Labor Insurgents Rise Against Gompers
Report from St Louis MO dated November 17 notes a new labor insurgent mood within the American Federation of Labor. Delegates accuse leadership of concentrating power and fear opposition to the current officials until the ongoing injunction case against Gompers, Mitchell, and Morrison is resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Power
Lou, Mo
Seace
American Federation of Latic
Radicala
Gompers
Mitchell
Morrison
Shomo Pays Full Fine After Sun Law Conviction
Charles W. Shomo of the Ow! saloon paid $581.50 in fines after conviction for violating the Sun law. He had boasted of avoiding payment and appealing to the superior court, but Deputy Caldwell pressed the case and Shomo settled the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Shomo
Justice Court
Shomeo
Superior Court
Vanderveer
Van
Caldwell
Bhomo
No recount assured for Seattle census figures
An official discussion in Washington reports that Seattle Portland and Boise census figures will not be recounted this week. Durand plans to present revised data to Secretary Nagel of the Commerce Department for approval before publication. If Nagel doubts any city figures corrections will follow. otherwise data will be released without recounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Frere
Ore
Ciaus
Seattle
Portland
Boise
Durand
Nagel
Department of Commerce
Sus
Nages
Seattle Man Recounts Wellman Rescue From Balloon America
Seattle financier George McLaren describes watching the mid ocean rescue of Wellman and his crew from the airship America. The Trent battled windy conditions as the balloon drifted and finally Wellman cut a hole to release the crew into a lifeboat before the balloon sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent
Wellman
McLaren
London Woman Seeks Revenge In Turbulent Tale Excerpt
The excerpt describes London and Carter Watson planning revenge against Judge Witberg after a sequence of assaults and courtroom satire. Muldowny faces the charge of battery but is granted the benefit of the doubt, while Watson attacks the judge and the scene devolves into a violent sketch. The piece ties fiction to real figures with thin disguises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muldowny
Samuela
London
Carter Watson
Patsy Horan
Judge Witberg
Watson
Patay Horan
Philadelphia
Judge Samuels
Witberg
Patsy Hora
London Punches Back in Story Mocking Judge Samuels
Oakland reports Jack London pens a magazine tale that lampoons Judge Samuels, portraying a blunt, sweeping vendetta against the jurist. The piece suggests a public uproar as readers mock the judge and wonder if he will return to the bench after the sensational satire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Cal
Samuels
Dalay
Jack London
Jurist
Awful
San Francisco
Samuela
London
Tim Muldowny
Fire destroys Hanford business district in overnight blaze
A morning fire in Hanford Washington wiped out almost the entire business section. Six nearby houses burned with a loss estimated at 25 000 dollars. Fourteen people in a single building escaped death after residents awakened them as flames spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanford
Wash
Grant calls for larger U S army
Maj. Gen. Frederick Grant told Toledo today that the standing army is inadequate and too small to face any emergency. He urged that 260000 men be in training at all times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
United States
Frederick Grant
Grant
Pinkerton visits Spokane amid Los Angeles bombing rumors
William A. Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton Agency, passed through Spokane en route to the coast amid claims of links between Spokane men and the Times building dynamiting plot in Los Angeles. Abe Lofquist, a contractor, claims only minor damage from a drunken incident including a smashed stove and window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Times
Los Angeles
William A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Abe Lofquist
Raids at Colonnade Hotel Lead to Disorderly Arrests
Early morning raids at the Colonnade hotel by Sergt Bun nell and officers Georg Geer Phillips and Sullivan net two men and four women for whisky possession and drunkenness. O W Gray the night clerk was also jailed for disorderly conduct. a second raid found Blake and guests drinking, all jailed briefly after posting $25 bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonnade
Dave Blake
Sergt. Bunnell
Geer, Phillips and Sullivan
Alx
O. W. Gray
Persson
Blue Coata
Blake
Arrest Italian Banker Over Embezzlement Charge
Anandole Brees president of the Italian-American Investment Co. was arrested by City Detectives on a $92.77 embezzlement claim from four money orders sent from Italy. Genaro Anzano, a bank patron, is the complainant. Earlier Bresal caused the arrest of cashier Bosko B. Novakovich on a $6,000 embezzlement charge. Novakovich faces trial before Justice Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anandole Brees
Novakovich
Justice of the Peace Garden
Marion Baxter Dying At Home In Last Ill
Mrs Marion B Baxter longtime Wayside Emergency Hospital president and charity worker is not expected to survive the day. She has been ill for five weeks at her daughter Beatrice Baxter Mo Clure's residence 1506 B Jefferson St. She is 60 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion B. Baxter
Wayside Emergency Hospital
Beatrice Baxter Mo. Clure
Jefferson St
Baxter
Must Pay $517 for Two Kisses
In Walla Walla a superior court jury valued two kisses at 517 dollars, awarding James F. Titerington 517 and costs after Miss Kleje Vanzant from Spokane accused him of two felonious kisses. She contends the kisses caused 6000 dollars in damage, though the jury rejected that amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla Walla
Superior Court
James F. Titerington
Costa
Kleje Vanzant
Miss Vanzant
Spokane
Tiderington
Seattle Man Recalls Wellman’s Rescue
George McLaren an insurance agent from the Alaska building was aboard the steamship Trent with Walter Wellman and his dirigible crew when they were rescued October 18. He returned to Seattle yesterday and calls the rescue an exciting affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George 8. McLaren
Alaska
Trent
Walter Wellman
Seattle
McLaren
Revival Week Highlighted by Rev. J. T. Logan in Ross
Rev. J. T. Logan of Chicago conducts daily revival services at the First Methodist church of Ross, with strong, fearless preaching and growing attendance each night until the closing Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Logan
Chicago
First Methodiat Church of Ross
Local Upholstery Store Clears Stock in Quick Sale
The Upholstery Store rearranges space and releases thousands of dollars worth of rugs curtains couch covers and home furnishings for rapid stock reduction. Housekeepers urged to act promptly on discounts including duplex couch covers in 60 inch width with two pattern options and reverse side.
Neal Institute cures famous man and promotes liquor cure
Pat Crowe of Cudahy has finished seven weeks of treatment at Davenport Iowa’s Neal Institute and plans evangelism. A Seattle lawyer, once a heavy drinker, endorses the Neal cure. The Seattle and John D Rockefeller homestead institutes showcase a network of sixty in the U S with twelve thousand saved last year. The method uses a vegetable compound, no injections, and claims to remove alcohol craving. Call or write The Neal Institute Seattle for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Crowe
Neal Institute
Davenport
Iowa
Seattle
Neal
East Howell St
Sixteenth Ave
Ind
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Gottstein
A & Co
Ga Satile
Insurgent
Tai
America
George
Bermuda
Dayney
Aow
Frisco Bay Region
Geo. Samuels
Unitted Press
United Prec
Pinkerton
Fy United Pree
Lofquist
Marion Baxter
Ayer
Prof
Stevens
Stealing Jewelry CO
Westiike Ave
Stee
the Bank For
Third Avenue
Corner Spring Street
Independent
eMac
Spougall & Pigokitwick Co
Second Avenue
Pike Street
Victor
Pacific Coast
Victor Talking Machines
Sherman
Second Ave
Antom St
Steinw
Jay & Co
Cure News
Seattle Neal Institute
John D. Rockefeller
Huclid Avenue
Cleveland
Bekins Moving and Storage Co., Inc
Madison
Twelfth East
Cedar
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