Disasters of Sea Over Fifty Years List of Platewise Losses
A chronological catalog of maritime disasters from November 23, 1873 to August 4, 1906. Entries include ship names such as the Atlantic, Despatrick, Eurydice, Grosser Kurfurst, Princess Alice, Byzantin, Atlanta, Doburg, Ertogrul, Utopia, Namehow, Norge, Elbe, Reina Regenta, Maine, Clara Nevada, La Bourgogne, City of Rio de Janeiro, Gen Slocum, Aquidaban, Valencia, and Sirio with fatalities ranging from hundreds to over a thousand, detailing collisions, foundering, and wrecks near Nova Scotia, Auckland, the Isle of Wight, Thames, Dardanelles, Gibraltar, Rockall, North Sea, Havana, Klondike, and Cape Palos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Despatrick
Auckland
Isle of Wight
Thames River
Byzantin
Dardanelles
Atlanta
Bermuda
Doburg
China Sea
Ertogrul
Japan
Utopia
Anson
Gibraltar
Namehow
Norge
Rockall Reef
North Atlantic
Elbe
Crathie
North Sea
Reina Regenta
Mediterranean
Maine
U. S
Havana Harbor
Clara Nevada
Klondike
Lynn Canal
Alaska
la Bourgogne
Cromartyshire
Grand Banks
City of Rio de Janeiro
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
San Francisco Bay
Gen. Slocum
Hell Gate
East River
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Valencia
Beale
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
Sirio
Cape Palos
Memorial Library Funded for Henry L. Yesler Plaza
The council authorized the library board to spend 17 500 dollars for a memorial library honoring Henry L Yesler at 23day and Yes ler Way. Yesler left a triangular plot at Third and Grifferson for the project, with a fountain and tablet at the site to honor the donor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Henry L. Yesler
Yesler
Third
Grifferson
Hillman case sees large witness and court costs
Witness fees totaled 4087.55 with total costs 4659.38 paid by C. D. Hillman. He also paid a 5200 fine. Hillman’s com pa ceived by the District Attorney yesterday will not be on Friday to allow preparation for litigation. He is to be moved to McNeil penitentiary Saturday night per plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillman
C. D. Hillman
Hillman Com Pa
McNeil
Public Markets Prices Amid Seasonal Produce
The itemized list shows Wastlake rhubarb 4 for 1, lemons and sweet navels, English walnuts two for a price, pome granates 4 for 10c, new potatoes 15c, head lettuce 6 for a cent, baking powder 18 cans, cocoa 1b, ground chocolate, and pure black coffee 40c per pound. Also mentions macaroni 25c and canned fruit 20c guidance.
Grocery list reads like a weathered market ad
A garbled grocery catalog shows prices and items such as tea, blueing, ammonia, breakfast foods, citrus, apples, rhubarb, grapes, radishes, and various meats. Several entries include quantities and old monetary marks, indicating a late 19th or early 20th century market page with scattered typographical errors.
Danderine Promises Lustrous Hair and No Dandruff
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as doubling hair beauty in ten minutes and eradicating dandruff. It claims heavy, soft, radiant hair and asserts scalp itching, hair loss, and dullness vanish after a single application, urging readers to buy a 25 or 26 cent bottle at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knowlton
City Council Postpones Ordinance Enabling Arrest of Women in Cafes
Following protests led by Dr Fan ny L Cummings the measure introduced by Councilman Kellogg to grant police power to arrest women in cafes selling liquor was postponed. Chas E Cook daughter of C B K Newton chief clerk in the city treasurer's office died yesterday afternoon at Providence hospital. Funeral services set for Hebhany Presbyterian church tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny L. Cummings
Corneilman Kellogg
Mia
Chas
E. Cook
C. BK. Newton
Providence Hospital
Hebhany Presbyterian Church
Man files for divorce over disputes and infidelity
Chuguro Kikuehl files divorce proceedings against Masu Kikuehl claiming habitual dish throwing by his wife and her elopement with another Japanese man. The action centers on marital discord and alleged infidelity.
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Chuguro Kikuehl
Masu Kikuehl
Vienna court hears Dauphin request amid court drama
On April 16 1770 in Vienna M de Durfort representing the Dauphin of France presented a formal request to Emperor Joseph II and Empress Maria Theresa regarding the marriage to Archduchess Marie Antoinette. The event is linked to the dauphin later attending a French play titled The Confident Mother at the court.
