Courts and Dollars Clash in Citywide Injunction Fight
The text argues that courts routinely uphold injunctions to shield corporate profits, framing the fight for lower fares in the Duwamish valley and beyond as a broader battle against government by injunction and the power of the dollar over individual rights. It cites workers, consumers, and reformers from Maine to California, including Tom Johnson and Taft era judges, as examples of injunction-driven restraint in public service disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bec
Maine
San Diego
California
Railroad Commission
Public Service Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Buck Steel Range Company
Taft
Tom Johnson
Cleveland
Ouse
Johnson
United States
Duwamish Valley
Florida
Thomson Critical Of Arms On Water Power Debate
The article outlines M. Arma and city officials debating water power safety. Engineer A. H. Thomson accuses Arms of flimsy excuses and questions the effect of Arm’s acceptance on capacity. Thomson recalls a reservoir noise and suggests adjusting shifts to reduce losses, with Arma facing calls for testimony soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Arma
A. H. Thomson
Arma
Pemet
Kellows
Ison
Thomeon
Cedar Lake
Population figures for Seattle delayed by director
Washington today reports that Director Durand will not release Seattle population figures until Friday. He had planned to publish them today and it is predicted the final number will show a substantial cutoff from the roughly 243000 people previously listed for Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Durand
Treau
Birds Sent by Foman to Lad in Thanksgiving Incident
James Jewett of 25 23rd Avenue reported sending birds to Lad Kittl Baldwin, a 14 year old who stole a duck to wire for Thanksgiving. Police were phoned to headquarters as details emerged from the fragmented notice.
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James Jewett
Kittl Baldwin
Bier Stirred Up Wenigan Muddle
A United Press dispatch from November 22 notes government actions along the Rio Grande as tensions rise over returns to insurrectionist areas. The report references author John Kenneth Turner and his Barbarous Mexico context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
John Kenneth Turner
Mexico
Northland Sails to Alaska with Toys and Delicacies
The Northland will sail for Alaska on December 2 loaded with toys novelties and table dainties for both young and old under the midnight sun.
Seattle May Add Eight More Library Branches
Seattle plans eight additional branch libraries as population grows. Current annual running expenses run about 160000 dollars and the library plant is valued at roughly 1000000 dollars. Carnegie trustees, when Seattle applied three years ago, doubted the rise and preferred to wait for federal census figures.
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Seattle
Carnegie
No Turkey for Them on Thanksgiving Eve
A holiday scene shows shoppers and bakers in a market brimming with saviors of the season, while a desperate couple silently endures hunger. The woman sighs they cannot afford turkey or pies, as a man clutches his overcoat and a diamond ring flashes on her finger, highlighting stark poverty amid cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Copley
Thankagir
Mam
Jerry
Expect Lower Turkey Prices For Christmas
Hoquiam November 23 Local dealers say farmers in Chehalis valley push turkey prices in the county If the public delays purchases for Thanksgiving prices will drop by Christmas with about 1000 birds entering the market Turkeys raised in the valley are quoted at 26 cents per pound and sell for 36 cents retail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoquiam
Chehalis Valley
Intruder Parade Delivers Scare at Holy Rosary Church
A tall nude man invaded the pulpit at the Church of the Holy Rosary in New York. Police wrestled him to the ground and escorted him to a cell after he went berserk. The man was declared insane by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Church of the Holy Rosary
Man shoots himself amid high cost of living claim
Worcester Massachusetts November 23 Abraham Klein 26 with a wife and three children left a note saying the high cost of living drove him to his act then he shot himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Masa
Abraham Klein
Commemorate Irish Martyrs Today
Loyal Seattle Irishmen honor Robert Emmet Allen Larkin and O'Brien executed 47 years ago for Ireland’s cause. The Robert Emmet Literary Society passes resolutions pledging support for self government and thanks German-Americans for aiding defeat of the Anglo-American alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Robert Emmet
Allen
Larkin
O'Brien
Valley turkeys home via Duwamish interurban service
Jacob Furth organized a half hour interurban run on the Duwamish today to aid valley residents in returning home with their turkeys. The event was presented by Stone Webster stockholders. Wappy has sold his confession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Furth
Duwamish
Stone Webster
Wappy
Weather Forecast: Rain Tonight and Thursday
Occasional rain is expected tonight and Thursday with moderate south westerly winds.
