Washington waste audit attacks state administration records
A Wall Street Journal critique of Washington state finances labels the auditor’s report a flawed catalog of salaries and spending. It argues mismanagement and debt burden on residents, noting high taxes and costly projects with little return.
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State of Washington
Wall Street Journal
Washington
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Hay Gang
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New York
Financial Journal
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Mi Street Journal
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Yakima
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Chelan
State Auditor of
Gage Cuts Loose on Corrupt Gangs in Rally
A tense rally at Grand t Noon featured speaker Hodge attacking a “mileage graft” scheme amid accusations against congressman W. E. and others who profited from railroad passes. Ole Hanson followed with a critique of the Hay crowd and university land deals, alleging a $250 000 tract sold to a railroad for $1 by a regents board.
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W. E
Canaline
John L. Wilson
Hanson
Ole Hanson
Hanton
Board of Regents
State University
Refuses to Give Up Babe in Custody Battle
Mrs. John B. Tanner wins custody of 30 month old J. Rose Clark II after calling on the sheriff to enforce a court order granting custody to the child's nurse. J. Ross Clark Sr. of Salt Lake Railroad resisted surrender, leading to sheriff involvement in Los Angeles on October 28.
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Los Angeles
John &. Tanner
J. Rose Clark II
J. Ross Clark
Salt Lake Railroad
Tanner
Bride of 30 Minutes Dies After Mime Accident
In Lejo California Mrs Emily Brown aged about 30 died after lingering in a hospital for nearly a week following a mime accident. Her husband is a member of the Mare Island Navy Yard.
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Lejo
Cal
Emily Brown
Mare Island Navy Yard
Ole Hanson Attacks Regents Land Sale at Lincoln High
Ole Hanson denounces Gov Hay and allies for allowing a university land grant to the Northern Pacific. He claims the legislature did not authorize donating school lands and promises a detailed expose tonight at Lincoln High School Auditorium. United States Senator Miles Poindexter and Thomas F. Murphyine will also speak after reviewing Olympia records.
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Northeran Pacific
Hay
CO. Grove
Higgins
Spooner
Thomas F. Murphine
Olympia
Roosevelt to limit speech to thirty minutes
Oyster Bay October 2 Doctors order Col Theodore Roosevelt speech at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday evening cut to thirty minutes to avoid taxing his strength after the attempt on his life. The former president is rapidly recovering and receives occasional pains from the wound while taking short walks.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Theo. Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
John Schrank
Roosevelt
Ete
Judge Denies New Trial in Neis Grand Larceny Case
Judge J. T. Ronald rejects a new trial for H. A. Neis ex patrolman convicted of grand larceny. Neis sentenced to three to five years in state penitentiary. A notice of appeal to the supreme court was served by attorney W. R. Bell. The case concerns Neis stealing a nugget chain from Olive Gertrude Ryan.
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J. T. Ronald
H. A. Neis
Supreme Court
W. R. Bell
Neils
Ove Nels
Olive Gertrude Ryan
Princess Head of Hospitals Arrives With Greek Army
King George telegraphs from Athens that he has entered Gerfidje recently captured from the Turks. He is accompanied by Princess Alice who is in charge of field hospitals as Greek forces march toward Salonika.
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Athens
King George
War Department
Gerfidje
Princess Alice
Salonika
Students face expulsion over university protest letter
The 51 signers of a letter opposing chimes at the university are threatened with expulsion as a university discipline committee conducts interviews. Secretary Condon sits on the regents board as investigators press a “third degree” inquiry this week amid campus debate. A socialist rally at Dreamland rink endorses the students’ stance with 3000 supporters, and women district residents back the protest, condemning the university president.
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Board of Regents
Herbert T. Condon
Regent Board
Dreamland Rink
Socialist Party
Stuart Rice
North End
Progressive Club
Students’ Action
Puritanism urged by Governor Marshall in Butte speech
In Butte Montana Governor Marshall argues the nation needs a puritanism that would prompt every man to follow conscience rather than laws. The address, delivered to local residents, sparked wide discussion as residents weigh the idea today.
