Wardall Faces Recall Alarm Over Seattle Graft Claims
Acting Mayor Max Wardall accuses Mayor Gill of being deceived by city officials as graft and crime swirl around Seattle. The column praises Wardall for exposing municipal rot, denounces calls to retreat, and urges him to stand firm or face recall.
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Gill
Jama
Max Wardall
Seattle
Red Light
Pike
Claude Bannick
Bannick
Bree
Wappenstein
Charles Shomo
Wardall
Hi Gill
Sylvan
Fourteenth Ward
Star
Griffith
Brewery Company
Gerald
Clarence Gerald
Frye
Charley Wappenstein
Charley
Shomo
Arcade
Mr. Wardall
Chief Wappenstein
Graft allegations shake police unit as resignations loom
Officers in a restricted district threaten to resign over graft charges against Patrolmen Jones Ballard and others. Sergeants Wilkes and St. and several patrolmen urge return to beats after meetings with Inspector Powers. Acting mayor notes lack of specific graft proof as tensions rise among the ranks.
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Wardall
Lee
Jones
Nets Ballard
Methan
Laspec
Wilkes
King St
J. D. Baker
Pri Ae
Inspector Powers
Cap
Barney Jones
Pike
Donlan
G. W. Mullen
Dr. Sullivan
Wholesale inquiry into lands before federal grand jury
A broad probe into land ownership in the northwest and Alaska has quietly begun before a federal grand jury, initiated at the urging of the Interior Department in coordination with the Justice Department.
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United Prec
Northwest
Alaska
Federal Grand Jury
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Ask Officers to Care for Babies in Texas Home
Penniless widow Mrs. Pauline Frost asks humane officers to take temporary refuge for her two babies Myrtie and Violet aged 2 years and 10 months. Her husband J A Frost died two months ago leaving her destitute. she earns no living and struggles to support her children.
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Pauline
Myrtie
Violet
J. A. Frost
Texas
Early Seattle Press and Political Figures Mentioned
The Washington Gazette began in 1863 under J. R. Watson. Thomas Burke rose to probate judge a year after arriving in Seattle in 1875. Territorial supreme court justices active in state politics include C. H. Hanford, John P. Hoyt, Orange Jacobs, Thomas Burke, and W. H. White.
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Seattle
Washington Gazette
J. R. Watson
Thomas Burke
U. S. Senate
Territorial Supreme Court
C. H. Hanford
Federal Court
John P. Hoyt
Orange Jacobs
Thos. Burke
W. H. White
Tragic Love Triangle Ends in Suicide in Tacoma
Edith Freehouse, wife of Charles Merrill Freehouse, dies by suicide after a tumultuous relationship with Ruel Allen Custer, a former U S Army comrade. The tragedy involves betrayal, marriage strain, and a troubled 11-year-old son, with questions about motive and guilt lingering as the body is laid to rest.
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Freehouse
Tacoma
Charles Merrill Freehouse
Ruel Allen Custer
Custer
United States Army
Cus
Vancouver Barracks
Slay Girl to Hide Crime
Police probe a case linking Eva Swan formerly of Paso Robles to a body found under a cement floor in Eureka Street San Francisco. Dr James Grant and associate Wilesanchs are named in a tale describing operation death, dismemberment, acid burial, and a concealed grave as detectives follow leads.
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Ban Francisco
Eureka St
Eva Swan
Paso Robles
San Francisco
Ben Gordon
James Grant
Gordon
Grant
Wille Sanchs
Mill Valley
Homer Hatch
Foolish Crooks Target Police in Seattle Bunco
Patrolmen in plain clothes on the Tacoma bound Indianapolis thwarted bunco artists Harry Durno and Bernard McLachlan. Durno tried to lift a watch and chain, then took a punch from Patrolman Helms. Both men were captured by Patrolman Garland, tried for disorderly conduct, and sentenced to 63 days on the chain gang.
