Distant naval actions and local crime loom in Singapore dispatches
Reports from Singapore, Batavia and Manila describe Russian and Japanese naval movements in the region, with fleets sighted near Muntok and Anamba Islands and patrols enforcing neutrality off the Philippines. A separate local crime note details package thefts and a coordinated drugstore redistribution scheme.
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Singapore
Radnorshire
Cape of St. James
Cochin-China
Anamba Islands
China Sea
Weather Spotter Forecast Tonight and Tuesday
The Weather Spotter reports fair conditions with light frost tonight. The forecast promises two full days of sun ahead, with clear skies and gentle breezes across the region.
Campbell on Trial Wealthy Ballard Mill Owner Murder Charge
James Bourgette is killed in a long running family feud. Napoleon Campbell, a Ballard mill owner, faces first degree murder charges. A crowded courtroom follows the proceedings as lawyers prepare to select a jury and prosecutors call more than a dozen witnesses.
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Adri Campbell
James Bourgette
Campbell
Ballard
Leads To Alaska Jury Race In Supreme Court Ruling
The April 10 decision holds Congress limited criminal case juries in Alaska unconstitutional. It finds Alaska an organized territory where the U S Constitution does apply and contrasts its statutes with the Philippines and Porter ruling.
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Washington
Aipreme Court
Congress
Alaska
Philippines
Porter
United States
Red Handed Odessa Police Raid Bomb Factory
Odessa police uncovered a bomb factory and an araphietic printing press in a vacant storehouse basement. Sixty officers surrounded the site, 27 men were arrested, and a large crowd followed the police to the station amid a demonstration. All 27 likely face death after a speedy trial.
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Odessa
Geripre News Ans
Russia
Aparhietic
Look Out for the Drug Store Thief
A warning about an organized gang thief who overhears customers leaving packages at drug stores and arranges for a gang member to claim them later. Two thefts reported in the past week show a woman leaving a package with shoes at a First Avenue store and a second pharmacy, then a gang member and the victim’s relative colluding to take the goods. The incident ends with the genuine nephew learning of the theft.
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Second Avenue
Mins
Mies
First Avenue
Raid on Greenleaf Saloon Sparks City Jailings
Police raided the Greenleaf saloon at the foot of Pike Street Sunday night arresting four alleged law breakers. J L and his wife held for disorderly house Mrs Kelley charged as a creepy person released on bail $50 Leo Mart held as a common pros. Patrolmen Melvyin Cameron led by Sergeant Sprengie conducted the raid. This is the second raid on the house with inmates previously convicted and appealed, but paid fines and prosecution were dropped.
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Greenleaf
Pike Street
J. L
Kelley
Leo Mart
Melvyin
Cameron
Sprengie
Wofame
City orders action against Pike Street fruit stand
L Davies operates a $2000 decorative fruit stand at Pike Street and Second Avenue. He petitions against Seattle's ordinance banning street wagons, claiming the quarterly $30 fine is unlawful and that the stand is an adornment not a nuisance. The case will test the legality of the ordinance and impact on street vendors.
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Seattle
L. Davies
Pike Street
Fteet
Second Avenues
Davin
Rich Strike Placer Find Reported Near Raspberry Island
The steamer Santa Ana carried news of a rich placer strike on Raspberry Island between Kodiak and Afognak. About 70 men are working the beach, earning 4 to 15 dollars daily, while local natives reportedly make 2 to 4 dollars daily.
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Santa Ana
Raspberry Island
Kodiak
Afognak Islands
Vaides
Dora
Soldiers in jail after failed Bowery hold up
Upehureh and W Teege, two Fort Lawton soldiers, are jailed at Ballard on charges of attempted hold up after a billiard game at a Bowery saloon ended with a gun drawn. A Night Patrolman Diggs intervened. Upchurch wounded in the hand. Hearing likely Tuesday morning. Oswald Graniggan, a youth, arrested for petty larceny after stealing 75 cents from Michael Hessian’s store till. Graniggan’s hearing Monday was unsatisfactory. a later trial is planned.
