Husband Fatally Wounds Wife in Domestic Shooting
United Press reports Mrs. Quinn was fatally shot in the breast by her mill worker husband with a repeating rifle as she sought refuge on her residence porch. He claimed the death was accidental but was arrested after fleeing on horseback. Neighbors said he fired twice, one shot missing as Mrs. Quinn collapsed. Doctors say she cannot live.
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United Press
Quinn
Mra. Quinn
J. A. Watts
Watts
Thief Makes Bold Leap for Liberty
A thief stole about a hundred dollars in cash and jewelry from the home of Mrs. J. A. Beck yesterday afternoon. He escaped after dropping a pipe and a window eaves trough collapse, while Mrs. Becker returned home to find the burglar gone. Detectives later recovered a French briar pipe and several small items including rings, a jet pin, a gold thimble, and an ounce of amalgamated gold.
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J. A. Beck
Becker
Charity Will Rule City On Tag Day
William E. Humphrey will tag day the city on October 3 and cede acting mayoral duties to the mayoress if needed. The event funds charity and benefits Sweet. Mrs Elisha P Ferry widow of Washington's first governor is proposed for honor. Young women groups coordinate chaperones as merchants plan tag sales and auto owners offer vehicles for the campaign.
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William E. Humphrey
Humphrey
Sug
Elisha P. Ferry
Washington
Anna Held Reveals She Is Mother Of Girl
The article reports that Anna Held, described as the perfectly formed woman, is the mother of a girl aged 1% in Wildwood Park. Her husband Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. manages her company and both have kept the child's existence secret from close friends. The child came from Paris recently and is cared for by a French maid when Held is away from the city.
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Anna Held
Plorens Ziegfeld, Jr
Paris
Death in Submarine Pike Explosion at Mare Island
Chief Machinist Teddy May of the submarine Pike died in the gasoline barge explosion at Mare Island on September 19. May suffocated in the Pike’s companionway as flames spread, others on the barge and aboard were injured, with several workers reported missing and investigators unsure of the blast cause.
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Mare Island
Teddy May
Pike
May
Forest fires burn across Maine with Hancock county hardest hit
Forest fires raged across Maine with Hancock county the hardest hit. An Andersons? county towns Lisbon and Surrey faced threats as flames threatened communities. The piece notes the fires as the biggest time of the season and mentions a Wait resees Union picnic at Wildwood Park on Sunday.
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Portland
Maine
Hancock County
Androscoggin County
Lisbon
Surrey
Waitresees' Union
Wildwood Park
Wilewood Park
Farmer P J Wella Dies After Fall From Bridge
Olympia dispatch reports P J Wella a well known farmer and contractor from Yolm died Thursday afternoon when he fell from a bridge he was building over the Dea Chutes river.
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United Prensa
Olympia
P. J. Wella
Yolm
Dea Chutes River
Steamer Aeon to Rescue Castaways Next Tuesday
The Aeon, a British tramp steamer, sails from San Francisco July 6 with families of U S Army officers aboard. After wrecking on Christmas Island, the crew and passengers escaped in life boats and are housed in huts. The Manuka, due at Fanning Island next Tuesday, will take the shipwrecked to Sydney.
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San Francisco
Aeon
Australia
United States Army
Christmas Island
Downie
Fanning Island
Hute
Manuka
Fanning
Sydney
Army Officer Tries to Take His Life in San Francisco
Lieutenant Felix W. Motlon is in critical condition at the Presidio General Hospital after slashing his throat with a razor in a suicide attempt sparked by mental strain and fear of losing reason. He was found weak from blood loss after the act occurred in his nurse’s absence. a brother, Lieutenant William G. Motlon, is confined at St Elizabeth's asylum in Washington. Both brothers are prominent in San Francisco social circles.
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United Press
San Francisco
Felix W. Motlon
General Hospital of the Presidio
Matlow
William G. Motlon
St. Elizabeth's Asylum
Washington
Feliz
Chloroform Sprayed On Victims At California Home
In San Luis Obispo on September 19 a chloroform porch climber who previously targeted Miss Winifred Piggott returned to the area. He sprayed the drug through an atomizer on Mrs. Fred Crippen and her maid as a vicious bulldog was in the yard. Mrs. Crippen awoke and, after dragging the maid to the door, nearly collapsed but managed to alert neighbors.
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San Luis Obispo
Winifred Piggott
Stanford
Fred Crippen
State Board Awards Contracts to Seattle Firms
The state board of control yesterday awarded six contracts for furnishing supplies to state entities. Winners include West Coast Tanning Co for electric supplies, Fobes Supply Co and Standard Electric Co for photo supplies, Anderson Supply Co and Chippeck Fish Co for fish and feed, Schwabacher Bros. & Co and Seattle Dry Goods Co for dry goods, Bon Marche, Schub Clothing Co for shoes, Washington Shoe Manufacturing Co for footwear, Sylvester Bros. Co for groceries, Pacific Coast Syrup Co, Washington Broom & Woodenware Co, W. J. Bernard & Co, and West Coast Manufacturers' Agency all of Seattle.
