Wrestling fraud gang broke up as Carroll and Warner jailed
Federal indictment targets Carroll and Warner as key steerer figures in a nationwide wrestling fraud ring. Hodge detains them in King County Jail Seattle awaiting U.S. authorities move with Harris in relation to a mail fraud scheme tied to staged matches and large cash bets.
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Warner
Carroll
Washington
Federal Grand Jury
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Joe Carroll
B. F. Roller
Bert Warner
King County
Seattle
Robert T
Ber
Amed Harris
United States
Harris
Hodges
United Cities
Dr. Roller
Billy Farthe
Grant
Roller
Farrell
Mr and Carroll
Ile Warner
How Bunco Wrestling Was Played in Seattle
A Seattle swindle ring used a houseboat on Lake Washington for bunco and prize fights led by J. C. Maybray and operatives Russ Har Brown and Skip Moore. The Star exposed the scheme on August 23, 1906, detailing losses of 131,500 and noting the leaders fled after exposure and reappeared in other states to continue schemes targeting travelers.
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United States
Seattle
Harriman, Brown and
Moore
Lake Washington
Union Bay
Russ Har- Brown
J. C. Maybray
Nell Bluffs
Unme
The
Star
Star Mirage
Aylight
Man From Canada Endures Botched Suicide Attempt
Mullkerrin a 56 year old laborer from Canada who came to Seattle for work tried to kill himself with a .22 revolver at pier 6 University Street. He fired multiple times but all bullets glanced off or failed to penetrate his skull leaving ten bullet holes. he survived and expressed regret.
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Mullkerrin
Ekull
Canada
Seattle
Blacksmith Guilty Of Defrauding Women For Money
William H. Whistler, a city blacksmith, was found guilty by a jury in Judge Gilliam's court for defrauding Fannie Brom of 315 dollars by claiming possession of extensive property to fund his picture enlarging business.
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William H. Whistler
Gilliam
Whistler
Fannie Brom
Detroit Falls 4-1 in Game One to Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh wins the opening championship game 4 to 1 at Forbes Field. Ad ams and Gibson pitched for Pittsburgh while Mullin and Schmidt logged Detroit’s battery. Spectators count around 50,000 with tickets selling for 15 to 20 dollars as Pittsburg takes the lead in the series.
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Gibson
Mullin
Schmidt
Detroit
Battery
Forbes Field
Jones
Bush
Abstein
Cobb
Crawford
Byrne
D. Jones
Delehanty
Mortarity
T. Jones
Clarke
Moriarity
Alstein
Leach
Wagner
Miller
Davy Jones
This Baby Is Worth 13 Weight in Gold
Mrs Edward Lowe Jr gave birth to a son after a divorce settlement. The agreement provides $40,000 cash and $30,000 to be held in trust for the boy until age 21, managed by Judge Ben Sherks, former Mayor France, and W J Patterson of Hayes and Hayes bank. If the child dies before 21, the trust reverts to the mother.
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United Press
Aberdeen
Edward Lowe, Jr
The
Hayes & Hayes Bank
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Pirates
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Dekehanty
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Rs. Crawford
C. Mullin
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