Assyrian Kills Woman He Loved in Jealous Rage
Joe P. Fayaad an Assyrian peddler shot Lottie Nicholes a widow in her kitchen at 2209 Eighth a Tuesday morning after a quarrel. Police traced him via witnesses including John Micheles and Peter Schwerdt while search warrants were executed. authorities feared lynching as they hunted a fugitive believed to have fled toward Port Townsend.
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Joe John Fayaad
Nicholes
Murner
Fayaad
Adams and Corbett
John Micheles
Micheles
Peter Schwerdt
Schwerdt
B. Kodey
Joe
City Detect
Vic
Flatt
Adame
Virginia
Battery
Firet
Pike
Adams
Kidnapped Father Seizes 4-Year-Old Daughter
Yury Schwartz, separated from his wife, took 4-year-old Mabel on Saturday claiming a matinee. The girl is grief stricken at 924 Thirty-fifth Street while no trace of the fugitives has been found. Mrs Schwartz vows to fight in court and press kidnapping charges.
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Yury Schwartz
Mabel
Mra.warts
Big Money Costs in Insurance Inquiry
Emery Mc Clintock of Mutual Life testified on salaries and the cost of disseminating news in the insurance investigation. He cited a $26,000 salary and explained dividend systems and policy holder withdrawals. Correspondent Smith described newspaper work earning $8,000 and news costs spanning up to $5,000 to $64,000 per item sent to 106 papers.
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New York
Emery McClintock
The
Mutual Life
Lintock
Witte Named Financier of New Cabinet
ST PETERSBURG October 24 It is announced that M Witte will be appointed minister of finance and General Durnevo minister of the interior in the proposed new cabinet.
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ST. Petersburg
M. Witte
General Durnevo
Interior
Sensational Escape of Boy Who Swears to Kill Father
Patrolman Cameron and Detective Philbrick pursued 20 year old Cameron son of a police officer who vowed to kill his father. The youth leaped over the detective and escaped into a narrow street before being recaptured in Seattle’s restricted district. Cameron had a prior altercation with his father at Second and Pike and recently returned aboard the Santa Ana as a pantry boy.
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Cameron
Poolice Department
Red District
Philbrick
Police Riers
Second
Pike
Oficer
Seattle
Santa Ana
Jail Break At San Bernardino County Jail
Harry Ward serving six months for jail king and John Freech six months for board bill beating led a group of prisoners in sawing their way out of the San Bernardino County Jail early this morning. Ed Walker got 100 days for larceny Wes ley Stewart 20 days for carrying concealed weapons. they used a saw left by workmen and fifty other prisoners refused to escape.
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San Bernardino
Cal
Harry Ward
John Freech
Ed Walker
Wesley Stewart
Old Time Rivals To Meet Again
Charlie Pollock in San Francisco announced that Young Corbett and Terry McGovern are matched to fight at catch weights for six rounds before the National Athletic Club of Philadelphia next Monday night. Pollock handles O'Brien’s interests on the coast.
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San Francisco
Cal
Charlie Pollock
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Young Corbett
Terry McGovern
National Athletic Club of Philadelphia
Working Girls Boycott New City Employment Office in Seattle
Seattle workers refuse to visit the relocated city employment office, citing discomfort and crowding. Commissioner Grout notes a drop in women applicants since the office moved to the Union Hotel basement near Fourth and Yesler, blaming location and social dynamics.
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New City
Seattle
Grout Re
Union Hotel
Office Loafers and Fashionable Employers Narrate Dilemma
Men who loaf around the office seek work while fashionable women demand service from employed girls. Mr. Grout faces a difficult choice as he contemplates how to proceed amid these social interactions and expectations.
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Mr. Grout
Riots in Santiago Chile Leave Dozens Dead and Wounded
A dispatch reports 50 killed and 600 wounded amid continuing disturbances in Santiago Chile. The rioting stretched through the day and into the night as troops arrived to restore order and arrests were made.
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Buenos Ayres
Santiago
Chile
Fire at Western hotel narrowly averted by lamp mishap
The Western hotel at 106 Washington escaped major damage when an alcohol lamp toppled in Room occupied by Miss M. M. Hill set carpet and furnishings ablaze. Firemen contained the blaze. the room was gutted. In a separate matter the board of public works directed the city engineer to use mulled brick for future street pavements for better traction for horses, despite higher cost.
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Western Hotel
Washington
Misa FR. M. Hill
Board of Public Works
Thomason
Clyde Steamship chief killed in train tragedy
S F Clyde head of Clyde Steamship company was struck by a train at Fifty second street station of the Pennsylvania road and ground to pieces. He was about 62 and owner of the Goughacre stable of running horses. He had recently married Mrs. Bloomfield Mellvaine and was very wealthy.
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Philadelphia
S. F. Clyde
Clyde Steamship Company
Fifty Second Street
Pennsylvania Road
Clyde
Goughacre
Bloomfield Mellvaine
Clash in restricted district leaves Japanese victor
A Monday night clash in a restricted district ended with a Japanese man identified as S. Kawata using a knife to injure a Chinese man described as a Chinaman. One Japanese individual was held as a witness.
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Japan
China
Little Brown Man
S. Kawata
von Ab Slog
Rumor of Wreck off Nome Denied by Victoria Company
Rumor spread that the Northwestern Steamship Victoria was wrecked near Nome. Officials deny the report stating no wreck reports have been received since October 19 while a severe Nome storm and a broken cable link hinder communications. Captain Trowbridge confirms no new messages.
