Real Estate Pact Dispute Targets Hillman in Everett Courts
Lang and Johnson sue C D Hillman to enforce contracts for Derby Birmingham Water Front plots in Everett claiming breach of year end 10 percent advance provisions. Plaintiffs say earnest money and monthly payments were made and request return of 10 percent and related interest after Hillman failed to fulfill terms. Attorneys Joba re Phillips Perry appear for plaintiffs.
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C. D
Hillman
Birmingham
C. D. Hillman
Hill
Hilay
Lang
Jobare
W. W. Phillips
Johnson
Vike Lang
John H. Perry
Mrs Kersh on trial in Morrow court for alleged conspiracy
The trial of Mrs Kersh for alleged complicity in the ranch man's murder continued in Judge Morrow's court. Webb testified after a defense motion to instruct the jury to acquit was denied, repeating his claim he met Johnson on a train from Spokane to Portland and had no motive to murder for money.
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Mra. Kersh
Crooked Finger Gambler Tom Ryan Faces Perjury Charge
Tom Ryan known as Crooked Finger, a gambler and go between, is to be arrested this afternoon on perjury charges. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Mary issued the warrant after evidence presented to the council investigating committee. Ryan, involved in open gambling under police protection in Seattle, previously faced gambling charges. He testified before the committee, which calls his statements perjury. Penalty for perjury ranges up to 15 years in the penitentiary. He is the first of several witnesses to face perjury charges.
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Tom Ryan
Mary
Council
Paw
Ryan
Urphy
Seattle
A. & Flags
Plagg’s
Plot to purge civil service in Seattle light plant exposed
R H Thomson and J D Ross recount attempts by Arm s and Jacob Furth to place Beattie Electric Co. influence over Seattle light dept by removing senior officials from civil service and inserting Beattie men. They describe loyal department heads and engineers resisting the scheme as it unfolds under Gill and Arms. (Continued on Page Ten.)
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R. H. Thomson
J. D. Ross
Light Department
Arms
Civil Service
Charter Commission
Thomson
Jacob Furth
Arma
Beattie Electric Co
EB. Co
Gill
Furth
Royal Commission on Chinese Population in Sunny Seattle
An odd fragment describes a Royal Commission and issues around Chinese residents in Sunny Seattle. It references a Chinese rating and mentions a history of Confucius era imagery, with sparse details about authority, inhabitants, and local tensions.
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Mock Duck
Seattle
Confucius
Haircut epidemic stirs Chinatown merriment in Washington
A playful account describes a curious scene on Washington Street where a large Chinese community in a district called the Yellow Quarter celebrates a mass haircut. Vendors, locals, and visitors mockingly discuss hair being shaved and repurposed into cosmetic wigs sold to Anastasia and club members. The tone mixes satire and local color with ethnic caricature.
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Anastasia
Yellow Quarter
Victim Wounding Triggers Arrests After Northwend Incident
A Italian suspect wounded Buzelle at Northwend Bight during a chaotic chase that lasted about 20 hours. Deputies Malone Blower Freeman and others pursued, leading to arrests of Banito Pietro Fa and others and securing the county jail.
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Bianchi
Buzelle
Northwend Bight
Hodge
Banito
Pietro Fa
Malone Wa Blower
Freeman
Malone
General Teamsters Strike Forecast for New York City
In New York City a general strike of teamsters is expected after this afternoon’s Teamsters union meeting. About 20,000 workers may be called out, threatening a city wide traffic standstill as vice president Hoffman and General Organizer Ashton warned express companies to concede or face a broader disruption.
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New York
Teamsters
New York City
Hoffman
Ashton
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Health department reports eight titled seven little deaths
A garbled health department bulletin cites eight and seven figures tied to tolls or deaths. Reading indicates officials reported counts from a recent incident, but details are unclear due to damaged text. Further confirmation needed from official records.
Boy Scouts Movie Coupon Free Admission at Alaska Theatre
A coupon offers free admission to any boy under 16 for showings at Alaska Theatre, 514 Becond Ave, today and Saturday up to 7 pm. The offer applies to all performances.
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Alaska Theatre
Boy Scouts on film at Alaska Theatre free for Seattle youths
Eight hundred ten boys used The Star Coupons to view the Boy Scouts moving pictures at the Alaska Theatre. The free show, open to Seattle boys under 16 today and tomorrow until 7 PM, featured flag ceremonies and scout maneuvers filmed at a New York encampment.
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Alaska Theatre
Seattle
New York
Clearing Balances Report for Seattle and Portland
Today the clearing balances show Seattle at 1 989 269.04 with 232 089.40 in Portland at 1 810 628.00 and 162 722.00 respectively. The figures reflect current day balances for both cities.
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Seattle
Portland
Chicago Strike Nearly Settled
Chicago police reported no disturbances by noon today in the garment workers strike. Pickets stood before affected shops but were inactive as strike breakers came and went, leaving officials puzzled by the stagnation.
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Chicago
Qgarment
Hobble Skirt Joke Causes Man's Death
Edward Bossingham, 79, a tailor in Eagle Wisconsin, died after laughing at a joke about hobble skirts read aloud by his daughter. The death follows another similar case and is attributed to the strain from laughter.
