Blow to fixed prices of food from retailers
Judge Dykeman rejected Crescent Manufacturing Co. and allowed W. Brown of the Sanitary Market to continue selling Crescent coffee at 36 cents a pound. The case, brought by Crescent to prevent underpricing and force purchases from affiliated sellers, seeks 000 damages and challenges price dictation as public policy.
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Ge Dykeman
LI. W. Meyers
Crescent Manufacturing Co
W. &. Brown
Sanitary Market
Brown
Crescent Coffee
Cold Wave Strikes Seattle After Alberta Cold Snap
The weather report notes Calgary at 20 below and Seattle's record cold, with a snow storm early in the season. It cites Alberta cold air currents, Pacific winds, and forecasts more cold and snow as winter starts early. Northern cities like Calgary and Seattle feature prominently in the temperature and snow records.
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Calgary
Alberta
Tampa
Florida
Seattle
Winter
Puxet Sound
Canada
Pacific
Weather Bureau
Passengers protest as captain puts stowaway ashore
On the steamship Alameda off the San Juan islands a 15 year old stowaway from Cordova, Ralph Swan, was marooned ashore at 2 degrees below zero after being put in a lifeboat. Passengers held a mass meeting and demanded Captain Johnson’s dismissal.
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Alameda
John Johnson
Ralph Swan
Cordova
San Juan Islands
Valdez
H. S. de Pue
Johnson
de Pue
Senate
Johnson Reeisee
Gers
R. R. Pierson
Alaska Steamship Co
San Francisco
John Swan
Young Swan
Capt. Johnson
Victoria
Alaska
Declare for Municipal Ownership of Telephones
Green Lake business men endorsed municipal ownership of telephones at a Green Lake Library meeting organized by the Green Lake Business Men's association. A comité was formed led by Geo Hill, Dr M M Null, Dr A B Kidd, J Clementson, A M Green to promote the campaign. Sunset and Independent systems drew sharp criticism. The Commercial club will decide Monday on calling a mass meeting to hear citizens on the phone issue.
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Green Lake
Green Lake Public
A. B. Kidd
J. Clementson
A. M. Green
Commercial Club
Gore Arrives in Seattle and Addresses Students
Senator Thomas P. Gore, famed blind orator and Oklahoma Democrat, arrives in Seattle from the east. A reception at King Street Station precedes a lecture at the University of Washington tonight after an afternoon visit to Broadway High School.
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Thomas P. Gore
United States
Oklahoma
Seattle
King Street
Broadway High School
Senator Gore
U. M
Taft Grants 90 Day Reprieve For Hattie Lomax
President Taft halted a planned execution during a Suwanee visit, granting Mrs. Hattie Lomax a 90 day reprieve from death for the murder of her husband. Her scheduled hanging on November 20 would have made her the first DC woman executed since Mary Surratt.
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United Press
Suwanee
Tenn
Hattie Lomax
District of Columbia
Taft
Surratt
Lincoln
Fear anti foreign Chinese outbreak grows in Shanghai
Reports from Shanghai warn that anti foreign sentiment is rising across China as anti Manchu strife convulses the country. Observers fear an outbreak could trigger active armed intervention by European powers and the United States.
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United Press
Shanghai
China
United States
False Reports on Cedar River Dam Halted by Erickson
Councilman Erickson yesterday halted circulating false reports about the Cedar River dam. He and Councilman Goddard sparred over claims that Seattle’s city water system failed, with Erickson labeling Goddard’s criticisms unfounded and noting the engineer accompanying Goddard had no experience in water works or dam construction.
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Cedar River Dam
Erickson
Cedar River
Goddard
Seattle
Horses Shod As Cold Snap Hits Streets
Blacksmiths see heavy business today as cold weather grips the area. Horse owners rush to get horses shod with sharp shoes for icy streets while the King County Humane Society urges blankets and foot protection to prevent accidents. Some drivers wrap burlap around horses to keep them from slipping. There is no law against sharp shoes, but humane officials urge proper winter protection.
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King County Humane Society
Police to exhume remains in Mrs Quinn case
Chicago police decided to exhume the remains of John McDonald, first husband of Mrs. John Quinn, who is jailed on suspicion of killing three husbands. The inquest into Quinn's death revealed possible rival poisoner links to the Vermilya case, stirring broad suspicions.
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United Press
Chicago
John McDonald
John Quinn
Quinn
What the Bogue Plan Means to Seattle Discussed
W. R. Willcox speaks under the Longfellow Improvement Club at Longfellow school tonight at 8 o'clock about the Bogue Plan and its implications for Seattle. All questions will be answered. Public invited.
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Seattle
W. ER. B. Willcox
Longfellow Improvement Club
Longfellow School
Police fright causes temporary aphasia in Chicago man
James Ryan recovered his voice after a uniformed officer accosted him. He was locked up and unable to answer questions. Doctors say the blindness was caused by aphasia due to fright.
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Dniinae
James Ryan
Ryan
Family clash ends with Ed Arvin shot in Walla Walla
Mrs Arvin warned by telephone that her husband Ed Arvin was en route to the Beers home to clean out the family. Clyde Beers confronted him with a shotgun and Ed Arvin was wounded five times and lies in a local hospital. Beers, 20, is under arrest after saying Arvin entered firing two guns, Beers fired in self defense. Police report support from Arvin's son who said Beers was not to blame.
