Shipyard Returns Show Hundreds of Vessels Under Construction
Builders report to the Bureau of Navigation for November 1 list 417 vessels totaling 1 479 046 gross tons under construction or contract across U S shipyards. Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co and Skinner Eddy Corp each credited with 11 vessels J and Duthie Co 7 steel ships and Anderson Steamboat Co shows none.
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Bureau of Navigation
United States
Senttle Construction and Dry Dock Co
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
J. & Duthie & Co
Anderson Steamboat Co
Union Iron Works
San Francisco
American Bridge Co
Trenton
N. J
Skinner & Eddy
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Co
Wife Declares Husband Insane To Void Will
Mrs. William B. Bushnell of Tacoma contested the settlement of her late husband’s will, claiming he was insane when he signed it before his death on July 6. She asserts sole ownership of the property, while nephews and nieces are named beneficiaries. Bushnell allegedly became insane in New York, was confined in asylums there and in Illinois, and later in a Wisconsin sanitarium where the will was signed.
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William B. Bushnell
Tacoma
Bushnell
New York
Illinois
Wisconsin
Hughes Wins Los Angeles County Plurality Count
Charles B. Hughes held a 21 439 plurality in Los Angeles County with the official count released by the board of supervisors. The maximum Hughes plurality over the top Republican minus the lowest Democratic electors stood at 22 177 in the county.
Woman Helps Make O. Henry Famous in San Francisco
Mrs. John K. Ena arrived from Honolulu and explained her and her husband collected O Henry writings and notes. The article reflects on O Henry life, penitentiary time, and his impact as a master of short stories and graft lore.
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San Francisco
Cal
O. Henry
America
Honolulu
John K. Ena
Texas
O Henry
Ena
Four Americans recount Parral escape after 17 days
Four mining men Laur ie Webb F J Hawkins Jr Bernard McDonald and A W Morris escaped Parral as Villa entered with 6000 troops after 12 hours sleep. They hid outside the city then crossed mountains and desert aided by a Mexican messenger before reaching Culiacan and finally the American border by rail.
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Nogales
Ariz
Parral
Francisco Villa
Laurie Webb
F. J. Hawkins
Bernard McDonald
A. W. Morris
Hawkins
Vallista
Villa
Culiacan
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