Robbery in Gun Point Claim Amid Fireman Death Report
A fragmented account describes a robbery under threat of a pistol linked to a construction dispute. Fireman Edward Brandt died in a fire. others were overcome by fumes. The text outlines a contractor Allen and unknown defendants pressuring Johnson and associates for $156,000, with coercive confinement and intimidation reported.
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Colline
Washington
12Th Nty
Edward Brandt
Allen
Joasioe May Smith and
Johnson
Ice price war spurs new supplier in bid to lower costs
Restaurateurs and ice users rally as the Pacific Ice and the Independent firm enter the market, offering two year contracts at 20 cents a unit. Industry observers say trust companies cut prices to stifle competition, while consumers hope for sustained relief from higher rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Ice Company
8S. Hyde
8 Hyde & Co
James St
City to Move Prisoners to County Jail Plan
City officials announced a conference with the mayor and police chief to transfer all convicted prisoners to the county jail. The move, due to crowding, aims to place the sentenced inmates in a county wing as a permanent measure, with funding arranged with the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poim
Wappenstein
Plague Report Shows 96 Cases 60 Deaths 29 Cured
SAN FRANCISCO reports no new cases today with totals of 96 verified, 60 deaths, 29 cured, and 7 remaining. VACOUVER, Washington records Mrs Ed Harkon, wife of a saloon bartender, committing suicide by arsenic after family troubles.
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San Francisco
Vacouver, Wash
Ed. Harkon
Methodists Plan National Holiday for Evangelizing America
The Home Missions and Extension of the Methodist church favor a new National Sunday to be observed on the first Sunday after Thanksgiving. Special services will focus on evangelization, with all collections that day reserved for saving American souls and furthering church work.
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United Press
Ind
The
Home Missions and Extension
Methodist Church
America
Five Years Back Pay Sought in Janitor Suit
A janitor seeks five years back pay totaling $1 275 in a Superior Court action. He claims $475 received earlier and asks for the balance due as the trial of Tirey L Ford progresses. Governor Gillett has indicated a proposed amendment to legalize court acts during a special holiday will be among early legislature items.
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Sperior Court
Tirey L. Ford
Gil Lett
Mod trial outcome expected this week
A garbled text item mentions a trial in Mod and names like dOy Annew and Mrasa with unclear roles. The readable fragments point to a planned trial this week, possibly involving a person or entity named KY.
Beattie Clearing Totals From Today's Transactions
Fragmentary financial note shows Beattie and Yacama clearing totals with balances including 127 920 16 and 906 205 71 967. Mentions Forti and Gos Muingers with unclear amounts for today’s clearings.
Quiet High Official Wedding Set With Bishop Officiating
A high official wedding will take place with the Bishop of Washington performing the ceremony. The event will be witnessed by fewer than 200 guests.
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Washington
Horse Fall Injures Rider at New York Show
Nicholas Unt, noted breeder, rode his hunter Chap over five barred hurdles at the New York horse show when Chap stumbled and fell on him, injuring the rider and breaking several ribs.
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United
New York
Mov
Nicholas Unt
Thorps
Passenger Trains Collide in Narrow Capitally Collision
In Gle Gorge Washington on November 18 two Northern Pacific passenger trains collided near Lemple just after midnight. Train No 2 eastbound and No 6 westbound were involved as No 6 prepared to pass, causing heavy damage and narrowly avoided loss of life.
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United Press
Gle Gorge
Wash
Northern Pacific Railway
Lemple
City Night Watchman Arrested After Repeated Arson Attempts
In Oklahoma City Clyde Canifax, a night watchman, was arrested after the tenth arson attempt in three days. A mob of about 400 angry citizens pursued him as the fire was started in a box car.
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Bnid, Okla
Clyde Canifax
Frisco Courts Face Severe Congestion in Court Docket
In San Francisco on November 18 the courts are deeply congested with cases as a long holiday slows progress. The docket holds hundreds of criminal charges and several cases await attention. Jury pools and witnesses were excused until Wednesday for further proceedings.
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Ban .Francisco
San Francisco
Socialist letters allege Mayor Moore blocked street meetings
Edwin J. Brown, attorney for Seattle socialists charged with obstructing streets, accuses Mayor Moore of bad faith and unequal treatment. He cites the 1906 stance that socialists could hold meetings if travel was unobstructed, and calls Moore’s recent actions arbitrary. Brown asserts socialists seek free speech and square dealing, urging consistent enforcement of law.
