Train Dispatcher's Angel Bracken Had Forty Wreck-Free Years
Miss Rebecca Bracken 60, a Michigan Central train dispatcher in Niles, Michigan, dies after forty years of flawless service earning the title Angel of the Railroad Men. She joined telegraph operations in 1863, guided trains with vigilance, and earned a pension with a diamond ring from conductors and officials.
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Rebecca Bracken
Niles, Mich
Mies
Michigan Central
Miss Bracken
Niles
Wholesale Tea and Coffee Prices and Delivery Details
A price list advertises wholesale tea and coffee for cash with delivery on orders 6.00 and up and a 25 cent delivery fee above that amount. It promotes Yerxa’s brands, high grade teas, house coffee, and ham and bacon products, with various per unit prices and packaging notes for bulk grocery items.
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America
Kittery Maine Seethes Over Peace Conference Plot
Local residents in Kittery Maine debate hosting a Russo Japanese peace conference and resent Portsmouth New Hampshire for trying to claim the honor. A Citizens Committee drafts a resolution claiming Kittery as the site and discusses inviting a presidential welcome with plans to signal civic pride.
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Kittery, Moe
Kittery
Maine
Russia
Japan
Portamouth
New Hampshire
Portemonuth
Piscataqua River
Citizens Committee
Two Corner Speech Zones Tolerated by City Leaders
Seattle officials limit free speech to two sites, northeast Pioneer Square and the First Street Second Avenue alley near University. Police and mayor say talks must stay peaceful, with radicals arrested recently and the socialist party pursuing court action to challenge limits.
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Seattle
Delaney
Ballinger
Pioneer Square
Alley Way
First
Socialist Party
Dying Man Rescued From Narrow Manhole Incident
Charlies Owens a Bunset Telephone Telegraph worker nearly died from gas in a brick lined manhole at Twenty fifth and East Union after 10 am Wednesday. Two boys alerted coworkers and a brave rescuer lowered into the hole as gas fumes filled the shaft. Owens regained life after Dr Coffer treated him for an hour and was removed to a hospital in critical condition.
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Charlies Owens
Bunset Telephone @ Telegraph company
East Union
Dre. Coffin
Dlone
Owens
Seattle
Theeas
Marine Noives Bishop & Good Steamship Plan Albion Run
The Bishop and Good Steamship Company prepares the steamer Albion for service on a Seattle route. Details indicate an early stage of the vessel’s deployment and schedule planning.
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Bishop & Good Steamship Co
Albion
Seattle
Coastal steamship movements and repairs near Anacortes
Next Tuesday the boat will run to Anacortes at night and return in daytime with 106 passenger cabin capacity. The Black Ball liner Jefferson docked from Shagway with 144 passengers and 411,718 in gold dust, mostly eastern tourists on a round trip excursion. The Jefferson sails north again Thursday night, while Steamer Humboldt departs Wednesday night for Skagway with 68 passengers including excursionists. Shasta arrived from San Francisco to load lumber and merchandise for Friday southbound, and Minnesota departs Thursday morning for the Orient with passengers and freight via Japan, China and Manila. Dakota repairs continue, unlikely done by Thursday, as heavy flanges and shaft repairs are produced, hull overhauled and repainted for seaworthiness.
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Jefferson
Shagway
Fairbanks
Shasta
San Francisco
South
Minnesota
Orient
Japan
China
Manila
Dakota
Moran
Shortage of salmon slows canneries along the sound
News from the state notes canneries along the sound work little due to salmon scarcity though a heavy run is expected soon. The highway commission plans mandamus actions against Skagit and Snohomish counties for failing to survey county roads mandated by the last legislature. Tacoma faces a water famine as authorities address the shortage. A Tacoma federal court orders Tom Brown to be released or tried to determine insanity after his plea of insanity in the killing of his father. Dynamiting in the Satsop near Aberdeen kills fine trout. The state year book cites a population of 874 10. Hermann Pfisterer dies in Vancouver. he was a member of the Fourteenth Infantry and was decorated for bravery in the Cuban war. The Ho la post office is completed. Lincoln County probes NP right of way tax claims, while the railroad counters that none of its right of way from St Paul to Seattle was taxed. A high sea off Port Townsend causes a pile driver to overturn in tow of a small steamer.
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Tom Brown
Flanford
Tacoma
Young Men’s Christian Association to raise fifteen thousand
At a Washington banquet Tuesday night 50 members of the Young Men’s Christian Association pledged to raise 15000 dollars required before work can begin on the new building An active canvas of the town will be conducted over the next 15 days James A Moore spoke of his past work with the association and his deep interest in the move ment.
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Washington
Young Men's Christian Association
James A. Moore
Association
Jensen Wins Olympia Court Affirms Cafe Injunction
The Washington Supreme Court upheld a restraining injunction won by the Breamarck cafe in Seattle against the Cooks and Waiters Union. Strikers were barred from blocking the cafe and urging patrons to avoid the restaurant, ruling no right to interfere with the business. The Kanagawa Maru arrived with 112 passengers and 3,500 tons of freight, including Dr. A P Martin and returning missionaries from China and Japan.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
Breamarck Cafe
Seattle
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Kanagawa Maru
A. P. Martin
China
Japan
Prospecter Struck by Boulder in Washington Mtn Slide
A prospector near North Yakima, EB. S. Palmer, was struck by a rolling boulder Tuesday and knocked 100 feet down the mountain side but miraculously escaped death.
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North Yakima
EB. S. Palmer
Forest Fires Threaten Logging Camps in Snohomish County
Forest fires in Snohomish County rage near multiple logging camps. Fire crews battle advancing flames as smoke reduces visibility and residents brace for possible evacuations. Authorities urge caution and monitor shifting wind directions for containment.
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Snohomish County
Acquitted son Thomas Brown ordered released in insanity case
In Tacoma on August 8, Judge Hanford ruled Thomas Brown must be freed. The same jury that found him not guilty of murdering his father had no jurisdiction to judge him for insanity. The state plans an appeal.
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Tacoma
Thomas Brown
Lewis County
Hanford
Lewis
Notice to Subscribers for The Star Service
If your copy of The Star fails to reach you by 6 o'clock each evening call the main office between 6 and 7 30 o clock and a replacement will be sent. If missed more than once please telephone every time to ensure perfect service. The Star Publishing Co.
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