Death of Judge Emery in Seattle Apartment
Beattle resident Judge Emery aged 60s was found dead in his Starr Boyd building room. Coroner notes apoplexy as cause after last seen Wednesday afternoon and unopened mail left by the carrier. Emery, a Wellsboro born lawyer, served as U S court commissioner until four years ago and leaves four children Rae Lowman Miss Frances Amery and David Amery.
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Chas. D. Emery
Emory
Wiltsie
Butterworth
Emery
Hathaway
Mra. Rae
J. D. Lowman
Frances Amery
David M. Amory
South America
California
Seattle
U.8. Court
South American Presence Sparks Pan American Talk in Washington
In Washington on May 1 great excitement surrounds discussions about Pan American cooperation as a possible South American withdrawal from congress consideration. Observers note the city faces the prospect of changes in participation at the continental talks.
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Macton
D. C
Mexis
Parta
Talbot Publishes Alaska Excursions Book For Coast Steamship
Commercial agent of the Pacific Coast Steamship Co. presents a handsome book on Alaska excursions and northern scenery. The volume is richly illustrated with half tone cuts and designed to showcase travel options reachable only via the Pacific Coast routes.
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Talbot
Wie Coast Steamship Co
Alaska
Pacific Coast
Old Game of Forgery Plague Hits Small Retailers
A dealer reports a man using forged checks to pay for goods in small district shops. The fraudster passes counterfeit payment and flees with cash. Police are investigating and warn merchants to verify signatures and receipts.
Ball game postponement changes date to June 1
The game between the King and Pierce County, initially set for day, has been rescheduled to June 1. Officials announced the delay due to weather concerns and field conditions, with both teams prepared to play at the appointed time.
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King
Pierce County
Former Chief Justice Pasion Buys 5000 Pacific Shares
May 20 report notes former Chief Justice Pasion purchased 5,000 shares of Pacific a few years back. He asserts the transaction left him with a net profit.
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FIA
Pasion
Pacific
Duwamish Precinct Petition Seeks Post Office Change
A fragment notes residents of the Duwamish precinct petitioning the post office at De St Washington to rename or relocate their post office to Duwamish in honor of George.
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Duwamish
St Washington
Bartenders of Seattle to Hold Evening Meeting
Bartenders of Seattle plan an evening meeting at 7 30 in the Central Labor hall in the P 1 building to discuss union matters.
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Seattle
Tern Central
Lawyer’s postmaster conundrum amuses city hall crowd
A witty attorney entertains clerks at city hall with a riddle about Postmaster Stewart visiting a sea and being eaten by wild animals. The joke hinges on time and wordplay, provoking laughs before he heads to the courthouse to test the gag on the higher tribunal.
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Stewart
Gayly Annow
Chaplain Mock to Address Stevens Post
W H Mock department chaplain of the Grand Army of the Republic will speak at Stevens Post in this city tomorrow evening. He is described as an interesting talker and many Grand Army men are expected to attend in large numbers.
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W.H. Mock
Stevens
Mock
Grand Army
HER SHAME HIS CRIME NEAR AUGUSTA
In Augusta a married man William Aughteraught fatally shot Maude White, 14, then returned home and killed himself with the same pistol. Miss White told officers of a two year intimate relation. Aughteraught admitted guilt to the White family and shot himself after the strike.
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Quincy, DL
Augusta
William Aughtcraught
Maude
Robt. White
Miss White
Aughteraught
James Moore Pleads, Confederate Money Ruled Not Counterfeit
James Moore alias James Hayes is indicted for attempting to pass counterfeit currency. He pleaded guilty before Judge John A Marshall in the U S District Court, but the plea was rejected since the bill was Confederate money, once circulating in some states but not an imitation of federal currency.
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Chicago
James Moore
James Hayes
John A. Marshall
United States District Court
Moore
Marshall
Refitting Labor Temple Features Charity Lecture
A fragment notes a Rev Dr W D Simonds lecture on Oliver Venne at the Labor Temple. The event appears to benefit the Retail Clerks union with a 25 cent entrance fee and hearty support from attendees.
