Murder at Maple Leaf saloon shocks community
Emil Deamit, a Van Asset pottery worker, was killed by two masked bandits during a robbery at the Maple Leaf saloon five miles south of the city. James McCullough and Desmit fought off the robbers with chairs. Desmit fell fatally shot, the chair guarding McCullough’s life. Police hunted the pair, with no arrests as of this morning. coroner's inquest planned.
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Emil Desmit
Maple Leaf
Asault
Emil Deamit
Pottery Works
McCullough
Barmie
Sound Clothing Company
Beattie
Muniéters
Smurder
Trone
McCullouath
Deamit
MocCullongeh
Desmit
Maple
Hre
Georgetown
Kelly
Sheriffs Office
Barbee
Tennant
Willams
Mook
van Asset
Cook
Powse
Williama
Preedon
Seattle
O'Day
Mawthern
Hawthorn
Bartemder
Thees
van Aswell
Mra Desmtt
Howe
Renney-Watson Morgue
Kiss Definition Contest Special Edition from The Star
The Star announces a special edition hammering a Kiss Definition Contest ready for delivery tomorrow. Carriers on routes will offer copies at one cent each. The issue claims over 1000 kiss definitions and urges readers not to miss this edition.
Miners Strike Talks In Trinidad As Mitchell Arrives
Mitchell and mine owners reportedly agree operators must concede pit boss and camp physician selection to avert a general strike. In Cripple Creek a miners safety committee forms to defend workers. Writs accuse Kennison Parker and Davis of conspiracy to murder over the Vindicator mine explosion.
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Trinidad
Colo
Mitchell
Cole- Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Orn
F. J. Campbell
Vindicator Mine
CC. G. Kennison
S Herman Parker
W. Davis
Bull Pen
Great Britain buys Chilean warships ending Japan buyer claim
The admiralty announced Britain purchased Chilean war ships, ending rumors that Japan was the buyer. The sale value was . The report also lists individuals charged in liquor and immigration cases and notes grand jury activity on bribery cases involving Japanese immigration officers.
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London
Admiralty
Great Britain
Eight Men Face Trial Over Whiskey Indictments
A federal grand jury returns indictments against eight men for illegal whiskey distribution to Indiana. The case centers on alleged efforts to supply alcohol to Native American wards, with proceedings in U S federal court.
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Uncle Sam
United States Court
Ederal Grand Jury
Rks Wieser
Indiana
Silver Convicted in Superior Court on Bicycle Theft Charge
Silver was convicted in the superior court this morning by a suostead court jury on a charge of taking two bicycles from C Rupprecht whom he knew had been stolen. Rupprecht, serving a 30 day sentence for the theft, turned state's evidence.
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Silver
Suostead Court
C. Rupprecht
Rupprecht
Cotton futures surge on buoyant market reports
Bulls in New Orleans celebrate as cotton futures rise sharply on news of a short crop. In New York, futures also advance on Dec 3, with bidding described as terrific after agricultural reports. The day marks a historic swing in the cotton exchange.
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New Orleans
Cotton Exchange
Coton
New York
Plasterer Falls From Scaffold On Avenue and Spring
S. W. Ramer, a plasterer, plunged 20 feet from a scaffold on Avenue and Spring Street and was severely injured. He was rushed to Providence Hospital by ambulance and remained unconscious with possible internal injuries.
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S. W. Ramer
Avenue & Spring Street
Providence Hospital
Blair Indicted for Forgery in First Degree
James Blair former general counsel of the World’s Fair was indicted by a St Louis grand jury for first degree forgery. A capias was sent to Blair at a hospital where he lay ill and may remain under constructive arrest. The grand jury also focused on the Blair estate embezzlement and other Philadelphia and Pacific & Arctic Railway damages cases on trial in federal court.
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Et. Louis
Dee
James Blair
Caplan
Blair
Hosspital
Blairie i
Grand Jury
Dick Brothers
Philadelphia
GO. W
Typhoid Strikes Hatler Pa Claims Priest Among Dead
Six deaths from typhoid fever reported in Hatler Pennsylvania within two hours. Father Walsh, a Catholic priest, died after administering last rites to the dying, despite medical warnings. The outbreak spreads with more cases and overtaxed physicians and nurses.
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Hatler
Father Walsh
Flora of Pacific squadron wrecks near Denman Island
Flora en route to Comox ran aground at Village Point Denman in dense fog. Bow high stern submerged with no shore contact. damage unknown but later reports suggest total loss. Stores and coal being salvaged as Admiral Bickford and St. Bullen head for Nanaimo with salvage plans while Egeria and Grafton prepare to aid.
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Village Point
Denman Toland
Flora
Williamette
Admiral Bickford and
St. Bullen
British Columbia Salvage Company
Nanaimo
Egeria
Grafton
Tax Levy Thought on Seattle Building Values and Wealth
An editorial argues building permit values and bank deposits inflate wealth figures. It contends real building value near ten million, but assessed on 60 percent of actual value. The piece claims the current 12% mill levy could be reduced if assessments used true building costs and wealth increases, noting the assessor should adjust tax duplicates accordingly.
