Badger game scandal links pardoning power to votes
A sweeping indictment ties M E Hay and the Democratic committee to a bargain with At Vanderveer and Pliny Allen to grant a pardon to Carroll and Oll. The case details a chain of political manipulation, delayed pardons, and heated courtroom battles as prosecutors seek accountability in a high stakes political web.
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M. E. Hay
Democratic Campaign Committee
Hay
F. Vanderveer
Plinym
Vann
Harry Oll
King Pwas
Gill
Pliny Allen
Carroll
Main
Murphy
Gail
Car- S
Vanderveer
King County Court
M. R. Barr
Badger
Jobo
Seattle
Weat Baking Co
Mmm Carroll
Witter Commins
law @ Vanderveer
Barrs
William Hols
Renard
Superior Court
King County
Hodge at Two Meetings Tonight in Seattle
Progressive candidate Bob Hodge plans speaks at Queen Anne High School and Interlaken School tonight, with two national orators from Wisconsin also addressing. Tomorrow he will speak at the Coliseum theatre. Other speakers include L Frank Brown and Tom Revelle with BE G Mills and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob” Hodge
Seattle
Queen Anne High School
Interlaken
Coliseum Theatre
Bob
National Campaign Committee
J. J. Henning
Queen Anne
C. A. A. McGee
Wisconsin
L Frank Brown
Tom Revelle
BE. G. Mills
Weather forecast for afternoon to Thursday
Fair this afternoon and tonight with moderate easterly winds. Thursday will be similar with mild temperatures around noon and a 4 percent note of uncertainty included.
Detectives Blunder as Shootings Reported in Room Incident
Two Missouri brothers Leslie Pepper and Grover Pepper aged 21 and 19 refused to open a room door at 1819 7th Ave. Detectives McNamee and Cornellson broke in. McNamee fired wounding Leslie in the cheek. Grover was released and Latte taken to hospital. The brothers were later found honest and above suspicion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Pepper
Grover
Missouri
McNamee
Cornellson
Leslie
Latte
City Hospital
Progressive slate draws large crowd in Port Townsend
In Port Townsend Washington October 30 E G Milla progressive candidate for attorney general and W H Ford candidate for secretary of state spoke to one of the citys largest political gatherings. The crowd showed marked enthusiasm and roared at the name Bob Hodge at every mention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Wash
E. G. Milla
W. H. Ford
Bob’ Hodge
Ettor Trial Resumes in Salem as Juror Returns
The Ettor trial in Salem Massachusetts resumes with Joseph Ettor Arturo Giovannitti and Antonio Caruso facing murder charges tied to the Lawrence textile strike. Juror Carter, previously ill, can attend as proceedings continue.
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Salem
Masa
Joseph Ettor
Arturo Giovannitt
Antonio Caruso
Lawrence
Carter
Seattle Pioneer Policeman Nick Hannarobbed at Home
Nick Hanna, longtime Seattle police officer famed for catching numerous holdups, was held up near his home on Alder Street last night and robbed of $4 and a gold watch. The watch had been a cherished retirement gift from friends.
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Main
Harre
Carroll
Barr
Martinique
Robey
Barres
Barr Auite
Parr
Nick Hanna
Alder St
Seattle
Women Picket Clash Turns Violent at Textile Mine
In Little Falls New York on October 30 a protest by textile workers turned into a bloody battle with police. Police officer Michael Haley was shot in the thigh John Kennedy was stabbed and Police Chief Long was severely clubbed as officers tried to disperse pickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Little Falls
N. Y
Michael Haley
John Kennedy
Long
Bomb Injures Five in Pool Room at Hotel Almond
An exploding dynamite bomb damaged the Hotel Almond in Syracuse injuring five men seated in the pool room. The blast shattered windows and wrecked doors, authorities reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Syracuse
N. Y
Almond
Becker Dies December 9 in Electric Chair
Police Lieutenant Charles F. Becker was sentenced to die in the electric chair during the week beginning December 9 for the murder of gambler Herman Rosenthal. Becker’s wife witnessed the proceedings as Sheriff Harburger announced plans to move him to Sing Sing immediately.
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United Freee
New York
Chas. F. Becker
John W. Goff
Herman Rosenthal
Becker
Harburger
Sing Sing
Neighbors Rally For Hodge In Wilbur Campaign Night
Telegram from Arthur W. Davis Spokane reports Progressive meeting at Wilbur a great success. Ole Hanson praised Hodge, condemning Hay forces and the alleged transfer of lands from the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. to the state. Hodge is expected to win Wilbur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Hodge
Black Diamond
Seattle
Vn Jal
Wilbur
Wash
M. BE. Hay
Hbors
Arthur W. Davis
Kane
Ziegler Block
Spokane
Ole Hanson
Robert Hodge
Hay
N. P. Railroad Co
Hodge
Turks Repulse Bulgarians at Visa in a Tile
An official dispatch reports Turkish forces repelled Bulgarian troops at Visa from early yesterday to midnight with Turkish casualties disclosed as lower than Bulgarian losses. Abraham Rockner was arrested in Tacoma for wife desertion after allegedly abandoning his crippled wife and young son in Seattle four years ago with $1,000.
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London
Visa
Atile
Abraham Rockner
Tacoma
Rockner
Seattle
Indiana dynamite trial hints at additional charges
United States District Attorney Chase W. Miller suggested that if the 47 union men on trial for illegal transportation of dynamite in Indianapolis are acquitted on the present charge they may face other charges. The remark came when a friend asked for one of the electric clocks as a souvenir.
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Carroll
Vic
United States
Prosecut
George F. Vander
Pliny
H. W. Penthe School Board
Ronald
Indianapolis
Chase W. Miller
Six Sisters Die Rescuing Orphan Children in Fire
Bravely sacrificing their lives to save the orphans, six Sisters of St John’s orphan asylum in San Antonio perished in a blaze that also claimed two child victims. Mother Mary of the Cross died after entering the burning building with a two year old. About 99 children aged 2 to 12 were trapped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orphan Asylum
San Antonio
Tex
St. John’s Orphan Asylum
Frances Pasteur
Petera Stevens
Leocadia Nolan
Monica Monesse
Mary Kotsa
Mary of
Wright
Mother Mary
Vice President Sherman Dying in Utica Bulletin
The vice president James Schoolcraft Sherman sank into coma as his kidneys failed and doctors said death was near. He had been unconscious since yesterday afternoon with his final bulletin noting he may die at any moment and that all hope had ended.
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Bulletin
Utica
Herman
WN. Y
James Schoolcraft Sherman
United States
Sherman
Does a Clam Crawl The Great Calamity of a Calm
A humorous column by Fred L. Boalt questions if clams can crawl and whether a clam would do so if provoked. The piece riffs on observed claims, a sea of witnesses, and absurd anecdotes from Billy the Mug’s and other odd diversions, concluding with tongue in cheek observations of clam chowder and wandering cucumbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cashmere
Fred L. Boalt
Cynthia Grey
Cynthia
Butte
Montana
New York Battleship New York Launched in Brooklyn Yard
President Taft and top officials witnessed the launch of the battleship New York the strongest American dreadnought. The ship will enter commission May 19 1914 and carries ten 14 inch guns a speed of 21 knots with a crew of 1000 sailors and 68 officers.
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New York
Taft
Meyer
Gov. Dix
Gaynor
Army
Navy
United States
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Uncle Sam
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