Prince Ito Assassination Rocks Harbin Amid Jubilation
A cable from Tokyo reports Prince Ito Hirobumi fatally shot in Harbin Manchuria. Assassin seized and jailed. Consul Kawakami wounded. The death would mark a pivotal moment in Japan Korean Manchuria policy as officials confirm Ito’s life ended, with imperial telegrams signaling official sorrow.
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Ite
Hirobumi Ito
Resi
Harbin
Manget City
Imperial Household
Pdead
Ito
Manchuria
Prince Ito
Kawakami
Tanaka
Korea
Japan
Hiro P
Wrecked Whaler Olga and Mosquito Fleet Hit by Alaska Storm
In a fierce Alaska gale five mosquito fleet vessels were driven ashore and wrecked while the whaler Olga broke up at the Snake River mouth. The steamer Senator is storm bound near Sledge Island with eight passengers aboard. many lives believed lost amid booming seas.
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United Press
Nome
Alaska
Olga
Senator
Seattle
Hanna
Sledge Island
Duxburry
Mary Sachs
Flyer
Seddon
Wilhelmina
Snake River
William Mogg
Defender
Defiance
Hazel
Victoria
Laura Barcroft
George James
H. J. Nicholson
F. C. Murray
C. E. Darling
J. Burde
C. B. Cooper
Importance of Ito's Work
London reports on Ito's work and its significance with the article continuing on page five.
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Ito
Prison reform sermon urges workhouses for dependent families
Seattle preacher Rev Benedict argues for a workhouse system where convicts earn wages to support wives and children left destitute by short term jail terms. He cites biblical duty and cites a local court case where a husband chose jail over supporting his family, forcing the wife to struggle.
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Green Lake
Jokie
Seattle
The
Star
Justice Court
No Mercy for Georgetown Liquor Defendants
Justice J Carroll imposes six months in the county jail on Hermann Wiedman and Robert Hawkins for selling liquor to Christine Anderson a 17 year old at the U and S saloon Georgetown. The case follows Seattle’s tragic joy ride death prompting venue changes from Justice Brown to Carroll.
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Christine Anderson
John JB. Carroll
Georgetown
Hermann Wiedman
Robert Hawkins
U. and S
Seattle
Harry Haugel
Justice Brown
Hiser
Haugel
Wiedman
Hawking
Justice Carroll
Soderberg Sentenced to Jail for Child Support Evasion
William Soderberg received six months in jail from Judge Brown after failing to support his wife and three children. He had previously faced a suspended sentence for the same offense but remained noncompliant, with his wife supporting the children while he drank.
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William Soderberg
Brown
Justice Court
Soderberg
Httle
Death card reading ends in murder in German lodging house
Orpha Gerulf a German waitress at 706 Spring Street rooms dies after a card reading sequence. Treys and nines align with hearts and spades predicting death and misfortune. Lodgers Sigrid Rosedale Jay Chatterton doubt fate but a fatal shot ends Orpha's life.
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Trey
Orpha Gerulf
America
Germany
Nine
Sigrid Rosedale
Jay Chatterton
Anid
Orpha
Pote
Blae Trey
Queen of Hearts
Core
John Jacob Astor divorce suit filed in New York
Mia. John Jacob Astor petitions for divorce now before referee C. H. Young at 76 William St. Evidence not disclosed. Mrs. Astor returned from Europe October 15 and visited friends before heading to the country. Astor remains aboard the Nourmahal in Cuban waters. Attorneys Lewin Cass Ledyard and John P. Cadwallader represent the spouses.
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New York
Mia
John Jacob Astor
C. H. Young
William St
Benjamin Guinness
Washington Square West
Astor
Cuban
Nourmahal
Europe
Lewin Cass Ledyard
John P. Cadwallader
Plan to Oust Speaker Cannon Reported by Representative
Congressman Davis of Minnesota says insurgent Republicans and Democrats will attempt to oust Speaker Cannon in the next session of the 61st Congress, not wait for the 62nd. He claims feasibility and an investigation supports the removal plan.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Davis
Minnesota
Cannon
Olga Whaler Believed Lost After Arctic Storm
The Olga a 43 ton schooner built in Benecia Cal 1890 owned by Captain William Mogg left San Francisco two years ago for a northern cruise with eight to ten men. Desertions at Point Barrow Alaska last winter followed by a storm. Last reports placed Olga near Point Barrow the vessel possibly headed for home and may have reached the Snake River area. Details of the storm came from Seattle and United Press notes the continuing furor as papers carry the story.
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Olga
San Ancisco
William Mogg
Point Barrow
Alaska
Mogg
Benecia
Cal
Snake River
United Press
Seattle
Victoria
A Night in Billy the Mug Saloon by T J Dillon
A desolate study of Billys Mug Saloon where loggers, prospectors, and laborers drink to drown toil. Six sailors smash a silver dollar for beer while bartenders stack glasses as a grim chorus of sorrowful men drink, fight and drift through a night of dull despair.
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Seattle
Jong
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