Corpse Found in Floating Trunk Shocks Seattle
A trunk floating in the bay near Alki Point held the nude body of Mrs. Frank Covington, 17, formerly Agnes McCombs, a Seattle bride of seven months. Her husband is missing, suspected of murder, with a letter suggesting Alaska as his destination. Police cordon for clues as the Seattle mystery deepens.
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Daily Gateway
Seattle
Frank Covington
Agnes McCombs
Alki Point
Alaska
Katalla
Kidnap of Evening Bulletin Editor Amid Citywide Hunt
Fremont Older, managing editor of the Evening Bulletin, was abducted in broad daylight and held for seven hours. Police from the entire city hunted for him over alleged warrants charging libel against Luther Brown of Los Angeles. Francis J. Heney will advocate punishment of the abductors.
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San Francisco
Sep
Fremont Older
Evening Bulletin
Luther Brown
Los Angeles
Francis J. Heney
Dismissal Granted in Alton Railroad Indictments
Judge Landis in the United States district court ordered the dismissal of indictments against the Alton railroad. Immunity was granted under an agreement with the government that yielded evidence leading to the conviction of Standard Oil in the Alton rebate cases. The district attorney opposed, but the judge said the grand jury had further work to do.
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Daily Gateway
Chicago
Landis
United States District Court Today
Alton Railroad
Standard Oil Company
Alton
Bonaparte
Gans Edges Memsic in Twenty Round Fight
Referee Jim Jetfries ruled in favor of Joe Gans over George Memsic after the twentieth round. The crowd cheered the well fought match with Memsic giving a strong showing and landing solid blows that challenged Gans at times.
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Daily Gateway
Los Angeles
Jim Jetfries
Joe Gans
George Memsic
Memsic
Gans
Haywood Juror in Borah Case
Boise reports T. B. Gess foreman of the Haywood trial jury is selected for the Borah land fraud case. The jury was completed. Judge Bureh outlines government proof linking Gov. Stuenenburg and Gov. Gooding with Idaho land frauds. Testimony begins.
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Daily Gateway
Boise
Idaho
T. B. Gess
W. D. Haywood
Senator Borah
Bureh
Stuenenburg
Borah Trial Opens Over Land Fraud Allegations
In Boise Idaho reports say witnesses for the government in Senator Borah's trial faced tampering concerns as the case began noting possible involvement by former Governor Steunenberg. The proceedings center on alleged land frauds spanning multiple years and Borah’s alleged complicity.
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Boise
Idaho
U.S
Borah
Senator Borah
Gov
Steunenberg
Labor Party Nominates Schmitz-Backed City Officials
In San Francisco on September 27 the Union Labor party nominated P. H. McCarthy for mayor and renominated the current sheriff county clerk and recorder, all solidly aligned with Schmitz.
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San Francisco
Union Labor Party Today
P. H. McCarthy
Schmitz
Republicans Nominate Ryan and Langdon for Mayor
San Francisco Sept 25 Republicans today nominated Daniel Ryan for mayor and nominated District Attorney Langdon to succeed himself. Langdon had previously been elected two years ago by the Union Labor party with Schmitz.
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San Francisco
Republicans Today
Daniel Ryan
Langdon
Union Labor Party
Schmitz
Capt Blodgett Elected Delegate to Territorial Convention
Capt Blodgett was elected by the Republicans of Seldovia to be delegate to the territorial convention at Juneau after a lively caucus. W W McAlpine the Homer coal man is in Seward on a business trip.
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W. W. McAlpine
Homer
Seward
Roosevelt to Act to End Telegraphers Strike
Reports from New York and Chicago indicate President Roosevelt will intervene to settle the telegraphers strike. Local unions vote to call out all newspaper operators, despite time contracts, drawing protests from President Small of the international union.
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Daily Gateway
New York
Telegraphers’ Union
Roosevelt
Chicago
Small
The
International Union
General Strike Shuts Helena Businesses and Transit
Helena Mont Sept 23 a general strike was called at noon affecting all business houses and the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company. The walkout halted streetcar service and practically closed many stores and offices.
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Helena
Mont
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Company
Riot Leader Found Insane and Committed
Fowler the agitator behind race riots in Bellingham and Vancouver was adjudged insane and committed to the state asylum. F R Brown former Apollo mine supervisor and Unalaska project leader arrived on the Dora en route to San Francisco with news of a large Unalaska deposit requiring costly development.
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San Francisco
L. Ford
Lonergan
United Railways
Tirey L. Ford
Daily Gateway
Bellingham
Fowler
Vancouver
F. R. Brown
Unga
Unalaska
Mr. Brown
Spokane men file in from Sand Point on the Dora
D T Ham S S Philbrick and R A Foster, prominent Spokane figures, arrived from Sand Point aboard the Dora to pursue interests in the Herendeen Bay coal project.
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D. T. Ham
S. S. Philbrick
R. A. Foster
Sand Point
Herendeen Bay
Knik Traders O G Herning and J W Hamilton Arrive
O G Herning of the Knik Trading Company and J W Hamilton arrived from Knik Saturday night.
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O. G. Herning
The
Knik Trading Company
J. W. Hamilton
Knik
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