Streetcar Union Push Sparks Seattle Feud and Ultimatum
Workers in Seattle form a streetcar union after mass meetings at the Labor Temple are disrupted by Stone & Webster affiliated inspectors and private deputies. National Street Car union rep Madward McMorrow cites intimidation, while 560 members begin organizing amid threats of a company strike if union activity continues. The dispute centers on municipal ownership and workers’ rights to meet and discuss conditions without fear of discharge.
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Peetic Company
Drum
Rel
Seattle
Carre
Purth
First Gi
Madward McMorrow
Chicago
National Street Car Union
Stone @ Webster
Labor Temple
Seattle Electric Company
Man Seeks Death By Razor After Precarious Incident
A railway section hand at Puget Sound and a lodging house resident near Maple Valley attempted suicide with a razor yesterday. He cut his throat, producing four gashes about three inches long, and was moved to Georgetown County Hospital in serious condition. Doctors say windpipe damage occurred but recovery may be possible. The man gave no statement about his motive.
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Oravee
Puget Sound
Ig & Lodging House
Georgetown
Dakota Sails Sunday with 225 Passengers for Orient Trip
The Northern liner Dakota will depart Sunday noon carrying 225 passengers on the largest excursion yet. Included are 141 excursionists sent to China by the Los Angeles Times and United States agencies. Harry O. Perley and others from the U S department are aboard. A large party leaves Portland today for the Orient as ships begin the long voyage.
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Northern
Dakota
Humber
China
Los Anne
Harrison Grey Leter
The
Times
United States
Portland
Great North
Ilarry O. Perley
Real Department
Point Academy
Lin
Orient
Ming
Pas
Hous
Tondon Rownd
Fragmentary OCR Note on Valuable Lands and Developments
A damaged OCR passage references valuable lands near Naas and Yaings with fragmentary notes about timing and aims. The text is garbled, hindering clear identification of entities, dates, or actions, leaving the main topic and participants unreadable.
New Wage Scale for Coastwise Sailors Goes Into Effect
San Francisco August 1. Andrew Furuseth secretary of the Sailors union says all coastwise vessels to Alaska and British Columbia raise crew wages from 40 to 45 per month. The new scale takes effect today and does not alter the ongoing strike by steam schooner owners and Seamen's.
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San Francisco
Andrew Furuseth
The
Sailors’ Union
Alaska
Britteh Columbia
Captain Loses His License in Tug Chehalis Sinking
In Vancouver on August 91 a special court of inquiry found the Princess of Victoria caused the fatal sinking of the tug Chehalib due to navigational negligence by Capt Griffin. His certificate is suspended for six months.
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Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway Steamship Company
Victoria
Griffin
Rubber plant planned by Hudson firms in city visit
LH D Appely arrived last night with aim to start a rubber goods factory in the city. He is president of the Rubber Manufacturing and Distributing Co and the Apeely Rubber Co of Hudson Mass. He cited labor shortage as the main obstacle to establishing production here.
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Lh D. Appely
Apwely
Rubber Manufacturing and Distributing Company
Apeely Rubber Company
Hudson, Mass
Cochrane Charged With Attempted Murder After Shooting
William Cochrane once King County sheriff faces charge of attempt to murder for the June 19 shooting of neighbor Thomas J. Sharkey. Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh filed the charge this morning. Cochrane plans to plead self defense claiming Sharkey threatened him with a pitaff fork.
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Willima Cochrane
King County
Thomas J. Sharkey
Mackintosh
Cochrane
Sharkey
Northern Pacific Announces New Tariff Schedule
A new tariff schedule from the Northern Pacific will take effect tomorrow. The change, noted as favoring Walla Walla, is described in brief terms with emphasis on the immediate implementation date.
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Northern Pacific
Wale Aes
Cage Is Dismissed Amid Turbulent Trial
A chaotic courtroom scene ends with the cage case dismissed as witnesses falter and the defense praises a technical ruling. The proceedings exposed key tensions between the defense and prosecution and left the crowd unsettled.