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Mont
Legislatures
Congress
Gov. Marshall
Specials in the News Builds 30 Bridges for Wedding
Thirty improvised bridges were erected along the Sonora Railway line to rush H J Temple to Santa Fe where his fiancée Miss Clem entine Kneeling awaited him. They were married soon after and sped east on a honeymoon to Chicago and New York.
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Sonora Railway Company
H. J. Temple
Clementine Kneeling
Chicago
Forger Gang Exposed In Letter Faked To Smear Bob Hodge
The Star reveals a gang forged Bob Hodge’s signature to a deceptive letter aimed at misinforming the public. Prof. C. E. Baldwin, handwriting expert, says the fake bears no resemblance to Hodge’s genuine style and condemns the libelous act. The piece accuses the gang of cruelty toward a woman and four children.
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Hodge
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Seattle Business College
Baldwin
Evening Progressive Meetings and Local Caucus Schedule
Tonight in the high school auditorium Senator Poindexter and Ole Hanson attend. Residence of Mrs A J Traynor 1113 24th Ave Buchanan Third ward committeemen county candidates. Tomorrow afternoon Columbia City Women’s meeting 2 pm Modern Woodmen hall county candidates.
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Ole Hanson
A. J. Traynor
Buchanan
Third Ward
Columbia City
Woodmen Hall
Father Vaughan Not Missing Says Father Casey
Father Bernard Vaughan the English Jesuit is not missing. He is at work on a book, according to Father Casey of St. Ignatius Church. The Chicago lecture was canceled to focus on the book, a report that he disappeared was denied and attributed to misinterpretation.
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New York
Father Bernard Vaughan
Father Casey
St. Ignatius’ Church
Father Vaughan
Chicago
Greek naval assault forecast on Salonika by Greeks
Dispatches from Greece report the Greek fleet moving up the Aegean to bombard Salonika. The plan awaits arrival of land forces aided by the Servians and could begin when forces are in position to strike.
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Salonika
Greece
Aegean Sea
Sherman Is Critically Sick in Utica
Vice President James Sherman is in a critical condition with heart weakness and breathing difficulties. Dr. F. H. Peck said the outcome cannot be forecasted though not hopeless, and the illness involves a complication of ailments.
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United Press
Utica
N. Y
James & Sherman
United States
F. H. Peck
Sherman
Trial in Indianapolis Convicts 47 Union Men in Dynamo Case
On October 28 the trial resumed in Indianapolis United States court for 47 union men charged with illegally transporting dynamite. Police Superintendent John Jand testified about arresting John J. McNamara and the break open of vaults at the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers headquarters in Los Angeles.
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Indianapolis
United States
John Jand
Ofdianapolis
John J. McNamara
Los Angeles Times
McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Hold Up at Yesler Grocery Stuns Ravenna Night Crowd
Two masked men with guns entered A H Hollister’s Yesler grocery near the Ravenna car line on a Saturday night about 10 o clock. They ordered Hollister to raise his hands and robbed the till of about 200 dollars as four customers watched in fear.
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Yesler
Ravenna
Hen’s Egg Reveals Hidden Diamond in Lewiston
Mrs. McGee reported a missing small diamond and, according to the tale, a hen belonging to her laid an egg that contained the jewel. The odd discovery sparked local curiosity in Lewiston Idaho.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Man Kills Three Then Hangs Self in Wisconsin Farm
In Sheboygan county near here Alvin Roehr 28 shot and killed Philip Ott 45 his wife and Fred Haut 83 his wife's father after a dispute over refuge given to Roehr's wife at the Ott farm. He then hanged himself in the woods. Roehr and his wife had separated recently.
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Wis
Alvin Roehr
Philip Ott
Fred Haut
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