Body of outlaw Tracy to Salem direct from Lincoln County
Davenport Washington August 7 The Lincoln County coroner orders Harry Tracy’s body shipped directly to Salem Oregon amid debates over cremation or burial. Officials discuss disposal to prevent grave robbing as Portland cremation proposals arise. Eyewitnesses describe the arrest posse led by Deputy Sheriff Straub and Dr Lanter who pursued Tracy at the Eddy ranch and killed him after a dramatic confrontation.
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Wash
Star
Seattle
Linesin County
Tracy
Cudinee
Cudihee
Geattle
Goonty
Tresy
Salem
Harry Tracy
Lincoln County
Tate Prison
Portland Marder
Tracy Low
C. A. Straub
E. C. Lanter
Maurice Smith
J. Morrison
Fred Liliegren
Oregon
Tom Blanck
White River
Blanck
County Star
Souvehire
Jack
King County
Kent
Outlaw Harry Tracy body to lie in Davenport awaiting inquest
The body of Harry Tracy will be kept at Stone's undertakers in Davenport for an inquest at the courthouse tomorrow. Oregon officials may order shipment to Salem, with the 30-30 rifle sent to the penitentiary while other weapons go to five men instrumental in his death. Reward disputes surface among Davenport figures, and Cremation talk and viewing rights draw crowds.
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Ispokane
Wash
Harry Tracy
Stone's
Davenport Anti
Court House
Salem
Oregon
Spokane
Gardner
Davenport
Portland
Tracy
Ths Place
Oregon Penitentiary
Seattle
Guy Boog
EW York
New York
Portland Eyes Cremation for Outlaw Tracy Remains
Portland officials likely to cremate the body of Harry Tracy to deter grave robbery and public exhibition schemes. Davenport offers reportedly reach up to $15,000 for the corpse, with fears of grave rifling and morbid souvenirs. Authorities recall prior scandals over bodies of criminals and note Seattle connections in the lingering cache of grisly relics.
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Portland
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Davenport
Tracy
Decure
Seattle
Oatican
Salem
Durrant
San Francisco
Blanche Lamont
California
Pasadena
Train collision south of Collins kills two engineers
Des Moines reports a collision between a gravel and a freight train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line between Collins and Rhodes. Both engineers Dennis Markress and William Braynson are killed. Seven laborers die and 30 are injured. Conductor CrejAg of the gravel train is blamed for moving on despite orders to wait at Rhodes.
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Des Moines
Milwaukee & S J. Paul Road
Collins
Rhodes
Dennis Markress
Wiliam Braynson
CrejAg
Rhod
Power case ends in contempt order amid merger suit
New York August 7 1902 Judge Scombe ordered the commitment of Peter Powder the complainant in the suit to join the Northern Pacific merger for contempt. Powder has repeatedly refused to appear for examination. Judge Lacombe cites George Alfred Lamb Power’s attorney to show why he should not be fined for contempt.
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New York
Scombe
United States
Peter Powder
O Brien Indicted For Perjury In Senate Hearing
Washington August reports O'Brien arrested at North Adams Massachusetts charged with perjury. He testified before the Philippine committee that American officers assaulted a Spanish woman in Lebaras and that Captain McDonald oversaw rations and struck a Filipino prisoner. McDonald denied all claims.
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Washington
D. C
Captain McDonald
San Joaquin
O'Brien
O'B Brien
McDonald
Umatilla Steamship Reported Neah Bay Bound
The steamship Umatilla of the Pacific Coast Company was sighted at Neah Bay this morning and is expected to arrive in Seattle later tonight.
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Umatilla
Pacific Coast Company
Neah Bay
Seattle
Cholera Death Toll Among U S Soldiers in Philippines
Washington Aug 7 A long list from General Chaffee records more American soldiers dying of Asiatic cholera in the Philippines. In two weeks the Second Infantry reports 10 deaths and the Ninth Cavalry 1 among the heaviest struck stations.
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Washington, D. C
Philippines
War Department
Chaffee
Second Infantry
Ninth Cavalry
Drowned Baroness Angenan During Bath at Bangor Baths
Liverpool report: Baroness Von Angenan, Austrian philanthropist, drowned while bathing at Bangor baths. Baroness left alone briefly. maid absent on errand. Body found underwater. likely fainting spell caused fall into water. Investigation confirms death by drowning in Bath.
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Liverpool
Dirigo Arrives with Passengers and Concentrates at Dawn
Steamship Dirigo under Capt McGregor arrived from Lynn Canal this morning with 12 passengers and 30 tons of concentrates from Sheep Camp. She later loaded 160 tons of coal at Nanaimo.
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Dirigo
McGregor
Lynn Canal
Nanaimo
Writ Is Dismissed in San Francisco Libel Case
Superior Judge Cook dismissed Governor Gage's writ to stop local courts from trying the libel case against John D. Spreckels and W. S. Leake. A second writ followed, with J. R. McMurdo seeking delay as a taxpayer. Separately, K. C. Carruth of Grand Forks reported his solid gold watch stolen on a Jamers Street car after a baseball game.
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Cook
Gage
Gauge
John D. Spreckels
Leake
Los Angeles County
J. R. McMurdo
K. C. Carruth
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Carruth
Seattle Tonight and Friday Mostly Cloudy with Cooler Winds
The forecast for Seattle and nearby areas calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with a cooler feel and fresh winds shifting from northwest to southwest. Wind speeds are expected to be brisk along coastal and urban corridors, with cooler air settling in after sundown. A gradual drop in temperatures and a slight breeze will shape the weather pattern through the period.
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Seattle
Roosevelt Hosts Lunch For East Coast Visitors
President Roosevelt returned to Oyster Bay on the Sylph and will entertain at luncheon a group of visitors including Senators Stewart and Pratt, Connecticut ex Senator Laughlin, Representatives Overstreet Sherman and Littauer, General Clarkson of New York, and Editor Fidster Clark of the Hartford Courant. They will discuss the fall campaign and state conditions related to the guests.
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Roosevelt
Stewart
Pratt
Connecticut
Laughlin
Buffalo
Overstreet
Sherman
Littauer
General Clarkson
New York
Fidster Clark
Hartford Courant
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