Guion Investment case seeks receiver in Seattle suit
The Seattle Superior Court is asked to appoint a receiver for the Guion Investment Co and related parties to settle four similar property transactions. Plaintiffs claim inflated sales and foreclosures tied to stock assessments intended to push stockholders to pay and lose property. Defendants include F M Guion and Julia A Guion among others. an order requires appearance November 11 to show cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hem Stors
Eharse
F. M. Guion
Genera
Pm. Gilen Co
Ion Investment Co
F 2
Gaim
Ment Co
Guion Company
Guion Investment Co
J. S. Chase
Guion
Guion Investment Company
Julia A. Guion
Odlin N. Halstead
C. 8. Hills
Alice M. Hille
J. B. Patrick
Jane Doe Patrick
Ivey Park
Jane Doe Park
T. @. Hathaway
Charles Foster
Lida B. Gulion
Anita A. Kimmons
Ella
E. Olive
A. W. Frater
Hopeful Hopefulness? County Hospital Starves Poor Patients
Star reporter Dunn details alleged neglect at King County Hospital Georgetown. He spent 15 days as an attendant and reports starving patients, bad food, disease risk, scattered refuse, vile smells, and mixed patient groups regardless of illness. Tomorrow he promises a report on treatment of the dead.
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Dunn
King County Hospital
Georgetown
Star
King County
Francis J Heney vows to continue anti graft fight after loss
In a San Francisco dispatch dated November 3, Francis J. Heney says he will press on with the corruption battle despite defeat. He frames the struggle as a fight for equal protection of the law and civic integrity, urging supporters to remain steadfast as he vows renewed efforts against graft in the city.
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Ancisco
Francis J. Heney
Charles M. Fickert
Priciay
Lincoln
Francisco
San
George Jones pleads for mercy in court over saloon death case
George E. Jones of Jones Place Georgetown receives a five hundred dollar fine and costs after pleading for mercy before Justice Joan E. Carroll. He faced a six month maximum sentence for selling liquor to minors linked to the September 23 joy ride death. Jones, old and crippled, urged the court that his family would suffer if jailed, while the judge noted employer responsibility and reserved final action.
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George Jones
Joan E. Carroll
Justice Carroll
George E. Jones
Georgetown
Perry
Jones’ Place
William Soderberg
Httle
Fred C. Brown
Seattle
Jones
Mrs. Fraser
Star
Winnie Fraser
Jones Place
Goldie Porter
Peary Wins North Pole Victory Noted by Society
The National Geographical Society board unanimously approved subcommittee findings that Commander Robert E. Peary reached the North Pole. The society also named a committee to probe other explorers, with Dr. Frederick A. Cook’s data to be reviewed. Gold medals were awarded to Peary and Captain Bartlett of the Roosevelt.
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Washington
National Geographical Society
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Peary
Bartlett
Roosevelt
Terrible pity for George Jones as non support cases rise
The report centers on George E. Jones owner of Jones' place and his plea to avoid a six month jail term for non support. It contrasts his stance with the case of William Soderberg who received six months for neglecting his wife and four children, linking drink to violence and fatalities in Seattle homes.
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Justice Carroll
George Jones
Policeman shoots father then gets 30 day suspension
Police officer Robert Hagen Jr shot his drunken father during a family quarrel at 2415 Irving Ave. Acting Chief Sullivan suspended Hagen for 30 days, citing the incident as troubling since the victim was the officer’s father. The father was taken to hospital. no arrest was made.
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Chief
Robert Hagen, Jr
Sullivan
Hagen
Irving
Hagen, Jr
Sheriff Defends King County Game Law Authority
County commissioners keep Henry Rief as game warden at 100 dollars monthly while approving paid stenographer fees tied to cases. They rely on advice from Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Ingersoll claiming Rief acted under state authority, though state fish official Riseland says Rief has no link to his office. Supreme Court nullified 1901 game warden act, leaving sheriff responsible for enforcing game and fish laws. Vanderveer notes Rief is not legally employed after revocation of his commission by Sheriff Hodge.
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Henry Rief
Rief
M. H. Ingersoll
John Riseland
King County
Supreme Court
Egbert
George F
Vanderveer
Hodge
The Horror Ward at the County Hospital
Arthur W L Dunn reports on Ward 26 nicknamed The Horror Ward where paralytics without friends endure hunger and torment. Patients, nurses, and orderlies battle filthy conditions, with disease spreading unchecked in a crowded, unsanitary room that recalls a Black Hole.
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Belcher
John Bressier
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Mort
F. M. Guion Company
O. N. Halsteadie
F. M
County Hospital
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O. Page Geven
Marion Lowe
Arthur W. L. Dunn
Sheriff
Arthur W.L. Dunn
Bressier
Joe Pardeau
India
Egypt
Soudan
Brooks
Miss McGregor
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