Socialist meeting disrupted at Temple by crowd
The Labor Temple held a municipal ownership meeting that drew 400 to 600 people. Disruptions occurred as speakers urged continued free speech while opponents demanded action. Mayor Moore pledged to uphold current policies as he faced a potential three ticket race in upcoming elections.
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Moore
Cipal
Herman F. Titwa
Hinses
Cat Sveddress
Hickman Moore
D. Wood
Judge Wood
Labor Temple
Falthe
Corporation
Scott Calhoun
Charles G. Heifver
King C County
Democratic Club
O That Club
Rtisans
Third Party
Helter
Woman Under ae for Extortion in California Case
A woman in Bles, California, faces extortion charges after a plan to coerce $5,000 from real estate man Hagwell, allegedly developed with a detective bureau agent. The plot reportedly aimed to confront Hagwell at his home and extract hush money.
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Clares
Bagwell
Fleming
Hagwell
Mandard Oil Gets Dose of Its Own Medicine
In Japan the Standard Oil and its subsidiary were restricted by oath from developing Echigo province without local director representation. The American Tobacco Company was compelled to merge with the Murai Brothers to proceed with its business in Japan.
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MC B
International Company
American Tobacco Company
Murai Brothers
Japan
What is a Democrat
United Press reports on November 22 that the Democratic party faces internal debate over support for Roosevelt policies. A proposed draft of the party platform questions what defines a democrat and signals opposition to certain Roosevelt policies.
Explosion in Interbay drug store injures proprietor
An explosion at about 7 Morning shook the Interbay drug store as proprietor Mr. W. attempted to start the business. A leaking jar filled the room with smoke and flames, burning hands and knees of the proprietor who crawled to the doorway. Damage estimated around $100.
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Interbay
Inter
WD IN GRAVEYARD
A fragmentary United Press report from Cal to a graveyard scene mentions A. S Matter who fears not and has built a comfort amid conditions. It hints at a life of ease without a landlord but notes he must set out and take his family along.
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United Press
Les
Cal
McMinn
Twelve Injured Two Fatally In Local Crash
Report from United Prev notes a late night crash outside the city left twelve injured and two dead. Witnesses say a car collided with another vehicle at dawn, with one occupant including John Hols Horn sustaining critical injuries. Authorities investigated the scene for road conditions and possible DUI factors.
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United Prev
DUIKY
John Hols Horn
Alaska Central Railroad Director Promotes Washington Alaska
John F Ballaine of Beattie a director of the Alaska Central Railroad based in Seward Alaska speaks in interviews about boosting Washington and Alaska. He emphasizes development and expansion of rail links to interior regions during his long interview tour.
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United Press
Hoston
John F Ballaine
Beattie
Alaska Central Railroad
Seward
Alaska
Ashington
Missing Solicitor In City Face Jewelry Theft Case
Solicit or Wilma once an advertising solicitor in the city has been missing since August 30. L H Burnett the jeweler reports a pair of diamond earrings and a diamond ring valued at 935 dollars found missing. Burnett filed a complaint with the prosecuting attorney after Wilma paid 100 dollars in cash and gave notes for the rest. He allegedly left town with the balance unpaid and jewelry unreturned.
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ER. H. Wilma
Thin City
L. H. Burnett
Wilma
New Japanese Consul Takichi Tanaka Meets Seattle Mayor
Takichi Tanaka of imperial Japan serves as edge consul at Seattle and makes a formal call on Mayor Moore. The new consul was installed by retiring consul Mivamideu, who departs for Yokohama on November 26.
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Takichi Tanaka
Imperial Japan
Edge
Seattle
Moore
Mivamideu
Yokohama
City gridiron project authorized on Connecticut Street
An ordinance authorizes a new gridiron on Connecticut Street west of Railroaday with a $3,000 appropriation to cover the cost.
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Connecticut St. Weat
Bank Clearings Report for Seattle and Tacoma
Clearing today shows Seattle with 1,175,040.00 dollars and a balance of 164,964.38. Tacoma reports 599,248.00 dollars and a balance of 65,061.00.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Japan Hit by Wide Earthquake Shaker
The entire empire was shaken by an earthquake this morning with shocks felt from Hokkaido to the Bonin islands. No damage was reported in Tokio.
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Tokio
Hokkaido
Archipelago
Governor Pardons Phillip McGuire After Petition Drive
A large petition led by Sheriff Smith and nine deputies plus California officials and judges prompted Gov Mead to pardon Phillip McGuire who faced a ten year penitentiary term for a statutory crime in this county. Prosecutor Mackintosh supported clemency citing doubts about the man's guilt. McGuire has been jailed in King county for 14 months.
