Scenic license renewal denied by city council
The city council rejected the renewal of Scenic Cafe license amid opposition from several members. Despite a brief, satisfactory committee report, the license did not pass, and the owner sold the business. The plan to convert Scenic into a legitimate saloon with restricted access remains, while other licenses were granted and additional applications received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revelle Bi
J. O
Lcense
Bullock
Conwy
Denny
Hart
Mullen
Sawyer
Way
Wolfe
Blaine
Rohlke
God Wardall
Murphy
Weaver
Revelle
Zbin
Kellogg
Columbia
Bernhard & Sperben
Palace
Rabb & Dempsey
Loop
Main
John Clooria
Columbus
Washington
H. Luatach
le Cafe
Barmon & Jaffe
Royal
Wolf & Gottstein
Lenora
Occidental Realty Co
Apex
Washington Trading Co
the Breakers
Resolution in Wake of Fire and Flood
A disaster report from Naples and Salerno describes volcanic activity and a massive tidal wave. The island of Techla near Naples reports over 200 dead, millions in damage, and widespread mud and collapses as Vesuvius erupts again. Survivors flee, with roads buried under thirty feet of mud and homes crushed by subsidence.
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Naples
Salerno
Bay of
Techla
Vesuvius
Green Man Finds Fortune in Creek
A recent prospector, new to Nome, returned with 200 pounds of gold from Kieary Creek on the Squirrel River tributary. The find is valued at about $26,000 and drew hundreds rushing to the creek with excitement and bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Man
Nome
Kieary Creek
Squirrel River
Thief Sentenced After Registry Mail Theft in Seattle
A man linked to the theft of nine registered mail items in Seattle received a two year term. He was arrested in Ev Stentence of one year. The case ties to local mail theft rings and related opium activity.
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Tom Buckee
Ter
Seattle
Pit Mitral
McNeil
Olympia Residents Fined For Possessing Opium Ting
Hong Yek Kee and Hong Hai, Chinese residents of Olympia, were each fined 50 for possessing empty opium ting containers.
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Hong Yek Kee
Hong Hai
Olympia
Revolt Rumors Stir Madrid as Spain Faces Crisis
Report from Madrid via Hendaye on October 15 notes rumors of a secret revolutionary gathering in Spain and increasing unease at the throne. Predictions link the unrest to a forthcoming audio crisis and reference the Portugal situation involving King Manuel.
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Madrid
Via
Hendaye
Spain
Manuel
Portugal
Buncoed by Shark
A resident of Olympia alleges a Bowton Harbor real estate scheme by Hillmann's agents promising railroads ships and factories. He paid $100 for two lots four years ago, never received a contract, and now learns another man owns the property. Notary public Joan H. Perry witnessed the swearing of the affidavit on October 24, 1910.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
County of King
C. J. Maker
Olympia
Wash
Bowton Harbor
Hillmann
Pacific Coast
Do J. Baker
Joan H. Perry
Aeblacion
Seattle
Edmonds Plans Anniversary for Rev and Mrs Luce
Edmonds residents anticipate the sixty fourth wedding anniversary of Rev and Mrs B F Luce next Thursday. He served in the Civil War as drummer boy and later drum major. she is eighty four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmonds
Wash
B. F Luce
Whisky in Hand Leads to Jail Fight on Street
Patrolman Nels roused C A Clark from a deep sleep on the street last night. Clark clutched a quart bottle of whisky and fought back as officers took it. He was jailed after the incident. Judge Gordon remarked that about five dollars would wipe out the insult.
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Nels
C. A. Clark
Clark
Gordon
Only Woman Who Ran for President Is 80 Today
Washington reports Mrs. Helva A. Lockwood marking her eightieth birthday amid friends. The Equal Rights party candidate in 1584 and 1888, she remains active in law practice before U S courts and advocates women’s suffrage. She heads the Woman's National Press Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Helva A. Lockwood
Equal Rights Party
Woman's National Press Association
Balloon and Barne Pilot Disappeared in Canada
Montreal dispatch reports hope fading for balloon aviators Allan Hawley and Augustus Post crew of America I, last seen near Kippewa after a sighting by Fort Wayne hunters. Terrain in the area is described as rugged, forested, and uninhabited, making rescue unlikely. The tale unfolds amid local theatre notes and vaudeville chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Allan Hawley
Augustus Post
Fort Wayne
Ind
Kippewa
Ballinger Death Undermines Self Prepared Whitewash
In a political scandal surrounding Secretary Ballinger, Michael J. Heney dies before indictment, halting plans to accuse Ballinger of Guggenheim ties. Heney's secretary Hari B. Slegley faces indictment while campaign leverage evaporates as the special agent’s efforts are blocked.
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Ballinger
Tion
Heney
Hari B. Slegley
Guggenheima
Michael J. Heney
Washington
Prince Dolgorouki the Berkshire Pig In Virginia Tale
In Cobham Virginia on October 26 R F Wilson reports John Armstrong Chaloner’s insult fueled by Parisian Lina Cavalieri hush money leads to a blueblood Berkshire pig named Prince Dolgorouki born from Lady Johnston’s line. Chaloner claims revenge and a duel hints at future conflict as Armstong recounts hunter instincts and a pig pen study for a local society scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobham
Prince Delgorouki
John Armatrong Chaloner
Bob
Lina Cavalieri
Cochon
Merry Mille
Virginia
Prince Dolgorouki
Andy Armstrong
Berkahires
Lady Johnston
Lina
J. Armstrong
Paris
Prince Dolgerouk
Chanler
John Armstrong
Wife shoots husband in struggle for gun
Los Angeles October 24 Frank C. Emery 40 is dead Mia Emery is jailed on murder charge after a dispute over a revolver. Emery's mother says Mia seized the weapon and fled. in the struggle Frank grappled to prevent a self harm shot and was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prep
Los Angeles
Frank C. Emery
Mia Emery
Emery
Pute
Havi
Not Guilty for Mile. Leneve in Crippen Murder Case
Ethel Clare Leneve was cleared of complicity in the Crippen murder case. Dr H H Crippen faces potential execution for the killing of his wife Mile. Leneve, his lover, stirred court spectators while awaiting possible action by England’s highest authorities.
