Oakland Assessor Dalton Charged With $5000 Bribe
Oakland May 19 Assessor Henry P Dalton appeared in county court with his attorneys for arraignment on a warrant charging him with accepting a $5000 bribe from an agent of the Spring Valley Water Co The arraignment was postponed after he left the courtroom Dalton had built a long political record and faced prior arrest on similar charges In his first remarks he asked the public to withhold judgment District Attorney Donahue said he subpoenaed Eastman Helms Behan and other detectives who witnessed the alleged bribe as well as witnesses who shadowed Dalton Dalton posted $25000 bail and went home Mrs Dalton left home after the news broke and her whereabouts are unknown.
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Spring Valley Water Cou Y
Alameda County
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Samuel P. Eastman
Spring Valley Com
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George J. Helms
John E. Behan
Water Company
Alyone
Asso
Foreman Pete Espelant Fined for Overtime City Work
Pete Espelant, a foreman in charge of the street grading contract for Andre Peterson & Co. on Waters C. and 60th av. S, was fined $100 by Justice Carroll yesterday. The complaint came from W. C. Harris, Deputy Prosecutor White brought the information, and Louis Silvain prosecuted the case.
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Justice Carroll
Espelant
Andre Peterson
Royal Children Defective Report Sparks Swiss Visit
United Press notes Queen Victoria of Spain plans to travel to Switzerland in late June for surgery on her son Prince Jaime to correct a speech defect. The dispatch says Spanish royals are allegedly all defective, with at least one child mentally as well as physically impaired. Pythian Sisters held a full installation in 39 minutes yesterday.
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United Press
Geneva
Victoria
Spain
Switzerland
Jaime
W. D. Skinner
O.W. Station
Seattle
Renaming Seattle Streets Delayed One Week
Post master Russell postponed the street name change decision for seven days. He will visit commercial bodies and improvement clubs to assess sentiment on the proposal. He stated the cost would be well under 50,000 dollars and likely under 10,000.
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Seattle
Russell
Senate leaders weigh Lorimer probe plan amendment
United Press report from Washington notes that La Follette’s push for a new Senate inquiry into the Lorimer election may be revised to place the probe with the privileges and elections committee. Leaders split into antl Lorimer and Lorimerite camps with key Republicans and Democrats named among the panel.
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la Follette
Wm. Lorimer
Committee On Privileges and Elections
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Iowa
Clapp
Mina
Lorimer
Bailey
Dem
Tex
Navy Yard Graft Probe Expands With New Witnesses
A. P. Shawne of Great Western Smelter & Refining Co ordered to produce books before the federal grand jury in Tacoma probing the naval pay office graft. Bond set for J. A. Kettlewell former naval pay chief clerk P. H. Wheeler Perine Machinery Co. BE. F. Myer Bremerton naval pay clerk and W. A. Corder Seattle machinery supplier head, recently bankrupt.
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Great Western Smelter & Refining Co
Federal Grand Jury
Tacoma
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Grand Jury
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P. H. Wheeler
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Bremerton
W. A. Corder
Seattle
Rebel General Vows 12000-Strong Siege on Mexico City
Gen. Figueroa, leading the southern rebels, promises to encamp with about 12 000 troops at the gates of Mexico City within a month. He threatens to defy Dias and Madero unless included in peace talks between the rival war leaders.
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Mexico City
Figueroa
Dias
Madero
Corral Rejects Diaz Resignation as Mexico Revolution Continues
Paris reports Vice President Ramon Corral scoffs at plans for Diaz resignation ending the revolt. Corral says he will not resign until Diaz speaks and believes the revolution will persist in affected areas, at least in guerrilla activity.
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Mexico
Ramon Corral
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Dias
Train Schedule Fragments Departures From O-W Local
The note lists Depart O-W Local at 7 30 a m Shasta Limited at 11 30 a m and O-W Owl at 11 15 p m detailing a concise timetable snippet for the route.
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Shasta Limited
W. Owl
City Light Rate Fight Divides Seattle Group
The Seattle Electric Co. backs opposition to a residence lighting cut as Councilman Prickton stirs debate at Wolf's cafeteria. Erickson argues current rates boost street lighting costs and that reducing residential rates could trigger higher street rates or tariff changes. Meeting ends with thanks to The Star and new officers elected incl George Cooley and James Tullock.