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Seattle
Star
Noyes Suit Seeks Possession of Rainier Grand Hotel
Mrs Fimer Noyes and heirs of John Noyes sue Horace B Dunbar owner of the Rainier Grand seeking possession of the premises after lease expiration and 75000 in damages Allegations include failure to meet terms of tenancy and claimed promise to renew lease Dunbar contends renewal was promised prior to expiration A separate motion to quash a temporary injunction on a liquor license was argued before Judge Tallman.
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Fimer Noyes
Oer
John Noyes
Superior Court
Horace B. Dunbar
Dunbar
Noyes
Bimbra Noyes
City Comel
Rainier Grand
Ing
Tallman
One Year Sentence In Assault Case
Howard Sebree pleaded guilty to assault and battery by consent of the state after being charged with assault with intent to murder for shooting at Thomas Kelly as he passed on the street. Superior Judge Bell sentenced Sebree to one year in the county jail.
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Pete? Meister
Julia Herman
Refu
Meister
Emile Cooper
Mise Herman
Kriete
Ie Herman
Metater
Metate
Wither
Noverm
Camilo
Julia
Bell
YO MARU IN PORT Cargoload from Orient aboard the N Y KiYo Maru
The N Y Kiyo Maru arrived this afternoon from the Orient with 2.0 tons of silks matting and carton. The cargo value is 33 7.
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Orient
Senator Jewell Surrenders Over Bribery Allegation
Kansas City dispatch reports State Senator Jesse Jewell surrendered to face charges of soliciting a $2,000 bribe for himself and two other senators to vote against a baking powder trust bill. He pleaded not guilty and was released on bond.
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Kansas City
Jesse Jewell
Nationalists protest reopening of Dreyfus case
The Nationalist party sent a protest this afternoon against the decision to reopen the Dreyfus case, signaling tensed political debate abroad.
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Paris
Nationalist Party
Dreyfus
Witness details AP hiring of ex-con Bellairs for Cuba post
Melvin Stone, AP general manager, testified before the Senate Military Affairs Committee about Edgar Bellairs being kept as a Cuba correspondent after his felony conviction. Stone said a Dec 1899 letter from Maj. Runcie supported Bellairs, who later served in the Philippines. Bellairs’ criminal history was learned only later at AP HQ. Diehl may be summoned to corroborate Stone’s account.
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Washington, D. CC
Senate Committee On Military Affaires
Wood
Melvin Stone
Associated
Associated Press
Edgar Hellaire
Cuba
Florida
Bellaire
Wogg
Diedae of
Hellairs
Btone
Diehle
Maj
Runcie
Hollaire
Bellairs
Philippines
Helisius
Benator Hanna
Stone
Pinkertons
New York
Philipspines
Diehl
Dowie Faces Setback as Zion City Funds Fall Short
In Chicago on December 1 and 3 the Dowie led Zion City crisis worsened as a major fundraising meeting raised under $1,000. Dowie sought $1,000,000 and warned critics while receivers kept him in charge of industries.Morale and payments falter as creditors press, time checks replace cash wages.
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Zion
Chicago
Zion City
McAuley murder trial advances with witness absence
The McAuley murder case moves forward as court resumes after a day off. The defense is expected to open with statements and present evidence on temporary insanity while the state has almost finished its case. McAuley shot William McLaughlin and another man at the O. K. saloon in April as the trial continues.
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Rudkin
McAuley
William McLaughlin
James A
O. K
Clark
McLaughlin
Dawes, Millionaire Contractor, Killed by Train at Crossing
Chicago December 3 Frederick Dawes a wealthy dredging contractor was fatally struck by a Minnesota Central suburban train at a street crossing and died instantly.
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Chicago
Frederick Dawes
Submarine Moccasin in Distress Off Norfolk Coast
A fierce Atlantic storm drives the government submarine torpedo boat Moccasin into distress three miles offshore. The rescue torpedo boat Adder stands by, seemingly under orders to assist as conditions worsen.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Moccasin
Adder
Navy rushes Yanke ton to Cape Henry for Moccasin aid
The gunboat Peoria attempts towing the Moccasin as life savers await calmer seas. The Navy Department has sent the Yanke ton to Cape Henry to aid the Moccasin and Adder.
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Peoria
Washington, D.C
Navy Department
Cape Henry
Swed ish ship Dherwur runs aground near Ocean City
Dec 3 reports the Swedish ship Dherwur hard aground off Ocean City Maryland. Five crew members reached shore safely by boat while eleven others and a woman with two children remain aboard the vessel.
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Lewel
Del
Dherwur
Ocean City
Identity of Man Found Dead on Railroad Track
The man who died by his own hand and lay on the railroad near Weeodin ville is identified as J. C. Burrows by the president of Pontiac Brick and Tile Co where he worked. He also labored on the Great Northern tunnel and had relatives in Illinois. The body rests at Bonney-Watson morgue. Initial reports misnamed him Shay.
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Weeodinville
Pontiac Brick and Tite Company
J. C. Burrows
Great Northern
Illinois
Bonney-Watson
Shay
Explosion wrecks Pennsylvania colliery interior
An early morning gas explosion at Pennsylvania colliery No. M4 in Wilkes Barre killed a boy driver and possibly injured three Hungarian miners. Report says miners disobeyed orders and entered a gas pocket with a naked lamp. Manufacturers' Association met at Chamber of Commerce discussing township manufacturing sites.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
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W. E. Spear
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Comox
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