Army Captain Frederick Preagier Suicide in Seattle Debt Scandal
Frederick Preagier, once a West Point graduate and army captain, killed himself in Seattle after years of debt and gambling losses. He had resigned from the army to work as a contractor and was reportedly helped by Secretaries Root and Long until his creditors and habit became overwhelming. His wife mourned the loss as the city learned of his troubled finances.
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New York
Frederick Preagier
Seattle
Brook
Beane
Ate
Weat Point
Oie
Root and
Long
Powers Tell Czar to Be Good in Istanbul Turmoil
Berlin reports a note from four or five powers demanding a quick Russian fleet withdrawal from Intoda to avert threats to Constantinople. Austria led the move, signaling unity among nations wary of menacing actions in the region.
Legal battle over Beattie power firm reshapes city water works
A federal court injunction restrains the Citizens Light & Power Co from laying pipes. The court voids the new company’s incorporation, grants a permanent stay, and leaves a further appeal pending in the San Francisco circuit court. The Seattle Gas Electric Co claims the dispute affects regional utilities and futures hearings loom.
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Tonsa
Citheon Light & Power Co
New” Company
Beattie
Cithemas Company
or Seattle Gas @ Plectric Co
Aid
Hanford
Citizens Company
Circuit Court of Ap- Peale
San Francisco
Naval squadron ships sighted en route to Portland port
Warships of a naval squadron were sighted this morning as they headed for Portland Maine. The arrival was reported from inbound military traffic with no details on ship names or purpose.
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Portland
Guilty in Danville Race Riot Case
Winni Pettee, the sheriff, stood before a jury tied to events during the recent race riots in Danville. The court delivered a guilty verdict against him for his actions amid the disturbance, marking a dramatic turn in the case.
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Danville, My
Winni- Pettee
Registration for Special Election Bond Proposal Vote
City clerks announce registration for a forthcoming special election on a bond measure for a new municipal building and additional city peer. Voters are urged to register before the election day as the books remain open until polls open.
French ship Cambronne Carrying Cement Arrives East
The French ship Cambronne arrived east from Antwerp with 2000 tons of cement, completing the trip in one day. A broken blade on the Reliance's propeller near Seattle prompted repairs at Eagle Harbor for a replacement. Delegates from across the state attend the twenty fifth annual convention of the South Carolina Other School association. The ant board conciliation met with Carroll Weight as umpire.
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Cambronne
Antwerp
Reliance
Seattle
Eagle Barter
Greenville
South Carolina Other School Association
York
Ant Board
Carroll Weight
Japanese man Kawahara arrested for check fraud scheme
G Kawahara a Japanese national was arrested after a warrant issued by Justice Dann. He allegedly induced Pejikawa a fellow countryman and boarding house keeper to accept a forged check claimed to be drawn on a bank. The check proved counterfeit at the Sound National Bank.
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G. Kewahers
Justice Dann Bread
Sieé K
Pejikawa
Kawahara
Eet Sound National Bank
Kawahare
Bids Opened for Beattie City Lighting Plant Equipment
Beattie city public works board opened bids to supply electrical machinery for the municipal lighting plant with estimates from $17,000 to $200,000. National firms submitted multiple bids across seven subdivisions, with many offering alternatives. The board faces a complex decision to award the contract amid higher wire and pipe costs and bid irregularities.
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Thomson
Ietall
Cheap Excursion Rates for Great Northern Railway
Round trip fares offered from St. Paul to Chicago at 71 dollars and to Saint Paul area 88 dollars. Tickets available at the ticket office located at 622 First Avenue.
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Great Northern Railway
St. Paul
St. Ie
First Avenue
Markets Show Wide Range in Wholesale Prices
The large market listing covers fresh meat vegetables fruit and grain with numerous prices for butter cheese eggs poultry and livestock. It notes an excursion to Hood's Canal on the steamer Clallam leaving August 27 with round trip fare of one dollar from Pier 1.
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Timothy
Washington Creameries
Venburger
Iews
Puget
Hood's Canal
Clallam
Pier 1
Firat Ave
Skagway Round Trip With Meals and Berth Offer
Advertisement notes a round trip to Skagway and back priced at 46 dollars including berth and meals. Mentions past steamers Dolphin and Humboldt and dates August 17 and September 1. Also references a venue at 6 First Avenue with dancing classes and a private function in Ranke Hall conducted by Pref Wilson.