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Star
Edwin J. Brown
Moore
Seattle Star
iIn
the Star
William Hickman Moore
Walter Thomas Mille
Herman F. Titus
Titus
Socialist Party
Ananias Club
Plutoecratic
Socialista
Salvation Army
Penial Mission Church
Bowen
California
Wappenstein
Mr. Bowen
Yesterway
John H. Gordon
de Bruler
Union Street
Second Ay
University St
Seconday
The
Post-Intelligencer
Seattle Times
Senttle News
MURDERS THE WRONG MAN IN WEBB CITY
Henry Lacey foreman of the American Feanty mine told the coroner jury he killed the wrong man W W Parker a miner who stayed with Mrs Lacey Parker was slain at Lacey home Friday night Lacey wilted at the revelation and said he would not have cared what was done to him if he had killed the right man The deed followed a plan to shoot a man at his gate after a statement about smoking at dusk
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Johnson
Allen
Compet Pany
Hilion
Diamond Ice
United Press
Webb City
Henry Lacey
American Feanty
W. W. Parker
Mra. Lacey
Lacey
Parker
Kied
Ain Parker
Man Hunts Escaped Prisoner From Walla Walla Jail
Nov 18 report from Walla Walla says a prisoner named Putt, a trusted clerk at the prison office, escaped yesterday afternoon during a tor? escape. A manhunt is underway after a second escape in four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gery
Pententiary
Hunt Wee
Pwleon
Chicago Rail Line Aims For Fast Pacific Coast Run
Chicago officials and business groups push the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad to guarantee heavy tonnage and push a rapid venture to the Pacific Coast. If weather holds, the project promises a notable record in track laying and road construction as extension nears completion.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul
Pacific Coast
St. Paul
Health Board to rule on building code bathroom violations
Corporation Counsel Scott Calhoun sent a communication to the Board of Health stating the city’s legal adviser will determine whether Turk bathrooms are operated in violation of the new building ordinance. He believes enforcement is possible even if bathrooms meet prior specifications.
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Corporation
Scott Cal
Calhoun
George R. Forrest Disappears Near Port Williams
George R. Forrest, keeper of the ryes near Port Williams, vanished after leaving home last Wednesday. Police search with no trace. he carried between 400 and 700 dollars. He was last seen aboard the steamer Bellingham about 40 minutes out of Seattle. Forrest was not a drinker and kept good domestic relations, raising fears of foul play or misfortune.
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George KR. Forrest
Ryes
Port Willams
Joe Schiumpf
A. H. Anderson
Seattle
Bellingham
Forrest
Case Dismissed In Godtinog Purchase by Margaret Pinkett
The case against Margaret Pinkett for buying Godtinog at Graham's on the representation she was Mrs. James A. Moore's niece was dismissed today. The bill ran up at Graham's where the clothing was purchased, and theecogia in the trial was paid by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Pinkett
Graham's
James A. Moore
Ecogia
Gulf Coast Wind Storm Wrecks Coastal Vessels
Mispatched reports say a terrific wind storm along the lower gulf coast has damaged ship and plog interests. A number of smacks and coasting vessels are reported lost with no deaths reported yet.
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United Press
Mest O City
Gulf Coast
Riots After Street Car Strike Parade In Louisville
Rioters injured two policemen with bricks and struck bystanders as more than two thousand demonstrators formed a parade after a street car strike. Five men were arrested and several women passengers fainted when cars were stoned. A discharged conductor's wife addressed the crowd at a make shift meeting. The board of public works approved a five year lease for a railroad avenue site to Standard Oil for a wharf project near the east waterway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Board of Public Works
Standard Oil Company
East Waterway
Nighttime Looting Strikes Levine’s Tailor Shop
In Los Angeles two men backed a wagon to 714 South Spring Street, broke a rear window, and looted D. L. Levine’s tailor shop of goods valued at 1600 dollars. The theft was found about ten minutes later, and the thieves fled.
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Los Angeles
Cal
D. L. Levine’ Tailor Establishment
South Spring #1
Socialist Leader Urges Boycott of Militia in Speech
Victor Herger of Milwaukee urged a boycott of the American militia in Norfolk in a Federation of Labor talk. He claimed the militia would defend plutocrat property and aid in suppressing workers, and that every man should be armed. He accused the militia of assisting anarchy with the big stick.
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Norfolk
Victor Herger
Federation of Labor
Herger
Murder Threat Ties Tacoma Motorman to Former Sweetheart
J N McPurdy a Tacoma motorman on the Old Town line is jailed on a charge of threatening the life of his former sweetheart Florence Henson of Pasco. After a breakup months ago he hid behind a telephone pole and pressed a revolver to her face saying he would kill her for talking about him. Henson's companions alerted her and McPurdy was captured.
