Hypnotized affidavit and Guggenheim deal questioned
Claims recount a 1907 affidavit about no agreement with the Guggenheims and a censured wording alteration. Witnesses describe Cunningham and Glavis pressuring entrymen to sign affidavits denying any coal land deal, with Smith explaining he signed under impression of denial and later altered pencil interlines.
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L. R. Glavis
Cunningham
Batryman
Charles J
Guggenheims
Guegenheims
Ingham
Glavis
Salt Lake
Guggenheim
Sweeney
C. J. Smith
Run
A. B. Campbell
W Miller
F. H. M. H. Collins
H. C M. C. Moore
Henry Wick
Smith
Glavie
Land Office
Ballinger
Love
Henry
Sheridan
Tragic Case Ends In Court Battle And Death
A chaotic session in a Seattle court concluded with the defendant dead as police reported arrests from the 1940s era. The case centered on a local man linked to a city crime, with details tangled in unclear language and dates.
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Mitchell Oilliam
Seattle
Ealn
Hewapa
Thanksgiving dinner price rise over ten years in Chicago
A Chicago report compares a Thanksgiving dinner cost ten years apart. The 1899 advertisement lists a nine pound turkey, plum pudding for four, mincemeat for three pies, celery and other items for a total of 1.95. A current listing shows the same bill of fare for 4.25, reflecting higher prices.
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Chicago
Wireless by Earth Coming Now He Says
Nikola Tesla claims a system of wireless telegraphy uses the earth as a transmission medium. He says a globalreach "giant wire" will in a fraction of a second connect Chicago to Milan or Vienna with a cheap ear receiver. The invention promises far cheaper telegraphic communication.
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Astred Press
New York
Nikola Teala
Teala
Chicago
Milan
Vienna
Death Better Than Divorce Ends In Attempted Suicide
Mrs. Jeanette Jones, wife of C H Jones, attempted suicide in her husband's office at 107 Jackson. She drank poison while he was out for water, then revealed her intent as he returned. She was rushed to the city hospital where a stomach pump saved her life. Divorce suit had been filed July 15 and a hearing was set for next Wednesday. Her threats of suicide had been common.
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Jeanette Jones
C. H. Jones
CC. W
Wulctde
Jones
Marion St
Cherry Mine Disaster Deepens With Sealed Tombs
The St. Paul mine at Cherry, II, sealed again on Thanksgiving, trapping 175 or more workers. Fire spread overnight causing rescuers to retreat and little hope to recover those still inside the great tomb.
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United Press
Cherry
St. Paul
Doctors Torture and Kill for Science Claims Stir Controversy
A New York Anti Vivisection Society pamphlet titled Human Vivisection accuses doctors and medical societies of brutal experiments on orphans and vulnerable patients. It cites cases in the United States and Europe to argue for a ban on vivisection, asserting dates, names, and data to push for legal prohibition.
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Anti-Vivisection Society of
New York
East
University of Pennsylvania
A. H. Wentworth
Boston
Gallleton
Diana Belias
Beautiful Society
Lincoln and Tacoma Play to 0-0 Tie on Slippery Field
In Tacoma November 25, Lincoln and Tacoma battled on a sawdust covered field with a strong wind. The first half stayed in Tacoma territory but Lincoln failed to reach the goal, while Tacoma's punting favored them. Both teams played straight football as the slip and slide continued.
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Tacoma
Lincoln
Seattle
Cornell Penn Tie At Half In Philadelphia
The score was 6 to 6 at halftime in the Pennsylvania Cornell game played in Philadelphia on November 26.
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Cornell
PENN
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mayor Miller Faces Push to Hoodwink Brewery Licenses
Seattle story reports Mayor Miller and city officials backing two dummy corporations tied to breweries to obtain 30 to 40 saloon licenses. The plan, under a last legislature statute, aims to bar breweries from saloon licenses while transfers are blocked or redirected through shells. The Star pressed for scrutiny, drawing attention to the legal loophole and public opposition to brewery control of licenses.
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Seattle
Miller
Gy Council
Revenue and License Committee
Al Maple Fatal or Serious Freight Train Accident
Al Maple, son of ex-County Treasurer Maple, was struck by a Great Northern freight train at Georgetown last evening. He suffered crushed feet and hands and internal injuries. he was taken to the county hospital where doctors expect recovery.
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al Maple
Maple
Great Northern
Georgetown
Seattle fox hunt mocks tradition with paper trail chase
The Seattle Hunt Club stages a playful fox hunt using newspaper pages as the faux foxes. Master Clarence Lamont leads the PFH hunters as riders dash along Madison Street, chasing the "foxes" in a lighthearted event that ends without real foxes, showcasing local humor and spectacle.
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Seattle
Pommes de Terre
Clarence Booth
Lamont
Angelina
Dunn Shows Juror Through Hospital Horror
Grand jurors toured Seattle County Hospital guided by Arthur W. L. Dunn. He described cleanup efforts and patient testimonies following The Seattle Star exposure, noting improved conditions, new shoes and clothing, and changes in nursing care after the investigation began.
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Dunn
Hiospital
Arthur W. L. Dunn
Garret
Seattle
Seattle Star
The
Star
Duwamish
Thanksgiving for Some in Seattle Sours the Day of Plenty
A Seattle report laments Thanksgiving as a day of homesickness for hundreds amid wealth and festivity. It portrays sorrowful guests in hotels and boarding houses, the memory of family, and the city’s epidemic ache that surges today before the world resumes its bustle tomorrow.
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Seattle
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