Mackintosh Shifts Responsibility Over Meadows Race Controversy
Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh disputes legal liability for the Meadows horse race issue as Dr. Matthews seeks to publish a letter. A stockholder group in The Meadows owner King County Fair Association is involved. Matthews plans to reveal the letter’s contents tomorrow afternoon.
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M. A. Matthews
Cig
Tngue
Mackinseat
Let
Afternor
King County Fatrastion
Lim
Seattle
Matthews
Kamura and K ligakide Arrested After Quarrel
Kamura a Japanese toh man and K ligakide a Ja Be cook were arrested early this morning by Patrolman Donlan charged as disorderly persons. The men became involved in a quarrel.
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Kamura
Tohman
K. Ligakide
Donlan
Made in Seattle Day Ties City Boost From Merchants
The Merchants' Protective Association issued circulars promoting Made in Seattle Day set for August 24 by the Chamber of Commerce. The Federated Women's Clubs endorsed the effort promising city women will work to ensure the day’s success.
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Merchants’ Protective Association
Seattle
Chamber of Commerce
Federated Women's Clubs
Cuban Tensions and American Troop Presence in Havana
Report from Havana notes Cubans and vested interests pushing to retain U S troops, citing property owners and war cries Cabe for Cubans and Cuba Ware. Gen Barry's Camp Columbia show sparked clash with Jai Alai palace opponents while Magnon negotiates loyalties. troops expected to stay or return if withdrawn.
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United States
Cuba
Cbs
Amer Ms
Eves
Palma
San
Oive
Barry
Camp Columbia
Cabanas
Arrests of Family in City Incident Report
A shipwright named B Mitchell and a person named Oden were arrested yesterday afternoon on charges related to burning rubbish and interference with an officer. They were released on personal recognizance.
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Hs B Mitchell
Oden
Margaret Mitchell
Washington's prettiest girl Minnie Carr to wed this fall
Minnie Carr, named Washington's prettiest girl, will wed this fall in a ceremony arranged by her fiancé Richardson of New Mins Carr. The announcement notes her two years as a popular local figure and identifiers her role as a star’s exclusive service.
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ME Minnie Carr
Star
New Exchange Directors In Seattle Target Grain Markets
New leaders at the Seattle Clearing Exchange engage grain interests nationwide. planning to draw planes and direct market actions for a broader market reach.
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the Exchange
Seattle
Maer
Arm strong elected Ballard Thirteenth ward representative
J T Armstrong Republican candidate won Ballard Thirteenth ward with 467 votes, a 159 lead over Democrat M J Hessian amid low turnout of 971 ballots from 2 200 registered. He will take seat next Monday night. The city council will canvass votes Friday.
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Ballard
Kingston
Woodland Park
Dave Powera
Leary Av
St. Alphonsus Church
Calvary Cemetery
Goose disputes churn South Park peace amid fowl conflicts
In South Park, longtime resident John McDonald suffers asthma while locals clash over a goose controversy. The town, normally peaceful, has seen arguments and occasional law enforcement action regarding decrees by the geese, earning the nickname goose row in the area.
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South Park
John McDonald
New Off icers Elected by Local Board
The newly elected board includes See A. Tidmarsh as president C B Wyley as vice president and W T lated as secretary treasurer and manager. Minot D asks police to locate his 18 year old boy Hilder B Elliston believed to be in the city.
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A. T. Tidmarsh
C. B. Wyley
W. T. Lated
F. Allison
Minot, D
Hilder B. Elliston
Coxey Plans New Hobo Crusade Against Wall Street
Reports from Sault Ste Marie indicate General Jacob S. Coxey, famed 1894 marcher, is planning another protest march with the aim of government ownership of railroads and monopolies. He has not disclosed his expedition's purpose but has long promoted the idea that the government should own railroads.
