Stolen Boy Restored as Kidnap Plot Aids Spark Seattle Talk
Cleveland reports Pat Crowe suspects kidnappers will split up and regroup in distant cities to plan another abduction. The Scripps McRae league offers 7500 dollars for first information leading to arrest. In Sharon, Pennsylvania, crowds celebrate the Whitla boy's return as mother and father reunite amid emotional scenes after the boy was recovered from Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Pat Crowe
Seattle
Scripps McRae League
Seattle Star
Fire Departments Fight Deadly Windsor Hotel Blaze
A Windsor hotel fire in Cornwall Ontario left three dead and many injured as guests leaped from windows aided by a barking dog. The blaze caused extensive damage across the Windsor block, with 30 seriously hurt.
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Cornwall, Ont
Windsor Hotel
South Pole Found by Nimrod Expedition
London March 23 reports in the Pall Mall Gazette that Lieutenant Shackleton and the Nimrod have reached the South Pole. The news came via New Zealand communications.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Shackleton
Nimrod
South Pole
New Zealand
Bothell Protest On Wardall Election Notices
A Bothell delegation led by Attorney Frank Griffith challenged county officials over the incorporation election preliminaries. The board found Clerk Norman M Wardall acted without authority and canceled his election notices, ordering new properly formed notices. The April 6 election date remains unaffected due to available legal time.
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Bothell
Frank
Dry Farming Congress Emphasized By Secretary Byrne
John T. Byrne secretary of the Dry Farming Congress writes to the Chamber of Commerce stressing the commercial importance of the congress and its four year aim to explore cultivating semi arid western lands without irrigation.
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John T. Byrne
Dry Farming Congress
Chamber of Commerce
Leu
Seattle
Congress
West
Chamber Aims to Stop Navy Yard Oil Burner Order
The Chamber of Commerce seeks influence with Washington authorities to retract the order mandating oil burners at the navy yard. It is understood the government will convert their lora to oil burners replacing coal.
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Chamber of Commerce
Washington, D. C
Navy Yard
Graft charge filed against Alaska railway mail chief
A petition to Washington accuses Wm. McManus, Alaska railway mail chief clerk, of graft and requests immediate action. It cites Innoka with 400 residents lacking mail for months and a registered mail delay of six months, led by F. G. Kimball.
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Wm. McManus
Alaska
Washington, D. C
Innoka
F. G. Kimball
Publicity Men Work In Seattle Advertising Effort
The Seattle Publicity club led by president Joseph Blethen plans an unusual program to entertain many visiting eastern advertising men this coming summer. The display is designed to imprint Seattle’s name on the visitors with a striking red border that time will erase.
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Seattle Publicity Club
Joseph Blethen Ia
Seattle
Roosevelt Departs for Africa on Hamburg Amid Vast Farewell
Former President Theodore Roosevelt sails from Hoboken aboard the Hamburg bound for Africa. Crowds cheer as he stands on the bridge with the captain, waving hats and handkerchiefs. Soldiers from Forts Wadworth and Hamilton salute, and a bronze gift from New York Italians honors his relief work after an earthquake.
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Hamburg
Withormer
Roosevelt
Africa
North River
Fort Wadeworth
Fort Hamilton
Ambrose Channel
Coneyteland
Flage
Meery
Bandy Mook
Roosevelt Wes
Theodore Roosevelt
Cutreen
Naples
Wuld
Bagarmore Hill
Archie
New York
Audh
Cafferera
Balloon America disaster belief spurs California search
Reports from Pasadena and Los Angeles detail a major search for Captain A E Mueller and five companions after the balloon America vanished during an ascent. Army units, city crews, and mountaineers scoured the Sierra Madre as Roy Knabenshue and Dick Ferris led efforts to locate the airmen amid heavy snow and likely wreckage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lieut. Hunt
Co. 1 Seventh Regiment
Gillet
A .E. Mueller
America
Angeles
Dick Ferris
United States
Mount Lowe
Ferris
Rey
Knabenshue
Edward Off
Pasadena Board of Trade
Pasadena
Alee
Mueller
A. E. Mueller
Sierra Madre
Mojave
Roy Knabenshue
Lancaster
Palmdale
Water Shut Off Tomorrow West District Notices
Water will be shut off tomorrow in the district west of 1bth av. N. W. and north of W. 70th at from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The outage affects local residents and businesses as infrastructure services are temporarily unavailable. Occupants should plan accordingly for the four hour disruption.
