Civic Union brands L C Smith as guilty of malfeasance in office
The Civic Union says King County Sheriff candidate L C Smith is guilty of malfeasance and misfeasance in a report prepared after weeks of inquiry. The group withheld publication pending action by its executive committee and did not act on other races.
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L.C. Smith
King County
The
Civic Union
Kenneth Mackintosh
Jay C. Allen
Smith
Jack Williams
Unspecified estate payments and land purchases raise concerns
The record notes $7,000 in warrants paid to Eaton on an estate account. It also cites grave charges against Smith and others related to buying Yesler court site for $290,000, over $30,000 above market value, and the spring purchase of an armory site from the Pacific Coast company.
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Eaton
Smith
Yesler Court
Pacific Coast Company
Htearmer Cottage City Towed for Repairs at Moran Bros
The vessel was moved to the Moran Brothers drydock for a new propeller blade after losing one during a trip to Alaska. A damaged cylinder rod also requires repair before the ship resumes service in common.
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Htearmer Cottage City
Moran Bros
Alaska
Russians Fire On Danish Warship Off Tangier
Reports say Russian Baltic fleet engaged a Danish warship off Langeland island but did not hit. Copenhagen notes Russia seeks to conceal incident amid tensions. Tangier says Baltic fleet sails to the Far East. Rosetsvensky’s squadron restarts voyage.
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Copenhagen
Langeland Island
Gov Fe
Russia
Tangier
Far East
Japs Report Gains as Port Arthur Bombardment Applies Pressure
Dispatches from several hubs report Japanese forces occupying Wantal hill and sinking transports while firing on a Russian battleship at Port Arthur. Bombardment resumed after a brief lull as Japanese trenches were taken and forts captured amid harsh conditions for Russian troops.
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Torio
Wantal Hill
Port Arthur
Chefco
Danny
Magazines Sent Aboard Pacific Sailors In Mid-Ocean Exchange
A pair of ships met on the Pacific as a rowboat carried a bundle of magazines between them. Sailors cheered as a rope with a hook delivered reading material, a gesture praised by Rev. M. A. Matthews in a recent letter from Kokimbo.
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Jack
M. A. Matthews
Thase
Weasel
Kokimbo
Open Fight On Between Wilson And Sam Piles
Fragmented Seattle politics story describes open clash between Wilson and Sam Piles factions within the Republican party. Turner stock rises as Piles challenges Wilson after a夜 meeting, with implications for Meade and governor candidacy, and possible Blethen arrest affecting Sheriff race.
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Wilson
Sam Piles
Piles
Republican
Seattle
Turner Stock
United States
Post- Intelligencer
John L. Wiot
Tacoma
Mead
Wiles
Senate
Turner
Attorneys report on Casey case remains with court
A committee of local attorneys reviewing charges against a Casey & Casey member filed an unfavorable report to Judge Tallman. Casey faced accusations of conspiring to fix a case for D Landa who was charged with assault with attempt to kill. The report leaves the action to the court.
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Casey & Casey
Tallman
Casey
D. Landa
Odell accuses Parker of dockside stock in trusts
Gov Odell in a Murray Hall speech charges Judge Parker with owning stock in the shipbuilding and steel trusts. In Leavenworth Judge Kilpatrick orders a continuance in the Vasquez Burbank divorce case with both sides agreeing to appoint a commissioner to take testimony in the Philippines.
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New York
Odell
Murray Hall
Judge Parker
Shipbuilding Trust
Steel Trust
Leavenworth, Kan
Kilpatrick
Vasquez Burbank
Philippines
Divorce granted in Utah after twenty years of marriage
Mra Minnie Thorogood, married at age 13 in Utah, obtained a divorce from the superior court this morning. The decree cites non support and cruelty as the grounds for the dissolution of the twenty year union.
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Minnie Thorogood
Utah
Superior Court
Sailors Push Circulating Magazine Bureau Aboard Ship
Dr. Matthews reports a plan to stock magazines for a sailors' circulating library on the vessel. He notes last year about 0 magazines were sent and this year already more than that, with crews aboard appreciating the reading material during long caulms and watch periods. The ship awaits port to receive further issues and six incoming sailors are named for visits.
