Lone Great Northern liner sails with two passengers amid dynamite rumors
The Great Northern Minnesota departs Seattle for Vladivostok with only two passengers after rumors of a German dynamite plot. Chinese sailors quit then returned for a bonus as munitions were reportedly aboard. Officials deny the plot and say the voyage heads directly to Vladivostok.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Northern
Minnesota
Transpacific Service
Vladivostok
Alaskan
C. F
Leslie Mo Wiliams
Yokohama
Japan
Pacific
Russian Army Faces Annihilation As Germans Close In
Berlin reports a massive Russian retreat on a 300 mile front from Galicia to Warsaw. Ivangorod falls and Riga is claimed as an imminent German capture. Von Hindenburg and Von Mackensen press the flanks as Ivanogorod and Nova Georgiewsk fall, raising alarm over the Baltic port.
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Berlin
The
Hague
Galicia
Nicholas
Warsaw
Tury
Vienna
Ivangorod
Vistula
Riga
Nova Georgiewsk
von Hindenburg
von Mackenzen
Prince Leopold
von Buelow
Baltic
Wife accuses Morris of staged scene in alleged divorce suit
Clyde L. Morris a Seattle contractor denies the accusation by his wife Mrs L Morris that she staged a dramatic scene to gain alimony. She claims he planned kidnapping and a tragic show during a July 5 visit at their home. He asserts his worth about 599000 and disputes paying 500 monthly alimony.
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Clyde L. Morris
Arctic Club
C. L. Morris Construction T, General Contractors
Seattle
Baike
Story of Success at New York Bakery in Seattle
Nineteen years after arriving in Seattle Mr. Mosler began with a small bakery delivering by basket on his arm. Through personal attention and carefully chosen materials he built a growing business to become one of the largest in the Northwest. The New York Bakery now runs four large Seattle retail shops and a complete development story appears on page 11 of today's Star.
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Mosler
Seattle
Northwest
New York
Last House in the United States Westward Indian Resident
Boalt’s travel piece tours Tatoosh Island near Seattle detailing Old Sakai, an older Quileute resident living in the island’s lone house at the western edge of the United States. The article reflects on colonial pressure, reservations, and cultural shifts as the settler era pressures native life toward extinction.
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United States
Ca Flattery
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Tatoosh Island
Alaska
Pacific Ocean
Old Laket
Tatoosh
Old Saks
Quileutes
C. L. Woods
Makah
Ozette
Quileute
Hoh
Sakalf
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
America
Seven Injured in Separate Auto Wrecks Near Tacoma
Two crashes injure seven people on the Tacoma to Orillia and Puyallup routes. Mrs. Ruby Booth and Horace Navarre, both lightly hurt, are treated at Seattle General Hospital. Five others, including Emma Dawson and Clara Borgeson, are hospitalized at Tacoma General after a separate incident near Puyallup. Albert Hansen reports the group rode with men who picked up girls in Seattle earlier.
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le-Tacoma
Ruby M. Booth
Queen Anne Ave
J. Leland Booth
Fremont State Bank
Horace Navarre
17Th Ave
Seattle General Hospital
Frank T. Maxson
Orillia
Tacoma
Maxson
Elbert Sheldon
Seattle
Hansen
Old Saks Accepts Allotment and Mission Role
The subject named Saks has joined the Presbyterian mission, accepted a government allotment of 10 acres, and adopts the garb associated with commerce as part of his arrangement.
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Old Saks
Presbyterian Mission
Extradition of Weiss Halted by Court Writ
Eanatt Weiss, a tailor, won a habeas corpus from Judge William Friday within hours of Gov. Lister’s signing papers for Weiss extradition by New York authorities. Weiss claims the fugitive is Ignatz Wise, accused of abandoning his wife and four children. Prosecutor Landin argued before the governor in Olympia before signing the extradition order. A Jewish aid society compared a New York photo with Weiss, asserting a striking likeness.
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Gov. Lister
New York
Eanatt Weiss
Olympia
Weiss
Justice Brinker
Emblamers Club to Hold First Annual Banquet
The Emblamers' club of King county will host its first annual banquet at Germania cafe Friday night. Coroner Mason, noted for handling many corpses, will speak on a light subject and A. A. Collins will serve as toastmaster.
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Emblamers’ Club
King County
Germania Cafe
Mason
A. A. Collins
TRAIN CANNON ON MEXICANS NEAR NOGALES
Battery C of the Sixth artillery arrived from Douglas ready to shell Mexican troops if bullets cross the border. Carranzista forces near Nogales reinforced as two American guns trained on the scene. Army officers said firing would occur if line-crossing bullets continue. Carranzista aeroplane piloted by Tommy Brown fell 60 feet but Brown escaped.
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Nogales
Ariz
Sixth Artillery
Douglas
Sonora
U. S
Tommy Brown
Brown
Judge McMahon Off On Annual Anti Speed Spree
Acting Police Judge McMahon fines an 18 year old for speeding, $100 and 10 days in jail. His mother vows to press the mayor and governor, while the judge urges jail to deter future dangers, as he fills in for Judge Gordon during vacation.
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M’mahon
F. D. Herrman
McMahon
Gordon
Star to Print Matt and Jeff Comics in Wheeler Syndicate Deal
Hearst signs contract to draw for Wheeler Syndicate at double former pay. The Star secures exclusive rights to print Matt and Jeff in this region. Fisher, creator of Mutt and Jeff, has quit.
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Hearst Concern
Wheeler Syndicate
New York
Matt
Jeff
Star
Fisher
Mutt and
Officers Accused of Dragging Reynolds in Seattle Arrest
Police Chief Lang dismissed the investigation into Officers Phillips and Collins over the arrest of James Reynolds at First and Yesler after hearing testimonies from more than a half dozen officers and witnesses. Reynolds, who said he was assaulted and dragged, admitted drinking but denied striking or resisting. a hospital doctor corroborated bruises from the incident.
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Berri Lang
Phillips
Collins
James Reynolds
Reynolds
Lang
Army
U. S. Army
the Star
Seattle
Seventh Ave
Union St
First
Yesler
G. M. Kuhn
J. O. Johnson
Westerman & Schermer
First Ave
City Hospital
Star
Age Kuhn
Kuhn
Johnson
State Hospital For
Steilacoom
Roberts
Stockade
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Chile
Winer
Boalt
U.S. A
Fred L. Boalt
Noah Ray
Tongute
Mm Boalt
Woods
Sakei
Peter
Traia
Ficer
Jim Shannon
Marine Corps
McGill
Lick
Smith
Sears
Gil
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