Thieves Loot Bellevue Residence of Mortgage Agent
The residence at 1809 Bellevue was robbed at 11 last night by two burglars. Mrs Dameyer and sister returning from the theater startled them. a rear exit and a lookout in front were involved. Jewelry, silverware, diamonds and unendorsed checks were stolen, totaling a large sum. Detectives Clarke and Adams investigate the break in. Monday night also saw Ballard's third theatre opening, the Princess, with three crowded performances.
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Christian Dameyer
Dameyer
Bellevue
Clarke
Adams
Ballard
the Princess
Considine Agency
Tacoma Graft Probe pushed by business leaders
Twelve prominent Tacoma men petitioned Superior Court Judge Huston to call a special grand jury to investigate graft involving at least six city officials and possibly county officers. They claim months of evidence and warn it could be the west’s most sensational municipal graft exposure, likened to Philadelphia and St Louis cases.
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Tacoma
Superior Court
Huston
Grand Jury
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Beckett Used Bogus Checks After Shortage of Funds
A. B. Beckett, allegedly a morning paper reporter, turned to bogus checks to cover a shortfall. He then fled with several of the checks after taking money from a friend. Ed Kennedy of the Newport hotel said he cashed one of the pieces for eight dollars.
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Ed Kennedy
Newport Hotel
Murderer at large in Holgate bridge shack murder
Exclusive Star report says Thom as Hopkine a marine cook was killed in a sandepit shack near Holgate bridge house. He was stabbed to death and found by a patrolman. Jamee Barrie arrested with detective Tennant and clerk Drew. Barrie to be held without bail after a drunken night and no sign of a struggle.
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The
Star
Thomas Hopkine
Sandepit
Holgate
Bridge House
Tennant
Drew
Jamee Barrie
Hopkins
Barrie
Oregon
Hopkine
Arnold
Ballard Women Parade Through City Streets
Ballard reports a women’s parade continuing through main streets with local spectators and officials observing, as organizers anticipate larger turnout in the afternoon.
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Ballard
Heavy voting in Ballard and neighboring towns
Ballard voters turn out heavily with strong opposition to annexation in First Ward and surrounding districts. The mayoral race remains tight with Republican and Citizens tickets each fielding candidates. In Georgetown South Park Arlington and West Seattle voting patterns show close contests and growth in independent and municipal ownership tickets. Female anti annexation rallyes gather in Ballard as community debates continue.
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Ballard
Wiley
Republicans
Citizens
Socialiste
Judson H. Wiley
J. Murdock
W. F. Ill
H. M. Ingersoll
P. W. Stuart
Thomas Heg
C. W. Cook
Louis
George H. Poersel
C. G. Ingalls
Julius Jasperson
August Lingren
Treaster
Wilson Putnam
M. L. Adama
Peter Blomeness
Mike Heasian
Augustus Steel
A. E Rogers
Socialista
J. C.robbina
W. H. Hazen
T. O Watson
Attee
J. PF. Allen
G. R. Owen
H. Rathe
W. A. Sorge
South Park
Fied
Muniai
Citizens’ Imement
G. Briedenstein
Treas- R .McQuillan
Lovering
John Q. W. Lees
Henry
Frank Coates
F. F
George P. Kirk
Gifford
Arlington
Hhe Citizens
Lasers
Prac
City Council Faces Sunset Phone Service Criticism
President Gill announced a committee of Daulton Crichton and Murphy to investigate Sunset Telephone service under a council resolution. The council previously found no legal authority to force rate reductions amid strong local discontent with service. The issue could politicize the forthcoming election over the Sunday franchise.
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Daulton
Sunset Telephone Company
Gill
Crichton and
Murphy
Martial law ends as Poland declares freedom from military rule
In Poland the abolition of martial law was gazetted today, marking full removal of military rule. A proposed meeting of striking postal telegraph workers was prohibited as Sevastopol dispatches note court martials for mutineers under war time procedures. Sixteen thousand Cossacks and infantry patrol St Petersburg centers with machine guns amid chaotic conditions reported.