Salesman Dies After Fall in Spokane Elevator Shaft
L L Poudersa a 25 year old salesman at a Spokane store died after falling down an elevator shaft yesterday. He came from Marion Oregon where his sweetheart Misa Fern Ross resides.
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Spokane
L L. Poudersa
Marion
Ore
Misa Fern Ross
Wed After 40 Years Romance Ends in Columbus Marriage
In Columbus Indiana on a Saturday evening John E B Thompson 67 and Mrs Sarah C Lacey 61 both of Columbus wed after a romance that began 40 years ago in Coshocton Ohio. They were sweethearts in youth but separated by a quarrel and remarriages.
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Columbus
Ind
John EB. Thompson
Sarah C. Lacey
Coshocton
Ohio
Thompson
Thanksgiving Poultry Doorstep Drama Captivates A Yard
A farmer in November attire entices a bronze gobbler with shelled corn in a poultry yard. The bird approaches, clucking proudly as the season’s mood of gratitude hangs in the air.
Carter to be offered Montana commerce court judgeship
Butte Montana November 23 United States Senator Carter of Montana will be tendered the appointment of judge of the commerce court He has been summoned to Washington and local politicians expect an immediate offer on arrival in the capital
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Butte
Mont
United States
Carter
Montana
Commerce Court
Washington
Laundry man in Passaic diagnosed with leprosy
Mark Lee, a Chinese laundryman of 555 Main Ave, Passaic, was taken to Isolation Hospital today after being suspected of having leprosy. His laundry was closed and fumigated by the board of health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Passaic
N. J
Mark Lee
Main Av
Board of Health
Women critics Bible decline amid rising divorces
Mrs. Martha Foote Crow told the New York State Federation of Women's Clubs in Ithaca that American women are forgetting the Bible. She questioned whether the country still wants the Bible as laws diverge from scripture and divorces rise as a rebuke to biblical authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ithaca
Martha Foote Crow
New York
Goat show planned at Mid-Winter Sheep event in Portland
Angora goat men will hold a big inning at the Mid-Winter Sheep show in Portland January 4, 6, 6 and 7 with the National Wool Growers association convention. Over $200 in regular prizes and nearly twice as much in specials are offered.
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Portland
Ore
National
Wool Growers’ Association
Warren Grimm Fails Field Game Amid Mud at University
The university football squad wrestled through a mud filled game as Warren Grimm left the field. The O A delegation numbering twenty arrived today and will lodge at the Lincoln hotel for their stay.
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Denny Field
Warren Grimm
O. A
Lincoln Hotel
National Union of Farmers discussed at Equity convention
In Indianapolis plans to form a national union of farmers and farm laborers are being reviewed at the annual convention of the National Society of Equity. The meeting is in session in Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
National Union of Farmers
National Society of Equity
Minister Kills Self in Alta Iowa
Rev. J. O. Kindatrom pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in Alta Iowa killed himself this morning by cutting his throat with a razor. Authorities reported he was believed to be insane at the time of the act.
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Alta
Iowa
J. 0
Kindatrom
Swedish Lutheran Church
Illa
Mexican rebels threaten Vera Cruz capture amid widespread clashes
Reports from Mexico City via United Press describe Yucatan and southern states aflame with rebellion. Bridges burned and rural and federal troops slain are noted as insurgents plan to seize Vera Cruz within days. As in California and Oregon, thousands await a signal from St. Louis to join the uprising.
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Mexico City
Laredo
Mexico
Yucatan
Vera Crus
Ban Jose
Cal
Navy
United States
Pacific Coast
Mexican Revolutionary
St. Louis
Portland
Thanksgiving turkey costs lead to odd arrest in streetcar
A Lebanon Kentucky report recounts J Y Mitchell, a contractor, arrested for expectorating in a streetcar after buying a Thanksgiving turkey. Captain Stuart advanced bail to $2 and Mitchell was released. The dispatch also notes Clarence Hill, 12, died from injuries from a football game a week earlier.
