Telegraphic telegram about Roosevelt on Taft Burke Poindexter
Gilson Gardner reports Roosevelt’s stance on Taft and Poindexter, noting support for progressive policies and protection for public interests without ceding control to political bosses. The telegram discusses Judge Burke and the standpatters in the context of Missouri politics and the 1910 state scene.
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Gilson Gardner
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Seattle Star
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Wash
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Seattle Girl Is Killed In Tacoma Car Crash
Perry and Gertrude Kirkman were to wed, but a late hour crash three miles from Tacoma on Pep road killed Kirkman and Perry. Mrs Raymond, and Frank Hunter were injured. The dead girl’s sister and mother are in San Francisco. Elbert A. Kirkman is a hotel proprietor and brother to the girls.
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Perry
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Hunter
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Sheet Metal
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Mra. Raymond Ia
Frank M. Raymond
Madison St
Seattle Electric Co
San Francisco
Gertrude
Elbert A. Kirkman
Mizpah
Marion St
Mrs. Raymond
Olive
Young Wife Tries Suicide in Hotel After Drink Incident
Miss Eva Evans 25, in Seattle, is dying at a science hospital after ingesting carbolic acid in her hotel room at the Columba s hotel. Her husband Fred Gregg of Vancouver, a contractor, says she left him years ago and that she attempted to take her life twice before. He had followed her to Seattle and stayed near her room, where Mrs Goldberg, the hotel owner, reported the act. A physician treated her as the carbolic acid bottle was mistaken for peroxide for gargling after a cigarette.
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UR Gregg
Crees
Seattle
Columbus
Eva Evans
Gregg
Taxi Driver Helps Cupid Tie Union Station Romance
A Detroit couple delayed by a missed dress wed in a Seattle rectory after a taxi driver, recalling Miss Kimmel, connected them to Rev. C. H. Lake. The pair returned to Portland for a home wedding as relatives approved. The driver acted as witness and received a liberal fee.
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Detroit
Miss Kimmel
Kimmels
C. H. Lake
Renton
Portland
Roosevelt Attacks State Control Of Lands At Conference
Roosevelt denounces state control as a predatory, self serving plan and argues federal oversight best protects water power and public resources. Taft notes two opinions and will push Congress to decide, while Roosevelt accuses big business backers of seeking state power to shield interests. Continued on Page Three.
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Roosevelt
ST. Paul
Sept
Conservation Congress
Theodor Roosevelt
Saft
Congress
Hill
Oddball Trivia From The Times Of The World
A collage of curious claims about education in Japan, lobster availability in Seattle, violin making in Saxony, U.S. cattle numbers, the Madison Steable line, Seattle cafeteria napkins, interurban rail graft, and Seattle haberdashers selling linen collars with notches rather than buttonholes.
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Seattle
Seattle-Tacoma
Woman names 185 co respondents in divorce case
Special correspondence from New York reports Mrs. Roscow H. Sanborn alleges cruelty and infidelity by her husband, a real estate operator, naming 185 women who allegedly received letters from him. She recovered his strongbox, uncovering a detailed record of correspondents with personal notes.
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New York
Roscow H. Sanborn
Brooklyn
Sanford
Ev Dence
Sanborn
Poindexter Campaign Events Move to Harbor Area Rallies
Poindexter plans to speak Friday at Dreamland rink in Seattle after a reception was canceled. Other campaign stops include Bothell Hermon Vashon Dew Moines and Tacoma with supporters in King County and ongoing efforts to mobilize Wilson's withdrawal as Poindexter gains strength.
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Miles Poindexter
Seattle
Poindexter
Columbia
Georgetown
King County
W. H. White
Bothell
Hermon W. Craven
Vash
Ivan L. Balire
George F. Hannon
Dew Moines
Dreamland Rink
Tacoma
Rufus R. Wilson
Wilson
Seattle Barbers Union Expels Prominent Member After Sp
A purge within the Seattle barbers union ejects a leading member for accepting a sp, in line with local laws fighting profanity. Winnie faces new social rules requiring maternal accompaniment or guardian presence for minors. Courtroom voices remain tight about the political scene as threats surface over published candidate photos. Union drives push a $500000 popular subscription for city parks and a monument to John L. Wilson.
