Jail Break Plot Foiled by Prisoner’s Interruption
H. H. Brooks halted a jail breakout by four conspirators including Fred Starr and A. W. Williams. They armed themselves with clubs and knives and planned to kill guards to seize keys and free inmates. Prosecutor Landin will file attempted jail breaking charges. punishment ranges from six months to five years.
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Landin
Brooks
G. McNichols
Victor Valerio
Giovanni Meilo
Sundra Thursday
Liberty
Fred Starr
Everett
Madden
Halley
Teuton Push Toward Petrograd In Dvinsk Battle
London dispatch reports Teutons and Slavs fighting at Dvinsk a key railway center en route to Riga and Petrograd. Close range combat with bayonets noted as shells grow scarce and troops may be sacrificed for victory, per Petrograd war office.
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London
Teuton
Slav
Dvinsk
Rigal
Petrograd
Cial
Wilson to Call Extra Session of Senate
President Wilson plans an extra session of the Senate on October 18 to consider rules and other measures. He believes war peril is over and that America will not be drawn into the world conflict, arguing that neutrality must be maintained despite jingo and inflammatory resolutions.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
America
ISK LABOR TO BAR CHURCH DELEGATES
Francisco Sept 23. The International convention of the Structural Iron Workers will vote on a resolution asking the Federation of Labor to seat as fraternal delegates representatives of religious questions. The delegates say churches have not shown adherence to trade union principles and cannot cope with causes that impoverish workers.
Swiftwater Pays Son's Keep in Alaska Gold Rush Tale
Swiftwater Bill Gates, a famous fictional figure who tightened control of Reatsum during the Alaska gold rush, is linked to a legal case filed by Lola Beebe, his mother-in-law. Beebe alleges failure to provide support for twelve months and reports a $500 bond posted in Brinker’s court as part of the action.
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Swiftwater
Bill” Gates
Alaska
Mra
Lola Beebe
Brinker's
Arabic Victim Edmund Woods Recovered After Liner Arabic Disaster
Consul Frost at Queenstown reports the body of Dr. Edmund Woods of Wisconsin, a victim of the liner Arabic disaster, has been recovered, according to a state department notice dated September 23.
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Washington
Conaul Frost
Queenstown
State Department
Edmund Woods
Wisconsin
Rockefeller Visits Mines Amid Sunburn and Strike Notes
John D. Rockefeller Jr. tours Waleenburg and Pueblo as Colorado coal strike lingers. He chats with miners and a former grievance committee member, learns of a school bank dividend, and praises the local girls’ system. A city rule caps common labor jobs at age 40, prompting reflections on employment prospects.
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Trinidad
Colo
Colorado
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Waleenburg
Pueblo
Denver
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Colorado Sun and Wind
Rouse, Colo
Walsenburg
Aguilar
T. A. Mitchell
Rockefeller
Teachers Win Court Injunction Over Union Rule
Chicago, Sept. 23. Judge John O'Connor issued an injunction for the Teachers' Federation restraining the board of education from enforcing a rule prohibiting teachers from holding membership in the organization or affiliated unions.
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Chicago
John O'Connor
Teachers’ Federation
Board of Education
Gasoline Price Rises One Cent a Gallon Coastwide
Gasoline climbed one cent a gallon Thursday across the Pacific Coast, lifting retail prices to 12 5 cents from 11 5 cents and applying equally to Standard Oil Union Oil and Shell stations. Wholesale rates for gasoline benzine and stove distillate also rose by a cent.
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Standard
Oli
Union Oil
Shell Oil Companies
Pacific Coast
Marines Fired Upon in Halti Region Report
A column of 50 American marines and sailors was fired on by Haltians on Tuesday, Admiral Caperton reported to the Navy Department.
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Washington
Haltiens
Caperton
Navy Department
Austrian worker faces hearing on powder mill bombing plot
Gary Indiana September 22 Mike Bogowich an Austrian employed at the Aetna Powder mills faced a preliminary hearing today on charges of conspiracy to blow up the mills recently.
