Schmitz Trial Opens In San Francisco Extortion Charge
May 22 in San Francisco the trial of Mayor Schmitz on extortion began promptly with the court hearing the case. Jurors were seated as defense offered no delay while witnesses and testimony were presented. A jury panel included public works employee J D Campbell who admitted voting for Beahmire and suggested others acted for money. he was excused along with several others at noon.
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Prancisco
Schmite
Jos Malfanti
Fee
J. D. Campbell
Board of Public Works
Schmits
Beahmire
Campbell
Spreckles
Star
Ballard
C. M. Cox
Seattle
Poersel
Saagampiec
Ablan Av
New York Avenue
Suba
Seattle Council
South Park
James Listom
Nelson
Rossman Charged With Perjury in Medarbment Case
Perjury charges arise from a hearing in the Geo FF Medarment proceedings against Delge Morrie. Witness Mellie Vannoy testified she gave $0 a year ago to a libel suit involving a local paper, but did not pursue it.
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Resemean
Mellie Vannoy
Sring
Pogs and Master Duck in Narrow Lake Escape
A canoeing mishap on Lake Washington involved Pogs and Master as their craft capsized. Two dogs paddled to shore while the trio struggled, with one dog restless and a man exerting himself to stay afloat. The incident ended with all three occupants scrambling to safety.
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Lake Washington
Immense Tents Reach the City
Two log tents intended for Lincoln Park events arrived in Seattle from Reveton. When set up they will be the largest tented auditoriums on the Pacific coast with dimensions of 387 by 210 feet and 260 by 210 feet. They will accommodate about 19 000 people and cost around 400 dollars to the neighborhood.
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Limcotn Park
Tor Wee Dur
Christies Endeavor
Seattle
Reveton
Conte
Pacific Coast
Ae Wess
Cow Diet Said to Cause Damage Suit
Mrs Charlie Cameron of Olty faces a damage suit over a cow that escaped eating from her shade tree and damaged H W Schoebel’s shrubs. The expert notes diet as the dispute focus and Cameron will defend the case in Judas Carrolls court.
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Mra
Charlie Cameron
Olty
H. W. Schoebel
Judas Carroll
Schoebel
Fairbanks Banquet Planned by Local Christian Endeavor
A banquet in Seattle will honor Fairbanks with local committees arranging the event. Mayor Wi H Moore and Governor Mead are expected to attend along with society officers and signatories, with the Christian Endeavor group hosting.
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Charlies W Fairbanks
Seattle
Christian Endeavor
Alono
Wi H. Moore
Mead
Government bill passed in New York outskirts report
May 22 report from New York notes Gov. Hughes's bill passed as the public portion of the measure advances. The Building Inspector is compiling a list of names across the annexed suburbs with a goal to avoid duplication as the tabulation proceeds in the new territory.
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Etippe Telegraph Service
Nw. Y
Senate
Katherine Leekte
Seattle Star
New York
Public Schools of
Gistrida
Mmere City
Bieth
LED BACK COMBS Sold at bargain prices
Jewelry Co. offersLED back combs advertised as the most beautiful designs and sold at bargain prices. Located at 1207 Second.
Beattie Chamber Informed Of School Building Bid Status
Will Rechive Bipp and FF Larrabee as commissioners told the Beattie Chamber of Commerce the bid would be received by the department for constructing buildings for the Tulalip Indian School on the Tulalip Reservation in Snohomish County, up to June.
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FF Larrabee
Tnteri
Beattie Chamber of Commerce
Tulalip
Butler Re elected at Arbitration Conference
Nicholas Murray Butler was reelected president of the International Arbitration conference at Lake Mohonk New York on May 22. Clinton R. Woodruff of Philadelphia was elected secretary and A C Wood of Camden New Jersey treasurer. Butler attacked Roosevelt's policy of righteousness warning that it would abolish courts and force peace by power if the loser believes justice is elsewhere.
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Lake Mohonk
N. Y
Nicholas Murray Butler
Clinton R. Woodruff
Philadelphia
A. C Wood
Camden
N. J
Butler
Roosevelt
Roose
Roosevelt Denounced by Switchmen Union in Detroit
The Switchmen's Union of America adopted resolutions in Detroit on May 22 denouncing Roosevelt over remarks on the Haywood Pettibone case. The move expresses support for the miners on trial and calls for their kidnapping to be legalized and their liberty restored.
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Detroit
Mich
Switchman’s Union of America
Roosevelt
Haywood Mover
Pettibone
Havens & Co. Stock Exchange Firm Fails in New York
The Scrippe Telegraph Service reports New York May 22 that Havens & Co an exchange firm has failed with liabilities totaling 2 000 060.
