Alaska Transport Merger Forms New Jersey Incorporation
Major Alaska firms including Alaska Commercial Company and Seattle Yukon Transport combine under New Jersey law as Northern Navigation Company to handle transportation assets and Northern Company to run mining and metals. Key offices in San Francisco Seattle Victoria and BC. Aim to cut costs reduce North supply shortages and stabilize shipping rates as operations shift to two separate entities.
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Great Alaska
New Jersey
Seattle
Alaska Commercial C O
al- Co
Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co
Ion Co
Alaska
American Trading & Transportation
The
Northern Navigation Co
Northern Co
San Francisco
Victoria
B. C
Navigation Co
Portland
St. Paul and
Dora
Areo Sailing Veeunder
Saloon Men Notified to Enforce Law Adherence
Notice from WH insists saloon keep orderly premises and sell no liquor to Indians or habitual drunkards. Warnings go to outlying districts amid numerous complaints. offenders will be held to state law and brought before authorities.
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Cranting
Bear. Gray cashier found dead in Iowa Loan case
Unclear text reports the death of Gray, cashier at Iowa Loan, with an announcement from the company president. The cause and details are not determined. A man identified only by description was found yesterday in a bay and to be examined at Butterworth’s morgue.
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Bear
Graycashier
Iowa Loan
Fance
Graysons
Handsome New Steamer Athion Arrives in Seattle
The steamer Athion arrived from Astoria with two broken propeller blades. It traveled from Port Townsend to Seattle in about two hours, docking amid public interest. It will be sent to Moran's shipyards for repairs and may begin Tacoma to Seattle service once ready, with possible runs to Bremerton and Port Orchard while Iowa is in drydock.
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Athiom
Astoria
Port Town
Seattle
Moran
Dudley
Emperor orders English replaces French in German high schools
An imperial decree on April 10 states English will replace French in German high school curricula as the compulsory language option while French remains available as an optional study for scholars.
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NM. DD. c
German Empire
Fire at Central Hospital Ends Without Injuries
A morning fire at Central Hospital Sagane started in a linen closet of the female ward. Fire crews gained control within an hour and all patients behaved admirably with no injuries reported.
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Central Hospital
Sagane
Murder of a Murderer Shocks Arizona Courtroom
An unidentified assailant shot Deputy Sheriff A. Alexander as he left the courtroom after receiving a life sentence for killing Mrs Perris. Samuel King, a brother of the victim, is suspected of involvement. The shooter fired from a house nearby, leaving the scene unsettled.
Flowers Of Friendship Goes From Caracas With Eager Farewell
United States Minister Loomis departed from Caracas in a railway car filled with flowers and was seen off with heartfelt salutes from a grateful public. He then sailed today from La Guaira on the auxiliary cruiser Scorpion amid unprecedented demonstrations of esteem for a foreign representative.
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Caracas
Curacoa
United States
Loomis
la Guayra
Scorpion
Enthusiastic Welcome as Loubet Arrives in Toulon Harbor
President Loubet received a warm reception in Toulon as a French squadron of 40 warships greeted him with colors flying and crews in brilliant array. The Russian fleet in attendance conferred the Legion of Honor on Admiral Birtleff as part of the ceremonies.
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Nice
Ville
Toulon
Duke of Genoa
NCHE
Legion of Honor
Admiral Birtleff
Loubet
President Lou
Deserting McPeet Dies After Shootout Near Dakota Border
Jim McPeet, alias Jack McCarthy, a cattle thief tied to a rustling gang, was shot by officers just over the Eastern Dakota line while resisting arrest. He died a few hours later after cursing his companion who surrendered once his partner fell. He refused to name his fellow gang members.
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Jim Mc Peet
Jack McCarthy
Dakota
Jack McDonald
Fire destroys Southern Pavilion hospital. nurses save kids
In New York on April 10 a fire razed the Southern Pavilion children’s hospital on Randall’s Island. Ninety four boys were rescued by nurses and practiced fire drills, with several nurses narrowly escaping suffocation. Reports in San Francisco discuss orange shipments and potential tariff changes affecting routes from Southern California to Seattle, with Great Northern Railway officials noting possible rate impacts.
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New York
Outhern Pavilion
Randall’s
Dan
Ban Francisco
Great Northern Railway
Southern Pacific
Santa Fe
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Southern California
Seattle
Parre
Mr. Woodworth
Pacific Coast Co
Ohia
J. W. Mabon
Great Northern Railway Co
Bea
Ithaca Giant Mike Contey Charged With Murder in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police arrest Mike Contey known as the Ithaca Giant for the murder of Chas D Gildea who died after a fight in Bob Burns saloon. Gildea suffered a fractured skull and Contey admits being present but denies striking the blow. Manila dispatch notes insurgent funds and Calles stat forces capturing 46900. Aguinaldo may press for Timle surrender.
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Cincinnati
Chas. D. Gildea
Mike Contey
Ithica
Gildea
Bob Burns Eatoon
Conley
Thero
Imprisoned With the Dead Novel Tells of Bluebeard Tale
Louisville report says Marty Devore aged 19 and his child wife Bertha were found by a relative after Devore slashed Bertha’s throat as she slept and then killed himself with a razor. They married last February. Lurid novels allegedly triggered his turmoil.
