Plot to kill King Edward surfaces in hunting grounds
United Press reports a plot to assassinate King Edward connected to a near miss at a hunting ground. Police detain Jobe Pearce as detectives probe how a closed carriage attempted to dash the royal procession and what roles others may have played. The Prince of Wales is due to arrive at the grounds soon.
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Jobe Pearce
Brnes
M Park
Prince of Wales
Pearce
Harriman Faces Shakeup Over Holding Company Plan
United Press reports E. H. Harriman to be released from Independent rail holdings as a direct line seeks to pass a plan to segregate securities under a holding company. The move challenges Harriman’s railroad dominance and prestige.
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United Press
E. Hwan le
Harriman
Market hoursExtended for two weeks in county action
Market hours will stay open all day for two weeks to permit a public feast and allow the county to amend an ordinance. The move rescinds a police requirement and aims to extend hours for both producers and consumers seeking a full market day.
Fred Butler to Sing at Plymouth ChurchTomorrow Evening
Basso Fred Butler will perform The Harvest Is Passing at Plymouth Congregational Church with Armorer's Robin Hood music. San Francisco reports plague figures for today show 78 verified cases, 49 deaths, 19 discharged, 10 remaining, and 32 suspects.
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Fred Butler
Plymouth Congregational
Robin Hood
San Francisco
Fleet Sails Dec 16 For Pacific Transfer
The formal order was issued for the Atlantic fleet to sail for the Pacific on December 16 after a White House conference. Present were President Roosevelt Admirals Brownson and Evans and Secretary Metcalf. The move follows strategic realignment amid ongoing tensions and fleet readiness.
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Ey United Press
Washington
Pacific
White House
Roosevelt
Brownson
Evans
Navy
Metcalf
Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Chooses Secretary Hopefuls
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition commission will meet November 1 at the Arlington hotel to elect a secretary and establish permanent Seattle headquarters. Henry McLean chairs the board and notes several candidates, aiming for a new secretary to end the month long board fight.
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State Commission of the
Seattle
Henry McLean
Arlington Hotel
Damages Sought Against Puget Sound Electric for Edgewood Collision
Ask e for 25000 in a superior court complaint alleges personal injuries from last December Edgewood wreck. Plaintiff Henry Sipes says hip and back injuries ruins wage earning ability. formerly earned 90 per month as a conductor. Also notes Walter Rossen sentenced to two years in Port Worth prison for gambling in Texas first conviction under new anti gambling law.
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Henry Sipes
Puget Sound Electric Company
W. 8
Dimtmoeck
Edgewood
EL Paso
Tex
Walter Rossen
Port Worth
Texas
Senator Nixon Returns on Goldfield Financial Outlook
San Francisco October 26 Senator George Nixon arrived back from Goldfield and Tonopah. He said bank recoveries were expected and no new developments existed. Banks reopening Monday should restore financial affairs to normal and Goldfield progress to proceed as before.
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San Francisco
George Nixon
Goldfield
Tonopah
Clearing House Approves Certificates to Aid Business
At a October 7 meeting of the fall member of the clearing house the issuance of clearing house certificates was authorized. Sherr said the loan committee will arrange details and provide for the certificates as soon as possible. The plan aims to aid business since 1893. Carnegie arrived and claimed troubles are ended with no general stringency.
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United Press
Clearing House
T Clearing House
Sherr
Carnegie
Bank Closures Ripple Across Cities Amid Gold Imports
Oct 26 reports show Brooklyn Bank closed as Williamsburg Trust begins deposit runs. Nasva Trust of Williamsburg capitalized at 606 000 with 10 million in resources, deemed solvent. National City Bank plans to import 5 million in gold. Lincoln Trust pays out to customers. Morgan absent with a cold. Street shows mixed activity as markets reopen.
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N. Y
Bank of Brooklyn
Williamsburg ‘Trust
New York
National City Bank
Lincoln Trust Company
J. P. Morgan
George Kunkle Obtains Divorce on Desertion Charge
George Kunkle, a leading comedian with the San Francisco Opera company, secured a divorce from Grace Kunkle on grounds of desertion. The couple wed in Portland on October 9, 1900, and she left after six days of marriage never to return.
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George Kunkle
San Francisco Opera Company
Seattle
Grace Kunkle
Portland
Affinity Finder Pleads Guilty in Fraud Case
Marlon Gray a former Wisconsin coed and founder of the Elgin Affinity Bureau pleaded guilty to using the mafia to defraud. Sentence deferred until December after a dramatic courtroom moment when she clutched her throat and fell back in her chair drawing sympathy from the court and prosecutor.
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Chicago
Marlon Gray
University of Wisconsin
Elgin Affinity Bureau
Miss Gray
Payne resigns as secretary to Senator Piles
Thomas Payne announces resignation from the post of private secretary to United States Senator Piles. He cites health needs to stay in the Sound country during winter. No successor named. departure for Washington set for Monday with friends to handle arrangements.
