Graft Developments In County Gambling Case
In a Justice Court session Prosecutor George F L Finch faced a rapid sequence of gambling cases. Key defendants Charley Shomo Ah Peg R Burgess Chas J and others were charged with conducting or allowing gambling at various premises. Judge Gordon dismissed most charges after Finch apologized for weak evidence. Several defendants Ah King Lew Wie Ah Go and You Go were fined $100 after pleading guilty to gambling charges.
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Sam Ha
Coty
R Burgess
Chas J
Jere Finch
Aly Fave Deen
Matice
Grikner
Jere
Sheriff's Office
Charley Shomo
Vanderveer
Shomo
Third Ay
Washington
E. G. Cody
Charles Stewart
R. Burgess
Justice Gordon
Ah King
Lew Wie
Ah Go
Gordon
Decrepit Youth Sentenced in Bedford Avenue Court
Frank Wilmot Hewes, 64, of Williamsburg, was sentenced to the workhouse on a complaint by his 89 year old father George Washington Wilmot. The elder man testified the son drank heavily and could not be controlled, prompting the magistrate to adjourn and then sentence. The case drew a pitiful response from the Brook Ad neighborhood.
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Hd Boy
York
Frank T. Wii
Williamsburg
Eby
O'Reilly
Bedford
Brook
Wilmot
George Washington
c @ hare
Frank Mm “Mesa
Yom Kippur Observed by Seattle Orthodox Community
Orthodox residents of Seattle observe Yom Kippur on the tenth day of Tishri the Day of Atonement. The solemn fast is one of five holy observances commanded by God for the children of Menjoia.
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Seattle
Fragmentary Indiana notice hints at personal events
A garbled 19th or early 20th century fragment mentions a man Mert, his wife, and a man named Miler. The text references laughter, a peach stone, and a seated moment, with an unclear medical or life-related note.
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Ind
Miler
Gener Tadic
Alki Point Suffrage Club Thanks Star for Aid
The Alki Point Suffrage club yesterday drew up resolutions praising The Star for aid to Washington women in the suffrage fight. The meeting also planned statewide billboard appeals urging men to grant women the vote.
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Alki Point Suffrage Club
Star
Washington
Duffy Talks with Local Officials During San Francisco Visit
J. P. Duffy of San Francisco national vice president of the Bricklayers union arrived in the city last night. He discussed several matters with local officers this morning and was on his way back home after a trip to Texas.
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J. P. Duffy
San Francisco
Bricklayers’ Union
Texas
Revolutionary unrest erupts in Paria rail strike clash
A United Press dispatch from Paria reports the railroad strike has become a revolutionary struggle to overthrow the government. Bloodshed and rioting are anticipated as troops divided between the republic and the syndicate are ordered to suppress anti-government demonstrations.
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London
Globe
Paria
Anya
Beenes
Paris Strikers Clash in Bloodied Street Attack
Blood flowed in Paris as striking workers clashed in the streets during a tense morning confrontation. Police cordoned off areas as projectiles were exchanged and bystanders fled the violence.
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Paris
Former Kansas Governor W. E. Stanley Dies in Wichita
The Republican former governor W. E. Stanley died at his Wichita home today. Known for two decades in Kansas affairs he retired from public life six years ago after serving a term as governor. He had declined a 1904 appointment to the state supreme bench. Stanley’s election marked a shift in Kansas politics.
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Kas
W. E. Stanley
Kansas
Stanley
Supreme Bench
Popullem
Bribery Allegation in Webb Murder Trial
In Portland on October 18, Trene Trumbull testified Webb confessed killing William Johnson to obtain money for Carrie Kerech. She said she was offered 250 dollars to alter her testimony and later 200 dollars plus a ticket to leave Portland. Prosecutors aim to show Johnson was strangled and suffocated in a trunk at Union Depot.
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Portland
Ore
W. P. Webb
William Johnson
New Grand Central Hotel
Trene Trumbull
Webb
Johnson
Carrie Kerech
Kerech
Miss Trumbull
United States
Union Depot
Suit Filed Over White City Premises and Back Rent
The McGuvra hertz a sue Washington Amusement Park Co seeking 8182.76 back rent and 200 per day damages from June 16 1916 for not surrendering the premises. Total damages cited 23600. Plaintiffs demand all buildings on the site including the circle swing miniature railroad Arcade building bowling alley Cascade Canoe club building and other structures.
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White City
McGuvra Hetrsa
Washington Amusement Park Co
Cascade Canoe Club
Start Work on Canal Bond Vote Prompts Harbor Reform
The Star urges Seattle and King County voters to approve a $1,750,000 bond for canal, harbor, and wharf projects aimed at reducing waterfront control by railroads. It argues municipal competition will lower wharfage, cut living costs, and enable a Lake Washington canal with federal aid. Major Katz says lake shore sale proceeds provide $100,000 toward canal excavation bids.
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King County
Star
Seattle
San Francisco
Seatle
Lake Washington
Duwamish Waterway
Renton Waterway
John D. Farrell
Lake Washington Canal
Lake Union
Salmon Bay
Maj. Katz
Rosas
Lake Union Shore
Poet Cooke Inspires Men of Business in Poem Card
A fragment notes Poet Cooke delighting business readers with verses about child life and humor. It references Edward and Edmund Vance Cooke, and Eugene Field as contemporaries whose poems appeal to a mature audience.
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Edward
Edmund Vance
Eugene Field
Cooke
Impertinest Poems and a Cracked World Collide
A fragmentary page hints at a chaotic critique themed around theatre life and peril. Hints of names and works appear, with bleak imagery of destruction and death interwoven with metered verse and satire. The piece cites publishing amid a storm of satire and defiant voice.