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State Board of Control
West Coast Tanning Co
Seattle
Fobes Supply Co
Standard Electric Co
Anderson Supply Co
Chippeck Fish Co
Schwabacher Broa. & Co
Seattle Dry Goods Co
Bon Marche
Sc Hub
Ivy Wrecked Near Point Barrow Sailors Safe
Nome dispatch reports the codfishing schooner Ivy of the Union Fish Company ashore at Point Barrow and likely total loss. The crew is safe and the vessel carried no cargo at the time of the wreck.
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San Francisco
Nome
Alaska
Merchants’ Exchange
Ivy
Union Fish Company
Point Barrow
Turmoil as bombardment looms over Tabriz
The city of Tabriz faces peril as sultan forces threaten to bombard it. Nationalists prevent foreign residents from leaving, leaving civilians trapped amid rising danger.
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Tabriz
McGuire Nominated by Democratic Party in Fourth District
San Francisco report states former Congressman Jamey G McGuire has been nominated by the Democratic Party in the Fourth Congressional District. The item notes a social event, a Waitresses Union picnic, at Wood Park on Sunday.
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San Francisco
Jamey G. McGuire
Democratic Party
Humphries Tops Whatcom Primary Vote In County
Official county returns show Governor Albert B Mead carried Whatcom by 456 votes over Melbride and led in first and second choices against Combrove. Republican turnout of 6,661 yielded Mead just over 40 percent. Mary Carpenter led list of renomination candidates, while Humphries topped the non partizan slate for the supreme bench, with Ho second and Root third.
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Bellingham
Albert B. Mead
Melbride
Combrove
Whatcom County
Mary Carpenter
Humphries
Supreme Bench
Root
Duel may follow election clash in Plaquemine
Calvin K. Schwing the successful candidate for judge in Plaquemines Parish primaries faces a potential duel after B Leblanc, his opponent, challenged the election. Leblanc sought a recount via mandamus but no judge could be agreed on for the suit. Schwing secured a writ of prohibition from the state Supreme Court, provoking Leblanc to issue a formal duel challenge.
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United Press
Plaque Mine
Calvin K. Schwing
Leblanchia
Schwing
Leblanc
Mandamus
District Committee
Disfigured by Exploding Tire Injures San Francisco Man
P J Van Loben Sels son of the Paraguayan consul at the port of San Francisco was badly injured when an automobile tire exploded yesterday His nose was shattered and he sustained deep cuts to the face the incident may leave lifelong disfigurement.
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United Preas
Ban Francisco
P. J. van Loben Sels
San Francisco
Ministers Ordered to Quit Real Estate and Marketing
In Tacoma on September 19 the Paget Sound conference ruled that Methodist preachers must abandon real estate business, selling organs, and ranch management to devote themselves solely to preaching. Bishop Singhes announced the decision as the conference decided to hold sessions in Olympia next year.
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Tacoma
Bnatneas
Organa
France
Singhes
Paget Sound
Olympia
Enraged Greek Tries to Kill in Pool Room Shootout
In a pool hall at 1313 First Ave last night James Theirones a Greek baker was shot in the left shoulder by Spiro Diamandopoulos a Greek cook who fled the scene Diamandopoulos returned with a gun but was restrained before a second shot could be fired Theirones was taken to Wayside Emergency hospital and is not seriously injured
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James Theirones
Spiro Diamandopoulos
Thetrones
Diamandopoulos
Pacific Grove elects new president averts student walkout
In a Methodist conference session at Pacific Grove California Dr W W Guth of Cambridge Mass was elected president of the University of Pacific at San Jose Acting President M S Crosse was elected vice president and given a salary raise from 1500 to 1600 dollars. The threatened student walkout over the election was averted.
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United Press
Pacific Grove
Cal
Methodist Conference
W. W. Guth
Cambridge
Mass
University of Pacific At
San Jose
M S. Crosse
Harbor commission meeting set for Friday October second
The harbor commission proposed at the Chamber of Commerce meeting will reconvene on Friday at 2pm. The commission met yesterday but many industrial and commercial bodies had not appointed delegates. next steps aim to perfect the organization. Meet at the Waitresses Union placade Sunday in Wildwood Park.
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Special Harbor Commission
Chamber of Commerce
The Oxygenator System Claims Disease Cure Without Drugs
A Beatrice Nebraska promoter G C Johnson touts an Oxygenator System that supposedly cures all diseases using oxygen with no drugs, belts, batteries, or electricity. He invites readers to request a free booklet and says agents are wanted nationwide.
