Lost Witness in Seattle Murder Bolsters Craemer Alibi
Long overlooked testimony from a Seattle murder case twelve years past surfaces in Fairbanks Alaska. Witness J ack Quincy Hackett claims Craemer was in the city at the time, supporting the defense that Craemer did not kill Mrs Phillipine Mueller and her child in August 1894 on Grant Street. The case centers on the brutal double murder and a failed pursuit for the killer who vanished after the crime.
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Seattle
Walla Walle
Phillipine Mueller
Ree
Grant St
Tom Creamer
Btar
Fairbanks
Alaska
Jobe Quincy Hackett
Craemer
Craemer, Has Met the Bille Near That § Corroborates (Racmers
Mueller
Craem
Tacoma
Tacoma Unions, Employers Clash Over Lockout and Strikes
Deputies pulled from service with 60 still on duty, demonstrations absent. Lumber Handlers union No. 1 in Tacoma locked out by Rothschild & Co. which hires only union labor, threatening Tacoma No. 23 vessels. Puget Sound Longshoremen council cancels No. 1 charter for not backing a sympathetic strike with Freight and Grain Handlers No. 223.
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Shoriffx
Union No. 1
Tacoma
Rothschild & Co
Puget Sound
Longshoremen's Union
No. 1
Walen No. 223
Workman Loses Both Hands at Local Clay Plant
Louis Grofjean a clay temperer at Denny Jem Clay and Coal Co in Van Grofjean lost both hands this morning while adjusting a mud cylinder. His hands were severed at the wrists by mud heads. He was rushed to the county hospital where he died but was not in danger of dying.
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Louis Grofjean
Denny Jem Clay and Coal Co
Van
Senator Allison Dies in Iowa at 2 PM
Dubuque Iowa Aug 4 Bullet in reports Senator Allison of Iowa died at 2 o'clock this afternoon from heart disease. The passing ends a long public career with ties to state and national politics.
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Dubuque, In
Allison
Iowa
Cattle Thieves Duel With Farmers Ends In Death
In Spokane on August 4, posses of deputy sheriffs and farmers cornered three cattle thieves after a pistol duel. George Moore was killed by a rifle shot fired by Dan Carr during the confrontation. The outlaws A. J. Sloan W. P. Reed and Rice were wounded and captured as they fled toward Orofine Ford's Creek. Carr survived with five wounds.
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George Moore
Orofine
Ford's Creek
Moore
A. J. Sloan
W. P. Reed
Rice
Lewiston
Idaho
Pierce City Road
Dan Carr
Carr
Father of 26 Children Sentenced for Grand Larceny
Capt Richard Nye master mariner and father of 26 children was sent to San Quentin for a three year term after admitting theft of items valued at 2000 while working as a watchman on a vessel in Oakland harbor. He said he fell due to insufficient wages to support his large family.
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San Quentin
Star's Second Family Outing Day at Luna Park
The Star promotes Family Outing Day Number 2 at Luna Park on August 6 with 15 amusements, special transit by Seattle Electric lines, and a 5 cent return steamer City of Seattle trip from Marion street. Content includes entertainment acts Sakata Japanese foot juggle and Sampson strongman with music by the orchestrian.
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Star
Luna Park
Kempster
Seattle Electric Company
Fremont-Ballard
Jackson St
Jackson
City of
Seattle
Marion St
Sakata
Sampson
Pacific Coast
Missouri Primaries Report From St Louis Aug Fourth
Early returns from Missouri primaries show unusually lively voting across parties as residents in St Louis and surrounding areas participate in the election. Voter turnout appears strong with reports of competitive races and active polling locations.
Montana Man Loses 18000 In Fake Prize Fight
Aug 4 Sacramento report says John Tafta, Civil War veteran, burned in a fire while arguing with his wife. Ah Lan, a Chinese servant, crawled through flames to rescue the elderly couple saved but Tafta died hours later. The Loomis area ranch home was destroyed.
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Sacramento
Cal
John Tafta
Ah Lan
Loomis
Tofte
Mr. Tufte
Fernie Fire Claims Dozen Lives Amid Stubborn Embers
Aug 4 Fernie B C. Fire rages through remains of the town as embers fly. Bodies found in the Crow's Nest Pasa Coal Co basement and in a well where a miner and his family suffocated. Aged invalid Mrs Addie Turner perishes after shielding kin. several others missing or dead in Waldorf hotel and Elk Lumber area.
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United Press
Fernie
B. C
Lees
Crow's Nest Pasa Coal Co
Robert Kern
Waldrop
Addie Turner
Fernie Annex
Turner
Waldorf
Old Town
Robert Lane
West Fernie
Elk Lumber Company
Anderson
Pacific Coal and Coke Company
Butte Man Entangled In Seattle Boxing Confidence Scheme
Frank H. Pilling of Butte 45 years old and secretary of the Butte Adjustment company was duped into a private boxing contest near Seattle by four Seattle confidence men labeled as Cummings Gordon Hamilton and Wilson. He lost eighteen thousand dollars to Thompson who indorsed the check. Pilling is jailed in Tacoma while Pinkerton detectives hunt the other conspirators.
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Seattle
Duwamish River
Georgetown
Frank H. Pilling
Scandinavian American Bank of
Tacoma
James R. Thompson
Pilling
Butte Adjustment Company
Butte
Thompson
Thom Company
A. D. Carley
Helena Mont
Carley
Pinkerton
Mr. Thompson
Cummings
Gordon
Hamilton
Wilson
Smith
McCormack
Rainier-Grand Hotel
Rainier Grand
Spokane
Seattle Depot
Frank H. Graham
Daly Bank & Trust Company
Montana
Helena
Greenbacks
Deal
Piling
Jas. R. Thompson
A.D. Carley
Smith and McCormack
Would You Marry Your Husband Again Editorial Prompt
Women are urged to read the Page 4 editorial in the Star and then write a brief letter to the Matrimonial Editor explaining why they would or would not marry their husband again. Letters should be under 200 words and unsigned initials only. The Star will publish many responses to foster reflection on marital fault and happiness.
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Maders of the Star
Btar
Phea
the Star
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Prochet
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Otto F. Wegener
Henry Craemer
Walla
Workman
Sen. Allison
Senator Allison
Oakland, Cal
Richard Nye
Ceny
Nye
San Franciesc
Missouri
Ford
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Duwamish
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