Ayers Company Granted Extra Time on Harbor Island Proposal
The port commission extended the deadline to May 27 for private firms to submit Harbor Island terminal bids. Ayers, notified previously as the last to respond, now says it will take a few more days. Charles Fenn reports East capitalists in daily talks and criticizes Seattle port commissioners as inexperienced.
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Port Commission
Harbor Island
Ayers
Charles Fenn
Bush
Seattle
Costly gown and furs burn in $10,000 blaze
Mrs C F Curtis lit a match in a dark closet twelve hours after cleaning a gasoline treated gown. A terrific explosion followed and she was burned while her daughter aided. Fire ruined $10,000 worth of gowns and furs.
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Los Angeles
Injunction Granted Against Tailor Strike Pickets
Judge Dykeman approved an injunction against striking tailors M Roth 8S Bruker and J Clarke at a Columbia Street shop. Workers had protested starvation wages and lawfully picketed until the ban was issued after the strike began.
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Bruker
J. Clarke
Columbia Et
W. Ka
Judge Dykeman
Westlake Market Enlarged In Seattle Center District
A crew remodels the old Seattle Electric boiler room at Sixth Ave and Pine St to extend Westlake Public Market floor space. Demolition of a brick wall and new supporting columns will level the floors. The vacant underground area will become a store room and work finishes by June 1.
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Seattle Electric
Sixth Av
Pine At
Westlake
Saloon Keeper Blamed for Husband’s Loss in Alberta Man’s Case
Leona Flood sues Chas Sally claiming the Sherwood saloon proprietor is responsible for patrons becoming intoxicated. She alleges her husband R Flood, who had come from Edmonton, Alberta, was drugged and robbed after buying 25 bottles of champagne and being put into a taxi on May 9.
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Chas
Sally
R. Flood
Sherwood
Flood
Edmonton
Canada
Two Seattle Boys Started to Travel North
Roy Stott and Fred Alberty began a bid to see the world with seven cents between them. They were stopped near Kanasket by Deputy Sheriff Julius von Gerstery and taken to juvenile headquarters. They blamed missing blankets stolen by tramps for the cold trip.
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Roy Stott
Fred Alberty
Seattle
Kanasket
Julius von Gerste
Ballaine Campaign for Congress Supported by Alaskan Veterans
John E. Ballaine backs Alaska opening with government owned railroads as the key issue for his Washington congressional bid. A letter signed by over 1,800 Alaskan residents in Washington urges voters to choose a representative dedicated to Alaska and its development. The campaign counts Spanish-American War comrades and officials in support, highlighting Ballaine’s wartime service and Alaska projects.
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John E. Ballaine
Washington
Congress
Alaska
Ballaine
Pacific Coast
Washingto
Hallaine
Vicksburg
Whitman County
the Nations
John KR. Nogers
Seward
University of Washington
Open Air Longevity Advice From 99 Year Old Boston Man
Ralph Butler just celebrated his 99th birthday in Boston urging open air, steady habits, and abstaining from tobacco and liquor for a long, happy life. He rises with daylight, goes to bed early, and takes long daily walks regardless of weather.
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Ralph Butler
Boston
First Semi Monthly Payday Moves to City Fire Stations
City employees receive warrants via four city cars delivering pay at fire stations and parks. Comptroller Carroll says the change saves time for the treasurer’s and comptroller’s offices and for employees across departments.
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Carroll
Century Old Smoker Echoes Youthful Image in Brownsville
Ramon Escobel of Brownsville says he is 110 yet looks and acts like a sixty year old. His birth record in a San Buen Ventura church confirms his age. He has smoked cigarettes for a full century, preferring hand made varieties with corn shuck wrappers.
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Brownsville
Texas
Ramon Escobel
Escobel
San Buen Ventura
Mex
Woman Arrested After Attempted Infant Harm in Universal
May 27 Pittsburg report: Mrs Paul Cosmack of Universal stormed and tried to drive a red hot poker into her four months old baby during a sudden attack of insanity. Neighbors pursued the mother for about a half mile and saved the child.
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Pittsburg
Paul Cosmack
Universal
High Hills and Airships On the Road
A rustic exchange mentions hills so high tunnels were built to let airships pass, implying a rugged route where engineering feats enable travel and commerce. The dialogue hints at frontier infrastructure and inventive solutions in a developing region.
Danish Inventor Reveals Iceberg Detection Device
Copenhagen May 27 Herr Ellehammer a noted Danish inventor says he has devised a device to detect icebergs and rocks up to 1200 yards away even in fog. He will not sell to a trust that would form a monopoly.
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Copenhagen
Herr Ellehammer
Noted horsewoman dead in New York
Mrs Caro line Knapp, hailed as one of New York s best horsewomen, died in Central Park after her horse stumbled and fell and rolled over onto her, ending the mare s life.
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New York
Caroline Knapp
Central Park
Elihu Root To Keynote Republican Meet With Extreme Dignity
A 19th century editorial extols Elihu Root as the ultimate dignified statesman, chosen as temporary chairman and keynote for the Republican convention. It mocks audience excitement while praising Root as a master of issues and the embodiment of political dignity with a lengthy public record.
