Roosevelt Demands Penrose Expulsion From Senate
Roosevelt testified before a Senate probe that Penrose should be expelled as an enemy of the people. He said he advised Archbold to resist blackmail and claimed his own letters show no improper solicitations. The interrogation covered funds and influence involving Harriman Loeb Cortelyou and the New York campaign.
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Teddy
Senate
Warriman
York State
Hill
Ajeha B. Sullivan
Bat Ay Nelson
White House
Jons
Boles Penrose
States
Penrose
Brown Senate
Roosevelt
Archbold
Cor Bliss
Cortelyou
Loeb
Telephone Standard OT Company
Arch M
Harrix
Harriman
Roose
New York
Martinian
Elt
Harri Fequest
Depew
France
Loeb Reagain
Harrimen
Theodore Roosevelt
Campaign Contribution Investigation Committee
United States Senate
Boise Penrose
Pennsylvania
Poindexter to Speak Here for Bob Hodge
Senator Miles Poindexter will speak here on Thursday for Bob Hodge, governor candidate, and the Progressive ticket. John C. Kegley and other party leaders tour Washington and address a meeting at Arcade Hall at 2 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Poindexter
Bob” Hodge
Progressive
Peyreers
Attér
Hodge
John Caere
B. Kegley
Orange
Tourin
Mean Graft On Seattle Tacoma Interurban Car
A Tacoma Seattle Interurban car incident shows a couple in Sunday dress being seated in a front compartment by a young man who pays 25 cents extra for the privilege. The conductor sells the same graft to others, describing it as a common practice and a mean, petty extortion. The piece frames it as daily, widespread and unjust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakey Furth
Seattle-Tacoma
Tacoma
Auburn
Seattle
Laokkily
Piddlin
Jakey
Seattle-Tacoma Interurban Limited
Laughing carpenter survives fall from iron girder
A Los Angeles carpenter J. P. Hanger fell 50 feet from an iron girder while joking with a coworker. He was picked up unhurt and still laughing as he recovered. The rest of the items describe unrelated short notes and local curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. P. Hanger
Bill Hanley Switches SSupport to Wilson
Bill Hanley of Burns Oregon withdraws support from President Taft and endorses Governor Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic presidential nomination. Hanley, a Taft elector, cites tariff revision failures and sees a Taft vote as aiding Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns, Or
Bill Hanley
Astern
Oregon
Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Hanley
Bie
Col
Roosevelt
Chose Jail Rather Than a Kiss in Norristown
Magistrate Lenhardt ordered John J. Gallagher jailed after a domestic dispute in Norristown Pennsylvania. Gallagher denied kissing a woman while his wife testified to furious antagonism and the judge fined him but he could not pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. J
John B. Gil
Congress
Norristown
Lenhardt
John J. Gallagher
Gallagher
Wreck kills nine on Springfield express near Westport
Nine people died when the Springfield express from Hartford to New York derailed near Westport Conn yesterday afternoon. The engine failed to switch tracks causing the crash that also injured several others. Among the dead were five women and four men, with women passengers in the Pullman car and men from the train crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westport
Conn
Hartford
New York
New York, New Haven
Here
Boy Drowns After Grasshopper Incident In Erie Canal
In Rochester on October 4 Leonard Taylor seven years old fell into the Erie canal while attempting to catch a grasshopper that swam ashore. He failed to reach the bank before drowning. He was an only son and heir to about forty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
Leonard Taylor
Erie Canal
Leonard
Willie Knew Teacher What makes dark rain clouds
A brief comic exchange presents Willie answering a teacher about dark rain clouds with a punchline about dirty water illustrating a child’s misinterpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Progressive factions rally as campaign picture surfaces
A partisan photograph shows east and west coast progressives in a display of unity around Bob Hodge. Senator Poindexter pledges help, while C. B. Kegley and W. S. Cory join Lawrence backers in boosting Hodge during the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator ' Ter
John C. Lawrence
Bob Hodge
Cc. B. Kegley
The
State Grange
Lawrence
Govnor Teats
Poindexter
W. S. Cory
A Sinner Sends In 25 for Mrs Jones Fund
A letter from a hustler shows a $25 donation to Mrs Jones mother’s fund mentioned in The Star. The note defends the act as compassion masked by business bravado and reflects on generosity amid local bets and public appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred L. Boalt
Mrs. Jones
Star
Lumber Exchange
Uni
Gabriel
Texas
Renton Denounces Armed Strike-Breakers in Court
City Attorney Paul Houser declared Renton will resist armed strike-breakers brought by Sound Traction, Light & Power to oppose coal miners. Judge Wilson fined strike-breaker W. E. Fowler 40 dollars and sentenced him to 10 days in jail after he drew a gun on protesters. The company appealed Fowler’s conviction. Federal court later cited 19 strikers to show cause for contempt for violating an injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Houser
Reunion
Sound Traction, Light
Ofventon
Jacob Furth
Ton
Renton
Three Robberies Reported After Night Out
The so called gum shoe gang carried out three robberies last night. James Ryan of Olympia met two men in a saloon on Washington street and, after drinking, they lured him to a room. They assaulted him and searched his pockets, taking $40 before fleeing toward the hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ryan
Olympia
Ryan
Washington Street
Burglary Hits Mrs Hedbeg Home and Dye Works
Entry reported at Mrs. P. O. Hedbeg's home 2011 Terry Ave. cash totaling 12 dollars and four rings stolen. Separately, thieves took six suitcases two suites an overcoat and a bathrobe from the Wm. Juneau dye works at 909 Madison St. in a separate incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. O. Hedbeg
Terry
Madison Street
Wm. Juneau
Italy and Turkey Sign Peace Pact Reported
Dispatches from Rome and Constantinople indicate that Italy and Turkey have signed a peace agreement ending their conflict. The reports, received in Vienna, point to a formal pact likely concluding hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Rome
Constantinople
Italy
Turkey
Woman Slaps Man Who Jilted Her at Court Session
Miss Mae Aronstein alias Arline Clark strode to LeRoy Kelly of Kauffman Kelly Real Estate and called him a dirty dog as she slapped him six times at the Northern Bank building. City Attorney Van Ruff dismissed Kelly’s case. Aronstein’s continued to next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Aronstein
Arline Clark
LeRoy Kelly
Kauffman-Kelly Real Estate Co
Kelly
Winehell
Mies Aronstein
Northern Bank
van Ruff
Miss Aronstein
Seattle
San Francisco
F. S. Lang
Lang
Aviator Charles Walsh Falls At Interstate Fair
Aviator Charles Walsh, 25, a San Diego native, died after plunging from about 2,000 feet during a descent at the Interstate fair grounds in Trenton New Jersey. He had spent the week performing exhibitions before a large crowd when a plane reportedly loosened at the 2,000-foot level, causing a rapid fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Charles Walsh
Interstate Fair Grounds
San Diego
Cal
Chamber of Commerce Opposes Seattle Double Platoon Plan
The Chamber of Commerce objects to a two shift firemen system in Seattle arguing it costs taxpayers more. Fire Chief Stetson's figures show about $200,000 extra annually. The Chamber notes Omaha and Kansas adopt two shifts with lower salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Stetson
Omaha
Kansas
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Pittsburg
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Stony Point
Portland
Pthering Sudden
John
Philip Meyers
South Dakota
Chicago
Forbes
Harry Sugden
Sayville
S. 1
Louis Meunier
Paria
Wilson
Seattle Star
Union Street
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