Stock sales and hearings reveal high values in telephony firms
At a railroad commission hearing Scott Calhoun exposed that BR Sullivan sold 10 shares for 5000 dollars to Bamford Robb while Independent Co manager Webster testified he sold shares at 90 dollars each. The session aimed to untangle ties among Sunset Telephone, Pacific States Telephone and Pacific Telephone.
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Independent Telephone Co
Scott Calhoun
Railroad Commission
BR. HB. Sullivan
Bamford A. Robb
RE. B. Webster
Independent Company
Calhoun
Sullivan
Sunset Telephone Co
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Smn Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Recall Demands Echo Across Seattle Crowd
A large Seattle audience demanded the recall of Mayor Gill and denounced Gillism after a strong protest resolution read by J W Hemphill. The crowd dispersed in determined chatter, vowing Seattle would not bear its mayor’s shame again.
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J. W. Hemphill
Hemphill
Gill
H! Gill
Wappenstein
Seattle
Woman uses dynamite on washboard in wash attempt
In Los Angeles a west end housewife used a full stick of dynamite as soap on a washboard. A 50 pound lot of dynamite found nearby caused neighborhood panic. Police seized the explosive and investigate. Authorities doubt criminal intent due to its low quality.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lone Bandit Robs Lunchroom at Pioneer Near First and S
A masked highwayman entered the Pioneer restaurant at 2237 First Ave South after 8 pm and held up Geo Evans of Eyres Transfer Co. along with Charles Olson and Y Bezuchi. He fled with 14.50 after admonishing the victims to stay quiet.
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Pioneer
First
Ar. S
Geo. Evans
Eyres Transfer Co
Charles Olson
Y. Bezuchi
Wellesley Students Slip In By Window In Gym Shoe Trend
Wellesley college girls wear gym shoes all day and enter College hall through a ble window to avoid changing shoes during gym work. A visitor noted about a hundred girls using the window. Mina Wellesley denies the lazy accusation.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
College Hall
Mina Wellesley
Idaho ranch owner marries Roaring Springs woman in Kentucky
Ernest Watts a wealthy Idaho sheep ranch owner wed Miss Nanie Hester of Roaring Springs at the bride's home after she answered his matrimonial advertisement three months ago. Watts advertised to find a wife not influenced by Mormon doctrines. they plan to return to Idaho early next week.
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Hopkinsville
Ernest Watts
Idaho
Nanie Hester
Roaring Springs
Watts
Bearded Lady Grace Gilbert Weds Giles B Glavin in South Bend
Grace Gilbert famed as a bearded performer from road shows married Giles B Glavin in South Bend Indiana. Gilbert's beard measures 18 inches while Glavin is smooth shaven except for a mustache.
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South Bend
Ind
Grace Gilbert
Giles B. Glavin
Kalkaska
Mich
Amooth
Boy Dies After Biting Live Cartridge In Pocket
An eight year old boy from Haverstraw Joseph de Bond died after placing a pistol cartridge in his mouth and biting it. The cartridge exploded causing a fatal brain injury. In Washington a naval midshipman Ruskin Hall resigned from the navy after an investigation. Hall, a 1906 naval academy appointee from Dayton Ohio, will return to civilian life this Saturday.
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Dge
Washington
Ruskin FP
Hall
Delaware
Navy
Navy Facta
Department
Naval Academy
Dayton, O
Eagle Killed After Attacking Six Year Old in Fola
An eight foot wingspan eagle was killed today in Fola Illinois by Conrad Brummell after the bird attacked Anna Brummell aged six as she was outdoors.
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Fola
Conrad Brummell
Big
Bird of Freedom
Anna Brummell
Eagle Attacks Child in Pasture as Father Defends
A child was attacked by an eagle in a pasture while playing near an enclosure. The father fired his shotgun twice, prompting the eagle to retreat after the bird darted at the child a second time. The child sought refuge beside a pet cow.
Greene county sells city jail for chicken house
In Greene Iowa the city jail was sold to a citizen for a chicken pen after residents declared they had no use for the jail. Senator Ward of the state board of control witnessed a traction engine hauling the jail on trucks through Greene.
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Des Moines
Greene
Butler County
Iowa
Senator Ward
State Board of Control
Judge Lindsay Hears Fremont Undertakers Case
In Seattle a judge quizzes the Fremont Undertaking Co in a $245 suit. Downtown funeral men had valued services at $600. The judge pressed for exact costs and profit, ruling the undertaker’s price fair and warning he’d haunt them if they overcharge.
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Seattle
Sard J. Borg
Lindsay
Fremont
Fremont Undertakers
Honor Bright
Otis and Chandler Arrested Again In Libel Case
Los Angeles November 2 General H G Otis owner and Harry Chandler managing editor of the Times were arrested for criminal libel for a second time after a dynamite attack on the newspaper building. The prior arrest was dismissed on a technical error and the new charge stems from a disputed article provoking labor union reaction.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Times
H. G. Otte
Harry Chandler
Gen Otis
Mr. Chandler
Edmiston Sends 2000 Dollars to Repay Depositors
Walla Walla November 2 Two thousand dollars has been received from J K Edmiston former president of the Walla Walla Savings Bank by his counsel John Sharpstein to pay over to depositors who lost their savings when the institution failed seventeen years ago The bank failed and depositors received nothing.
