Wife's Memory Distresses Him in Old Contempt Case
Frank Clarberg, recently divorced from Mary Catherine Clarberg of 523 Cherry St, was jailed on a bench warrant issued nine years earlier by ex-Superior Judge John B. Yakey for contempt of court. The divorce had ordered $15 monthly alimony which he did not pay, and deputies arrested him after a late Thursday pickup. Some women never forget, Clarberg said.
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Frank Clarberg
Mary Catherine Clarberg
Cherry St
John B. Yakey
Ballard Cars 10 Run Shuttles Protest Expanded
The franchise committee recommended Friday that Ballard Beach shuttle service be granted. The plan is to run Ballard cars directly to the city and operate a one man car on the shuttle line with 4 cent transfers issued to riders.
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Traction Company
Ballard Beach
Ballard
Cross Acquitted in Port Commission Theft Case
A jury in Judge Mackintosh's court found Cross not guilty after he was accused of stealing ware and merchandise from the Bell Street dock. Cross, formerly a warehouse foreman for the port commission, was the man alleged to have pocketed money from the sale but the verdict cleared him.
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Port Commission
Bell St. Dock
D. K E. Cross
Mackintosh
Cross
Citizenship move seeks to bar prosecutor in Schmidt case
A sudden attack on James W. Noel, special prosecutor in the Schmidt murder trial, was launched by Nate Coghlan. Coghlan asked Judge Willis to bar Noel from further participation because he is not a California citizen and has not been admitted to the California bar.
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Los Angeles
James W. Noel
Indianapolis
M. A. Schmidt
McNamara
Nate Coghlan
San Francisco
Coghlan
Willis
Noel
California
U. S. Agent To Boost Lumber In Orient
Commercial Agent Franklin M. Heath of the Commerce Department after talks with Seattle lumbermen travels to Portland following a 14 month Far East Australia and New Zealand tour. Officials say findings will stimulate the American lumber trade abroad.
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Seattle
Franklin M. Heath
Federal Department of Commerce
Portland
Smith
Far East
Australia
New Zealand
Methodical Roberts planned family murder and suicide
A detailed profile of George Roberts narrates how an orderly, industrious life turned to silent delusion. He devised a method to kill his wife and children with an ax, then took his own life, driven by paranoid fears and financial unease.
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Fred L. Boalt
George Roberts
Roberts
Roberta
Ruth
Tax case up for argument over tax levy legality
City and county argued Friday in a 1916 tax injunction suit filed by the Chamber of Commerce. The demurrer contends state law allows levy by ordinance or resolution, conflicting with a city charter rule requiring levy by ordinance. E C Hughes led for the Chamber and pressed the point as the hearing before Judge Gilliam continued.
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City and County
Chamber of Commerce
Gilliam
E. C. Hughes
Odd Fellows Ball and Whist Party Prizes Announced
Anchor Jodge 221 1. O. O. P. will host its annual ball and whist party Saturday night at Odd Fellows temple Tenth avenue and East Pine. Several prizes will be awarded with a five prize for the best white players. Odd Fellows and friends have been invited.
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Jodge
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Tenth Ave
E. Pine
Odd Fellows
Packers Protest New Trade Restrictions
Chicago packers told Secretary of State Lansing that Great Britain has imposed stricter controls on American trade with neutrals. Counsel says cargoes to Sweden routed through Norway may be seized unless consumption in Norway is guaranteed.
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Washington
Great Foritain
Chicago
Lansing
Sweden
Norway
Eva Booth to Speak at Metropolitan Theatre Sunday
Miss Eva Booth commander of Salvation Army forces of America will speak at the Metropolitan Theatre Sunday November 14 at 3 p.m. She is described as a forceful speaker on the army of peace organized by her father from infancy.
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Eva Hooth
Salvation Army Forces of America
Metropolitan Theatre
Booth
Army of Peace
Martin Resigns as Tacoma Booster Leader
G T H Martin, secretary of the Tacoma Commercial Club, resigns from his post after saying booster work requires fresh ideas and he feels himself growing stale. the board of trustees accepts the resignation.
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Tacoma
G.T. H. Martin
Tacoma Commercial Club
Board of
Knockout Drops Linked to City Robbery Gang
Four men Frank Miller John Meyers Fred Waldeman and George Wiama held after police find chloral knockout drops in their room at the AD hotel corner Fifth Ave and Washington St. The raid follows the J Kildorf burglary at 103 Mannard Ave and connects to the garroting of Oscar Herring and a $105 theft after Ed die Kieln and Max Fisher gave statements. Chloral was secreted behind wallpaper niches in plaster.
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Frank Miller
John Meyers
Fred Waldeman
George Wiama
Fifth Ave
Washington St
J. Kildorf
Maynard Ave
Eddie Kieln
Max Fisher
Slim
Oscar Herring
Coppel Named Temporary President of Denver and Rio Grande
Arthur Coppel, New York banker, was elected temporary president of the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Co after a reorganization. He succeeds Benjamin F. Bush, and will be replaced by H. A. Mudge in due course.
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New York
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Co
Arthur Coppel
Benjamin F. Bush
Road
Coppel
H. A. Mudge
Victor Herbert Orchestra Falters Against Alcatraz Fog Siren
The Victor Herbert orchestra at the exposition failed to compete with the mournful wall of the Alcatraz fog siren and had to quit during the performance of The Land of the Sky Blue Water.
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San Francisco
Victor Herbert
Alcatraz
Serbian Women Fight Alongside Men in War Effort
Nov. 5 report notes 2000 Serbian women are fighting beside their brothers and husbands as Serbians support the war, with Dr Grubsenh stating the figure when he departed.
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London
Grubsenh
French Bulgarians clash near Rabrovo in northern front
Reporting from Paris on November 6 describes ongoing combat between French and Bulgarian forces north of Rabrovo. The engagement has continued since Wednesday with Bulgarians entrenched near Krivolak along the Nish Salonika railway, within 200 yards of French positions.
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Paris
Rabrovo
Krivolak
Nish-Salonika
Reservoir safety prompt sparks gunfire plan
Mayor Gill Friday approved a water department permit to station a guard at Beacon Hill reservoir to fire blank cartridges at seagulls drawing thousands to the area. The measure aims to protect the reservoir’s fresh water from the birds and their nervous presence.
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Beacon Hill
Gill Friday
Water Department
Baby Body Found Murdered Near Snake River
The infant was discovered on the Whitman county side of the Snake River Tuesday. The newborn’s body, wrapped in a flour sack labeled with a Spokane firm, shows the head crushed with a rock. Authorities seek any leads to identify the killers.
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Wall Walla
Spokane
Whitman County
Snake River
Bromoline Quinine Patent Remedy Promoted in Ad
An old advertisement urges readers to seek the full name “Bromo Quinine” and promises a cure for colds in one day. It references signature by G. W. Grove and lists a price of 26e for the product Curea a Cold In One Day.
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G. W. Grove
Nevada Completes Endurance Test Off New England Coast
The super dreadnaught Nevada yesterday plowed up and down the New England coast for twelve hours at 19 knots, passing the endurance test successfully. Another test will be held today.
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Boston
Nevada
New England
Mayor Ousted in Memphis Over Prohibition Enforcement
Meyer E F Crump R A Utley vice mayor and W M Stanton police judge suspended after admission they failed to enforce prohibition laws.
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Memphis
Meyer E F. H., Crump
R. A. Utley
W. M. Stanton
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