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London
Ethel Clare Leneve
H. H. Crippen
Helle Elmore Crippen
England
Mile
Leneve
Ataosch
Muir
Voter registration muddle stirs political talk
A garbled passage debates voter registration and leadership, with claims of a preferred candidate and calls to leave the polls unchanged. It hints at voter turnout concerns and party loyalties without clear names or dates.
Boar Dolgorouki Duel Sparks European vendetta
A narrator recalls plotting revenge against Prince Dolgorouki after disgrace to his name. He toys with escalating hints of warlike schemes, ultimately branding the prince with a boar nickname by naming a pig after him to provoke a response and test his rival’s hatred and desire for vengeance.
Briand Still Striking Tone After Socialist Rise
Briand, chosen as French premier after backing a general strike, faced backlash from socialist comrades who refused to accept him in government. He arrested railroad strike leaders and threatened detentions to enlist strikers as soldiers, defying early doubters and winning workingmen support.
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Briand
France
Paris
Ballinger Indorsed Man Charged With Swindling
Federal agents raided the Ron ton Investment office on a mail fraud charge. A letter signed by Secretary Ballinger praised Norman Plass as a man of high character and energy, amid an investigation of timber lands and a manhunt for Plass.
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Plasa
Ronton “Investment
Secret Service
Piass
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
Norman Plass
Bank Clearings and Balances Reported in Seattle Spokane
The report lists clearings and balances for Seattle and Spokane. Seattle shows clearings of 2 069 150 78 and balances 367 177 89, plus another set of numbers 1 793 358 00 and 183 848 00. Spokane records clearings of 759 276 00 and 1 155 085 00 with balances 156 913 00 and 82 872 00.
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Seattle
Spokane
Supreme Court and the Stop Look and Listen Rule
A historical critique traces Washington court rulings from Woolf v. Washington Railroad to the Criss case, showing a shift from presuming ordinary prudence to allowing contributory negligence as a defense. The piece links these decisions to streetcar liability and political influences on the judiciary.
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Woolf
Clarke County
Washington Railroad and Navigation Company
Re. Woolf
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Washington
N. P. Ry
Holmes
Steele Va. N. P. Ry
Steele
Root
Washington
Traver
White
Seattle Electric Company
Seattle
Skinner
Phillips
Coates
Criss
Great Northern Railroad
Canal injunction blocks Lake Washington project
Attorney T A Meade secured a Saturday injunction in Thornton county courts for W L Bilger and other Hunt's Point property owners. The ruling halts the Lake Washington canal construction, citing potential lake scenery damage and property loss from lowering water levels. Canal supporters plan an appeal.
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T. A. Meade
W. L. Bilger
Hunt's Point
Lake Washington
Thornton County
Lake Washington Canal
Bilger
Meade
C. J. Erickson
Minister Denounces Mayor Gill At Labor Council
Rev. Wilfred Withington of the Keystone Congregational church denounced Mayor Gill calling him unaccountable to the people. He said officials ride to glory on the shoulders of fallen women and murderers and urged organized labor to fight for a clean political ticket.
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Gill
Wilfred Withington
Keystone Congregational Church
Labor Council
Withington
Organized Labor
A Double Life Leads to Jail
Wilbert A. Davis, a former Holyoke businessman, was arrested Saturday and sentenced to one year in jail in Springfield. He maintained a second home with his servant Mary Peltier, 22, with whom he has two children by the relationship. his wife and six children were described. Peltier case was taken under advisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
Wilbert A. Davis
Holyoke
Davis
Mary Peltier
Peltier
Senator Potts Kisses Bride At Edmonds Wedding
Arlington hotel proprietor Senator W G Potts kissed bride Miss May L Atwood after her wedding to George J Jaeger of Edmonds. Potts planned a handshake but joined the crowd and kissed the bride as the ceremony concluded. The bride was described as pretty.
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W. G. Potts
Arlington Hotel
May L. Atwood
George J. Jaeger
Edmonds
City Council Receives Petitions for Special Policemen
Petitions for the appointment of special policemen were received from the West and Surrey Merchants Patrol by the city council last night for C. A. Richards W. A. Doty A. Bisher and P. Leo pold. The city light department asked for B. D. Rose.
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West & Surrey
C. A. Richards
W. A. Doty
A. Bisher
P. Leopold
City Light Department
B. D. Rose
Jurors Told to Rule on Webb Case Twice in Kersch Trial
Prosecutor Fitzgerald reiterated yesterday that jurymen must first find evidence of Mrs. Kerschs alleged guilt before voting on conviction and then determine Webb's guilt or innocence a second time due to the closeness of the two cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzgerald
Kersch
Webb
Japanese official to visit Seattle for reception event
Vice minister R. Nakakogi of Japan's department of communication arrives in Seattle tonight. He will be hosted by Consul K. Abe. A reception is to be held by the Japanese Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Nakakogi
Department of Communication of Japan
Seattle
K. Abe
Japanese Association
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