Cleansing the Tenderloin Stubbornly Stalled in Seattle District
The new mayor and Chief Delaney face a stubborn bid to purge Seattle’s old Tenderloin below Yesler Way. Saloons and houses harboring fallen women persist north and south of the line as poolrooms and beer dens draw crowds. Officials debate tools to drive out illicit activity and restore business prospects.
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Tenderloin
Ballinger
Delaney
Yesler Way
People’s Theater
Second Avenue South
Washington Street
Humes
Sullivan
Jackson Street
Sleeping Beauty
Lfe
Gambier
Washington
Main Streets
Detroit
Shomo
Duchess Andioon
John Sullivan
Assassins at Yalu Mouth and Ping Yang Unrest
April reports two Japanese divisions arriving at the Yalu mouth while Ping Yang Province faces serious rioting and calls for aid. Discharged soldiers amid shortages clash with elites as princes from the imperial house serve as officers. Beoul authorities and foreign attaches stir comment amid diplomatic pressure.
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Beoul
Yalu
Anju
Ping Yang
South Chagda Ia
Kugi
Kitashirokawa
Imperial House
Allen
United States
Premier Maura Narrowly Escapes Assassination in Barcelona
Prime Minister Maura dodged a dagger attack as he left the Spanish consul general’s palace. The assailant, Joaquin Miguel Arto, was captured after a cry of Long live Anarchy. Maura’s slash wound is serious but not life threatening. city authorities tighten security against anarchists.
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Barcelona
Spain
Maura
Isabella
Joaquin Miguel Arto
Arto
Enarchists
Japanese Fleet Sighted Off Port Arthur Headed Toward Newchang
Port Arthur advices report a Japanese fleet of 17 battleships and cruisers and 12 torpedo boats sighted off the horizon. They did not close within harbor defenses as the fleet steamed toward Newchang, pursuing its declared objective.
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ST. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Newchang
Newchang City Declared Impregnable Under Siege
In St Petersburg on April 12 an official stated Newchang is in perfect defense and impregnable to a land surprise. Earthworks and harbor mines deter sea attack, while a Mukden telegraph says no truth to reports of Japanese forces crossing the Yalu and skirmishing with Hauasians.
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Newchang
Pfing
Mukden
Yalu
Rumors of Severe Fighting Along Yalu River Reach London
Tokyo dispatches renew rumors that fierce fighting has begun on the Yalu river banks. Beoul reports say Japanese officers in Seoul note frequent skirmishes near Wiju on Korean soil and that the main Japanese army is close to Yalu shores.
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Scripps News Ass'n
London
Tokio
Yalu River
Wiju
Noo
Yaiu
Motion for intervention in Northern Securities case heard
In St Paul on April 12 the motion of H Harriman and Winslow Pierce to file an intervention in the United States v Northern Securities case was opened in circuit court. Maxwell Evarts argued the petitioners should recover their Northern Pacific shares or equivalents and that Hill interests gain control. Attorney General Knox objected, saying the decree must be observed. Judge Sanborn suggested an appeal over possible reformation of control through a new holding company. Former Secretary Root represented Northern Securities and accused Harriman of seeking return of stock sold to the public after an illegal merger.
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ST. Paul, Minn
H. Harriman
Winslow Pierce
United States
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific
United States Circuit Court
Maxwell Evarts
United States Supreme Court
Hill
Harriman
Knox
Supreme Court
Sanborn
Root
War Department
Coroner May Be Needed Over Telluride Contempt Writ
Arras, Colo April 12 A writ of attachment for the arrest of Adjutant General Sherman T Bell and Captain Buikley Wells in Telluride on contempt charges was issued after their refusal to obey a habeas corpus writ. They held Charlies H Moyer, president of the Western Federation of Miners, in the bull pen. Sheriff Corbett awaits approval to serve the officers, while Bell threatens coroner work if force is used. Governor Peabody refuses to recognize Judge Stevens's writ.