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G. C. Johnson
Beatrice
Neb
Wild West Show Returns for Extra Performance Tomorrow
Thirty thousand spectators flocked to Buffalo Mt. Wild West Show at 29th Ave and Jefferson St. attendance outpaced expectations, prompting an additional matinee tomorrow. The program blends frontier scenes with modern acts including an express-train hold-up. Col. William F. Cody appears both shows, billing as Buffalo Bill with daring feats.
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Buffalo Mt
Jefferson St
Frontier Life
Cowboys
Indiana
Comsacks
William F. Cody
Buffalo Hit
Campaign Oratory Delights D B Johnston Hall Audience
The Bryan Taft presidential debate in the D B Johnston recital hall featured canned oratory via an auxerophone. Taft and Bryan delivered polished lines. the audience cheered as cylinders spun, echoing campaign themes and the Republican platform.
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Bryan
Taft
D. 8
Johnston Recital Hall
Lincoln Douglas
New York
Ryan
Republican Party
Platte
Freighter Used as Passenger Boat Sparks Complaint
Seventy five Normal school students from Hellingham claim Inland Navigation Co caused them great discomfort on a night trip home last week. They found the Rosalie, advertised for passengers, to be a freighter with no passenger amenities. The girls slept on hard deck boards or stayed awake all night.
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Hellingham
Inland Navigation Company
Rosalie
Ohio Towed to Magic Har for Winter Layup
The steamship Ohio was towed to Magic Har to lay up for winter. The Obie was sold by White Star to Alaska Steamship on July 14 but funds remained in escrow until shelves accumulated by the vos.
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Ohio
Magic Har
Obie
White Star Steamship Company
Alaska Steamship Company
Vos
Six Percent Interest Paid on Savings
Earn 6 percent interest on savings via coupon certificates from Equitable Building Loan & Investment Association. Deposits of any size receive semiannual interest, with flexible withdrawal options and a six year term. The Seattle firm, with 14 years in real estate lending, operates through H. O. Bhuey & Co. bank at 1917 Avenue in the Arcade.
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Seattle
Equitable Building Loan & Investment Association
Equitable
H. O. Bhuey & Co
1917 Avenue
Builein
P Nt
Union People
Wildwood Park
Parma bank closed by state banking commissioner
Farmers' and Mechanics' State Bank of Parma Michigan with deposits of 95000 has been closed by the state banking commissioner. Cashier W. H. Burleson is connected with banks at Hanover and Pittsford which have also been closed awaiting developments.
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United Press
Lansing
Mich
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ State Bank
Parma
W. H. Burleson
Hanover
Pittsford
Japanese barber robbed in final night incident
Yamada a Japanese barber of 316 Seventh ar 8 reports his room entered by a pass key and robbed last night of a gold watch and chain valued at 80 dollars plus 20 dollars in Japanese coins and 20 dollars in American money. He has informed the police.
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Yamada
Girl Wife Granted Monthly Alimony
Judge Frater granted Cassie J Durant ten dollars monthly alimony to Irah Marie Durant in a divorce case over a two week marriage begun August 6 1906 with parental consent. The plaintiff claimed three weeks of married life but the husband left on August 27 1906. The court noted the girl would turn 18 soon.
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Frater
Irah Marie Durant
Cassie J. Durant
Ambassadors Son Becomes Cub Reporter at Tribune
Ogden M. Reid son of Whitelaw Reid the American ambassador to England plans a journalism career and has taken a cub reporter job on his father's New York Tribune. The article also notes United States tobacco consumption for a year at 141,020,029 pounds.
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Ogden M. Reid
Whitelaw Reid
England
The
New York Tribune
United States
Stock Market Furnished by 8 C Osborn and Co
Financial item from 8 C Osborn and Co detailing market quotations and price movements. The notice presents daily figures for stocks, bonds, and commodities, with brief commentary on notable gains and declines.
Waitresses Union Picnic and Dance in Wildwood Park
Chicago on September 19 announces a Sunday picnic and dance by the Waitresses' Union at Wildwood Park. The event promises a big time for members and friends with music and socializing.
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Chicago
Union
Wildwood Park
Pacific Coast steamships move gold and passengers north
On the front Stanmer Waap arrives Monday from San Francisco with powder for the Pacific Coast company. Steamer Charles Nelson leaves Frisco after six weeks repairs. Olympia reaches port with 66 passengers and 76000 dollars in gold from Nome. City of Pueblo plans Nome service this season with a October 10 wait. Ama titan slated for the southern run with an October 19 sailing. Hornet departed Frisco yesterday for Seattle via Humboldt.
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Stanmer Waap
San Francisco
Pacific Coast Company
Charles Nelson
Frisco
Steamship City of
Pueblo
Nome
Ama
Titan
North Dakota Battleship Nears Launch at Fore River
Reports to the navy department indicate the North Dakota, the new battleship at Fore River Massachusetts, is nearing completion and will be ready to launch within two months. It is billed as one of the speediest ships afloat, surpassed by few war vessels globally.
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Washington
Navy Department
North Dakota
Fore River
Mass
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