City Hall Bond Issue Plans Reborn In New Form
City officials and businessmen plan a Wednesday meeting to rework the bond issuance for a new city hall and jail. The plan now splits the vote into separate site purchase and construction propositions, aiming to avoid past objections and keep the project alive while facing taxpayer opposition.
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Rude
Ayor Ballinger
Est
Weuks Vo Cate
Rode
Barca
Council
Great Northern
Parker Accepts Democratic Nomination in Formal Letter
Esopus N Y September 26 Judge Parker published his formal letter accepting the Democratic presidential nomination. The document analyzes the campaign issues, rebukes Roosevelt's Republican creed and pension order No 78, and defends liberal pensions for the deserving while charging Republicans with usurping legislative power.
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Esopus
N. Y
Roosevelt
Parker
Executive Department
Cen
Democratic Leader Urges Tariff Reform and Trust Change
A political statement emphasizes expanding executive power, criticizes current trust laws, and calls for tariff reform within constitutional limits. It opposes ship subsidies and pledges to rehabilitate the American merchant marine, while signaling reform in governmental expenditures. The speaker notes Republican drift away from McKinley reciprocity ideas and seeks broader federal action.
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Democratic Party
Judge Parker Receives Congratulatory Telegrams
Esopus reports Judge Parker, recipient of several congratulatory telegrams after accepting the letter in the pension order case. His reply to Roosevelt’s challenge appeared to strike a responsive chord with senders of many laudatory messages. The nominee spent the morning reading editorials and his correspondence, with no visitors today.
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Esopus
Parker
Roosevelt
Secoma
Milwaukee Manager Seeks Six Round Bout for Burns and Kelly
Badger Athletic club manager Andrews of Milwaukee aims to arrange a six round match between Tommy Burns and Hugo Kelly with Burns set to travel to Seattle. Burns fights Joe Walcott on October 12 and would face Kelly after that date. The club also wants Zurbrick to fight Rafe Turner in Milwaukee.
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F.C. Andrews
Badger Athletic Club
Milwaukee
Tommy Burne
Hugo Kelly
Andrews
Seattle
Burns
Joe Walcott
Kelly
Walcott
Zurbrick
Rafe Turner
Civic Union raids expose Seattle poker gambling in open venues
James of the Civic Union with Patrolmen Liner and Looker raided Emerson's saloon at First Avenue and Madison Street uncovering a poker game. Dealers and players Hans Olesen Hana Caluson RB A Kay Frank Linberg A Johnson and A Koe were jailed. The raid signals a broader conflict as more gambling fronts are watched while civic forces claim city police are unable to act.
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Ballinger
Police Department
EH. James
E. H. James
Liner
Looker
Emerson
Firet Avenue
Madison Street
Hans Olesen
Hana Caluson
RB. A. Kay
Frank Linberg
A. Johnson
A. Koe
James
Olesen
Second Avenue
Civic Union
Fatio
Trouble Settled at Local 10-Cent Theaters
The Western Central labor union and Actors' union report all theater owners, including Alexander Pantages, have signed an agreement. The pact requires employing union actors when possible, with a one week grace for non union talent before they must join or quit.
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Actors’ National Protective Association
Western Central Labor Union
Actors’ Union
Alexander Pantages
Actors Union
Doctor Sentenced to Fifty Years for Assault
St Joseph Missouri reports Dr Clarence Hefling, a two month bridegroom, was sentenced to 50 years in the penitentiary for criminal assault on his 16 year old office girl. Eight jurors favored the death penalty.
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Joseph
Clarence Hefling
Dynamiter Romaine Denounces Sheriff as Liar
Robert Romaine, the self confessed dynamiter of the Independence depot in Colorado, accused Sheriff Bell of Cripple Creek of lying after being told his confession was a fake. He will likely be tried soon on burglary charges.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert Romaine
The
Independence
Sheriff Bell
Cripple Creek
Bell
Romaine
Like Private Graveyard Is Old Man's Farm
A Norwalk, Connecticut item depicts Gershon F B Marx guarding a grim manor scene. Neighbors recall a vanished peddler and a recent drunkard disappearance as rumors swirl around the old farm and its unsettling visitors.