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ST. Petersburg
Poland
Sevastopol
Miner alleges dismissal after seeking warrants against firms
W J Phillips a miner of 2031 N First claims he was shunted from the prosecuting attorney’s office and ousted from the local court for trying to obtain warrants against two storage firms. He says his effects disappeared with his trunks broken open and alleges ignored appeals to Prosecuting Attorney Scott and Justice John B Gordon. A firm offered $59 to settle but later reneged.
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W. J. Phillips
Phillips
Scott
Tice
John B. Gordon
Knight Errant Disabled by Typhoon En Route Home
The British steamer Knight Errant, chartered to Frank Waterhouse, forced to inland Monoran from Japan by a fierce typhoon. After repairs she resumes voyage to the United States. injuries not expected to hinder progress significantly.
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Marine Exchange
Frank Waterhouse Company
Japan
United States
City Engineer Salary Hike Proposed by Ordinance
An ordinance recommends raising the city engineer salary to five thousand dollars starting January 1. The measure moves to the committee for review by the council.
Steamer Lunenberg Ashore at Magdalene Island
The steamer Lunenberg is ashore at Magdalene island and a crew of 12 is missing. Among the believed lost is R. J. Laclie, a member of parliament from Quebec.
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Halifax
Lunenberg
Magdalene Island
Quebec
R. J. Lac Lie
Dinner for Samuel Twain marks 70th birthday celebration
New York December 5 G Harvey hosts a Delmonico dinner in honor of Mark Twain turning 70. About 150 authors and literary figures attend, with many distinguished women writers among them. Notables listed include Andrew Carnegie John Burroughs Richard Watson Gilder William Dean Howells Brander Matthews Howard Pyle Henry Van Dyke Owen Wister Arthur Colton Kate Douglas Wiggin and others.
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New York
G Harvey
Delmonico
Mark Twain
Mr. Clemens
Andrew Carnegie
John Burroughs
Richard Watson Gilder
William Tyean Howells
Hamilton W. Mabie
Brander Matthews
F. Hopkinson Smith
Howard Pyle
Irving Bacheller
Henry van Dyke
Owen Winter
Arthur Colton
George Cary Eagleston
Alice Brown
Eliot Gregory
Pearl Craigie
Mary EK
Wilkins Freeman
Ruth Monery Stuart
Richard le Gallienne
Edith Wyatt
Kate Douglas Riggs
Carolyn Wells
Margaret Sutton
Gabrielle Jackson
Thompson Buchanan
James Branch Cabell
Charles A. Deemed
Charles Major
W George BarreCutcheon
William Farquhar Paved
van Tassel Sutphen
Henry M. Alden
Olivia Howard Dunbar
100000 Jews in East Side funeral march
In New York City 100,000 Jews took part in a funeral procession down the East Side. Bands wore crepe on their left arms and carried black banners as they marched in memory of Jews massacred in Russia. The event featured funeral dirges and drew a large crowd amid tension in the area.
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Bypher Ball
Ballard
Knoeher
Dry Goode
Hell
A. N. Raven
New York
East Side
Russia
City printing bids opened by council amid bid details
The Bulletin offered the lowest bid for matter 12 eme to the line at cents an inch for the first insertion and 9 cents per inch for subsequent insertions using nonpareil type. The board of health postponed a decision on ante-mortem meat inspection until next Monday evening.
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Ita
Board of Health
Roosevelt's Message to Congress Draws Strong Praise
President Roosevelt's message to Congress, read in both houses in Washington, sparks admiration as a clear and forceful address. It tackles railroad rebates, insurance, peace and war, immigration, Alaska, and other broad issues affecting the nation amid current prosperity and potential downturns.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Congress
Alaska
Senate
House of Repre
Sharing Fruits of Industry and Social Interdependence
Essay notes how in a vast industrial system the success of a single efficient and inventive person often benefits many others through interwoven interests and straight dealing. It hints at continued discussion on page two.