Erven Files Candidacy For Wheat Fourteenth Ward
Ex mayor F C Erven of Wheat Seattle filed today to run as Republican for councilman in the Fourteenth ward. Fellow Republicans Ferdinand Schmitz and W N Davis are the other declared candidates. today is the filing deadline. Parliament discussion notes Haldane’s claim of carrying a walking stick made of cordite into the cloakroom. Joseph Nannetti, Dublin lord mayor since 1900, is the son of an Italian modeler and has sat in parliament.
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F. C. Erven
Wheat
Seattle
Fourteenth Ward
Ferdinand Schmitz
W. N. Davis
House of Parliament
Haldane
Joseph Nannetti
Lord Or
Dublin
Mammoth Parade Delights Crowd and Circus
A massive parade featuring elephants, a kangaroo, and a host of animals travels from Kanaskat to Timbuctoo, drawing ten million spectators and causing historic traffic delays. Ringling’s mammoth street pageant is noted as the longest and most elaborate seen locally, with performances at the old ball grounds beginning this afternoon and again tonight.
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Kanaskat
Timbuctoo
Miret
Camall
Waterloo
Ringling
Atherton joins chicken farm venture with three others
New York reports novelist Gertrude Atherton has become a chicken farmer joining Bigelow and Katherine Glover in a $4,000 venture to raise fowls and feathers alongside their literary careers.
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Gertrude Atherton
Seattle Star
New York
Atherton
Bigelow
Katherine Glover
Death notices and obituaries from Seattle area
W. F. Webster aged 73 died at his Hothell home Monday funeral services from the Lutheran Norwegian church tomorrow at 1 p m. David Powers aged 42 died yesterday at his home 118 Leary av Ballard funeral tomorrow at 6 a m from St. Ab phenous Catholic church Mrs Anna Nitt TT died at Seattle General yesterday survived by husband James now at Nome and a married sister Mrs John Mohl Benjamin Smith aged 41 died yesterday at Horace Smith's home 1894 Seventh av West survived by parents three brothers and three sisters Adelaide Mair died yesterday at niece Mrs Emmay E Rey of Mrs Wm Dossett MT Olympic place age 76 funeral was held today from Butterworth's undertaking parlors.
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W. ©. Webster
Hothell
Miss Gertrude Reeks Reports on Panama Canal Employee Amusements
Secretary of the National Civic Federation, Miss Gertrude Reeks, just back from Panama, prepares a report on housing feeding and amusements for canal workers. She will propose improvements to relieve loneliness among the labor force and enhance worker welfare.
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Seattle Star
New York
Gertrude Reeks
National Civic Federation
Panama
Canal
Weather report lags in northwest trades and Jersey City fashion pivot
United Press reports the government has two points from the northwest for the weekly board of trade weather bulletin while none arrive from the Canadian north. In Jersey City Mrs. Thomas Rison reveals her forty year campaign to dress like men failed and at sixty returns to conventional female attire.
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United Press
Chicago
Northwest
Board of Trade
Canadian Northwest
Thomas Rison
Jersey City
Electricity to Cut Iron Costs on Pacific Coast
Seattle’s C H Tavenn er reports on a $100000 electrical pig iron smelter in Redding California led by H M Noble. The plant uses three carbon electrodes and hydroelectric power to smelt ore, aiming to reduce San Francisco pig iron price from 30–32 to 15–18 dollars per ton, signaling a potential Pacific Coast industrial surge.
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Seattle
Redding
Cat
Pacific Coast
Noble
Sault Ste Marie
United States
California
San Francisco
Pacific
Themelter
Steamers Reach Seattle Route Updates
Steamer Punko arrived at San Pedro with lumber from Everett. Steamer Dirigo departed Hadley for Seattle, Steamer Jefferson left Skagway for Seattle, and Steamer City of Seattle also left Skagway for Seattle. Steamer Sonoma departed San Francisco today bound for Seattle. A. M. Baxter arrived San Francisco from Bellingham yesterday. Steamer City of Puebla left Nome for Seattle today.
