Peace hopes fade as Taft Bacon mediate in Cuba crisis
Havana and Washington dispatches report intensifying Cuban conflict efforts. Taft and Bacon press for mediation while Palma denies rumors of resignations. American battleships sail in as the insurgents press demands and fear of intervention grows.
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Havana
Cuba
Taft
Bacon
United States
Palma
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Messrs
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Senor Zayas
Charles Hernandez
Guerrera
City of Seattle ashore on Trial Island
The City of Seattle bound for Alaska ran aground near Trial Island in dense Puget Sound fog with about fifty passengers and full freight. Officials say passengers were evacuated. vessel rests on rocks and two tugboats failed to move her. salvage attempts planned at next high water.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Company
Trial Island
Puget Sound
Vancouver
B. C
Alaska
City of Seattle Floated After Ashore at Trial Island
The steamship City of Seattle, run aground at Trial Island, was floated yesterday afternoon. To lighten 3800 tons of freight, seventeen horses bound for the White Pass railroad were removed. After refloating, the ship sailed to Victoria to replace cargo, with passengers returning aboard. The company expects to resume northbound voyage the next morning.
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Seattle
Trial Island
White Pass
Victoria
Relief Funds Held Up in Red Cross San Francisco Aid
Relief officials consider sending an agent to Washington to press San Francisco’s claim to 1.8 million dollars held by the National Red Cross for the city’s relief. Directors meet on September 25 to decide on disposition as $500,000 remains in New York and 600,000 in Boston. A Boston agent is en route to investigate.
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San Francisco
Relief Corporation
Washington
National Red Cross
Red Cross
New York
Boston
Insurance firm to pay 95 percent of San Francisco losses
Hibbernia bank officials report the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company will pay 95 cents on the dollar to policyholders harmed by the San Francisco fire. The firm seeks removal from the bank's list of insurers not meeting obligations and a directors meeting will consider the request.
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San Francisco
Hibbernia Bank
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company
Floyd Nominee for New Hampshire Governor After Nine Ballots
Charles M. Floyd of Manchester won the Republican nomination after a nine ballot convention fight in New Hampshire. Winston Churchill of Cornish, novelist and Lincoln Club leader, was Floyd’s closest rival in the final round.
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Concord
N. H
Charles M. Floyd
Manchester
New Hampshire
Winston Churchill
Cornish
Lincoln Republican Club
Floyd
Paris in the eyes of a 19th century traveler reveals oddities and wonders
The observer laments rough first impressions of Paris with smoky lamps and high hotel prices, then guides through Notre Dame and the Conciergerie highlighting Marie Antoinette’s cell and the Tuileries graveyard. He praises the Pantheon, Notre Dame, and Louvre treasures while noting Parisian street life from carts and fish sellers to barbers and milk stands.
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Paris
National Library
Tuileries
Bois de Boulogne
Suttes
Chaumont
Louvre
Prefecture of Police
Lutetia
Crsar
Palace of Justice
Marie Antoinette
Dr Smits Eye Ear Nose and Throat Card
Professional card listing Dr Smits M D physician surgeon at Aberdeen General Hospital and Crowther Wooding block with offices over EL & Pharmacy Aberdeen Washington. Practice limited to the eye ear nose and throat with specified hours and telephone numbers.
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EL & Pharmacy
Aberdeen
Wash
Mapes Office Hours Listed in Kaufman Block
D J A Mapes announces office hours from 9 to 11 a m 2 to 3 and 7 to 8 p m with rooms 5 and 6 Kaufman Block Aberdeen Washington contact Tel 1753.
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Kaufman Block
Tel
Aberdeen, Wash
Falling Off in Chinese Immigrants to San Francisco
Reports from the San Francisco Chronicle show a sharp decline in Chinese arrivals at the port. Last year boats carried about 125 per voyage. this year the average is around twelve, with June arrivals under fifty. The earthquake and distorted reports fueled anti-Chinese sentiment, and Chinatown dispersal reduced welcoming conditions. Officials say the slump is temporary and will rebound once normal conditions return.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Chinese Immigration Bureau
Siberia
Orient
Commissioner of Immigration
China
United States
Chinatown
Young man warns against debt in clever exchange
A brief Washington Star quip features a young man told to avoid debt by a friendly ad viser. He replies that he will, unless his credit improves. The exchange plays on finance and prudence with a light, moral note.
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Washington Star
Navigation Times for Portland TAC Seattle and Eastbound
Schedule fragment lists times for routes to Portland Tacoma Seattle and points east with specific stops at Moclips and Ocosta. Morning and afternoon times include 8 42 a m 3 35 p m 3 05 p m and 3 45 p m indicating daily service windows.
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Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Portland, Tacoma
Ocosta
Moclips
Aberdeen
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Morgan
Barry
Duval
Menocal
Isle of Pines
Mendez Capote
Messrs. Taft
Rodriguez
Matanzas
Cabas Fortress
Camp Columbia
Cienfuegos
Salvor
Pioneer
Pilot
St. Denis
France
Pantheon
Notre Dame
Pere Lachaise
Rachel
Rosa Jonheur
Felix Faure
Alfred de Musset
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DF. Watkins
Crowther-Wooding Block
G and Heron Streets
McNiven
J. A. Mapes
Everett E. Lane, D. D. S
Hayes & Hayes
C. Cross
Attorney AT Law
Zelaska Block
G Street
Fox
Robert E. Taggart
Dabney Block
Ben Sheers
Continental Saloon Oo. C. Vammen
Heron
St. Paul
Humboldt Saloon
Fred Hewett
South F Street
Andrew Blum
W. Johnston Transfer Co
S. F Street
Roslyn Coal
J. M. Lupton, Mer
Cor. H
Hume Ste
A. Ingebrightsen
H. B. Elder
N. P. Ry
A. D. Charlton
N. P. Ry. Co
Portland, Oregon
Canadian Pacific
Minneapolis
St. Pau
Duluth
Fort William
Chicago
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
P. S. Locke
John Halstead
Pacific Ave
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Prop
Wishkah
Fred Redinger
Pioneer Barber Shop
Heron Street
Westport, Wash
Mrs. Mary Smith
Wm. Ziegler
Boot and Shoemaker
Jeff
William Ziegler
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