Seattle Cop Plays Background in Real Movie Scene
Traffic Officer W. J. Tobin in Pioneer Square lost his composure as a six foot tall Eskimo hugged a Totem pole. Actor Hobart Bosworth filming The Odyssey of the North says Seattle scenes will help the Jack London series. Bosworth plans more local shoots and a Los Angeles studio finish.
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W. J. Tobin
Pioneer Square
Tobin
Jack London
Hobart Bosworth
Hobart Hoseworth
the Clemmer
London
Seattle
Bosworth
Lincoln Hotel
Naas
Axel Gunderson
Anya
Ackitan
Aleutian Islands
San Francisco
Water Front
Queen Anne Hill
Gunderson
Smith's Cove
Los Angeles
Moving Pictures
California
Gov West orders militia to seal Friars Club
Portland May 6 The Friars club house at Milwaukee near here is under martial law. Militia guard the resort after Gov West declared martial law over alleged violations. Troops arrived last night, searched the building, and set picket lines. The Friars club consists of Portland residents, some prominent. West calls it a resort where men women and young girls gather to indulge in debauchery.
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Portland
The
Friars Club
Milwaukie
Weat
Magazine shot at her sparks suit in tobacco trade press
Evanda Friedberg sues Western Association of Retail Cigar Dealers and N. E. Nelson for 10000 damages over libelous remarks in Smoke about her dating a married man. Friedberg, sole woman correspondent for a tobacco trade paper, also writes for United States Tobacco Journal. Also reported: Allan McGilvray, 2, drowned in a shallow abandoned flume in Dayton.
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Smoke
Seattle
Evanda Friedberg
Western Association of Retail Cigar Dealers
N. E. Nelson
Pet
Miss Friedberg
United States Tobacco Journal
New York
Charter defender defends 20 ward plan in council reform
Elmer H. Todd of the charter commission defended the 20 ward scheme before the Municipal League. He argued large city councils work best in Europe and that smaller districts improve candidate access, while noting voters would know only their own district councilors.
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Elmer KH. Todd
Municipal League
Todd
Seattle
Oliver T. Erickson
Austin KE
Griffitha
Robert T. Hesketh
Ira D. Lundy
Seattle Man Fatally Shot in San Francisco Case
J D Galehouse, proprietor of the Lady Washington Packing Co, was found dying in a San Francisco factory room with a bullet hole in his temple. Detectives concluded the death was likely self inflicted after reviewing a struggle scene and his earlier behavior. Galehouse had moved from Seattle two months ago and separated from his wife.
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San Francisco
J. D. Galehouse
Lady Washington Packing Co
C. M Bell
Galehouse
Gatehouse
Seattle
D. Gatehouse
W. H. Hemming
East Prie St
Julia FE. Gatehouse
Av N
A.ef. Gregerson
Ballard
Gregerson
George Gregerson
Beattle Hotel
Canada
Phinney Av
Divorce Granted in San Francisco Marriage Case
Attorney Charles F. Munday was granted a divorce from Sonya Munday by Judge Frater. The divorce ends their marriage begun in San Francisco in 1908 with Munday alleging desertion.
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Charles F. Munday
Sonya Munday
Frater
San Francisco
Munday
Tillkums Plan June Invasion Of Portland Rose Carnival
The Tillkums announce a June visit to Portland for the Rose carnival. A special train will carry Seattle banners and booster information to promote their campaign.
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Portland
Tillkums
Seattle
Chaos in Mexico City as Huerta falters amid revolt
Refugees report imminent end to Huerta uprising in Mexico City. Dictator’s heavy drinking and dangerous state heighten fears of Villa or Zapata seizure. Wealthy residents flee. Vera Cruz hosts anxious travelers and a tightened military court, including an American deported after a bribery caper.
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Wm. G. Shepherd
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Villa
Zapata
A. R. Mulcahy
Griffiths to discuss Hinky Dink charter talk
Chief Griffiths will address the Commercial Club at a luncheon to discuss the Hinky Dink charter and the Bathhouse John affair. He declined to admit plans for a humorous talk but will share thoughts when the charter is mentioned.
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Griffiths
Commercial Club
Obregon defeats 4000 federals at Acapola Tepic
Messages received by Carranza cabinet say Gen Obregon defeated 4000 federals under Solares yesterday at Acapola Tepic. The report comes from Agua Prieta on May 6 as Federals were beaten in the field.
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Agua Prieta
Sonora
Carranza
Obregon
Solares
Acapola Tepic
Police Net Robbery Suspect After Gunfire
Patrolman George Cometock and Watchman Joseph Galvin fired revolver shots and captured W. E. Morton in the O W R N yards this morning. Morton is held as a robbery suspect.
