Pastor Hesitates on Council Run Amid Political Reform Duty
Rev M A Matthews pastor of First Presbyterian after returning from Portland declines to confirm or deny plans to run against Hi Gill for the council. He says not enough consideration has been given and asserts a clergyman should engage in political reform alongside pulpit duties. The Star highlights the potential candidacy stirring local attention.
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M. A. Matthews
First Presbyterian Church
Portland
Hi Gill
Dr. Matthews
Star
Ssible
Dr Matthews Addresses Portland Church On 60th Anniversary
Sensation in local politics as Gill admits the minister could face the council president. If Dr Matthews runs, the campaign would be unique in political history due to a strong personal rift. Spoke in Portland yesterday addressing a large audience at First Church on its 60th anniversary.
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Gill
Matthews
Portland
Dr. Matthews
Ore
Charles Carlson Behind Bars Amid Bail Fight
Friends of Charles Carlson claim he is jailed and unable to pay a $200 bail. He is charged with a brutal assault on Dr Owens who was escorting a young woman when foul language led to the clash. Carlson refuses to name others, saying he would stay jailed forever.
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Charles Carlson
Carlson
Dr. Owens
Water shut off in several districts tomorrow morning
Water will be shut off tomorrow from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in districts Boston and Lewis, and between Hermann north and Minor north. The notice cites planned maintenance affecting supply in these areas.
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Boston
Lewis
Hermann North
Minor North
Canal Bill Cuts Down and Alaska Rail Plan Debate
Washington D C December seven. The house took up the Hepburn canal bill with amendments. Williams pushes to cut the appropriation to 6 858 233 while Prince seeks 10 million. Humphreys introduces a bill allowing Alaska court appeals in Seattle. Cashman proposes Alaska railroad from Gulf of Alaska to Eagle City Yukon. Senate confirms Bonaparte and Newberry as navy secretary and assistant secretary. Mitchell asks to be relieved from Inter oceanic canals committee and all committees pending court action. House approves Panama canal appropriation of 11 million.
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House
Williams
Prince
Humphreys
Seattle
Cashman
Alaska Railroad Company
Gulf of Alaska
Cordova Bay
Eagle City
Yukon
Mitchell
Inter-oceanic Canals Committee
Seneca hotel murder mystery deepens with new leads
Police say a woman was involved and seek more information from a Japanese porter and clerk A M Palmer. They doubt robbery as motive and await further details at headquarters while criticizing hotel registration lapses and urging guest logging laws. Two suspects in the sandspit murder remain under hold.
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Bell
A. M. Palmer
Gagnon
Star
Tacoma
Sandspit
Secretary Metcalf Reports Sharp Cuts in 1905 Expenditures
Secretary Metcalf presents the Commerce and Labor Department annual report for the year ending June 30, 1905. He notes total appropriations of 11.17 million with disbursements of about 11.27 million, including 4.68 million by the Lighthouse Establishment. A substantial reduction of 362,380.13 is proposed for the 1907 salary and expense accounts. The department lists 414 permanent employees as of July 1, 1905, with 5,320 under lighthouse establishment.
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Nes
Naval Secretarian
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Cole Gets Sentence In Beef Trust Case In Chicago
Dee Witbur Cale a Seattle advertising worker turned Chicago resident was arrested for involvement with the Armour beef trust scandal and allied figures. He and partner William McEwain were each sentenced to 30 days in jail after investigators searched Cole's rooms without a warrant and failed to recover letters tied to the case.
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Dee. Te Witbur Cale
Seattle
J. Ogden Armour
Beef Trust
Willam McEwain
Cole
Armour
Mcfwain
Lavin
All Kinds of Money in Washington Report on Banks
The Ridgely report shows 240 new national banks started from Nov 10 to Aug 26, 1905. Total national bank capital and earnings, gold and silver reserves, and deposits rose while failures remained limited. Large-scale bank consolidations and liquidations affected capital, with 144 banks closed during the year ended Oct 31 and overall bank stability noted despite some failures.
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Dec. T
United States
William B. Ridgely
Pri
Pacific States
Treasury
United States and National Bank
Judge Baxter Fight Prompts Battle in Alaska Building
Attorney Charles M. Baxter filed papers in superior court against Judge J. M. Glasgow. The judge allegedly entered Baxter’s office on the 13th floor and attacked him. City Detective Byrne intervened, escorting the ex judge away. Baxter vows to press assault charges.
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Charles M. Baxter
Superior Court
J. M. Glasgow
Baxter
Alaska
Bob
Byrne
Patrick's Final Plea in Rice Murder Case Ends
New York December 7 Albert T Patrick the lawyer convicted of murdering William Marsh Rice made a final personal appeal to the court on his own behalf before a ruling is due in the high profile case.
