Go After Lumber Trust
Government officials plan a second suit against the Western lumber trust for alleged restraint of trade. The investigation shows a community interest in lumber across the Far West and Middle West, with the bureau of corporations noting that about half of privately owned timber in the states is controlled by the Western combine.
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Od Presse
Wv Shington
Western Lumber Trust
Allegaan Sere
Far West
Middle West
Bureau of Corporations
Tnam
In Western Combine
Woodrow Wilson Arrives Early in New Jersey Visit
Governor Wilson reaches the union depot at 6 15 am with a small, informal gathering. He tours Washington, shaves, and begins a busy day meeting Princeton supporters, college men, and state committee members before speaking at Dream rink and later attending the Press club event.
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Woodrow Wilson
Union Depot
Gov. Hay
New Jersey
Washington
Driver sought after fatal hit and run in San Francisco
Police hunt unidentified automobile driver after a car on the Great Highway near the Cliff House struck and killed two year old Jeanette Hellbuth and seriously injured 12 year old Elsie. The vehicle fled the scene after hurling the woman and child aside.
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Francisco
Cal
Jeanette Hellbuth
Elsie
Cliff House
Parole Signed by Taft Reaches Walsh Family in Leavenworth
PARDON WALSH LEAVENWORTH KAS May 20 A parole signed by President Taft is said to be en route here today for Banker John Walsh of Chicago serving a sentence in the federal penitentiary for fraudulent use of mails. R W Walsh the convict's son arrived yesterday and spent four hours in conference with his father before returning to a friend's home.
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United Press
Leavenworth
Kas
Taft
John Walsh
Chicago
R. W. Walsh
Adopters Sought for 13 Year Old Catherine Noles
Catherine Noles, 13, is for sale with adoptive prospects offered by her mother Mrs. Margaret Noles of Beach. Court records indicate Catherine ran away and has since stayed with Mrs. Herman Hurwitz in Los Angeles after a day of wandering.
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Los Angeles
Catherine Noles
Margaret Noles
Beach
Catherine
Herman Hurwitz
Angeles
Hotel Donnelly Catches Fire Narrow Escape
W I Rice of Lansing Michigan escaped death after flames breached a partition and burned through a hall at the Donnelly hotel in Tacoma on May 20. He fled to safety as the building suffered no serious damage.
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United Presse
Tacoma
W. I. Rice
Lansing
Mich
Donnelly Hotel
Dentist advertises lower prices undercutting dental combines
Edwin J Brown offers cheaper dental work promising savings against the Dental Combine. He invites free examinations to show prices and compares his services to competing providers on Marton street and First Ave show store hours through days including Sundays.
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Marton Street
Edwin J. Brown
D. VD
Vesta Victoria to Wed Canadian Millionaire Cathcart
Miss Vesta Victoria English comedian will marry A. L. Cathcart in Chicago at the Congress Hotel on May 28. Both born Leeds England, they once drifted apart with Cathcart later becoming a Winnipeg millionaire. They renewed love after a Seattle vaudeville stop and now plan marriage.
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United Presse
Chicago
Vesta Victoria
A. L. Cathcart
Congress Hotel
Grand Opera House
Seattle
Deny Plot to Assassinate Madero Reported
El Paso dispatch says Gen Madero denied a plot to kill him in Mexico City. Raoul Madero notes the government would not dare. Diaz is very ill and may die soon. Separately at Nico, rebels were fired on by garrison mistaking them for federals, wounding five rebels and one civilian.
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Mexico City
Raoul Madero
Diaz
United Freee
Naco
Sonora
Mex
Lomeli
Incorrecto
Nico
Real Progressives of Seattle Form Local Chapter
Seattle’s Real Progressives announce affiliation with the National Progressive Republican League led by La Follette. The first meeting at Evergreen Hall next Wednesday at 8 o’clock invites supporters of direct primaries direct election of officials and delegates recall initiatives and a corrupt practices act.
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Seattle
National Progressive Republican League
LaPollette
Evergreen Hall
League
U. S
Assessor Dalton Indicted in Alameda Bribery Case
Henry P. Dalton assessor of Alameda County faced indictment on two counts for allegedly taking a $5,000 bribe to reduce Spring Valley Water Company assessments. His bail rose from $25,000 to $40,000 as supporters rushed to secure bond. arraignment set for Monday morning.
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United Press
Oakland
Henry P. Dalton
Alameda County
Spring Valley Water Company
Dalton
Tides at Seattle Record High Little Spring Tide
The report lists today tides for Seattle with a high of 14.7 feet at 11:27 p.m. and a low of 2.2 feet at 3:34 a.m. The data reflect standard tidal measurements for the harbor area.
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Seattle High
Canadian steamer carries $12 million in gold dust up Yukon river
White Horse Yukon May 20 officials report the steamer Canadian of the White Pass and Yukon route is en route to Dawson with freight and passengers as Yukon river ice breaks north. They expect to handle 12 million dollars worth of gold dust during the coming season.
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United Press
White Horse
Yukon
White Pass
Dawson
Laughlin Vanishes Before Wedding to Miss Grace Bogue
John Graham Laughlin of Seattle Athletic Club disappears hours before his scheduled wedding to Grace Hilda Bogue. The store keeper for Columbia Puget Sound Navigation left fiancé, job, and real estate behind, with family stating financial troubles drove the flight. Police regard it as a voluntary disappearance. auditors say there are no strings on Laughlin and his position will be filled.