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Punko
San Pedro
Everett
Dirigo
Hadley
Seattle
Jefferson
Skagway
City of
Sonoma
San Francisco
A. M. Baxter
Bellingham
Puebla
Nome
County Hospital Adds Tuberculosis Patient Addition
Work has begun on a hospital addition designed for tuberculosis patients. There are 14 patients living in tents at the hospital. On the Pennsylvanian railroad lines east of Pittsburg there are 52 more locomotives than passenger cars. In service there are 4,099 locomotives and 43,147 cars.
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Tenta
Pennsylvanian Railroad
Pittsburg
Rice growing potential in Louisiana and Texas cited
A comparison shows Western Union with 203000 miles of telegraph line versus Japan 7900 miles, and AT&T with 6000000 miles of wire versus Japan 47500. The Japanese line handles as many messages in a year as AT&T does in twelve days. An estimated 21000000 acres in Louisiana and Texas could grow rice worth about 400 million dollars, ranking fifth among U S cereals.
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Japan
Western Union Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
In & Year
New York Sun
Louisiana
Texas
The Festival of the Press Tested in A Curious Interview
A nervous candidate calling himself a new managing editor undergoes a satirical exam in a newspaper office. He answers a psychometry test by copying a spoken sentence, then watches a diagram and imagines a dog fight while a drum is beaten, ending judged fit only for a library reading room visitor.
Government Has Weak Case In Seal Poaching Trial
In Valdez Alaska three Japanese seal poachers were convicted after a 13 hour wait in court. The small boat carried three freshly killed seals and was seized with the schooner Katya and the Nite. Thirty-one defendants were acquitted as the trial exposed scant proof of killings within the three mile limit.
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Valdez
Alaska
Katya
Painter Thomas Weeden Found Dead at 70 in Cabin
The body of Thomas Weeden, a painter aged 70, was discovered last night in his cabin by John Karlen. Authorities believe death resulted from natural causes. Weeden was unmarried.
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Thomas Weeden
John Karlen
Ward Seeks Damages Over Sheridan Statue Rejection
New York August 20 Sculptor J Q A Ward seeks 35000 in damages after a congressional commission rejected his equestrian statue of General Sheridan following criticism by Mrs Phil Sheridan Ward says the statue received praise from men who knew Little Phil at times.
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Seattle Star
New York
J. Q. A. Ward
Phil Sheridan
Congressional
Gen. Sheridan
Yosemite Valley Railroad Reaches Yosemite Park Line
The Yosemite Valley railroad is finished from Mercé on the Southern Pacific to Yosemite National Park, covering 85 miles and rising 1900 feet in elevation.
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Yosemite Valley
Mercé
Southern Pacific
Yosemite National Park
Remarkable Venice Bridge and Transcontinental Tannel Plan
The article notes A. J. Cassatt’s temperance in leadership at the Pennsylvania railroad. It praises a vast Venice mainland bridge spanning 223 arches and 12,059 feet. It criticizes repeated attempts to fund a channel across the English Channel with doubtful success and low prospects.
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A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Venice
Mainland
Engiteh
Team Drivers Local 276 Election Meeting Notice
The Team Drivers Local 276 calls for a meeting next Thursday in August. Your presence is essential to discuss union matters and upcoming elections.
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Ose
Novelty Cloak & Suit Co Expands Seattle Operations
Since moving to 1316 Second Ave last spring the Novelty Cloak and Suit Manufacturing Co has increased output with more expert cutters, new machinery, and a larger plant. The firm, six years in wholesale business, now runs two Seattle stores at 1316 Second Ave and 1207, selling fat stock of cloaks, suits, skirts, jackets, raincoats, and waists. The manager Mr. L. Moffman notes rising demand for high quality tailored garments and forecasts stronger sales this season. Saturday is Seattle Day with in-store inspection invited.
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Novelty Cloak & Suit Manufacturing Co
Novelty Cloak & Suit Manufactur
New York
L. Moffman
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