Open Door helps starving couple find hope in Seattle
A starving couple named Redman and Phylis faced eviction and poisoning as they could not find work in Seattle. Cynthia Grey directed them to the Open Door, where Glenn Menzemer provided food and rent help. Redman planned to kill himself and wife, but a farewell letter to a friend revealed their struggle and his lingering hope.
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Piaces
Cynthia Grey
Redman
Brotherhood League
Glenn Menbemer
Mensomer
Heenzemer
Menzemer
Trey
Footlah
Seattle
Phy
Phylisa
Christmas Babies Offer Starring Ones for Early Gift Buyers
A peculiar advertisement touts “Star babies” for Christmas, claiming strictly high quality bundles from newborn to six years with varied traits and names. The sales pitch urges early shopping, cites diverse buyers from Nome to Seattle, and ends by asking readers to show the vendor the money.
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Nome
Seattle
Baseball Chief Horace Fogel Resigns Amid Umpire Scandal
Horace Fogel quits as Philadelphia National League baseball club president at a meeting of league magnates in New York. The resignation comes as he prepared to face NL officials on charges that the league staff of umpires favored the New York Giants, helping them win the pennant all season.
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New York
Horace Fogel
Philadelphia
National League Baseball Club
Pogel
Giants
Cold Morning Freezes Downtown Cars and School Rides
Mercury slumps as morning frost grips Seattle streets. Children in Green Lake University districts bundle up while parents hope for council action soon, with a report due next Monday and possible action before spring.
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Beerereeenerner
Seattie
Green Laker
Four Gunmen Sentenced to Die in January
New York November 26 Lefty Louie Rosenberg Harry Horowitz alias Gyp the Blood Whitey Lewis and Dago Frank Cirofici were sentenced to electrocution in Sing Sing during the week beginning January Justice Goff pronounced their doom in the state supreme court Former Police Lieutenant Chas F Becker convicted of first degree murder for instigating Rosenthal slaying also under death sentence
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New York
Lefty
Louie” Rosenberg
Harry Horrowitz
Gyp the Blood
Whitey” Lewis
Weather forecast for tonight and Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with brisk easterly winds. Noon temperature 48 degrees.
Readers ask about tool sharpening and hair growth myths
A jumble of reader queries covers sharpening dull ice polers with a cold chisel and hammer, growing hair on a coconut, identifying an elusive poem, fears on a sinking boat poem, cigarette rollers, and a remark about age and side whiskers. The column declines to answer some questions.
Jews Propose Saloniki as Jewish Republic Capital
Editor reports a Jewish independent promoting a Jewish republic for the vilayet of Saloniki with the city as seat of government. The plan, backed by Zionist and Territorialist factions, suggests Woodrow Wilson appoint a first president and Oscar Straus as ideal candidate due to diplomatic experience.
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Jewish Independent
Palestine
Jerusalem
London
Noveliat
Zangwill
Ito
Woodrow Wilson
Oscar Straus
New York
United States
Turkey
Jury Cannot Reach Verdict in Gibson Murder Trial
The jury in the Burton W. Gibson murder trial could not agree after deliberations in Goshen New York. Judge Tompkins had urged a compromise as the case related to Countess Rosa Szabo who drowned in Greenwood Lake on July 16 and Gibson’s subsequent role as sole executor of her $15 000 estate amid alleged influence and riding outings with the woman.
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United Press
Goshen N. Y
Tompkins
Burton W. Gibson
New York
Rosa Szabo
Gibson
Greenwood Lake
Eell
Strang
Sidelights on the War from Europe and Belgrade
Reports detail widespread Bulgarian war casualties with thousands homeless and a Bulgarian defor treating 500 cases. Sofia notes tobacco costs to fund the war, citing Turkish tobacco from captured districts. Kirk Kiliseeh locals still wear turbans fearing Turkish revenge, while Belgrade honors a Jewish tailor, Abraham Levy, posthumously for courage with King Peter’s Order of Dushan.