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J. Y ¥. Mitchell
Northlake Ay
Mitchell
Stuart
Turkey
Lebanon
Clarence Hill
Crippen Hanged at Pentonville in 1910 Mystery Crime
London reports Crippen hanged at Pentonville for the murder of his wife Belle Elmore Crippen while Miss Ethel Len e ve sails toward America on the Ma jest ic The Times notes the confessed crime and Crippen’s last hours include a wakeful night with last rites from Father Carey and a final confrontation with his fate
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London
Pentonville Prison
H. H. Crippen
Ethel Claire Leneve
Crippen
America
Majestic
Pentonville
Belle Elmore Crippen
Merrie England
Father Carey
Gallows
Newton
London Evening Times
Leneve
Times
Miss Leneve
Arthur Newton
Jealous Youth Shoots Woman Then Kills Himself
Hans Lane, a Boise native and mechanic, shot Frieda Peterson in Seattle after learning she loved another man Arthur Cade. Lane then killed himself. Frieda lies in Seattle General Hospital in critical condition as Cade flees for help.
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Hans Lane
Frieda Peterson
Boise
Idaho
Frieda
Seattle
Hans
Arthur G. Bixby
Madrona Av. N
Arthur Cade
Cade
Seattle General Hospital
Smile For Thanksgiving Day Despite Rainy Afternoon
A lighthearted note urges readers to smile through a rainy Thanksgiving Day. It suggests the sun may brighten briefly and encourages cheer even as weather changes affect the holiday mood.
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Tor Renta
Allen Dale sells cafeteria and nets large profit
Allen Dale has sold his famous cafeteria and quits with a stated profit of 100000 dollars after three years. Other notes mention a Pike Street shop selling 1800 pounds of butter weekly in varying lots and local credit concerns for Seattle furniture stores.
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Allen Dale
Pike St
Seattle
Kenneth Mackintosh
George T. Vanderveer
Robert Grass
R. 8. Pearce
Stanford
United States
Michigan
Harvard
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Chicago
Frank Paul
New York
Philadelphia
Morris
Root
Albany
N. Y
Parker, Crow, Dunbar and
Chadwick
Passenger pays fare to atone for long ago theft
North Yakima reports that a man, confessing to stealing a ride long ago, has paid his fare to local agents of the Northern Pacific road and seeks to "get right with God" as a result of the admission.
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North Yakima
Northern Pacific Road
Log crush claims life of A R Berg in Hoquiam
In Hoquiam on November 22 A R Berg aged 25 was killed when a log rolled from a hillside and buried him under debris. Investigating officials reported the accident occurred near the log yard and no other injuries were noted.
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Hoquiam
A. R. Berg
S. E. Co. Tops County Taxpayers List
County Assessor Parish lists S. E. Co. as the wealthiest taxpayer with a personal worth of 6,005,022. Seattle Lighting Co. ranks second, followed by Puget Sound Electric Co. and local banks in the county’s tax base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Fleetric Co
S. E. Co
King County
Seattle Lighting Co
Puget Sound Electric Co
King George to Attend Delhi Durbar in January 1912
London reports official confirmation that King George will attend the coronation durbar in Delhi around January 1 1912. Over 500000 dollars will be spent to rival the Curzon regime durbar.
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George
India
London
Delhi
Heirs of Oscar Adler settle 36 year case with Mutual Life
After 36 years in New York state courts the heirs of Oscar Adler win their suit against Mutual Life Insurance to recover 5000 dollars. The company pays full principal plus interest totaling 15050 dollars.
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New York
Oscar Adler
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Clowry Quits Western Union
Robert C. Clowry resigns as president of the Western Union Telegraph Co. Theodore N. Vail of American Telephone Co. is appointed to succeed him. The resignation was received at company headquarters in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert C. Clowry
Western Union Telesgraph Co
Theodore N. Vail
American Telegraph and Telephone Co
Clowry
Millionaire Marries Hotel Chambermaid in New York
Miss Minnie Kagen once a hotel maid at twenty dollars a month wed Thomas T. Eckert Jr. heir to a three million dollar estate of the late Gen. Thomas T. Eckert. Police were needed to control the crowd outside the Roman Catholic church. Eckert is 58, his bride 46.
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New York
Minenie Kagen
Thomas T. Eckert
Western Union Telegraph Company
Eckert
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