Goun ts Come High as Pittsburg Bride Buys Count
In Pittsburg on November 28 Elizabeth Mowe agreed to marry Count Cint after paying fifty thousand dollars cash and a sixteen thousand dollar annuity. The count, grand nephew of the late Pope Leo, demanded seventy thousand plus a year of life, then fled to Canada before reappearing with a new offer. They will marry in London. Miss Mowe is about forty, the count younger.
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Elizabeth Mowe
Count Cint
Pope Leo
Howe
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Count Cini
Canada
London
Registration Closed in Adhevo Election Year
Registration books closed last night with 148 women on the roll, lighter than any previous year, per Secretary Jones. It is believed Thomas Wiewell will be the Socialist nominee for the school board.
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Adhevo
Jones
Thomas Wiewell
U S Protest Over Light Sentence for Hermanno Torres
State Department protests the light punishment of Hermanno Torres, alleged ring leader in the conspiracy killing Americans Clarence Walt and Ward B Latimer. Torres received ten months in prison and a small fine, despite accusations of leading the plot in Mexico City.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Clayton
Mexico City
Hermanno Torres
Clarence Walt
Ward B. Latimer
Torres
Injured Man Falls From Electric Car In Seattle
R P Tait of Le Grand Oregon injured after attempting to board a moving North Seattle electric car last Monday afternoon He fell to the pavement striking his head and was taken to his hotel room The car operators say the car was in motion at the time while Tait says it was stopped. Also noted a missing United States Reports volume from Judge Hanford's library and a call for its return
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Seattle
R. P. Tait
le Grand
Diller
Tait
Governor Brady Reappointed by Roosevelt
In Washington on November 28 President Roosevelt announced the decision to reappoint John G. Brady as governor of Alaska. Brady's term had ended on June 6, but his successor's appointment was delayed while Assistant Attorney General Day investigated Alaskan affairs.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
John G. Brady
Alaska
Brady
Day
Local Flood Losses Hit East Tacoma Firms
Flood damage to factory owners in East Tacoma fixed at 10000 dollars due to recent heavy rains. Everett council trims salaries saving 1200 dollars yearly starting next year. William Seymore to build a double block shingle mill at Lowell with contract soon. Stillwater Lumber boom at Little Whale Creek dumps a million feet of logs into the Cowlitz river. Lew Ketchum wheels Captain Clarke in a wheelbarrow as a stunt from an election bet. Thomas Redtchey of Chehalis dies by self inflicted gunshot after dispute with his brother at the property.
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Tacoma
William Seymore
Everett
Lowell
Stillwater Lumber Company
Little Paile
Cowltts River
Lew Ketchum
Blood Smeared Gun Exhibit Figures In Hearing
A revolver used in four family murders was shown at Adolph Weber's preliminary hearing in Auburn California. The weapon appeared as a dramatic climax to the proceedings as prosecutors argued the case against the alleged killer.
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Auburn
Cal
Adolph Weber
Notable Barn Murder Evidence Tied to Weapon
A weapon found on a barn sill near the Weber residence shows blood and hairs from the murdered boy. Blood fingerprints mark the barrel and cylinder, linking the gun to the crime scene.
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Weber
Shenandoah at Beattle theater charms Civil War fans
The Neill company presents Shenandoah at the Beattle theater with fine scenery and strong handling. Darkest Russia plays at Third Avenue with Eva Mumford in a leading Jewish heroine role. A Soldier’s Sweetheart, a light Philippine island comedy, runs at Alongar through next Monday with Nellie Wiedemann as Ingenue.
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Neill Company
Russia
Third Avenue
Eva Mumford
Philippine Islands
Alongar
Wiedemann Company
Nellie Wiedemann
Ingenue
Man Faces Jail Over Debt Under New Rule
In Dawson Nov 23 Judge Cougar applied a new debt enforcement ordinance in J. H. Hagel against Jeff Gear. Gear must pay the judgment or serve one month in jail, promptly settling the debt. The piece notes political activity by Liberal Y faction led by Tob O'Brien allying with Conservative forces for Dr. Alfred Thomson in Daweon's party race.
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Tob O'Brien
Ken Conservatives
Alfred Thomson
Daweon
Canadian Partia
John France Found Guilty of Robbery on Fifth Avenue
John France was found guilty in the superior court yesterday afternoon of robbing a woman, Mrs. Carrie Erne, who was walking with an escort on Fifth Avenue the previous November evening. He fled the scene but was captured by police immediately after the incident.
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John France
Carrie Erne
Fifth Avenue
Bruno
Glass-Eye Robber Fails Bank Hold-up in Platte Center
William Holden a farm hand, wearing a glass eye, attempted to rob the Platte Valley bank in Platte Center Nebraska. He demanded funds from cashier Larney Behroeder, was shot by the cashier and wounded mildly, then fled in a buggy with no money secured.
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Willam Holden
Platte Valley
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Larney Behroeder
Schroeder
Andrew Carnegie Reported Ill in New York
Andrew Carnegie is reported ill at his New York home but not seriously ill. In Lexington, John and Ed Taylor and Garfield Smith, the three black men charged with murdering William Moore, a white man, were removed under heavy guard to the Louisville jail last night.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Lexington
John
Ed Taylor
Garfield Smith
William Moore
Louisville
Seattle special election on city hall bonds and sites
The City of Seattle schedules a special election for December 6, 1904 to authorize bonds totaling 500000 for City Hall construction, 150000 for land acquisition site, and 175000 for a combined City Hall Municipal Court and Emergency Hospital. Polling places are listed by ward and precinct with 9 am to 7 pm voting hours. John Riplinger, City Comptroller, signs the notice with a November 4 publication date.
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City of Beattie
Ninth Ward
Grand Route
Vard
Loeb- Cutter Lumber Co. Ross
Ewing Street
Blewett Avenue
May’s Hall
Ninth Street
Kirkwood Avenue
Kirkwood Hal
Mountain View Hall
City of
John Riplinger
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