Friction Arises Between Seattle Jewish Groups Over Charity Fair
Monday night events at the Grand and the Temple de Hirsch bazaar set to aid a new synagogue in Marion and Boylston sparked tension between Seattle’s reformed and orthodox Jews. The Harmony club pressed ahead with a public meeting, drawing speakers including Gov. Mescal and Mayor Ballinger, while reform leaders declined to join.
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The
Grand
Marion
Boylston
Seattle
Grand Opera House
Harmony Club
Marmony Club
Leo Kuhn
BE. Morgernetern
Temple de Hirech
Gev. Mesc
Ballinger
Caught at Last Arrest of C. J. Reed Reveals Notorious Fugitive
Police officer Patrolman G. O. Prothero captures C. J. Reed, a fugitive in a case set for trial since August 1904. Reed faced charges linked to a Sunnyside girl and alleged bond schemes that let him slip free pending superior court action. The prior bond of 600 faced forfeiture after defense efforts failed to produce Reed for trial.
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C. J. Reed
GO. A. Prothero
W. T. Scott
King County
Scott
Star
Reed
Superior Court
Gordon
Tallman
Forte
Ting
Reed at Liberty Eleven Months in Notorious Case
The state carried the Reed case using the alias Grace Lawrence for a key witness. Forty four days and thirty nine witnesses failed to prove Reed’s guilt before forfeiture of the bond. Reed fled to Canada and was later arrested. prosecutors plan to resume the prosecution next month. Reed’s lawyers claim no responsibility for him now that he is in custody.
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Grace Lawrence
King County
Reed
Canada
Prothero
W. T. Scott
Mackintosh
Benchemen
Sheriff's Office
Liberty
Rank Clearings and Yearly Increase Report
Dec 5 1905 rank clearings show 1 210 291 60 dollars in total. Dec 5 1904 clearings totaled 885 672 00 dollars. The year over year increase amounts to 424 619 60 dollars.
Sleep Exhaustion Leads Van Buren Man to Police
Hogan Hansen of Van Buren told police he lost a gold watch and chain and $15 in cash after a difficult night seeking sleep in the city. He offered little about where he slept, noting temporary bed issues and a troubling night.
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Hogan Hansen
van Buren
Bell Not Guilty in Hotel Murder Case
Police fail to connect E. W. Bell a hotel cook to the Gagnon murder at the Seneca hotel. Bell proves his movements on the crime date before and after. No inquest will be held. Detectives continue the search for the real murderer and say other clues may lead to an arrest.
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E. W. Bell
Gagnon
Seneca Hotel
Day
Delaney
Bell
Berry Still Holds The Car In Freezing Fort Standoff
In Girard Kansas on Dee 6 Berry remains inside the car as freezing weather and pressure from officers fail to move her, leaving the standoff unresolved and tensions high.
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Girard
Kan
Dee
Berry
Navy to Build New Dock at Puget Sound Yard
Washington December 5 The secretary of the navy proposes an appropriation of 100000 to begin work on a new drydock at Puget Sound navy yard with total project cost near 1500000 The plan includes a central plant and a floating steel crane among improvements totaling about 506500.
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Washington, D. C
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Secretary of the Navy
Bonaparte
Imoro
Navy Yard
Petitions Move to Committee on Municipal Street Car Charter Amendments
The petitions presented by Star at the city council meeting request voter approval at the city election for acquiring a municipal street car system and for charter amendments relating to franchises. They were referred to a committee for consideration.
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Star
Munici Ownership League
Will Mush to New York
Eli Smith a famed Alaskan musher plans to reach New York City in time for the annual show. He hopes his cross country trip from Seattle to Nome and Candle Creek will be completed before the event.
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Eli Smith
Alaska
Candle Creek
Nomerow
Seattle
York
Smith
New
A. Himith
North
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Warsaw
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Samuel
Paco
Sian Bat
Sam
Commaitiees
Fin
Sunnyside Ay
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Will Mush
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Belmont
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