Lorimer Tells Life Story in Senate Hearing
Senator Lorimer recounted his life from childhood to the water department and contracting work as the senate investigating committee heard his testimony. He claimed Mayor Busse and former Senator Hopkins betrayed former Governor Yates in the primary, while Charles A. White offered to trade his vote for Lorimer.
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Washington
Micrimer
Senate Investigating Committee
Boots
Water Department
Congress
Lorimer Springs
Lorimer
Boston Hostelry Burns Revere House Fire Tragedy
A blaze at the Revere House in Boston erupted before 2 am killing a firefighter who fell from the fourth floor. More than 300 guests were in the hotel, with many leaping from ladders or fleeing through smoke as two adjoining buildings were searched. The hotel, named for Paul Revere and opened in 1847, was described as the era’s most sumptuous.
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Boston
Revere House
Revere Hotel
Revere
Paul Revere
Land Restored for Entry Near Cle Elum
Forty acres near Cle Elum in the northwest quarter of section 28, township 20 north range 14 east, restored to entry but not open until March 25 1912. Settlement starts February 24 1912 at the North Yakima land office. Local waiters in line at the land office say rumors will not affect their position awaiting official notice.
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Cle Elum
Big Creek
Township 20
Kittitas
North Yakima
Investigations Underway In Shipping Money Harvester Trust Probes
In Washington on January 15 Secretary Nagel told House Rules Chair Henry he has no facts to aid the shipping combination inquiry. Wickersham missed the hearings due to other duties as the panel opened a sweeping probe into money shipping and harvester trusts. Most discussion centered on Humphrey of Washington with plans to address banking and currency committee references but opposition was noted.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
Henry
House Rules Committee
Wickersham
Money, Shipping and Harvester Trusts
Humphrey
Representative Levy
New York
Banking and Currency Committees
Franklin Subpoenaed Before Grand Jury
The Los Angeles grand jury focused on Bert Franklin the McNamara defense detective charged with jury bribing. A planned appearance via subpoena was canceled after a brief session. Deputy District Attorney Ford reportedly showed jurors items linked to the case, including a dictaphone, outside official channels.
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Los Angeles
Bert Franklin
McNamara
District Attorney’s
Franklin
Ford
Bitulithic Paving Ordinance Passed by City Commission
The city approved Ordinance for local improvement district No. 224 paving West Yakima avenue Turner Street Miles Avenue Linden Lane Park Street West Chestnut Seventh Avenue South and Tacoma Avenue with bitulithic materials and for curbs gutters and catch basins. The city clerk to provide the treasurer with the assessment roll for publication with payment due within 30 days from first notice.
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City Commission
West Yakima Avenue
Turner Street
Miles Avenue
Linden Lane
Park Street
West Chestnut Street
Seventh Avenue
Tacoma Avenue
Senate Votes to Open Debates on Arbitration Treaties
Washington January 15 The Senate voted to admit public access to debates and to record them in the Congressional Record. Only eight of 66 voting opposed a move toward closed doors, overturning prior secrecy in discussing arbitration treaties with Great Britain and France.
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Washington
Taft
Great Britain
France
Senate
Officer Captures Indian Mike Renegade Wanted for Murder
Indian Mike, who with his son killed Deputy Constable William Blake and wounded Constable Lansing at Fall City November 24, was captured tonight near Lovelock Nevada. Sheriff Hunsinger, who tracked the renegade, telegraphed he expected to have Mike's son within a few hours. He has been on the trail continually since the tragedy.
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Redding
Mike
William Blake
Lansing
Fall City
Lovelock
Nevada
Hunsinger
Wreck Hits St Peters Station Burns Carriages
A derailed train struck a new concrete and frame station at St Peters Missouri. The crash destroyed the station and three passenger cars, with a fire catching in debris. Dozens of passengers were injured but none fatally. survivors helped the wounded and were cared for in the sleeping cars.
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ST. Peters
Wabash Railroad
Telegrams Describe Code for Dynamite Plots
Federal grand jury heard telegraphs and letters signed by Ping claiming a code system for bombing via ducts and buildings. McManigal says Ping was not McNamara but another named person, profiting 200 dollars per job while he got 125. He then coordinated with John J. McNamara and J B. McNamara for the attacks.
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Indianapolis
McManigal
John J. McNamara
J. B. McNamara
How Packers Connived To Force Up Prices
Chicago January 15 Explanation of the rise in price of fresh meat after 1907 Depression was given in the trial of ten Chicago packers today. Testimony showed Morris and Co Books credited the beef account with hides valued about 3.60 per animal discounted from November 1907 to April 1909. Government aims to prove 1908 was the most profitable year in fresh meat history to date.
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Chicago
Morris & Co
Henry A. Timmons
Starvation Doctor Linda Hazzard Jury Progress
In Seattle Port Orchard jurors rapidly assembled for the trial of Linda Burfield Hazzard the so called starvation doctor charged with murdering Miss Claire Williamson. Twelve jurors were passed for cause with two excused as the panel builds through peremptory challenges. completion expected by Wednesday.
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Seattle
Port Orchard
Linda Burfield Hazzard
Claire Williamson
Preacher Sought in Malpractice Death in Pittsburg
Pittsburg police search for Rev. W. D. McFarland former Pittsburg high school academic head in connection with the death of 28 year old Elsie Dodd Coe in a local hospital. Evidence showed Coe implicated McFarland and A Rollins McConnell in a statement before dying of peritonitis due to malpractice.