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Upehureh
W. Teege
Fort Lawton
Ballard
Bowery
Upchurch
Diggs
Teege
Oswald Graniggan
Michael Hessian
Judge to discharge defendant in larceny case
Justice P. V. Davis stated he would dismiss James Fischer's grand larceny charge and bill the prosecution costs to the complaining witness. C. J. Dumbolton alleged Fischer stole a stereoptic lantern and views worth 400 dollars while Dumbolton was in Alaska. Evidence showed the property had been bought at a sheriff sale and Fischer held a legal right to it. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Vanderveer prompted the complaint to Dumbalton, who did not disclose all facts.
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P. V. Davis
James Fischer
C. J. Dumbolton
Fischer
Dumbolton
Alaska
Vanderveer
Dumbalton
Grover & Co. Voluntarily Assigns For Creditors
The Grover shoe firm of Brockton Massachusetts, shaken by the March 20 factory explosion that killed 58 and damaged property worth 250000, signs voluntary assignment for creditors. Steamer Dolphin sailed Monday for Skagway and Lynn Canal points with 235 passengers and full cargo.
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Brogkton
Mass
of & B. Grover & Co
Dolphin
Skagway and
Lynn Canal
Seattle Fort Lawton street car franchise up for council vote
The Fort Lawton line franchise faces council action Monday night amid Seattle Electric company pressure. The corporations committee urged transfers between Fort Lawton and Ballard lines, but the company refused. The council may refuse the franchise until amendments to the present terms are accepted.
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Fort Lawton
Seattle Electric Company
Corporations Committee
Ballard
Saloon limit ordinance faces council clash
The license and revenue committee moved to enlarge saloon limits but was challenged by Councilmen Benjamin and Mullen. Pike street representatives oppose the extension, arguing limits should favor the saloonmen who elected them.
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License and Revenue Committee
Benjamin and
Mullen
Pike Street
City Briefs on Travelers Meetings and Local Incidents
George Taylor a traveling passenger agent for Wisconsin Central arrived in Portland Monday morning. J W Bell and wife from Lincoln Nebraska arrived Saturday for a coast vacation. Woodmen of the World camp at South Park plans a gathering Monday night with special cars from South Seattle. Fox Employment bureau burglary reported by Patrolman 4 at 4 oclock Monday. A trunk rifling discovered at a church rear on Fifth Avenue near Jefferson Street Monday. Mrs Mattson says burglars entered her home Saturday night around 10 30.
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George Taylor
Wisconsin Central Railroad
Portland
J. W. Bell
Burlington & Missouri River Railroad
Lincoln
Neb
The
Woodmen of the World
South Park
Seattle
Ballard
Green Lake
Georgetown
Woodmen of America Hall
Fox
Fifth Avenue
Jefferson Street
Chin Yen Kgang Co
Washington Street
Mattson
Broad Street
Suspected burglars target home as stock losses noted
Robbery report details a burglary at Mrs Bourgette’s home with no valuables taken while Mrs Mattson suspects intruders sought money and house clues. Wismer complains of stock theft exceeding a thousand shares from Solar Furnace & United States Fibre Stopper holdings. Empire Fast Freight plans local offices within two months.
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Brafford
Wismer
Solar Furnace & Power Company
United States
Empire Fast Freight Line
Fred H
George FF. Meacham
Orient
Seals Dominate Portland in Morning Win and Afternoon Defeat
In San Francisco on Sunday, the Seals routed Portland 19 to 2 in the morning game. The afternoon session saw Webb’s team fall again as Portland failed to complete the circuit, with San Francisco gaining another clear win.
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San Francisco
Frisco
Portland
Seals
Webbfooters
Esstck
St. Vrain
McLean
Miller and Shea
Japan Accuses Johnson in Rock Attack Case
Takeo Tanka of Mikado land sues Charles Johnson for assault with a deadly weapon. A rock struck Japan amid ships during an international dispute, giving Sweden the upper hand in the tensions between the two nations.
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Russia
Sweden
Takeo Tanka
Mikado Land
Charles Johnson
Japan
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Reuter’s
Rosentvensky
Batavia
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Ballard Mill
Judge Griffin
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Emar
Monty
Mies A. Parker
Rainier
Lillian Metcalf
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Miss Hawking
Louise de Hart
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Seattle High
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