Coopers Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
In Nashville Tennessee Colonel Duncan Cooper and his son Robin Cooper were convicted of second degree murder in the Carmack case. Judge Hart sentenced each to 20 years. An appeal was noted and bail set at 25000 dollars. The trial drew tense scenes as relatives and supporters awaited outcomes.
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Nashville
Fenn
Duncan Cooper
E. W. Carmack
Robin Cooper
Carmack
Hart
Coopers
Sharpe
M. Hyde
Balci
Hyde
Wood
Tennessee
Thousands for defense prospects in trial
Tacoma March 26 Judge Easterday anticipated to deny new trial to Joshua Klein self styled radio active phil rs found guilty of assaulting Cul bertson last week funds prepared to fight. fortunes of Peabody Mol and H L Davie of ey Mexico are at stake in defense drive.
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Tacoma
Easterday
Joshua Klein
Philrs
Culbertson
Actress Helena Modjeska Near Death, Reports Say
In Los Angeles on March 26, doctors reported Helena Modjeska, the renowned actress from Santa Ana, is gravely ill and not expected to rally. She is believed to be suffering from Bright's disease with heart trouble, according to her physician.
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Angeles
Helena Modjeska
Santa Ana
Bright
Pathfinding car starts New York to Seattle race
George Miller drives the Pathfinder from New York toward Seattle carrying a sealed message from Mayor McClellan to Seattle with a large escort of automobiles. The start from city hall occurred at noon today.
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New York
George Miller
Omas
McClellan
Seattle
Miller
North Coast Railroad Seen as Harriman System Link
In Walla Walla on March 20, a contractor states the North Coast railroad is a Harriman system connector not an independent line. Attalia would serve as its terminal, linking the Oregon Railway and Navigation with Seattle and cities east, giving Harriman system outlets to Seattle and beyond.
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Attaila
Attalia
Seattle
Spokane
Portland
Harriman
Hulbert Held as Fugitive Over Vancouver Shortage
BR Hulbert, ex secretary of the Vancouver club, was arrested by City Detectives Byrne and Phlpe at the Washington Annex as a fugitive from justice. A Vancouver report says a 1500 shortage appeared in Hulbert accounts after his resignation. He is held in the county jail awaiting Vancouver officers. He denies any crime and offers to return to Vancouver.
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Br.h. Hulbert
Vancouver
B. C
Jim Byrne
Charles Philpe
Washington Annex
Hulbert
Jall
Vancover
Governor Vetoes Seattle Shore Lands Bill
Governor Hay vetoed a bill intended to grant Seattle shore lands on Lake Washington for boulevard purposes. He noted the state had already sold the lands to private buyers, so the measure would transfer land ownership improperly.
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Olympia
Hay
City of
Seattle
Lake Washington
Worsen Than Women at Bargain Counter
Sport seekers of all descriptions crowded the street in front of Piper and Taft's sporting goods store all day. The influx followed the firm's forced vacancy to clear space for a new monster skyscraper, drawing a rush of customers eager to spend.
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Piper & Taft
Sporting Goods
W 4A
Canal Bill Signed to Fund Lake Washington Canal
Acting Governor Hay signed a 256000 shore line improvements fund to build the Lake Washington canal. Money becomes available in June with Major Kuts directing digging and about 200 workers. The 50 foot wide 10 foot deep canal between Lakes Union and Washington aims to stabilize lake levels and be completed by fall.
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Hay
Lake Washington Canal
Kuts
United States Neers
Lakes Union
Washington
Burit
Waashingom
Cuban Revolution Suppressed in Santa Clara Province
Havana report states the uprising in Santa Clara province ended in complete failure. General Monteaguedo dispatch says Sergi Cortes his two sons and four others involved surrendered to Pedro Rojas at Remedion.
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Havana
Santa Clara
Monteaguedo
Remedion
Sergi. Cortes
Pedro Rojas
Printer James Page Ends Life in Chehalis
Chehalis March 20 James M Page a printer employed there for about three years killed himself by drinking carbolic acid Despondency due to dissipation is blamed for the act The tragedy is noted as a local suicide attributed to personal despair and alcohol abuse.
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Chehalis
James M. Page
Treasury receipts and disbursements report
Treasury statement shows receipts 1 649 179 dollars and disbursements 1 910 000 dollars for the day.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Street Work Proving Popular in City Upgrade
An ordinance seeks paving of main streets from downtown through Baker Park and Mt. Baker area. Planned streets include portions of Dearborn Norman 36th to Bist, Biet to McClellan, Mt. Rainier Drive to Hanford, connecting with Cascadia. Additional paving on Irving, Day, Atlantic and surrounding avenues is proposed with indicated alignments.
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Baker Park
Norman
36Th S
Bist
Biet No
McClellan
Biet
Mt. Rainier Drive
Hanford
Mystic Emblem Puzzle Contest from A.Y.-P.E.
The Star invites readers to count letters in a mystic emblem and use the letters to form as many everyday words as possible. Prizes will be awarded for the best submissions. send words with tracings of the used letters.
Storm Warning for Mariners in Sound and Coasts
Mariners are warned of impending storms in the sound and on the Washington and Oregon coast. Expect high south to southwest winds this afternoon and tonight.
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Sound
Washington
Oregon
Untitled Thought Poem About Men Skewed By Absence
A fragment expresses a view that a girl would manage men easily if there were no men. It hints at gender dynamics through a casual, ironic line about scarcity of men. The tone is reflective and terse with partial phrasing.
