Police Arrest Sparks Controversy Over Disorderly Charge
Misa Lottie Moore, 20, was arrested at the Colby house by City Detective Frank Kennedy and Patrolman Helms after a note to Patrick Sullivan Jr. led to a disorderly charge. Bail posted by fiancé W. E. Black, $50, and objection from friends. Authorities expected to drop the case amid accusations of a frame and potential damages likely.
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Misa Lottie Moore
Colby House
Union
University
Frank Kennedy
Helms
City
Patrick EB. Sullivan
Third and
Sullivan
Miss Moore
Patrick
Lottie
Cascade School
W. E. Black
Black
Seneca
Alaska
Young Sullivan
Paddy
Grant
Loottif
Peace Talks Near End as Envoys Move Toward Closure
Peace envoys at Portsmouth progress reports show optimism for a near conclusion. Witte and Korostkovich note four major questions remain and may extend negotiations, while Japanese spokesman Sato expresses cautious confidence that a treaty will emerge with agreed protocols for articles nine through twelve and Saghalin issues ongoing.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Navy Yard
Witte
Yes
Saghalin
Derailment Train Wreck At Boone Station Fatalities Reported
A wreck on the Atlantic Coast Line derailed and plunged into a water filled ditch at Boone Station. Many people are killed or injured as doctors rush to the scene.
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Boone Station
Telegraphers Strike in Seattle Reaches President Telegram
The Seattle morning telegraphers received a telegram from President Perham of the national order citing shipper complaints and incompetence of new men. Local Chairman W. G. Lennon remains confident of victory, while he notes Northern Pacific trains are late and freight movement nearly stopped, countered by NP officials who insist trains run on time.
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Seattle
Perham
W. G. Lennon
Northern Pacific
Indian man seeks appointment as administrator of daughter estate
An elderly Indian man named Taouie appeared before Judge Frater on Thursday morning requesting appointment as administrator of his daughter's estate. The daughter had married a French Canadian. The case was adjourned to probate day next week.
Yellow Fever Opens New Outbreak in New Orleans
News from New Orleans reports Italians showing yellow fever symptoms arriving from countryside. Two collapsed after saloon visits and were hospitalized. new cases rise hourly. Monroe reimposes shotgun quarantine amid mayoral protest as governor threatens military rule if health orders are ignored. State board counts 36 new cases and 176 total deaths to date. 248 disease centers and 414 cases under treatment.
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New Orleans
Monroe
State Board of Health
Vicksburg
Booker T. Washington to Visit Washington City in September
Noted educator Booker T. Washington, head of the Tuskegee Institute, will tour Pullman College and speak at the State University and Rows Seminary in Washington. His late September visit follows a high profile appearance in Saratoga with John Wanamaker and a White House association with President Roosevelt.
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Booker T. Washington
Africa
Tuskegee Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
Pullman College
The
State University
Rows Seminary
Washington
Saratoga
N. Y
John Wanamaker
Merchant Prince
Washiington
Wanamaker
United States Hotel
Roosevelt
White House
Deputy Sheriff Shotwell Killed by Accidental Gun Discharge
B M Shotwell of Little Rock Washington was killed in San Miguel Can yon by the accidental discharge of his own gun while walking on a public road. He was a deputy sheriff of Thurston county Washington. A separate notice describes a two year old girl found wandering in the restricted district near King and South Sixth, later returned to her father after Patrolman Burkman located him through the slums.
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Salis
Cal
B. M. Shotwell
Little Rock
Wash
San Miguel Canyon
Thurston County
Washington
King and
South Sixth
Patrolman Burkman
Ferndale Hotel
Yester Way
Arcade Theater
Marcello
Burkman
Kent Man Is Drowned in Chena River
P A Davis of Kent was drowned in the Chena river about 60 miles below the mining city while employed as a cattle driver for Pacific Cold Storage. He was en route to Fairbanks likely on the steamer Robert Kerr. no cause or circumstances are given.
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P. A. Davis
Kent
Chena River
Pacific Cold Storage Company
Davis
Fairbanks
Robert Kerr
Barnum Bailey Circus dazzles Seattle with multi‑ring spectacle
The writer extols a Barnum & Bailey visit to Seattle praising the vast array of acts across three rings and multiple stages. He notes the crowd, the beguiled audience, and the endless attractions from the monster band to sensational finales, while jesting at critics and praising the show’s scale and energy.
Storms Kill and Injure Dozens Across Cities
A violent storm caused multiple deaths and numerous injuries from blown roofs and falling timbers. In St Louis several people died or were seriously hurt, while other incidents in California and Cincinnati reported additional fatalities and injuries from vehicle collisions and train crashes.
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ST. Louis
Fire engine wreck on street collision injures driver
Fire engine No. 4 responding to an alarm collided with an obstruction at Western and Wall. Driver Hans Vaidey was thrown under horses but escaped with minor injuries. The crash was caused by a false alarm from Sunset Telephone company linemen. Later, E B Giles of Pittsburg defeated national champ Egan for the Exmoor cup at Exmoor club.
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Western and
Wall
Hans Vaidey
Sunset Telephone Company
Chicago
E. EB. Giles
Pittsburg
Egan
Robbery Wave Hits City After Circus Visit
A spate of crimes erupted Wednesday night with two strong arm thieves taking $34 from John Shaffer of Bainbridge Island, robbers forcing entry at 609 Weller and looting a residence, a pickpocket stealing 13 from Mrs. Davis, and Frank Briggs given a bogus $5 check signed by J H Peter.
