Counterfeiting Gang Brought Down In San Francisco
Five men tied to a coast wide counterfeit operation face charges after arrest by the Secret Service in San Francisco. Frank Sanders led the ring with aliases including Miller and Lin, operating from the East to Victoria and Tacoma. Investigators believe most fake coins, dating 1900 to 1962, were produced locally and circulated across cities from Victoria to San Wesles. Sanders and two associates resisted arrest but were captured by Detectives Kennedy and Byrnes, with Powers supervising the case.
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Victoria
San Wesles
Frank Sanders
Harold Jones
Schmult
Miller
Emitsennglier
Nermant
Lin- Frank Sanders
Tacoma
Sanders
Menngiler
Secret Service
Sanders Gang
Portland
Sandere
Gompers Attacks Eliot At Labor Convention
In New Orleans on November 13 Samuel Gompers criticized Harvard President Eliot for his recent comments against unions. Gompers denounced Eliot as a strike breaker and defended labor. The exchange occurred amid debates at the labor convention.
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Orleans
Hig of
Labor
Samuel Gompers
Eliot
Harvard
Gompers
Arnold
Wallop Kabyles Amid Unclear Murder Controversy
Report from this afternoon notes confusion as Kal Kabyles inquire about a murder case. Authorities discuss measures and rapid response as inhabitants face rising tension and possible threats.
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Mies
Kal Kabyles
Sten
Hay Fight Franchise Debate Returns to Hall
A local meeting was held to decide on legal action to stop the Kelsey franchise and halt its execution. A. A. mace led the discussion with A. T. C. and A. W. Hight red & committee advising counsel on possible court action to prevent proceeding.
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Hall
Kelsey
A. W. Hightred & Committee
Fractious Strikers Face Weather and Scarcity Strain
Nov 13 report describes coal strike tensions in cities, with some protests in St Etienne and a destroyed mine supervisor office. The strike area is largely calm though conditions are harsh due to cold weather and food shortages affecting miners.
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St. Etienne
Wan Aban
Watfer
Bitten by Bulldog attack shocks Yakima village
Reports from Yakima on November 13 describe a ferocious bulldog attack in the valley that injured a boy and a neighbor. The dog was stunned by a hammer and the boy recovered while others suffered serious injuries.
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Yakima
P. Longevin
Mutiny in the city chain gang spurs jail dispute
The chain gang files an appeal with Jailer Corbett seeking better treatment after police use of a city prison. Cockroaches swarm the cell as guards struggle to keep vermin from inmates. dozens of insects are killed but thousands remain.
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Corbett
Roosevelt's Wildwood trip ends as hunt plans cast light
President Roosevelt arrived in Memphis at 10 am and departed for Mississippi. He planned a bear hunt near Smedet north of Vicksburg with Stuyvesant Fish of the Illinois Central railroad present. In a separate note, Goudy was fined $50 and costs for assault on his wife, arrested by Officer Liner.
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Memphis
Tenn
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Smedet
Vickeburg
Stuyvesant Fish
Iitneis Central Railroad
Goudy
Justice George's Court
Liner
Freight Rates Revision Sought By Coast Merchants
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday afternoon the coast to interior freight rates were debated. The Manufacturers' Association of Portland argues current disparities hinder coast firms against eastern rivals and a regional conference may set new rates. J R McCauley and N Butler were arrested on suspicion, McCauley noted as an ex convict past working age.
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Chamber of Merce
Amociation of
Portland
Rall
J. R. McCauley
N. Butler
Manila bound Chinese servant denied landing at San Francisco
Stratton, the Port Collector, refused permission for a Chinese servant of Vice Governor Wright to land in San Francisco. The man had a guaranty of safe return to Manila within six months. The decision blocks the voyage despite assurances.