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Scrippe Telegraph Service
New York
Havens & Co. & Stock Exchanar Firm
Corey buys Pantoo eet steam yacht for Mediterranean honeymoon
New York May 22 Corey completes purchase of the steam yacht Pantoo eet for 206000 dollars to be used on a Mediterranean honeymoon voyage aboard the vessel.
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Serippe Felegraph Bernice
New York
Corey
Mediterranean
Governor names advisory board for Seattle area
Governor Albert Mead appointed an advisory group from the Chamber of Commerce to oversee the West Seattle area. Members named include W. F. Devel, Johan W. Roberts, K. M. Gute, and George F. Cotterill.
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Governor Names Advisory Board
Albert Mead
Chamber of Commerce Camedviewer Board
Seattle and Vicinity
Www
F. Devel
Johan W. Roberts
K .M. Gute
George F. Cottertil
Tacoma Clerk Fined Hundred Dollars in Post Office Case
Ralph Patticon a Tacoma postal clerk pleaded guilty to taking a small amount from the Tacoma post office funds in April. Judge C. M Hanford sentenced him to $100 fine and confinement in King County jail until paid. The incident stems from poverty and desire for a showy life.
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Ralph Patticon
Tacoma
King County
C. M Hanford
United States Circuit Court
Pattioos
Pattison
Earthquake Shakes Cal A May Night No Damage Reported
A strong quake struck Cal on May 22 at 11 last night causing shock felt across the area but no damage or injuries were reported. Local authorities catalog the event as a substantial tremor with no structural impact observed.
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Ann Ae’ Cal
Auake
Ferry Boat Capsizes on Morava River in Servia
A Morava river ferry capsized near Porarvac Servia today. Twenty peasant women and three babies drowned in the disaster as Serippe Telegraph Service reports from Vienna on May 22.
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Vienna
Porarvac
Servia
Boston black voters condemn Roosevelt and Taft in meeting
In Faneuil Hall yesterday a resolution was passed by a group of colored people condemning President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft as presidential candidates and endorsing Senator Voraker.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Taft
Voraker
Faneuil Hall
Girls Learn Healthful Dance in New York Public Schools
New York public schools teach girls in crowded districts a healthy dance program. Dr Luther Cullick guides athletic games and folk dancing, supported by society women like Mrs Clarence Mackay and Elizabeth Furchenal. Over 2000 girls across multiple schools participate, gaining physical fitness and social development through drills, relay races, and international dances.
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Luther Cullek
Orie
Clarence Mackay
Henry Hemel
Jno Moerer
Catherine Leveridae
Elienbeth Furchenal
Bicomere
Sigguers
Haywood murder trial echoes of western mining war
The report recalls a long mining conflict in Idaho and Colorado, from the 1899 Coeur d'Alenes strike to deportations and the Cripple Creek confrontation. It describes the bull pen, railroad deportations, and vigilante actions, detailing violent clashes between mine owners and the Western Federation of Miners.
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Weet
Haywood
Alenes
Idaho
Burke
Bunker Hill and Sullivan
Wardnet
Stunmenberg
d’Alenes
Merriam
Icion
Boe
Western Federation
Coeur @Alenes
Colorado
Citizens’ Alliance
Miner's Federation
Cripple Creek
Kansas
Mine Owners’ Association
Nevada
Noor
Aunt Polly's Corner Tips For Wives And Home Care
Brief hints on household tasks from Aunt Polly's Corner include setting the table early to calm an impatient husband, keeping a small kitchen easy to navigate, labeling meals for guests to avoid repeats, washing flat irons properly, protecting wringers, using bluing in hard water, and handling silk grease spots with warm flour. It closes noting flats should plant porch flowers.
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John
Gardening Tips and Assistive Devices for Deaf Readers
The article offers hints on growing lettuce parsley and flowers with early planting to gain profit and pleasure. It notes ornamental nasturtiums and edible greens, and suggests a pasteboard tube or paper tube to aid deaf people in talking. It warns against storing meat in paper and vinegar or yeast in stone jugs, advising glass containers.
Mason City Superior Court Dismisses Manslaughter Charge
Judge Morrie sustained the demurrer for Walter Gilliam, Heattle Electric Co inspector, in the manslaughter case over the Madison Street car line accident that killed James K. Brackett. The state gives notice of appeal. court says information lacked prosecutable grounds under state law.
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Morrie
Superior Court
Walter Oilliam
Heattice Electrice Co
Madison
James K. Brackett
Etate
Japanese Silk for Little Miss Summer Dress
A Somali woman wearing a delicate white Japanese silk frock with Val enciennes lace trim. The short pleated skirt features decorative inserts, a fin ished yoke with tabs, and short sleeves with shallow puffs and lace flounces. White crochet buttons secure sleeve bands.
