GOVERMENT ROW AFTER THE BG PLUMBING TRUST
Detroit indicts 16 firms and 32 individuals for controlling enamel ironware output. A Mount Clemens meeting in April raised 7000 to push a plan creating 16 manufacturers and about 400 jobbers, overseeing nearly 10 million dollars yearly. Indictments charg e restraint of trade through price fixing zones and exclusive contracts.
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Detroit
Mich
Wickersham
United States
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Counties to Get Cash
Olympia Washington December 8 The December apportionment of 208000 dollars of state school funds will be divided among the several counties Monday by State Superintendent Dewey.
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Olympia
Wash
Dewey
Congress Delays Ballinger-Pinchot Reports Past Holiday Break
The Ballinger-Pinchot reports will not be acted on by the House Agriculture Committee until after the holidays, or perhaps not at all. The panel questions the reports' referral, urging they remain on the speaker’s table. Democrats and insurgent Republicans clash over the path forward, with rule-based moves and potential floor debate on speech.
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Washington
PD. C
House Committee On Agriculture
Madison
Committee On Rules
House
Russian Lion Wins Grudge Match in Straight Falls
George Hackenschmidt defeated Jesse Westergaard of Iowa in two straight falls at Chicago. The first fall lasted 1 hour 2 minutes 15 seconds with a double bar hold, the second 11 minutes 20 seconds after a hammerlock and reversed body hold.
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Chicago
George Hackenschmidt
Jesse Westergaard
Iowa
Hackenschmidt
Westergaard
Oliver Honeymoon Trip Starts From City Depot
Mr. and Mrs. David Oliver left on the Limited at noon for Seattle to spend their honeymoon for a week or two. A number of friends and relatives gathered at the depot to bid them farewell with rice and old shoes.
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David Oliver
Seattle
Barrier Wins $5000 City Flight Prize Over 16 Miles
Rene Barrier won the Commercial Appeal prize in Memphis for a 16 mile round trip to President's Island and back. He completed the flight in 10 minutes 55.2 seconds at about 87.93 miles per hour, setting a new world record for the distance. John B. Moisant also competed, finishing in 18 minutes 12.2 seconds.
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Memphis
Tenn
Rene Barrier
Commercial Appeal
President's Island
Barrier
John B. Moisant
Moisant
Wireless messages picked up in Denver by amateur station
Denver man W H Smith, a former telegraph operator, has run an amateur wireless station at his home for weeks. He records messages with code signatures and says many messages from Pacific coast vessels were picked up, mainly off California. Some signals traveled about 900 miles from the steamer Preston near Lower California to Denver, with Los Angeles confirming reception. Attempts will be made to link Smith's station with the Los Angeles station for regular communications.
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Denver
Colo
Pacific Coast
W. H. Smith
Smith
Los Angeles
California
Preston
Panama
Lower
Smith's Station
Counterfeiting Plot Bared Ties to Italian Crime Ring
Washington dispatch reports a two continent counterfeiting plot uncovered by the secret service. Cesare Paoletti was arrested in New York as he stepped from the Italian steamer with 2500 counterfeit five dollar notes bearing the Mechanics and Metal National Bank of New York imprint. Paoletti, an engine room worker, allegedly shipped notes to New York for months amid Italian gang activity the authorities have pressed the Italian government to curb.
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Washington, D. C
Secret Service
Wilkie
Cesare Paoletti
New York
Moran
Paoletti
Metal National Bank of New York
Italy
Lail Buys Hillcrest Orchard At Sunnyside For 30000
U K Lail of Wenatchee Furniture buys the Hillcrest forty acre orchard of W W Sawyer near Sunnyside for 30000. The grafted trees include Grimes Golden Spitzenbergs Greenings and Jonathans with substantial yields this year and last. George Lail plans to reside on the property next year while H M Lane also acquires land in the lower Yakima valley.
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U. K. Lail
Wenatchee Furniture Company
Hillcrest
W. W. Sawyer
Sunnyside
Spokane
Vancouver
Lail
Yakima Country
Natches Valley
Yakima Valley
Sawyer Place
Mr. Sawyer
Sawyer
Hillcrest Place
Jonathan
George Lail
H. M. Lane
Meadton
Railroad plans disclosed by Southern Pacific official
Julius Kruttschnitt, VP of Southern Pacific and Harriman lines, visits San Francisco to inspect California and Pacific Northwest work. He says 196 new locomotives ordered, 100 under construction, plus 44 for switching and the rest for freight. Oregon line east of the Cascades advances with 70 miles under construction and 120 more planned, shortening San Francisco to Portland travel time.
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San Francisco
Julius Kruttschnitt
Southern Pacific
Harriman Lines
California
Pacific Northwest
Kruttschnitt
Dumbarton
Sacramento
Union Pacific
Portland
Frye Proposes Government Pay Panama Canal Tolls
Washington December 8 Senator Frye chairman of the committee on commerce introduced a bill to have tolls on American vessels paid by the government. The measure drafted in the bureau of navigation aims to prefigure general toll legislation and avoid treaty rules with other nations.
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Washington
Panama Canal
Frye
Committee On Commerce
Bureau of Navigation
Rivers and harbors bill gains broad support in House
Washington reports Champ Clark says nearly all House members favor comprehensive river and harbor legislation with funding. He urges focus on persuading the Senate and the White House, following remarks by Governor Harmon praised by President Ransdell as a son of presidents.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Champ Clark
Congress
Clark
Senate
White House
Harmon
Ransdeil
Public Walks 200 Miles for 766 Wenatchee Post Office
Weantchee residents walk 40 miles daily to move mail from a rear letter drop to the front. Workers would gain time and save travel if the drop were moved, costing about seventy cents weekly to save 280 miles of public walking.