Bryan in New England Today
W J Bryan arrived in New Haven at noon and was greeted by New England authorities. He predicted gains for the Democrats in the fall election but declined to specify where he expected victory.
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New Haven
W. J. Bryan
New England
Democrate
Boycott Upheld as Peaceful Labor Weapon in DC Court
Justice Stafford in the Supreme Court District of Columbia ruled that the boycott is a legal peaceable weapon for labor. The decision involved John Bender a baker who sought to end a bakery workers boycott against him.
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Washington
Justice Stafford
Supreme Court
District of Columbia
John Bender
Vice President Fairbanks at Kansas G AR reunion
Vice President Fairbanks arrived in Dodge City Kansas for the Kansas G AR reunion and was enthusiastically received. His speech reviewed heroic deeds of the Yeoterans.
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Dodge City
Kan
Fairbanks
Kansas G. AR
Yeoterans
Transport Hts Rocks Transport Hts Rocks Honolulu
The ship Sheridan, due from the Philippines, ran ashore at Barber Point Oahu in fog at 4 am. Boats failed to land passengers due to heavy surf and rock danger.
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Honolulu
Treneport Sheridan
Philippines
Barber Point
Oahu Island
Registration shows gain in city voter rolls
A count by registration clerks shows 1,101 more names added to the city list by noon, bringing total registered voters to 22,217. Ward totals include First 66 Second 4 Third 100 Fourth 75 Pitth 78 Sixth 45 Seventh 140 Eighth 76 Ninth 80 Tenth 54 Eleventh 26. City Hall office remains open for registration tomorrow until midnight.
Johnston Wins Big Returns From Tanana District Placer Claims
Colonel O. H. Johnston, prominent capitaliste from eastern Washington, returned aboard the Dolphin from Fairbanks after five weeks with a poke worth $74,000 from first cleanups. He praises the Tenderfoot district as the scene of new placer strikes and valuable claims.
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O. H. Johnston
Capitaliata
Washington
Dolphin
Fairbanks
Tanana
Mr. Johnston
Tenderfoot
Military braces for Babine revolt in Indian country
Expect call to chase Indians as several special forces head north this evening toward Babine country where a serious indigenous revolt is reported. The military here anticipates action imminent.
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Vancouver
Bac
Aug
Surname Switch for Roseblum Brothers Sparks Identity Change
Judge Frater orders Loula Roseblum to adopt the name Lee Reere while Louis keeps his name. The brothers faced ongoing confusion from their similar names, prompting the change to resolve the issue.
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Frater
Loula Roseblum
Lee Reere
Louis
YMCA Camp Ends Ahead of School Opening
Young men from the Y M A camped along Hooda canal will close their summer camps tomorrow and begin preparations for the new school term. Camps were well attended with outdoor activities prominent throughout the season.
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Hooda Canal
Moran Bros Forecast on Nebranka Ship Completion
Frank Moran of Moran Bros releases a statement in the Army and Navy Healer arguing the battleship Nebran a would have been finished over a year ago had the government supplied armor plate and other waterfal in ample time.
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Army and Navy
Frank Moran
Moran Bros
Republican contests heat up in city and county races
Voters in city and county precincts cast ballots in a Republican primary to select delegates for the county convention. Key battles include A H Beebe vs Howard Sweeney in the Seventh ward for the legislature and Lieut Col Billy Potts facing rivals in the Fifth ward. The county assessor race draws attention amid calls for reform and a fairer 1906 assessment. Community groups like the King County Good Roads association influence commissioner contests, challenging Al Rutherford in the North district.
