Appeal From Hanford's Decision Reeled by U S Attorney
United States Attorney Frye receives direct instructions from Acting United States Attorney General Hoyt to appeal Judge Hanford's ruling in the Don al d MecKerracher case and similar actions. MecKerracher, a former Seattle bank clerk, seeks release from McNeil Island prison under a new credit statute for good behavior. The statute, enacted after his arrival, was cited in Hanford's Turner Jackson decision involving an Alaska prisoner.
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United States
Frye
Hoyt
Hanford
Donald MecKerracher
MecKerracher
Seattle
McNeil Island
Turner Jackson
Alaska
Court to settle credit ruling in Jackson case test
The ruling grants the defendant double days credit under a later law and the conflicting opinions will be reviewed by writ of certiorari soon. The Jackson case is expected to serve as a test example in the proceedings.
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Jackson
Leicester milkman dies by own action at Worcester reservoir
Walter C. Walton of Leicester died by his own action after leaping into a Worcester water reservoir Saturday night. The city faces a loss valued at 170 million gallons of water worth $17,000, prompting Mayor Blodget to order the reservoir emptied immediately after the body was recovered.
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Worcester
Mass
Walter C. Walton
Leicester
Blodget
Barnardo Founder of Homes for Waifs Dead at 66
London reports the death of Dr. Thomas John Barnardo founder and director of institutions that have rescued more than 55 000 orphans and waifs. He built a home near Brandon Manitoba and trained many wards to be agriculturists with proteges prospering across Northwest Canada.
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London
Thomas John Barnardo
Brandon
Manitoba
Northwest
Canada
Bryan Dominates Nebraska State Convention Despite Press Opposition
Lincoln Neb September 20 Bryan controlled the state convention this afternoon in the face of a concerted newspaper opposition said to be backed by Cleveland Paul Morton and other leaders opposing Bryan.
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Lincoln
Neb
War munitions for another Philippine revolution
Hong Kong police halted a planned shipment of 16 000 rifles and 10 000,000 rounds to Samar for Filipino insurgents against the United States. A German conspirator, unnamed, arrived from Manila with a commission to secure arms and $26,000, while negotiations allegedly promised up to $500,000. The hiding place of the arms remains undisclosed.
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Hongkong
Hothekeng
Samar
United States
Manila
Saram
Tslands
Japan
Philippines
Killed While He Waited at Sixty third Street Station
W P Appleyard superintendent of construction for the Pullman Company was killed in Chicago while waiting for his wife at the Sixty third street station. He was struck by the locomotive drawing the train his wife was returning on from an eastern trip. She did not learn it was his body until two hours later.
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Chicago
Sixtythird Street
Sinois Central
W. P. Appleyard
Pullman Company
Farmers to Join Labor Union
Farmers in Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and nearby states may organize and affiliate with the American Federation of Labor at the November convention. Chicago labor leader J W Morton says Wisconsinites favor the plan to organize and control crop prices under the American Society of Equity, adopting a socialistic approach.
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Chicago
Uinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
American Federation of Labor
J. W. Morton
Morton
American Society of Equity
Victor Records Dominates as Top Choice for Disk Players
The Victor Co. spends thousands on first records and talents to ensure perfect reproductions. They employ elite experts and special cars to secure premier performances by Tamagno, Melba, and other stars. Sherman, Clay & Co. distributes Victor machines and records on the Pacific Coast from Seattle to Oakland.
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Victor Co
Victor Records
Victor
Baron Komura Improving, Reports Say
New York dispatch notes Baron Komura is showing improvement as of September 20, with medical staff optimistic about his condition.
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New York
Baron Komura
Hyde to wed debutante Ming Warren in Paris plan
James Hazen Hyde famed financiers and Equitable Life figure will marry Ming Charlotte Warren. Reports say the ceremony may occur in Paris with Hyde and bride remaining abroad this winter before returning to Newport to occupy the Marble House. Theodore Roosevelt Jr will matriculate at Harvard this fall and has taken a room in Claverly Hall.
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New York
James Hazen Hyde
Allclonaire
Equitable Life Insurance
America
Newport
Ming Charlotte Warren
Miss Wharren
Whitney Warren
Paria
Trousseau
Hyde
Miss Warren
Marble House
Vanderbilt
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Claverly Hall
Girl Drowned in Hock River Mystery at Watertown
Mine Mimma Sobuls, 40, vanished after an evening outing with Hane Traeumer, a married man. The boat was recovered half-filled with water near the river, Sobuls’s body found downstream, Traeumer still missing, four suspects named. Traeumer’s wife resides in Milwaukee.
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Watertown
Win
Hock
Mimma Sobuls
Hane Traeumer
Traeumer
Mins Behuls
Milwaukee
Theat er season wrap with closing shows and stars
Wednesday marks the final performance of Mra Wheee of the Cabbage Patch at the Grand. Sweet Clover debuts Friday and runs through Saturday with matinee. Star bill features Bantell and Four Elseworthe in sketches, Miss Be sie Tannehill, and a moving picture. Next week offers Honest Hearts with Alma Hearn in the Kentucky tale.
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Mra
Wheee
Guinevere
Bantell
Elseworthe
Fred Milton
Beasie
Tannehill
Third Avenue Theater
Kentucky
Alma Hearn
Anniversary of Italian troops entering Rome celebrated nationwide
Italy marks September 20 as the Rome entry anniversary with holiday observances. In Rome crowds decorate streets, parade, concerts, and a gala corso with fireworks. Gen. Cadorna led the entry and Vatican area security, while Leonine City inclusion followed a papal state vote. New York Italians join with picnics, meetings, and music in a citywide celebration.
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Rome
France
Papal State
Victor Emanuel
Gen. Cadorna
Vatican
New York
Roosevelt seeks new international conference to curb war
Washington reports diplomacy moving toward a plan by President Roosevelt to convene an international conference within a week. The aim is to amend The Hague treaty and establish laws to curb belligerents, demand humane tactics, and protest mining that endangers neutral shipping.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Tales of the Town tips and a Cleveland waiter tale
John F. Whitelaw president of the First National Bank of Cleveland visited Seattle and discussed tipping. He recounted a Cleveland hotel anecdote where a friend used a tip to end a waiter's service, urging the man to switch careers after a feigned generosity.
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John F. Whitelaw
First National Bank of Cleveland
Seattle
East
Cleveland
Neutral Rights and War Conduct Outline From 1889 Conference
The text surveys neutral rights objections to vessel captures and private property damage in war. It cites the 1889 conference resolutions proposing neutrals rights duties, new muskets and artillery calibers, limits on land and naval forces, immunity of private property at sea, and limits on bombardments of ports or settlements.
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Johnston CO
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Second Avenue
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Father OF Waters
ST. Louis
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Nyas
Ernst
Pike
Cole
Prion
Bamar
Hong Kong
ARMB
Powder 18
Sherman, Clay & CO
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2Nd Ave
San Francisco, Cal
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Oakla
Cal
James Hyde
W. B. Hutchinson CO
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Second and Union Cor
Colby and Hewitt
Everett
Willams
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All Italy
McCarthy Dry Goods Company iii
Tales OF the Town
Y the Tattler
Infante
Pantages Theater
L. J. Hoffman
Albert Hansen
1St Avenue
Century Furniture Company
Stconp Avenue & Spring StRear Y GL
Wolmes Furniture CO
National Heaters
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