Prisons Govern Themselves Kangaroo Courts In Jails
An essay by Fred L. Boalt argues jail inmates form self rule to keep order. It describes three kangaroo judges Miller Cushing Belden, the east north and south tanks, and a system where fines are paid by prisoners who can work off fines on the floor. The piece praises jail democracy and sheriff tolerance of inmate authorities.
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Fred L. Boalt
King County
Australia
Captain Cook
Cook
Peter Miller
East Tank Division
Gar Jeter
Peter
Geren Miller
Miller
East Fank
Cushing
Belden
Divorces Filed After Year of Marriage on Sea
Two couples married a year ago in Vancouver and Seattle split up. Stella Williams and Mary Maynard left their husbands Edward Williams and Ernest Maynard, each seeking divorce in King County Superior Court on grounds of desertion. Letters to Judge Humphries are believed to violate federal law and were sent to federal agents.
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F Ernest P
Mary Maynard
Vancouver
Ft. C
Edcne
Stella Williams
Stella
Seattle
Mary
Edward Williama
Ernest Maynard
King County Superior Court
Humphries
Government
Secret Service
Oficers
Demented Teacher Goes on Shooting Rampage Near Stuttgart
In Degerioch and Mulhausen, near Stuttgart Germany, a demented school teacher named Wagner killed his wife and four children then fired on homes, killing eight women and injuring 11 others before being overpowered. Two revolvers and 22 cartridges found.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Wagner
Amuck
Degerioch
Mulhausen
Coal Shortage Threat Looms as Winter Nears
Retail dealers warn Seattle may face a coal shortage this winter due to strikes at local and British Columbia mines. Black Diamond mines have stayed shut most of the year, Renton and Hayne strike persists, and British Columbia supplies are tight. House coal prices are rising and may add about a dollar per ton, though some merchants believe Seattle will not be seriously affected.
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Seattle
British Columbia
Renton
Hayne
J. W. Bullock
Oregon Governor Sued Over Penitentiary Fund
Attorney General Crawford filed suit in Marion county circuit court seeking 16518.83 from Gov. West Secretary of State Olcott and State Treasurer Kay for alleged improper use of the penitentiary revolving fund. The action follows charges by the Portland Evening Telegram that West misappropriated about ten thousand dollars. West had instructed Crawford to proceed against himself or the Telegram after an earlier inquiry, and the suit contends the governor was at fault.
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Salem, Or
Sait
Marion County
Crawford
West
Olcott
Kay
Portland Evening Telegram
Fire destroys West Seattle home. inquiry begins
Fire Marshal Pringhurat investigates a midnight blaze that gutted John B. E. Whelan’s residence at 5404 47th Ave. W. The fire spread to a neighboring house where H. R. Eddingfield’s family slept. all escaped. Hose Company 29 laid a quarter mile of pipe. damage estimated at $5,000.
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Pringhurat
West Seattle
John BE. Whelan
H. RR. Eddingfield
Whelan
Hose Company 29
Caminett Faces Verdict In San Francisco Case
Jurors began deliberations after closing arguments by defense attorney Robert T. Devlin and Special Prosecutor Mact J. Sullivan. Judge Van Fleet instructed the jury as they retired to decide by mid afternoon. Meanwhile W Kirch, sought in Kansas City on embezzlement charges, arrived in Seattle for extradition papers.
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San Francisco
F. Drew Caminett
Robert T. Devlin
Mact J. Sullivan
van Fleet
W. Kirch
Kansas City
Seattle
Aberdeen
City
Judge Humphries Defends Record After Jail Plot Rumor
Judge Humphries, in a private conversation, spoke of a rumor that a jail delivery plot could blow up the county jail to lure him there. He said he would beware of any women involved and would play safe. The judge, under bar association scrutiny, defended his bench remarks on marriage, heredity, and physiognomy as appropriate for homes.
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Humphries
Siegfried
Bar Association
King County
United States
Built for speed divorce suit shocks San Jose
Mrs Bertha C Hanscom 30 sues for divorce from her millionaire husband J D Hanscom 69 saying dainty loose skirts sparked home life conflict. She declares I am built for the X ray skirts and will wear them, adding My husband is an old fossil.
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San Jose
Mra
Bertha C. Hanscom
J. D. Hanscom
John Collins Estate To Be Distributed Among Six Heirs
Administrators announced today the John Collins estate valued from six to ten million dollars will be distributed to six heirs in October. Collins died in 1903 leaving downtown property including the Collins building Seattle Hotel site waterfront buildings at Yes terway and Railroad avenues. Heirs are Mrs. John Collins and five children.
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John Collins
Collins
Seattle
Yesterway
Railroad Av
Veterans elect Smith as commander in chief here
John Lewis Smith of Washington was elected today commander in chief of the Spanish War Veterans at the convention in Buffalo. He succeeds the former leader and takes command of the veteran organization gathered for the meeting.
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Buffalo
John Lewis Smith
Washington
Lost engagement ring and ad in Lost column recover item
A woman loses her engagement ring while shopping and places a small ad in The Star through the Lost column. The ad prompts a quick recovery, restoring her smile and proving the column’s effectiveness for items big and small.
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Star Office
Ito Return
First white baby born along Alaska trail to new gold fields
The Star reports from McCarthy Alaska that staff correspondent Eric Sawyer photographed the first white baby born on the trail to the Shushanna/coal country. Sawyer notes the mother and child are well and describes planning a continuation of coverage toward Cordova and the Hering fields with the Poindexter bill context.
