Furth Presses City in Recall Era Over Seattle Gas Plant
Jacob Furth rushes to Seattle with Pacific Coast chamber delegates to address the recall threat and the Seattle Electric Co dispute over the light plant. Witnesses will be called early in the week as Furth seeks to explain the Co's anger and the stakes for Gill's administration.
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Dacob Furth
Seattle
Thene
Pacific Coast
Chambers of Furth
Star
Gill
Seattle Electric Co
Furth
Arms
Ge “F Purth
Comig
Nabaeer Furth
Arma
Seattle Electric
Comcil
Heattle
Prohibitionist Displays Coffins to Fearing Dry Vote
In Auburn, deputy coroner Connell rode a controversial protest placing coffins in his window. He showcased James Martin and Louis Freeman with placards reading He Died of Drink to sway voters toward a dry outcome amid clashes over prohibition.
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Auburn
Connell
King County
James Martin
Louis Freeman
Martin
Freeman
Public Welfare League petitions push recall vote
The Public Welfare League plans recall petitions with about 16 900 names signed already and 300 more circulating. Officials expect 1 500 to 2 000 names from the polls and urge filing with the city controller to speed legality checks and the election date. A committee meeting will decide the action today.
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Public Welfare League
Bes
Santa We Em to Them Keane and Harry Camp Footwear Mystery
In a confused excerpt, Keane and Harry discuss a task about shoes given for cutting wood in Seattle. Judge Gordon recalls a city stockade memory, while James mentions yesterday afternoon and a brand new yesterday. The text is garbled and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
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Keane
Harry
James
Seattle
Gordon
Divorce Request Revealed in Court Announcement
A fragmented court record mentions Mamie Singer and Max Singer amid wording about divorce proceedings and a democratic count. The imperfect text suggests an official filing and signals a forthcoming court action or announcement in New York related to the couple.
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Mamie Singer
Max Singerah
New York
Y George
Stone
Theritt
Couple found incoherent near cafe refused to move
Patrolman Woodlock located Mr and Mrs Charles Selbold late last night tied to a telephone pole by the American cafe. After failed persuasion they were taken for a ride to Fourth and Yesler. They promised to stop drinking if allowed to go and they left voluntarily.
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Woodlock
Charles Selbold
Charles
Spoue
Fourth
Yesler
Just Hard Luck in Police Court for Richard Twohey
Richard Twohey complained in police court that officers always catch him with their backs turned. He has a long record at police headquarters, and yesterday Patrolman Blount saw him enter a boxcar. Judge Gordon ordered him to seek work and get a job.
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Richard Twohey
Richard
Blount
Richard Volubly
Judge Gordon
Goal Wagon Drivers Now Join Strike
Union coal wagon drivers escalate action in New York and vicinity as a general strike looms. Mayor Gaynor seized three wagons and jailed drivers after blocking unlicensed operation. Express firms seek licenses while state and federal officials weigh arbitration and legal challenges.
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United Press
New York
New York City
Gaynor
Williams
Willams
Peeping Tom Attacks Woman at Otis Hotel
Miss Alice Munday awoke to a man entering via a fire escape window at the Otis hotel on Summit and Columbia. He choked her during a scuffle, stole a jewel case with gems worth 600 dollars, then fled after tenants burst in. Police were alerted after his two prior visits.
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Otis Hotel
Summit Av
Columbia St
Alice Munday
Charles F. Munday
Seattle
Misa Munday
Miss Munday
C. H. Hagan
Thanksgiving for Women’s Victory Called by Emma DeVoe
Mrs Emma Smith DeVoe a suffrage leader urges suffrage societies nationwide to proclaim a national thanksgiving on November 24 for the women’s victory. The event draws attention with Miss Belmont and Miss Mackay arranging a New York celebration.
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Emma Smith DeVoe
Belmont
Mackay
New York
Girl wife again asks divorce in 1910 case
For the second time during 14 months of marriage, Mrs Helen H Hayes, 17, wife of Alpha R Hayes, filed divorce proceedings alleging cruelty and non support. The first action was dismissed after a reconciliation. They wed September 1 1909 at Vancouver B C, eloping.
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Helen 8. Hayes
Alpha R. Hayes
Vancouver
Bf. C
31 Dead in Mine Near Trinidad
Fifty one bodies had been recovered from the Victor American Fuel mine at Delagua near Trinidad by daylight. The death toll rose as initial counts doubled or were misread, with fourteen miners still missing and presumed dead. Fire damp and a blast are cited, while the cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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Trinidad
Colo
Victor American Fuel Company
Delagua
Spokane Women Voters Plan A Dry Fight
Spokane rumors say the Anti Saloon League plans a local option election within 60 days to push Spokane dry. Officials believe the emergency clause on amendment six could mobilize the female vote if Gov Hay signs promptly.
