Ovation for Pinchot in Seattle Clubs Meeting
Gifford Pinchot, former U.S. chief forester ousted by Taft, was given an enthusiastic reception in Seattle at the Commercial Club and a noon Grand Opera House meeting. The crowd cheered La Follette and Poindexter, praised direct nominating conventions, and criticized Ballinger’s Alaska policy and Wall Street influence.
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Chicago
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Star
Wall Street
Real estate man fined in letters to circuit judges case
In Seattle area courtroom a real estate operator, Hillman, was fined 1000 dollars with Bateman 200 and Cook 25 for sending letters to judges Gilbert Wolverton and Ross seeking clemency for Hillman. Hillman faced prior tampering charges and served twenty days in jail.
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Wolverton
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
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Hillman
Bateman
King County
Washington
Hillman Wes
Danworth
Pinchot Defends Alaska Against Grabbers and Claimants
Pinchot accuses Seattle businessmen of misrepresenting Alaska to block development. He cites telegrams sent to Cordova to oppose him and Senator Poindexter, arguing loyal Alaskans should expand settlement. He insists Alaska’s vast agricultural, timber and mineral wealth can provide thousands of homes for Americans.
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Alaska
Seattle
Cordova
Poindexter
Woman Becomes Bride of Inmate Convicted in Forgery Case
Clymena Rolleri married George Sanborn in a county office room as he sits in King County jail serving a six year sentence for two counts of grand larceny and forgery. She declares his innocence, vows appeals and petitions, and says only he is guilty while an accomplice testified for the state.
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Clymena Rolleri
California
George Sanborn
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Sanborn
Would You Flirt If So Why Or Not The Star asks
The Star invites readers to write flirtation letters with opinions for a chance to win Moore theatre tickets. Sample letters from Hugh Do and Miss Bew reveal a spectrum of views on flirting, with arguments for and against.
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Seattle Star
Hugh
Bew
Taft Extends Campaign Tour Amid La Follette Support
Taft plans an 18 day extension of his southern trip after Chicago progressives endorsed La Follette for the 1912 nomination. Federal office holders in the South fear a Democrat win and Taft moves to rally loyalty by visiting Virginia and Kentucky.
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Taft
Senator la Follette
Chicago Progressive Conference
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Virginia
Kentucky
Fowler Stuck Again Delays Coast to Coast Flight
Aviator Rebt. G. Fowler damaged his plane in a crash while preparing for a coast to coast flight in Los Angeles at 11:58 a m. He broke an upright tore the right wing and damaged a skid causing a delay. officials expect a restart at 3 30 p m.
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Los Angeles
Rebt. G. Fowler
Engineer Impaled on Spike in Harvard Steamer Incident
Vanderberger, aboard the steamship Harvard, fell from a lifted perch onto a pointed spike and was impaled. The accident occurred in San Francisco and wireless aid was summoned. An ambulance waited as he was taken toward a hospital. his prognosis was poor.
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United Press
San Francisco
Vanderberger
Harvard
Pinchot Addresses University Then Western Tour
Gifford Pinchot spoke at the university this afternoon and will address audiences in Tacoma and Spokane this evening and tomorrow. He will then depart for New York.
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University
Tacoma
Spokane
New York
Dynamite or gas the issue in McNamara trial
The McNamara murder case in Los Angeles centers on whether a dynamite plot caused the Times disaster or gas was responsible. Prosecutors press dynamite theory while defense seeks to prove otherwise with expert testimony and juror qualification battles ongoing as witnesses identify James B. McNamara.
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Hall OF Records
Los Angeles
Jas. B. McNamara
Chas. Haggerty
Los Angeles Times
Ventreman
Geo. W. McKee
James B. McNamara
Pacific Slope
Times
John Birmingham
California Powder Works
Darrow
McNamara
Bryce
Anti Straphanging Ordinance Becomes Law In Seattle
Mayor Dilling signed Councilman Griffiths latest measure after vetoing two similar bills. The ordinance limits streetcar loads to one passenger per four square feet of standing space excluding feet area. It aims to reduce suffocation risk, with the public utilities superintendent enforcing the law.
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Dilling
Griffiths
Public Utilities
Weather Report for Seattle and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Thursday with night frost and moderate northeasterly winds. Temperature noon today 55 degrees.
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Seattle
Two Found Dead in House From Ptomaine Poisoning
Mr and Mrs M C Duncan both colored residents of 1824 24th Ave were found dead in bed the morning after retiring last night. Henry Palmer reported a gas odor but Deputy Coroner Hill ruled ptomaine poisoning as the cause. Duncan was a Pullman car porter.
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Henry Palmer
Hill
Duncan
Bosko pardoned after wife’s death while in jail
D Bosko, married minutes before his 3 to 18 year grand larceny sentence, was pardoned by Gov Hay. His wife died during his trial period, with grief and alleged innocence cited. Bosko, a broker and noted Slavonian community member, faced a grim fate as jail visits were described as poignant.
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D. Bosko
Hay
Bosko
California Democrats back Wilson for president and Folk for VP
Los Angeles reports conservative Democrats expect California and Iowa to vote solidly for Woodrow Wilson as the presidential nominee and Joseph Folk of Missouri for vice president. City Clerk Lorin A. Handley says the delegation will be instructed accordingly. Separately pioneers invite Taft to settle in Los Angeles after his term, calling a permanent residence there the greatest blessing.
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Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
California
Lorin A. Handley
Iowa
Joseph Folk
Missouri
The
Pioneers of
Taft
Strike Outfit Pleases Men at Southern Pacific Mass
Strike leaders boast the Southern Pacific strike is strong as workers convene for a large labor mass meeting with Mother Jones set as the principal speaker. In Tacoma Carl Westerlund survives after consuming catsup and vinegar during saloon closures, prompting medical praise for his stomach’s resilience.
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Southern Pacific
Ike
Mother Jones
Tacoma
Carl Westerlund
Carl
Woman acquitted after breakfast quarrel murder trial
In Los Angeles on October 18, Mrs. Caroline P. Ford was cleared by a jury of murdering her husband after a breakfast dispute. The jury found self defense despite insanity guidance from the judge, noting past abuse by the husband who was much older. In Tacoma also on October 18, R. S. Taulbee received 1 to 10 years for abducting 11 year old Frances Arnold after a refused marriage license. both remain willing to wed though her family opposes.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Caroline P. Ford
Tacoma
R. S. Taulbee
Seattle
Frances Arnold
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