Milk Trust Trial Focuses on Perjury and Price Raise
Prosecutors press witnesses in Seattle milk conspiracy case as jurors weigh claims a price increase was agreed after ranchers threatened higher costs. Testimony centers on whether strikes at meetings led to a 10 cent per quart raise and if key figures such as Erickson and Stray conspired to mislead authorities.
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Vanderveer
the & Erickson
Jersey
Milk Trust
Seattle M
Erickson
A. L. Witt
Mr. Vanderveer
Court House
Kafberg
Indepees
C. Johnson
Defend
Seattle Milk Exchange
Erickson Dairy
A. W. Frater
Superior Court
A. Z. Erickson
Pure Milk Dairy
Mr. Erickson
F W. Anderson
Milk Exchange
Jh. C. Potter
Sterling
Madison
Senator La Follette Blocks Currency Bill With Talkathon
Washington May 2 A press dispatch reports Senator La Follette plans a extended talk to death delay on the new coin currency bill. Senator Stone expected to aid the filibuster with Gore Culberson and Stowe pressing for a quorum push. The debate opened in the afternoon as Culberson warned against inflation risks and criticized the Roosevelt era wasteful policy.
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Washington
Senator Stone
Mix Sours
Robi
la Follette
la Pollette
Gore
Oklahoma
Stone
Congress
Gere
Stowe
Culberson
Aldrich
Vreeland
Roosevelt
Ana
Fairbanks
Nelson
Fairbanian
Wisconsin Statesman
Gale and Storms Ripple Across Cities with Damage
A Chicago gale of record wind speed and an electrical storm caused damage citywide injuring several as debris flew from rooftops. Telecommunications were crippled by downed wires while a tall building lost a curtain wall fragment. Nearby Guthrie suffered tornadoes damaging crops and property. In Kansas Topeka recorded a wind storm that killed one and injured twenty two, seven fatally likely.
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Chicago
la Balllest
Topeka
Kan
Escaped From Chain Gang In Morning Flight
William Carr an alleged pink cuff escaped from the city chain gang this morning just after 11. Guard Owen Roberts alerted police headquarters and patrols were ordered to pursue. Carr may head toward Aberdeen after his May sentence to 63 days work without pay.
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William Carr
Owen Roberts
Carr
Aberdeen
May
Double Reward for Stragglers from Battlefleets
Naval authorities will pay a doubled reward for stragglers from the batteships that sailed from Seattle harbor Wednesday morning. Acting Chief Irving Ward reports the reward rises from ten dollars to twenty dollars per straggler. Nine Connecticut and seven Minnesota sailors were reported missing to the police.
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Seattle
Irving Ward
Connecticut
Minnesota
Russian Battleship Peter the Great Hits Rocks Near Leval
The Russian battleship Peter the Great struck rocks in the Gulf of Finland near Leval last night. Her bow was pierced and the vessel ran aground.
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ST Petersburg
Peter the Great
Gulf of Finland
Leval
Will Honor Heroes in Seattle Decoration Day Observance
Decoration day events in Seattle include a morning parade by G A R and Spanish War veterans starting at 10 at Firat avenue and University Street, ending at Coliseum theatre for exercises. At 5 P M John F Miller Post and Women's Relief corps hold services for departed marines from the steamship Ohio, with flowers scattered on the water. Ballard and Green Lake posts join at Woodland Park. Stores extend half holiday, Hon Marche opens late and closes at 10.
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Seattle
Firat Av
University Et
Coliseum Theatre
John F. Miller Post
G. A. KR
Corps No. 51
Women's Relief Corps
Ohio
University Street
Ballard
Green Lake Posta
Woodland Park
Hon Marche
Mayor to Name Permanent Police Chief Next Monday
Mayor Miller plans to announce a permanent police chief to the city council next Monday night. A J Cody, head of Cody Detective Agency, is the front runner amid opposition from Sgt McDonald and other officers. Ward has led the department in the interim with praised service, but the mayor intends to inform the council before finalizing the choice.
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Miller
J. Cody
Cody Detective Agency & Merchants’ Patrol
McDonald
Cody
Duarte
Franklyn
Portland Force
United
Nome
Major Miller
Irving J. Ward
Manent
Capt. Ward
Forpes
Sullivan
Ma Hames
Meredith
Down and
Ward
Police Department
Vor Miller
Pioneer Mining cleanup clears path to fee and Corwin due
In Nome Alaska on May 29 Pioneer Mining announces a cleanup plan with a fee totaling 1 500 000 dollars. The roadway is reported as clear and Corwin is noted as due for payment.
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United Press
Nome
Alaska
Pioneer Mining
Corwin
Kidnaper Shot by Posse in Indiana Incident
In Ter, Indiana, May 29 Will Patterson abducted Mrs. Sargent and was killed by a posse after being wounded by the abductor. Patterson’s brother in law fired the fatal shot. Patterson and the woman’s relationship stems from a separation blamed on Mrs. Sargent.
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United Press
Ter
Ind
Will Patterson
Sar
Patterson
Bank Clearings Reported for Seattle Tacoma and Portland
Bank clearings across Seattle Tacoma and Portland are reported with totals of 1 182 982 83 for Seattle 109 447 95 balances and 700 688 87 751 in Portland remaining figures unclear but indicate daily clearing activity in the region.
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Seattle
Halances
New York City To Build 34 Story Municipal Skyscraper
The New York board of estimates and Mayor McCiellan approve plans for a 34 story city hall costing 7 million dollars. The building will rise 869 feet above Park Row and Center Street, housing most city departments with 23 floors for rent and annual rentals of about 500 thousand dollars.
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New York
Center St
Ths
City approves large garbage system funding amid council rift
Tacoma news reports Mayor signs ordinance allocating 65000 for municipal garbage collection and destruction. Forty days to enactment and funds ready. referendum unlikely. The measure splits the council, with Creations of factional tension and idle funds noted. Also coverage of Rear Admiral Richard Wainwright promotion and Memorial Day events in Tacoma.
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Miller
Murphy
Gill
Tacoma
Richard Wainwright
Georgia
Roosevelt
Wainwright
Seaton Schroeder
Atlantic
Evans
Thomas
Emory
Sperry
Colfax Man Weds Seattle Deaf Mute in Spokane Home
Ugo Asa Holcombe of Colfax and Mise May Reese of Seattle, both deaf mutes, were married yesterday at the home of Rev. M. E. B. Duan in Spokane. The announcement notes the unusual union and location chosen for the ceremony.
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Ugo Asa Holcombe
Colfax
Mise May Reese
Seattle
M. EB. Duan
Spokane
Fall From Window Leaves Boy With Crushed Head
The two year old son of Mr and Mrs L Carboni living on the third floor of the Lor enel apartments fell from a front window today striking his head on the cement below. He was not killed though the head was crushed and the features were almost unrecognizable. Breathing remained regular.
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United Press
San Francisco
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