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Smith
California
Francis J. Heney
Langdon
Co. F. Curry
San Francisco
Superior Court
Mead
Phillip McGuire
Mackintosh
Melaire
King County
Strikes Trigger Violent Riots in Louisville Night
In Louisville on November 22, disturbances erupted as the first post dusk attempt to run all lines by the railway company sparked two riots. The seventh day of the strike saw many injured, including passengers, but no serious casualties. A shot was fired near Twenty-fifth and Portland avenues injuring a woman.
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United Press
Louisville
Lane
Louisville Railway Company
Portland Avs
La Follette to Aid Northwestern Lumbermen in Rate Fight
United States Senator Robert M La Follette of Wisconsin offers to appear before the Interstate Commerce Commission to oppose a proposed freight-rate increase. He will work with the lumbermen's reg lay attorney and push a measure requiring ICC review of rate reasonableness and justice before carriers implement any changes.
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United States
Robert M la Follette
Wisconsin
Interstate Commerce Commmission
la Follette
Reg Lay
Lumbermen’s Association
Hae
Senate
Interstate Commercce Commission
Murder clues lead to arrest in Polk County
Day One November 22 Polk County authorities uncover evidence in the death of Adaline Bond age 30. Her skull crushed by an ax. Enoch Storee cites discovery and is jailed in Dallas charged with murder.
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United Press
Polk County
Adaline Bond
Enoch Storee
Dallas
Powers Trial Recess As Defendant Relapses
Georgetown Kentucky November 22 Caleb Powers showed a relapse and was not feeling well as trial resumed forcing the court to recess due to the absence of the Grant county venire.
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United Press
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Grant County
Mayor Johnson poised to succeed Taggart as DNC chair
In French Lick Indiana on November 22 a plan for a full Democratic National Committee meeting in Washington in mid December was outlined. The contest to be chairman centers on Tom Johnson against Tom Taggart with Johnson gaining favorable sentiment for selection.
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United Press
French Lick
Ind
Democratic National Committee
Washington
Denver
Tom Johnson
Tom Taggart
Residents seek removal of Block 49 from Broad Street project
Henrietta M. Haller and other north end property owners filed a petition to exclude Block 49 of the D. T. Denny Third Addition from the proposed Broad Street improvement extending from Dennyway to Westlake Boulevard. They argue the project is unnecessary and that the draft from First Avenue to the water would be too heavy to benefit.
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Henrietta M. Haller
D. T. Denny Third
Broad Street
Dennyway
Westlake Boulevard
First Av
Murderer accused wife of dead man's complicity
Hoquiam tale in which Steele accuses Mrs. Todd of poisoning and smothering Frank Todd to enable marriage to him. Attorney Abel confirms purchase of laudanum and chloroform by Mrs. Todd and recounts Steele's statements, while noting uncertainty about truth and his promise to Steele.
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United Press
Monthland
Abel
Ralph Steele
Frank Todd
Hoquiam
Steele
Todd
Mre
Portland
Insane Man Known as Pinky Locked in County Jail
Charles H. McMinn, 237, nicknamed Pinky, is confined in the county jail after delirium tremens fears. Doctors declined to commit him to an asylum. County officials debate proper disposition while jailers seek a court ordered action to remove him. He has been a resident for 20 years with wary relatives.
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Charles H. McMinn
Pinky
McMinn
Dre. H. M. Read
H. Eugene Allen
Albertson
Department of the Superior Court
Testimony Links Newrick McLean to Walsh Forgery
Newrick McLean former fee cashier at Chicago National Bank testified that at the defendant John R. Walshs direction he forged the names on five to six notes for 100000 dollars each. McLean said Walsh drew the money from the bank and the testimony caused a sensation in court.
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United Pas
cHicago
Newrick McLean
Chicago National Bank
John RK. Walsh
Walsh
McLean
Uncle Sam Prepares War Airship In Sky Battle
Washington reports Gen James Allen of the war department signals the contract for a battle airship. The birdo-war follows the Beachy race winner, costs 000, carries two men at 25 mph with a 50 horsepower engine and a single light gun. If fleets are built, shells may rain from the skies.
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Seattle Star
Washington
Samuel
James Alien
War Department Signal Service
Beachy
St. Louis
England Seizes Pedro Blanca Island Fortifies Position
Nov 22 Manila report states England has seized Pedro Blanca Island near Hongkong and is strengthening defenses there. The move places the island in a strong strategic position amid regional tensions and naval activity.
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United Press
Manila
England
Pedro Blanca Island
Hongkong
Mauretania Breaks Westbound Record Over Lusitania
The Cunarder Mauretania completed a day's run of 624 knots, surpassing Lusitania's 618 knots. The Mauretania’s total passage time is expected to be about five days and two hours, roughly seven hours slower than Lusitania’s fastest westbound voyage.