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John Shaffer
Bainbridge Island
Senna
Weller
Lake Survey Boat Hancock Sunk After collision on Lake St Clair
SANK DETROIT Aug 17 The United States lake survey boat Hancock sank in Lake St Clair after a collision with the freighter Binghamton of Buffalo. No lives were lost. Hancock capsized within two minutes as the other vessel struck its bow. Nearby, a Japanese fisherman reported a tugboat turning turtle and sinking in the Straits of Georgia with crews missing.
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Detroit
Hancock
Lake St. Clair
Binghamton
Buffalo
Nanaimo
B. CC
Straits of Georgia
Itia
Lake of Oil Fire Spreads Legend Among Indigenous Camp
Report from Juneau describes a large blaze on a small lake near Queen Charlotte Islands. A party of Indians witnessed waters seeming to burn and fled the area, then relayed the tale after the steamer Spokane carried the account.
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Queen Charlotte Group
We Place
Juneau
Spokane
Dowager Empress Targeted as Gate Attack Fails
An assassin dressed as a soldier attacked the dowager empress near the northwest gate of Tientsin yesterday. She escaped unharmed after the guard bayonetted the assailant. The incident underscores ongoing security concerns in the city.
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Tientsin
Robbery Charge Fuels Chicago Tariff Convention Debate
The recipro city convention debated two hours over tariff policy. Governor Cummings urged protection and reciprocal concessions with a proposed commission to shape schedules. He denounced prohibitive tariffs as robbery and urged Congress action, criticizing Secretary Shaw on tariff reading and a treaty with France.
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Chicago
Congress
Cummings
McKinley
France
Senate
Shaw
United States
Runaway Patrol Passenger Escapes On City Drive
John Lamb, booked to sober up at police headquarters, nearly became a runaway passenger when the patrol wagon hauled off after he was awakened. Detective Corbett jolted him into the wagon as Patrol Driver Dan Kane sped away. Reins tangled, the horses veered right but Kane released the lines and stopped the potential runaway. Lamb sobered during the ride.
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John Lamb
Lamb
Corbett
Dan Kane
Kane
Forest Fire Ravages Western Montana Forests
A seven mile wall of flame menaces Western Montana forests near Clinton. Federal officers lead a large force fighting to control the blaze as burning branches and sparks threaten wider spread. Damage estimates are not yet possible, but losses are expected to be large.
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Helena
Mont
Mona
Clinton
Island surface riddled with seepage holes and 10 claims found
Report notes the island is covered with seepage holes from which liquid emerges. Surveyors located 10 claims and believe these will soon make them rich.
Sailor killed as beam falls on Ramona at Pier 1
Sailor James Stuart was crushed when a 600 pound steel beam fell during hoisting on the Vancouver liner Ramona tied at Pier 1. Coroner’s inquest ruled accidental death with no negligence. Stuart, single, has unknown relatives. Also, Richard Gowan faces suit by Mrs. Sarah Crockett over a divorce settlement, a $22 judgment, and sale of her property valued at 750.
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Vancouver
Ramona
Pier 1
James Stuart
Stuart
Carroll
Richard Gowan
Sarah Crockett
Chicago cruiser run aground at Angels Island
The cruiser Chicago, arriving with the Bennington from San Diego, was reported ashore on Angels Island and later pulled off undamaged.
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San Francisco
Chicago
Bennington
Sa Diego
Angels Island
One-eyed Riley dives to death from Inland Flyer
A deck hand named A. J. Bennett known as One-eyed Riley jumped overboard from the Inland Flyer on a Hood's canal stop near Eagle creek. He disappeared as divers searched the waters while campers along the canal offered rewards for the missing man. Bennett, 28, had just started on the Inland Flyer and left a mother in Pierce county and two Seattle sisters. No motive was found and the body had not been recovered by nightfall.
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Mr. Bailey
Bailey
Reader
Bill
Kate
Barnun & Dailey
Seattle
Riley
Port Orchard
Inland Flyer
Eagle Creek
Hood's Canal
Sennett
Steward Ames Casebold
Benn
Bennett
Mary Finnegan
Lever
Pierce County
A. J
Seattle Electric Company
Kempfer
Ward
Marcello Lashes at Seattle Leaders Over Arcade Scandal
The Star questions Mayor Ballinger and Chief Delaney over Marcello’s alleged crimes and the arcade hall’s fate. It accuses city officials of tolerating his influence and calls for closing the arcade and removing the alleged predator from the city.
Clean him out Joe Marcello and the Arcade
Police probe into Joe Marcello and his Arcade theater in Seattle exposes alleged sexual exploitation of two girls aged 14 and 16 and public violations including beer sales. The piece questions Mayor Ballinger and Chief Delaney while urging decisive action to close the ruinous establishment.
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Marcello
Chief of Police
Mayor Ballinger
Joe Marcello
Tenderloin Ratnbroad. Anless
Ballinger
Delaney
Te Resort
Joe
Seattle
Fainting Spell Delays Prosecution In Assault Case
Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh fainted in the presence of the prosecutor and declined to file a complaint against a woman for assault and battery. Mrs Erick and Mrs Harrison hurried to settle private matters with state authorities. The strain caused one to topple as Mackintosh held her and water was thrown in her face. After recovery she was told the prosecution would be dropped.
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Mackintosh
Erick
Harrison
Weather Forecast Fair Tonight and Friday
Fair weather continues tonight and Friday with warmer temperatures. Light to fresh northwest winds accompany the mild stretch.
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Koroskvitch
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Will Vis
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Barnum and Bailey Circus
Barnum & Bailey Circus
Bella
Dan Fishell
Werbe
Mitchell Avenue
Robert J. Smith
William Tullinger
Los Angeles
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Ucuahans
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Ratsbroad
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