Great Bear Sinks in Bering Sea Expedition Loss
The Great Bear wrecks on rocks near St Matthews Island in the Bering Sea. All crew and party members are rescued by the cutter McCulloch and are en route to Nome. Expedition, financed at 500000 dollars, aimed to reach 700 miles north of Point Barrow and trade for furs.
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Somme
von Kluck
Seattle
Louis Lane
St. Matthews’ Island
Bering Sea
Nome
United States Coast Guard
McCulloch
St. Matthews Island
Lane-Borden
Point Barrow
Stefansson
Anita Allen
Stanford
Lane
Isabel Robson
Charlie Chaplin
Northland
John Borden
Chicago
T. M. Clowes
47Th St
Pinnacle Rock
Port Blakeley
Home Rule Is City's Need to End Injustice
Caldwell and Gill push for city home rule after the public service commission allows the telephone company to earn on a $7 million Seattle valuation while King county taxes reflect a $4.59 million valuation. Caldwell vows to push emancipatory legislation in December and to send representatives to Olympia to fight for reforms. The mayor says city powers are limited and calls for action against state control of municipal utilities.
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State Public Service Commission
Seattle
King County
Caldwell
Gill
Olympia
Star
Public Service Commission
Corporation
Commission
the Star
Telephone Company
President Goes to Congress as Rail Heads Refuse Peace
President Wilson arrives at the capitol amid rail labor tension. He seeks arbitration, a larger Interstate Commerce Commission, and a continuing peace effort as 400,000 Brotherhood members face stalled talks with railroad presidents. The White House postpones talks with brothers until executives present a final settlement proposal.
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Washington
Wilson
Capitol
Congress
Senate Chamber
Newlands
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Kern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Lane
Brotherhood
Weather proves hottest day of the year at Seattle
Observer George M Salisbury climbed the Hoge building roof at 9 am to check the heat. The Uncle Sam thermometer read 61 degrees with a breeze, then he noted Sunday would likely be a bit cloudy. He recorded Friday’s memo noting the day as the warmest of the year, reaching 89 degrees by 5 pm.
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George M. Salisbury
Hoge Building
Uncle Sam
George
Seattle
Deutschland Sub Sails to U S and Back
Bremen Aug 26 The German submarine Deutschland completed a 2000 mile voyage to the United States and back with little damage Capt Paul Koenig said after resting from banquets and receptions following the submarine's arrival at Bremen
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Bremen
United States
Paul Koenig
Convicts Escape in Thunderstorm from Missouri Penitentiary
During a violent thunderstorm four of the state penitentiary's most dangerous convicts escaped by cutting bars and a tunnel then breached a six foot brick wall into the stockade. A ladder aided their climb to freedom and they remain at large.
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Jefferson City
State Penitentiary
Fired unjustly claim by a Georgetown street worker
J H Patrick of 2618 KE Madison Street complains he was unjustly discharged as a city laborer on Georgetown street work, saying he never worked on the waterfront. Edward W Ferris, a postal messenger at Mount Vernon Washington, dies of pneumonia at age 49.
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J. H. Patrick
KE. Madison Sr
Georgetown
Patrick
Edward W. Ferris
Mount Vernon, Wash
Meadows roadhouse proprietor charged in double liquor law case
Johnny Clancy proprietor of the Meadows roadhouse faces two counts of violation of the liquor law in superior court following a raid led by Deputy Sheriff Scott Malone. Co-defendants Tom Shuter and William Mullen, owners of nearby houseboats, are charged with liquor to sell. A beer sample was sent to City Chemist Jacobs for analysis.Deputy sheriffs previously used evidence from encounters at the Meadows and nearby mills to build cases, aided by two women picked up at the American cafe.
