and anticipates July interest on the 1907 funded loan for 26 million dollars while stock markets show irregular early gains and a later decline. London sees minor failures as American stocks rally then ease amid volatility. Lawson threatens a strike and warns the New York Stock Exchange of coming action.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Romance Ends In Prison Cell Eloped Denver Couple Arrested
Fred B. Armstrong and Mary Williamson, a young Denver couple believed to have eloped, were arrested in the county auditor's office while applying for a marriage license. A telegram from Judge Hen Lindsay of Denver juvenile court prompted the action. Armstrong is jailed. the girl remains in police custody. Both are under age.
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Fred B. Armstrong
Mary Williamson
Denver
Manufacturers Association Moves Seattle City Hall Plan
The Seattle Manufacturers' Association calls a meeting next Saturday night to launch a crusade for a first class city hall. Preliminary steps aim to begin the permanent building project with invitations sent to the mayor city engineer city council Chamber of Commerce Commercial Club county commissioners American Institute of Architects Seattle Bar Association and others.
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Seattle Manufacturers’ Association
Manufacturers’ Association
Seattle
City Council
Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
County Commissioners
American Institute of Architects
Seattle Bar Association
Beattle Council Eyes New Fireboat From Marine Architects
The fire and water committee invites several marine architects to meet next Wednesday evening and present proposals for Beattle's new fireboat.
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Marine Architects
Beattle
President calls field conference on Illinois Central probe
On March 14 President and the attorney general summoned Gov rm to Washington for a conference likely about the Illinois Central investigation now being conducted by the state. The White House announced Demeen will not attend a railroads talk, while the Lake Owners Club committee met at 1:20 pm in Chamber of Commerce rooms to take steps toward incorporation.
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Telegraph Service
SPR
Gov Rm
Washington
White House
Demeen
Lake Owners Club
Chamber of Commerce
Atepa
Hermann Trial Highlights Fraud Allegations in Forest Reserve Case
Melvin M. clerk testified in the Ringer trial about forest reserve management and clerical work related to the interior department. He aimed to show frauds alleged during the tenure of the former commissioner as the investigation unfolds.
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Telegraph Service
Melvin M
Ringer Ann
Custody Battle Over 12 Year Old In New York
J O Buassard seeks a writ from Judge Albertson to compel his ex wife to produce Arthur 12 in court. He claims she is unfit, custody awarded at divorce. The boy is presently with the York Humane Society after being taken from Kellogg by the mother.
Patrolman Hart Suspended Amid Probe of Saloon Order Critique
Patrolman D. J. Hart was indefinitely suspended by Chief Wappenstein pending an investigation led by Sergeant King. Accusations claim Hart criticized the mayor's Sunday saloon closing order and did not vigilantly enforce it on his beat along Pike Street between Second and Eighth Avenues.
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D. J. Hart
Wappenstein
King
Hart
Seventeen Year Old Marry After Arrest Release
Altha Lucas a 17 year old girl from Great Bend Kansas and Harry Barton of this city were arrested Tuesday night. They were released yesterday and immediately went to Tacoma where they were married.
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Altha Lucas
Great Bend
Kaw
Harry Barton
Tacoma
Bond Trust Rumors Shaped City Contract Delays
City officials fear a bond company monopoly could gain control of local contracts. The uproar over security bond firms has triggered talks of a bond trust, with the city seen as a potential participant if it declines bonds from smaller firms.
Washington annual arts and crafts exhibit opens next Monday
The fourth annual arts and crafts exhibit of Washington state under the Womens Country club opens Monday morning at 1426 Secondary. The event features local and visiting artists and craftsmen and runs for two weeks with concerts by local musicians.
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State of Washington
Womens Country Club
Washington
Jerome Thaw Case Showdown Amid Courtroom Blunders
Prosecution chief Jerome suffers a censure from Judge Fitzgerald after a luncheon adjournment in the Thaw trial. Delmas ridicules Jerome’s handling of Evelyn Thaw testimony and an alleged affidavit, whileJerome fights to place alienists on the stand and to strike out a key interview remark.
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T Telegraph Service
York
Jerome
Fitegerald
Delmas
Abe Hummell
Evelyn Thaw
Fitzgerald
Thaw
Evelyn
White
Hummel
Abe Hummel
Newspaper men chosen for saloon case jury
A jury of six Seattle newspaper men has been subpoenaed to serve tomorrow in the police court as jury in the case against Steve Baggio, charged with violating the 1 o'clock closing ordinance. Two prior trials by business men yielded convictions. The jurors are H. R. Cayton, Joseph Blethen, C. H. Batley, Robert W. Boyce, W. S. Milnor, Fred Earp.
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Seattle
Asd
Steve Baggio
H. R. Cayton
Joseph Blethen
C. H. Batley
Robert W. Boyce
W. 8. Milnor
Fred Earp
City Building Progress Despite Shipment Delays
Work on the municipal building at Fifth and Yesler advances daily despite reports of delay. Steel shipments are cited as the minor holdup while nearly all structural transfers have been inspected and started wear. Contractor James Parke reports dirt excavation at 81 yards daily and says Union Pacific tunnel risks will not delay progress.
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Fifth and
Yesler
James Parke
Union Pacific Tunnel
Great Northern Lifts Embargo on Wastbound Freight
Today marks the lifting of the wastbound freight embargo by the Great Northern though delays kept cars idle. General Manager Horn of the Northern Pacific issued the lifting order this morning. he is not expected in Seattle for about two days, and the embargo on that line remains officially in effect.
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Great Northern
Horn
Northern Pacific
Seattle
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