Trains Collide in Oakland. Seven Killed and Dozens Injured
In Oakland on July 4 a narrow gauge Alameda local collided with Santa Cruz train No 57 at Webster street bridge. Seven passengers were killed and over thirty injured as engines and cars derailed and passengers were rescued amid chaos. Engineer Everett J. Barry was arrested for manslaughter after San Francisco officials determined the Alameda engine was to blame.
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Oakland
Cal
Alameda Mole
Santa Cruz
Webster Street
Alameda
Everett J. Barry
Wilson
Southern Pacific
Atlantic Fleet Sails From San Francisco for Antipodes
The 16 battleships of the Atlantic fleet, led by the Connecticut under Rear Admiral Sperry, left San Francisco at 2 PM headed for the Pacific. After a stop in Honolulu for a week, the ships sail to Auckland Melbourne and Sydney for entertainment preparations, then to Manila around October 1 before returning to Hampton Roads in late February.
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San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Pacific
Atlantic Fleet
Golden Gate
Flower
Connecticut
C. S. Sperry
Honolulu
Auckland
Sydney
Melbourne
Manila
Atlantic
Globe
Final Beam Placed on North Bank Bridge to Portland
Portland Ore July 7 The last piece of steel completes the 1 000 000 double track bridge over the Willamette River enabling trains from Pisco 220 miles away to reach Portland within 30 days The Vancouver to Portland ten mile section with two bridges and terminal facilities is valued at about 7 000 000 making it the costliest railroad segment in America at about 700 000 per mile.
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Portland, Or
North Bank Road
Willamette River
Pisco
Portland
Vancouver
America
Fourth of July Accidents Cause 72 Deaths and 27386 Injuries
The nation records 72 deaths and 27386 injuries from Fourth of July celebrations, a figure that breaks previous records since 1850. Public safety officials note the surge in accidents nationwide.
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United States
Upper Columbia River Improvement Plans Noted
The annual report by Major J. M. Chittenden details minimal work on the Upper Columbia above the Snake River. It cites a $42,000 rock blasting effort at Methow and Entiat rapids and a $175,000 plan to remove rocks from Bridgeport to Kettle Falls, with surveys urged for Priest Rapids and Rock Island Rapids to enable locks and navigation.
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J. M. Chittenden
Seattle
Wash
United States
Lower
Columbia River
Upper Columbia
Snake River
Okanogan
Pend Oreille
Columbia
Methow
Wenatchee
Bridgeport
Kettle Balls
River and Harbor Board
Congress
Priest Rapids
Rock Island Rapids
Lower Columbia
Celilo Falls
Kettle Falls
Vancouver fisheries overseer begins duties amid license purge
Sam North, newly appointed overseer of Provincial fisheries, confirms a policy action denying boat licenses to aliens. In a government launch cruise from Steveston to New Westminster he issues 100 licenses to white applicants, with only three Japanese qualifying by naturalization papers and no Indian applicants seeking licenses.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sam North
Provyvincial Fisheries
North
Steveston
New Westminster
Laborers Murder Their Foreman in Montana Strike Fallout
Holmes Hayes foreman at the St. Paul tunnel near Missoula was killed by five Montenegrins in retaliation for a countryman’s death last October. Hayes was ambushed and hacked to pieces before escape into Idaho. A large posse of rangers pursues the attackers after the October incident.
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Missoula
Mont
Holmes Hayes
St. Paul
Taft
Hayes
Idaho
Fire destroys Altenheim in Oakland. inmates saved
A Sunday fire on the roof of Altenheim, the German home for the elderly in Oakland, destroyed the building and threatened many lives. Firemen saved numerous inmates though the structure was doomed. losses are estimated at 80 000 dollars. In San Francisco Battling Nelson knocked out Joe Gans in the 17th round to become world lightweight champion before about 16 000 spectators.
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Oakland
Cal
Altenheim
Oakland Fire Department
Nelson
San Francisco
Joe Gans
Girl Rider Falls as Horses Race Bareback at Sumas Track
In Bellingham a 14 year old rider Esther Perry lost balance and fell from a bareback horse during a six horse race at Sumas. She was dragged twenty yards and lay in the track before attendants freed her. Rosa Clark escaped injury after sliding off another horse.
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Miss Perry
Explosive Plot Tails Spokane Home Destruction
Investigators link a Fourth of July disguise to a blast that wrecked Mrs. Mary De Mott’s house injuring her as James Domono an Italian laborer is arrested on suspicion of throwing the bomb. Domestic troubles and a disputed romance are cited as motives in the shaken community.
