Pretty Japanese Girl Kidnapped in Restricted District
A 16 year old Japanese waitress named Taka in Hiroshima was reportedly kidnapped Monday night in a restricted district. Police received a sister’s report Tuesday noting she left a restaurant on South Firth between Jackson and King at about 5 0 clock and has not been heard from since. Authorities fear she may be held in a house of ill fame or abducted for removal from the city.
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Taka Hiroshima
South Firth
Jackson
King
Weller
Vancouver
Spokane
Portland
Tacoma
McNeil's Island
Quiet Wealth and Power of McCurdy Family in Mutual Life
New York on October 17 reports Richard A. McCurdy age 70 president of the Mutual Life. his son Robert H. McCurdy 40 years old and both noted for vast wealth and private lifestyle. The piece describes salaries, holdings across industrial firms, Morristown winter home, Fifth Avenue townhouse, and a network of relatives in leadership roles within the company. It notes a history of high compensation and modest public spending amid a family-led insurance dynasty and ongoing investigations into executive emoluments.
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Richard A. McUrdy
New York
Harvard
Mutual Life
Foreign Department of Mutual
Richard A. McCurdy
Aster National Windsor Trust Company
America
York
Richard A
The
Mutual
Robert
McQurdy Wee
Enormeona
McCurdy
Morristown
Hoboken
Barclay Street
McCalls
Hydes
Alexanders
Mr. McCall
New York Life
Mr. McCurdy
Nanenw Street
McCurdysle
Fifth Avenue
Richard Aldrich McCurdy
the Mutual
Hincom
Gillette
Moore
Piliot
Baroness von Wileinger Visits Lincoln During U S Tour
Baroness arenes von Wileinger of Hanover a German noblewoman is in Lincoln as guest of Mrs A I Ettlinger. She is touring the United States to enlighten her countrymen about Yankee land and American life.
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Arenes von Wileinger
Hanover
Lincoln
Mra. A. I. Ett
Linger
United States
Fire destroys Kinstra residence in West Seattle
West Seattle home of Kinstra listed as a total loss after a Wednesday morning blaze. Fire officials say the origin is under investigation and estimate the damage at about 5 000 dollars with neighboring properties saved by volunteer firefighters.
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Kinstra
West
Seattle
Tree crashes through roof of Acme Carpet Cleaning
High winds on Tuesday morning sent a 50 foot tree branch crashing through the roof of Acme Carpet Cleaning at 1419 Lake and into the work area. No injuries were reported though the building sustained considerable damage.
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Acme Carpet Cleaning Company
Lake
Indictment Opened In Million Dollar Denver Bank Theft
In Denver on October 18 charges were filed against L.Imboden J.A.Hil C.B.Wilfley B.K.B.Hull H.L.Hull C.Romberts W.T.D.M.Carrie A.B.Lewis and J.Edmondson for conspiring to steal 1,712,487 from the recently failed Denver Savings Bank. grand jury handed up the indictment yesterday.
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Denver
Denver Savings Bank
L. Imboden
J. A. Hil
C. B. Wilfley
B. KB. Hull
H. L. Hull
Great Northern Flyer Robbery Mystery At Spring Beach
Rail detectives, state and city police, still search for three bandits who stole about $96,000 from the Great Northern Flyer near Spring Beach. Suspects included two vagrants and a brakeman. a cook, L. F. Camp, was detained then released. A photo of the suspect was taken as investigators pursue elusive clues.
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Great Northern “Flyer
Spring Beach
Ballard
Anl H
Niment
L. F. Camp
Star
Two Lives Lost in Hotel Fire
Portland reported a fatal hotel fire at the Mount Hood hotel just outside the fair grounds. The blaze at 1:80 o'clock consumed the frame structure and two adjacent buildings spreading to nearby structures, with two people burned to death. This marked the second fatal fire since the fair began.
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Portland
Ore
Mownt Hood Hotel
Kidder Suit Seeks Restraining Order Over Property
In King County court Tuesday, Etta Webb Kidder sues William H. Kidder and two others in Kidder v Kidder et al claiming misused assets from a 1902 marriage. She seeks a restraining order to stop further sales of property valued at thousands and to prevent disposal by the co defendants. The suit notes mortgage and sale of her real estate and a house for 1400 dollars. The article also mentions a Northern Pacific collision victim later identified as J B Holcomb and the Gordon restraining order being set aside after bond.
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Etta Webb Kidder
William H. Kidder
Seth Morris
Sophius Mortensen
King County Clerk's Office
Kidder
Northern Pacific
Interbay
J. B. Holcomb
Alex Pantages
Ladies Auxiliary to Temple de Hirach Sale Dates
The Ladies Auxiliary to Temple de Hirach continues events on Wednesday Thursday and Friday at the Federal Building located at Third and Pine streets.
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Temple de Hirach
Federal Aew
Third
Pine Streets
Secretary Metcalf May Leave Cabinet Amid Tensions
Washington Oct 17 Secretary Metcalf of the commerce and labor department is expected to retire soon due to friction with President Roosevelt over the Chinese exclusion act. The move follows simmering disagreements within the Roosevelt administration on immigration policy.
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Washington, D. C
Metcalf
Department of Ecommerce and Labor
Roosevelt
Launch Sunk By Storm Hits Tacoma Waterfront
The gasoline launch Lark was sunk and part of the Pots boat house wrecked in a Tacoma storm on Tuesday. A large barge being towed past the boat house was blown over, then crushed the launch as it veered and tipped.
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Tacoma
Pots
Thin City
Tipped Off Wrecker Sought After Fresno Owl Disaster
Fresno investigators search for a man named Wanderer who warned of the owl wreck before Sunday night’s disaster. Officials suspect wreckers caused the switch failure after it was locked, and a witness recalls trains passing over the switch safely at 12:30.
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Fresno
Cal
Wanderer
Wevdn
Ballard Annexation Petition Presented to Council
Ballard officials hear a petition with more than the required signatures calling for a special election on annexation to Seattle. The proposal cites school bond benefits and shared public improvements. Council may align the election with the municipal vote.
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Ballard Council
Capitol Hill Car Route Restored On Fourteenth Avenue
Capitol Hill street cars will begin running along Fourteenth Avenue again on Thursday morning after a suspension caused by street paving work.
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Capitol Hill
Fourteenth Avenue
Treffin
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Siater
Taka
Robert H. Wcurdy
Tee
Hughes
McCurdy Uld
North Forks
Alaska
Robert H. McUrdy
West Seattle
DERS
Gordon
de Vruler
Guy Weller
Keef
Brown
Victoria
Wallard
Avra Hamom
Astoria
University
Seneca
Bethold ‘Hall
Georgetown
Fiat
C. H. Crouch
Crouch
Beattie
Diston
Welsbach
Spinning’s Cash Store
Second Avenue
Colman Building
Williams
Viadora
Ronadora
Dha
Cae
MacDougall & Southwick
Chidren
Heywood Bros
Monarch Shoe & Clothing CO
Union
Thompson Furniture Co
Satare
Jewel Steel
First Ave
Pike
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