Senator Lorimer criticized by Seattle voters
A Seattle audience denounces Senator Wesley Lorimer Jones for old party fights and policy stances. The letter cites his defense of the Payne Aldrich tariff, opposition to reforms like initiative and recall, and alleged ties to the old party machine. It rebukes his 1908 progressive talk and promises voter scrutiny in upcoming elections.
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Payne-Aldrich
Grand Old Bank
LaFollette
Poindexter
Cummins
Bristo
Wesley Lorimer Jones
Labor chiefs arrive in city for AFL convention in Seattle
The 33rd annual AFL convention gathers in Seattle November 10 for at least two weeks with leaders led by Samuel Gompers and Frank Morrison arriving from the East. Delegates pour in. talks preview faction clashes between crafts and industrial unionism. Gompers likely to be reelected amid election machinery debate.
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American Federation of Labor
Seattle
Samuel Gompers
Frank Morrison
Federation
John Mitchell
Secretary of Labor
William B Wilson
Richmond
Hippodrome
Gompers
Morrison
Reed-McNulty
New Richmond
Ivor H. Gwynne
Thomas Greenall
Great Britain
Mountain View ex-hotel man sentenced for gun smuggling attempt
William Desmond of Mountain View was sentenced in San Jose to five years in prison for attempting to arrange firearms smuggling to himself in the county jail.
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San Jose
Wm. Desmond
Mountain View
Ulster Mass Meeting Pledges Tax Resistance
In Belfast on November 5 a mass meeting of about six thousand Ulstermen pledged to refuse payment of taxes under plans for Irish home rule, signaling strong opposition to the measure.
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Belfast
Ex pal of Miller on the stand in murder case
George Rose testified about an alleged Miller confession in the Hugh McMahon murder during a Seattle library meeting with Miller and others. Rose described their gang ties, their Chicago exit in 1908, and a December Seattle follow up before a noon recess interrupted proceedings. A separate witness sighted shadowy figures near the McMahon residence the night of the alleged killing. A Seattle Elks banquet for newspaper reps was held Tuesday night.
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George Rose
Chicago
Seattle
Hugh McMahon
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Miller
Glasgow
Germany
Henry Braun
Charles Roser
Humpty” Craig
Miller and Reser
Hose
Craig
Rosale Michelson
McMahon
the Elks Club
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Art Jury for Seattle City Beautiful Plan Urged
Boalt argues a municipal Art Jury should be added to city machinery to guide architecture and public works. He envisions uniform styles, statues along Second Avenue, and control of fountain design, lighting, and even uniforms for public servants, with strong preference for a cohesive vision.
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Fred L. Boalt
Seattle Fine Arts Society
Fine Arts Society
O. K
Carl F. Gould
The
Gould
President Wilson's daughter sings for pay in aid of home project
In Philadelphia on November 5 Margaret Wilson performed at a women's club concert for wages to support a project aiding work ing girls. The event raised funds to help establish a home for working girls.
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Philadelphia
Wilson
Margaret
Coal dust explosion devastates Stag Canyon mine
State Mine Inspector Beddow ruled a coal dust explosion rather than a gas blast destroyed the Stag Canyon coal mine in Dawson New Mexico, killing 263 workers. The article notes a veteran stenographer’s career path sharing a concise biographical aside.
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Dawson
N. M
Beddow
Stag Canyon
Senator Wesley L Jones speaks to 200 at Commercial Club
Senator Wesley L Jones addressed about 200 people at the Commercial Club rooms under the Young Men's Republican club. He said the Republican party is progressive and third party adherents will return to the fold. He favored Wilson's Mexican policy, predicted passage of the government Alaskan railroad bill, and criticized Democrats for partisan tariff and currency bills.
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Wesley L. Jones
Commercial Club
Young Men's
Republican Club
Republican Party
Wison
American Fleet Arrives Off Portugal Amid War News
A U S fleet reached Portugal’s coast en route to the Mediterranean and was expected to enter the Straits of Gibraltar by night. Also reported: a Seattle man robbed in San Francisco and boxing fate debated in Venice California. Roosevelt visits Buenos Aires as Paris train wreck toll rises.
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Portugal
Oporto
Mediterranean
Straits of Gibraltar
Seattle
San Francisco
John Walker
Venice
Cal
Polla
Church Federation
City Light Co to Ask Franchise and Expand City Utilities
City utilities committee backs a bill to loan 100000 from the garbage fund for the first unit of a municipal auxiliary light plant. The move aims to meet growing demand as 425900 bonds remain unsold. Ross seeks a county franchise to supply power outside city limits and notes country districts will wait until new power sites are secured.
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Supt. Ross
City Utilities Committee
Ross
Hebb Or
Lake Cushman
Erickson
Queen Cat Show Opens in Bon Marche This Thursday
The Queen City Cat club hosts a three to four point show at the Bon Marche starting Thursday at noon and ending Saturday. Voting costs ten cents and Saturday attendees cast ballots. Two hundred entries headline a growing event hoping to become the first four point cat show in the United States featuring a regal cat as queen.
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Queen City Cat Club
United States
Progressive drive for land district election and three commissioners
Ole Hanson led a heated weekly meeting urging a campaign committee to push the Dec 6 election for the logged off land district. Hanson was named chairman of a 10 member committee to direct education and campaign efforts.
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Ole Hanson
Hanson
New Zealand Butter Arrives Under New Tariff
The first shipment of New Zealand butter to be sent to the country under the new tariff law arrived by steamer on Tuesday and entered the retail market at 40 cents a pound. The Ismil butter is slightly undersalted and shows a rich color.
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New Zealand
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