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Vienna
M. de Durfort
Dauphin
France
Joseph II
Maria Theresa
Marie Antoiinette
Hoth
University Seeks Exchange Professor for Leipsic Lectures
The University for Leipsic Germany has requested an exchange professor to continue lectures and classes there. Reports from New York on April 16 describe various incidents including a golf club secretary nearly blinded by a nitro acid squirted from a ball, a London arrival with a kidnapped child, and other brief items from Guthrie and Fifth Avenue parades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bauer the University For
New York
A. C. Johnson
New York Golf Club
Charles C. Hilles
Taft
T. L. Rhoades
Yale Club
Harrington Wins $1000 Damages in Auto Collision Suit
A jury awarded Mrs. Della Harrington one thousand dollars in her damages suit against George Kenny for injuries from an automobile accident. C D Hillman and wife were found not liable for damages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della Harrington
George Kenny
C.D. Hillman
W F Drisko's license revoked for steamer Kulshan crash
The license of W F Drisko master of the steamer Kulshan was revoked by Steamboat Inspectors Whitney and Turner for inattention to duty after the crash into a log boom at Deception Pass. First Mate Rogers was suspended for three months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Drisko
Kulshan
Steamboat Inspectora Whitney and
Turner
Loge
Deception Pass
Rogers
Bar Bunny Hog barred by dancing arbiters
Across Paris on April 16 the International Academy of Dancing Masters barred the Turkey Trot Bunny Hog Texas Tommy and Grimaly Bear. The report notes varied reactions and local anecdotes from New York Boston South Bend Philadelphia and Milliken about fashion court events and a Highland inheritance pursuit.
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Paris
International Academy of Dancing Masters
Terpsichore
Justice Berton Braldy Brings Long Court Battle To Cheer
A worksman loses his arm in service to his employer as legal battles drag on. The boss refuses payment and the man sues for money to feed his children. The jury initially sides with him but appeals and reversals follow. After years the courts grant relief and a verdict pays his lawyer fees.
Age Carbona Cleaning Fluid Ad Prices
An old advertisement lists Carbona Cleaning Fluid priced at 25 cents and 50 cents. The fragment suggests a retail listing with basic pricing for household cleaners.
Caster Cups and Floor Sweeping Brush Specials
Caster cups with felt bottoms for under buffets tables dressers and heavy furniture to prevent floor marring. Special price set of 4 for 25 cents. Also Turkey Feather Dust Floor Sweeping Brush with 12 inch hardwood block and 3 inch bristle brush, ends protected. Desirable for painted waxed marble tile floors. Special $1.35 Housefurnishings Section.
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Ayer
Cohen
LEA & Perrins
Joan Doncan
N.Y
Curry Optical
Third Fleet
Arcade
Hida
Mila Oen
Kristoferson
A. Kristoferson
Main
Eiliett
Swick Sanitarium
1St Ave
Seattle
Wash
Elliott
Public Markets
Walla Walla
Carnegie Institution
Louis A. Bauer
Mra. Millicent Miller
London
Cedric
Africa
Guthrie
Okla
Levi P. Morton
Freda
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Grelie
Robert Winthrop Chanler
Mme
Lina Cavalier
Cupid
Lee Hammond
May Andrews
Mineola
L. l
Chicago
Catherine Mangold
Gumear Natthiason
Cascade Drug Co
Ballard
Preshe and Bowman
T. O. Hogan
John Labow
Fannie Kaplan
Weeny
Graham, Mo
Allen McNeal
New York City
Howard A. Kelly
Johns Hopkins University
Academy of Medicine
Sacramento
Cal
Pfund
Indiana
Boston
Vv. T. Richeson
Violet Edmands
South Bend
Higadelphia
Brooklyn
Sullivan County
Bert Camphire
Ann Stovall
Police Court Today
John Tine
U.S. Optical Co
Berton Braldy
Hiss
Globe Wall Paper CO
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Brore Clowes
Gite
Russia
Warren's
Vassar
Princess
Juliet
Eleanet
Norfolk
Furni
Ture
SPE
Turkey
Duster
Milan
Frederick & Nelson Incorporated
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