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07 Apr 1904
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1904
Page
1
Multiple Dead and Injured in Rail Collisions Across States
Reports from Chicago, Parkersburg, Baltimore and nearby towns recount several rail crashes. Names and roles include Chief Thomas and Chief Iron Tall among Nebraska Indians killed and others injured. Rail lines involved include the Chicago and North Western and the Baltimore and Ohio with crews fatally harmed and passengers injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Baltmore & Ohio
Huntington Avenue
Donnelly
Japanese Landings At Yalu Mouth Signal Imminent Battle
Reports from Tokio say transports with Japanese troops entered the Yalu estuary and began disembarking, signaling a major land battle within days. A second Japanese force of 49 transports loiters near Haiju and Chemuipo, with divisions flagged for Yangampo but likely redirected. Russian forces at Wiju fled as Japanese advance quickens, while cavalry skirmishes near Sonchong ended with light losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scripps News Ass
Tokio
Yalu River
Haiju
Chemuipo
Yangampo
Yalu
An-tung
Wiju
Sonchong
Pingyang
Chongju
Relieved by Death in Fire Tragedy at Home
Mrs. J. W. Norris died at Providence hospital at 1 PM from burns and injuries after a Sunday morning house fire likely set by an incendiary. Her husband James W. Norris remains in critical condition in hospital. Fire Chief ordered him to stay at the window. he was burned before reaching a ladder. Their son Robert Norris serves in the fire department. No funeral arrangements yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Norris
Providence Hospital
James W. Norris
Norris
Eighth Avenue
Lenora Street
Mr. Norris
Cook
Robert Norris
Fire Department
Trial of Nellie Griffin Ends as Case Is Dismissed
In a Georgetown court Mrs Nellie Griffin was brought in irons by Marshal Blegg. The judge dismissed the case after testimony about an assault on W W Gilman. In New York former sailor Tim Campbell died this afternoon. The Japanese squadron was cruising off Port Arthur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Griffin
Cann
Marshal Blegg
Georgetown
Prifoner
W. W. Gilman
New York
Tim” Campbell
Bogus Money afloat tied to China theory
Secret service reports a counterfeit silver coin ring suspected to originate in the Orient and flood the country. Puget Sound Bank warns a shipment to San Francisco included near perfect fakes. Seattle receives news of James E B Coyne aged 26 of the local Masonic lodge dying at Seattle General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Bell
United States Secret Service
Orient
Puget Sound National Bank
San Francisco
Secret Service
China
James EB. Coyne
A. M
Seattle General Hospital
Diphtheria Claims Life Of Collina Child At Home
Charles William Collina the year old son of Mr and Mrs C W Collina died at the family residence 505 Seventh Avenue South this morning of diphtheria. The death notice appears in the Bonney Watson morgue records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonney-Watson Morgue
Charles William Collina
C. W. Collina
Seventh Avenue South
Trucker Alexander Barge Dies in Skagit County Tree Accident
Alexander Barge, a truck driver and member of the Finnish Brotherhood, was crushed by a falling tree at Fir in Skagit County yesterday. His body was taken to the Bonney-Watson morgue. funeral services were held at 2 p.m. at the local undertaking chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Barge
Fir
Skagit County
Bonney-Watson
Barg
Undertaking Chapel
Robber Attacks Mrs. Kelly in Home Invasion
Joe Kelly was bound gagged and choked by a robber who entered the home while she was alone. The assailant fled on a bicycle, dressed as a laborer, leaving $230 hidden in a bookcase untouched as Mrs Kelly suffered bruises from the struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kelly
Hill bill would reform currency and treasury limits
The house committee on banking approved a favorable report on the Hill bill to improve currency conditions. It authorizes depositing customs receipts in national banks, repeals the $3,000,000 monthly withdrawal limit from deposits, abolishes the coinage limit on subsidiary coins, and allows gold certificates of $10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8C News Asa‘n
Db. C
House Committee On Banking Today
Pendleton Miller Dies After Short Illness in Olympia
Pendleton Miller longtime Olympia area resident dies at 1:30 am at 18% University Street from pneumonia after ten days illness. Survived by mother Mrs Mary M Miller and brother Winlock W Miller, funeral Sunday in this city then ship to Olympia. Body under Bonney-Watson care. Pacific Coast Steamship Cottage City arrives with 9800 dollars in treasure from Dawson for the same bank, plus other consignments and 40 passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton Miller
University Street
Mr. Miller
W. W. Miller
Olympia
Puget Bound
