Taft to Support Ballinger Until Investigation Ends
E C Finney, former Ballinger secretary, says President Taft will back Ballinger until the investigating committee completes its work and submits the report to Congress. Finney reports Taft’s attitude remains steady and hints at a possible later stance on Ballinger’s resignation.
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United Press
Ington
Taft
Ballinger
E. C. Finney
Baltinger
Finney
Ione
Congress
West
Hallinger
Fragmentary Auction Scene at Bow Street Warerooms
A damaged OCR passage describes a furniture shop sale with rank disorder. Items allegedly linked to Crippen’s residence were sold by auctioneer under hammer with bidders scrambling for bargains. Minor items valued at small sums, some lots valued at five dollars or less, and much of the stock deemed trivial or worthless.
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Rippen
Ethel
Crippen
Roosevelt Signals No Compromise at Convention
York dispatch reports Col Roosevelt stated he would not compromise at the convention. The former president felt exultant over yesterday's events, while hopes for Taft's help faded. The narrative suggests Roosevelt would not back Taft if tested, and indicates little willingness to support before the nomination.
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York
Roosevelt
Taft
Otte Barnard
Promise Case Dismissed in Oakland Suit
Francisco Sept 20 Clara Haxnett’s $50,000 promise suit against Bowles son of Oakland was dismissed today. Bowles to pay attorney fees totaling $200. Fitzgerald stated no further action.
Hillman Fraud Case Moves Toward Indictments in Tacoma
United States District Attorney Todd traveled to Tacoma to present evidence before the federal grand jury against C. D. Hillman and associates tied to his real estate operation. Peet and Rice, charged with attempting to spirit away a key witness, were bound over to the grand jury with bonds set at 2000 and 5000 dollars respectively.
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United States
Todd
Tacoma
Federal
Grand Jury
C. D. Hillman
United States Secret Service
Hillman
W. D. Totten
Hf. Peet
C. Warren Rice
Peet
Rice
Totten
Federal Grand Jury
Woman Angers Over Husband Drinking in Lodging House
Mrs. W. H. Frost confronted her husband alleged to be drinking in a lodging house at 2117 Westernay. Police intervened and Judge Gordon ruled the scene a display of righteous indignation, releasing her after brief restraint.
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State of Washington
Judge Gordon
W. H. Frost
Westernay
Mra. Frost
Mra. Frost Off To Jail. Judge Gordon Held That Mra. Frost
Divorce Suit Seeks Name Restoration for Marie Carscaden
Marie Carscaden files for divorce and asks to revert to her maiden name Marie Dickey citing her husband's irregular habits. A bystander remarks there are two sides to every story as the hearing proceeds.
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Marie Carscaden
Marie Dickey
Labor unions in New York represent 1200 trades
New York reports a total of 1200 trades represented by labor unions as of September 20. The figure underscores the breadth of organized labor activity in the city.
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New York
Harbor Sends Returns By Wireless In Tight Count
Harbor reports election results by wireless after waiting as Humphrey and Be watch Roche Harbor. Continental Wireless Co. operators report returns: first choice 348, second choice 59. Reverie 98, Bryan 20, 135.
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Harbor
First Woman Writer Describes Flight Thrills With Willard
A pioneering female writer recounts her ascent with Chas Foster Willard in a Curtiss biplane. She describes the exhilaration and nerves, notes her status as America’s first woman to write about a plane ascent, and reflects on risks and rewards of early aviation.
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America
Chas
Foster Willard
Curtiss
Sky
Miss Ladd
Willard
Reynolds Faces Life Term As Noted Washington Burglary Suspect
George Reynolds known as Fred Rockwell Owen Hart and Ginty Hart faces a life sentence under Washingtons cumulative law after an August 24 shooting and robbery in Spokane. Police report past burglaries in New Haven Waterbury Hartford and New Britain with prior escapes and penitentiary terms.
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George Reynolds
Keefe
Simmons Fur Company
Schuchard Optical and Jewelry Company
Walla Walla
Reynolds
Barck
Galloway
Los Angeles
Washington
Woman Dies While Seeking Medicine for Son
Mrs Sylvia Wittemore collapsed and died in St. Louis while rushing to a drugstore to get medicine for her son who she believed was dying. The report notes the dramatic moment as she acted to aid her ailing child.
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ST. Louis
Rept
Sylvia Wittemore
Long-Standing Dexter Horton Banks Legacy in Seattle History
A survey lists notable facts about Seattle area history including the Dexter Horton Bank as the oldest bank in Seattle since 1870, figures like Col Egden, James Morton, Rev S F Smith, and details on Puget Sound forts, local officials, and state institutions.
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Dexter Horton Bank
Seattle
Col
Edeen
Husum
Germany
National Guard
James Morton
Tacoma
8. F. Smith
America
Body found in trench in Maynard district
The well dressed man aged about 50 believed to be B Cogger was found with throat cut in five places. The body lay in a trench for five days near Main and Maynard. Police seek whether death was suicide or murder as Pete Guerreri saw the body near a house. A check book and steamship tickets with Cogger’s name and addresses in Ballard and Fremont were found.
