Recall talk swirls about Seattle mayor in 1916
Philadelphia style revival and a recall rumor surround Mayor Gill after claims Jay Thomas heads a recall linked to 1914 1916 campaigns. Thomas denies leading any move, noting only inquiries about recall procedures. He says talk persists, amid opposition alleging brewery ties.
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Common Sense
Seattle
Wash
Gill
Jay Thomas
Thomas
City Comptroller’s Office
Mehlhorn
Everett
Employers’ Association
Has Philadelphia sparked a new religious revival
A Philadelphia observer examines the rise of the Stone Man Fellowship led by Dr. H C Stone and its claim to nearly 200000 members. Proponents tout a spiritual awakening that could unify Christendom and renew American faith, while opponents remain skeptical of its pretense and impact.
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Philadelphia
Stonemen
the Star
America
Ieman Fellowship
H. C. Stone
Stoneman Fellowship
Cold Wave Persists Two More Days Says Weatherman
Local coal dealers praised Monday as Weatherman Salisbury announced the current cold wave will last at least two more days. Temperatures fell to 30s early Monday with a 41 degree high on Sunday. Crops are reported safe as frost concerns ease for now.
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Salisbury
Mercury
Salis
Dr Percival Lowell Dies After Phoenix Visit
Dr Percival Lowell world famed astronomer and head of Flagstaff Observatory died last night in Phoenix after a visit during which he spoke at the University of Washington. He had recently returned from that trip and asserted Mars was inhabited.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Percival Lowell
Flagstaff
University of
Washa
Mars
Auto Hits Church In Portland Court Appearance
J. R. Straight faced a police court appearance after allegedly driving a car into a church while intoxicated. Witnesses described the vehicle striking the church steps and sustaining partial wreckage.
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Portland
J. R. Straight
Gert
Astoria Wins Rate Decision In Northwest Freight Case
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that the Oregon-Washington R. R. & N. Co. may keep higher rates from Seattle to Inland Empire points than from Astoria to those points. The order revokes a prior decision from November 1 and marks another adjustment in the Astoria rate case affecting Northwest freight rates.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oregon-Washington R. R. & N. Co
Seattle
Inland Empire
Astoria
Oregon
Commission
Northwest
Jail Trusty Dies at Portland Prison
Portland's city jail is without a head trusty today after Edward Wall, the longtime jail trusty, died in bed during one of his brief absences from the city bastile. Funeral services were held for Wall, who spent most of his life in jail as a trusted guard.
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Portland
Edward Wall
Wall
Seven Women Arrested in Raid on Disorderly Houses
Chief Heckingham led a special squad to raid three disorderly houses on Dearborn Street Lane Street and Maynard Avenue early Sunday. Seven women were arrested in the operation carried out by the police patrol units.
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Chief Heckingham
Dearborn
Lane Sts
Maynard Ave
All Night Dance Sparks Mass Arrests At Madison Park
Eighteen dancers arrested after unruly all night gathering at Madison Park following a ferry cruise on Lake Washington. Six women under 20 among those taken to police HQ. Deputy Sheriff Dominick Laizzaro among detainees. Disorderly conduct charges filed for all.
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Madison Park
Issaquah
Lake Washington
H. R. Clark
Ed Wilson
G. J. Fuller
Dominick Laizzaro
Hodge
Tom Clark
Laizzaro
Ill Suffrage Leader Cannot See Parents
New York parents of Inez Milholland Boissevain, suffrage leader, rushed to Los Angeles to her bedside at Good Samaritan hospital. Surgeons warned that her sight of them might trigger a relapse. Condition improved slightly with hope of recovery.
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Los Angeles
John E. Milholland
New York
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Good Samaritan Hospital
Frat Pin Used to Cash Bad Checks Confession
John Carnes confessed today to cashing bad checks using his Greek fraternity pin for credibility. The incident involves a college student in Chicago while Navy personnel were noted in the report.