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Humboldt
First Avenue
Skagway
Return
Tranenistieipp! Congress
Dolphin
Firat Avenue
Band
Mon
Frieve Pref Wilson
Ranke Hall
Fommona
Lawton Home Column Teases Ideal Living Prospect
Readable fragments describe a Lawton area home feature and a tease about a new entry or arrival. Mentions tie in areas and a “money maker” in a local setting. Readers are invited to view a property at a reachable bens location under discussion.
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Lawton
Ter
Bens
Hance Noor
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Brooklyn
Powers
Czar
Berlin
Ausicia
Marine News
Prings
American Bar Association
Francie Rawle
Philadelphia
Tommorrow
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Gordon Mat
King Bros, Firat Ave
Herbert S. Upper
Scheverman Bik
WILEY
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Mane
Adams
Mad@tson
Hl. Lewis & Co
N. E. Cor
1St Ave
GEO
Woodhouse CO
Sherman, Clay & CO
Steinway
Second Ave
ROTH
Albert Hansen Rich
First Ave
Internetionsl Bank & Trust Company of America
Bec
Walker
Gepesrit
Pate
Jacob RL
Sapphires Rubies
Citizens’ Light & Power Co
Lion
Puget Sound
Waves
Madison Strert
Om & m
Pacific Packing & Navigation Co
Alaska Pacific Express
United States Mail
Valdes
Juneau
Sitka
Taketat
Kayak
Etiamar
Cook Inlet
Nome City
Excelsior
Santa Ana
Arlington Dock
Ava
Datea Sf
Caine
Fleet Avenue
Edmundsevere
City OF Batt
Ares
A. Mim
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Harvard Dental
Second Avenue
Ger
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Reon
Sparklers
Kennedy Drug Company
Stewart & Holmes
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California
Rome
Tifornia
Akima
Foncy Sur Oan
John Davis &C
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Howe
Wilson's Modern Business College
Collins Building
Amer and
Second
Washaton
Hoye’ Plannetetts
Ernie
Marquette
Northern Liquor CO
Whisky Istributers
Fix Ave
Seattis
Little Tatlere
P. O
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Kirk
Amer Er Watch & Jewelry Co
Gifford & Dow
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Pike Street
North
Rves
Florence Marvin
Puttidy
Alaska
Bec Ave
Fifteenth Avenue
Jefferson
Treadway
Poliahea
Ska Brooom
John
Yesler
Broadway District
Good View
Terma Pettit & Bon
Auburn
Rainier Brach
Lake Washington
Eversbory
Adame & Nichols
Fleet Avenues
Cherry
Sir Washington Building
Casey
Milliman City
Washington Street
Baranin Ry Y King & Co
Booth
Twentieth Avenue
Washington
Slettengren & Arnel
Roxwell Block
Collawe
Becond
Stewart
Bickerton & Co
I Fieet Avenue
Seta
Asprin
Hubert
Conan
Willow Rook
Ruerten & Co
Shanat
Ellis Houge
Fifth Avenue
Newig
Fourth Avenue
Secor Avers
Arnerane Rae
Motta
Ay Inayat
Ian Nok
Adalat Tre Bey Machiniet
Ter Lean Co
Jewelry Co
Ee Monkey
Prs
Tolman
Epler Block
Mecoma Avenue
Tony
KB Weert
Owen Ee
Camus
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Collecti Lente
Pensions
Botan Bite
Ke M. Fillelle
Bailey
Keapp
Hater
KW. Houghton
Collins
A. Attorneys-at-Law
Kem
W. D. Lambuth
Pacific Mock
Orns i Ie Aioe
Hunset
Booth - Whittlesey Manford Abstract Company
Latier Ik
Teleptone
Meta
N.Y
Bik
General Benking
Jermes Street
G. V. Molt
Heatth
Pear — Ole Toon
Geo Fisher
Anet Cashter
Ee Ee People & Savings Bank
Kecond Avenue
Pike Sirest
Capital Palep
Fienooe
C. Neufelter
Pres
J.T Greenieat
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Bank OF Feotert
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Cate
Acures
Aude
Branaere
Pike
Teago Junk Co
Geen
Euler
Io Weesters
Mackinngor
Burke Budding
Ery
James
Washington Institute OF
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JS Beneca
Phonea John Wil
Spring
EO Adams
Colman
Tel
Minck
Union Transfer & Krone 7 Co
Firet
Seattle Gas
Cherry Street
Perone
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