Soup Poisoner Suspect Arrested Sparks Football Row at University
Washington players vote 14 to 10 to strike at 1 p.m. Thursday over Bill Grimm’s suspension for a history cheating finding. Debate continues as Capt. Seagrave calls a special meeting. faculty insist the punishment stands. If strike proceeds, class teams may fill in for Washington before Thanksgiving against California.
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Washington
Seagrave
Board of Control and
Big Bill Grimm
California
Student Board of Control
Grimm
Berkeley
Angin
Dobie
Haggett
Bia
Massacre Reported of Armenians at Sivas Town
An agency dispatch from Baku via Petrograd says Turkish forces have killed between 5 000 and 6 000 Armenians at Sivas in Turkey according to reports reaching London on November 23.
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London
Baku
Russia
Petrograd
Sivas
Turkey
Bank deposits break record in Seattle
Bank deposits in Seattle rose from December 1915 to November 1916 at over 2 million dollars monthly. On November 17, 1916 total deposits reached 107,124,112, up from 87,815,076 in December 1915, a gain of 19,309,037.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
John FE. Price & Co
Comptroller of Currency
Dorsey Lyon to Lead U S Mine Station in Seattle
Dorsey A. Lyon a former university faculty member will head a new mining and metallurgical testing station in Seattle with two assistants. The project, announced by Secretary Franklin K. Lane, will be on the state university campus with at least 25,000 annually for operations. Oregon Washington Montana Idaho and Alaskan coast mining men will seek aid on regional problems. Lyon is noted for electro metallurgical work. The Skinner Eddy soccer team meets Seattle Celtica Sunday at Dugdale Park.
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Dorsey A. Lyon
Salt Lake
Franklin K. Lane
Interior Department
Seattle
State University
School of Mines
Oregon
Washington
Montana
Idaho
Alaskan
Lyon
Death Ends All for Jack London Daring Novelist
Jack London the novelist and adventurer died at his Glen Ellen estate. He will be cremated at Oakland crematory with no benediction or service. His wife and daughters accompany the body. his mother is unaware of the death. London was reportedly earning about 73 000 a year from writing and was working on a Hawaiian novel titled Cherry. He planned to renew his contract and visit New York to discuss the matter.
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Santa Rosa
Jack London
Novellet
Glen Ellen Ranch
Oakland Crematory
London
Flora London
Oakland
Eastern
Fastern
Glen Ellen
San Francisco
New York
Japan
Norway
Here
Falling building in New York kills one, injures six
A three story building under construction at 64th street and Third Avenue in New York collapsed today killing one man and injuring six others. Rescue crews confined the area and transported the injured to nearby hospitals. Investigations to determine cause are ongoing.
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New York
64Th St
Third Ave
Fish yarn tale stirs Alaska herring cannery idea
The Star recounts how Wakefield, a Seattle salmon catcher and herring packer, may have sparked Captain A. W. Thomas’s plan for a sardine cannery at Port Walter in 1915. The tale of who originated the hunch remains debated as friends defend Wakefield against claims of credit.
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Star
Lee Wakefield
Seattle
Alaska
Wakefield
N. l. Thomas, Jr
A. W. Thomas
N. L Thomas, Jr
Mr. Wakefield
Capt
Thomas
Port Walter
Ketchikan
Capt. Thomas
Roller rolls him but he still lives
Wm. Brown, chauffeur of an eight ton steam roller, was run over when the machine toppled into an embankment. He has a broken leg and internal injuries but there is hope for recovery. An admiralty report cites a successful air raid against German air and naval forces at Zeebrugge.
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Roller
London
Zee
Brugee
Admiralty
Hughes to Wilson and the President's Reply
Charles E Hughes Republican candidate congratulates President Wilson on re election and extends best wishes. Wilson responds with thanks and goodwill for the years to come.
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Washington
Wilson
Chas. E. Hughes
Charles E. Hughes
Laurel in-the-Pines
Lakewood
N. J
Woodrow Wilson
Storekeeper testifies to vote misread in sheriff race
Snoqualmie storekeeper 8 R Archibald testifies in the Henry Rief trial that he heard Hamilton’s name read on seven ballots when Stringer was the actual vote. Archibald admitted electioneering for Stringer and noted misreadings during ballot counting. Deputy Hessell said ballots would be submitted to jurors as evidence.
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R. Archibald
Snoqualmie
Henry Rief
Lafe Hamilton
Rief
Hamilton
Stringer
Archibald
Rac
John Walcup
Klaus
Sheriff
Stringers
Lee
Hamiiton
George Lee
John Murphy
New Emperor Pledges Faith to Germany
London reports Emperor Charles Will of Austria Hungary, new ruler after Franz Josef, issues orders confirming ministers and releases a manifesto: vows to continue the struggle until peace and development are secured, to hasten end to war horrors, and to honor arms as allowed by the defense of his realm and allies.
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London
Charlies Will
Austria
Hungary
Franz Josef
Vienna
Armas
Girl Forgers Sentence Halted Pending Birth of Child
Bil sie Vedder, 23, soon to be mother, was sentenced to one to five years in state prison for passing worthless checks. She was paroled until after her child's birth, with further court action to follow. Williams, a claimed West Point graduate and veteran, received the same penalty and, as he was led out, Vedder kissed him.
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Portland
Ore
Bilsie Vedder
Williams
Mra. Vedder
Do Women Lawyers Flirt in Court Say Judge Says
New York judge Louis Gibbs accused women lawyers of flirting and using feminine arts to sway judges and juries. Seattle attorney Leola Blinn rejects the claim, noting lawyers of all genders use rhetoric and expression in trials and that dress and conduct should be professional, not frivolous.
