Roadmaster Bowles killed by power wheel accident
James A Bowles of Seattle Electric Company died instantly at the Madison street power house when he slipped on the basement and was crushed by a rapidly moving cable wheel. Witnesses saw the tragedy as he attempted repairs. coroner report anticipated no inquest. Bowles, a longtime railroad man, left a widow and five children. He was 37 at his death and was widely respected by crew and officials.
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James A. Bowles
Seattle Electric
Comany
James A. Powles
Seattle Electric Company
Madison Street
Bowles
Willie
Kempster
Oeneer
Madison A
Nowise
Hoye
Wert Weles
Kansas City
Union Trunk Line
Seattle —— Co
Alaska
Buffalo Exposition Demolition Moves Forward Quickly
Rainbow City to be razed as Chicago House Wrecking Co wins contract for 129 dollars journalists report. The firm will clear grounds at Buffalo near Omaha and salvage relics from the music hall before possible preservation of material for a museum or memorial elsewhere.
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Buffaloa
Buffalo
Chicago House Wrecking Co
Philajon
Chicago Concern
Omaha Group
Omaha
Bs Pution
Curto
Cascade and Denny Uephoels Tie in Rough Football
The Cascade crew and Denny Uephoels fought to a 5 5 tie amid a tightly contested game. A standout 65 yard run by Harry Reece highlighted the action while both sides showed strong effort. The reported lineups list players such as Meister, Chapman, Leaton, West, and Timothy among others.
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Cascade
Denny Uephoels
Denny
Harry Reece
Cascades King
Jitte ‘Meister
Inoki
Supreme court ruling in Charles Appellant v Gore case
Olympia October 4 the Supreme Court judge declared the matter in the case Charles Appellant versus G Gore.
Mystery of Nell Cropsey Kidnapping Case
New York dispatch reports Nell Cropsey an 18 year old Brooklyn girl missing from her North Carolina home near Elizabeth City. Suspicion falls on James Wilcox sheriff’s son who was last seen with her after a quarrel on the porch. Authorities and neighbors search the River landing and the nearby swamp area as a wider inquiry continues.
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New York
Nell Cropsey
Brooklyn
Seven Pines
Isabeth City
N. C
James Wilcox
Pasquotank County
William Cropney
Ni Ae
Wilcox
Nell
Storm damages Chicago Misfit Parlors storefront
The store at the corner of First Avenue and Union Street suffered severe storm damage last night. Three plate glass windows valued at 200 dollars were broken and stock worth 200 dollars was damaged.
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Chicago
First Avenue
Union Street
Congress May Now Take Up Schley Investigation
The House moves to create a commission of inquiry into El Sampson Schley history. Representative Adams of Mississippi introduces a resolution accusing author William Maclay of denouncing Rear Admiral Schley as a liar. The measure seeks to verify claims about evidence shared with Navy officials Crowinshield and Sampson and potential Navy department involvement.
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Congress
Schley
Washington
D. C
House
Adama
Mississippi
W. & Maclay
Navy
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolia
Maclay
Sohley
Navy Department of the United States
Navy Department
House of Representatives
Congress of the United States
Crownthehield
Fampoon
Anid
Local lumber firms protest city lumber inspection standards
Local manufacturers led by Bryam Lumber and Shingle Co Brace and Herbert Mill Co Moran Bros Co Seattle Lumber Co and Stetson and Poet MII Co protest city inspectors lowering lumber quality for municipal use. They argue out of town buyers dodge taxes and pay lower wages than Seattle rivals.
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Bryam Lumber and Shingle Co
Brace and Herbert Mill Co
Moran Bros. Co
Seattle Lumber Co
Stetson and
MII Co
Seattle
Gas fatality in Brooklyn tenement traps family
Mrs Mor tie Protikin and granddaughter Sarah Mosiakoff were found dead from gas asphyxiation in a Brooklyn tenement. Three other family members were unconscious, a defective shut-off catch allowed the gas jet to reopen. All the unconscious remain in critical condition with some hope for recovery.
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Brooklyn
Mortie Protikin
Sarah Mosiakoff
Panama Washington Navy Statement on Transit Security
The report from Panama cites Db. C. Dee describing the navy morning frame and a party of the battle. It states that all forces have re-embarked and transit security is being restored. The message is dated from Panama and emphasizes perfect security for transit.
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Washington
Db. C
Navy
Towa
Panama
One of Worst Gales in Years Strikes Coast Area
A severe gale hit the region with winds up to 36 miles per hour. Telephone lines suffered extensive outages as Bunset Telephone Co and Western Union lines failed to Olympia Victoria and Vancouver. Repairs began quickly with long distance lines mostly restored by afternoon. Postal Telegraph lines to Averett and Portland were heavily impaired with limited service morning report.
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Olympia
Sande
Amita
Western Union Telegraph Co
Victoria
Morton Attacks Grout Bill at National Live Stock Meet
Mr Morton vigorously attacked the Grout anti oleomargarine bill at today's session of the National Live Stock convention. He said the measure aims to kill buttering and oleomargarine interests at the urging of manufacturing men for mercenary motives. Farmers reportedly did not favor the bill. He urged agricultural bodies to discuss the topic and bring protests.
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Morton
How Colon Was Taken by Liberals
New York reports added details of Colon’s capture by Liberal forces. The Finance arrived from Colon with officers describing Liberals riding in as ordinary passengers on trains and opening fire to intimidate officials and seize control of the city.