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Weantchee
Daily World
Wenatchee
Quail Season Narrowed by East Side Game Board
The Spokane meeting of the east side game commission recommends October quail season with a ten-bird daily limit and fifteen per week. Prairie chicken grouse and pheasant open September 15 to November 1 with the same bag limits. Mixed bags allowed only within same-species limits. Deer and ducks follow 1909 10 laws. Game warden funding and license fees left unsettled, signaling possible east west concessions.
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Tanglesome State
East Side
West Side
Aberdeen Declines Chicago Oak Park Game
Aberdeen officials, after reviewing the team’s condition and training status, decided not to play the Oak Park Chicago basketball squad during its western tour. With the season over and Seattle enthusiasm low, no other local game was arranged.
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Aberdeen
Oak Park
Chicago
Arthur Wilson
Aberdeen City Schools
Seattle
Wenatchee
M. K. Patterson
Desperate Los Angeles Hold Up at Woodward Lobby
Two highwaymen burst into the Woodward lobby in Los Angeles injuring clerk H. A. Lee and rifling the cash drawer containing seventy dollars before fleeing.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Woodward
H. A. Lee
Election Returns Show Coalition Lead Across Seats
English election returns released this evening show Coalition parties at 209 seats, against 189 for the Unionists. Coalition winners include Liberals 133, Irish Nationalists 45, Independent Nationalists 6, and Laborites 25.
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London
Piano Salesman in Trouble
Sheriff Ferguson brought Louis W. Palmer from Seattle to face a preliminary hearing before Justice Palmer in police court. Palmer, a salesman for Eilers Music Co., is accused of appropriating two pianos for his own use and not returning funds or property. The firm says he has refused to settle or explain, stemming from his delays.
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Louis W. Palmer
Eilers Music Co
Sheriff Ferguson
Eilers Music Company
Seattle
Palmer
Eilers
Salvage Corps Formed By Local Fire Department
A salvage corps was organized at a fire department meeting to protect goods in buildings endangered by fire. Members appointed are Clifford Godfrey N W Ball and Howard Patience. The formation follows a North Chelan avenue fire where Chief Throw assigned firemen to remove contents and protect household effects with no property damage.
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Fire Department
Clifford Godfrey
N. W. Ball
Howard Patience
North Chelan Avenue
Throw
Rebels Gain Control of Guerrero City in Chihuahua
Reports from Douglas Arizona note Guerrero the largest city in Chihuahua with 12 000 residents is in rebel hands after a combined attack and the retreat of peace officials. Rebels elect provincial officers and hold the telegraph line between Guerrero and Chihuahua. A San Andreas conference with Castillo Herrera yields a partial truce terms and government resignations follow.
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Douglas
Ariz
Guerrero
Chihuahua
San Andreas
Castillo Herrera
Diaz
Coahuila
Sanchez
Gillimo Parras
Rafael Alvarez
Totten Hearing Not Held Today
The motion by Ira Thomas for a new trial was not argued as the defense was unprepared. No firm time was set for appearances. next Saturday was tentatively planned but schedules in Ephrata and other duties may delay. The matter likely resumes hearing next week.
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Ira Thomas
Della B. Totten
Thomas
Grimshaw
Ephrata
Steiner
Wenatchee Seniors Battle Undergraduates in Conditioning Game
A 3:30 PM football game on the high school grounds pits Wenatchee seniors against undergraduates to keep players in top shape for the scheduled Chicago game with Oak Park. Lineups list players, subs, and officials. no admission fee. The Eldeen Club met afternoon at Mrs. H. N. May’s home on North Mission Street for an enjoyable gathering.
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Wenatchee High School
Oak Park
Chicago
Hauber
Gagnon
Larson
Ed. Gensinger
Heide
Follis
Milner
O. Ross
Tweed
Koehler
Foster
Hartman
George
Pike
Yokum
Cowan
Stevens
Gormley
Miller
Garland
Armstrong
Sterling
Elmer Gensinger
F. Ross
Misel
Lewis
Sievers
Lemon
Sorenson
Trumble
Eldeen Club
H. N. May
North Mission Street
Woman Rancher Sued For Wages Over Apple Ranch
Mrs Louise Grove Patterson of a large Cashmere area ranch is sued by D L Grove for wages earned on irrigation cultivation picking and packing apples. The claim amounts to 286 16 and she must answer in superior court within twenty days explaining why the payment should not be made.
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Louise Grove Patterson
Cashmere
D. L. Grove
Patrick Pays Fine After Disorderly Conduct
Kelley Patrick pleaded guilty in police court to a disturbance in intoxicated condition. He paid a $25 fine after firing a revolver in the air and using profane language. A second man who evaded arrest remains at large.
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Kelley Patrick
Patrick
Illinois in prime for Christmas gridiron trek
Chicago reports Oak Park high school champions of Cook County preparing for a holiday road trip. Plans target Denver on Christmas Day with possible stops in Salt Lake City Kansas City and Tacoma as organizers push a record long high school journey.
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Chicago
Far West
Oak Park
Cook County
Denver
Rocky Mountain District
Colorado
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Washington
Puget Sound
Seattel
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Utah
West
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Walt Elephant
Committee On Agriculture
Eloy
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Qffigial
Southern Pacific Says Co
East Side Game Commission
Gilald
Supt
Wilson
Cials
Totten
Illinois
Oak Park School
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