More Charges Filed Against C. V. Martin
Chelan county lawyers led by Grimshaw Reeves and Corbin filed four additional counts in superior court to disbar former Judge C Victor Martin. The allegations claim improper conduct while judge in actions involving J R Hinton vs Wenatchee Canal Co, including steering water contracts and pressuring litigation outcomes. Also cited is a 1904 bid to obtain work as attorney for Spring Hill Irrigation Co seeking Stemilt Creek rights.
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Chelan County
W. A. Grimshaw
Frank Reeves
A. N. Corbin
C. Victor Martin
Washington
Matin
J. R. Hinton
Wenatchee Canal
Marvin Chase
Canal Company
Martin
Wenatchee Canal Co
W. T. Clarke
Clarke
Jane
Spring Hill Irrigation Co
Stemilt Creek
Co-eds Parade in Nightgowns at Susquehanna University
In Selins Grove Pennsylvania on December 11 co-eds at Susquehanna University marched through the campus in night robes over their costumes to protest new rules for the women’s department. They paraded past the men’s dormitory singing a flirtatious tune while the male students watched.
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Selin’s
Water 3000 Acres Irrigation Plan at Brewster Flats
E. E. Hall of Seattle, chief engineer, visits on irrigation project for Brewster Flats. With L. P. Hoton funding Sunnyside Canal, plan envisions 2500 to 3000 acres irrigated near Brewster. 1500 acres to be watered by June next year using lake water augmented by Salt Creek flow. A concrete reservoir will store flood waters this winter.
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E. E. Hall
Seattle
Brewster Flats
Okanogan County
Hall
L. P. Hoton
Sunnyside
Brewster
Salt Creek
Romance on the Kroonland Ends in Hidden American Union
Miss Muriel Leech, born in London to Irish and Spanish parents, fled to the United States aboard the Red Star liner Kroonland after a disapproved match with an East Indian lover. She sent a cableram to her fiancé upon landing, insisting they would marry in America despite her parents’ wishes.
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New York
London
Kroonland
America
Boston swimmer plans Frisco to Seattle trek
George Redman of Boston intends to swim from San Francisco to Seattle. He has written to the White Advertising Bureau detailing his plans and says he hopes to depart San Francisco in May, swimming several miles daily to pass the straits, reach Puget Sound, and land at Elliott Bay.
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Seattle
George Redman
Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Elliott Bay
President Roosevelt Congratulates Mother of Triplets
In Trenton New Jersey on December 12 a home christening for triplet babies two boys and a girl occurred. A letter read from Secretary Loeb on behalf of President Roosevelt conveyed heartiest congratulations and wishes for the children’s welfare to Mrs Morris.
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Trenton
Edward Morris
Roosevelt
Loeb
Crisis in Russia as General Strike Looks Likely
St Petersburg reports forecast a general strike within hours as arrests of labor leaders provoke widespread unrest. Reports describe confiscation of radical newspapers, machine gun fire in Riga streets, and growing disorder across Livonia with casualties claimed.
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ST. Petersburg
Russia
M. Krostaloff
Workman's Council
Workmen's Council
Proletiarat
Russ
Livonia
Riga
M. Krustaloff
Witte
Loved Her Paramour Better Than Her Children
Walter M. Bird of the Southern Pacific traced his wife to a Madera lodging house where she was with R. M. Clemmons. Despite reconciliation offers to return to their Oakland home and care for five children, the 31 year old woman refused and proclaimed she loves Clemmons more than her children. One child is said to be severely ill with pneumonia.
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Fresno
Cal
Walter M. Bird
Auditing Department
The
Southern Pacific
Madera
R. M. Clemmons
Bird
Clemmons
Furnished Indians With Fire Water Case
John Williams was convicted of furnishing liquor to Indians and brought to Wenatchee for sentencing in the county jail. He had been employed as a gardener near Cashmere for M. O. Tibbitts and admitted drunken acts while trying to spend his savings on the Siwash people. He was fined 25 dollars plus costs but has no money, so he will serve time in jail.
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John Williams
Wenatchee
Williams
Cashmere
M. O. Tibbitts
Justice At
Public Meeting Of Wenatchee Commercial Club Tonight
Tonight a Wenatchee Commercial Club meeting will be held at the theatre inviting all citizens to attend. County Auditor Gellatly urges a non partisan, earnest approach to boost city advancement through advertising, new enterprises, and public improvements. The club seeks ideas to improve effectiveness and public involvement, stressing wide attendance and cooperation.
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Wenatchee
Gellatly
Opinons
Wentchee
Singer Wears No Stockings At East End Reception
New York reports a social shock as Mme Sanad Bramsen, head of the rural department at a fashionable musical school, appeared barefoot in a sandal at a reception. Bramsen, wife of the Pittsburg orchestra’s first cello, discloses a lifelong ant hosiery stance stemming from childhood. Chicago notes a grim Great Lakes death toll this season totaling 215, with 116 lives lost in three major autumn storms.
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New York
East End
Mme
Sanad Bramsen
Pittsburg
Sanadl Bramsen
Oscar of
Sweden
Conservatory of Music
Christiania
Sanadi Brameen
Musical Institut
Chicago
Great Lakes
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C. V. Martin
Frisco
Pacific Coast
Arthur Gunn
Bousquet & Holm
Commercial Club
Veryone
Wenatchee Theater
Mme. Bramsen
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