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Bent
Collings
W. D. Simonds
Oliver Venne
Retail Clerks’ Union
Labor Temple
Prisoner Known As Lazy Miller Is Dead At Folsom
Sacramento dispatch reports Lazy Miller a short term inmate at Folsom died after a blow to the head with a gas pipe. Louie Kline another short term prisoner was moved to solitary confinement and charged with murder.
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Sacramento
Cal
Lazy” Miller
Folsom
Louie Kline
Kline
Robinette Kidnapping Trial Resumes Before King County Jury
Allen M. Robinette is retried on a kidnapping charge after a prior hung jury with a 6 to 6 vote. Defense sought a continuance claiming their chief witness, Mrs. A. D., was ill and could not appear, prompting courtroom disruption.
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Allen M. Robinette
King County
Senenern
Robinette
A. D
Jealousy case ends with recovered child and conflicted witness
Colborn, whose child was taken by Robinette, initially testified against him but after the boy’s recovery she sought to shield Robinette. Robinette admitted the child’s survival, but Colborn now argues the child belongs to him, as police pursue the case despite her wavering stance.
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Colborn
Robinette
Thewout
Set
Lopae
Meaha
Dress Up the Nudes Exhibition in Council Bluffs
Paintings in the nude from a preacher's palette are displayed in an attachment case in Justice Pryant's office in Council Bluffs. Rev. J. KR. Speck, of the Christian church, is the artist. Mrs Anna Speck, his wife, also contributed. The collection of about two dozen paintings including Venus and Psyche was seized by creditors and she began restoring the works by clothing the naked figures.
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Omaha
Neb
Justice Pryant
Council Bluffs
J. KR. Speck
The
Christian Church
Anna Speck
Atso
Halfdogsen
Venus
Psyche
Bible Cartoons Spark Controversy at Lincoln Court Hall
Agnostic group at Lincoln fin Court hall uses a magic lantern to turn the Holy Bible into cartoon butt slides. They claim a sequence of images illustrates moral arguments while noting the 29th and 30th chapters are too immoral to depict.
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Cleveland
Lincoln Fin Court Hall
Corpse Found Hanged In Closet In New York Home
The body of Mrs. Hertha Hees widow of Dr Bernard Hees a well known dentist was found hanging in a closet at her New York home She died by her own action last Tuesday and had been hanging in the closet since then Despondent over her husband s death she had become overwhelmed by sorrow
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New York
Hertha Hees
Pr. Bernard Hees
Hees
Attorney Honor L Wilhelm Leaves Peterson Firm
Honor L Wilhelm, attorney, has severed his connection with Fred H Peterson. He is now writing a history of Mason County.
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Honor L. Wilhelm
Fred H. Peterson
Mason County
Wheat harvest drive seeks 20000 men into Kansas
A Kansas harvest campaign seeks 20000 men from outside the state to help thresh this season. Last year about 15900 workers were imported and demand this year will be higher. A wheat belt delegation meets railroad officials to obtain special rates to attract workers.
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Peka
Kan
Kansas
Sesson
Steeple Jack John Williams Buried in Chicago
John Williams known as Steeple Jack was buried in St. Joseph's cemetery Chicago after dying from injuries from a Prospect street streetcar collision. He lived at 108 Woodland avenue and had never been hurt in many high risk climbs despite risks. Funeral services will be held under the Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters. He was famed for gilding spires and daring stunts including singing a dirge while hanging from a steeple cross.
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Chicago
Steeple
United States
St. Joseph's
Steeple Jack
John Williams
Woodland Avenue
Prospect Street
Charity Hospital
Hogan & Co
Brotherhood of Decorators and Painters
Women lead new volunteer fire unit in Twenty-seventh ward
In Chicago two women will run four story ladder rescues and direct frightened men at fires. Chief Swente refused rubber coats and helmets but provided a chemical engine and a dozen men to pull it. One woman acts as assistant marshal and the other as captain while the volunteer company enters city service. Dr A C Koethe serves as marshal with Mrs F O Emane as marshal and Mrs Harriet BE Sayre as captain.
