Socialist Leads In Los Angeles Mayoral Primary
In Los Angeles on November 1, socialist candidate Job Harriman led four candidates in the mayoral primaries by 3 615 votes over incumbent George Alexander. Harriman predicts victory in December 5 and claims broad cross party support, while opponents target “special interests” and establishment machines.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Socialist Party
Milwaukee
Job Harriman
Geo. Alexander
Harriman
Alexander
Mushet
Gregory
Socialist
Horrible dream linked to murder in Indianapolis
Augusta Knabe told Coroner Durham about a nightmare the night of Dr. Helen Knabe's murder. She described a huge snake coiling around the body and slowly strangling her cousin, saying she frightened herself awake repeatedly and could not stop thinking of a possible execution.
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Indianapolis
Helen Knabe
Durham
Augusta Knabe
Gives Negro Boy a Chance
Richard Jamison a 22 year old Negro boy faced a robbery charge but was not seen as a confirmed criminal by Judge Gay. He avoided a five year penitentiary term, agreeing to a one to five year reform school sentence after pleading guilty then retracting and facing new charges.
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Judge Gay
Reformatory
Young Jamison
Willin
Gay
Hair theft woman victim in New York incident
United Press dispatch reports Miss Rae Rogert aged 22 was assaulted by three men on a New York street. They knocked her down and cut off her chestnut hair before fleeing the scene.
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United Press
New York
Rae Rogert
Jury Probes Fatal Drowning at Washington Natatorium
A murder trial visit to the natatorium at Washington Apartments precedes a 10,000 damage claim by Frank Moore against Washington Hotel and Improvement Co. The plaintiff alleges negligence in the drowning of 15 year old Pearl Marie Moore on March 28 as jurors accompanied by bailiffs and lawyers heard testimony from three university girls who blamed swimming director Henry S. Horan for delaying rescue.
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Foster and Worthington
McMahon
Hulbert
Louise V. Bowen
Washington Apartments
Pearl Marie Moore
Ronald
Frank Moore
Washington Hotel and Improvement Company
Swimming Place
Muriel L. Elliott
Mabel Nell
Alieen O'Bar
Henry 8. Horan
Twenty-Four Drown as Steamer Diolibah Sinks after Collision
At Las Palmas on November 1 the French steamer Diolibah sank in a collision, drowning twenty four passengers. In New Orleans on November 1 Edgar Farrar Jr., son of the American Bar Association president, was shot and killed by two burglars he was pursuing. the burglars escaped.
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Canary Islands
Diolibah
New Orleans
Edgar Farrar, Jr
The
American Bar Association
Banker beaten in Orleans on visit to Southern governors meet
Walter Z. Allen, president of the American National Bank of Terrill Texas, was beaten by three men who mistook him for a strikebreaker near New Orleans. Allen, friend of Governor Colquitt, was attending a governors conference when assaulted. bystanders intervened and the suspects were arrested.
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Walter Z. Allen
American National Bank of
Public Ownership Sought for Seattle Harbor Funds
Port commissioner Bob Bridges urged county commissioners to spend the $350,000 for a publicly owned dock rather than a split pork barrel project. He argued the money should finance one district’s harbor improvements to yield tangible public benefits, drawing repeated applause from about 200 supporters.
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Seattle
Morning after in Seattle as windows show Halloween marks
Seattle shopkeepers found window panes scratched and shaped by Halloween revelers during the night. Lights bore fantastical marks as dark figures and goblins moved through streets and alleys. The resulting soap figures on glass may require washing, possibly for the first time since last Halloween.
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Seattle
No Injunction for Lighting Co in Seattle Strike
Judge Gay refused to issue an injunction to stop members of the Electrical union from striking against Seattle Tacoma Power Co. The strike began in September 1910. He ruled peaceful picketing is lawful and workers may tell the public their grievances even without a contract, as the case debated wage differences and union hiring preferences versus the closed shop.
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Seattle Tacoma Power Co
Stone Webster Corporation
City Light
Washington
Ite
Federal probe assured in McNamara brothers case
Indianapolis November 1 federal probe of the McNamara brothers arrest was assured as state court documents were turned over to the United States grand jury for the case.
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United Press Leason
Indianapolis
McNamara Brothers
United States Grand Jury
Bianchi pleads not guilty in fatal lace curtain case
Detective Joseph Bianchi admitted not guilty to manslaughter after shooting Frank Harris who tried to flee arrest for selling stolen lace curtains. Judge Gay set trial for November 21. In New York a separate case saw Leon Ellery, a subway ticket seller, pledge to stay sober five years rather than face jail time after being charged with stealing $421 and is paroled.
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Joseph Bianchi
Frank Harris
Gay
New York
Leon Ellery
O'Sullivan
Drunken Father Carrying Child On Halloween Streets
A middle aged man, well dressed and intoxicated, staggered along Union Street with a toddler clinging to his neck. The child whispered words of reassurance as bystanders urged the man toward safety, a policeman intervening to save the baby from potential harm. The piece ends by pondering the child’s uncertain future.
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Union Street
Dreamland Rink
Buy Land North of University and Build Wealth
An advertisement by Ole Hanson & Co promotes land sales north of the university near Lake Washington. It claims Seattle realty values rise by 21 million dollars yearly and offers land on payments as low as five dollars per month. The pitch urges readers to come and see the firm at the New York Block, third floor.