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Ran Prancisco
Port
Stratton
Wright
Philippines
Manila
American Killed in Panama Gunboat Clash
In Panama a clash between revolutionists and the government gunboat Bogota left an American crewman dead and Lieutenant George Walker wounded. The Bogota overhauled two armed schooners and attacked on the beach, with several revolutionaries killed and a schooner set on fire. The Bogota, formerly the Jes ele Banning, had been converted into a gunboat in Seattle.
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Panama
Bogota
Marmaduke
Richard Kane
State of Washington
George Walker
Vasques
Clarke
Boata
Tte
Interstate Commerce Board Opens Hearing on M and Ohio Grievances
The Interstate Commerce Commission resumed hearings in Washington on November 13, focusing on complaints from the Aberdeen Commercial Group Association against the Maryland and Ohio railroad. The West Coast complaints had been heard previously, and today the commission continued the grievance examination.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Weahington
Evances
M & Ohio Railroad
Aberdeen Commercial Group Association
Navy officials inspect Port Royal and Charleston works
Secretary Moody of the Navy and a staff of naval engineers begin a personal inspection of government projects at Port Royal and in Charleston today, assessing progress and conditions.
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Moody
Riment
Port Royal
Charleston
Train kills Black track-walker near Boaz Kentucky
A dial train carrying President Roosevelt to the South struck and killed a Black track-walker near Boaz Kentucky at about 4 AM while traveling at high speed. The incident occurred as the train proceeded through Paducah. Additional details were not immediately released.
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Paducah
President Rosevelt
Boaz
Cholera Outbreak Reported in Manila Fifth Infantry
In Manila on November 14 cholera struck the Fifth Infantry, causing seven deaths and over a dozen cases of illness. Authorities blame a polluted water supply in the Maraquina river for the outbreak.
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Manila
Maraquina River
Mary Baker urges reporting contagious cases not treatment
Boston reports say Mary Eddy Baker advises followers not to treat contagious diseases but to report cases to authorities when required by law. Washington notes the police will prosecute Mrs Liccott for treating a patient, with a warrant before the District Attorney and a coroner view of possible indictment.
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Boston
Mary Eddy Baker
Washington, D. C
Mra. Liccott
Pees Hoge
Iseua
Gould
Mra. Lancott
Grand Ry
Pennsylvan ia Railroad Raises Wages in Pittsburg
The Pennsylvania Railroad Co announces a 10 percent wage increase for all Pittsburg employees earning under $200 a month. The move, affecting about 10,000 workers, is said to be justified by strong company earnings and favorable times.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Bailroad Co
Longshoremen Strike Hearing Continues Under Labor-Commissioner
State Labor Commissioner Blackman held a hearing into the longshoremen strike with witnesses from the union and the Pacific Coast Company. testifying were F W Clarke and A Morrison who spoke of wages and settlement efforts while Manager Miller of the Pacific Coast Company defended the company and proposed arbitration or delay. The hearing covered overtime pay, non union labor, intimidation claims, and the bunkhouse conditions amid the ongoing labor dispute.
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Blackman
F. W. Clarke
al. Morrison
Longshoremen's Union
Eal
Kent Farret
Pacific Conant Company
Miller
Pacific Coast Company
Farrel
Clarke
McCabe & Hamit 2
San Francisco
Morrison
Everett
Atrikers
Ele
Penunion
Great Northern Docks
Langley
Mayos
T Miller
Paelie Coast Company
Deadlock in City Terminal Talks Delays Rail Proposals
A council committee and railroad representatives failed to resolve ownership and access disputes over a railroad terminal and a strip of Railroad Avenue. The dispute centers on tithe ownership of the strip and proposed quit claim deeds, delaying work on the terminal and depot plans. Negotiations continue as the Northern Pacific Company awaits broader approval.