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Louisville
Bluebeard
Marty Devore
Bertha
Devore
Six Years for Crime in St. Petersburg Plot
La gowski, a provincial figure who attempted to assassinate Procurateur General Pobyedonostself of the Maly Synod, has been sentenced to six years penal servitude in St. Petersburg.
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ST. Petersburg
Lagowski
Pobyedonostself
Maly Synod
Hinky Dink Faces Arrest Over Saloon Open All Night
Chicago April 10 Alderman Michael Kenna known as Hinky Dink is arrested on a warrant by Kate Mills Boyd of the Anti-Vice Crusade. He is charged with violating the saloon closing ordinance by keeping a State Street saloon open after midnight. The venue is famed for sheltering the unchurched and fueling local political power.
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Chicago
Michael Kenna
Hinky Dink
State Street
van Buren
Pinky Dink
Rosenberg Return From New York Tour
Mr and Mrs Rosenberg of M Beller & Co returned today with Mrs Moren bera from New York after an extensive tour of Darepe, met at New York by her husband.
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KB. Rosenberg
M. Beller & Co
Morenbera
New York
Rosenberg
Darepe
Cayton Charged with Malicious Publication in Beattle Republican
Prosecuting Attorney Fulton filed information in superior court against H. R. Cayton for writing obscene articles defaming Chief of Police Meredith. The information defines grafting as slang for bribe taker and any form of dishonesty. Trial likely after May return of Mr. Fallon.
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Fulton
H. R. Cayton
Beattle Republican
Meredith
Helene
Hobson Assigned to Navy Construction Bureau
Washington April 10 Secretary Longhan assigns Naval Constructor Hobson to duty in the bureau of naval construction and repair. Hobson will enter on his new duties next Tuesday.
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Washington, D. C
Longhan
Hobson
Bureau of Naval Construction and Repair
Tired of Life He Seeks Death in Kingman Lodging House
The body of a man, believed to be Charles Brown of Kingman, was found in a room at 611 Fourth Avenue lodging house. An arsenic glare and a box of poison were found nearby. Despondent over finances, the 40s man had said he was broke and tired of living. Coroner Hoye ordered the body moved to Butterworth's morgue and an autopsy to be held.
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Chas. Brown
Kingman
Fourth Avenue
Beattie
Walla Walla
Roomere
Butterworth’s Morgue
Hoye
Hotel Thief Suspect Nabbed After Daylight Robberies
Detectives arrest W G McCarthy, linked to a spree at four major Seattle hotels including the Rainier Grand and Seattle, with thefts ranging from gold nuggets and a $50 watch to jewelry and a sea skin coat. Authorities describe a daylight pattern using a skeleton key and pass keys, with McCarthy amid mining claims in Nome and prior hotel prominence.
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Meredith
Wappenstein and
Phillips
W. G. McCarthy
McCarthy
Hainter-Grand
Stevens
Butler
Heatth
Died in Jail After Delirium in Custody
L B Lenau reoner died in jail after delirium during a 30 day sentence. He became unmanageable after arrival two days earlier and was placed in the mad cell. Coroner Hoye notified. body taken to Butterworths morgue.
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Reoner
Petit Moun
Hoye
Butterworth’s
Weather Update for Seattle and Vicinity
For Seattle and Vicinity tonight fair. Thursday cloudy with likely showers. Light to fresh southeast winds.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Gambling Hubs Raided and Shut as Warranted
Police acted after the Law and Order League alerted Judge George's court about public gambling houses in Yealerway. The Stan ford and other resorts were raided at 6 pm, with warrants issued and the venues closed. All gambling cases are set for next Friday in police court.
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Law & Order League
George's Court
Stanford
George Lanned An
Oraer
Trestle to West Seattle Planned Across Spokane Avenue
County Surveyor Clarence White reviewed southern district grounds for a West Seattle trestle project along Spokane avenue starting at Commercial street. The plan calls for a bridge spanning waterways and meeting a county road on the west side with costs around 40,000 dollars. Key supporters include F L Jacobson Capt George Smith and county commissioners. The war department may require a second bridge later.
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Clarence White
Seattle
Spokane Avenue
Commercial Street
War Department
F. L. Jacobson
West Beattie
George Smith
White
Man Kills Himself After Claim of Ruined Life
April 10. Frank Carroll a telephone foreman blew out his brains in the presence of a woman formerly Mary Fox and described as highly connected. He voiced ruin as the trigger for the act.
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Mansfield
Frank Carroll
Mary Fox
Carroll
Broker Fro from New York ends life in agony
In New York on April 10 Bernard Frost, a broker once valued at about a half million, killed himself by taking carbolic acid in the Hoffman House after a stock exchange declaration that he had backers. He died this morning in severe pain.
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New York
Consolidated Stock Exchange
Backeup
Bernard Frost
Hoffman
Frost
School Board Plans 12 Room Building Near Green Lake
At a board meeting in C. J. Smiths office the directors ordered ten acres vacated by the county for the Boys and Girls' school. They purchased six adjoining lots to Green Lake school and will erect a fine 12 room building. Architect Stephen will finalize plans and construction on the Snow building will begin promptly.
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C. J. Smith
Boye
Green Lake School
Stephen
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