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George Cometock
Joseph Galvin
W. EE. Morton
Recall Petition Targets County Official Over Funds
A recall drive aims to remove Hamilton by exposing his control of four million dollars for courthouse and county road projects. Petition sites include Recall headquarters, Lippy Arcade, Seattle Commercial Club, Bull Bros printers, Raymer’s bookstore, Shorey’s bookstore, Myers’ barber shop, Labor temple, Carpenters’ hall, University Print shop, and Pike Place Market entrances.
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Hamilton
Lippy Arcade
Third
Columbia
Seattle Commercial Club
First
Bull Bros
Third Nv
Raymer’s
Shorey’s
Cherry St
McCartney’s
Union St
Myers’ Barber Shop
Jackson St
The
Labor Temple
University
Carpenters’ Hall
University Print Shop
N. E
Arcade
Pike Place Market
Miners Fear Ill Fair with Armed Guard at Mines
In Denver on May 6 Secretary of the State Federation of Labor Wm. Hickey told Congressman Keating that miners doubt they will receive a square deal as coal companies import Negro and Japanese workers under armed guard, signaling federal troop protection. Officials fear owners will run mines with regulars guarding them.
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Denver
State Federation of Labor
Wm. Hickey
Keating
Washington
Amalgamation clash rages in party public rhetoric
Lorimer Jones criticizes calls for progressive and standpat merger in Washington. In Spokane D C Moore reports no progressives attend. Bill Prendergast seeks GOP return for Seattle progressives. Eastern Washington hosts rally with Ole Hanson. Hart joins progressives. Proponents of amalgamation push, while progressives reject any merger or compromise.
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Lorimer Jones
Washington
Spokane
D. C
Moore
Bill Prendergast
New York
Seattle
Republican
Slater
Bull Moose Party
Ole Hanson
Senate
Young Hart
Hart
Progressives
Wesley Lorimer Jones
Taft
Wesley
Michelson Found Guilty on Third Larceny Trial
Deputy Commonwealth prosecutor Kennedy touted the third trial as decisive after the jury in Judge Tallman’s court found Michelson, a junk dealer, guilty of grand larceny for stealing trolley wire from the Lake Hurton line last summer. He had been tried twice before on the same charge.
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Kennedy
Tallman
Michelson
Lake Hurton
Wilsons Circus Outing Stirs Lively Crowd
President Wilson and his daughter Margaret attended a circus, sharing peanuts and popcorn with elephants. He laughed at a clown and watched acrobats, as part of a party that included Miss Helen Hones, Dr. Cary Grayson, Senator Hughes, Secretary Tumulty, Thomas Pence, and Otto Carmichael.
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Washington
Wilson
Margaret
Helen Hones
Cary Grayson
Senator Hughes
New Jersey
Tumulty
Thomas Pence
Otto Carmichael
Contractor Metnnes Charged With Eight-Hour Law Violation
Olympia May 6. John Metnnes a contractor on the state road near Newport faces arrest on a charge of violating the eight hour law at the request of State Labor Commissioner E W Olson.
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Olympia
John Metnnes
Newport
E. W. Olson
Missing 43 Crew Members After Columbian Disaster
Wireless reports from Sable Island say the steamer Manhattan rescued Captain McDonald and 13 Columbian crew, with 19 others still missing in an explosion and drownings. Francona had earlier saved 13 crew. total Columbian crew listed between 60 and 70. So far 27 rescued.
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Manhattan
Englishmen Reported Killed at El Cavor Mines
Rumors from the interior say C. B. Batley and J. K. Williams both Englishmen were killed by Mexicans at the El Cavor mines near Guadalajara on May 4. Delayed dispatch notes unconfirmed reports.
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Guadalajara
Mex
C. B. Batley
J. K. Williams
el Cavor
Commercial Club Backs Hamilton Recall Move
The Commercial Club unanimously approves recall support and urges immediate petition signing. A volunteer committee of 20 will circulate petitions while an investigating group targets abuses by Commissioners Hamilton and Knudsen. The club asks state recall action to reduce county costs and endorses a special committee to coordinate efforts.
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Hamilton
Commercial Club
Thomas Winsor
Knsen
Knudsen
Bert
Hyatt Fowells at 4th and Pine Claims Superior School
The text asserts Hyatt Fowells at 4th and Pine is thoroughly high quality, claiming it may not be the largest business school in the city but is unquestionably the best.
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Hyatt-Fowells
4Th and Pine
Casey's Ashes Behind the Bar Toast at Funeral
William S Casey, a California bartender famed in cattle country, died by his own hand after declaring happiness essential to living. He left $1000 for his funeral, was cremated in San Francisco, and his urn was kept behind a bar for a toast of friends. The ashes returned to Salinas for river burial.
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Casey
San Francisco
Williams
Salinas
Tor
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