Saloons Men Push For Nonpartisan Meeting Proposal
Heuer dealers of Seattle push for compromise as saloon interests prepare for a Monday meeting. Andrew Hemrich and representatives of brewing interests urge temperate, impersonal talks. Morrison commits to attend and says retail liquor voices will be represented, seeking mutual exchange without personal controversy.
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Heuer
Seattle
Andrew Hemrteh
Brewing & Malling
Hemnrich
Morrison
Infant dies as tenement fire follows thefts
The blaze at 313 Maynard Street gutted the upper floors after thieves looted valuables from Zicarie and Brown households. An infant sleeping in a cradle perished in the flames, and a window burglar had cut his hands on entry. Jewelry including rings, a brooch, a watch, and a neck chain were reported stolen. The fire's cause was believed due to a defective flue.
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Mayles
Carmen
Maynard A
Zicarelio
Thomas Hogan
Denver
Boise
Caldwell
Teller County
Colo
Hogan
Harry Orchard
Independence
Girl Burned To Death In Bonfire Accident
The seven year old girl William Wilson of Was fatally burned when her dress caught fire at a bonfire last evening. She died shortly before 5 o'clock this morning despite Mrs. Wilson's efforts with a blanket. Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday morning at 10 o'clock with interment in Lake View cemetery.
Expert psychology writer on Creffield case and hypnosis
An expert argues in a letter that hypnosis can reveal latent criminal impulses in a subject but cannot override moral conscience. He discusses the Creffield case, the slaying of George Mitchell, and the role of a hypnotist as motivator while noting that ethical limits persist. Also reports Mrs Jef fe reom Pavia’s condition improving in New York.
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Norman H
Ore
George Mitchell
Trimble
Portland
L. V. New
Chéffield
Brewers Face Hard Line in Liquor Deal Talks
James W. Morrison, former president of the Washington Liquor Dealers' Association, says brewers cannot compromise in liquor deal negotiations. He compares brewers to a flour mill to a bakery and argues breweries financially back many saloons, urging closures to reduce saloon numbers and curb irresponsible operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Morrison
Washington Liquor Dealers’ Association
Inauguration Planned on the Boulevard to Green Lake
A city committee on parks and boulevards will present an inaugural proposal for a boulevard to Green Lake. The plan, tied to a land rights grant, must be moved to the council within one year from the date the act takes effect.
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Green Lake
Legiala
Ernst Cleared Of The Charges
The committee on parks and boulevard to which the confirmation of A B Ernest as park board member was referred recommended the appointment. Action on the appointment was taken yesterday afternoon. The charge related to Oceanic Of Company with books produced to show no chargeable misdeed by his part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parke and Bouleva
Oceanie of Company
Idaho Gov Steunenberg Murder Case Recounted in Third Article
The report links the 1905 assassination of former Gov Frank Steunenberg to the Coeur d’Alene mine war and arrests of Moyer Haywood and Pettibone. It notes bomber details, the blast that felled Steunenberg, and subsequent detective actions by Captain Swain and the Western Federation of Miners leaders.
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Waldeck
Boise
Idaho
Pormer Gov
Frank Steunenberg
Moyer
Haywood and Pettibone
Coeur d'Alene Mountains
W. & Swain
Thiel
Mey
Coeur d'Alene
Injunction Filed Over Church Merger
Decatur Illinois May 17. An injunction restraining the general assembly of the Cumberland Presbyterian church from merging with the Presbyterian church was filed yesterday.
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Decatur
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Bandits Fight With Soldiers at U S Treasury
Bandits clashed with soldiers from Company G Eleventh Infantry during an attempted looting of the United States sub-treasury at Commercial and Kearney streets. Fully 10 shots rang out. bullets struck the north wall. Police Sergeant Taylor led a lantern search aided by the National Guard, but no suspects were found.
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BAN Fpranciaco
Company G
Eleventh Infantry
United States
Commercial
Kearneysta
Taylor
National Guard
Crowd mobbed Chicago tram wreck victims
In Chicago police rescued a motorman and conductor after an angry crowd of about 1000 attacked the tramcar, beating the operators while the body of Marty Sturm lay beneath the car. Windows were broken as officers protected the workers during the mob scene following a fatal accident.
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Chicago
Marty Sturm
Who Tells the Truth About Railroad Rebates
Philadelphia May 14 Frank B Wigton of Mor tisdale Coal charged before the interstate commerce commission that the Pennsylvania Railroad gave rebates as recently as 1903. Vice President Thayer of the Pennsylvania Railroad testified that no concessions had been made since 1499.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Frank B. Wigton
Mortisdale Coal Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wigton
Baltimore
Thayer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mining War Turmoil Deepens Across States
A documented pattern shows mine owners using two employment bureaus and Pinkerton like inspections to suppress union activity. Troops and stockades in Idaho under Steunenberg sparked bitter clashes. tracks link Hogan to Orchard, with detectives citing Simpkins in a wide Western Federation case.
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James McPartland
Pinkerton Agency
Denver
Colorado
L. J. Simpkins
Western Federation of Minera
Caldwell
Simpkins
Oregon Sights Ohips Masts On Arrival At Tacoma
Captain John O'Brien arrives from Seward and Valdez aboard the Oregon after a four day passage. The ship waters near Charlotte Islands reveal masts rising twelve feet, with no identifying features. The Oregon carries 105 passengers and 300 tons of ore from the Lamar mines to Tacoma for smelting and plans a Nome run starting June 6.
