Higher ups in Seattle linked to boodle money
Seattle officials and private citizens await investigations after bootlegger Logan Bilingsley confessed earning over 200000 since the year began and funding protection payments. District Attorney Clay M. Allen said probes will reveal implicated officials but withheld names for now. Separately police seized 200 pints and eight gallons of alcohol and whiskey from Charles E. Kellys drug store amid a wrecking order halted by Kellys plea to Chief Beckingham.
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Seattle
Logan Bilingsley
Clay M. Allen
Allen
Billingsley
Bec
Charles E. Kelly
Closson-Kelly
Occidental Avenue
Washingington Street
Kelly
Beckingham
City of Seattle Sails Tonight for Alaskan Ports
The City of Seattle sails tonight for Alaskan ports with passengers including Fathers O Reilly and Meaghan, Dr. C D Carter, H S Walker, Douglas Mrs Wm Peak and Wilhell Peak aboard for Juneau and a pair of Japanese passengers on the Treadwell.
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Seattle
Juneau
O'Reilly and Meaghan
C. D. Carter
H. S. Walker
Douglas
Wm. Peak
Wilhell Peak
Treadwell
Mercantile Fleet to Be Mobilized by Dutch People
Copenhagen December 29 Holland may mobilize its mercantile fleet to bring in overseas foodstuffs. The Dutch minister of commerce says 200000 tons capacity for human food and fodder is needed monthly, which due to delays and other causes requires regular employment of 470000 tons of shipping.
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Copenhagen
Holland
Canadian Pacific Involved In New Steamship Deal
In New York on December 28 rumors from London say Cunardine may absorb Canadian Pacific's Atlantic Meet and Canadian Pacific considers purchasing New Zealand's Union Steamship Company as steps to expand Pacific trade.
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Canadian Pacific
New York
London
Cunardine
Union Steamship Company
New Zealand
Westminster Sunk by German Submarine in Port Said Run
The Westminster, a British steamship sailing in ballast from Port Said, was sunk without warning by a German submarine. Four crew members died on impact and several others were shelled while attempting to escape in open boats.
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London
Admiralty
Westminster
Port Said
Alibi may be established in Billings case
San Francisco reports a microscopic study of a photo print from July 22 intended to prove Warren K Billings’s alibi in a life sentence murder case tied to a bomb explosion at a chess parade that killed ten and wounded forty. The defense cites a photograph showing Tom Mooney and his wife Rena Mooney on a roof at 2 01, arguing Mooney’s absence would negate Billings’s presence at the scene.
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San Francisco
Warren K Billings
Robert Minor
International Workers’ Defense League
Billings
Minor
Tom Mooney
Rena Moones
Mooney
Germans Gain in Fighting on Verdun Front
Berlin reports on December 29 that German troops moved from the Somme front into French positions on Hill 304 and Dead Man Hill. They reached the second and third French lines, taking seven machine guns and about 200 prisoners.
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Verdun Front
Berlin
Verdun
Somme
Dead Man Hill
War Office
British Forces Improve Positions on Tigris Front
British forces on the Tigris have improved their positions over two days with no broad offensive yet planned. Gen Maude extended control toward the Heriy er and Mogasis Kali Haji Fahen while enemy positions were bombarded with good results. Cavalry reconnaissance observed Turks reportedly building a pontoon bridge west of the Statran bend near Kut el Amara. Arabs driven off by shell fire. total casualties noted as inconsequential with many wounds slight.
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London
Tigris
Kutel Amura
Maude
Heriyer
Mogasis
Kali-Haji-Fahen
Kut-el Amara
Three Hundred Die In San Kaka Maru Shipwreck
Tokyo reports three hundred deaths from the San Kaka Maru wreck with most victims Chinese. Three pirates boarded the grounded vessel and killed three aboard during looting.
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Tokyo
Japan rejects peace while Berlin demands restoration
A Tokyo special reports that Japan will not consider peace while Berlin insists on restoring the antebellum status. Restoration of Kino ehoun ia not seen as possible.
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San Francisco
Tokio
Japan
Berlin
Stock quotations update from New York market
Alaska Gold closed at 103, Alaska Juneau at 74, American Zinc at 35, Butte and Superior at 45, Ray at 254, Chino at Bots, Utah Copper at 99, and Copper metal at 30.