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Eagle
Wis
Edward Bossingham
Belgian man 67 ends life in Queen Anne Avenue apartment
Despondent over health, Telesphere Portier of Belgium reportedly overdosed on chloroform last night at his residence at Queen Anne Avenue and McGraw Place. Police are investigating his death as a suspected suicide.
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Queen Anne Av
McGraw Et
Trial update in Rosenheimer murder case in New York
In a defense testimony clone for Edward Rosenheimer a millionaire charged with first degree murder in Grace Hough death the court ruled the driver could face at most second degree manslaughter. Justice O Gorman removed first and second degree murder charges and the first degree manslaughter clause from the indictments. If Rosenheimer is guilty the most serious offense remains second degree manslaughter.
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United Prec
New York
Edward Rosenheimer
Grace Hough
Rosenheimer
O'Gorman
Woman Sues Saloon Owner Over Glasses Hit
Miss Nelile MacKinder files a damages action against Frank Howard of the Howard saloon on Pike street claiming he struck her while she wore glasses, knocked her against a wall, and left her partially unconscious with damages sought at 5 075 dollars.
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Frank Howard
Policeman Cleared In Georgetown Court Incident
Miss Alice Le Thermer testified in police court that Patrolman Williams assaulted her and held her captive in Georgetown's old city hall, while she and George Thompson were reportedly intoxicated. Williams claimed they were drunk and disorderly and arrested. Desk Sergeant Olmstead described both as drunk at the station. Williams says the black eye came from a fall. Le Thermer plans to press assault and battery and false arrest charges. Inspector Powers found Williams did not exceed authority.
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Alice le Thermer
Williams
Old City Hall
Georgetown
George Thompson
Roy Olmatead
le Thermer
Thompson
Central Station
Olmstead
Williama
Inspector Powers
Humphrey Deception Denounces Luncheon Faked Presence
The piece alleges Will EF Humphrey used a forged luncheon report to claim insurgent support. Rufus R. Wilson says he was not present and did not authorize the use of his name.
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Will
Humphrey
Rufus R. Wilson
Poindexter
Wilson
Mr. Wilson
Bride of a Week is Shot Dead in San Francisco
Mrs Esther Giber Brown a bride of a week was shot and killed in a waterfront area of San Francisco. Police seek her husband Andrew Brown a day clerk at a local hotel after a note in her satchel hinted at a violent death. She married a week ago in Oakland.
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San Francisco
Eather Brown
Andrew Brown
German Benevolent Society Charity Ball Planned at Odd Fellows Hall
The annual charity ball of the German Benevolent Society will be held at Odd Fellows hall next Tuesday. The society, founded 20 years ago to aid German citizens, is aided by officers August Mehlhorn Sr Charles Osner Fred Klinger Adolph Kegne and Robert Hahn who are making great preparations for a big success.
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The
German Benevolent Society
Odd Fellows’ Hall
August Mehlhorn
Chas. Osner
Fred Klinger
Adolph ‘Kegne
Robert Hahn
One Hundred Entombed in Yolande Mine Disaster
An explosion at Yolande mine in Tuscaloosa county leaves about one hundred workers entombed. Early rescuers report five fatalities. government rescue teams and experts will proceed to the scene at once to attempt a recovery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Yolande
Tuscaloosa County
Judge Eyes Disbarment Prosecution of City Prosecutor
Judge Ben Smith halted alleged bid by State's Attorney Wayman to railroad Attorney Charles Erbstein who represents Lee O Neil Browne. Erbstein filed charges with the Bar Association and will seek Wayman’s disbarment.
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Chicago
Wayman
Charles Erbstein
Lee O'Neil Browne
Ben Smith
Erbstein
Bar Association
Boy Who Took Bank Money Regrets His Act
Carl Rohr, a bank employee from New York, stole 1300 dollars and was arrested in Seattle after trying to repay it by working under a false name. He recalls his temptation, fears exposure, and hopes to return the money to cover a five thousand dollar shortfall, before the jail door shuts him back in.
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Eleanor Addams
Carl Rohr
New York
Seattle
Murdered Wife Leaves Shoes for Babe in Tragic Quarrel
Police pursue Andrew Brown, husband of Connie Gibbons Brown, as detectives link a deadly dispute to the note on a pair of baby shoes. The slain woman, formerly married, had hoped to raise her two year old son, while Brown allegedly opposed and is sought for the shooting.
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San Francisco
Harold
Connie Gibbons Brown
Andrew Brown
Brown
Weather forecast: fair tonight and Saturday
Fair conditions expected tonight and on Saturday with light easterly winds. No precipitation indicated. Temperatures not specified in current reading. Highs and lows remain unspecified in the skimmed text.
Mystery Woman Found Dead in Tide Flats
An unidentified woman who died in tide flat muck will be buried in an unmarked grave as police and the coroner conclude their work. The piece ponders why she chose death, imagining her final moments and emotions, while noting she will rest among the unknown dead in a city that moves on.
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