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Washington
Nelson
Minnesota
Taft
Harvey Sullivan
Alaska
New York
J. P. Morgan Company
First National Bank
The
National City Bank
Pacific Telegraph and Telephone Company
Elliott Goes On Trial For Alleged Assault At Duwamish
George H. Elliott faced Police Judge John B. Gordon for a preliminary hearing after being charged with an assault on Mrs. Blanche Roseburg on the night of March 5 at Duwamish. Roseburg testified she was certain Elliott was the attacker though identification occurred after Elliott was disguised and brought to her home.
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Sharon
Whitla
Whitia
Cleveland
George H. Elliott
Blanche Roasburg
Duwamish
John B. Gordon
City Mayor vows no extensions for street contract work
Mayor Miller and city officials demand contractors finish street work and clean up immediately. He declares no ordinance granting time extensions will be signed unless shown to be a physical impossibility to complete within the populated period.
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Miller
Humane Society Probes King County Hospital Cruelties
Seattle Humane Society reports severe conditions at King County Hospital Georgetown with flies and harsh treatment of the aged and sick. An investigation is urged as community concern grows amid political interference fears. In a separate case, Mrs. L Cook seeks help locating her missing son Louisquont, last seen after a March 16 stroll in Seattle, with police assigned to intensify the search.
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King County Hospital
Georgetown
Star
Ema
Harriet A. Stockey
Seattle Humane Society
The
Rome
Humane Society
Seattle
Webb
Louisquont
Heney Protests Fulton Bid for Federal Bench
Francis J. Heney, noted California graft prosecutor, protested to Attorney General Wickersham against Charles W. Fulton’s federal bench appointment. Tracey Becker handed the protest and met with President Taft as Heney’s attack was kept private.
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Washington
Wickersham
Francis J. Heney
California
Charles W. Fulton
United States
Oregon
Tracey ©. Becker
Fulton
Taft
Hecker
Heney
Bank Clearings and Balances Report
Clearings today total 1 649 209 52 with balances 189 552 05 acoma. Portland shows clearings 1 184 144 00 and balances 194 234 00.
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Acoma
Portland
Widow sues liquor firms over husband death in Everett
Mrs. Sallie Bish, widow and Seattle hospital patient, files in superior court to recover 26000 damages from William Dummock & Co operators of two Edmonda saloons. She charges they sold him liquor that led to his intoxication and his suicide weeks earlier.
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Everett
Sallie Bish
Seattle
William Dummock & Co
Edmonda
Weather forecast: fair tonight then showers tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair conditions tonight followed by increasing clouds on Wednesday with showers. Light east winds accompany the unsettled weather.
Famous Sporting Man Near Death in New York
John Considine of Seattle, part owner of the Hotel Metropole, is dying from a brain hemorrhage in his New York apartments. His cousin John Considine of Seattle, linked to Sullivan & Considine, has arrived after learning of the perilous condition.
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New York
John Considine
Hotel Metropole
42Nd St
Broadway
Seattle
Star
Sullivan & Considine
Seattle Chamber member plans engraved cluster lights
W L Rhoades of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce proposes engraving printed information on all cluster lights on First Second and Third avenues to direct strangers to points of interest. He believes the chamber could adopt the measure and push it through the city council after seeing a similar scheme in St Paul.
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Seattle
W. L. Rhoades
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
Rhoades
St. Paul
Last Gap in Road Between Cities Reaches Closure
The final gap in the rail string between St Paul and Seattle was closed yesterday near the Columbia River bridge around 10 o clock. Track laying on the last open stretch between Chicago and the coast is expected to complete by April 2.
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St. Paul
Seattle
Columbia River Bridge
Chicago
Judge Gilliam Receives Balloon Accident Update
King county Superior Court Judge Mitchell C. Gilliam learned of his brother's balloon voyage accident this morning. A cable from Pasadena dated March 22 said Gilliam Jr. went aloft with five companions and may be camping in mountains awaiting weather relief. No further word had arrived by 2 p.m. The judge reviewed United Press dispatches for details.
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Mitchell C. Gilliam
King County Superior Court
Gil
Mary Hotel
Pasadena
Gilliam
D. M. Linnard
United Press
Star
Lfe
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