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Valenciennes
Lions in mock den steal scene at La Belle theater
London reports a theater spectacle where mastiff dogs dressed as lions act in The Judgment of Pharaah. The mock lions refuse to eat a martyr, prompting laughs as the animals upstage the drama. The theater defends the gag as faithful to dramatic art.
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London
Pharaah
la Beale
Hamlet
Mephistopheles
Cute Your Meat Billie in Half at 118 Pike Street
An odd storefront note advertises a butcher counter location at 118 Pike Street opposite the Bon Marche. It highlights a playful phrasing likely tied to a sale or display. No additional context or dates are provided.
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Billie
Pike St
Bon Marche
Operators Postpone Strike Amid Directors Meeting
Western Union telegraph operators suspend threatened strike to await a directors meeting set for tomorrow. Operators say the directors will address alleged grievances and remedy the wrongs, according to Meripos Telegraph Herries.
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New York
Western Union Telegraph
President Returns Home After Pine Root Visit
The president leaves Pine Root in the afternoon and arrives in Washington tonight, the iScripps Telegraph Service reports. Details on timing and destination follow the travel note.
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iScripps Telegraph Service
Washington
Pine Root
Train Falls From Bridge In Kentucky Wreck
A Chesapeake and Ohio fast passenger train derailed after a bridge collapsed at Lawrence Creek, three miles west of Maysville, Kentucky. A number of passengers were injured in the May 22 incident reported by the Telegraph Service.
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iSertops Telegraph Service
Maysville
Chesapeake & Ohio
Lawrence Creek
Woman seeks annulment of marriage to William W Wood
Elizabeth Wilken petitions to annul her marriage to William W Wood claiming she was previously married to Stephen Wilkes in 1888. Wilkes supposedly remarried Wood in 1902 after a supposed Alaska divorce, but Wilkes later proved not to have obtained a divorce, making Wood her lawful husband. She seeks separation based on this discovery.
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Elizabeth Wilken
William W. Wood
Stephen Wilkes
Wilkes
Alaska
Wood
Organizers Expand to Fight Denny Hil Regrade Plan
The North Seattle district committee aiming to block the Denny Hil regrade and widening assessments expands from seven to fifteen members at a Cedar Street district meeting. Property owners pledge about one half of one percent of their assessment as funds. Albert Winton of 420 Denny Way serves as treasurer.
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Denny Hil
Ballard City Council Holds Final Meeting Preparations
Ballard council meets for final session as bills paid and finances reviewed. Officials discuss flag tenure, street fund equalization, tax and license concerns, and preparations for upcoming projects with Sunset Telephone poles and new assessments noted.
Search for Drowned Students Continues at Lake Washington
Renewed search for Pdith Vogt Glen Jaquemeiyy Joseph F Goehers drowned near Lake Washington proceeds with university professors and students aiding. A 70 foot log and lines drag the lake bottom as Robert Goshorn father of Joseph arrives from Montana to help recover his son’s body for funeral.
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Pdith Vogt
Glen Jaquemeiyy
Joseph F. Goehers
Lake Washington
Fundey
Robert Goshorn
Joseph F. Goshorn
Montana
Mr. Goshorn
Globe mine disaster details spark insurance comparisons
Fragmentary report notes a mine capsize disaster at Globe with details on insurance assets. The piece mentions a Fire Insurance company among the eight strongest in the world and contrasts coverage with total in force.
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Sey
Lafe Deposit Vener vs D Perkins Co Bank ad
Public notice promoting secure storage of valuable papers at a bank location. Highlights private booths for customer privacy and box rental at four dollars per year. Details unclear due to OCR errors but emphasizes protection and convenient banking center access.
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D. Perkins & Co. Bank
Cherry
Alaska
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Sevippe Pelograph Service
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Sertepe Telegraph Service
Serippe Telegraph Service
Foraker
New
York Public Schools
Terry
Beck Yard
Sweden
Russia
Germany
Denese
League
Mies
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Forcisle
Coeur D'Alenes
Victor
Jacob Waldeck
Crippie Creek
Poetic Justice
Goldfield
Allance
Colo
Federation
Aunt Polly’s
Gilliam
Insproton
Little Miss
Ther Alware de
Softleigh
Yee Hut
DOG Lions
Olympic Market
Meripos Telegraph Herries
President
Ballard Notes
Ballard Retail Clerks’ Union
Chrystal Club
Junction Hall
Phoeniy
Eprom
Globe
MINE
Plostion
Madison Park
George F. Meacham
New York Block
Kotler & Chase
Tostlo Pike Street
Waldorf Bouilding
Downing
Bormins
Ryer Ae
Prokers
Jrain
Private
Ted
Victor and Edison Talking Machines
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Battle-Tacoma
D. Seeley, Jr
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