Dietz versus Gill sparks eight year timber feud turns deadly
Eight year battle over timber tolls escalates into violence when John Dietz shoots at an enforcing posse and ends with his surrender. The Cameron dam on the Thornapple river is opened to the Chippewa Lumber and Boom Co as Dietz remains steadfast in his claim and lawmen prepare for further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Diets
Winchester
John Dieta
Cameron
Chippewa Lumber & Boom Company
Weyerhaeuser Timber Trust
Dietz
Mayor vows restricted district to root out vice
Town officials clash over a proposed Tenth Avenue district as Mayor Gill pledges to close existing dens while Sheriff Hodge resists. He vows no open gambling and rejects exorbitant rents that trap women in white slave trade. Election remarks warn opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gill
Hilside Investment Co
Bearcon
Hodge
Sheriff Hodge
Fear 1 000 Die In Fire
The United States circuit court in St. Paul hears testimony in the Union Pacific merger suit. Government attorneys Kellogg and Severance argue the government case against a western railroad combine accused of secret agreements to enforce higher freight rates.
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ST. Paul
Minn
United States Circuit Court
Union Pacific
Kelloxg and
Severance
John C. Spooner
W. H. Loomin
Omaha
P. F. Dunne
San Francisco
Robert 8. Lovet
Bia
West
Hall Men Get Busy on Mayor Gill Recall
The town sees petitions and public notices circulating about a recall of Mayor Gill Arash amid campaign activity. Churches and civic groups are mentioned, with references to petitions and a league preparing actions. An accident involving H L Sizer near Yesler is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilarash
Muens
Green Lake
Scheuerman
H. L. Sizer
Unclear fragment prompts historic and local questions
The text presents scattered questions about American history and Seattle lore, mentioning Columbus Day, names linked to states, depths of snow in Seattle, and Beattie. It appears as a garbled OCR with multiple topics and no cohesive event or discoverable facts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
America
Woods
Bellevue
Washington
United States
Seattle
Furth
N. H. Latimer
Beattie
Miners' Babe Killed by Live Wire Incident
A mother, wife of a miner, died after a live wire caused the electrocution of her infant in a tragic workplace accident. Investigation into the incident focused on safety violations and the causes of the fatal shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les
Why Wappy Chief Faces Pool Room Graft Questions
Chief of Police Charlies W Wappenstein is accused of allowing pool rooms to operate under various managers across the city. The letter alleges Johnny Clancy runs the handbooks with a wire from his Detroit hotel and says Martin & Waycott of San Francisco supply his returns. It asks what he has to say about graft.
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Charlies W. Wappenstein
Union Block
Warrently
M. C. Hell
Stradford
Berryman’s
James
College Cafe
Pike
George Common
Detroit
Oriental Pool Rooms
Third Av
Porto Rico
Billy Emerson
Third
Union
Brooklyn
Scotty Ferguson
Mr. Wappenstein
Johnny Clancy
Martin & Waycott
San Francisco
Clancy
Secretary Mayer Sears Seattle Visit Stirs No Anchor Talk
The Navy secretary George von Lengerke Mayer stays at the Washington in Seattle and discusses Pacific coast coal supplies and coast defenses. He confirms no anchor insignia and says Seattle is a nice town while planning to press the coast test program with Governor Gillette of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George von Lengerke Meyer
the Navy
Seattlee
Washington
Meyer
Hellum
Mayer—Long
Back Bay
Boston
Pacific Coast
Gov. Gillette
California
Navy
Seattle
Arbuckle Alias Kelly Jailed Over Bar Tab Attempt
George Arbuckle, also calling himself Kelly, tried to cash a 245 dollar bar tab tied to Louis Snyder at Jamieson & Moffett's vault. Patrolman Morris jailed him and Judge Gordon sentenced him to 63 days in the city stockade for the ruse. Arbuckle admitted two names and faced the consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Arbuckle
Kelly
Louis Snyder
Jamieson & Moffett
Waloon
Arbuckle
Morris
Gordon
Judge Gordon
Bar fined for whiskey sale at Colorado bar
Mike Barry, formerly at the Colorado bar on Washington 4t between Occidental and Flint ars, was fined 100 dollars for selling a pint of whiskey to Charles Johnson a stool pigeon used by Patrolman Hogness. Barry pleaded guilty saying he got the liquor from someone with the saloon key and earned nothing from the sale. No payment was made and he faces 20 days in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Barry
Colorado
Washington 4&T
Occidental
Flint Ars
Charles Johnson
Hogness
Barry
Divorce Decree Forces Payment for Custody Children
C G Poland a West Seattle politician faced a court order to continue paying $40 monthly for the maintenance of his three children after custody shifted to his divorced wife who has since remarried. The decree enforces child support despite changes in custodial status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Poland
West Seattle
Northern Club described as gambling den in probe
A damaged excerpt from the county records alleges the Northern Club operated as a gambling hell in Beattie. It claims Mayor Gil and Chief of Police Wappenstein failed to enforce laws, enabling a quarter million dollars in weeks of profits and fueling internal fraternal loyalties among Gideon Tupper and fellow officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northern Club
County Audislor
Beattie
Gil
Wappenstein
Ite
Gideon Tupper
Clarence J. Gerald
C. H. Crawford
BE. F. Bradshaw
G. A. Crawford
W. G. Mallony
Fisherman Vanishes After Leaving Ballard Home
Joan Anderson a 56 year old Ballard resident left his house at 6335 Ballard Ave to stay aboard a houseboat across Salmon Bay and was not seen returning his son J Ander fears he may have been abducted or harmed in the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Wis
Win Imes
John F H
John Diets
Joan Anderson
Ballard
Ballard Av
Salmon Bay
J. Ander
Roosevelt Opens Arkansas State Fair With Doves Ceremony
Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Hot Springs Arkansas and opened the state fair with an address. He attended a ceremony depicting peace with two white doves released by a gray dressed girl and another in white. He will spend four days in the South delivering speeches on tariff positions.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Theodore Roosevelt
H Springs
Roosevelt
Arkansas
Col. Roosevelt
South
Seattle Area Weather Forecast
For Seattle and vicinity, occasional rain tonight and Tuesday with moderate northerly winds.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Ely Starts on 1 000 Mile Air Trip
Aviator Ely flies from Chicago toward New York and is believed injured near Beverly after a 1:30 a.m. ascent. Reports say a clogged carburetor forced a 12 minute first lap, 11 miles flown, with further stop at Gary Ind. to rest. he aims to resume within seven days for a $25 000 prize.