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Council Committee of Corporations
Columbia
Puget Sound
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad
Dearborn
King Ettai Avenue
Columbia & Puget Sound
Dearborn Street
Railroad Avenue
Rinehart
Railroad
Angus Macintosh
Macintosh
C. D. Maynard
Thomason
Mlao
Samuel H. Pilea
Puget Sound Road
Thomson
Piles
Superior Court
Washington Street
Cortions
Tee
Nemeer Thomson
Rall
4 Avenue
King Street
Columbia & Puget 'S
Tts
Northern Pacific Company
Penanes
Mellen
Farrell
Pacific Coast Company
Columbia & Puget Sound Road
Mill
Great Northern
Would-Be Safe Blower Caught by Police
Seattle police arrest Thomas Warner, ex convict, suspected of planning a safe robbery at Homestead saloon in Booth Prairie. Two drills and two packages of black powder found on him. Warner in custody after a tip indicated a planned heist with a partner recently released from prison. Authorities question motive and connection to a Seattle burglary last January.
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Kennedy
Byrnes
Powers
Mirge Avenue
Cnae
Beattie
Warner le
Thomas Warner
Seattle
South Prairie
Warner
Pepuejnuy
Walla Walla
Second Avenue
Leas
Liberty
Homestead
Booth Prairie
Tone
Arrrest
Four Men Attempt Train Robbery Near Frankfort
Four unknown men tried to hold up a Monon passenger train south of Frankfort Indiana. They planted torpedoes on the track and fled the cab after the engineer sped the train. Sheriff Corns and a posse pursued and captured three miles from the scene. Two suspects are in custody and jailed.
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Frankfort
Ind
Here
Oangrat
Siekowe
Yellow fever outbreak among U S marines in Panama
In Panama isthmus yellow fever hits American Marines. Rear Admiral Casey reports a case fatality among Private Schoep hing and notes no other cases at present. Orders to concentrate troops at Colon and curb spread expected. Secretary Hay says Marines not needed ashore longer but vessels at Colon or Panama need not be relieved.
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Washington, D. C
Isthmeus
Panama
Casey
Navy
Colon
of Hay
Navy Department
Schoep- Hing
Timber Cutting Rights Granted on Burned Lands
State Senator BE M Rands received a communication from U S Land Commissioner Binger Hermann about resuming timber cutting on lands recently burned in Clarke Cowlitz and Skamania counties. Settlers with valid entries may cut and dispose of timber if they filed in good faith and start after the land is platted, even without surveyed land, provided they meet all requirements.
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Vancouver, Wh
BE. M. Rands
United States
Binger Hermann
Clarke
Cowlitz
Skamania
Settiora
Woman Drowns After Leaving Boat In Idaho Lake
Spokane dispatch reports Mrs. Nora Ruddy quarreled with her lover F. J. Whitney at Harrison Idaho then hired the Powderhorn steamer to cross a lake. Halfway she walked to the stern refused to return, screamed, and disappeared beneath the water before aid could reach her.
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Spokane
Nora Ruddy
F. J. Whitney
Harrison
Idaho
Powderhorn
University car line lots near Pioneer Square sought
Property notes describe remaining parcels along University car line about a 15 minute ride from Pioneer Square with five 600110 units at 599 dollars each. Buyers are told the plots offer good views of Lake Union and favorable locality and distance from the city.
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University
Pioneer Square
Lake Union
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Bntecret Service Office
Pater
Frank San
Eas Carnival
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Tempers
HAY Fight Franchise
Jesele Banning
San Fran
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad and Council
Hanna
Cleveland
New York
Thomas C. Plett
Renton
Herbert S$ Upper
Becheverman
Firet Avenue
Cherry Street
the Lion Clothing House
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Cor
AZ Lion
Clothing House
R. J. Shannon
Iowa
R. T. Shannon Grocery Co
W. B. Hutchinson Co
Cerner Second and Union
Daulton’s
Brussels
Bruges
Daulton Carpet CO
Qoer, Spring and
First Ave
University Heights
State University
Ity
Pacific Northwest
W. H. Thompson
James
Desideratum
L. Adler Bros. & Co
Rochester
Adams & Blanchard
Hinckley Block
Cravenette Raincoats
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