Forged Will Trial in Williams Case at Judge Main Court
Minnie Williams stands charged with forging a will of Jack Williams to claim a $25 000 estate. The 1909 probate filing followed a divorce and occurred after Jack Williams was killed in a snowstorm near Valdez. The four day trial featured testimony that Jack was illiterate and could not have drafted the will, with an attorney allegedly paid to draft it.
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Minnie Williams
Jack” Williams
Williams
Mre
King Courts
Myre
Williames
Jack
Valdex
Slater
Conei
Wileas
Mie Williams
Fred
Minnie
Hillman Could Escape Pen by Going to Victoria
U S attorney argues Hillman, Seattle real estate magnate, could flee to Victoria to avoid prison after conviction for mail fraud. Bondmen seek release from $25,000 surety. court hinted at possible replacement as Gill of Tacoma shops for new bond. Regular session expected to decide on motion this afternoon.
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Hillman
Victoria
United Presse
Portland
Elmer Todd
United States
State of Washington
United States Court of Appeals
Clarence D. Hillman
Seattle
Liberty
United States Circuit Court
Gill
Tacoma
C. N. Gill
Hitman
Todd
Spencer
Frank Durke
R. R. Spencer
National Bank of Commerce of Seattle
City Council Faces Narrow Margin On Tax and Transit Bills
Haas opposes sale of streetcar bonds and blocks passage as council debates five members required for action. Wardall Steiner and Ke ss occupy the mayoral chair amid opposition, with two bills likely to fail if Haas continues to block. The session hinges on a single vote, as a single member can kill legislation.
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Haass
Haas
Wardall
Hide
Steiner
California
Kess
Woman Rescues Self From Small Hotel Fire
Miss Edna Girdlestone awoke to a blaze at a hotel on a street corner Sunday morning and slid down a pole to safety. She watched volunteers from Park Fire Company rescue the building as firefighters battled flames likely caused by a range fire.
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Edna Girdlestone
Street
Foundee
Won Park
Iss Girdiestone
No Fences Debate Echoes Through Town Council
An alderman in the town discusses a policy theme as the mayor and others weigh in. The dialogue centers on a phrase likened to an Australian term about fencing and boundaries, reflecting a broader debate over local regulations.
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Firth
Mona Lisa Smile Meaning and History Unfinished Da Vinci Work
The article discusses what the Mona Lisa smile may signify with eyes and mouth expressing complacency and harmony. It notes Leonardo da Vinci’s pursuit of a desired expression aided by musicians and jesters, that Mona Lisa was Francesco Giocondo’s wife, and that he worked five years before declaring the piece unfinished.
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da Vinci Ia
Mmusiciang
Jestera
Mona Liga
Francesco Giocondo
da Vinci
Woman leaves Alaska mining camp for city sights in Beattie
Ruth Sherbourne, widow of the Sherbourne Mercantile founder, returns from 13 years in the Alaska mining country to Beattie. She reports Iditarod City’s population drop from 4,000 to 1,300 and many prospectors moving to Ruby on the Yukon as a new strike attracts attention.
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Alaska
Ruth Sherbourne
Beattie
Sherbourne
Sherbourne Mercantile Company
Iditarod City
Iditarod
Pug Dog Decline Noted At Seattle Kennel Show
In the Seattle Kennel Club fall bench show at the Bon Marche basement, 222 entries include one pug owned by Mrs. Katherine Hickey. Pug dogs are described as in decline with critics saying demand has waned among women, once a favorite lap breed, now largely forsaken in favor of other breeds. The dispute reflects shifting tastes in canine owners and exhibitors.
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Seattle Kennel Club
Bon Marche
Katherine Hickey
Oregon
Rich Tacoma Man Charged With Wife Desertion
E G Kilmer a Tacoma Washington resident is arrested in San Bernardino California on wire desertion charges based on telegraphic instructions from Tacoma authorities. He is found with a woman who disappears then returns with his money she insists he keep it and says she will work to repay him.
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Tacoma
San Bernardino
Cal
Kilmer
Wash
George
Mount Etna Erupts with Record Explosion
In Catania Sicily ash and hot pebbles rain northward as Mount Etna erupts. Professor Pont of Catania University says the blast today is five times larger than the 1910 eruption.
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Catania
Sicily
Mount
Etna
Pont
Catania University
Ole Hanson Denies Betting on Horses
Ole Hanson of Seattle announces he will sue a Spokane morning paper for implying he bet on horse races at Coeur d Alene. He insists he never said he placed a bet and will not have it said he did.
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Spokane
Bop
Ole’ Hanson
Seattle
Washington
Coeur d'Alene
Hanson
Lone Survivor in custody linked to Deer Creek tribe
Reports from Oroville indicate a strange Indian woman seen near the woods edges, believed to be the aquaw of Iehl, the lone survivor of the Deer Creek tribe now under University of California examination. Thickhorn Botte attacked a man who tried to secure him to a 96 lightning rods contract yesterday.
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Oroville
Cal
Iehl
Edlentials
University of California
Thickhorn Botte
City Rejects Crawford Offer for Joint Use of Rail Line
Assistant superintendent O'Brien says the city cannot legally accept W R Crawford's bid for joint use of the Seattle Renton and Southern track. The $860000 municipal bond plan requires power to be supplied from the city plant. Crawford's terms would force the city to cover part of the original line cost and 10 percent of annual depreciation plus 1 cent per kilowatt hour.