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Louis Gibbs
New York
Leola May Buinn
Seattle
Portias
Gibba
Miss Blinn
Good Fellows Needed Autos for Free Alhambra Show
The Star urges Seattle residents to transport orphan children to a Saturday free Alhambra theater show starring Bert Levy. About 1,200 to 1,500 orphans need rides. call Carl Reiter at Main 4111 to offer auto transportation.
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Alhambra
Becaues
Orphan Kiddies
Seattle
Bert Levy
Hide
Bert
Orpheum
Alhambra Theatre
Carl Reiter
Snakes and Worms in Drinker's Jail Cell
Portland police report a bizarre scene as worms and fishworms appeared in the cell of W. S. Toole, a 60 year old drunk, with worms found in his pockets. The worms were stored in a safe pigeonhole labeled Livestock, then escaped and crawled across the marble floor. Several alcoholics were shocked by the sight and many of the creatures were killed.
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Portland
Navy
Toole
Lone Bandit Robs Man Early Today
A lone robber clad in a long overcoat with a large revolver robbed N. L. Jones at the Richelieu hotel area of Occidental and Railroad avenues at 4 a.m. Thursday. Jones lost $3.80 in cash a $1 watch and a pocket knife in the hold up.
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N. L. Jones
Richelieu Hotel
Occidental
Railroad Ave
Prayer Saves Beautiful Inez Says Her Father at Bedside
John E Milholland of New York reports his daughter Inez Milholland Boissevain in Los Angeles is improving after a crisis in her illness. He says prayer and Providence saved her from death as physicians had given up hope, and she now has a fair chance to recover.
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Inez
Los Angeles
John E. Milholland
New York
Inez Milholland Boissevain
Milholland
Nebraska Constable Believes He Catches Jean Crones
A man believed to be Jean Crones, sought after for a poisoning at the University club banquet in Chicago, was arrested in Spaulding Nebraska. Crones, a club cook, is linked to the soup poisoning that sickened many and caused one death during Archbishop Mundelein’s speech.
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Chicago
Jean Crones
Spaulding
Neb
Crones
Mundelein
Suspect Identified by Pool Hall Patron
Marshall William Burns of Spaulding Nebraska identified a suspect as Jean Crones after spotting him at a pool hall in Omaha. The man, about five feet eight, 30 years old, with light hair and foreign accent, wore a soldier's cap and arrived in Spaulding the day before. Burns took the suspect to Bartlett county seat fearing to keep him in jail.
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William Burns
Spaulding
Neb
Jean Crones
Bartlett
Burns
Get Behind President Wilson, Says Willcox After Vote
New York November 23 Willcox urged all to unite behind President Wilson after the election and Hughes victory. He defended the California vote count and said the delay protected Hughes and ensured ballots were counted as cast. Willcox plans to return to Lakewood to resume law practice. Hughes stays at Lakewood for now.
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Lakewood
N. J
Charles E. Hughes
Wilson
New York
Chas
E. Hughes
Willcox
Hughes
California
Anna L Strong Endorsed by Labor Council
Anna Louise Strong, candidate for the school board, is endorsed by the Women’s Good Government league and the Central Labor Council. The council also endorsed Bob Bridges for port commissioner and approved the December 2 bond propositions.
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Anna Louise Strong
Women's Good Government League
University of Chicago
Oberlin
Bryn Mawr
Germany
Switzerland
Central Labor Council
Frank Gates
Bob Bridges
New Pastor Arrives at Seattle First United Presbyterian
Rev W R Sawhill resigns after 14 years at Second United Presbyterian Washington Ia to lead Seattle First United Presbyterian He arrives Saturday and will preach his first sermon Sunday Rev Ralph Atkinson shifts to evangelistic work due to successor appointment
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Second United Presbyterian Church
Washington
W. R. Sawhill
First United Presbyterian Church
Seattle
Sawhill
Ralph Atkinson
Holy See will not discuss Poland autonomy before peace
Rome Nov 23 The Holy See answered central powers stating it cannot entertain the Austro German pronouncement on Poland's autonomy until peace proceedings conclude.
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Holy See
Poland
Rome
Wilsonites to Get 35000 in Bets Today
The town expects about 35000 in stakes to be paid out today at hotels cigar stands and billiard parlors as Wilsonites settle bets tied to a Hughes wired congratulatory message. Brown & Hulen's manager Virgil Garvey notes 35000 in state bets already paid with total turnover near 100000 by day’s end.
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Hughes
Wilson
Virgil Garvey
Brown & Hulen
Hold Up Man Shot by Cop in St Louis
Charles Alfred Lewis a Sacramento horseshoer told detectives at his bedside that his dead companion was John Joseph Davis 26 of Omaha after the pair attempted to hold up a store. Lewis was wounded by a drug clerk and is in serious condition. Sergeant Flaherty fired during the incident in St Louis on November 23.
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ST. Louis
Potters Field
Charles Alfred Lewis
Sacramento
Cal
Flaherty
John Joseph Davis
Omaha
Lewis
Petition Signing Rule Tied to Re registration
In an opinion to Councilman Oliver T Erickson head of the Nonpartisan League of Washington Corporation Counsel Caldwell states that voters who did not vote in the last election on November 7 have lost their registration standing and cannot sign an initiative petition unless they re register. The voter may sign and re register later but only before petition checks by registration officials begin.
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Oliver T. Erickson
Nonpartisan League of Washington
Caldwell
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U.S
Skinner & Eddy
Seattle Celtica
Dugdale Wark
Wrnter
Pen
N. Y
Portia
Leéegia May Blinn
Lone Bandit
Nebraska
Omaha, Neb
Pres. Wilson
Wilcox
Anna L. Strong
Labor Council
Wilsonites
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