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Elihu Root
Vorute
Root
United States
Union League
New York
Mayor's Veto of Garage Ordinance Under Council Review
The council meets this afternoon to act on the mayor's veto of the Dilling park garage bill. Several members delay action awaiting returns of Blaine and Hesketh to secure votes for overriding. Some opponents remain firm, while Goddard hints at reintroducing a same provisions bill to keep pressure.
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Dilling Park
Goddard
Blaine and
Hesketh
Griffiths
Wardall and
Haas
Corneil Man
Australians Wouldn’t Welcome Pet Fondlers Says Welsh Politician
London May 27 Richard William Price a Welsh labor member of the Queensland parliament returned to London after years away. He praised dog cemeteries and kept stones but noted stark poverty with barefoot, poorly clothed children. He warned Australians would not welcome a woman who fondles her pet while starving her children.
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Australia
London
Richard William Price
Queensland
Woman Sues German Navy Over Boiling-Water Scalds Off Coast
An Assens woman, frightened by distant gunfire from German warships off the Danish coast, spilled boiling water on herself causing 14 severe scalds. She sues the German navy department for damages.
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Copenhagen
Guy
Considine of New York Filed in Bankruptcy
A voluntary bankruptcy petition was filed in New York alleging assets of 200000 to meet liabilities of 300000 against Geo. Considine, a New York sporting man. The petition was signed by three creditors who claim sums totaling 1433.
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New York
Geo. Considine
Rates cut at docks await completion next year
The port commission plans to cut rates about 50 percent when docks are operated by the port, but the cut takes effect only after completion next year. Private docks not yet subject to authority. Free storage terms for many commodities are set. Treasurer Hanna hopes to borrow idle county money to cover bond interest due January and February. A condemnation suit for harbor projects including Harbor Island is set for September 3 before Judge Gilliam.
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Port Commission
Treseurer Hanna
Harbor Island
Gilliam
Case Welcomed At Pasco
A rousing mass meeting in Pasco Washington greeted Otto A Case progressive candidate for governor on Saturday nightMayor Byweater introduced Case praising him as a self made man and strong progressive. Case predicted a progressive president election and urged a progressive governor for Washington. He credited grange and labor organizations for progressive legislation. Case speaks at Ritzville tonight.
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Wash
Otto
Case
Byweater
Washington
Grange
Ritzville
Delegation Briefs Go to National Committee from Washington
Briefs prepared for delegations from Washington to the Republican convention in Chicago are sent to the national committee today. Loren Grinstead and George H. Walker present the Roosevelt case while W. T. Covell and Howard Cosgrove argue for Taft supporters at Aberdeen.
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Chicago
National Committee
Loren Grinstead
George H. Walker
Roosevelt
W. T. Covell
Howard Cosgrove
Aberdeen
Jealous pupil shoots at Hungarian aviator in Budapest
May 27 report says Julie Hill, pupil of prominent aviator Guido Frodan, fired three shots as he began a flight. Frodan was unharmed and Hill was arrested. The incident followed news of Frodan's engagement.
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Budapest
Guido Frodan
Julie Hill
Frodan
Wright Worse as Illness Deepens for Wilbur Wright
Dayton May 27 Wilbur Wright the aviator and inventor is reported worse after a serious relapse last night His condition is critical and physicians are in constant attendance as he battles illness in Dayton Ohio
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Dayton
Wilbur Wright
Man ends life to enable ex wife insurance payoff
Joseph West Robinson killed himself in San Francisco to allow his divorced wife to collect a $20,000 life insurance. A note by the body stated the motive. Mrs. Robinson, divorced six years ago, lives in Pasadena.
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United Free
San Francisco
Joseph West Robinson
Robinson
Pasadena
Hi Gill's Suit Challenges Mayor Cotterill Recount
Judge Albertson handles Hi Gill's demurrer to the complaint seeking a recount in the recent mayoralty election. Former Judge W H White argues the contest must be filed within 10 days and that Gill delayed. White claims even if facts are true the outcome would not change, only reduce the majority by 107 votes.
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Albertson
Hi Gill
Supreme Court
W. H. White
Cotterill
Gill
White
San Francisco Clubman Weds Opera Singer in London
George Guyer, a wealthy San Francisco clubman, marries Regina Vicarino, opera singer, after a persistent courtship. The couple proceed to London where the bride has contracts. Guyer first met Vicarino in San Francisco and followed her to Mexico and New York.
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New York
Geo. Guyer
San Francisco
Regina Vicarino
London
Guyer
Miss Vicarino
Mexico
Eugenic Twins Born to Scientist in Brooklyn Marriage
New York May 27 Dr David Allyn Gorton of Brooklyn married his stenographer Bertha Rhebein at age 80 to test a sex determination theory in eugenics. The couple produced twins a boy named after the father and a girl Leonora weighing six and a half pounds each. Gorton aims to rear children to shape future race and claims the experiment proves his theory.
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Bertha Foglestad
Chicago
Mariat Lloyd
Pittsfield
Mass
Mary T. Webb
Southwick
Massachusetts
New York
David Allyn Gorton
Brooklyn
Gorton
Mias Bertha Rhebein
Tor
Saya
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