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Miss Grace Hilda Bogue
John Graham Laughlin
Seattle Athletic Club
Columbia & Puget Sound Navigation Company
Laughlin
Bis
Miss Bogue
Grace
J. W. Smith
Athletic Club
Seattle
Grace Hilda Bogue
French Height Trends Reported for Men and Women
Paris reports a height shift with women growing taller and men shorter. The study notes average female height rising to about six feet and male height decreasing to just over five feet ten inches.
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Paris
Olga Nethersole Praises Seattle Photographers James and Bushnell
English actress Olga Nethersole, visiting Seattle’s Moore Theatre, commended local photographers James and Bushnell for their work. She sat for a series of portraits here, a departure from her usual restricted U.S. photo sessions. The accompanying image shows her in the role of Slater Heatrice.
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Olga Nethersole
Moore Theatre
James & Bushnell
Seattle
Miss Nethersole
United States
Wilson Seeks Oregon Reform Pace After Mass Meeting
Gov Woodrow Wilson spoke in Oregon on the initiative and referendum urging continued reform while noting the legislature has not improved. He warned that the new method might not fix all evils and called for continued purification of the legislative assembly. In New Westminster two Seattle brothers Carl and John Morris were rescued from a Windsor hotel fire.
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Portland
Armory
Woodrow Wilson
Seattle
New Westminster
B. C
Windsor Hotel
Carl
John Morris
Hughes for President
United Press reports Supreme Justice Charles B. Hughes will seek the Republican presidential nomination with Western progressives backing him in a compromise with the old guard. The dispatch also suggests Senator La Follette may support Hughes, per the Washington dispatch to the New York World.
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United Press
New York
United States Supreme
Charles B. Hughes
Washington Today
New York World
Old Guard
la Follette
Justice Hughes
Madero Opposes Gambling as Mexico Awaits Presidency
Juarez Mexico May 20 Francisco I Madero said he would oppose all gambling if elected president. He pledged to cancel concessions made after November 20 1910 and to discontinue the national lottery. He is investigating gambling in Juarez and says betting must cease.
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Juarez
Mex
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
Madero
Taft renomination seen by Charles Taft
Charles P. Taft predicted William Howard Taft will be renominated and reelected president. He notes business support in the West and cites the Standard Oil case resolution as a strong Republican campaign card. Taft spoke during a Lapland voyage to England.
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United Press
New York
Wm. H. Taft
Charles P. Taft
Charles Taft
Lapland
England
West
Giant octopus captured near Golden Gate shores
May 20 report from San Francisco describes a 165 pound devil fish weighing 16 feet captured three miles off the Golden Gate after a brief struggle. Captors Tony Federa and Charles Ciotta escaped with their lives from the marine encounter.
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San Francisco
Tony Federa
Charles Ciotta
Golden Gate
Ohio Legislature Rebukes Judges Over Thatcher Disbarment
Toledo report describes how Ohio lawmakers reversed the disbarment of Charles A. Thatcher after a secret commission of corporation attorneys punished him for criticizing the state supreme court. The 76 to 7 Senate vote restored Thatcher and asserted freedom to critique courts.
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Toledo
Charles A. Thatcher
Ohio
Union
Thatcher
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Ohio
United States
Citizens’ Alliance
Metals Trades Association
Otcher
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Illinois adjourns after long session with mixed results
In Springfield Illinois the legislature ended a lengthy session after clashes over a 10 hour day for women and key progressive bills failing. The house approved the 10 hour day after debate while initiatives referendums anti pass woman suffrage county option and Oregon style senate elections were defeated. Measures enacted include an employers liability statute and a recall threshold reduction in the commission form government law to 66 percent.
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Hy United Prece
Springfield
House
Senate
Oregon
Union Men Cheer for Cheap Light in Seattle Meeting
About 500 electrical workers heard State Representative Gaynor Teate defend Governor Hay and attack the workmen’s compensation act as radical. Councilman Erickson urged a public hearing on a reduced residence lighting bill, claiming it would curb private utility power and bring cheaper light to small homes. An evening program at Boylston Avenue Unitarian Church announced spring church music for tomorrow morning.
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Gaynor Teate
Hay
Teate
Labor Temple
Teats
Erickson
Electrical
Seattle
8. E. Co
Boylston Ay
Unitarian Church
Appeal by Seattle women for Golden Potlatch sale support
The committee behind the Golden Potlatch sale issues an appeal to Seattle women. Fifty thousand notices will be printed urging all residents to host and contribute, promising five days of entertainment and civic pride. The message calls for unity and personal participation with contact details for Potlatch headquarters and the chairman Mrs James A Kerr.
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Seattle
Wnald
Potlatch
Henry
Seacanel
James A. Kerr
Cee
Everett Seattle Interurban Train Schedules
The Seattle Everett Interurban lists multiple daily trains between Everett and Seattle with stated first trains, half hour frequencies, and Sunday changes. Stop times include 6:36 am from Everett, 5:16 am from Seattle, and additional freight and Saturday extras, with ticket offices noted at Fifth Avenue West, Ajax Drug Store, and 85th Greenwood.
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Everett
Gentile
Fifth Avenue
Wertlake
Greenwood
Ajax Drug Store
85Th
Bane Gaye
Sixth and
Olive
Seattle-Ever Traction CO
Snohomish-Everett
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