Fight for rights in Rainier Valley and Duwamish clash
In Seattle, residents mobilize against high rail overcharges by Stone Webster and Crawford’s Renton line. The author urges militant but lawful action to pressure officials, defend city light administration, and expose corporate extortion, while promising that disorder at Rainier Beach will be clarified by investigations.
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Rainier Valley
Seattle
Railroad Corporation
Stone-Webster
Crawford
Renton
City Light Department
Ocean
Rainier Beach
Wall Street Plans Its Old Scare Game
A fragmented rant complains about alleged lawlessness and socialistic influence threatening property rights and legal methods used by streetcar companies. The speaker denounces resistance and anarchy, urging order.
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Wall ST
Rights battle roils Rainier Valley over trolley fare
Crowds at Dugdale's hall Rainier Beach urge city to buy the Seattle Southern Railway franchise. A conflict with conductors over extra nickels erupts as cars back up to Columbia station. windows smash and missiles fly, prompting a riot-like scene as officials ready to act.
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Dugdale’s Hall
Rainier Beach
Columbia Station
Congress Readies Agenda for Short Session in 65th Era
Gilson Gardner reports on the third session expectations of Congress in November. Bills include federal charters for outlawed corporations, tariff and central bank plans, reform of House rules, and an Appalachian forest reserve measure. Portugal recognition and Lorimer whitewash loom amid insurgent opposition and a contentious political climate.
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Gton
DO. C
Aldrich. Post
Tariff Commission
Republic of Portugal
William Lorimer
House of Representatives
Senate
Ton
Ballinger-Pinchot
Aoe
Particu
House
Conservative League
Gifford Pinchot
Parcela Post
Republic of
Portugal
Knox
Lorimer
Taft
Ballinger
Burrows
Fraser
Congress
City Attorney Probes Dotty Dialogue Discharge
Arthur Fair banks tells City Attorney Pierce he plans to work next summer to earn coin for winter while lamenting poverty and a cold. He explains his drinking, regrets missing an onion remedy, and asks for friendship before Judge Gordon discharges him.
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Pierce
Arthur Fairbanks
Gordon
Arthur
Nebraska Population Reported At 1,192,214
The census bureau announced Nebraska's population as 1,192,214 on November 29, highlighting the state's total amid national demographic updates. The release details count revisions and regional shares affecting state rankings.
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Washington
Nebraska
Powers the Iron Man Forged in Kentucky Feud Wins Seat
Caleb Powers, a controversial figure in Kentucky politics, is sworn into the sixty second Congress after defeating Don Edwards in the mountain district. The 41 year old former teacher and state official faced multiple trials and personal tragedies yet secured a large plurality amid strong opposition from rivals.
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Caleb Powers
Vurville
Execu
Mountain Feud
Don Edwards
Powers
Congress
London Mountain Echo
Kentucky
Hurt the Town Argument at YMCA Lecture in Baltimore
Carleton Lee, a teacher and editor, spoke at the YMCA last night on graft in Baltimore. He described a prior city housecleaning and said reform must be lasting, not merely temporary, noting police corruption and ties to crime. He announced his next talk titled The Mind of Man.
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Carleton Lee
Baltimore
Tle
Lee
Gers
Mr. Lee
Bomb Rocks Bella Trinacria Saloon in Elizabeth, N J
A bomb exploded at the Bella Trinacrias saloon in Elizabeth Town, massively wrecking the building and injuring nearby rooms. The blast scattered sleepers in neighboring tenements, cracked windows, and drew police reserves to quell panic.
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New York
Elizabeth
Mac McCarty Defiant in Police Court Over Dinner Demand
W. T. McCarty told police court he refused to go to bed until his dinner, prompting Patrolman Gray to place him in jail after a failed attempt to calm him. McCarty was fined 10 dollars in the morning session.
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W. T. McCarty
Gray
Mac
McCarty
Beattle and Vicinity Weather Outlook
For Beattle and vicinity the forecast shows occasional rain tonight or Wednesday with light easterly winds. The outlook calls for unsettled conditions and scattered showers across the period.
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Beattle
Explosion kills 13 in Antlers Oklahoma mine disaster
In Antlers Oklahoma the town mourns after eight miners entombed by a mine explosion were recovered dead. Five others were blown from the shaft mouth. rescuers could not save any of the men, all of whom were local residents married and living in the town for ten years since the mines opened.
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Antlers
Okla
Oklahoma
Spit Incident at City Court Arrests Prompt Fine
During morning city proceedings Health Inspector Lowe ordered about a dozen men arrested by City Attorney Pierce for expectorating in public places. Police court spectator C. A. Johnson spat on the floor and was promptly arrested by Lowe, fined two dollars.
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Pierce
Lowe
C. A. Johnson
Wappenstein Vindicated and Local Politics in Flux
Vague items report Wappenstein cleared of wrongdoing and Jacob Furth retiring from politics. Ballard residents back R. M. Arms as recall candidate for mayor while Hi Gul enjoys public approval. Public Welfare League campaign plans and Renton car line statue fund raise noted. A court injunction favors the people, though events remain uncertain.