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Seventh Ward
A. H. Beebe
Howard Sweeney
Sweeney
Sam Pires
Piles
L B. Roickerbocker
Auburn
Employers’ Association
Bailding Trades Council
Billy” Potts
A. T. van de Vanter
Joe Lyons
Harold Preston
Levi Ankeny
Pola
King County Good Roads’ Association
al Rutherford
North
Distriot
Henry Reed seeks nine of a kind at Seattle fair
Henry E B Reed, director of exploitation of the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition, believes the most ardent member of the order of HooHoo can be satisfied with the number of nines he will present if the annual concatenation is held in Seattle during the fair.
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Henry EB. Reed
Alaska
Yukon Pacific
Order of HooHoo
Seattle
Parker Sole Nominee for ABA President With Renominations
St Paul Minnesota August 31 Al ton B Parker is the sole nominee of the general council for president of the American Bar association Secretary Hinckley and Treasurer Wadhams were renominated Charles Monroe of Los Angeles was nominated for a member of the executive committee The ticket will probably have no opposition.
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ST. Paul, Minn
al Ton B. Parker
General Council
American Bar Association
Hinckley
Wadhams
Charles Monroe
Los Angeles
Petition Aims to Create Fourth Class Ravenna City
About 76 Ravenna residents signed a petition for incorporation as a fourth class city. The county surveyor will determine district boundaries and the matter is set for hearing on September 6.
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Ravenna
Open Season Sparks City Officials Into Hunting Rush
City hall buzzed with open season activity as officials prepare for hunting. City Treasurer G F Runnelly led a 50 mile drive toward the mountains. Chief Clerk Melee joked with staff while others sorted files amid the hunting excitement.
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G. F. Runnelly
Melee
Comptroller’s Office
Nebraska editor dies suddenly in Omaha
Rosewater, longtime Omaha Bee editor and recent U S senate nominee, died suddenly in Omaha Nebraska at age after a stirring career in state affairs. The report notes his leadership in Nebraska journalism and politics and records the immediate circumstances of his death.
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Omaha, Neb
Rosewater
Omaha Bee
United States Senate
Nebraska
Jamtes Chapin Arrested in Liquor Sale Case
Jamtes Chapin was arrested on Wednesday for selling liquor to a minor and was later rearrested by Deputy Sheriff Tar Corey. He was initially granted release on bail but remained in custody after the court ordered continued detention.
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Jamtes Chapin
Tar Corey
Striking Bay Area rail tie up and Utah train arrival noted
In San Francisco Union sources warn of a prolonged car strike with 2000 strike breakers to arrive. Merchants fear widespread business collapse if the walkout continues. unions may join a sympathetic strike against United Railways. In Ogden Utah the first Farley train due at 4.80 pm faces limited crew backing, with a committee seeking voluntary duty. Calendar figures show financial totals for the period.
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Francisco
Poriey
Agera Valle
Treet
Cote
Ban Francisco
United Railways
Cornélius
Cornelius
Schmits
Ogden
Utah
Bryan Speech Signals Political Coup in U S
The report notes Bryan’s Aug. address framing his remarks as a coup in political alignment, praising the United States and its government. Other dispatches cover Helsinki court martials with death sentences for mutineers, and Britain’s London note of executions, alongside Bryan’s hour and twenty minute speech emphasizing peace and arbitration and the new center of civilization on American soil.
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New York
Bryan
Driay
Corner Real Estate Deals Dominate Week’s Market
The Piret Hill Land Co. sold the southwest corner of Fourth Ave and Columbia for 175000 to Preston with M. B. Crane & Co. representing buyers and Jas. T. Hinkietone for the seller. A second major sale saw KR. J. Huwton acquire the southwest corner of Fourth Ave and Senecast for 66600 from the same land firm. the lot Hieck 17 in Boren's addition measures 110 by 130 feet with several small buildings. More large deals were expected today or tomorrow as market activity surges on Fourth and Third Avenues.