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The
Star
Alaska
Trail
Shushanna
Eric Sawyer
the Star
Sawyer
McCarthy
Cordova
Shushbanna
Ife
Poindexter
Alma
Guaegenheima Star
M'Carthy
Hering Fields
Senator Poindexter
Congress
Tom McKenney
Hinckburn
McCarthy Tom
Grubstake
McKenney
E. O. Sawyer
Blackburn
No Loss of Life In North Carolina Storm
Meager reports indicate the coast storm caused about 5 million dollars in damage with no known fatalities. Twenty four people were rescued from the steamer Geo Wells near Hatteras Inlet as wireless stations along the coast remain out of service and the full extent of damage will take days to determine.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Geo. Wells
Hatteras Inlet
Beidleman Dies After 6 Day Fast in Harrisburg
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania on September 5 1900 William Beidleman aged 96 ended a six day fast after the death of a close relative. He refused all nourishment until his death today.
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Harrisburg
Wm. Beidleman
Funeral for George W. Walsh Jr. Held After Bridge Plunge
Funeral services for George W. Walsh Jr who died when the Hag ers Six plunged off the Oxbow bridge during the P I reliability tour were held Thursday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception. Floral tributes from police department and Tilkums of Elttaes covered the casket.
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George W. Walsh, Jr
P.I
Hagers
Oxbow
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Police Department
Tillkums
Elttaes
Convicts to form Seattle honor camp on Olympic peninsula
Thirty inmates from Walla Walla arrive in Seattle tonight en route to the Olympic peninsula for the first honor camp. They will labor for 3 to 12 months for a state parole recommendation, earn 50 cents daily, receive room and board, and wear loggers outfits. They depart unfettered under an honor pledge to Governor Lister.
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Seattle
Walla Walla
Olympic Peninsula
Lister
Peninsula
Board of Control
Highway Commissioner
Meskill
Drum
New Army Head Staff Captain and Mrs Storey Arrive in Seattle
Staff Captain and Mrs Storey who labored in Seattle for two years left this week for duties with the Men’s Training Home in Chicago. Staff Captain and Mrs Clifford from Los Angeles arrived in Seattle today and will be publicly introduced at the Salvation Army hall Fifth and Washington Sunday at 3 p.m. Colonel T W Scott will introduce Staff Captain and Mrs Clifford.
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Storey
Seattle
Chicago
Clifford
Los Angeles
California
Salvation Army Hall
Fifth
Washington
T. W. Scott
Romance Dead You've Read Have A Smile At Cupid Wile
A collection of humorous clippings from New York California and Princeton describing elopements name changes and odd incidents. A man flees a river instead of a train another suitor loses a license to marry a pair of sisters objects with broomsticks and a needle prank leads to a long married life. A Philadelphia pastor prays for a wife and is rewarded with twins.
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Cupid
Quaker Centenarian Lydia C Sharpless Celebrates 108th Birthday
Healthy at 103 and with remarkable eyesight Lydia C Sharpless known as the Quaker Centenarian marks her 108th birthday at her son Benjamin Sharpless home 116 S Washington Ave She has three children fourteen grandchildren and twenty one great grandchildren Hyatt Fowells at 4th and Pine advertises as a respected business school not the largest but the best in the city.
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Whittier
Lydia C. Sharpless
Benjamin Sharpless
Washington Ave
Sharpless
Hyatt-Fowells
4Th and Pine
Court to Examine Fugitive Harry Thaw in Canada
In Coaticook Quebec the immigration board ruled Thaw deportable on two counts for entering by stealth and asylum confinement within five years. An appeal was filed, and a habeas corpus writ from Montreal may block deportation as he is claimed to be an escaped lunatic. Thaw displayed calm demeanor while testifying and refused to answer the question about Stanford White.
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Coaticook
Que
Harry K. Thaw
Immigration Board
Thaw
Montreal
Canada
Stan
Ford White
Jerome Arrested in Coaticook for Gambling Involving Thaw Case
Jerome former district attorney of New York and involved in the Thaw case was arrested in Coaticook Quebec on a charge of common gambling on railroad property. Bail was set at 500 dollars and the case is set for nine o clock tomorrow with potential punishment up to one year in jail. Newspaper men who played with him described the poker game as penny ante and Jerome reportedly lost 54 cents.
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Coaticook
Quebec
Wm. T. Jerome
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Matteawan
New York State
Thaw
Jerome
McKee
Milford Aldridge
Gateses Chauffeured Ride Without Tip in Chicago
Charles Gates son of John W. Gates traveled through Chicago en route to Minneapolis with his mother. He escorted her to a taxicab but did not tip the driver, making no expenditure during the brief stop.
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Chicago
Charles Gates
Wall Street
John W. Gates
Minneapolis
Gates
Referee Promises Better Check System for Next Year
With Referee F. M. Fretwell unable to announce this year’s P I reliability tour winners a improved checking system is promised for next season. The official names and results are expected to be released after further review and verification.
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F. M. Fretwell
Pennants Coupon Offer From The Seattle Star
The Star announces coupon No 60 offering a 65 cent pennant for four consecutive coupons plus 15 cents. Idaho and Ohio pennants are out. Mail orders available with 5 cents extra per pennant. Send or deliver to The Seattle Star at 1307 Seventh Avenue near Union Street.
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Star
Idaho
Ohio
Seattle Star
Seventh Avenue
Union Street
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Henry Baughman
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Woodall
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