Meigs Seeks Speakership of Washington House
Leonard O. Meigs, Yakima representative elect, announces candidacy for the Washington House speakership. His chief clerk tenure gives him wide acquaintance and knowledge of the lower house. Competing candidates are Carlyon Thurston and Slayden Pierce. Meigs may gain east side support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard O. Meigs
Yakima County
Olympia
Meigs
Yakima
Carlyon
Thurston
Slayden
Pierce County
Seattle
King County
Hypnotism Charged in California Stockholder Suit
B C Halech and other Guerrero Improvement Co stockholders sue in Los Angeles alleging Dr. W R Price used hypnotic influence to control directors for three years Then the company allegedly paid $90 000 but shows only $63 93 in accounts and 6000 acres of unimproved land in Mexico of little value The suit claims mismanagement and protection failures for stockholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. C. Halech
Price
New
Fhr
Mexico
Presbyterian Ladies' Aid Social Set for Wednesday
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyterian church will hold their regular monthly social in the church parlors Wednesday afternoon, November 18. Strangers are cordially invited to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Judge Allows Trial to Proceed Amid Venue Motion Denial
The San Francisco court refused a change of venue and a continuance in the Ruef case. Judge Lawleyday denied the motions and allowed the trial to continue, voting to interrogate jurors about any influence from Friday's tragedy. Prosecution filed 37 counter affidavits denying threats and bias and asserting a fair trial. An ejection of R. A. Adams marked the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heney
Lawleyday
Ruef
R. A. Adams
Desire to annex island sparks demonstrations across territories
Reports from Fiera Nid dated November 17 describe protests over the school question as authorities close free schools and arrest two schoolmasters. A crowd gathered at government HQ with an American flag, denouncing France. Dispatches from St John Newfoundland note serious tensions with potential British warship involvement and a push to sway the United States toward action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. John, N. F
St. Pierre
Annexation Party
United States
Defense refutes Bounds story in opening murder case
In Los Angeles court, defense argues Bounds knew Collins had a gun and walked into danger as John A. Collins faces an attempt to commit murder charge. Witness W. H. Riley says Bounds did not float in a ditch and that Collins fired only after Bounds approached threateningly, claiming self defense. Balloon race news follows with United States returning after unfavorable winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins
Pleasant A. Bounds
John A. Collings
W. H. Riley
Bounds
Riley
Los Angeles
America
United States
Corona
Laborer Robbed In Lonely City Spot By Unknown Men
Ole Hagen and companion Tom Basket were attacked near the Northern Pacific ice house on the west side around 11 o clock. Hagen lost $22 and a small amount of charge while Basket was struck and left with a head wound. Police later found Basket and Hagen with a crushed derby and an ugly bump on his head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ole Hagen
Tom Basket
Northern Pacific
Hagen
Basket
Thies
Auto plunges off bridge injuring Orr family in Dunsmuir
Mrs Eugene Orr suffers probable non recovery after a car from Gazelle California loses control and falls into the Sacramento River near Dunsmuir injuring three others with fractures and bruises as the car enters shallow water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunsmuir
Cal
Eugene Orr
Orr
Sacramento
Gazelle
Shasta County
Robbery Suspects Sought After Brief Hold Up
Police hold up a suspect basket in custody for investigation. Officers seek the assailants as they conduct inquiries into the incident authorities describe as a recent hold up.
Freight Wreck Near Lytton Kills Three Trainsmen
Canadian Pacific freight wrecks after heavy rains wash out track near Lytton. A locomotive and three cars tumbled forty feet into a embankment, with three trainsmen killed and two tramps reported dead. Bodies buried under debris. One tramp aboard the train. heavy losses expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
Bi -Ca
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Lytton
Lookout Inn Destroyed By Fire On Lookout Mountain
Fire swept the famed Lookout Inn on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. The blaze consumed the hotel and four cottages along with their contents, leaving a continuing streak of fire down the mountain as firefighters battled to prevent spread to timber and more cottages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renowned Inn
Lookout Mountain
Chattanooga
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tit House
Yakima Mineral Springs CO
North Yakima
Navy
W. R. Price
Guerrero Im
Provement Co
Treat Raynor Co
South First
San Francisco
Abraham
Tef
Newfoundland
Say Fiera
Nid
W. W. Riley
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
First National Bank
North
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!