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Old Man’s Farm
The Colchester Farm Murders Reveal Buried Bodies
Police excavate an ill kept Colchester area farm once run by Mars after two mutilated remains are found on site. They suspect more bodies are buried near the house as workers unearth tonnage wrapped in burlap. Locals note a grim tragedy amid rural New England scenes.
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Colchester
Old Mars
Maer
Connecticut
New England
Old Man Marx Flees Into Woods After Escape
Sheriff and deputies corner Marx at a crony’s home. he bolts into the woods crying for mercy. Michael Levine later tracks him to a New York tenement and arrests him. Palm’s dismembered body is found. both men killed by a head blow with an axe. Prosecutor Lucas notes Marx’s multiple marriages and two and a half children.
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Mars
Marx
Joseph String
String
Old Mar
Ladt
Michael Levine
New York
Hroome Street
Palm
Pavyoilll
Lucas
Beckwith Place
Joseph Pavelli
Marx Place
Old Man
New
Atill
Neigh Hood
Census figures show 196347 school children statewide
State Superintendent Bryan reports in Olympia that 196 347 children are of school age in the state and 160 898 are enrolled. Of the enrolled pupils 81 749 are males. The steam er Pheasant.
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Bryan
Olympia
Varying News Briefs from Coast to World
A sandbar incident near Nicomen B C yesterday ended with a ship resuming voyage after minimal damage. J Adams of San Antonio bought Idaho’s World’s Fair state building for 500 dollars and will move it to San Antonio as a residence. Tacoma City Council imposes 15 mills on property with total levies near 35 mills after state and county taxes. John W King, claiming Salvation Army rank, arrested in Oregon for theft and sentenced to two years in Pierce County. A Vancouver, Washington couple mourns the loss of a twin daughter who died after ingesting lye. the surviving twin remains critical. Aberdeen hosted a new Bike Ball dedication. Count Ernest Casimir Frederic, ruler of Lippe, has died at 62 in German custody.
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J. ©. Adams
San Antonio
Tex
Idaho State Building
Tacoma
Board of Education
John W. King
Salvation Army
Centralia
Grant's Pass
Ore
Chapman
Pierce County
Ditched Burlington passenger train wrecks kills one
A Burlington passenger train derailed after being ditched, killing one person and fatally wounding three others. Emergency crews responded to the scene as investigators began detailing the wreckage and cause.
Burlington passenger van crash kills four and wounds many
A Burlington passenger van crashed two miles east of Ellwood at dawn. One killed, three fatally injured and about 26 seriously hurt. The dead include John Bock, a section foreman, with Rev. George Keniston of Elmwood and John Redding among the fatally injured, plus an unidentified man.
Express Car Kills Three Workers in Manor Township
A Pennsylvania express train struck a gang of workmen in Manor Township, killing Paul Keterke Max Stanar and Tony Deiwaki and fatally injuring Andrew Teckley. Authorities reported the collision occurred early morning as workers toiled on the track near Irwin.
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Irwin
Pennsylvania Express
Manor Thin
Paul Keterke
Max Stanar
Tony Deiwaki
Andrew Teckley
Mystery on Beckwith place Murders and vanishings swirl around Marx family
Neighbors recount a brutal crime linked to the old Beckwith place where Joseph Pavelli’s body was found butchered. Suspicions point to Marx whose quiet life masked rumors of midnight meetings and missing tools. A subsequent robbery exposed further danger and led to a dramatic confrontation with Sheriff Jackson.
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Reliable Credit House
Dynamiter Mad
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Conn
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Marx House
Gershon & Marx
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Nicomen
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Vancouver, Wash
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Germany
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Principality of Lippe
Smart Clothes
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Teripps News Assa
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Majestic Steel
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