Seattle Must All In Line For Coast Harbor Growth
A regional harbor race unfolds as Pacific coast cities compete for port upgrades. Portland votes on a 2.5 million dollar waterfront bond, while Seattle faces pressure to join the push. Oakland Los Angeles and others already approved substantial dock and wharf funding. Tacoma and Pierce County plan dredging and docks, with expansion by Vancouver and Port Mann on the Fraser river.
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Pacific Coast
Seattle
Portland
Swift Packing Syndicate
Oakland
Los Angeles
Tacoma
Lith St
Pierce County
Vancouver
Vancouver Io
False Creek
Canadian Northern Railroad
Port Mann
Fraser River
Everett
Aberdeen
Tillamook
Thieves Reap Rich Harvest in Madrona Heights
Police record nine burglaries in ten days ending last night in Madrona Heights and West Seattle areas. Two burglars entered the home of W. J. Williams at 1427 35th Ave and took 100 dollars cash and 200 dollars in bonds while family was away. Other addresses include R. M. Peterson 1420 26th Ave Geo Tupper 29th St H J Tully 4552 62nd Ave and S W Young 334 54th Ave. No arrests yet.
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Madrona Heights
Weat
Tlhe
W. J. Williams
R. M Peterson
Geo. Tupper
H. J. Tully
Young
Rail commission holds line on telegraph rate hearing
Commissioners Lawrence and Jones of the State Railway Commission say postponement of the hearing on telegraphic matters shows noncompliance with Seattle Corporation Counsel Calhoun. They insist rates will not be raised unless receipts prove insufficient for proper return.
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Olympia
Wash
Lawrence and Jones
State Railway Commission
Calhoun
Seattle
Police Chiefs Lead 350 Banker Tour Through City Streets
Police Inspector Mike Powers and ex chief A C Sullivan hosted 175 arrivals at the King Street station for a town tour in 60 autos. Edward Cohen of the New York Evening Post was among 176 in the party, with 174 Eastern bankers. After a sightseeing spin they declared themselves dead stuck on Seattle and returned to their coaches at 10 p.m.
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Mike Powers
A. C. Sullivan
King Et
Edward Cohen
Financial Department
New York Evening Post
Mesers
Third Degree Confession Contested in Nome Robbery Case
Attorney O L Willett defending John Tyberg argued that police and government agents used third degree methods to force a false confession. Tyberg had been jailed since September 16 in Nome and faced likely extradition. Judge Gordon set October 20 as the deadline for extradition papers to arrive.
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O. L. Willett
John Tyberg
Justice of the Peace Garden
Willett
Tyberg
Nome
Gordon
Three Hillman Men Arrested on Mail Conspiracy Warrants
Three Hillman employees Samuel Sutter J E Loveman and R O Smith were arrested by Deputy U S Marshal George B Devenpeck on bench warrants issued by Judge Danworth for conspiracy to defraud in the use of the mails. They posted 5000 bonds before U S Commissioner W D Totten to ensure appearance in Tacoma court.
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Hillman
United States
George B. Devenpeck
Danworth
Samuel 8. Sutter
J. E. Loveman
R. O. Smith
W. D. Totten
Tacoma
Banker's Wife Seeks Freedom in Court Action
Mrs. Harry J Welty files for divorce from the convicted ex bank president after two weeks beside him in Whatcom county superior court. The move surprises observers who noted Mrs. Welty and her daughter remained faithful during the trial and court hours.
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Bellingham
Whatcom County Superior Court
Harry J Welty
Great Storm Ravages English and Irish Coasts
A decade’s strongest hurricane sweeps English and Irish shores. About 160 are reported dead, with ships Hatfield and Crawford lost near Hartlepool and 12 vessels stranded along the eastern coast. Waves lash Moray Firth to Hull. life boats hampered. Admiralty weighs sending warships to aid wrecks. A Danish coast storm threatens North Sea shipping.
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London
Hatfield
Refase
North Sea
Crawford
Hartlepool
Moray Firth
Scotland
Admiralty
Amsterdam
Cuban cyclone cripples eastern and central regions
A severe cyclone swept eastern and central Cuba early today, centering in Havana provinces including Mayavana Santa Clara Matanzas and Pinar del Rio. Shipping is held in port until weather moderates.
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Havana
Cuba
Mavana
Santa Clara
Matanzas
Pinar del Rio
Horses Ensnare Interurban Tracks Delaying Train
Two horses along the Interurban right of way near Auburn were struck by the third rail. They delayed a train for nearly an hour as one animal died after a siren blast. The second horse continued until a hotel clerk advised removing them from the tracks and the train moved on.