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Sherman T. Bell
Buikley Wella
Telluride
Theron Stevens
Bell
Wells
Corbett
San Miguel County
Judge Stevens
Stevens
Peabody
Thomases
Washington Gladden Goes 10 Colorado
The Newspaper Enterprise Association hires Dr. Washington Gladden to report on Colorado’s siege conditions. Gladden, famed for sociological and labor writing, will send letters to The Star detailing the situation without fear or favor. He has begun work in Colorado and will publish his first letter soon.
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Colorado
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Washington Gladden
Gladden
Star
American Essayteta
Vnte
Dr. Gladden
Teller County
Rusain
Dr Washington Gladden
Roosevelt
the Star
Unat
Hindu Fakir Co Respondent in Seattle Divorce Suit
Bh F Foster a Seattle medium sues for divorce from Mrs Emma Foster naming Prince Rubel a Hindoo fakir as co respondent. He alleges cruel treatment and infidelity with Prince Rachel and says she pulled his hair hit him with a poker and threw movable goods. Foster says he gave her money to return to Pennsylvania as she left for her mother.
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Bh. F. Foster
Seattle
Mra
Emma Foster
Prince Rubel
Foster
Pennsylvania
Prince Rachel
Emma
Foater
Prince Rabel
Justice Cann resignation date set to April in local clash
The article reports Justice Cann altering his resignation effect date to April to gain favor with the Republican local press. It notes a coming county convention will likely decide his successor as magistrate and mentions several candidates including Capt A J Balliet and John B Gordon. The piece alleges past ballot irregularities and ring influence in nomination outcomes.
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Justice Cann
Republican Party
Board of County Commissioners
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Balliet
BE. C. Hughes
The
Post-Intelligencer
John L. Wilson
Ballinger
Capt
Bailiet
Bhut
Seattle
North
John B. Gordon
George W. Deveeman
John B. Wright
Fourteenth Annual Kansas Woman's Press Meeting Opens
TOPERA Kan April 12 The fourteenth annual meeting of the Kansas Woman's Press Association opened in the morning with president Mrs W A Morgan presiding Two sessions were held the forenoon routine business and the afternoon papers on topics for newspaper workers were discussed The Piriteh ship Hougomont towed to port from Victoria by the Lorne with cargo of cement iron and steel for Seattle to be discharged at the Oriental dock.
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Topera
Kan
Kansas Woman's Press Association
W. A. Morgan
Hougomont
Victoria
Seattle
Oriental Dock
Report Clears Congress On McCall Committee Inquiry
The McCall committee report to the House concludes no member profited financially or engaged in improper conduct in post office related matters. It urges tighter limits on member involvement with executive duties to boost House efficiency.
Ballard City Council Approves Dock Lease and Line Plans
Ballard council approves a five year dock lease to B H Hansen with three year at 7 percent and two years at 14 percent, plus 1406 dollars in improvements and a Ballard Whatcom Sound Islands steam service. New franchise tweaks sought for Fred B Sanders interurban line, Main Street freight use contested. Beach attractions and extended summer streetcar service eyed. The schooner Alex T Brown to launch Monday from Reed shipyard for Globe Navigation.
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Ballard
B. H. Hansen
Hansen
Whatcom
Sound Islands
Beattle
Fred B. Sanders
Seattle
Mr. Sanders
Main Street
Alex. T. Brown
Reed
Brown
Globe Navigation Company
Brown 306 Foot Lumber Transport Ship Described
The Brown is a 306 foot fore and aft vessel built for the lumber trade with a capacity of 1 19 000 feet. It carries a U horsepower donkey engine to hoist and lower sails and to weigh anchor.
Colon Steamer Run Aground Off Salvador Coast
The steamer Colon from San Francisco to Panama ran aground at Point Remedies off Salvador. All hands are safe, but the vessel is expected to be a total loss. Reports from San Salvador confirm the ship struck rocks at Punta Remedio and was beached at Acajutla.
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Panama
Colon
San Francisco
Point Remedies
Salvador
Cal
San Salvador
Pacific Mail
Punta Remedio
Acajutla
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Krag
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Hindoo Fakir
Balliett
Women OF the Press
Congressional Committee
Bert News Ass'n
Washington, MC
McCall
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Committee On Post Offices
City Dock
Ratlard Business Men's Association
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