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Pirett Land Company
Preston
Fourth Ave
Columbia
M. BH. Crane & Co
Jas. T. Hinkietone
Roren
Paras
KR. J. Huwton
Pivet Hill Land Company
Senecast
The
Land Company
Stimson
Hieck 17
Boren
M. B. Crane & Go
Perty
Third Ave
Resrade
Wade
Shingle Market Clamp Aimed at Speculators
At a meeting in the Olympic block The Lumbermen's club rooms the Shingle Mills Bureau and the Pacific Lumber wholesalers club agreed to maintain the current price list for shingles and to bar outside brokers and speculators. They favor consolidating manufacturers with the Shingle Mills Bureau and noted about eighty percent of state manufacturers are allied.
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Shingle Mills Bureau
Pacific Lumber Wholesalers’ Club
Lumbermen’s Club
Olympic Block
Dcosbant
Shingle Mille Bureau
Bhingle Milla Bureau
NRA board selection fuels move to central site
The National Rifle Association chose a board aimed at ousting President Gen. Benes and shifting the shooting events to a more central venue. New Jersey invested 250000 dollars in the Sea Girt range, but critics argue the site’s location is suboptimal for national events.
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Sea Girt
N. J
National Rifle Association
Gen. Benes
New Jersey
Beatle People Attend Northwest YWCA Conference
The Northwest YWCA conference opened today in Park, Oregon with Miss Mae Watkinson and Miss Black from the University among the attendees. The conference runs ten days with the Beatle group participating in activities and discussions.
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Had C. A
Art Park
Ore
Burglars Use Autos Target Highland Post Office
Automobile robbery hit Highland post office early this morning as robbers blew out a safe and took 500 dollars in cash and stamps. Authorities suspect the same group as several mysterious cottagers seen at night, making long motor trips.
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Kingston
N. Y
Long Island
Highland Post Office
VESSELS CAPTURED SHIPPED ARMS FOR CUBAN REBELS
reports from New York and Philadelphia indicate insurgents captured the steamer Segurance and the steamer Col Lade, vessels loaded with military supplies for the Cuban government. Federal authorities are said to have seized a vessel in Delaware Bay loaded with arms for the Cuban rebels.
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New York
Wilmington
Dela
Ward Line
Alno
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
Veere
Labor Day Bank Closures in Seattle
Monday is a legal holiday and Labor Day. The Seattle Clearing House and all Seattle banks will be closed for the day.
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Seattle
Bryan crowds cheer in New York appearance at Madison Square Garden
William Jennings Bryan spoke to a vast New York crowd at Madison Square Garden after a long wait for sound. Hearst and allies watched from a private box as Bryan touched on government ownership of railroads amid strong cheers and mixed reactions.
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New York
William Jennings Bryan
Bryannet
Madison Square Garden
William Randolph Hearst
Hearst
Ryan
Open marriage offer from Kitsap county bachelor
A prominent Kitsap county man places a serious marriage proposal in The Star classified pages. The notice outlines the man’s desire for a wife and provides full requirements, stressing his intent to marry rather than seek amusement.
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Kitsap County
Four Boys Arrested for Burglary in Broadway Grocery
Four boys Elmer Roy 12 John DeHan 10 David Sonville 12 and William Gormly 13 were arrested by Detective Sam Corbett and Truant Officer Ketchum for burgling the Broadway grocery at Broadway and Cherry last night. Roy and DeHan admitted entering via a rear door took $1 in pennies from a bank while DeHan stole 50 cents from a glass case and 10 cents from the till. The quartet, who stayed overnight at a nearby barn, included Gormly as alleged leader with Roy and DeHan arrested at the Flyer dock and others later. The boys were jailed to await juvenile court action. Dowd to Represent Washington at Red Men Convention in Niagara Falls.
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Elmer Roy
John DeHan
David Sonville
William Gormly
Sam Corbett
Ketchum
Broadway
Cherry St
Roy
Delan
Delian
Loneville
Gormly
DeHan
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Billy” Potts IN
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London
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Hague Tribunal
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Dowd
Frank Dowd
Red Men
Niagara Falls
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