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Oregon
John O'Brien
Seward
Valdez
O'Brien
Charlotte Islands
Lamar
Tacoma
Nome
Bank Clearings Report Shows Higher Yearly Total
Bank clearings for the period show 1,294,515.16 on the 18th in 1906 versus 982,427.10 on the same date in 1905 indicating an increase over the prior year. The figures reflect the year over year growth in banking activity during the period.
San Francisco Insurance Requests Highlight Ferry Building
In San Francisco on May 18, twelve insurers filed requests with the adjusting committee of underwriters for quarters at the Ferry building, underscoring owner concerns. Governor Pardee attended a committee meeting on a special legislative session about bond issuance to rebuild the city, approving a 100 year bond extension with a sinking fund deferred 26 years.
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San Francisco
Ferry
Thia
Pardee
Subscriptions Hit 6.6 Million for Relief Work
The Total Subscriptions in San Francisco on May 18 reached 6 615 249 48 dollars for relief causes. Massachusetts Relief Association contributed 276 000 dollars as part of the drive.
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San Francisco
Massachusetts Relief Association
Traveling man Sudaby dies at Arlington hotel
While dining at the Arlington hotel William K R Sudaby, 38, collapsed dead in his chair. Doctors attribute death to apoplexy. Sudaby was a traveling man for a Portland branch of the W R company.
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Arlington Hotel
William KR. Sudaby
Sudaby
Portland
Crown Princess Cecelia Expected to Welcome Stork
In Perlan on May 18 the imperial court awaits the birth news as Crown Princess Cecelia is rumored to be expecting a child.
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Perlan
Imperial
Stork
Cecelia
Ordinance to Accept Pendleton Miller Playground Gift
A city council will introduce an ordinance next Monday night accepting the donation of the Pendleton Miller playground on 20th Avenue to the city. The measure covers transfer of ownership and maintenance responsibilities for the public space.
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Pendleton Miller Playground
Avenging widow helps arrest Trevelle after elopement plan
Mrs. Barah A Winner exposed J H Trevelle as the would be runaway, recovering $1600 and guiding detectives to his capture. Trevelle fled by boat to Vancouver, then to Mission Junction where he was arrested. Detectives traced a $1500 engagement promise from a Auburn woman.
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J. H. Trevelle
British Columbia
Barah
Trevelle
Winner
Vancouver
Seattle
Byrnes
Mission Junction
Mia
Auburn
German Mail Steamer Room Wrecked Near Okinoshima
The German mail steamer Room bound from Hamburg to Yokohama was wrecked near Okinoshima Japan. Passengers and crew are safe. A British bark Pitcairn Island bound from Wellington to London was burned in the Pacific with nine crew missing.
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Hamburg
Yokohama
Okinoshima
Japan
Pitcairn Island
Wellington
New Zealand
London
Pacific Ocean
Creffield’s Vermont Sighting Tied to Old Prophet Case
Edmund Creffield once known as the Western Cyclone drew attention in 1899 at a Johnston Vermont camp meeting where locals expelled him for indecent religious protests. Fred M. Dow, staying at the Hotel Northern, asserts Creffield’s harsh treatment here and says he will not testify for the defense in the current trial while meeting Mitchell’s lawyers to discuss the Johnston incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Creffield
George Mitchell
Fred M. Dow
Northern
Dow
Creffield
Johnston
Mitchell
Joseph
Liquor Dealers Seek Saloons Open June First
The Board of Police Commissioners received a petition from retail liquor dealers asking saloons be allowed to open on June 1 and for the annual license to be set at 409 dollars. The commission will study the request before acting. Separately, army food distribution cuts have reduced rations from 300000 to 95000 and supply stations from 200 to 9. Twenty kitchens will serve the city within a week. Bricklayers plan to raise wages from 6 to 7 dollars a day to attract labor and speed up construction.
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San Francisco
Board of Police Commissioners
Masons and Bricklayers’ Association
Methodists Consider Sunday Car and Pleasure Boycott
In Victoria B C a Methodist conference discussed a proposal for a broad Sunday boycott. The idea urged abstaining from street cars trains steamers and social events such as Sunday dinners and social visits. It was not yet finally acted upon.
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Victoria
B. C
Postponement in Smoot case before Senate committee
Washington May 18 Consideration of the Smoot case before the privileges and elections committee in the senate was postponed to day until Monday. The belief is growing that the whole case may go over until the next session of congress.
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Washington
Smoot
Privileges and Elections Committee
Senate
Congress
Tom Hynes Missing Person Feared Wandered From Home
Tom Hynes, 50, living with his brother at 12 46th Avenue, has been missing since yesterday morning. He was ill at the time and it is feared he wandered away in a helpless condition.
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Gove
Statent
Steunenberg
Calwell
Canyon County
Allerna
Tom Hynes
Thief Steals Purse From Miss Emma Wilson’s Room
A sneak thief entered the room of Miss Emma Wilson in the Savings Bank building at 2nd Avenue and Pike Street last evening and made off with a purse containing seven dollars.
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Emma Wilson
Plc’s
Savings Bank
2Nd Av
Pike St
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