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Cunarder
Mauretania
Lusitania
President Roosevelt Trip Pilot Case Ruling Not Guilty
Memphis inspectors Waltz and Hedge concluded the trial of the Dick Fowler steamer officers and crew for alleged reckless navigation during Roosevelt’s Mississippi River trip on October 5. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Cairo. i
Waltz and Hedge
Memphis
Dick Fowler
Roosevelt
Mississippi River
Bremerton Navy Yard Allocation Proposed in Navy Report
Rear Admiral Bh C Hollyday, head of the bureau of yards and docks, recommends $1,491,500 for Bremerton Navy Yard in the annual report, with $160,000 allocated to begin construction of a drydock.
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United Press
Washington
Bh. C. Hollyday
Bureau of Yards and Docks of the Navy
Hhe
Bremerton Navy Yard
Rate War in Prospect on Seattle Vancouver Route
A new two class fare system begins on the Seattle Vancouver water route with Inland Navigation setting 82 cents one way and 3.50 round trip for second cabin. Previous fares were 2.00 one way and 5.00 round trip. Cook & Co. likely to match and possibly undercut. Vessels Ramona and Watabeale run nightly for Cook & Co. services.
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Seattle
Vancouver
Inland Navigation Company
Inland Navgation Company
Cook & Co
Ramona
Fight over assessment for Fourth avenue regrade
The dispute centers on a proposed 2100 dollar assessment against C R Frasch for the Fourth avenue regrade at Spring and Seneca. The street committee plans to extend the regrade to Seventh, dropping Frasch’s northeast corner by about thirty feet, risking a 6000 dollar home. Frasch seeks exclusion from the assessment, arguing an agreement to exempt him.
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C. R. Frasch
No Cash Walkout By United To Reno
In Reno area on November 22 1929 workers in the Southern Pacific shops refused to work after being paid in checks they could not cash. A meeting led to a plan with Reno clearing house banks and the Bank of Sparks to cash checks for 10 percent cash and the rest in Reno clearing house certificates, with expected employee approval today.
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United
Reno
Sparks
Southern Pacific
Reno Clearing House
Bank of Sparks
Rebellion in Lisbon Sees Loyal Regiments Mobilized
In Lisbon on November 22 King Carios orders concentration of all loyal regiments and sends suspected unloyal units to the provinces. A republican uprising against the crown and the French premier’s refusal to convene Parliament is imminent. The government pledges force, trade stalls, financial institutions suspend, and multiple newspapers are suppressed. Two men died in an accidental bomb explosion at a revolutionary’s residence.
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Oy United P
Lisbon
Carios
France
House Slips Toward Street After 24th Ave–Denny Way Excavation
Ground gave way under J. H. Booker residence at 24th Ave and Denny Way during regrade work on Hast Denny Way. The house is in danger of sliding into the street. Workmen attempt to halt further movement while Booker seeks legal action against the city.
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Denny Way
J. H. Booker
Booker
City petitions seek lights after generator return
Nearly a dozen requests for street lights were brought to the light committee this morning for months ahead. The superintendent recommends installation once the Cedar Valley generator is operational, saying the current load is unsafe to add more lights.
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Cedar Valle
Hamburg Bank Failure Tied to Stock Speculation
The firm J F Moeller suspended operations. The Habbities are said to owe between 1.75 and 2 million dollars, with assets reported around 500 thousand. Major Hamburg banks and several English firms are involved, and speculation in stocks is blamed for the collapse.
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United Press
Hamburg
J. F. ©. Moeller
Lusitania Sets Record Eastbound Crossing
The Lusitania docked in Liverpool on November 22 after an eastbound crossings from New York in four days 22 hours and 60 minutes, a new record.
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United Press
Liverpool
New York
Steamship fleet braced as storm nears Pacific waterfront
The report describes rough seas along the waterfront last night as a regular Jimmycane vessel blew on the front and weather warnings came from the weather bureau. Masters of steamers prepared lines and burned fuel, the Celtic Chief towed from Port Townsend to Tacoma put in at Smith's Cove for safety until morning due to inability to buck the gale.
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Weather Bureau
Port Townsend
Tacoma
Smith's Cove
Exploding Lamp Destroys Family Home in Olympia
An exploding lamp injured a child and nearly destroyed a small one and a half story cottage at 605 Harrison street around 2:50 this morning. The blaze caused about 1200 dollars in damages, with contents valued at 400 dollars. The State treasurer in Olympia reports accepting cash drafts payable in clearing house funds and deposit slips from state banks.
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Rifdon
Harrison Street
Olympia
Trans Mississippi Conference to Meet at San Francesco
Muskogha Oklahoma reports that San Francesco has been chosen as the meeting place for the next session of the Trans Mississippi Conference. The selection confirms the location for the upcoming gathering and outlines the organization’s planning notes.