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Pittsburg
W. D. McFarland
Pittsburg High School
Elsie Dodd Coe
Miss Coe
McFarland
A. Rollins McConnell
Westinghouse
Chicago
Tennessee
Western College
Persian Matter Protested in London
A London Persian committee meeting adopted by acclamation a resolution protesting Britain's support for Russia in Persia. James R. McDonald M P condemned the dismissal of W Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general of Persia, as a move aligned with Russian interests. He warned Americans are asking if international treaties serve weaker nations or merely crush them.
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London
Persia
House of Commons
James R. McDonald
M. P
W. Morgan Shuster
Sir Edward Gray
Russia
McDonald
All for Love of Jack in Runaway Case
Violet Buehler a fifteen year old Chicago heiress of about 100000 admitted she came to New York for love of "Jack" Cane a hotel master in her aunt s Chicago lodging. Authorities expect an arrest in the case.
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New York
Violet Buehler
Chicago
Jack” Cane
Metropolis
Jack
Vigilant City Police Nab Two in Blair Hotel Raid
Two men from the Blair hotel raid now in county jail face federal charges of white slavery. Ralph Smothers and Roy Caldwell are linked to the operation aimed at stopping earnings from fallen women. Caldwell allegedly presented a companion as his wife in Illinois and Boise before reuniting with her in North Yakima, where the case solidified. Authorities say they have a strong case.
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Blair Hotel
Ralph Smothers
Roy Caldwell
Smothers
Blair House
Caldwell
Illinois
Boise
North Yakima
Militia Deployed as Riots Hit Massachusetts Mills
Eight companies of Massachusetts militia including one field battery imposed martial law in Lawrence after a day of rioting linked to a 15 000 worker strike in cotton and woolen mills. At least 15 000 more workers were idle, 35 rioters arrested, and several injured by gunfire.
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Lawrence
Mass
House of Correction
Two Ordinances On Electric Matters Passed By City
The North Yakima city commission passed two ordinances on electric work. One regulates wiring in public buildings, inspection, licensing, and fees to conform to the National Electric Code. The other creates an Electrical Inspector with duties, a $1200 yearly salary, a $1000 bond, and oath requirements.
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North Yakima
Would Be Administrator Ernest Hamilton Files in Superior Court
Ernest Hamilton has filed his application in the superior court to be appointed administrator of the estate of the late James Hamilton.
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Ernest Hamilton
James Hamilton
Supreme Court approves federal employers liability act
Washington January 15 the Supreme Court unanimously upholds the 1908 employers liability act replacing the fellow servant doctrine and making employers liable for employee negligence causing injury. The decision also bars contributory negligence in many cases and limits employee assumed risk in dangerous work.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Democratic Party Misjudged by Governor Harmon
Gov. Harmon of Ohio argued the tariff bill myth and long Democratic exile caused four party defeats. He spoke under the Jefferson club at Milwaukee, saying those handicaps are now cast aside and a confident, united democracy looks to the coming election.
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Milwaukee
Democratic Party
Harmon
Ohio
Jefferson Club
Chickens Shine At Walla Walla Show With Yakima Entrants
Yakima poultry fanciers traveled to Walla Walla for the opening of the show. D A Gillette entered Leghorns and Rhode Island Reds while Harry Sprague brought black and buff Orpingtons. J H Henry of Selah showed brown Leghorns and R K Piland of Parker entered Andalusians. Linge exhibited Wyandottes. Stock transfers and strong sales followed, with prices from five to one hundred fifty dollars.
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Yakima
Walla Walla
D. A. Gillette
Rhode Island
Harry Sprague
J. H. Henry
Selah
R. KE. Piland
Parker
Nob Hill Ranches
Supreme Court rules demijohn of whiskey is original package
The court reverses Snohomish County Superior Court and holds a demijohn of whisky is the original package even if the whisky comes from barrels. The ruling is expected to ease shipments of liquor to Everett Bellingham and other prohibition communities.
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Supreme Court
Olympia
Superior Court
Snohomish County
Everett
Bellingham
Waterlogged Schooner A. Thayer Near San Francisco
The badly waterlogged schooner A. Thayer, towed by the steamer J. B. Stetson, is approaching San Francisco and is expected to arrive tomorrow afternoon. The Stetson's owners reported the update.
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San Francisco
A. Thayer
J. B. Stetson
Stetson
Fruit market roundups from the east report varied conditions
Eastern trade journals summarize fruit conditions with notes on Michigan peach crop failure growers such as Robert Sherwood and Roland Morrill. Chicago apples show quiet demand with plentiful supplies while New York and Detroit discuss storage movement, exports, and London demand for Michigan apples.
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Washington
Benton, Harbor
Mich
Michigan
Bainbridge
Benton
Watervliet
Robert Sherwood
Roland Morrill
Chicago
New York
Northwestern Men Inspect W P Line Visit to Tacoma Planned
Tacoma Ledger reports a high level Chicago and Northwestern railway delegation including President Gardner Vice President McCullough Traffic Manager Pearce and General Passenger Agent MacRae will tour Western stops en route to the coast. If no delays they reach Seattle January 19 and spend several days before continuing to Portland and California.
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Northern Pacific Railway
Tacoma
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Ledger of
A.S. Nash
W. A. Gardner
H. McCullough
H. M Pearce
Pas
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Boston Hostelry Burns
Mike Renegade
Trail
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J. & H. Goodwin
Manchester
England
California
Taylor
Northwestern
W. P. Line
Northern Pacific
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