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Ivetted Prees
Spokane
Anti-Saloon League
Hay
Japanese plotters found guilty by special court
Tokyo reports a special court has convicted the 26 Japanese alleged in the assassination plot against the Mikado. The guilty group includes the ring leader and a woman. Court recommends the severest punishment under clause 73, up to death.
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Tokio
Henry Lyon's excuses tied to cafe stay in Boise
Henry Lyon explained his repeated presence at a Boise cafe as due to lack of money and shabby clothes so he could not visit the theatre or library. He wore a Masonic emblem. In Idaho, the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget Sound railroad is credited with owning the Gilmore and Pittenburg line in the east of the state.
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People's Cafe
Henry Lyon
Henry
Boise, Ida
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad
Rockefeller
Gilmore & Pittenburg
Idaho
Sam Willets and Varied Marital Rumors Attract Society Gossip
New York society buzzes over Sam Willets, Amber Lawford, and Marie Arnold with questions on divorces and marriages. Reports recount Willets and Amber Lawford posing as husband and wife at a Larchmont hotel, and Amber later in Paris as Mrs. Willets, while inquiries continue about official divorces and the mystery of Mrs. Arnold.
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New York
Sam Willets
Marie Arnold
Amber Lawford
W. F. Morgan
Larchmont
S. Willets and Wife
Willets-Lawford- Arnold
Edward Willets
Brightmore
Rosslyn
L. L
Meadow Brook Hunt M. F
S. Willets
Marie H. Arnold
Rea
Mrs. Arnold
L. H. Arnold
Willets
S. Willet
Sammy
Iss Lawford
Europe
Paris
the Majestic
Miss Lawford
American Lynched in Mexico Sparks Outbreaks Across City
Chaos erupts in Mexico City as violence targets Americans and government institutions amid a spate of outbreaks. Reports indicate multiple attacks and heightened tension with local authorities attempting to restore order.
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Mexico City
Rioters Attack Americans in Mexico City
United States Ambassador Wilson narrowly escaped an assassination attempt in Mexico City as rioters clashed with police. In San Antonio reports say two Americans were killed, plus a lynching of an unidentified man. Troops guard the city as anti American sentiment flares amid the Rodriguez case fallout.
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San Antonio
Tex
Laredo
Mexico City
United States
Wilson
John L. Wilson
Seattle
United Prec
Washington, D. C
State Department
Mexico
Don Leon de Labara
Department
Knox
Rodriguez
City
Juarez Ao
Antonio Rodriguez
Rock Springs
Texas
Lem Henderson
Renton Man to Share in Fortunes of Irish Estate
Mrs. C. Walker of Renton Wash may be one of the heirs of a six and a half million estate in Ireland. Her sister Esther Campbell of Vancouver visited Ireland to support the Crawford family claim for John J Crawford of Kansas City and F Crawford of Renton. Word received today confirms Miss Campbell's success in the claim.
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Montreal
Quebec
C. Walker
Ireland
Esther Campbell
Vancouver
Horn on trial for the Fourth of July killing of John Ryan
William Horn testified in Judge Romald's court that he shot and killed John Ryan on First near Stewart last Fourth of July amid a labor union dispute. He claimed coercion and cited concern for his wife and two children. The defense seeks acquittal as the state presses a stubborn case through testimony from Patrolman Williams and other witnesses.
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William Horn
John Ryan
Stewart St
Williams
Romnald
Horn
Ryan
Fine Chance for a Mix-Up Here
John B. Gordon the police judge sentences Frank Gordon the clerk and bum check artist after a comic misidentification. The court proceedings feature Frank Gordon claiming innocence while being urged to serve thirty days by Judge Gordon amid a chaotic scene with police and city officials.
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John B. Gordon
Frank Gordon
Pierce
Tobin
Francis
Gordon
Frank
Dog team blazes first trail Nome to Iditarod
Superintendent Goodwin of the Alaska road commission and aides left Nome in five sledges to blaze the first trail to Iditarod. The camp near the wind swept plain houses about 2000 winter residents as the expedition advances along the new route.
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Nome
Iditarod
Goodwin
Alaska Road Commission
How the Insurgents Fared in Tuesday's Elections
A compact survey shows Standpatters defeated in the senate contests with Aldrich Hale Birrows Scott CW Va Depew and Dick of Ohio among those beaten. Insurgents win in some houses and Cannon and allies gain seats amid mixed results across states including Minnesota Iowa Michigan and New York with several named candidates winning or losing.
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Senate
Aldrich
Hale
Birrows
Scott CW
Depew
Ohio
House
Tawney
Minnesota
Hull
Iowa
Denby
Diekeman
Michigan
McKinlay
Cal
Scott
Calderhead
Miller
Kansas
Fasset
N. Y
Kiefer
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