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Barbers’ Union
iPeisii
Winnie
Court House
Seattle
John L. Wilson
Judge Burke
GB. Palmer
R. A. Ballinger
Beattie
Dudge Burke
L. Sullivan
Huffaio Bill
Seattle Fuel Trust
25 000 Off To School In Seattle
School opened across Seattle with hundreds of children starting their first day. Superintendent Cooper’s office estimated noon enrollment around 25,000 across all schools.
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Seattlie
Cooper
Root Arrives in New York for Ballinger Inquiry Meeting
Senator Elihu Root reached New York aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and is expected to travel to St Paul for the Ballinger investigating committee meeting.
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New York
Elihu Root
St Paul
Ballinger
California Legislature Seeks 10 Million for Panama Exposition
In Sacramento on September 6 the state legislature opened a special session to provide funding for the Panama Pacific Exposition planned for San Francisco in 1916. A constitutional amendment would authorize bonds of five million dollars by the state to aid the exposition, with San Francisco contributing another five million.
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Sacramento
Cal
San Francisco
Buffalo Bill Show Opens Thursday Delay Frustrates Town
Buffalo Bill advance men reached town early causing excitement as Major Burke announced Cody shows would open Thursday. The troupe arrived Thursday morning and performed in the afternoon.
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Buffalo Bill
Major Burke
Cody
Affidavit details Hillman real estate scheme in 1910 Seattle
O W Anderson swears Hillman’s institution lured him with rich quick sales, required buying property to qualify, and charged $650 for lots 35 and 36 in Pacific City Addn. He found the price inflated and sales men few customers, lamenting his poverty against Hillman’s wealth. Notary John H Perry certified the affidavit on September 3, 1910.
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O. W. Anderson
Hillman
Seattle
Pacific City Addition
Wuries
Wu. W. Anderson
John H. Perry
State of Washington
Victim Sues Hillman Over Alleged Land Scam
August Larson, by attorneys Douglas Lane & Douglas, sues C. D. Hillman in superior court for 250 dollars. Larson says he was deceived July 19 at Pacific City when buying a 30 acre tract for 2100 dollars, receiving five lots totaling half an acre instead. He alleges false promises of road work and employment that never existed and seeks return of 250 plus interest and costs.
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August Larson
Douglas, Lane & Douglas
Superior Court
C. D
Hillman
Larson
Pacific City
Carpenter Henry Jollands Injured in Scaffold Collapse
Henry Jollands a 42 year old carpenter of 956 West 63rd Street is at the city hospital with a fractured hip a knee dislocation and a dislocated wrist after a scaffold gave way at the corner of 47th Avenue and Fifth Avenue North East. A second brief note mentions a small boy and cleanliness.
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Henry Jollands
W. 63Rd St
47Th Av
Av. N. E
No Quarrel Not Yet Paris Mrs Chanler Denies Reports
Paris reports quote Mrs Robert Chanler denying quarrel rumors about her husband and an American return. She cites a witty exchange about mastery after her spouse’s remarriage, while other items note Bigelow Will Lecture on High Cost of Living and Mayor Gaynor walking six miles in heat at his summer home.
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Paris
Robert Chanler
Mme. Cavaleri
America
Bigelow
Herbert
Arcade Hall
King County Democratic Club
ST. James
U. L
Gaynor
Dozens of Seattle Laws Pinched by Fire Marshal Critique
A satirical rundown notes that Seattle citizens break many city laws daily from spitting on sidewalks to spiking petroleum storage. It mocks strict enforcement, asking how many would be jailed if police pursued all statutes.
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Seattle
Virginia
Gardner Kellogg
Kellogg
Seattle Electric Co
Hackman
Fortune of 2,000,000 Left to Relatives
Fred F. Farrar of Watrous Sask received word that a relative in Scotland has bequeathed one fourth of an estate valued at two million dollars. The other heirs are Gilman Stilson of Spokane William Stilson of St. Louis and Mrs BE H Mundenhall of Lisbon ND.
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