Mrs Werner Takes Auto Ride to Old Home
Magdalin a Werner widow of murdered rancher Henry Werner rode from the county jail to her old home with Deputy J W Roberts and her attorneys. Judge Frater allowed the trip to gather evidence for her defense as she fights a will dispute seeking $500 for defense and clothing. Werner left the ranch to his four children with household effects and cash. 160 acres valued at about $6 000.
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Mra Magdalina Werner
Henry Werner
Issaquah
J. W. Roberts
Seale
Chilren
Funeral for Chevalier Glorza Held at St James Cathedral
Friends and relatives of Paolo Glorza the aged maestro gathered for his funeral after he died Tuesday. The procession started at Mrs. H Bazetta’s home 1108 North 46th Street and Wagner's band led to St James Cathedral where Rev Michael P O'Dwyer conducted the funeral mass. The body rests at Mount Calvary cemetery.
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Paolo Glorza
H. Bazetta
N. 46Th St
Wagner
St. James’ Cathedral
Michael P. O'Dwyer
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Saloonkeeper’s Death Sparks Murder Charge in Aberdeen
Elmo saloonkeeper Frank Ascheberg died after being shot by Otto Miller who claimed the remark labeled him an I W W. Miller is to be held on first degree murder charges.
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Aberdeen
Frank Ascheberg
Elmo
Otto Miller
Miller
Logging Camp Sets New Yarding Record at Shelton
Shelton May 8. Simpson Logging Co. Camp No. 5 broke the daily yarding record by loading 432,320 feet of logs on cars this week. The previous mark of 280,000 feet, board measure, was held by a Grays Harbor camp.
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Shelton
Simpson Logging Co
Grays Harbor
O'Shaughnessy to Report to Wilson Today
President Wilson, after a Tumulty briefing, stated there is no imminent attack on American forces at Vera Cruz and no plan to send additional troops. Nelson O'Shaughnessy is to confer with the President, with Huerta’s voluntary departure viewed as unlikely. Mexican forces around Vera Cruz are reported near twenty thousand armed men.
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Vera Cruz
Nelson O'Shaughnessy
Wilson
O'Shaughnessy
Huerta
Army
Funston
Relatives Claim Iola Yacht Is Captured Off Mexican Coast
Relatives of Arthur Payne say they have an unconfirmed report that Payne’s yacht Iola, cruising off the west coast of Mexico, has been captured by Mexicana. Payne sailed from San Francisco March 24 with six friends and a moving picture outfit.
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San Francisco
May
Arthur Payne
Bryan
Payne
Mexico
Mexicana
Prisoner Escape by Sawing Bars at County Jail
John Griffin and two other inmates, jailed on burglary charges, escaped from the county jail after sawing through the bars during nights of confinement. Griffin reportedly paused a clarinet performance to drown noise, aiding the escape which occurred by midnight and remained undiscovered until today. Police have not yet captured the trio.
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Robinson
Til
John Griffin
Griffin
First Deep Sea Vessel Enters Portland in Two Decades
The gas schooner Deborah arrived in Portland with 9 000 pounds of halibut becoming the first deep sea fishing boat to enter the port in 20 years. She sold her cargo in an hour.
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Portland
Deborah
Man Buys 60 Dozen Beers Before Prohibition
In Kewanee Illinois a resident stocked up on 60 dozen bottles of beer for private use before the town’s 18 saloons closed for the first time in 35 years to comply with a new dry majority. He says the supply will last about two years as he consumes one bottle daily.
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Kewanee, Ill
Kewanee
Conductor Shot by Passenger on Illinois Central Train
On May 8 conductor William Willis was shot aboard an Illinois Central train by passenger Mrs. Nellie Hargis of Champaign Illinois. She claimed the conductor flirted with her and was taken to the station for questioning.
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Chicago
William Willis
Nellie Hargis
Champaign
Hargis
Rancher Dies After Accident With Open Knife
Ellensburg reports J. F. Leclare a Wilson Creek rancher died from injuries after he accidentally fell on his open jack knife while making home repairs. The blade entered his lung and caused fatal wounds.