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Chicago
Swente
A. C. Koethe
Mra
F. O. Emane
Harriet BE. Sayre
Seattle Ipet Lost in Rain Stopper
Spokane report notes Seattle Ipet fell 10 to 7 as rain interrupted play four times. Tacoma scored 6 to 5 against Portland yesterday, ending the game after a tense ball contest.
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Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Considine Evades Questions on Police Charges
Seattle gambler John Considine deflects direct answers about his charges against Police Chief Meredith. He promises to meet Councilman Murphy or other councilors, but schedules remain unclear. Police Commissioner Hughes urges formal complaints, while Considine hints at proving allegations without naming specifics.
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Murphy
John Considine
King Bee
Seattle
Meredith
Council
Star
Considine
P. D. Hughes
Lam
Civil Service Commission
Considine Ia
Chief Meredith
When Harrison Swore A Civil War Anecdote of Brass and Bravery
A long quotation recounts ex President Harrison as a devout church member who once swore in the Atlanta campaign when a firing mishap led him to strike a soldier with a rolled blanket and shout a hearty curse. Generals Hooker and Harrison afterward celebrated his action with a brigadier general promotion.
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Harrison
George Washington
Atlanta
Seventeenth
Indiana Volunteers
Peach Tree Creek
Sen
Gen. Hooker
Railroad Car Workers Plan International Labor Power
Representatives of railroad car workers in major railroad centers meet to plan a strong international organization. The move is said to have the endorsements of Debs and Gompers, signaling a powerful labor movement.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Debs
Gompere
Chicago's Boy Detectives: a new police wage of youth reporters
The Chicago police district trains boys sixteen and under to shadow criminals and pose as bystanders to gain secrets and aid arrests when regular officers are unavailable. The program offers unglamorous pay of 83 dollars and 43 cents monthly and aims to suppress vice, but mothers may oppose sending sons into danger with little chance of fame or long-term reward.
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Chicago
Drunken Man Warns Train In Middletown Scene
Middletown N Y May 15 Pingineer Val Powell of an Ontario and Western passenger train saw a man gesticulating wildly and staggering on the track Sunday night He braked the train stopping a few feet from tons of rocks toppled from the mountain aide The alert man shouted a warning A drunken man is better than a fool any time.
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Secial
Middletown
N. Y
Pingineer
Val Powell
Ontario & Western
Powell
Rockass
Steel Houses for Venezuela Structures for earthquake prone area
A New York bridge company has secured contracts for about 100 portable steel houses for shipment to Venezuela. The one story structures weigh about 20 tons each and are marketed as suitable for seismic regions. Call on M. D. Pease-Johnsen Co. for waists and shirts, 1107 Becond.
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New York Bridge Company
Venezuela
M. D. Pease-Johnsen Co
Swiftly He Is Punished Swiftly He Is Punished
Col Ricque Hutter of Virginia shot and killed Jack Smith at his Lynchburg area home after his daughter woke to cries. Smith fled a second story window and was found in an outhouse where Hutter fired. Coroner’s verdict supported the case and Hutter was released on bond.
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Richmond
Ricque Hutter
Jack Smith
Lynchburg
Smith
Alarm Clock Dog Helps Deaf Farmer in Ohio
John Canton of near Helena Ohio trains a dog named Gyp to wake him and his deaf wife and family each morning after 14 months of patient work. The dog alerts by leaping onto Canton’s bed at the first alarm and keeps him from oversleeping on the farm.
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John Canton
Helena
Ohio
Canton
Mint
Nittleton
Gyp
Kiss and Then Death in San Francisco Tragedy
May 20 report from San Francisco states W. Darling, Civil War veteran, killed his daughter and then shot himself in Haywards. Officials say despair over ill health drove the double tragedy.