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New York
Albert T.patrick
William Marsh Rice
Railroad chiefs vow to seek equal treatment in wage orders
December 7 Philadelphia report notes George P. has urged the Reading Railroad to adopt measures similar to a recent Pennsylvania railroad order. He also indicated he would use influence with Lehigh Valley Railroad officers to push the same course for that line.
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George P
Philadelph Reading Railroad Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Madison Resignation Call Fails In Legislature
Madison Wis Dec 7 A resolution to compel Governor Lafollette to resign so he can become a senator was introduced but quickly killed. Girard Kan Dec 7 Relatives of Mrs Berry arrive to take her to her father’s home in Oklahoma. Oregon House North First Avenue thieves robbed several rooms early this morning. investigators found clothing watches and money stolen.
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Lafollette
Girard, Kan
Berry
Oklahoma
Oregon House
North First Av
Jacobs
Deadly Union Pacific Crash Near Milkens Station
A two-train head on collision on the Union Pacific eastbound overland limited and the westbound freight near Milkens, four miles east of Green River, killed sixteen and injured scores. The wreck tore up track and fire consumed cars. a mistaken order is blamed. Names of dead and injured include engineers, firemen, clerks, and dining crew from Cheyenne, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, Oakland, and Omaha.
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Green River
A. A. Peterson
Cheyenne
J. ¥. Phillipar
J. A. Newsome
Edon Mishak
San Francisco
Carlson
J. T. Hooker
Salt Lake City
M. ©. McCoy
Kansas City
Dennis McArthur
Oakland
Andrew Jordan
Alex. Williams
W. G. Rerique
Oscar Peterson
J. Alfors
C. A. Shaffer
F. A. Wheeler
J. T. Smith
Mitchell
W. D. Parker
Ed Hart
Fires Ordered on Sanitary Buildings and Jubilee Parade
The health board ordered the fire department to burn a collapsed frame building at Fourth Ave and Yeeler Way and a corner frame structure at Aloha and Harvard. A third frame building at Secondary and Battery Streets will be burned on the 16th, all declared unsanitary by the health board. In Baltimore, the Knights of Pythias jubilee opens with about 15,000 delegates and 1,100 expected initiations, with Senator Beveridge delivering the public address.
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Harvard
Great Northern
Board of Health
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Yeeler Way
Washington Trust Company
Seconday
Battery St
K. OF P
Baltimore
Knights of Pythias
Beveridge
North Coast railway linked to Pacific division plans
Attorney James A Kerr for North Coast says the Pacific division of a trans continental line will terminate here but the road's name won't be public for four weeks. Pacific Railway attorneys confirm Chicago Milwaukee St Paul aims to reach the city by its tracks. Both sides urge rapid franchise consideration to start terminal yards and depots.
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James A. Kerr
North Coast
Corporations
Pacific Railway
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Thomson
Lodging House Victims Win Judgment Against Swindler
John Ryding and John Sundy secured a judgment of 426.10 against Bert Connor who swindled lodgers with fraudulent land deeds. Connor had promised to pay for furniture and delivered a 50 note to transfer the property. A news item reports Dec 7 in New York with Senator Depow denying resignation. A separate item notes Dec 17 Chicago Northwestern train wreck near Winfield killing engineer G W Warner and injuring the fireman.
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John Ryding
John Sundy
Bert Connor
Connor
Sundy
Ryding
Arctic explorer Amundsen aided by Seattle bank draft
Captain Amundsen seeks funds to relieve financial distress in Eagle City Alaska. The State Bank of Seattle wires it will honor a $500 draft, with contingencies and offshore cable routing due to downed American lines. Norwegian consul and Andrew Chilberg note the risky guarantee and future travel to Seattle.
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Eagle City
Alaska
State Bank of
Seattle
Tts
Admunsen
Dawson
Norway
A. H. Solberg
State Bank of Beattie
Admanson
Andrew Chilberg
Eagle
Christiania
Valdez
Skagway
Glassford
Signal Corps
United States
Favorite Violinist Professor Schulze Dies at 63
Professor Frederick W. Schulze 63 a longtime violin master and teacher in the city died at his home 1814 Yesterday shortly after midnight from heart disease He once came from Saxony Germany in 1851 and ran a Portage Wisconsin business He leaves a wife Margaret five grown children including three sons and a daughter in the city A married daughter Mrs S A D Schenck lives in Fruitvale California No funeral plans yet and the body lies at home awaiting telegraphic contact with friends in the East He had shown weakness in recent days and had not touched a instrument for months suggesting a farewell to the music that defined his life.
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Maete
Saxony
Professor Schulze
Germany
Portage
Wis
Margaret
Sician
A. D. Schenck
Fruitville
Cal
Music
Tacoma Graft Inquiry Aims to Probe City Officials
The Tacoma investigators have turned the petition for a grand jury over to Judge Snell in the superior court criminal department. He will hear the evidence Saturday and decide if a grand jury will be convened. Opponents note property owners worth about 12 million dollars back the effort, pledging to press for a thorough cleanup.
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Snell
Friends of the
Tacoma
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