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United Press Seaso
Walla Walla
Arvin
Ed Arvin
Robert Beers
Clyde Beers
Robert
Beers
Los Angeles Registration Reaches 174 691 For December Election
Los Angeles reports 174 691 total registrants for the December vote with 101 662 men and 73 029 women. Job Harriman the Socialist nominee and incumbent George Alexander on the Good Government ticket will contest the mayoral race on December 5. Both camps express satisfaction with the registration total.
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Los Angeles
Job Harriman
Geo. Alexander
Howard Pyle Dies in Florence at Age 58
Howard Pyle a famed American painter and illustrator died in Florence Italy at age 58 due to heart disease He was associated with Wilmington Delaware and regarded by many critics as the cleverest and most original American illustrator of his time.
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Florence
Italy
Howard Pyle
Wilmington
Del
Missing Boy Plea From Glendive Mother Seeks Seattle Clues
Mrs. Viola Monson of Glendive Montana appeals for help in locating her 15 year old son Roy Monson who may use the name Roy Dickinson. He is believed to have reached Seattle in August and readers with information are asked to contact Mrs Monson or The Star office.
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Viola Monson
Glendive
Mont
Seattle
Roy*Monson
Roy Dickinson
Seaattle
Woman mayor race in Davenport ends with male winner
Davenport defeats Mrs. Clara A. Wright on the Citizens ticket returning Frank K. Benson as the party’s nominee opposed by independent George B. Craig. The primary outcome suggests a political shift and a caveat about coal prices.
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Davenport
Wash
Clara A. Wright
Citizens
Frank KB. Benson
George B. Craig
Coal Trust Remarks Stir Broad Emotion In Verse
A fragmented verse playfully cites the Coal Trust and The Tee Trust expressing joy and misery. The speaker pledges to secure gain when hot days arrive, while the Trusts respond with mixed assurances and glee.
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Coal Trust
Tee Trust
Tee
Winter temperature records show no new yearly high
Report notes Seattle winters with below average marks yet some records in the 1911 season were surpassed by colder January readings. The morning temperature failed to beat the year's record but set new cold benchmarks for the month and season in several locations.
Investment pitch for Seattle area land sale
The ad urges workers to save by buying 5 acres north of Seattle with a running stream. Purchase requires a $50 cash payment, with the balance financed over four years. Prospective buyers are urged to visit the seller to learn more.
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Seattle
OLE HANSON CO Third Floor New York Block
Ole Hanson & Co operates from the third floor of the New York Block. The note identifies the firm location and address context in a concise business entry.
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OLE Hanson & CO
New York
Man spared Minneapolis trial by claiming wife check deception
Olympia reports J A Hyland will not travel to Minneapolis for a desertion trial after convincing Governor Hay that he was sending his wife checks. The extradition tradition was refused. Hyland currently remains in Seattle.
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Olympia
Wash
Guv. Hay
J .A. Hyland
Minneapolis
Hyland
Seattle
Voted Author Dies In New York After Illness
William Russell renowned English sea fiction writer died here after a months long illness. Born in New York in 1844 he joined the British navy at thirteen and forged a long career. His notable works include The Wreck of the Grosvenor The Proventrate and The Life of
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William Russell
England
New Y
Grosvenor
Every Dog Has His Day in Court Over Tail Incident
Mary C. Keene’s English setter Spot fought a tail protection case against tailor Samuel Lavanburg in a confectionery shop at 1718 Yesterday. The judge acquitted Spot and awarded judgment for the defendant.
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Mary C. Keene
Av. S
Samuel Lavanburg
Llewellyn
Spot
Lavanburg
Axminster
Ronald
Tech
Uncle Joe Cannon Says He Aims To Live To A Hundred
Uncle Joe Cannon declares he is too old to run for president but plans to live to be a hundred. He spoke aboard the Christobel before sailing for Panama, sharing a dinner with Governor James Watson of Indiana and attending performances in New York.
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United Press
New York
Joe
Cannon
Panama
James Watson
Indiana
Independent Tobacco Interests Protests Court Action
Independent Tobacco interests met in New York to denounce the U S court action approving the American Tobacco Co reorganization plan. Attorney General Wickersham faced criticism as Felix Levy j and Harry Hunter urged an appeal to the Supreme Court. Resolutions urged President Taft to seek Supreme Court final approval.
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United Press
New York
United States Court
American Tobacco Co
Independent Tobacco
Wickersham
Felix Levy
Harry Hunter
Independents
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Supreme Court
Grants Pass Man Is Sentenced to Hang for Murder
Mike Morgan convicted of first degree murder for killing John E. York in Grants Pass on July 13. Circuit Judge F. M. Calkins orders execution for January 5, 1912, Morgan to be sent to Salem penitentiary tonight. No appeal will be made. Also in New York Geo H Mulligan calls his wife Bessie Vanness a publicity fiend amid divorce proceedings.
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Grants Pass
Mike Morgan
John E. York
F. M. Calkins
Morgan
Salem
New York
Geo. H. Mulligan
Bessie Vanness
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