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San Francisco
W. ¥. Darling
Haywards
Tragedy at Pan-American Expo Grounds
One man died from electric shock and two coworkers were severely burnt while lugging dirt under the Manufacturers and Liberal Arts building at the Pan-American exposition grounds in Buffalo New York. The deceased is Martin Kiefig with injured Raz Stromplewiz and Andrew Koslarzko.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Martin Kiefig
Raz
Stromplewiz
Andrew Koslarzko
Manufacturere
Liberal Art
Wrong Blood
Special Correspondence from New York reports the engagement between Dr. Thomas Tucker Wilkerson and Miss Elizabeth Hector, daughter of the late Dr. Rector, was broken after the discovery of Wilkerson's Negro blood. Mrs. Rector and her daughter refuse comment. Wilkerson confirms the claim.
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New York
Thomas Tucker Wilkerson
Jersey City
Elizabeth Hector
Rector
Queen Victoria Tale Told By Leopold at Oxford
Prince Leopold recalls a childhood memory shared with a Harvard professor in Oxford. Lord Johnny Russell delivers a paper to Queen Victoria who reads it, then returns it with evident displeasure, a story Hale attributes to truth and keeps in Lend a Hand Record.
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Queen Victoria
Prince Leopold
Oxford
Edward Everett Hale
Harvard
Goodby
Lord Johnny
Lord John Hussell
Hanging Pictures Guide for Safe Display
The article advises increasing apparent room height by hanging pictures in halls with two hooks and two vertical cords or wire. It recommends using near wall colored cords, avoiding a single cord, and centering the picture so the top aligns near eye level bevel.
Fool Em Green Goods Circulars Reach Warren High School
Supt. of Schools McClown reports that green good circulars were sent to at least 20 high school pupils in Warren. An accidental discovery led to an investigation showing general distribution among students, with several reportedly forwarding money for the literature.
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Warren
McClown
Detective's Murder Case Shocks Local Community
It is believed W. R. Styres, a Cincinnati detective with Grannan's agency, was murdered here May 3. His body was found and buried before exhumation raised suspicions. Styres claimed to pursue a criminal. locals think the hunted man killed him. Styres was married and resided in Northport, Alabama.
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ENS
W. R. Styres
Grannan
Cincinnati
Styres
Tyres
Northport
Ala
Canadian Pacific Railway to Launch Two New Vessels
Vancouver May 2 It is announced that the Canadian Pacific Railway Co is about to put on two new vessels in addition to the new steamship now being run by this company between the Orient and Canada to compete with the trans Pacific liners.
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Vancouver
H. C
Canadian Pacifi Railway Co
Oriental Canada
Arto Bpokane
Great Northern
Death by own action in Naples hospital case identified
Naples May 20. Further investigation confirms the American clergyman who died in the International hospital on Saturday by cutting his wrist and swallowing corrosive sublimate was Rev. Mathie Davenport Habcock of New York.
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Naples
Italy
Clerayman
International Hospital
Mathie Davenport Habcock
New York
Burglar at Chicago mission renounces theft
A hard faced burglar at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago declared he would reform after attending a meeting led by Assistant Superintendent Harry Monroe. He handed over keys chisels a bag of tools and a Jimmy and vowed to start a better life and asked forgiveness as others offered prayers.
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Jimmy
Pacific Garden Mission
Chicago
Harry Monroe
Munroe
Steamers Arrive and Sail From Seattle Waterfront
The steamer South Portland has arrived from San Francisco bringing 36 passengers. The City of Seattle sails for Skagway with 600 tons of freight and a large passenger jet, carrying government merchandise.
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South Portland
San Francisco
Seattle
Skagway
Tennessee law expands liquor restrictions near schools
The legislature passes a reform enabling towns with six thousand or fewer residents to surrender charters by a voter majority to abolish saloons. The old statute forbids whisky sales within four miles of schools except in larger incorporated towns. Dr. Waggoner, Best Tooth, $7.00.
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Tennessee
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