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Auburn
Mnally O
Kirk Drury
Hotel Washington Annex
Man Acquitted on Charge of Tapping Phone to Trap His Wife
In Tacoma on October 14 H. G. Herold faced trial for tapping an automatic telephone line to intercept messages from his divorced wife. A venue change was granted to Justice Ernest M. Card but the case was dismissed on motion of his attorney after no evidence was presented.
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Tacoma
H. G. Herold
Frank H. Graham
Ernest M. Card
Justice Card
Herold
Supplies for Alaska Troop Transport to Ketchikan
The Armeria, now in the 16th district, sailed from Astoria with a large cargo of light station supplies and equipment for the department headquarters to be set up at Ketchikan. Four power boats for light station use are also aboard.
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Astoria
Ore
Armeria
16Th District
Alaska
Department
Ketchikan
Secretary Meyer Tours Nation's Naval Stations
Secretary Meyer of the Navy arrived at Mare Island navy yard in San Francisco. He will attend the Chamber of Commerce banquet at the St Francia hotel as the first secretary to personally visit all of the United States major naval stations.
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San Francisco
Meyer
Navy
Mare Island Navy Yard
Chamber of Commerce
St. Francia Hotel
Rotary club backs regional Pacific Northwest unity plan
The Tacoma Rotary Club launches an active campaign to end intercity jealousy by uniting cities across Oregon Washington and Idaho to collaborate on regional development and Northwest upbuilding.
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Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
Rotary Club of
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Taft Approves Maine Retrieval Deep Water Burial Planned
President Taft approves plans to raise the sunken battleship Maine in Maine. Work is expected to begin soon and the hulk will be towed to sea for a deep water burial, marking the end of a historic wreck.
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Beverly, Mans
Taft
Maine
Strikes in Paris Ebb as Premier Ninand Persists
Paris reports show a wavering labor front after radical orders from Premier Ninand. Trains operated on Western and Northern lines with reduced disruption as soldiers and police detained strike leaders and jailed participants.
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Dy United Press
Paris
Ninand
Western Railroad
Northern
France
Duveen Brothers Held Over Massive Antiquities Smuggling Case
New York report says Benjamin Duveen, famed antiques dealer, faces collusion charges after a federal raid at Fifth Avenue. Henry J. Duveen and Henry A. Wice pushed for heavy bail. a $1,000,000 fraud claim and fees for five brothers were cited as part of the case. A ship search yielded loads of suspicious goods.
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New York
Benjamin Duveen
Duveen
Fifth Av
Henry J. Duveen
Cunard
Federal
Henry A. Wice
United States
Benjamin Duyeen
The City contest prompts letters on city versus country life
The Star invites Beattie schoolchildren to submit letters answering where character best develops in the city or county. The contest runs until Monday night with prizes of 10, 5, 3, 2 and five $1 awards plus theater tickets for The City at the Moore next week.
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Star
Moore
Fitch
New York
Beattie
Trains Crash Near Ridgeville Leaves Four Dead
Four laborers on a work train died and four were fatally hurt while fourteen more were seriously damaged in a collision with a freight train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road five miles north of Ridgeville Indiana.
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Ridgeville
Grand Rapids and
Indiana Road
Morgan's Poem Reappears in Cleveland Presse Era
A revived 19th century poem titled Morgan's appears in the Cleveland Presse with references to Morgan and corporate power. The verse depicts a vast industrial plant by a river, workers and machinery, and a satirical take on wealth and monopoly. The piece notes the poet's popularity on modern platforms and hints at public interest in its era critique.
Gardner Indicted for Offering Bribe to Foelker in Gambling Bill
The grand jury indicted former State Senator Frank J Gardner for offering a $25 000 bribe to former State Senator Foelker now a congressman to vote against the Hughes racetrack gambling bill. Oscar Winston John Olson and W A Hill along with others were fined $100 each after conviction for Sunday liquor law violations.
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New York
Frank J. Gardner
Foelker
Gardner
Oscar Winston
Oscar Colling
Manhattan
John Olson
Jack Sheehan
W. A. Hill
Charley C Berryman
Four More Miners Die In Starkville Mine Blast Rescue
In Starkville Colorado on October 14 rescuers pulled four more mangled bodies from the Starkville mine wreckage. Officials of Colorado Fuel and Iron Co. confirmed the discovery bringing the total fatalities to at least several workers.
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Starkville
Colo
Colorado Fuel and Iron Co
Husband Beats Wife in Courtroom Comedy Show
Tom Jackson, a short man weighing about 299 pounds, faced Police Judge Gordon after his wife claimed he beat her nightly. Mrs Jackson described repeated abuse while the judge admonished both and allowed the husband to leave with a chance to mend relations.