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Northwestern Steamship Company
Steamship Victoria
Nome
Trowbridge
Signal Corps
Beattie
Sitka
Discharged Fireman Johnson For Smoking On Duty
Fireman R. Johnson was discharged after violating the fire department rule prohibiting cigarette smoking on duty. Chief Cook handed him his envelope Monday amid reports of irregular duty reporting contributing to the dismissal.
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R. ©. Johnson
Cook
Johnson
Cant Find Clothes Trigger Night of City Jollity
Seattle residents and out of towners raided the police station after a drunken revel. Marjie Montell, Everett house proprietor, was arrested for intoxication and left partly dressed. Belle Collins and Ellen Miller posted bail after drunkenness. Moscow reports water cuts as strikers disrupt conduits.
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Seattle
Marjie Montell
Everett
Wayside Hospital
Belle Collins
Ellen Miller
Lifesaving Crew Sails Into Storm To Aid Distress Vessel
Captain FB Johnson and eight men from Erie life saving station answered distress signals in a fierce gale after a steamer sent a plea last night. They fought the storm and had not returned by noon today, with no trace of a ship found and signals fading after midnight. A tug later picked up the rescuers without locating any vessel in trouble.
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Erie
FB. P. Johnson
Arenais
The Hansons Move Again Under Sheriff Help
The Hanson family has relocated once more with assistance from deputies at 622 Booth First. This marks about the seventh move supervised by the sheriff’s office as they prioritize rent costs over staying in one place. Citizens debated the hardship of houselessness while observers noted a stash of valuables that deterred public distress.
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Hanson
Uslas
Hansons
Booth
Sheriff Office
Drew Nels Hanson
Sheriffs Office
Yester and
Fighth
City Street Committee
Sheriff's Deputies
Seattle Club Women Vote Half Of Probaton Officer Salary
At a Stanford meeting the Federation of Women's clubs agreed to pay half of the 60 dollars monthly salary for Mrs. Jordan, juvenile court probation officer, with private subscriptions covering the other half. The group discussed the Chamber of Commerce park appropriation but took no action. The next meeting is the fourth Monday in November at the Stanford.
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Stanford
Seattle
Jordan
Federation of Women's Clube
Chamber of Commerce
Third
Marton
Sisters Arrested In Hotel Raid
Ann Bartell 16 and Gussie Bartell 20 were arrested at the Hotel George with a man who gave the name R O Murray. Murray posted 100 bond, Ann released on 10. The younger sister to be sent to Chehalia to join brother Walter Bartell. Trial set for Friday.
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Ann Bartell
Gussie Bartell
R. O. Murray
Hotel George
Chipman
Murray
Chehalia
Walter Bartell
Vanadis Arrives For Vladivostok Run From Muroran
The Vanadis chartered by Barneson Hibbard for the Seattle Vladivostok run arrived from Muroran Japan and will load about 4000 tons of flour at Centennial mill for Vladivostok. Captain Berentsen reports a hurricane near Japan injuring two crewmen who were rescued. The ship is owned by Michelson Co Bergen Norway and expected to sail in about 10 days. In Vallejo California Judge Gear for Commander Young of the Bennington court martial sums up evidence, likely to finish today.
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Barneson & Hibbard
Bergen
Norway
Berentsen
Japan
Pacific
Vallejo
Cal
Gear
Commander Young
Bennington
Mare Island
Caer Young
Seattle Attorney Joins Chicago Double Divorce Suit
W F Hays of Seattle will fly to Chicago to aid in the divorce and breach of promise case brought by Mrs Mary T Macoy against Eugene Macey the Chicago clubman and magnate. She seeks alimony and 100000 damages while Macey faces possible bigamy charges and injunctions on 500000 of his property linked to his Chicago and Michigan ventures.
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New York
Chicago
Windy City
Mary T. Hillyer Macoy
Eugene Macey
Europe
Charles H. Aldrich
United States
W. F. Hays
Seattle
Wash
Cclubman
Lisien
Macoy No
Macoy
Splendid Farm
Paw Paw Lake
Mich
First National
American Amusement Company
Macoy No. 2
Lena Russian cruiser leaves Mare Island for Vladivostok
The Russian cruiser Lena, interned at Mare Island for 13 months, departs at noon Thursday to coal and escape by Sunday en route to Vladivostok. She hopes to reach Vladivostok before the ice forms during the voyage.
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Vallejo
Cal
Mare Island
Vladivostok
Collins Returns to San Francisco After Extradition Fight
George D. Collins, alleged bigas mous lawyer, arrived in custody after a three month absence and strenuous extradition fight at Victoria. He was arraigned before Judge Lennon who overruled his request for more time and for lack of jurisdiction. trial set for Friday. Also in Honolulu a ship from Newcastle, Ernest Reyer, rests on Diamond reef with a good chance of floating.
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San Francisco
George D. Collins
Victoria
Lennon
Honolulu
Ernest Reyer
Newcastle
Diamond Reef
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Lottie Nicholes
Los Angeles
Black Tiamond
Ments
Mlatt
Port Townsend
the Star
Leo Cameron
Fourth and
Yesler
Dean
Firein Hotel
Moscow
Boripyos News Ase
van Adis
Collins
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