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Lule Burgas
Sofia
Bulgaria
London
Kirk Kiliseeh
Belgrade
Peter
Dushan, the Mighty
Abraham Levy
Seventh
Servian Infantry
Plan to Override Mayor Cotterill in Police Powers Debate
The Griffiths ordinance restricting police arrests, vetoed by Mayor Cotterill, likely will be recommended for passage by the judiciary committee despite the veto. The committee, comprising Councilmen Wardall Griffiths and Erickson, will convene Thursday morning.
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Griffiths
Cotterill
Judiciary Committee
Wardall
Erickson
Councils Vote on Mayors Veto and Ravenna Boulevard
Following a recommendation councils will vote next Monday on the mayor's veto. Yesterday Councilman Blaine protested as the council approved paving Ravenna Boulevard to connect with the city railway by a 60 percent appropriation drawn from the general and other funds.
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Blaine
Ravenna Boulevard
War Talk Then Peace Prattle Sudden Change
London reports a sudden overnight shift from war talk to peaceful tone amid Balkan tensions. Socialists across Europe claim credit for the conciliatory stance, citing a Basle congress proclamation urging governments to resist war preparations.
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London
Europe
Balkan
Socialist International Congress
Basle
America
Mary Garden Promotes Curds and Whey Diet
New York Nov 26 After a summer in Scotland opera star Mary Garden arrives with a novel youth regimen she says is made of curds and whey with a splash of whusky. She shared the plan during interviews.
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New York
Scotland
Mary Garden
Quarantine at Mother Ryther Home Sparks Thanksgiving Shortage
The Mother Ryther home at 1262 Den nyway is quarantined after authorities say several children were exposed to diphtheria. Many residents face a dreary Thanksgiving as provisions run low, with calls for charity to help the home and mothers and children.
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Ryther
Dennyway
Ruther
Two to Die December 6 for Dual Executions
Sacramento reports two executions set for December 6. Edn Delahante, a Black inmate who killed fellow prisoner St. Louis Fat Kaufman, faces execution at Folsom. Willie Luis, a Chinese man, will be hanged at San Quentin for murdering his father's second wife.
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Sacramento
Edn
Delahante
St. Louis
Fat" Kaufman
Folsom
Willie Luis
San Quenin
Pensions for Little Fellow Sailors and Presidents
New York reportage notes Andrew Carnegie plans to award an annual 25000 dollar pension to future presidents. Roosevelt argues the need is for the common man facing poverty in old age. The steamship Admiral Farragut reached Seattle after sailing from Philadelphia in October and will operate Seattle to San Francisco starting January 1 under Alaska Steamship Co.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
Col
Theo
Roosevelt
Admiral Farragut
Philadelphia
Seattle
Alaska Steamship Co
San Francisco
Acquittal of Strike Leaders in Massachusetts Murder Trial
In Salem the jury absolved Joseph Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Antonio Caruso of the murder of Anna Lopizzo during the Lawrence textile strike. Giovanitti and Ettor released on bonds. Caruso bailed on rioting charges. Crowds cheered, and the defense hailed the verdict as a victory for organized labor and free speech. Gurley Flynn attended a jubilee mass meeting after the ruling.
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United Press
Salem
Mass
Jospeh Ettor
Arturo Giovanitti
Antonio Caruso
Anna Lopizzo
Lawrence
Quinn
Giovannitti
Caruso
Ettor
Massachusetts
Gurley
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Geo. A. Moore
Los Angeles
Giovannitt
Tal
First Wife Sees Second Obtain Divorce Decree
In a courtroom drama, Mrs. Florence E. Holcomb, second wife of Dr. Augustus H. Holcomb, rejects accusations of breaking his first marriage to Eva Holcomb. Testimony centers on alleged coercion and a claim that the dentist pulled her upper front teeth during an incident. Judge Tallman grants divorce to Eva Holcomb’s rival.
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Eva Holcomb
Florence E. Holcomb
Augustus H. Holcomb
Gompers Shows Improvement Amid Pneumonia Threat
In Rochester on November 26 Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor was reported to be improving after fear of pneumonia. The update signaled a positive turn in his health as medical attention continued.
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Rochester
N. Y
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Westlake Public Market announces Thanksgiving turkey sale
The Star notes the major question of where to buy a good turkey at a reasonable price. Page 6 carries the Westlake Public Market announcement detailing turkeys and other good foods for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Westlake
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