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Muskogha
Okla
Nova
San Francesco
Washington Highs Second Team Faces Ellensburg Saturday
The second team from Washington High School will play Ellensburg on Saturday. Fifteen players and the coach depart for Ellensburg tonight. The first team resumed practice this afternoon.
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Washington High School
Ellensburg
Heeled Up By One She Befriended Robbed in Studio
Miss Fannie Hixby, artist from the wealthy Hixby mine family in Long Beach, was held up yesterday by Willis Rhoades a one legged man she had befriended six months earlier. Rhoades forced her to surrender 11 dollars with scissors, destroyed a telephone transmitter and escaped. police have not yet caught him.
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United Press
Long Beach
Cal
Fannie Hixby
Minees
Willis Rhoades
Rhoades
Daughters Turn Papa Down in New York News
Charles 8 Ghee learns from San Francisco that daughters Pearl 20 and Ruby 18 refuse to come to New York. Pearl wed Charlies W Aulsky, manager of California theaters, and Ruby engaged to Charles Hegerdorn, touted as champion heavy weight barker. Gilman’s planned sketch with allusions to daughters Mabelle, Pearl, Ruby, Eunice, and Mrs Honaire William HB Corey would not be staged in this city.
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United Press
New York
Charles
Ghee
San Francisco
Pearl
Charlies W. Aulsky
California
Ruby
Charles Hegerdorn
Weight Barker
Went
Mabelle's Husband Slims Down After Weight Gain
New York report details Corey, president of the steel trust, trimming weight from 215 to 180 pounds after marriage. He follows gym routines and Turkish bath regimens, noting a two pounds daily loss but occasional regain as he battles fat.
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Seattle Star
New York
Maciyn Arbuckle
Eelis Corey
Steel Trust
Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Bath
Arguments in the Adams case draw to close
Idaho November 22. Attorneys' arguments in the Steve Adams case began this morning and will go to the jury tomorrow evening. The defense sought to strike letters alleged to show Adams confession, the motion denied, and seven hours per side was set. McFarland opened for the state, with Heitman and McBee for the defense followed by Darrow. Knight and Hawley will close for the state.
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United Press
Rath Um
Idaho
Steve Adama
Adams
Robert McFarland
C. E. Heitman
Edwin McBee
Darrow
Knight
Hawley
McFarland
Heltman
Kootenai County
Bradley murder trial references to Senator Brown
Arthur Barnes, Utah assistant attorney general, testified about Mrs. Bradley's relations with Senator Brown. He said he believed Brown would not marry her and that Mrs. Bradley was sane except possibly in regard to Brown. She appeared cheerful entering the cell room and greeted her attorneys.
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Washington
Bradley
Arthur Barnes
Utah
Senator Brown
Brown
Athletic Gentleman Beats Pawnbroker in Broad Day Fight
A man described as an athletic gentleman assaulted a pawnbroker on First Avenue after a dispute over teeth valued at 30 dollars. The attacker fled with the crowd as police arrived, leaving the pawnbroker injured and seeking court action later.
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First Avenue
E B Downing Appointed Health Officer
Parry announces E B Downing, longtime Halley building manager and bakery inspector, as health officer succeeding J B Combs who resigns to become chief emergency inspector in plague control efforts.
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Parry
E. B. Downing
J. B. Combs
Y. M. C. A. Convention Opens in Washington D C
Fifty open air meetings marked the opening session as 2,000 delegates gathered in Washington. Dr. Parkhurst was slated as principal speaker that afternoon. The Seattle Spirit underwent an unofficial trial on Puget Sound, reaching seven to eight knots under 80 pounds of steam, while with 200 pounds it is expected to reach 16 knots.
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Washington, D. C
Seattle Spirit
The
Sound
Funeral for Timothy O'Brien Held at Calvary Cemetery
The funeral for Timothy O'Brien who died at his home Tuesday of tuberculosis was held this afternoon under the auspices of the Brotherhood of Owls. Interment followed at Calvary Cemetery.
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Timothy O'Brien
Brotherhood of Owls
Calvary Cemetery
Changes in Sailing Dates for Alaska Steamers Today
Several steamship schedule changes were issued for Alaska routes. The Portland remains in port and will sail late next month to Seward and Valdez. The Bertha departs December 10 for the north. The Jeanie will sail next Monday via the Inside Passage carrying passengers. The Santa Clara leaves Monday direct for Cordova Catalla Seward and Valdes. The City of Seattle plans to sail December 29 via Cottage City with calls at Sitka southbound from Skagway. Cruisers en route from the Atlantic to the Pacific are to search for the American ship Arthur Sewall, 290 days out from Philadelphia for Seattle.
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Alaska
Portland
Seward
Valdeg
Bertha
Jeanie
Santa Clara
Cordova
Catalla
Valdes
Seattle
Cottage City
Sitka
Skagway
Atlantic
Pacific
Arthur Sewall
Philadelphia
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