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Prickton
City Car League
Wolf's
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Erickson
Dilling
Rosa
10Th Av. N. EB
Star
George R. Cooley
Mra
Jeanie BE. Martin
HH. J. Probstfield
F. X. Hall
James Tullock
Hay names two commissioners to workmen's comp board
Gov. Hay selected Jom Wallace former district secretary of the United Mine Workers and C. A. Pratt secretary treasurer of the Pacific Box Co of Tacoma as two members of the workmen's compensation commission Former Assistant Attorney General George A. Lee is the third member Wallace a Ravensdale mine engineer and Pratt a Tacoma resident and former mining engineer The act promises prompt compensation for injuries at hazardous work with a Supreme Court review soon. PORTRUSH IRELAND May 19 Miss Dorothy Campbell of Hamilton Ontario won the British women's golf championship defeating Violet Hazlett 2 up 3 to play The Seattle Brewery Drivers union levied one day’s wages per member toward the McNamaras defense fund in Los Angeles amounting to about 400
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Wallace
United Mine Workers
C. A. Pratt
Pacific Box Co
Tacoma
Hay
Workmen's Compensation Commission
George A. Lee
Ravensdale
Seattle
Pratt
Supreme Court
Portrush
Ireland
Dorothy Campbell
Hamilton
Ont
Miks Violet Hazlett
Seattle Brewery Drivers Union
Los Angeles
American Girl Wins British Women’s Golf Title Fight
Dor othy Campbell, the Canadian and American champion, played brilliantly to win in the fourth round at Portrush and advance among the eight to the fifth round of the British women's championship yesterday.
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Hy Vested Press
Portrush
Ireland
Dorothy Campbell
Insane verdict in Pittsburgh case over dynamite plot
James Elliott, after an alienists examination, was declared insane and sent to Marshalsea county asylum. He alleged National Erectors' association officers tried to hire him to dynamite several streets. The piece also notes a Washington bulletin on American city name derivations.
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Pittsburg
James Elliott
National Erectors’ Association
Marshalsea
Denounces Big Crooks At Baptist Convention
Rev. J. S. Gardner denounces New York supreme court decision favoring property rights over human life and attacks U S Senate for Lorimer vote. He ties the judicial ruling to recent public incidents as he speaks before the Jacksonville Baptist convention. He says the Senate disgraced itself by admitting an officially corrupt fellow to its ranks.
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Jacksonville
New York Supreme Court
U. 8
Senate
Lorimer
Gardner
D. D
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Senate of the
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Pleads Guilty in Kidnapping Case in Las Vegas
Will Rogers pleads guilty to kidnapping three year old Waldo Rogers grandson of Judge Henry Waldo millionaire general solicitor for Santa Fe. District attorney hints Rogers may escape heavy sentence if he testifies against accomplice Joe Wiggins. $12,000 ransom paid by Judge Waldo recovered from Rogers chimney.
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Waldo Rogers
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Wilson Schedule Outlined for Day of Campaign
The text lists a full day plan for Wilson including 6 a.m. arrival from Portland, 8 a.m. visitor reception at Hotel Washington, 10 a.m. press talk, noon lunch with college men, 5 30 p.m. Democratic banquet, 8 16 p.m. speech at Dreamland rink, and 10 p.m. reception at Presa Chub. End of schedule unclear.
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Washington
Dreamland Rink
Gov Woodrow Wilson Arrives in Seattle for Busy Day
Governor Wilson lands in Seattle escorted to the Washington hotel by four groups in charge of his entertainment. The Presse club, Princeton club, Commercial club, and Democratic state central committee arrange cars and visits. He plans meetings with Princeton alumni, newspaper men, college groups, a reform speech at Dreamland rink, and a reception at the Press club.
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New Jersey
Seattle
Washington
Presse Club
Democratic State Central Committee
Press Club Committee
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Commercial Club
Princetonians
Dreamland Rink
Preas Club
Suspect Arrested in Fake Pretenses Case at Hotel Washington
Police in Salem Oregon report arrest of BE H Powell on charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Powell was taken into custody at the Hotel Washington after boat to Oregon plans were discussed and he denied any wrongdoing. He offered no further cooperation.
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Washington
Salem
Seattle
BE. H. Powell
Soing
Oregon
Galveston Signs Jiggs Donohue as Manager
Galveston hires Jiggs Donohue, Chicago Box first baseman, to manage the team at $350 a month in Galveston Texas.
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Galveston
Texas
Jiggs Donohue
Chicago Box
Madero Takes Government Funds to Pay Rebel Army
Francisco Madero has seized $22 000 in Juarez government money to finance his rebel troops after a tense period in the camp and the armistice signing. He aims to disburse funds promptly to keep troops loyal as he consolidates control.
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Queror
Juarez
Mexico
Francisco Madero
Madero
Baldwin estate inheritance tax payment made in May
May 16 in Backamento reports a payment of 154,461 dollars as the balance of the inheritance tax on the late Lucky Baldwin estate. The total tax paid on the estate reaches 254,461 dollars. A Northwest rail line train from local service now departs Cen tralia at 7:40 a.m. replaces the 6:45 schedule and includes steel coaches a diner and an observation car. It arrives in Portland at 2:30 p.m.
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Fourth
Fifth Avenues
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Wagner
Shasta Limited
Owl
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Backamento
Lucky Baldwin
Los Angeles
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