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O'Brien
Public Utilities
W. R. Crawford
Seattle, Renton & Southern Track
Crawford
A Maine Man's Musings
A Maine man muses on avoiding blue spectacles and fake beards, rejecting guides to alcohol, and preferring drinking at home without hiding under the bed. The poem contrasts bootleg liquor with straightforward, private solace found at home.
Straw matting social sent to heathens in Iceland
Hicktown Bee notes a straw matting social by the M mh church with all attendees urged to bring straw matting for Iceland relief. Advance agent I Gotta Stabb promotes Lydia Lane's Laughing Ladies Barbecue Company at Grand Central hotel as the Ladies perform Friday night amid playful gossip and local chatter.
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Ikkiglock
Iceland
Stabb
Lydia Lane
Laughing Ladies Barbecue Company
Grand Central Hotel
Hrabb
Old Maida
Lafe Watertower
Noted Russian Political Assassinations Through 1909
The record lists prominent Russian figures killed by assassination from 1801 to 1909. Names include Paul I, Alexander II, and numerous officials such as Plehve, Sergius, Kozlov, and Ignatieff, with several mass killings and high profile attacks at palaces and government sites.
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Paul
Alexander II
Constantinovich von Plehve
Grand Duke
Sergius
Kozlov
Tropoff
Antes
Peterhof
Bombe
Stolypin
Min
Sane
Nicolaiepp
Warsaw
Rinkevich
Askabad
Alexis Ignatiefp
Tver
Lamitz
St. Petersburg
Lizhavakop
Edison Auto Kills Child Again in Bavarian Incident
A report from PAUG Bavaria dated September 18 states a motor vehicle owned by Edison’s son struck and killed a child playing on the road. Authorities say the accident appears due to the child’s carelessness, and Edison’s family is not detained.
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United
Paug
Bavaria
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Taft greeted by thousands in Pontiac parade
President Taft arrived in Pontiac and was greeted by cheering crowds as 2 000 children lined the route. He was escorted to a grandstand where about 8 000 people cheered the presidential trolley car.
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Pontiac
Mich
Taft
Detroit
Aviators in Coast-to-Coast Flight Suffer Setbacks
Three aviators pursuing the $60,000 coast to coast prize faced accidents crossing the continent. Rodgers wrecked near Middletown New York injuring his ankle and delaying progress for at least a day. Ward and Powler also reported minor incidents while continuing toward New York from San Francisco within a 29 day limit.
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Inel
San Francisco
New York
Powler
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Ward
Rodgers
Prise
Middletown
N. Y
Cari Rodgers
Bureau of Public Efficiency Forms in Beatile
A new Bureau of Public Efficiency organized in Beatile aims to improve city department work and examine their purpose. E. G. Shorrock leads the bureau with GO Tilton serving as secretary treasurer. A resolution endorsing the bureau’s work is likely to be introduced in the city council this afternoon.
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Beatile
New
Chicago
Bureau of Efficiency
Bureau of Public Efficiency
Shorrock
Tilton
Aged Minister on Trial in Oregon Conference
Rev. Parsons of the Alaska mission of the Methodist church faces trial Wednesday at the Oregon annual conference in Salem on charges including misappropriation of church lands and unprofessional conduct in business deals. He will not attend in person as letters and depositions from Fairbanks, Alaska, are used in his defense.
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Ireland
Alaska
Methodist Church
Oregon
Balem
Parsons
Fairbanks
Baby checkroom to open next to Maxwell Street court
Chicago authorities to establish a baby checkroom adjoining the municipal courtroom at Maxwell Street station. Municipal Judge Jam N. Gemmill ordered the room after noting women in proceedings bring children to court to win sympathy.
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Chicago
Maxwell Street
Jam N. Gemmill
Well Street
Northern Pacific to Start Lake Union Belt Line Project
The Northern Pacific will begin work on the Lake Union belt line with about $500,000 in expenditure. After a Saturday conference between Superintendent Valentine of Public Utilities and C. H. Winders, the railroad announced six blocks on Terry Avenue between Thomas and Republican streets were purchased for terminal purposes. The total city project is projected at $1,500,000 for improvements in the north end.
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Northern Pacific
Lake Union Belt Line
Public Utilities
Valentine
C. H. Winders
Terry Av
Thomas and
Republican Sts
Ima
Woman jailed as witch in Allentown 1911 scare tale
In Allentown Pennsylvania in September 1911 a woman named Mrs Immerman from New York was jailed after locals claimed she was a witch. She faced harassment including eviction, stoning, and a police arrest amid superstitious uproar as neighbors spread fear and the Kipps chalked cabalistic crosses on their doors.
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Allentown
Salem
Metalismerman
New York
Zimmerman
Immerman
Allen Town
Koeipp
John Kross
Central Parks
George Kipp
S. 11Th St
John Sobers
Charles Kistler
Kistler
Kipps
Sobers
Mrs. Immerman
Kipp
Mob Clashes With Federal Soldiers in Tampico
An undated Tampico clash between a mob and Mexican federal troops left nine dead and many wounded. The dispatch from Tampico describes a desperate street battle. Weather notes follow with Seattle fair and cooler conditions and a noon temperature of 56.
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United Press
Ena Ae
Autin
Tex
Tampico
Mex
Seattle
Vicinity
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