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New York
Alaska
Alaska Juneau
American
Butte & Superior
Ray
Chino
Bots
Utah
Bond issue for nation agreed upon
Washington December 29 President Wilson tentatively agreed with administration leaders on a bond issue to meet part of the treasury deficit for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1915, which is estimated at 150 million dollars.
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Washington
Wilson
Treasury
Demand for passports for Count von Bernstorff
At a meeting protesting Belgian deportations, James M. Beck urged the United States to issue passports for Count von Bernstorff unless Germany pledges that forcible deportations of Belgians to Germany will stop immediately. He suggested the U S loan to Belgium via an American commission to feed starving Belgians until the war ends.
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New York
James M. Beck
United States
von Bernstorff Hill
Germany
England
France
Belgium
Alaska Wholesalers Seek Bulk Sales Law Protection
A proposed Bulk Sales Law to protect creditors when a business is sold in bulk is under consideration by Alaska legislators. A Seattle credit men committee met with Alaska lawmakers in Seattle and hotel talks outlined requirements such as a sworn list of creditors, disclosure before payment, and penalties for false statements, aiming to curb fraudulent bulk transfers.
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Alaska
Credit Men of
Seattle
Washington
Alaska Boat Rams Another In Dense Fog
In dense fog five Shi fth freighters were believed sunk by a German raider active in the mid Atlantic. Marine men say ships posted lost by the Condon office. A French cruiser sighted a mysterious craft 600 miles off the American coast, lights extinguished. British and French cruisers move to encircle the area in hopes of catching the raider.
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New York
mid-Atlantic Ocean
Lieyde
Condon
Sayville
Atlantic
Modifications in Blacklist May Come Soon
Washington December 23 Members of the Administration believe Lloyd George's rise will ease trade frictions with Great Britain. The State Department had seen no concessions on the blacklist but now hopes Britain will be more open to make concessions amid stalled talks with Sir Edward Grey.
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Washington
Lloyd George
United States
Great Britain
Edward Grey
State Department
Foreign Office
End of War Seen as Blessing for Nation
New York December 20 Franklin A Vanderlip says American industry will not plunge after peace. Industrial chiefs, including a major munitions leader now in a police products business, believe the return of peace will unleash vast domestic and international business opportunities.
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New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
Hughes Elected President Of Legal Aid Society
New York on December 29 reports Charles E. Hughes was last night elected president of the Legal Aid Society, succeeding prior leadership and signaling a renewed emphasis on pro bono legal work and access to counsel for the city’s underprivileged communities.
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New York
Charles E. Hughes
The
Legal Aid Societ
British Draft Peace Note Delayed for Allied Consent
London dispatch reports that Lloyd George and Bonar Law announced the Entente reply to Germany’s peace note is complete but will be delayed as it awaits discussion and approval by Italy, Russia, and France before transmission. The Allies aim for full reparations and guarantees, with German terms described as vague in places.
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London
David Lloyd George
A. Bonar Law
Italy
Russia
France
Berlin
Germany
Two Nations Send Joint Note to Belligerents on Peace
London dispatch reports that the Scandinavian governments issued a joint note backing President Wilsons peace initiative. The note supports the US approach to neutrals and belligerents, with the exact contents to be made public by the belligerents.
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London
Wilson
United States
Carranza Reply Sent to Interior Secretary Lane
Washington December 29 The reply of Provisional President Carranza of Mexico has been received and handed to Secretary of the Interior Lane a member of the American Mexican peace commission The reply will be disposed of at the commission meeting next week
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Washington
Carranza
Mexico
Lane
Steamers and Mail Movements and Sail Schedule
Alameda bound north will be due tomorrow at 6 pm with five days mail. City of Seattle sails from Seattle tonight. Princess Sophia sails from Vancouver tomorrow. Spokanes sails from Seattle next Tuesday. Mariposa sails from Seattle Tuesday. Dolphin sails Wednesday. Admiral Watson and City of Seattle should be on the Juneau southbound on Wednesday January 3rd.
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North Alameda
City of Seattle
Seattle
Princess Sophia
Vancouver
Mariposa
Dolphin
Admiral Watson
Juneau
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Entente
Kut-El-Amara
von Bernstorff
Outline OF Law
Henry Perry
Ire
Lounsberi
Edith Lounsbery Perry
Henry Pierrepont Perry
Tn.oy
Spectab
Raider
Northwestern
Frisco
Portland
Whelesa
Alaska Steamship Company
J. C. Hunter
Wag Oon
Portland and San Francisco Steamship Co
Sec'y
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