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United Pree
Chicago
Ely
New York
Beverly
Beverly Golf Links
Eugene Ely
Gary
Ind
Chicago Evening Post
New York Times
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
New York Central
Long Distance Flights Highlight Early 1910 Air Races
Summary of multiple 1910 air routes and records including Glenn Curtiss flights from Albany to New York and Cleveland to Cedar Point, C K Hamilton New York to Philadelphia, Henry Farman Chalons to Paris routes, Louis Paulhan London to Manchester, and George Chavez Brieg to Demodossolo over the Alps, with distances ranging from 25 to 366 miles and times from 2 hours 50 minutes to 12 hours.
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Glenn Curtiss
Albany
New York
C. K. Hamilton
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Cedar Point
Walter Brookins
Chicago
Springfield
Henry Farman
Chalons
France
Louis Paulhan
Orleans
Arces-sur-Aube
London
Manchester
Morconnet
Chalons-sur-Marne
Paris
LeBlanc
Messeres
Donal
Biblovucel
Bordeaux
Heures
George Chavez
Brieg
Demodossolo
Italy
Alps
Railroads Rush Aid as Fire Strikes Canadian North
Winnipeg dispatch reports the first Canadian Northern train since the Duluth special reached the city at 11 05 AM with J K Cameron noting that death tolls of 500 are likely overstated. He warns rapid river settlers may be trapped if fire reached the area. Telegraph links restored. Rainy River Lumber Co plant and 40 000 000 feet of lumber survive. A full death total will take a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Northern
Fort Francis
Duluth
J. K. Cameron
Ed Rapid River
Fort Frances
Fort William
Rainy River Lumber Co
Lisbon mobs attack nuns and priests as chaos grips Portugal
The United Press reports mobs loot churches, arrest monks and nuns, and sack religious property across Portugal. Priests and nuns face indignities and killings, with government unable to relocate condemned clergy. Children from schools are returned to their homes amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Monastry
Civil service exam in Seattle for immigration station janitor
Washington announces a civil service examination in November for a janitor position at the Immigration station with a salary of 660 dollars. Walla Walla reports Baker Boyer Bank seeks designation as a government postal savings depository.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Seattle
Walla Walla
Baker Boyer Bank
Seattle to Welcome Edmund Vance Cooke as YMCA Speaker
Edmond V. Cook Here Edmund Vance Cooke, poet phil osopher and storyteller to children, will speak at the Seattle YMCA afternoon meeting next Sunday. The Cleveland author visits readers of The Star, promoting better poetry and literature study in public schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Vance Cooke
Seattle
Seattle Y. M. C. A
Cooke
The
Star
Cleveland
Ohio
Blushing Cops Buy Lingerie In Atlantic City Theft Case
Atlantic City police visited department stores and bought an entire outfit of clothes including lingerie after a thief entered the apartments of a visiting maid and stole her entire wardrobe. The maid’s identity is being kept confidential. She notified headquarters by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Poindexter Leads Burke by Large Plurality in Canvass
State canvassing board totals show Miles Poindexter with 67,714 votes to Judge Burke’s 26,840, a margin of 40,874 in a 116,022 vote field. In the First District, Will E. Humphrey tops with 17,835 first choices out of 40,477, surpassing the 40 percent threshold for nomination on first choice votes.
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Miles Poindexter
Judge Burke
Poindexter
Burke
E. Humphrey
Roosevelt Letter Triggers Insurgent Shift to Judge Black
The Roosevelt letter to Will F. Humphrey angers insurgents, pushing many new faces to Judge Black at Butler hotel. Insurgents who backed Revelle switch sides, opposing Humphrey on principle. Black plans speeches tonight at Hillman City and Renton, then Bothel tomorrow.
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Roosevelt
Will FE
Humphrey
Butler Hotel
Revelle
Party Solidarity
Judge Black
Hillman City
Renton
Bothel
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Ify Lee
Oarre
Barence
John Dietz
Hillside Investment Company
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Ruan Atu
AEC
Lecy. Meyer
Hoyt @ Fry GM
Hoyt & Frye
Gid Tupper
Clarence Gerere
Amna
T. R. AT
Fy Uested Press
Weather Forecast
Hawthorne Race Track
Fo Atill
Willard
Curtiss
South Pend
Toole
Canada
Syracuse
Rie Shtabulac
NewYork
Penn
NY Central
Mogs
Edmond V. Cook
Pat Humphrey
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