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Johnny Clancy
Meadows Roadhouse
Lundin
Scott Malone
Tom Shuter
Kenmore
William Mullen
Juanita
Clancy
the Meadows
Jacobs
Mills
Morgan
Arrest club man on dry law charge shocks city
James 3 Shallenberger, a clubman, was arrested Friday afternoon and released on $500 bail for possessing liquor beyond the legal limit. A trunk of booze addressed to him was seized as contraband after delivery by the dry squad. H Roberts and Fred Smith were also arrested on similar charges after bringing 71 pints of whisky in three suitcases to the Nord Hotel. A divorce was granted Mrs. M Valentine Rais, whose husband is in prison for shooting her.
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James
Shallenberger
H. Roberts
Fred Smith
Nord
First Ave
Mrs Vanderbilt Flies From Shelling in Nightgown
Paris reports that Mrs Wm K Vanderbilt fled a German shelling in her nightgown with hair loose and slippers flapping. An American ambulance party accompanying her described the moment at Pont-A-Mousson when German bombardment forced them into a reinforced cave as she wrapped a wrapper over her nightgown and rushed downstairs.
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Paris
Wm. K. Vanderbilt
Ping Bodie Threatens Return to Major Leagues
Ping Bodie announces possible return to the majors threatening to revive his pitching and batting presence. He warns that bean ball users may face occasional retaliation if he resumes play.
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Ping Bodie
Ping
Hughes Aids Hughes in $5 Campaign Gift
Thomas E. Eastland, an insurance man, sent a $5 contribution to Charles E. Hughes, Republican candidate for president, praising Hughes for aiding Wilson and hoping Wilson’s re election. He enclosed a letter noting Hughes’ Washington trip had value to Wilson and urged support.
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Thomas E. Eastland
Charles E. Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Eastland
Wilson
Hughes
Democratic Campaign Committee
Washington
President Wilson Plans No Seattle Visit This Fall
The Democratic state committee reports President Wilson will not visit the Coast this fall. Despite this, a strong slate of speakers including William Jennings Bryan ex Gov Glynn James Lewis and Ollie James are expected to tour Washington state. Francis Heney of California is also listed among anticipated speakers.
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Wilson
Joh . Fogarty
Hugh C. Wallace
William Jennings Bryan
Martin Glynn
New York
James Hamilton Lewis
Ollie James
Washington
Francis Heney
California
Democratic State Committee
Sunday Park Concerts In Seattle Four Bandages
Four band concerts are set for Seattle parks this Sunday. Leuben’s band performs at Woodland from 2 30 to 5 00 p m and the Firemen’s band at Alki in the afternoon. In the evening Cavanaugh’s band plays at Leschi from 7 30 to 9 30 and Wagner’s at Volunteer.
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Seattle
Leuben
Woodland
Alki
Cavanaugh
Leschi
Wagner
Volunteer
Pat Calhoun Bankrupt as Receiver Asked in New York
Patric Calhoun once a leading railway magnate now has less than 5 dollars amid a court filing seeking a receiver for all his property. He rose from streetcar strike influence to wealth, later facing graft upheavals and ruin tied to San Francisco events.
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New York
Patric Calhoun
Supreme Court
Calhoun
San Francisco
Carmen
Cleveland
United Investment Co
United States
Duke of Albany Sunk by Submarine. 24 Die
London August 26 The armed British boarding steamer Duke of Albany was sunk in the North Sea Thursday by a submarine. 87 crew members were saved, with 24 lives lost. The Admiralty announced the casualty toll this afternoon.
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London
North Sea
Admiralty
Alaska Man Dead After Building Klondike Railway
Dawson report states William O'Brien, builder of a Klondike mines railway and owner of Eldorado claim No. 1, died here Thursday. Once a prominent brewery owner for 12 years, he recently supported prohibition policy in Seattle and advocated dry law for Yukon and Alaska.
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Dawson
William O’brien
Klondike Mines
Eldorado
Altho
Seattle
Yukon
Alaska
The Secret of the Reef serial begins in The Stag
Ruth Osborne stars in a Monday to Saturday installment of a new serial in The Stag. The piece invites readers to judge trust by following the unfolding tale across the week and points to continuing chapters.
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Ruth Osborne
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Alexander von Kluck
United Press
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England
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Deutschland
Mullen
M. Valentine Rais
Pat Calhoun
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