Expressman linked to Covington trunk murder mystery
The Star traces an expressman who hauled a trunk from the Keswick apartments to a sound steamer at Galbraith dock. The trunk is believed to contain Mrs. Agnes Covington's body. Detectives identify the Florence K as a key vessel and press for Covington and Parlison's arrest, citing a possible love triangle and hidden movements.
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McDonough
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Galbraith Dock
Pier 2
Agnes Covington
Ada Rotkins
Washington .T
Charles Burnison
Harbee, Clark and Kennedy
Two Suspects Traced to Eagle Harbor in murder case
The Star reports Covington and his associate Burilson traveled to Eagle Harbor on the Florence K on September 6. Burilson, known to crew members, returned to Seattle alone while Covington headed toward Blakely, amid investigations tying them to the Keewick apartment murder of Agnes Covington. The trunk with the body and clothing disappeared with the pair, suggesting homicide occurred at the Keswick apartments.
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Covington
Burilson
Eagle Harbor
Florence K. Burilson
B. E. Simpson
Seattle
Blakely
Burnson
Simpson
Agnes Covington
Keewick
Frank Covington
Charles Burtson
An Setuahaee
Burtison
Neswick
The
Kenwick
Mra. Mackay
Mra. Covington
Covington and Burdson
Keswick
Covingtons
Jim
Mackays
Seattle Fenders Fail to Meet Required Safety Standards
A Seattle Electric fender system is criticized for not meeting safety standards aimed at preventing passengers from being dragged under wheels. The piece contrasts Seattle fenders with the Providence car fender, noting a 219-accident record with 150 unharmed and several serious injuries. calls for a projecting cradle and instant ground contact to ensure passenger safety.
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Rhode Island
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Will Wed Her Benefactor in Chicago Suit
Henel McBean 21 testifies in Judge Cutting’s court she was imprisoned in a sanatorium for three years by her uncle guardian of a $20,000 estate. The uncle Geo B McBean relinquishes guardianship and the money, and she plans to wed Eben S Martin the attorney who found her. She admits taking some items before admission but denies kleptomania.
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Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Drydock Movement Favored By Chamber
A Chamber of Commerce resolution endorses enlarging Bremerton Navy yard with a new dry dock and asks state representatives to push appropriations. A Chamber committee will visit the yard to study needs and report. Tom Enonuspy was arrested in Seattle on a murder charge related to killing horses owned by Pablo Lacade, former partners in a quarrel.
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Bremerton Navy Yard
Congress
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Navy Yard
Tom Enonuspy
Seattle
W. EB. Crowley
Ellensburg
Washington
Pablo Lacade
Buonuspyia
Lacade
Mrs. Geo U Piper Granted Divorce
Mrs. George A Piper widow of Senator Piper received a divorce in the superior court this afternoon after a brief hearing of about ten minutes. She accused her husband of desertion since June and failing to support her. Mrs. Piper, born Lillian Shaw of Olympia, wed in Tacoma on September 21, 1903.
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Senator Piper
Oregon
Aaron
Piper
Lillian Shaw
Olympia
Tacoma
Two More Deaths By Own Action Reported
Late this afternoon two personal crisis reports surfaced. Chas. Rodgers a roomer at the Ivory house corner of First av and Weller sr fatally used cyanide of potassium. Annie Smith of Eastman house 4207 First ay drank carbolic acid and is certain to die. the coroner’s office has been notified.
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Ivory House
First Av
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Oner
Annie Smith
The
Eastman House
Coroner
Pearce to Leave Pacific Coast Steamship Co
United Press reports W E Pearce assistant general manager resigns from Pacific Coast Steamship Co with plans to take effect Oct 1 J B Pharo reputed successor sought by Seattle shipping men J O Ford in California with no confirmation on Pearce’s replacement
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San Ncisco
W. E. Pearce
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
En- J
Pacific Coast
J. B. Pharo
Alaska Coast Co
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Seattle
Pacific Coast Co
Pharo
J. O. Ford
Calif
Pearce
Runaway Madison Avenue Cable Car Sparks Passenger Evasion
J D Farrell head of Union Pacific and several passengers jumped from a Madison Avenue cable car as it sped from Sixth to Fifth Avenue. They escaped injury though the car struck a street sweeping machine and wrecked it. The foreman blamed the gripman for the accident.
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J. D. Farrell
Union Pacific
Madison At
Farrell
Senior Classes United at Washington and Lincoln High
The Seattle school board unites the senior classes of Washington and Lincoln high schools. All seniors this year attend the Broadway building, combining teams including football players Mackay and Pike from Washington and Lincoln students from last year. This creates a unified team and title chances for the current year.
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Washington and
Lincoln
Broadway
Mackay
Pike
Lincoln School
Matrimonial Accommodations Offered by Probate Clerk
Assistant Probate Clerk J A Sigurdsson, known as an ordained Lutheran minister, handles quick marriage licenses for couples at the county clerk's office. This morning Irving Carr and Daisy Reeks of Twenty-first Avenue, along with Ax Engstrom and Anna Halvorsen from Jordan Washington, applied to Sigurdsson to perform the knot tying, which was done swiftly.
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J. A. Sigurdsson
Good Samaritan
Irving G. Carr
Daisy Reeks
Ax Engstrom
Anna Halvorsen Jordan
Siguson
Chinese Cause Worry in Jamaica Cables Report
Kingston and New York dispatches warn that Chinese influx threatens Jamaican traders. A Kingston city council resolution seeks tighter immigration controls to bar the entrance of Chinese and Syrians alleged to overrun the islands and harm natives.
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United Press
New York
The
Herald
Kingston
Jamaica
Miners Riot in Prussia. Three Killed, Several Injured
Reports from Berlin state a severe miners riot in Prussia ended in a massing attack by police. Three men were killed and a second injured as authorities moved to restore order.
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Frank R. Singleton
Expreseman
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J. A. Sigurdson
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