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Mahaffy
Mrs. Finn
Mary de Mott
James Domono
Domono
Domona
Seattle Airship Flies Eight Miles To Meadows Landing
L G Mecklem completed a dirigible flight from West Seattle to The Meadows covering eight miles. The landing drew about 10 000 spectators at the race track. He jettisoned his shoes and two monkey wrenches to shed weight and clear a tall obstacle before the gas bag touched down.
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Seattle
L. G. Mecklem
Mecklem
Duwamish River
Brutal Walla Walla Officer Faces Action After Fourth Riot
Special officer Tom Stubblefield escaped mob violence during the Fourth as crowds enjoyed the Fourteenth Cavalry band. He felled Albert Williams with a club, then beat him while bystanders intervened. The chief of police removed the officer, and complaints are expected from prominent citizens.
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Walla Walla
Tom Stubblefield
Fourteenth Cavalry Band
Albert Williams
Williams
Farmer's Self-Destruct in Barn Tragedy Sparks Snohomish Shock
In Snohomish, 65 year old Robert Pfueller killed himself with a hand grenade style blast after fights with his wife over drinking. He had lived in Snohomish 21 years, worked as a fisherman early on, and recently built a dairying business fortune.
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Snohomish
Robert Pfueller
Young Girl Cancels Engagement in Tacoma Love Triangle
Miss Helen West a 17 year old Tacoma social story cancels her engagement to J. K. Oas a Port Ludlow millman and declares love for Lee Carroll a concrete mixer. Oas had prepared a home for the couple at Port Ludlow.
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Tacoma
J. K. Oas
Port Ludlow
Trousseau
Helen West
Lee Carroll
Qas
Atlican Ingenuity and an Unpainted Barber Pole
An equatorial barber shows practical wit by keeping the shop identity with a barber pole despite lacking paint. The image highlights resourcefulness and a touch of whimsy in a locale where supplies are scarce.
What An Improvement Club Can Do
An improvement club aims to benefit the public through local projects. It advocates forest preservation, tree planting, yard cleanliness, sanitation, traveling libraries, better roads, tramp relief via work programs, and raising moral and mental standards.
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Kansas Farmer
Vacant Lot Committees Urged To Tackle Weeds
The piece calls improvement societies to form vacant lot committees to visit owners or write them urging cleanup of vacant lots. It suggests funding by a small member tax to harvest and burn weeds now to curb next year’s overgrowth on local properties and adjoining areas. It urges civic groups or municipal pride to take up the task where no society exists.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Teaches Relief
An old advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as soothing refreshing strengthening and purifying for the stomach bowels and kidneys. It claims prevention of summer troubles and offers tea or tablets priced at 85 cents by W. B. Paine & Co.
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Hollister
W. B. Paine & Co
Foreclosure Tax Lien in Chehalis County Court Case
F E Jones files in the Superior Court of Washington Chehalis County to foreclose a tax lien on Lot 16 Block 56 Northern Pacific addition South Aberdeen. Certificate of Delinquency 1645 issued December 17 1902 for $3.82 with penalties interest and costs. Public notices show dates of first and last publications July 9 1908 and August 20 1908.
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State of Washington
Chehalis County
F. J. Jones
South Aberdeen Improvement Co
F. E. Jones
A. D
Chehalis
Towit
Northern Pacific
South Aberdeen
Washington
State of
W. W. Boner
Postoffice
Aberdeen
Wash
Notice of Sale of Real Estate by John Landers
Public notice dated June 23 1908 announces sale of real estate by John Landers with first publication June 25 and last publication July 16 1908. The document specifies multiple log entries and dates for the sale process.
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John Landers
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Los Angels
Margaret Finn
J. E. Mahaffy
News OF the
Spokane
Farmer
Centremen
Ralston
Ellis Marten
South F Street
Card Harbor
Harbor Belle
Montesano
Westport
Hoquiam
Motesano
Montesre
DEPAK
All Pointe East
Ocosta
H. B. Elder
Agint S. P. Ry
A.D. Charlton
N. J. Ry. Co
Orecon
Sein
Bulletin
Bake
Sansome Street &Aw Franccisqo
Calif
Bay
Teeernate
City Library
City Hall
J. M. Walker
Aberdeen Undertaking
Bowes & Randolph
E. Wishkah St
Range
Seventh Street
Washington, D. c
Reasonasgle Telemiione
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Aberdeen State Bank
Heron
General Commercial Banking
E. J. Bradley
C. W.ailler
Hayes & Hayes Banker's
Yereta
Cal Mill
Pshalltown
Asl
Marshalltown Buggy Company
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