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Ellensburg
J. F. Leclaire
Wilson Creek
Mayor seeks new court house story and cost cuts
Mayor Gill plans to move many outside city offices to the new courthouse and present the proposal to the council. Councilman Fitzgerald will outline reducing rent of 3000 dollars per month by using one floor of the courthouse with potential for adding another story for city use.
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Gill
Counciliman Fitzgerald
Ball seeks alibi in Great Northern train holdup case
George E. Ball, accused of complicity in the February 20 Great Northern train holdup and triple murder near Samish, may prove his alibi. Prosecutor C. D. Beagle of Skagit county says Ball was not within 125 miles of Lamish the night of the holdup. The attorney general and Burns detectives are investigating. A fishery note warns reserves can be exploited if laws are misread.
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George EB. Ball
Great Northern
Samish
Ball
Lamish
C. D. Beagle
Skagit County
Attorney General's Office
Burns
Recall Filed Against Centralia Officials
Petitions seeking the recall of Mayor H. W. Thompson and City Commissioners William Keir and Victor Jackson were offered for filing but refused for lacking the required affidavits. The officials are charged with accepting pay from disorderly women and allowing houses of ill repute to operate within city limits.
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Centralia
H. W. Thompson
William Keir
Victor Jackson
Port chief opposes absorbing Renton Waterway plan
Gen. H. M. Chittenden of the port commission opposes the plan to absorb the Renton Waterway project petitioned by Duwamish district residents. He says port indebtedness is too near the constitutional limit to carry out the absorption.
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H. M. Chittenden
The
Port Commission
Renton Waterway
Duwamish
Bank Case Ends in Fairbanks Trial of Bank Directors
The trial of F. G. Noyes as receiver of the Washington Alaska bank against former directors finished in Fairbanks. Judge Fuller will deliver his decision Saturday. The case concerns a $600,000 matter.
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Fairbanks
F. G. Noyes
Washington-Alaska Bank
Supreme Court Upholds City in Tacoma Railway Case
The Washington Supreme Court yesterday affirmed that the city may take over poles and equipment of the Tacoma Railway and Power Company supplying light and power to the Northern Pacific depot and shops. The company had ignored notices canceling its special permit.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Tacoma Railway & Power Co
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Income Woes Persist as Rents Stand Ground Amid Emigration
An English worker notes that most costs rose last year except rent, which remained steady due to high emigration reducing demand. The remark highlights how migration influenced housing affordability and wage pressures for laborers.
Xs Not Kisses In Suit Over Affections
In South Bend on May 8 a half page of Xs in a letter to Mrs Sulkemen was explained by Capt Lunsted in the $10,000 alienation suit brought by William Sulkemen. He said the crosses were not kisses but marks showing he was a writer in the Finnish language.
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South Bend
Fight for Child In Tacoma Custody Dispute
In a Tacoma filing, Alexander and Adelaide Watson seek to reopen the divorce case of Carrie Watson and Alexander R. Watson Jr. and obtain custody of their four year old grandson Reed Watson who was removed from the Watson home by his mother. The petition requests Reed’s placement with the grandparents and asserts lack of consent from the grandparents.
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Alexander
Adelaide Watson
Reed Watson
Tacoma
Carrie Watson
Alexander R. Watson, Jr
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L. A. Clark
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Globe Wall Paper CO
Second Ave
Burke
Durborough
W. H. Durborough
Darborough
D. F. Seller
U. S
Arkansas
Navy
Washington, May
Tumulty
Lowing
Court House
Poynor
China
Ed Oak
Mation Buffet
S.H. Poynor
Fourth Avenue
Jeorge Ball
Mister Darwin
Fish and Game
Darwin
Mason County
Upholds City
Linquist & Landncorporate
Elliott
1610
Second Avenue
Opposite Standard Furniture Co
Madison
Main
Shanghai CO
Third Ave
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