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Dr. Matthews
Mattthews
Puget Sound Steamshipmen Strike Ends
The Puget Sound Steamshipmen end a strike with a dozen more members quitting and the union nearly wiped out. Former strikers report discrimination by steamship officials who rehire some old hands while others are told to wait for placement.
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Puget Sound
The
Sound
Eaid
Steamship Company
Former President Cleveland Appears in Newark Campaign
Former Grover Cleveland draws a loud crowd in Newark New Jersey as he campaigns for the national democratic effort. The piece notes a Sunday county auditor’s office hours to aid election inspectors and a lawsuit over a presumed marriage Mrs Lol Brown filed in superior court claiming her marriage to Michael McManus was invalid due to his still living spouse.
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Newark
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Lol ® Brown
Michael McMannus
McManus
Times Editor Charged With Criminal Libel by County Official
Colonel F. F. French of the county commissioners swore to an information charging A J Blethen editor and publisher of the Times with criminal libel over a recent article accusing him of soliciting a bribe from J C Garvey to secure a county farm contract. Blethen defends the paper and challenges court proof. An appearance bond of 2500 was posted for Colonel Blethen.
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F. F. French
A. J. Blethen
the Times
J. C. Garvey
C. B. Blethen
Blethen
Contempt Declared in Sunset Telephone Warrant Case
A bench warrant was issued for John H. Corcoran division manager of Sunset Telephone for contempt of court. The action followed an order obtained by Tom Page restraining the company from removing his telephone, which had been disconnected.
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John H. Corcoran
Sunset Telephone Company
Tom Page
Bank of Polk County Robbed. Loot Limited to 200
In Monmouth Oregon on November 5, the Bank of Polk County was robbed last night. Thieves failed to reach the inner vault and secured only 200 dollars. The incident follows football results reports from Seripps News Ass'n noting first halves with Columbia, Harvard and Pennsylvania leading opponents.
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Monmouth
Ore
Bank of
Polk County
Suburban cars collide in dense fog near Compton injuring many
Two big suburban cars traveling from Los Angeles to Long Beach in dense fog collided rear end near Compton. Between 35 and 49 people were injured with several in serious condition. One motorman jumped to escape while the other was badly hurt. a second collision occurred at the same spot with minor damage.
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Angeles
Cal
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Compton
Saloon Closing Debate During Election Day
The Star reports on the city ordinance requiring saloons closed on election days sparking differing legal interpretations. Some lawyers argue closure only during voting hours, others contend a full 24 hour ban for the election day period.
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The
Star
Warships Grafton and Flora Sail From Esquimalt
The British battleships Grafton and Flora leave Victoria at 4 pm under sealed orders amid speculation they head to the Far East. Grafton carries full ammunition for her 9.2 inch guns as magazines are stocked. Reports say larger ships may replace them and Esquimalt’s naval significance will rise.
Marriage Licenses Reported for Four Couples
Antonio Castagna aged 35 of Cle Elum and Emma Paleteo aged 19 of Roslyn receive licenses. W. D. Simmons aged 26 and Mrs H Lorch aged 25, both of Auburn, also listed for licenses.
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Antonio Castagna
Cle Elum
Emma Paleteo
Roslyn
W. D. Simmons
Mrs. H. Lorch
Auburn
Steamer Santa Clara Arrives with Prospectors for Tanana
The Alaska Pacific Navigation steamer Santa Clara docked this morning from Valdez with 180 passengers. It carried 420 tons of ore from the Eliamar mines and 9,000 cases of salmon from Yakutat. Prospectors head for Fairbanks and other Tanana districts as spring revival nears. 50 men await a freeze to begin overland trails.
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Alaska Pacific Navigation Company
Santa Clara
Valdez
Cook Inlet
Seward
Tanana
Fairbanks
Eldorado
Eliamar
Yakutat
Got 16 Years Oscar Green Convicted In Highway Robbery
Oscar Green, inmate recently convicted of highway robbery, received a 16 year sentence from Superior Judge Tallman. He was found guilty of stealing $38 from sailor Chan Seagle on October 10 after knocking him senseless. Police say Green has long robbed drunken sailors, aided this time by key evidence from a pair of suspenders.
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Oscar Green
Tallman
Green
Chan Seagle
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