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B. Cogger
Maynard Et. Regrade
Pete Guerreri
Regrade
Main
Maynard
Cogger
Ballard
Fremont
May Close Up Newport The Columbia License Renewal Debate
The Columbia and the Newport taverns faced possible license revocation amid a reform wave. Officials debated renewal after the Shome incident, with Kellogg calling for the Columbia to be sent back to the license committee and noting concerns about the Newport.
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Columbia
The
Newport
Bismarck
Thies
Kellogg
Sawyer
Kellog
Police Shake-Up Rumors Circle New York Department
Rumors say Acting Mayor Mitchell's visit to Mayor Gaynor's home triggers a police department shake-up with Commissioner Bakerla to be removed amid graft reports in the Tenderloin. The grand jury is to weigh graft charges this week and oversee a broader inquiry into senior police officials. The Jeffries Johnson fight films tour resumes in Seattle at Exhibit Theatre starting next Saturday.
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New York
Mitchell
Gaynor
Bakerla
Washington
Jeffries Johnson
Seattle
Language of the crime world and a thief’s slang
Detective Adams recounts how criminals use jargon under stress and includes a letter from a thief translating slang such as wallop, glammed, and trans fer. The text describes shoplifting, theft methods, and the lure of valuables with vivid but nongraphic detail.
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Yegeman
Adams
Capitol Hill
Garret
Nagel Named as Prospective U S Supreme Court Nominee
Washington Sept 15 The name of Secretary Charles Nagel of commerce and labor has replaced the late Lloyd W Bowers as a prospective appointee to the Supreme Court Nagel before joining the Taft cabinet served as counsel for the Anheuser Busch brewery earning about 60000 dollars annually The article notes his ties to industry and government service in a transitional moment.
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Washington
Charles Nagel
Department of Commerce and Labor
Lloyd W. Bowers
Supreme Bench
Taft
Nagel
Anheuser-Busch
Taft Defies Roosevelt On Leadership Amid Telegram Praise
Taft’s stand at the New Haven meeting drawn praise from politicians nationwide aboard the Taft train in Columbus. Telegrams hailed his refusal to acquiesce to Roosevelt’s requests, signaling potential future opposition within the administration. Taft planned to sail after the messages were shown, making no comment on yesterday’s interview with Roosevelt.
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Hy United Press
Taft
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
New Haven
Tral
United States
Union
Council Clash as Comptroller Attacks Sawyer Over City Hall Bonds
City Comptroller Rothwell and Councilman Sawyer traded sharp remarks at the council meeting over a 325000 bond sale to Tilden & Co. Sawyer called Rothwell a colossal ignoramus while defending bids and denying need for advertising. The exchange ended with Sawyer promising a fuller reply next week.
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Rothwell
Sawyer
Bothwell
Mr. Sawyer
Finance Committee
City Hall
Tilden & Co
Tilden
Sawyers
Council
John Doe Allegedly Attacks Hotel Owner With Teeth
Former hotel guest John Doe clashed with proprietor Edward Martin at the Norman hotel yesterday. He allegedly used his dental apparatus to injure Martin and others before Patrolman Morris arrived. Doe had been drinking heavily and went to the hotel for a nap after the incident.
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John Doe
Norman
Edward Martin
Doe
Martin
Morris
Lorimer Probe Opens in Chicago Amid Senate Inquiry
The Senate investigative committee on Lorimer's alleged election frauds begins in Chicago with most members present. Frazier of Tennessee and Bulkeley of Connecticut are traveling to join. hearings will be open, the session held at the Congress Hotel. The panel plans no formal findings.
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Variety Houses
King County
Seattle
Chicago
William Lorimer
United States Senate
Frazier
Tenn
Bulkeley
Conn
Congress Hotel
Lorimer
Balloons Land Safely After National Championship Flight
Officials at the Indianapolis motor speedway reported that the three balloons unaccounted for after the Saturday national championship have landed safely. They had feared a distress report from a balloon seen over Pulaski Virginia with a man clinging to the rigging might be a contestant.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
Motor Speedway
Pulaski
Sullivan Fined Over Liquor Controversy at American Cafe
John L. Sullivan, manager of the American cafe, was fined $100 by Judge Gordon today after a plea that waiter William Stoltz did not serve liquor Sunday afternoon. Notice of appeal was given.
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John L. Sullivan
American Cafe
Gordon
William Stoltz
Fr L Tyrell Released After Pier 10 Incident
Fr L Tyrell arrived in town with 21.40 dollars and a gold watch. After a single drink he woke on Pier 10 missing money and watch. He asked for 10 cents from a passerby before Patrolman McLennan seized him. Judge Gordon released him, saying he had suffered enough.
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Fr. L. Tyrell
Pier 10
Tyrell
McLennan
Gordon
Mr. Tyrell
Star defends H L Hillman amid real estate probe
The Star states H L Hillman has no connection with the real estate firm run by C D Hillman who faces a federal conspiracy to defraud charge. The paper asserts its exposure of Hillman methods should not harm other dealers unless their conduct is crooked, and it expresses indifference to harming crooks in the trade.
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Charlies Tennant
Wyoming
Whitie
Bowser
H. L. Hillman
C. D. Hillman
Hillman
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