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Tacoma
J. N. McPurdy
McPurdy
Judge Bars New Issues in Lawson v Black Diamond Coal
In Superior Court Judge Frater refused to allow an amended answer in the three year old case of F. Lawson against Black Diamond Coal Mining. The suit seeks $55,000 commission from the sale of mining property and delays in defense are deemed to bar new lines of defense after three years. The introduced amendments raised technical questions rather than new facts.
Nebraska Arrives at Frisco During Final Trial Cruise
The new battleship Nebraska arrives in San Francisco Bay and anchors off Salton Creek after a three day voyage from Seattle. The vessel has just been completed by Moran Brothers of Seattle and is near acceptance following its final trial cruise.
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San Francisco
Nebraska
Bay
Salton Creek
Seattle
Moran Bros
Ministers Seek To Close Theaters On Sundays
Ministers at a city meeting instruct the executive committee to confer with the prosecuting attorney and Mayor Moore on enforcing Sunday theater closings. The committee reported the supreme court decision upholding the state law and ordered action to enforce it. Weeks earlier a petition circulated among ministers urged banning all theaters on Sundays.
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Mackintoes
Moore
Supreme Court
Pierce County
Comuisites
Miniatera
Ely
Mrs Bradley Defense Widens Plan With New Witnesses
Washington November 18 defense team for Mrs Bradley expands strategy by adding ten witnesses. Insanity defense gains supportive evidence while defendants discuss Brown's character. Reporters Hay and Cottrell describe her erratic behavior and a potential confession. Police say she appeared unsettled but not insane. Recess follows noon session.
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United Press
Washington
Charles Cottrell
Fierce Fight With Women in Street Attack
Frederick W. Vanderpool lost his right eye and his wife was stabbed repeatedly as four strange women attacked Vanderpool and Charles Webers after a car stop. Webers was left with a scratched face and the quartet fled the scene.
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United Proms
Chicago
Frederick W. Vanderpool
Charles Webers
Vanderpool
Webers
Mrs. Vanderpool
Man Found Near Oxbow After Throat Slashing Disappearance
Jacoby Lutz, missing from Youngstown since Thursday evening, was found in a shack near Oxbow in critical condition after slashing his throat with a razor. He wrote his name at the hospital, where authorities say recovery is possible but death would be likely if untreated. police traced him to a cabin in the Duwamish valley and Georgetown, with him wandering since his disappearance.
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Jacoby Lutz
Youngstown
Oxbow
Lante
Fron
Duwamish
Patrick Flaherty
Georgetown
Luis
League Declines City Nomination Roles in Primary Law Spirit
The Municipal Ownership league will not participate in nominating Seattle city party candidates. It aims to follow the spirit of the state primary law by letting individuals petition and urge candidates to enter races for school directors. Forms will be printed to aid petitions at the mass meeting Thursday at the labor temple. The Wood issue delays presiding officer choice as Judge Wood declines, noting time constraints while recognizing his leadership.
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Municipal Ownership League
Seattle
League
Bution
Labor Temple
Moore
Judge Moore
Rat Poisoning Brigade Canceled After Mixed Results
The rat poisoning brigade was recalled from its routes to observe outcomes. Few poisoned rats reached headquarters and in several districts no rats appear to have died from the poison.
Wheat movement hinges on railroads for Pacific Northwest crop
Wheat movement for Washington, Oregon and Idaho now rests with railroads. Kerr Gifford exporters and regional bankers agreed to issue drafts on New York payable in 15 days to finance the move. Water transport is rapidly gearing up to ship about 80 million dollars of wheat, with expectant cargoes from Puget Sound ports and more vessels on the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
National Bank of Commerce
Peter and
Andrew Kerr
Kerr Gifford Company
A. K. Loose
Wheat Belt
R. R. Spencer
New York
Puget Sound
Steamers Here for Grain Cargoes
Grain movement starts soon from Everett and other sound points as ships prepare to load wheat for the United Kingdom. The Dumfriesshire from Los Angeles awaits cargo for De War & Webb, the Reven Tere to load wheat from Tacoma under Balfour & Guthrie, and the Rene Kiviller French boat expected to load grain. The Brdbioch British square rigger arrived, loading 106000 bushels for England, marking Everett's first wheat shipment and a new era in the clay of smokestacks.
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Dumfriesshire
Los Angeles
Dewar & Webb
United Kingdom
Reven Tere
Townsend
Tacoma
Balfour & Guthrie
Rene Kiviller
Brdbioch
Everett
England
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Edith Root
Ulyases Simpson Grant
Oklahoma City
Mayor Moore
Pike Place
Pbs
Wappy
Supreme Court of the United States
Yecek
Hopkine
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George R. Forrest
Bradley
Standard Oil
Frisco
Hay
Cottrell
Louis McMahan
Shack
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