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Wappenstein
Jacob Furth
Ballard
R. M. Arms
Hi Gul
Clarence Gerald
Public Welfare League
Rainier Beach
Crawford
Renton
Tariff Critics Say Duties Too Low
Secretary Wakeman of the American Protective Tariff league argues that duties under the Payne Aldrich tariff are not sufficiently high. The league plans to oppose any tariff revision unless rates are raised as Congress sessions approach. Wakeman stated the duty on some items is not high enough and urged action.
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United Press
Washington
Wakeman
American Protective Tariff League
League
Congress
Railroads Push Higher Rates Tied to Big Business
United States reports that railroads and large business interests collude to press freight rate increases totaling about 75 million dollars yearly. Wall Street fears a hard times scenario if rates rise and regulation is resisted. The motive is to curb manufacturing sentiment and trigger a financial downturn.
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Washington, D. C
Wall Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
New York
Wall St
Nab Three Members of Bad Swindling Gang
Police and federal authorities announce the arrest of Percy Huntingon Charlee Mitchell and Herbert Fleming tied to a persistent northwest swindling ring. Edison hotel proprietor W F Lick disarmed the pair after they tried to pass a worthless bank note. US secret service agent Thomas Foster led the arrests and the trio were jailed, with no charges filed yet.
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Percy Huntington
Charlee Mitchell
Northwest
W. F. Lick
Edison
First Nv
Mitchell
Huntington
Lick
O'Brien
Thomas B. Foster
United States Secret Service
Herbert Flemeing
Foster
Fleming
Convict Killing Shocks Burns as Guard Wounded
In Burns Oregon on November 29, Arthur Fisher an escaped Boise Penitentiary convict was killed after a confrontation with Sheriff Richardson and guard Dan Ackley. Ackley, also from Boise, was shot in the abdomen and severely wounded while attempting to prevent Fisher from escaping. Richardson killed Fisher after returning fire.
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Burns
Ore
Arthur Fisher
Boise
Dan W. Ackley
Fisher
Richardson
Byrne
Ackley
Yale
Sheriff Richardson
Oregon
280 Men Lost At Sea Near Astrachan In Caspian
Report in Tageblatt says three vessels sank near Astrachan in the Caspian Sea during a hurricane. About 280 sailors, Russians and Persians, drowned. a nearby steamship could not reach the wrecks.
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Berlin
Astrachan
Caspian Sea
Tageblatt
Red Hair Gang Leader Nabbed After Looming Store Burglary
Jack Wells, longtime leader of a Seattle burglary gang, was arrested yesterday in Spokane. Detectives Doom and Jones led the manhunt after Wells dyed his red hair to evade capture. He is the fourth gang member to be apprehended, and investigators expect the arrest to help clear up numerous burglaries, including the Wonder Millinery Store theft of ostrich plumes valued at $5,000 last September.
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Jack Wells
Seattle
Wonder
Spokane
Doom
Jones
Wells
Scott sails Terra Nova for Antarctic to reach South Pole
Capt. Robert F. Scott commands the British South polar expedition aboard Terra Nova, sailing from Port Chalmers. He hopes to reach the South Pole in December 1911.
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Christ Church
N. Z
Robert F. Scott
Port Chalmers
Antarctic
Scott
South Pole
Orchard refuses parole after self confessed murders
Harry Orchard, who admitted killing former Idaho Governor Steunenberg and 14 others, declined parole in Spokane. He cites fear of being killed by men he implicated if released, though he says he has reformed and spends time reading the Bible and urging prisoners to accept the Word.
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Spokane
Harry Orchard
Steunenberg
Idaho
Orchard
No Probe for Frisco Mayor McCarthy
San Francisco officials expect no investigation into Mayor P. H. McCarthy over alleged graft. Reports linked bribes of 10 000 and 60 000, but the mayor demanded a grand jury probe. The grand jury asked for charges, yet none were presented.
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San Francisco
P. H. McCarthy
Noted Seattle figures linked to local history
The text highlights several Seattle origins: George Russell as the only native postmaster, Robert Moran who built the battleship Nebraska and once cooked in a logging camp, Matt Dee a longshoreman and West Seattle figure, Everett Ellis a Harvard sprinter and chief deputy prosecutor, and E. F. Byers owner of King county’s only frog farm and waterfront restaurateur.
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George Russell
Seattle
Robert Moran
Nebraska
Matt Dee
Sage
West Seattle
Everett Ellis
Harvard
King County
E. F. Byers
Washington grants voting rights to women in state
Governor Hay issued a proclamation confirming that every woman aged 21 or over in Washington state is now entitled to vote. The suffrage amendment passed by 52,299 to 29,676 in the returns.
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Olympia
State of Washington
Hay
Simple Simon Quip Sparks Startling Debate
Fragments of verse cite Simon as claiming sin was not invented by humans and inviting belief in initiating a new matter. The lines hint at a playful challenge to conventional doctrine.
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Simon
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