Millionaire banker deranged climbs church bell tower
Rev John BOB Church of Our Lady mass ends as Samuel A Bonnifield, described as a millionaire banker, climbs church tower and rings the bell. Police rescue him after a dramatic ascent and he is sent to custody, with guardianship and sanitarium arrangements discussed.
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Gonnifield
Mass
John Bob
Church of
Our Lady
Gidlock
Samuel A. Bo
Father G
Mir
Boomifield
John Rode
Field
Boonifield
O'Brien
Michael McNamee
J. E. McGill
Bonnifield
McNamee
Mec- Namee
McGill
Hornifield
Winter’s musical plans stir Seattle society over Ellery band
Seattle social and musical ranks clash over a proposed Ellery band subscription fund. Opponents warn it could damage the Seattle Symphony Orchestra season, while supporters argue for broader community benefit. Tensions rise as adherents boycott the Moore Hall concert and threaten changes in the Blue Book if the Ellery project continues.
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Seattle
Wakner
Ellery Band
Seattle Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Society
Moore
Symphony Orchestra
Ellery
Symphony
Blue Book
Free Five Dollar Want Ad Giveaway Promised
A Seattle newspaper promotes a random drawing with a five dollar free gift. Readers are urged to watch the Want Ad page daily for the announced winner, with the name drawn from the new city section and posted in the next issue.
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Ada
Admanizer
Seattle
The Tragic Love of Lorraine LeMoin in Seattle
Lorraine LeMoin of Seattle history endures a fall from grace as love abandons her for respectability. The article traces a decade of passion power and ruin ending in a morgue death while the man remains prosperous and unbothered. A ten year old girl bears the quiet sorrow of a family torn by deceit.
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Lorraine LeMoin
Zola
The Man She Loved Buried Her After Alcoholism
Lorraine Le Moin once a society figure and Sherman-era ward will be buried by charity at Butterworth & Sons chapel at 10 tomorrow. Charles O Tucker, Northwestern Furniture GM, failed to claim the body after the couple’s elopement from a Seattle convent. Interment is at Mount Pleasant cemetery. Celestine Marie, 10, survives. Tucker said death was due to alcoholism.
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Lorraine le Moin
William T. Sherman
Washington
D. C
Butterworth & Sons
Seattle
Charles O. Tucker
Northwestern Furniture Company
First Av
Butterworth
Celestine Marie
Thea
Swan Lake
George Caiina
Temple Baptist Church
Cooks and Waiters’ Union
Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Tucker
Duwamish Dairy
Father’s consent halts elopement and wedding plans
Lillian Lueben the actress and newspaper writer Martin Dudel planned to elope. Alfred Lueben of 122 Howard Ave gave consent to marry, preventing the elopement. The couple, who met in Portland, will marry around Christmas time.
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Lillian Lueben
Martin
Dudel
Alfred Lueben
Howard Av
Mise Lueben
Portland
Lueben
Diamonds Lost After Glass of Shasta Water Incident
Mrs. J. E. Chilberg's diamonds valued at about eighteen thousand dollars disappeared near Shasta after she cleaned the stones in a glass of Shasta water and left it on a window ledge. A gate of the Oregon Express incident led to the loss as the glass shattered and rain or dust carried the gems away.
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United Press
San Francisco
Shasta
Southern Pacific
J. E. Chilberg
Seattle
Oregon Express
Chilberg
Chilbergs
Fairmont
Injunction Arguments Over Puget Sound Electric Rate
Court hears arguments before Court Commissioner Lindsay on an order to show cause why an injunction should not stop the Puget Sound Electric railway from a two cent a mile fare between Seattle and Tacoma. Attorneys Howe and Bureh appear for the company and Hillman respectively. suburban residents vow to press the issue before the state railroad commission if the court sides with the defendant.
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Lindsay
Puget Sound Electric Railway
Seattle
Tacoma
James B. Howe
Frederick Bureh
C. D. Hillman
Jacob Furth
Grasping Railway Company
Foster
Renton
Kent
Orillia
State Railroad Commission
Burch
Reckless Speeding Cited in Teacher Death
The coroner's jury finds Georgia M. E. Robbins died from the negligence of Puget Sound Electric Co. due to trains running at excessive speed over crossings at Foster station. Train No. 44 blocked the crossing while northbound passengers were deboarded. Signed Thomas M. Clom.
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Georgia M. E. Robbins
Puget Sound Electric Company
Foster Station
Thomas M. Clom
Coroner's Jury Delivers Verdict in Train Fatality at Foster
The coroner's jury at Nolee undertaking parlors Georgetown found a verdict in the case of Miss Georgia M. K. Robbins a school teacher killed by a train at Foster. Prosecuting Attorney Vanderveer will pursue another hearing. Foster council plans a bill to slow trains through the city.
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Foster
Vanderveer
Foster Council
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