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Thomas Payne
United States
Piles
Beatie
Washington
Payne
United States Internal Revenge Service
King County
Senate
Witter
Painter Falls to His Death on Etherton Hotel Job
Frank O'Donnell aged 23 died after falling from a scaffold while painting the Etherton hotel front on Third Avenue between Union and University. He died ten minutes after arriving at the hospital. Coroner Carroll planned to investigate. O'Donnell was a member of Local No. 860, Painters Union, and had no apparent relatives. union members would likely handle the funeral.
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Etherton
Union
University
Frank O'Donnell
Carroll
O'Donnell
van Ness
Williikely
Socialists Plan Large Demonstration Monday Night
City activists arrange a major socialist rally on Pike Place starting about 7 30 pm with 20 speakers from across the region including H F Titus Ida Crouch Haslett Emil Herman and others. Police expect arrests as the group defies a health board order to wash jail cells daily and a follow up meeting will outline a week of further demonstrations.
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Board of Health
Socialist Labor and Industrial Workers
H. F. Titus
Hellingham
Emil Herman
Tacoma
Thomas Siad Mate
Oregon
Kruger
Ida Crouch Haslett
Ne Ae
Wappenstein
Thore
University of Washington Sides With Coeds in Spoon Campaign
The Pacific Wave reports a campus campaign against spooning and queening by senior society members who fear coeds are drawing male attention. The move, sparked by the Fir Tree club, urges keeping coeds in their place and cites quotes from plays to justify suppression. A San Francisco note adds a separate extortion case against Eugene Schmits, continued for two weeks.
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Pacific Wave
University of Washington
Fir Tree Club
San Francisco
Eugene
Sehmits
Cripple Seeks 15000 Damages After Car Incident
William W. Melter, claiming he is a cripple with an amputated thigh, sues for 15000 dollars. He alleges a conductor started the car while Melter was boarding, throwing him partially through a window and causing serious cuts. He notes crutches and careful movement are necessary for him to get around.
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Yester Way
William W. Melter
Dam
Beattie Clears and Balances Reported for Cities
Beattie shows clearings today totaling 1,490,095.89 with balances at 436,393.06. Tacoma reports clearings 771,969.00 and balances 94,349.00. Portland records clearings 1,409,453.00 and balances 184,573.00.
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Portland
Sham Battle Folds as Seattle Cadets March to Des Moines
Lying in ambush, Washington high school boys await the Tacoma cadets while 36 Seattle troops depart the Washington high school building at 4 PM for Des Moines. No communication exists between the two companies and friends speculate on the cadets' fate this afternoon.
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Tacoma
Washington High School
Seattle
Des Moines
No Replacement of Mrs Eddy as Christian Science Leader
Alfred Farrey, spokesman for the church, says Mrs Mary Baker G Eddy will have no successor as head of the Christian Science church. The statement notes Eddy’s preserved condition makes a succession unnecessary and says the church will never have another personal leader.
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Boston
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Christian Science Church
Alfred Farrey
Street car life saver devices stricter enforcement set
Labor Commissioner Hubbard announced he will hold the first session in Seattle next Tuesday at 10 o clock to press for mandatory life saving devices on street cars. He pledged a thorough line inspection and noted the law will be strictly enforced to eliminate complaints from Seattle and other Washington cities.
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Star
Olympia
Labor
Hubbards
Seattle
Fender
Mubbard
Washington City
Weatinghouse Receivers Appointed in Frisco Branch
In San Francisco on October 26 Judge Morrow ordered the Weatinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co's business here turned over to the three receivers already appointed in Pittsburgh. T. H. Given H. B. A. Stewart and E. B. Kerr will manage the Frisco branch under this order.
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San Francisco
Weatinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
United States Circuit Court
Pittsburg
Morrow
Weatinghouse Company
T. H. Given
A. Stewart
EB. M. Kerr
Pittaburg
Brady’s fortunes falter after Reynolds crash at Valdez
Ex Alaska figure John J Brady arrives in Juneau aboard the Portland en route to Sitka farm. he is penniless and aged, his decline blamed on the Reynolds failure. In Bakersfield California J M Tully dies after falling from bed from a hemorrhage.
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Juneau
Exior
John J. Tivrady
Alaska
Portland
Sitka
Brady
Reynolds
Valdez
Seattle urged to curb bubonic plague spread
City residents and property owners are urged to keep premises free of garbage and refuse that could feed rats or harbor disease. Garbage must be stored in covered metal cans until removal, with trapping and rat-proofing required for affected buildings under the ordinance.
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Seattle
Health board tightens siege on rats and plague in Seattle
Seattle health officials press a campaign to stamp out bubonic plague with police support and rat proofing of buildings. Dr. F S Bournes leads inspections in the Oriental quarter while the city harnesses the entire police force to enforce a May 11 ordinance and Sept 23 rat limits.
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Board of Health
Bourns
Oriental Quarter
Oriental
F.S. Bourns
A. Oliver
J. B. Combs
City Hall
Yester Way
Fifth Ave
Washington
Sixth Av. 3
King St
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