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New York
Colon
Finance
Law to Prohibit Wearing Corsets in Paris Bill
Paris bill urged by Dr Junippe Marechale would ban corsets for women under 30 with three months in prison and a 1000 franc fine. The measure allows women over 20 to wear corsets.
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London
Paris
Junippe Marechale
Brefore
Pic
Marechale
Municipanty
Marecale
Officers Reassigned After Patterson Out of Commission
The U S steamer Patterson is out of commission and several officers have been transferred. RK B Derickson, noted in Seattle, is ordered to the national capital and W L Esler, also from the same ship, is assigned to shore duty in Seattle.
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U. S
Patterson
RK. B. Derickson
Seattle
National Capital
W. L. Esler
Public Library Duplicates Fire Loss Books
The Seattle Public Library reports duplication of all destroyed volumes and stores most works due to limited space. Galleries are being added in the library’s upper rooms and will allow broader access when finished. Librarian Smith’s rule to lend duplicate copies of new fiction at a weekly rate has proven popular.
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Seattle Public Library
Smith
Cents & Week
No tonnage tax ban on Philippines–direct ships
The collector of customs announced that the tonnage tax cannot be levied on vessels arriving directly from the Philippines. This follows a recent Supreme Court decision aimed at establishing this point, signaling a shift in how Philippine trade ships are assessed.
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Ban Francisco
Collector of Customs
Veesela
Philippines
Supreme Court
Philippine
Ladies Relief society meeting reports Thanksgiving contributions
At yesterday's monthly meeting held in Bikes hall the finance committee reported cash contributions of 120 dollars on Thanksgiving day plus 9.12 dollars from the public schools.
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Ladies’ Relief Society
Bikes’ Hall
Weather forecast for Seattle and vic May
Tonight and Thursday expect occasional showers with brisk south to west winds as the area remains unsettled. Temperatures stay mild with variable skies and scattered showers likely across the Puget Sound region.
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Seattle
Vicinity
Nicaraguan Route Favored for Isthmian Canal Study
In Washington the senate opened its session with rapid minutes review and several prepared annual reports. The key document endorsed by the Isthmian canal commission favors the Nicaraguan route as most practical and economical, likely shaping future policy. Petitions urging drastic measures against anarchy drew attention, notably from Fairbanks and Penrose.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Lethanian Canal Commission
United States
Fairbanks
Indiana
Penrose
Penneylyania
Clara Brown A Total Wreck Off Alki Point
The Round Steamer Clara Brown ran ashore west of Alki Point during a fierce storm. Captain Cadwell's vessel from Tacoma to this city broke up with the crew and passengers largely drowned or lost, with only a few saved by improvised rafts. The 18 gross ton single screw steamer valued at about 6000 dollars left Tacoma at 4 p.m. and was due in the city at 7 p.m.
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Clara Brown
Cadwell
Tacoma
Alki Point
Etramer
Williameon
H. H
Domentbin
J. A. Dike
Freight wreck burns carload of hogs at Sprague
A southbound overland freight wreck near Sprague Washington caused a raging fire that consumed 17 damaged freight cars and a hog herd. Although no lives were lost, property damage is described as among the heaviest on the division with 13 hours of traffic delay expected. The blaze started after the wreck and fire crews could not halt it, leaving wrecked freight piles and the caboose crew bruised but alive. The line will require debris removal and temporary track laying before service can resume.
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Sprague
Wash
Poc Ana Acoma
Caaitecta
I R
City bids sought for street work on several avenues
The board of public works will open bids Saturday for wooden sidewalks on Fremont and Blewett and Aurora avenues, Whitman avenue grading, and grading and sidewalk work on Twenty-second avenue from Marion to East Cherry.
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Board of Public Works
Fremont Avenue
Ewing
Kilbourne
Blewett Avenue
Pbvanston Avenue
Albion Lace
Aurora Avenue
Ewng Street
Thirty-ninth Street
Whitman Avenue
Thirty-seventh Avenue
Lake Washington
Twenty-second Avenue
EF Marion
East Cherry Street
Ballard Council Delays Salary Hike After Obstacle
Ballard city council postponed consideration of raising official salaries until the next regular meeting next Tuesday after encountering a legal obstacle. The session was held Monday night due to the upcoming Tuesday election.
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Ballard
Disguised as Negro Murder Sparks Lauinet Night Panic
Cries from a residence alarm Lauinet society circle as two men flee a room window after a chase by Clarence K. Babb. Babb shoots one man whom he believes to be a burglar, only to learn the wounded man is Henry G. Sullivan, a local young citizen. companion’s name unrevealed.
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Columbia
8. C
Lau Inet
Clarence K. Babb
Babb
Henry G. Sullivan
Trampled Flowers at Girl's Grave Stir Cincinnati Outrage
At Florence Yates burial in St. Joseph's cemetery Cincinnati on Friday morning the funeral crowd witnessed flowers laid by William Brown trampled in a roadway. Miss Yates had been connected to confectioner J. J. Mullane, and Brown's rejection led to her death by suicide. Mullane's wife seized the floral tribute, two Mullane workers trampled them, and the funeral proceeded amid shock.
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Cincinnati
Dee
Florence Lates
St. Joseph's Cemetery
J. J. Mullane
William Brown
Brown
Miss Yates
Mr. Mullane
Mullane
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Adams & Blanchard Rice Clothiers and Furnishers
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First Ave
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