Natalie Barney Denies Posing for Nude Statue
Paris cables report Miss Natalie Barney denies posing for a nude statue placed in her mother Mrs. C. Barney’s Massachusetts mansion grounds. The work allegedly from Miss Ethel Barney’s Paris studio prompted Mrs. Barney to seek police action to drape the statue against weather and protect it from exposure.
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Washington
Paris
Natalie Barney
C. Barney
Tories
Ethel Barney
Barneys
Fragmented Battle Echoes In A Gory Maw of War
A rough, fragmentary wartime scene recalls brutal injuries and chaos as soldiers like Leatherling Swat Mippad and Thug suffer grievous harm. Voices shout in a noisy stadium of fear and pride, with sportslike cheers mixing into a grim vigil.
Countess Visits Husband in His $3-A-Week Room
Countess de Beaufort and her millionaire father Martin H Kilgallen arrived in New York from Chicago. They hurried to 135 East Thirty-first Street where Count Jacques de Beaufort Hea is staying in a $3-a-week room. Kilgallen waited in the lobby while his daughter went inside. he refused to speak with reporters.
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New York
Countess de Beaufort
Martin H. Kilgallen
Chicago
East Thirty-first Street
Jacques de Beaufort
Rainier Valley Group to Meet on Harbor Bond Issue
The Rainier Valley Improvement Association will meet in Phasen's hall Columbia City Friday evening to hear City Engineer Thomson and Robert Bridges discuss the King County harbor bond issue.
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Rainier Valley Improvement Association
Phasen’s Hall
Columbia City
Curious Facts About Beattie and City History
The fragment cites estimates about Beattie’s regrade dirt, hemp chip absorbing water, and life in bed. It notes the Y M C A as a Place of Amusement in a Seattle guide, Bruce C Shorts teaching algebra, a gold cubic inch value around 210 dollars, Beattie’s four breweries in 1886, and Andrew Chilberg’s past roles as councilman, city treasurer, and county assessor.
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Panama Canal
Polk
Seattle
Coungel Bruce C. Shorts
Beattie
Andrew Chilberg
Scandinavian-American Bank
Senator Dolliver Improves After Restful Night
Fort Dodge Iowa October 13. Senator Dolliver's condition is improved today according to attending physicians. The statement says he passed a comparatively restful night and the doctors are encouraged that he will gradually be restored to health.
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Fort Dodge
Dolliver
Seattle Weather update for Friday
For Seattle the forecast calls for a fair night with some rain developing Friday evening. Light southeasterly winds are expected as the system moves through.
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Seattle
Aviator Santos Dumont Quits Flying for Astronomy
Santos Dumont, famed as the first man to fly, quits aviation for astronomy. He is building a giant observatory at Deauville on the Atlantic coast to study the stars. Dumont says he pursued aeronautics only for sport and now seeks a new interest after conquering the air.
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Santos Dumont
Deauville
Atlantic
Dumont
Wilton Lackaye Sore Again At Majestic Theatre
Wilton Lackaye in The Battle did not play to a large crowd at the Majestic in Chico. A grease paint wrapping paper poem found in his dressing room mocks the town's accent and the locals who owe him.
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Chico
Wilton Lackaye
Majestic Theatre
Supreme Court to Hear Writ of Review Tomorrow
The supreme court at Olympia will hear arguments on the writ sought by the non-partisan Judiciary league to compel county auditors to allow non-partisan candidates for the supreme bench to appear on the democratic ticket. A decision is expected before Saturday noon. If decided against the league, all candidates may run on the non-partisan ticket.
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Supreme Court
Olympia
Judiciary League
Supreme Bench
Burglaries Hit West Slope Homes Near Madrona Hill
In the past week three houses near the west slope of Madrona hill were burglarized. One home belonging to W. H. Woody was entered and valuables worth between 150 and 200 dollars were taken. Two other houses were entered with no items reported stolen.
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Madrona Hill
W. H. Woody
Vige Fight Continues Amid Recall and Political Turmoil
A recall drive against Gill and Wappenstein gains momentum with Ole Hanson urged as a reformer. Tom Ryan, a known gambler and go-between, is arrested as investigators tighten scrutiny on city officials. Public Welfare petitions grow, Gill supporters plot counter moves, and federal authorities involve themselves in the political fray. Hanson is portrayed by supporters as a tough, law‑and‑order candidate capable of reform.
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Ole Hanson
Tom Ryan
Gill
Hanson
Welfare League
Directore
League
Wappenstein
Ryan
Public Welfare League
World Series Opens With Giants and Yankees in City Showdown
New York hosts the start of the baseball world series as 100000 spectators are expected for the first four games. Mathewson and Ford will pitch for the Giants and Yankees respectively with players sharing gate receipts. The series moves between the polo grounds and Highlanders park with gates opening at 11 o clock and long lines forming at ticket offices.
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Washington Viaduct
Polo Grounds
New York Americans
New York Nationals
Manhattan
Giants
Mathewson
Ford
Chicago
Philadelphia
Deslys Considers Three U.S. Offers For New York Appearance
Vienna reports Gaby Deslys weighing three cable offers from American managers to perform in New York this season. She demands a $600 guarantee per engagement and continues contact with Manuel of Portugal aboard the Queen Amelie in Gibraltar harbor. The Apollo Theatre in Vienna has drawn large crowds amid cheers and catcalls as she tours.
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Gaby Deslys
Manuel
Portugal
New York
Mile
Deslys
Amelie
Gibraltar
America
Apollo Theatre
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