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Chicago
Navy
John Carnes
Rossi Divorce Trial Headlines a Long Idaho Power Battle
Mis Mabel Rossi of Wallace Idaho testifies she gave up her pride to help defend Herman Rossi ex mayor and mining figure. She recalls a fast life in Boise and Spokane and says she sold her Wallace home for twenty thousand dollars keeping two thousand for herself.
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Hoast
Rossi
Herman Rossi
Wallace
Herman
Holse
Clarence Dabiquist
Fear of death in Everett discussed by Governor Lister
Everett leaders including merchants bankers and professionals met Gov Lister at the Everett Commercial Club to defend free speech amid rising I W W fears. The session revealed a city divided over open shop policies and labor tensions as the Verona incident and gun debates were reviewed.
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Everett
Lister
Commercial Club
Supreme Court Reopens Arguments on Workmen's Compensation
The high court ordered re arguments in cases from New York Iowa Washington New Jersey and Ohio involving Workmen's Compensation laws. Key issues include the constitutionality of the laws and interpretations affecting interstate commerce. The New York Iowa and Washington cases directly test constitutional validity while New Jersey and Ohio questions focus on interpretation.
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Washington
New York
Ohio
Iowa
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Initiatives Push Nonpartisan Bill 28 Signatures Sought
A nonpartisan bill proposal to remove party labels in state county and city elections invites signatures at multiple Lorain locations including Nonpartisan headquarters Elliott 4255, Shorey’s Book Store Third Ave and Cherry St, Raymer’s Book Store 10 First Ave, and Ole Hanson 516 Pike St. Also notes Lorain County jail seeks a 12 cent per day inmate food price increase.
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Arcade
Elliott
Shorey’s Book
Third Ave
Cherry St
Raymer's Book
First Ave
Ole Hanson
Pike St
Dead Man Steers Auto Into River In Fatal Bridge Plunge
Vancouver B C November dispatch reports a driver named Geo Sm allegedly steered a Ladner motor stage through an open North Arm bridge draw into the Fraser River. The tragedy, tied to suspected heart disease, left nine to eleven dead, with Muriel Evans and two men rescued. John Marshall of Mt Vernon Washington among the victims.
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Geo. Sm
North Arm Bridge
Fraser River
Smith
Denly
Vancouver
Muriel Evans
Little Muriel
John Marshall
Mt. Vernon
Wash
Independents Win Cited by Hanson Across Midwest
Ole Hanson and Will Humphrey praised nonpartisan and progressive support after a victory noted as not Democratic. Hanson claimed 3.5 million nonpartisan voters back merit over party labels and announced Chicago as the next national headquarters location.
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Washington
Middle West
Ole Hanson
Woodrow Wilson
Will Humphrey
Hughes
Indiana
Hanson
New York
Far East
Chicago
Official California count begins as Hughes faces Wilson
California begins official vote counting in 58 counties with the outcome deciding if Charles E. Hughes can revive or lose his presidential bid. Republicans note that moving one vote per precinct toward Hughes could yield a 2 245 plurality, if no shifts favor Wilson. Attorneys and checkers from both parties monitor the process.
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San Francisco
California
Chas. FE. Hughes
Wilson
Hughes
Short weight butter leads to court fine
Short weight butter sales were made by Mutual Creamery Company, West’s big co op, according to city evidence against sales manager J. H. Pocock. Superior Judge Smith found Pocock guilty, fined $25 and costs after an appeal from Judge Gordon’s court. The company allegedly sold short net weight packs to Eckhardt & Newett on March 15 in the public market.
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Mutual Creamery Company
West
J. H. Pocock
Smith
Pocock
Gordon's Court
Eckhardt & Newett
Weights
The Woman's Law Part One
In a tense scene Gail Orcutt faces her husband George after his confession of killing a man in a fit of temper. She plans behind a tapestry to shelter them from disgrace and save their child from arrest as the seventh anniversary of their marriage prompts memories of faith and betrayal.
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Charlie Knox
Emmet
George Orcutt
Gail Crcutt
Alrous
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