Rainier Heights Improvement Club debates sewer plan and districting
The Rainier Heights Improvement Club reviewed a committee report on the Rainier avenue sewer project. Members express opposition to the proposed district and urge reconsideration of funds while continuing to monitor council actions. Officers for the year were elected: President J. C. Wehn, Vice President Pliny L. Allen, Secretary Homer M. Hill, Treasurer J. B. Johnston.
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Rainier Heights
Tite
Jaffe
Kietler
Johnston
J. C. Wehn
Pliny L. Allen
Homer M. Hill
J. &. Johnston
Divorce proceedings filed by Mrs Hannah Anderson
Mrs Hannah Anderson of Ballard files for divorce from O Anderson alleging extreme cruelty she says he threatened to strike her with an iron rod and drove her from the home on September 5 she asks for twenty dollars a month alimony and custody of the four children
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Hannah Anderson
O. Anderson
Ballard
Divorces Filed in Superior Court
Mrs. Pointer sues J. R. Pointer for desertion while Mrs. Schwab sues Henry Schwab for non support in a morning divisional filing in the superior court.
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Ose Pointer
J. R. Pointer
Marine Behwab
Henry Behwab
Pointer
Mra. Schwab
Officers Divided in Their Opinion on Murder Case
Coroner Hoye sent a telegram to Joseph Donovan as authorities weigh if an unidentified torso found in two sacks is Mike Donovan, a Klondiker linked to a failed August robbery. Detectives debate trunk theory as clues, including missing gold teeth, connect to a harbor burial and tangled alibis.
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Lane
San Francisco
Alse
Tacoma
Potter's Field
Joseph Donovan
Hoye
Bonney- Watson Morgue
Barbee
Steamer Longfellow Sinks Off Highland Light
The steamer Longfellow from Wilmington Delaware sank near Highland Light on Sept 10. Sixteen crewmen spent the night aboard lifeboats and were rescued by life savers in the morning. The ship, loaded with explosives, is believed to have been bound for the Japanese government.
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Highland Light
Maas
Longfellow
Wilmington
Del
Divorce Suit Sparks Fury Against State Candidate James Madole
Myre Stella Madole sues James Madole a Democratic candidate for state representative in superior court for non support and extreme cruelty. She alleges he forced her to work at his First Avenue restaurant and allowed an employee to strike her. She seeks fifty dollars a month temporary alimony and restoration of her maiden name Stella Gideon.
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James Madole
Myre
Stella Madote
Madole
First Avenue
Elemont
Stella Gideon
Divorce Granted After Desertion Claim
F. J. Conrad was granted a divorce from wife Mrs. May Conrad on a cross complaint of desertion after she failed to appear in court. The stepmother testified she caused the marriage by influencing Mrs. Conrad, who had been devoted to Conrad and said his mother was a redeeming influence. Mrs. Conrad left without notice months ago.
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F. J. Conrad
May Conrad
Conrad
Robbers Blow Safe At Neb Bank Steal $700
In Stromsberg Nebraska robbers dynamited a bank safe early today and took 200 in coins and 500 in currency. The blast woke residents and the culprits fled toward Lincoln.
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Lincoln
City of Shelton Steamer Breaks Shaft on Voyage
The steamer City of Shelton broke its shaft while traveling from Shelton to Olympia and had to be towed back to Shelton. Repairs will take several weeks. Also reported New York news on Admiral LeRayette's forthcoming autobiography Forty five Years Under the Flag and an insanity complaint sworn against Adella Pease.
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Olympia
Shelton
City of
New York
LeRreyte
Plng
Cervera
Adella Pease
Roosevelt Enjoys Family Recreation At Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt spent the day at Oyster Bay with his children after a short library session. He did not receive visitors and kept to recreational activities.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Marriage License for Dolphin and McDermott
George Dolphin age 36 of St. Paul Minnesota and Margaret McDermott age 36 of Beattie were issued a marriage license.
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George Dolphin
St. Paul, Minn
Margaret McDermott
Beattie
Blunders Cost State Water System and Power
Olympia reports the artesian water system in the capitol building must be abandoned due to alkali damage and faulty dynamos for lighting. Auditors estimate the missteps will cost the state 300 to 400 dollars while tax and revenue plans aim to raise about 725,000 on a 2 percent general state tax to cover appropriations. King County petitions seek equitable assessments across counties.
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Olympia
Capitol Building
Atkinson
AL. Kinseon
Board of Equalization
Drowned Fireman Frank Jacobson Of Multnomah
Olympia Washington September 10 Frank Jacobson fireman on the steamer Multnomah fell overboard intoxicated at 130 this morning and was drowned His body was recovered hours later He was well known on the waterfronts of all sound cities where he had worked for years He is believed to have a wife living in Seattle.
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Olympia
Wash
Frank Jacobson
Multnomah
Sound
Seattle
Gene Construction solves capitol annex wall wash test
The Gene Construction company, contractors for the new capitol annex, announced a successful test that removes stains and will treat the entire exterior wall surface to restore the stone to its natural color.
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Olympia
Gene Construction Company
Capitol Annex
Snoqualmie shooting defendant sentenced to 60 days
Charles Bridges, who shot station agent C. F. Ingraham last May, was convicted of assault and battery and sentenced to 60 days in the county jail. The jury urged mercy, citing temporary insanity from drinking as his defense. Bridges, once a Snoqualmie deputy, faced claims of assault with intent to kill and was ordered to open a safe, which Ingraham refused.
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Charles Bridges
C. F. Ingraham
Snoqualmie
Tallman
Jidges
Bridges
Ingraham
Iiet
Northern Pacific
Spell-Binder Coming Spell-Binder Coming
Secretary of State Bam H. Nichola learns by telegraph that D. F. Reese, a leading Minnesota orator, has been summoned to Washington by the Republican National Committee. Reese will arrive September 19 and stay about two weeks beyond the campaign, reporting to Seattle headquarters.
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Olympia
Rept
Bam H. Nichola
Tawney
Minnesota
D. F. Reese
Washington
Republican Natonal Committee
Reese
Seattle
Nichola
J. H M. Schively
New York Scientist Promises Free Cures for All
Dr. Wallace Hadley declares he can cure any disease and revive the dying using a life law discovery. He offers free home treatment and invites all sufferers, even the incurable, to write for aid and proof of his miraculous powers.
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New York
Wallace Hadley
Bright
Harry Williams
Traverve City
Mich
Bie
Kitling
B. R. Hall
Snowville
Hattie Mc~Cully
San Pedro
Cal
Union
Canada
Mexico
M. D
Madison Ave
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