Mystery Deepens In Willie Whitla Kidnapping Case
In Sharon Pennsylvania and nearby cities investigators report a second ransom letter from Willie Whitla’s kidnapers with a sum near ten thousand dollars. Attorney James P Whitla denies any ransom payment and vows to cover search expenses while detective Ward joins the case. A Scripps-McRea league offer of 1000 bounties adds to mounting Western Pennsylvania and Ohio interest as authorities pursue leads and attempt to trace the letters and sender.
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Raleed
Sharon
Willie Whitia
Shilling
Ohio
James P. Whi
Willie
Rio
Frank H. Buhl
Whele
Whitta
Couture
Scripps-McRea League of Newsporn
Pennsylvania
PA Hee
Erring Youth Given Just One More Chance
Nilam Seymore a 19 year old was given a suspended sentence after a single lecture by Superior Judge George R Morris for entering a local second hand store and stealing a violin The prosecutor said the father bore blame and that Seymore came to Seattle from Philadelphia by train where he joined a gang near city rooms He is a clarinet player.
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George RE. Morris
Nilam Seymore
Morris
John F. Murphy
Murphy
Seattle
Philadelphia
Seymore
City Council Committee Approves Queen Anne Line Extension
The Seattle Electric Company franchise extension for Queen Anne Hill was approved yesterday by the corporations committee. The company will connect lines across the district to switch traffic routes during rush periods, aiding downtown flow.
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Seattle’ E Electric Company
Queen Anne Hill
Te Corporations
Forced by Ill Health to Withdraw From Campaign
A political candidate withdraws from a campaign last fall due to health issues. The notice notes the illness compelled the exit from the race and outlines the decision as final.
Robbers Blow Safe and Escape at Armona
In Hanford California the post office safe at Armona was blown open early today and $140 stolen. A watchman nearby summoned help but the robbers escaped. Two men are held on suspicion. Captain Harry Winchester, 72, pioneer and former county commissioner, died at 10 last night after a lingering illness. A 12 year old girl drowned at Ferndale near Bellingham during a party prep. Dan T. Murray, Albuquerque racing judge, injured after a clash with Pat Dwyer over a ruling. A Washington statement on Idaho land fraud cases was issued by AG Wickersham. Frank Harrigan won $5,500 in Tacoma for loss of a foot on a Puget Sound Railway car.
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Hanford
Cal
Armona
Pioneer
Tacoma
Harry Winchester
Winchester
Navy
Washington
Idaho
Wickersham
Frank Harrigan
Puget Sound Railway Company
Harrigan
Attorney Frank Burrows Sayre Dies in Seattle
Frank Burrows Sayre aged 36 a Seattle attorney died at home on 38th Avenue after illness. He had eight years with the King County bar and offices in the Mehlborn building. He previously worked in publishing and the post office, and rose to chief mailing clerk before practicing law. He was born in Washington, led a varied career, and leaves a wife three children his mother sister and a local newspaper man brother.
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Frank Burrows Sayre
Bright
Mehlborn
King County Bar
Mr. Bayre
Washington City
Séatie
Bun
Company FE
Old State
Columbia River
Sayre
Notable Spokane Lawyer Sayre Passes Away
Mr Sayre, longtime member of the Ma nona and Maccabees organizations, was also part of the Commercial club the King County Bar association and the Young Men's Republican club. Funeral arrangements have not yet been made.
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Attle Symphony Orchestra
Sayre
The
Manona
Maccabees
Commercial Club
King County Bar Association
Young Men's Republican Club
Paris Strike Continues After Demands For Dismissal
Paris telegraph and postal workers announced they would not return to work until M Simyan was dismissed from his post as under secretary of posts and telegraph. The stalemate persists with neither side yielding.
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Paris
London
Telegraph and Postal
M. Simyan
Canadian Pacific to Begin Portland Train Service
Portland officials announce Canadian Pacific will start operating through trains to Portland by May 2 using Canadian Pacific and Soo Line cars with O R and N locomotives on the Portland to Spokane segment. Mexican railroad officers Munday and Moore visit Seattle to study U. S. commercial conditions.
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Portland
Ore
Canadian Pacific
Muay 2
O. R
St. Paul
Soone
Spokane
NM. Munday
London
H. B. Moore
Oaxaca
Mexico
Tehauntepec National Railroad
Seattle
Bricks Fly As Couple Appears In Police Court
Emma and John Bell faced a fighting charge after a night in an alley off Washington street. Emma Bell claimed she hurled bricks to end a delay while police notes say she struck John Bell before officers separated them.
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Emma Bell
John B. Gordon
John H. Bell
Will Kent
Washington St
Sergeant Kent
Mrs. Burns
Gordon
Ki county hospital at Georgetown faces calls for inquiry
Citizens allege mismanagement at Ki county hospital Georgetown with claims of a man wrongly sent to Steilacoom insane asylum. A resident details oppressive control by a head doctor, poor patient care, neglect of tuberculosis ward, understaffing, low nutrition, and restricted access for visitors and convalescents.
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Ki County
Georgetown
Steilacoom
Watson Webb
Civil Service Exam for Panama Drawings Tracer Role
The civil service commission announces an examination to fill vacancies as tracer of mechanical drawings in the Panama service. Applications in Seattle provide details. Exam dates are April 21 and 22.
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Civil Service
Civil Service Commission
Panama
Seattle
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Ferndale
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