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Tom Jackson
Gordon
Supreme court to rule on filings for judiciary tickets
Attorneys argued for an order to require county auditors to accept filings of the nonpartisan judiciary ticket and the Democratic ticket. Vaughn Tanher represented the attorney general. A decision was expected tomorrow.
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Olympia
William H. B. Thomas
Thomas Vance
Supreme Court
Nonpartisan
Judiciary
Democratic
Vaughn Tanher
Cooke at Y.M.C.A. Sunday Meetings Begin
Y M C A directors plan a Sunday series for men with music by the orchestra lectures by prominent speakers including Senator Dolliver Judge Ben Lindsay and Edmund Vance Cooke as the opening speaker on Put Poetically meetings open to men.
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Y. M. C. A. Orchestra
Senator Dolliver
Ben Lindsay
Edmund Vance Cooke
Drug Clerk Horner Fined for Cocaine Sale Without Prescription
Howard G Horner a clerk at the Snoqualmie drug store Third Ave and Pike St was fined 160 by Police Judge Gordon after pleading guilty to selling cocaine without a physician s prescription The drug was purchased by Patrolman Margett yesterday afternoon.
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Howard G. Horner
Snoqualmie
Third Av
Pike It
Gordon
Margett
Madison Ave Cable Service Faces Safety Concerns
H B Wussey, a construction engineer, warns of constant danger at the east end of Madison Ave streetcar line now electric on a temporary track. Only two cars run except rush periods when four operate, causing large crowds and braking difficulties for motormen due to lack of air brakes on the cars.
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H. B. Wussey
Seattle Electric Co
Madison At
Mr. Hussey
West End
Ballinger Recovering After Cincinnati Train Collision
Secretary Richard A. Ballinger is recovering from shock and a bruised left arm after a Baltimore & Ohio train collided with another near Cincinnati. He was returning to Washington from Oklahoma and was thrown against the sleeper car end. Several others were injured but none fatally. most were sent home.
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Cincinnati
Richard A. Ballinger
Itimore & Ohio
City
Ballinger
Washington
Oklahoma
Chesapeake & Ohio
Vancouver Man Killed by Train Near Felida
John Harvey, a prominent Vancouver citizen, was struck and killed by the Shasta Limited on the Northern Pacific tracks a half mile north of Felida. Attorney J A Munday, nearby, narrowly escaped death while attempting a rescue after Harvey warned of the danger.
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Vancouver
Wash
John Harvey
Shasta Limited
Northern Pacific
Felida
J. A. Munday
Harvey
Anna Fischer sues Seattle Electric for back injuries
A jury in Gay's court awarded Anna Fischer 2500 dollars against Seattle Electric Company for injuries to her back and ribs after a James car struck a truck at the corner of James and Fourteenth in April.
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Anna Fischer
Votge Gay
Seattle Electric Company
James
Portland and Spokane Clearing Balances Report
Clearing balances shown for today include Portland at 1 748 578 dollars with 163 077 in reserve and Spokane at 756 020 dollars with 76 178 in reserve. The figures appear to reflect daily treasury movements and bank account totals.
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Portland
Turks restless as borders tense Greece war fever grows
In Athens on October 14, United Press reports fear that Turkey may start hostilities with Greece without a formal declaration. Irregular Turkish bands mass along the Greek border while anti Greek boycotts spread across Turkey.
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Athens
Turkey
Japan
Russia
Greece
Unlucky 13: James Webb Arrest Trend Highlighted
James Webb attributed to superstition as the 13th arrest of the year occurred on October 13. He appeared before Judge Gordon for a disorderly conduct charge and faces 63 days in the city stockade, with a Dreamland dance night mentioned.
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James Webb
James
Jamen
City
Tacoma
Gordon
Hold Up Confession Ties Richards and Farr to Bank Job
Dick Richards and Jay Farr confessed Wednesday to holding up and robbing Hugo Schnett at the Reed Co. power plant. Farr, 19, and Richards identified as the gunmen, with Farr breaking down after arrest. In a separate report, Joseph Dunkars, son of Frank Dunkars, was electrocuted at Mine No. 14 in Black when he touched a live trolley wire, marking the third mining fatality in 30 days in the Diamond mines.
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Dick Richards
Jay Py
Man Waleh
Hugo Schnett
Reed Co
Nbt
Jamen
Schnett
Richards
Farr
Ards
Bega
Joseph Dunkars
Frank Dunkars
Black
Marke
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Vance Cocke
Morgan
Cleveland
Herriman
Heckefeller
Monopoly
Cooke
Ste Mergen's
Morgan's
Horna
Yenems Goons
Madison Ave
Ballinger IN
Asfred Pree
Beats & E. CO
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Dreamland
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Hughes
Aberneth US
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