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Walla Walla
J. K. Edmiston
Geraldine Farrar Rejects Duke Marriage Rumor
NEW YORK November 2 Opera singer Geraldine Farrar arrived aboard the Kateer Wilhelm der Grouse and dismissed rumors she would marry a duke The soprano said that in her view dukes are not worth a ding after meeting several of them
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New York
Geraldine Farrar
Misa Farrar
Sultan of Sulu Foresees Modernization for Jolo
The sultan of Sulu says civilisation will be introduced to Jolo and surrounding islands. He plans railways and schools after touring the world, promising aero planes coal scoop hats hobble skirts and new education to Moros, including tariff awareness and living costs.
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Sultan OF Sulu
Manila
Navy
Gulu
Sulu
Jolo
Bula
Echoole
Y W C A Seeks Bigger Building in Seattle
Miss Emily Southmayd general secretary of the YWCA said heavy demands on resources require a new larger building with proper equipment at once. Mira Bouthmayd notes 14 000 girls and young women in Seattle, most self supporting.
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Emily Southmayd
Young Women's Christian Association
Mira Bouthmayd
Seattle
Suit for Death of Donald Rows Against Neighbor
Henry E Rows of 1533 16thay commenced suit yesterday against John Myers to recover 3184 damages for the negligent death of his son Donald aged 14 last July. Donald was hired to tend horses and was thrown from a horse named Bullets the animal viciously overturned him and he was trampled to death.
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Henry E. Rows
John Myers
Donald
Myers
Hurley Sees Lightweight Title Chance After Beecher Win
In New York on November 2 Battling Hurley beat Willie Beecher the top local lightweight. The victory makes a possible new lightweight championship bid apparent for Hurley as he nears the public eye and potential title contenders.
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New York
Battling Hurley
Hurley
Willie Beecher
Women Commend Star for Its Fight on Vice in Seattle
At a regular meeting the West Side Women's Improvement club passed resolutions praising The Star for leading the fight against organized vice in Seattle and endorsing the morning paper for its help in the decency movement. The group denounced an evening paper defending grafters and slanderers and urged a letter of thanks to Public Welfare league officials for advancing the crusade against vice and crime.
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West Side Women's Improvement Club
Star
Seattle
Spain in Revolt Rumors Challenge Government
London reports a feared revolutionary outbreak in Spain with rumors of widespread plotting against King Alfonso and the government. The Spanish denial cites no riots in Madrid or Barcelona, but the situation remains viewed as critical amid strict censorship and unsettled communication.
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London
Spain
Madrid
Barcelona
Alfonso
Apple prices fall across varieties in US markets
Prices of apples dropped yesterday with Kane Spitzenbergs Ben Davis and inferior varieties hit hardest. Some boxes fell as much as 25 cents and a quarter dollar respectively. In Washington Peary appointed advisor engineer in the department of justice serving on naval engineering matters.
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Walla Walla
Kane Spitzenbergs
Ben Davis
Washington
Robt. BE. Peary
Department of Justice
Peary
Nixon Seeks Nevada Senate Seat In Closing Campaign
In Carbon City on November 2, discussion centers on whether George 8 Nixon should succeed himself as United States senator from Nevada as the campaign winds down with the central issue holding firm in the state.
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Carbon City
Nixon
United States
Nevada
Denny Way Upholstering Co and Related Trades Listing
Classified item listing for Denny Way Upholstering Co offering furniture repair packing and boat work with phone contact. Includes carpenter ad for Helman & Wilson window and door screens and jobbers with address Main 1176. Mentions jewelry store and various unrelated items in a jumbled ad-style block.
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Denny Way Upholstriuing CO
Fine Enews
Denny Wayhelman & Wilson
Century Club Women Strong for Decency
The Woman's Century club endorsed the Public Welfare league's decency efforts. In a October 28 meeting they adopted a recommenda tion urging support and aid for the league's campaign against vice and the traffic in girls for immoral purposes, describing it as a menace to homes and public safety.
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Woman's Century Club
Public Welfare League
Century Club
Woman'a Century Club
Extat
Hackett in New Drama Don Cacaar Return at Moore
James K Hackett offered a new play Don Cacear Return by Victor Mapes at the Moore last evening. The piece is called a new treatment of Don Cacaar but is tediously parlous and not well supported by the company. Hackett himself is pleasing in the role yet the cast fails to push him to his best, with tonight’s bill featuring his famous early success The Prisoner of Zenda.
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James K. Hackett
Moore
Don Cacaar
Victor Mapes
William A. Brady
Hackett
Zenda
Beacon Hill Improvement Club Approves 12th Ave South Regrade
After a long dispute the Beacon Hill Improvement Club voted near unanimously to regrade 12th Avenue South Beacon Hill. The adjustment will slightly alter cross street grades to match the steel bridge planned across the cut at the north approach linking Dearborn Street grade work now in progress.
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Beacon Hill
Republican Out For Democrat In 47th District Tale
In the 47th legislative district Republicans boycott their own nominee H Foster and urge voters to back Democrat Joe Smith. Smith, labeled a red hot insurgent, narrowly lost the nomination but is urged to fill a vacancy on the ticket.
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Joe Smith
H. K. Foster
Foster
Smith
Democratic Committee
Ite
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Schaeffer
William Henry Schaeffer
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John J. Blaine
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