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Seattle
Lake Washingto
Sanatorium Expansion Plans Raise $200000 cost
Mayor Dilling and the anti tuberculosis commission visited Henry sanatorium site on Richmond heights to review expansion needs. Only 39 patients can be housed now and H C Henry who donated the land plans an administration building at his expense. Estimated total cost reaches 200000.
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Dilling
Henry
Richmond Heights
H. C. Henry
WILL WIN IN END
Portland reports that Harriman line shopmen remain on strike in the Northwest after a month. Union leaders say victory will come. shops are run by small strike crews and officials claim efficient work, a claim denied by the union.
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Portland, Or
Harriman Lines
Northwest
Stung Big Business Reflects on Los Angeles Election
A fragmented verse laments business mood and political distraction in Los Angeles with lines about a grim figure, a cat, a punchy chant, and a mention of the pending election.
Trial records reveal jurors for McNamara case and Times debate
In Los Angeles, the court excused architect Preston after the state withdrew objections to the challenge against him. Lorenzo Romanes, a real estate promoter and former Southern Pacific liner, testified for Darrow as Townsend replaced Preston. Romanes, an LA resident of 30 years, criticized the Times but said he would not discriminate against unions. He supported Mush et and noted a DA letter had no impact on his vote. The panel explored cause challenges as 225 men have been drawn with nine subject to peremptory dismissal.
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Preston
Jesse KR. Townsend
Darrow
Lorenzo Romanes
Southern Pacific Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Los Angeles Times
Times
Mushet
Fredericks
Bordwell
Veniremen
Meats See Varied Price Shifts On Market Day
A noticeable meat price change occurred today with several household staples dropping. Boiled ham fell from 26 to 23 cents, ham down 1.5 cents, and bacon reduced by 1 cent. Full cut loins ribs ox tongues and leaf lard declined by 1 cent, while chucks steer foreand liver advanced.
Weather forecast for tonight and Thursday
Fair tonight and cooler with light north westerly winds. Thursday remains fair. Temperature at noon is 48 degrees.
Stitt Wilson Says Los Angeles Vote Boosts Socialists
Berkeley mayor J. Stitt Wilson declares Harriman needs more newspapers in favor of big business and a Theodore Roosevelt visit to assure his Los Angeles mayoral victory in December. He notes the socialist vote across California in Los Angeles.
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Rnites
Berkeley
Cal
Harriman
Los Angeles
Big Business
Alexander
Theo. Roosevelt
J. Stitt Wilson
California
Pie Wins Hubby at Wabash Dinner Duel
Wm Riley was not home when his future wife Mabel Baker now Mrs Riley arrived to court him with a pie proposal. He asked if she would be his wife and she answered by offering a taste of her pie.
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Ind
Riley
Mabel Baker
Mra
Murderer Claims Dream Defense After New Brunswick Shooting
Marino Bellum told jurors he shot three men while asleep, killing one, and attributed his actions to a fevers-induced mental state from typhoid. He described his condition as drunken dreamlike behavior during the trial for murder in New Brunswick.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Marino Bellum
Recommitment Planned for Thompson to Steilacoom Institution
Chester Thompson, who had been released from the state hospital for the Insane after his murder trial of Judge Meade Emory years ago, will be recommitted to the Steilacoom Institution this afternoon.
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Chester Thompson
State Hospital For the Insane
Meade Emory
Prays Husband Will Again Become George Kelly
Mrs. George Kelly speaks of her hope that her husband George Kelly will recover his memory after 14 years as S. C. Rogers the 17 year old messenger boy. She recalls their life together and prays he will return to himself despite doctors doubting it.
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George Kelly
Star
8. C. Rogers
Kelly
S. C. Rogers
New York
Navy
Port Orchard
How It Feels To Be Buried In A Vault
Rep. George B. Webster recounts being locked inside the clerk’s office vault for two hours. He describes initial panic and the rush of images from his family to courthouse workers, then finding a cuspidor to aid banging, and finally emerging to fresh air and relief.
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George B. Webster
Star
Perry Caught San Francisco Forgery Suspect
Herbert C. Perry, wanted in Seattle on forgery charges, was recognized from a Seattle police circular and arrested in San Francisco. He will be taken north by Captain Tennant of Seattle.
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United Press
San Francisco
Herbert C. Perry
Seattle
Captain Tennant
Four Trust Busters Advance on Pacific Coast Cases
Special agent Joseph Darling said four trust busting cases may develop on the Pacific coast. Seattle businessmen were subpoenaed to appear before the Los Angeles federal grand jury, with others from across the coast. He declined to name the trusts or the summoned individuals. Darling has led government actions in several high profile cases including the bath tub trust.
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Pacific Coast
Joseph Darling
Department of Justice
Seattle
Los Angeles
Federal Grand Jury
Darling
Bath-Tub
Danish Government Seeks Help For Port Land Wife Killer
Salem Oregon reports the Danish government sought intervention to spare condemned wife murderer William Hassing from execution. Count Von Moltke Danish minister to the United States has asked Secretary of State Knox to intercede on grounds of questioned sanity.
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Salem
Hassing
Portland
Gov. West
Count von Moltke
United States
Knox
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