Obediah D. McFadden
Mary M. Miller
Winlock W. Miller
Bonney-Watson Company
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Cottage City
Skagway
Lynn Canal
Canadian Bank of Commerce of
Dawson
Explosion Near King Alfonso Sparks Panic At Madrid Labor Exhibit
An official Barcelona dispatch reports a petard explosion as King Alfonso left a labor exhibition in Madrid. Two were injured in the ensuing panic. A man believed to know the cause was arrested and the king, with Premier Mora and War Minister Linares, toured factories to meet workers and promote protections for labor. Pope Pius IX offered congratulations on the king's escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Barcelona
Alfonso
Alformes
Mura
Linares
Prosecuting Attorney Faces Dismissal in McGinnis Robbery Case
In Judge Tallman’s court the state moved to dismiss the case of the state versus John McGinnis after the only eye witness vanished. Alex Consign, victim of the robbery, was too intoxicated to testify about the $7.4 in tender coin taken from a saloon, affecting the defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Port Townsend Pursues 200000 Water Bonds
Mayor Coon and officials seek a $200,000 water bond issue to fund a gravity system with a head at a mountain stream eighteen miles from Port Townsend. The state land commissioners will bid the issue in installments over one year as funds permit. An agreement with the Fort Worden government site is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Townsend
Coon
Quartermaster’s Department
Fort Worden
Board of State Land Commissioners
Olympia
Fort Plager
Towns to lease 473 acre Washington harbor military reserve
The Chamber of Commerce approved a plan to seek council and county action for a water project lease over fifteen years at a price covering interest. Major Millie will advertise for lease of the 473 acre Washington harbor military reservation in Clallam county, with a St. Louis fair exhibit planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
St. Louis Fair
Millie
Washington Harbor
Clallam County
Slaps at Germany Reproves Local Attacks on America
Russ, favored by the foreign office, rebukes local contemporaries for their bitter attacks on America. The piece names Germany as the sole serious enemy and notes Vice Admiral Stark was decorated with the Order of Santo Stanislau the first class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Russ
Foreign Office
America
Germany
Stark
Overcrowded Standard poolroom eyed as death trap
City fire chief urges immediate inspection after reports that the Standard theater poolroom, on Occidental avenue and Washington street, houses 2000–3000 gamblers daily atop a weakened floor. The 6400 square foot room rests on a single partition and a few beams with no true arch or truss, raising fear of collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattle
Chief Cook
Fire Department
George Lwabbe
Standard Theater
Occidental Avenue
Washington Street
City Counciel
Britt Corbett
San Francisco
Wright
Ings le
John Cort
F. M. Gaye
Cook
New York
New York Sun
Roulette
Faro
Red Cross to Discuss City Emergency Hospital Plan
The Seattle Red Cross Society will hold a special meeting at the Lincoln next Wednesday afternoon to discuss establishing an emergency hospital in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Red Cross Society
The
Lincoln
Injunction Refused Over Auburn Lighting Contract
Judge Bell in superior court refused to grant the injunction sought by Be L Tanner and others to block Auburn officers from carrying out a lighting contract with Puget Sound Electric Co. The ruling held competitive bidding was not required for the contract, allowing continued service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Puget Sound Electric Company
Navy Yard Braces for Summer Repairs Increase
The cruiser Albany and gunboats Annapolis and Vicksburg head to Bremerton for extensive summer repairs. The work will raise the yard’s labor force by about 1,000 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Annapolis
Vicksburg
Bremerton
Navy Yard
City Engineers Proposes Update To Building Ordinances
City engineers and local architects met yesterday to address antiquated building codes. A committee will review current ordinances with the Board of Public Works and submit amendments to the council for consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Kk. Thomson
Board of Public Works
Council
Frisco Faces A Street Car Strike In San Francisco
San Francisco faces a looming street car strike as the Carmen’s union demands a flat 27½ cents per hour for all workers and bans new students from apprenticeship. Company imports workers and measures to guard operations escalate while union leaders threaten discipline if instruction to apprentices continues. A license collector from Alaska notes a passenger appearance aboard the Robert Potlar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen's
Li Ie
Carmen
United Railways
Union
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