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Gary
Ind
Mike Bogowich
Aetna
Thaw Alienist Dies at 79 of Apoplexy in New York
Dr. Austin Flint, a prominent figure in the Thaw case prosecution, died today in New York at age 79 from apoplexy.
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New York
Austin Flint
Harry Thaw
Ed Silver and Others Barred by City Rule Over 40
Ed Silver, a strong healthy plain workman, cannot work for the city under a new civil service rule that bars all applicants above forty. He is not alone, as many others would be denied city employment by the age limit.
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Civil Service Commission
City Free Employment Bureau
Third
James
Ed Silver
48Th Ave
Silver
Debating Water Power Policies at Western States Conference
At Portland on September 23 delegates wrap up the water power conference with plans to adopt resolutions backing state eminent domain over water power and opposing federal action. The majority backs a declaratory act and perpetual private rights, while Senator Walsh leads a minority for federal control under leasing.
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Portland
Water Power Conference of
U. S
Smoot
Utah
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Clark
Wyoming
Frank H. Short
California
Bate
T. J. Walsh
Montana
Hanna Opposes Items in 1916 Budget
Councilman Hanna opposes two budget items including 227000 for bond interest and redemption and 37000 for increased street lighting rates in the 1916 budget. In Tacoma, Nelse Hange, 36, bachelor, died after being caught in a revolving shaft at the Peter Man Manufacturing Co.
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Hanna
Tacoma
Nelse Hange
Peterman Manufacturing Co
Balkan Tensions Escalate Toward Possible War
Reports from London indicate Bulgaria and Greece near war as Romania wavers. Serbia moves two divisions toward Bulgaria and warns against trespass, while Crown Prince Alexander plans to lead if hostilities erupt.
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London
Bulgaria
Greece
Rumania
Serbia
Alexander
Greece Builds a Naval Edge as Balkan Tensions Rise
Greece maintains the region’s only navy with two modern battleships, a cruiser battleship, eight gunboats, three monitors, twelve destroyers, ten torpedo boats, two submarines and 4,000 personnel. The cabinet met past midnight while reports spread of ready Greek officers. The Duke of Merkienburg reportedly headed to Bucharest with Berlin’s go-ahead for concessions to Romania if it stays neutral.
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Greece
United States
Balkan
Athens
Duke of Merkienburg
Bucharest
Romania
Austro German bombardment of Serbia yields no results
From MSH Serbia on September 23 the official midnight statement says Austro German artillery since Sunday at the principal Danube points inflicted no military result.
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MSH
Serbia
Danube
Allies accused of using false markings in Stuttgart raid
An official statement accuses Allied planes of bearing German markings during a Stuttgart air attack. Four people were killed and many wounded as bombs fell on the city, with the raid noted from Berlin dated September 25.
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Taubes
Berlin
Stuttgart
Berlin Denies Submarine Sinking of Hesperian
The German admiralty submitted a memorandum to the foreign office denying that a submarine sank the liner Hesperian. It suggested the ship may have struck a mine. The Kaiser plans to receive Ambassador Gerard after his Eastern front visit, seen as push for quick German-American reconciliation.
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Berlin
the Hague
Admiralty
Foreign Office
Kaiser
U. S
Gerard
Allies Bombard Bruges Destroy German Factory
Allied airmen bombarded Bruges on Sunday and Monday nights inflicting heavy damage and destroying a German factory. German forces reported advances near Dvinsk with 2,122 prisoners taken as troops retreat to outer defenses.
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Bruges
Amsterdam
Tomorrow Is Remnant Day at MacDougall Southwick
Seattle readers are told tomorrow is Remnant Day at MacDougall Southwick with special bargains. A full list of specials appears in the big ad on page 5 of today’s paper.
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MacDougall- Southwick
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Teuton Army
WLSON
ISK Labor
John D
Boalt
Fred L. Boalt
Hale
Hearty
Watt
Jeff
Piker
Twat
Balkan States
Seattle
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