Baltimore Heiress in Murder Robbery Confession
Miss Sophia Singer, an heiress, is central to a confession by Chas Conway and his wife Beatrice Ryall known on stage as Mrs Conway. Ryall says they planned to rob Singer for medical funds and Conway claimed he did not intend to kill, though Singer was found dead after their encounter.
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Sophia Singer
Conway
Chas
Miss Singer
Beatrice Ryall
ED States
Supreme Court
Chicago
Turkey
Dorow Wilson
Philadelphia
Sioux City
Iwashita
Central” Park
Christopher Columbus
William McKinley
Disens
University land grab exposed at Coliseum hearing
Ole Hanson used documentary evidence to accuse Hay's standpat regents of planned transfers of $250000 worth of university lands to the Northern Pacific for $1. He named Howard Cosgrove John C Higgins and Charles Spooner as key regents and argued the contract was drawn up and ready for signature. Hanson contends Gov Hay was unaware and that regents sought to shift liability while the railroad admitted no valid title in 1898.
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Ole Hanson
Coliseum Theatre
Hanson
Hay
Board of Regents
Northern Pacific
Olympia
Seattle
Nts
Anson
Gov. Hay
Howard Cosgrove
N. P. Ay
John C. Higgins
Higgins
Railroad
Students organize to aid peers against gag rule at university
About 250 representatives from Federated clubs and women’s groups met at the Cafeteria last night to defend student press and free speech rights. The group appointed a speakers committee to present facts to Governor Hay and began a drive to fund a Blethen chimes donor dispute, a fight seen as statewide. Harry E. Moore was elected chair. Glenn Hoover traveled from Olympia to endorse the students.
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Co Regents
Federated Club
Vn Women’s Clubs
The
Mination
Carpenx
Ing
Speak S
Hay
Harry E. Moore
Glenn Hoover
Olympia
Fake advisory ballots fooling voters exposed
A report warns that fake advisory ballots and leagues like the Women's Non Partisan Investigating League are fabrications. Officials say these groups have no real existence and are used to mislead voters toward standpat candidates on the Republican ticket.
Abandoned Hockin Session In Anapolis Inquiry
A fragmented report notes a session in Annapolis with references to the National Association of Structural Iron Work and union men. The text mentions illegal transport, a state of mind at opening, and a request to instruct the court to consider certain evidence against defendants.
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Anapolis
National Association of Fend
Ilegally
United States
Edw
J. Brennan
Department of Justice
Fall Near Bridge Leaves Milwaukee Man Unconscious
A man was found unconscious under a bridge this morning after a fall from the street car line near the tracks. He was taken to the city hospital, condition not listed as serious. Snow begins in Milwaukee with early season weather.
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Milwaukee
Bulgars Near Constantinople At War Front
Reports say Bulgarian army is 30 miles west of Constantinople with others stating Turks driven closer to the city. Dispatches differ on exact lines but belief in Bulgarian victory grows as forces rally from Silivri to Derkos.
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London
Constantnople
Constantinople
Silivri
Derkos
Eddie Freed of One Charge in Los Angeles Case
Former City Prosecutor Guy Eddie has one charge dismissed due to discrepancies in the witness’s testimony. Court intervened as Eddie’s supporters attempted a courtroom demonstration. His trial on contributing to the delinquency of a minor remains scheduled for November 25.
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United Press
Angeles
Guy Eddie
Alma Jones
Wilbur
Eddie
Alice Phelps
And in the shop at 412 19th Avenue
An early morning note mentions a shop location at 412 19th Avenue with unclear details about activity or events at the premises.
SPECIALS IN THE NEWS ED STATES SUPREME COURT PUZZLE
A jumble of clipped items references the U S Supreme Court pondering constitutional issues a Chicago man’s marriage status a Turkish incident and various international notes. The fragments mix politics crime marriage and historical curiosities in a late era newspaper tease.
Great Crowd Pays Tribute to Hodge at Coliseum Speech
More than 4,000 packed the Ballard and Coliseum venues as Bob Hodge faced supporters after a prelude by Ole, Judge L. Frank Brown, and G. Mills. He challenged machine politicians, recounted a Wilson bribe claim, and thanked a throng of Black Diamond women who cheered and escorted him to the progressive headquarters.
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Coliseum Theatre
Bob” Hodge
Idate
Echo
Walla
Citzens
Black Diamond
Hodge
Ole
L. Frank Brown
G. Mills
Canalime
Ballard
Coliseum
Bob’ Hodge
Machine
United States
John L. Wilson
Hawaii
Washington
Progressive
Launch Overturned Drowning Five Aboard Osprey Off Coos Bay
The gasoline schooner Osprey capsized while attempting to steer around Coos Bay bar jetty early morning. Five occupants drown and bodies remain unfound. Victims include Captain Gus Johnson and engineer Chester Johnson. passengers Captain H. Johnson and Ed Hardy. deckhand Joe Pellach. Severe gale and darkness hampered rescue.
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United Press
Marshfield
Coos Bay Bar
Osprey
Oregon
Gus Johnson
Chester John
Joe Pellach
H. Johnson
Berwick
San Francisco
Ed Hardy
Ole Hanson Denies Desertion of Hodge After Rally
Ole Hanson sends a telegram denying desertion claims and labels statements as lies. He spoke for 30 minutes before 4,000 supporters for Hodge, calls for vigilance against hes and declares a sure carry of King County for the progressive ticket.
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Ole Hanson
Bob’ Hodge
Les
Hodge
King County
Shooting at Dumas Club Leaves Chapman Wounded
Louis Chapman, a Black man, is hospitalized with bullet wounds to the side and abdomen after a morning shooting at the Dumas club, 209 Fifth Ave South. Ed Monton, a Tacoma Black man, who fired the shot, fled the scene. Doctors say Chapman's condition is bleak.
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Louis Chapman
Dumas Club
Fifth Ay. S
Ed Monton
Tacoma
Chapman
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday with stronger winds
Rain is expected tonight and Saturday as southerly winds pick up. Noon temperature reads 69 degrees.
Campaign echoes of reform school abuse and gang lies
A fierce political broadside questions M. E. Hay and the reform effort amid alleged flogging at Chehalis training school. It accuses the gang of whitewashing investigations, protecting superintendent Aspinwall, and frightening girls with flogging as a tactic. It cites a 1911 inquiry and a girl’s detailed account of punishments and mistreatment.
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M. E. Hay
Hay
Chehalis
Chehalis Reform School
Goldie M. Moss
Monroe Reformatory
Walla Walla Penitentiary
Aspinwall
Centralia
Buxton
Lewis County
Reform School
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