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Harry Durno
Bernard McLachlan
Banco Artists
Eli Helma
Tacoma
Indianapolis
Garland
Durno
McLachlan
Seattle
Helms
Bunco
Mr. Durno
Mr. McLachlan
Mac
Gordon
Ballinger Arrives in Washington for Cabinet Meeting
Secretary Ballinger, in good humor and confidence, arrived in Washington for a special cabinet meeting. He denied Spokane reports that he was pursuing a major land fraud case against prominent Washington citizens, calling it another lie.
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United Press
Washington
Ballinger
Spokane
Puget Mill Co Wins TRO To Block Cable Line Electrification
Puget Mill Co secured a temporary restraining order from Federal Judge Hanford to halt Seattle Electric Co from electrifying the Madl eon street cable line. The order is returnable next Tuesday when Seattle Electric must show cause for permanent injunction. Bond of $25,000 secured by Thos Burke Oliver C MecGuira and A G Amen.
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Washington Heights
Madleon St
Puget Mill Co
Hanford
Seattle Electric Co
Thos. Burke
Oliver C. MecGuvra
A. G. Amen
How I Shot Niagara's Man Killing Whirlpool
Captain Claus P Larsen recounts crossing Niagara's deadly whirlpool in an open motorboat. He details facing towering waves and rapids, sustaining a close call, and completing the journey as the first to traverse the passage in an open boat.
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Larsen
Clause P. Larsen
Nereeman
Niagara
Mystery in Slain Couple in Cleveland Bedroom
In Cleveland Ohio on September 24 a mysterious shooting left Martha Distel 42 and Paul Mueller dead in Mrs Distel’s bedroom both victims were shot through the heart. A 32 caliber revolver with empty chambers lay on the floor. Distel the husband said he slept elsewhere and was not arrested.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Lawrence Distel
Martha Distel
Paul Mueller
Distel
Do 99 Women in Seattle Drink?
Marion Lowe reports a Seattle survey finding that about one in a hundred women abstain from drinking and that a majority of women in Seattle drink. She cites social norms, working women, and Western drinking habits as factors, with anecdotes from anti saloon league leaders, WCTU figures, and a Seattle society woman.
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Seattle
Middle West
Boyd Doty
Anti Saloon League
Prisoner Grabs Guard in Stockade Beating
Montenegran R Ladovich assaulted guard Mathias Rude with a mattox at the Beacon Hill stockade. Rude died of his wounds as Chief Guard Owen Roberts restrained the assailant. Dr W J Lea treated the victim. Ladovich, jailed previously for 63 days, is in custody. Rude resided at 611 Leest.
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R. Ladovich
Mathias Rude
Rude
Ladovich
Owen Roberts
W. J. Lea
Beacon Hill
Ludovich
Montenegran
Miles and
Baker
Leest
Burke and Poindexter Campaign Spending Revealed
In Olympia on September 24 statements filed with the secretary of state show Judge Thomas Burke spent $18,361 in the Republican senatorial nominating race while Representative Miles Poindexter, the insurgent victor, paid $1,080 in campaign expenses.
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Olympia
Thomas Burke
Tion
Miles Poindexter
Armenian immigrant avenges wife by killing two in Lowell
Bogos Matsukian, an Armenian, shot Mohammed Ahmad and fatally wounded Ahmed Noory on the steps of a Lowell post office. He said both men murdered his wife in Armenia and fled to America, vowing vengeance. Noory survived. Matsukian claimed his actions were an act of honor and vengeance.
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Lowell
Mass
Bogos Matsukian
Mohammed Ahmad
Ahmed Noory
Noory
Ahmad
Armenia
America
Matsukian
State teachers' wages average 62.92 for women
Olympia reports the biennial state education survey shows 268,972 pupils and 5,736 teachers. Male teachers earned an average of 79.56 dollars monthly while female teachers averaged 62.92 dollars. The findings accompany the submission to Governor Hay.
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United Press
Olympia
Dewey
Hay
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