Panama Canal Work Report Outlines Progress and Staffing
Telegraph Service dispatch from INQTON reports the Panama Canal project reveals progress by divisions at Colon Chagres La Boca and nearby areas. The chief engineer details labor, schooling for 2500 local children, new architecture and mechanical divisions, and vacation policies to maintain worker health.
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Inqton
Panama Canal
Wateney
Ous
Canal Sone
Colon
Chagres
Culebra
la Boca
Bureau of Architecture and Building
Canal Espieoges
United States
Complaint to Rail Commission Over Flood Shipments
Olympia December 20 H M H Haw for Crescent company filed a new complaint with the rail commission. Flood delays blocked Northern Pacific tracks while Great Northern handled shipments to Spokane and Adrian. Officials vow to investigate unwritten routing rules and push immediate action on moved goods.
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Star
Olympia
H. MH. Haw
Crescent
Rail Commission
Northern Pacific
Washington
Great North
Great Northern
Merrer
Des
Spokane
North- Pacific
The
Pacific
Adrian
Nerithers
Savings for Youth at State Bank of Seattle
A vintage pitch encourages young people to start a savings account at the State Bank of Seattle. Deposits earn 4 percent interest compounded semiannually, highlighting prudent money habits and early financial responsibility.
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State Bank of
Seattle
Fatal Street Car Accident Claims J. N. Patterson
J N Patterson aged 42 of 27th Avenue died after an East Queen Anne street car plunged down the Queen Anne incline at the foot of Queen Anne Way colliding with a second car. Butterworth Sons conducted the body. He died last Thursday night at Pacific Hospital.
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J. N. Patterson
Jered
Queen Anne
Pacific Hospital
Butterworth @ Sons
Mr. Patterson
Queen Aspe
Strike in Tonopah Spreads Amid Restaurant Shutdowns
Tonopah cooks and waiters are on strike closing most eating houses while several private hotels remain open. Miners at Goldfield threaten to walk out tomorrow over pay, demanding 4 dollars a day with 4 hours to accept. Dire consequences feared for halted work.
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Serippe Telegraph Service
Tonopah
Goldfeld
Thumb print used in murder inquiry at Tacoma jail
Louisa Hemeter, jailed in Tacoma, allowed Sheriff L C Smith of King county and Deputy Sheriff T M Maxey of Pierce county to take a thumb impression. The aim is to fix guilt for the murder of Billie Mullhoff of Renton.
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Louisa Hemeter
Pierce County
Tacoma
L. C. Smith
King County
T. M. Maxey
Billie Mullhoff
Renton
County Teachers' Institute Opens December 31 at High School
The King County Teachers Institute will commence December 31 at the high school building located at Broadway and Priest. County school directors are set to meet at the same site on Thursday in January. A box of ten men’s white handkerchiefs is offered for $1 by W. B. Hutchman & Cape.
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King County Teachers’ Institute
Broadway
Priest
County
Not Life in Ik Disaster Adds Name to Dixieante Sinking
Seattle friends confirm Roth Millman aboard the Dix on November 18 when it sank en route to Port Blakeley. He had been missing since the disaster and was later identified among the passengers.
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Vietime
Roth
Millman
Dix
Seattle
Port Blakeley
Chief Wappenstein Promises Prosecution of Shoplifters
Police rejoice as chief vows to prosecute shoplifters. In recent days several women were caught stealing from store counters but managers refused to press charges and no arrests were made.
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Wappenstein
The Theaters Offer A Week Of Notable Attractions
The Grand hosts Sis Hopkins with Rose Melville in the title role for eight seasons. Florence Roberts appears next week with The Strength of the Weak, and a new first-run play. Dreamland features William Matthews in Leaping the Gap on roller skates. Seattle theater runs Zinn's musical travesty Teeny Weesy and next week Tilly Olson. Star presents a vaudeville lineup with a blackface nurse act and tight-wire Noetzela. Uncle Tom's Cabin at Lots tonight. Taylor's Castle Garden runs Jack the Giant Killer tonight through Saturday with Ameden Opera Company Sunday. Wonderland Exhibit tours include Florence and Nice in Italy, a French casino scene, and Colorado trips. A box of Gosen men’s white handkerchiefs is sold by W B Ruthinson & Co.
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Bie Hopkins
Sia Hopkins
Seattle
le Zinn
Tilly Olson
Taylor's Castle
Jack
Taylor's Castle Garden
Ameden Opera Company
Taylor
Claude Ameden
Hazen Davenport
Rowdlan Opera Company
La Belle Otero to Wed Millionaire Rene Webb in Paris
La Belle Otero the famed Spanish dancer plans to marry Rene Webb, a millionaire Englishman, this month in Paris. She recounts rejecting his earlier love before finally agreeing, noting Webb paid her bills and offered settlements. she will be 38 near Christmas.
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LA Belle Otero
Paris
Rene Webb
Eagiehman
Huenon Ayres
Webb
America
England
Salt Water Mains Proposed for City Fire Protection
The city council's fire and water committee voted to seek the corporation counsel’s opinion on forming a district in the business section to lay salt water mains for fire protection. Assistant City Engineer Boott was instructed to determine the installation cost to be assessed on properties within the district.
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Boott
Man Falls Overboard En Route From Valdes Alaska
William Beckwith drowned after either falling or jumping from a vessel en route to this city from Valdes Alaska. The incident occurred during the voyage with authorities investigating the exact cause.
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William Beckwith
Valdes
Alaska
Northwestern man identified as deceased in New London family search
A Northwestern member helped locate relatives of a man who died. The search revealed a mother and sisters in New London Connecticut. Messages were sent notifying them of the death and family status.
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Si¢Damer
Valdes Kika
New London
Conn
Coast defenses urged by Chamber to back 15 million
Judge Thomas J. Burke closed a remarkable Chamber speech urging state congressmen and senators to approve a 15 million dollar appropriation for Pacific coast defenses. He said defending the coast is needed for future protection, not because war with Japan is probable.
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Thomas J. Burke
Chamber of Commerce
Pacific
Congress
Seattle Mountaineers Club Formed With Elected Directors
A new club named The Seattle Mountaineers Club was organized last night. Directors chosen for the ensuing year include Dr. F Weldon Young Asa hel Curtin Professor Henry Landes Mins Mary Banks Dr J P Sweeney William Price and Edger L Hampton.
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Seattle Mountaineers’ Club
F. Weldon Young
Asahel Curtin
Henry Landes
Mins Mary Banks
J. P. Sweeney
William Price
Edger L. Hampton
Central Labor Council Seeks Christmas Day Retail Closures
The Central Labor Council forms a special committee with the Retail Clerks union to promote closing of retail establishments on Christmas Day. Boot and shoe merchants have already agreed to shut on that day.
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Central Labor Council
Retail Clerks Union
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Hobart M. Cable
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Mountain Club
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Pike St
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Save Money
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Ind
Ctlena
Rey
Standard Furniture Co
First Ave
Northwest
Petrovits Fur C
Marion Street
Seattle, Wash
Pacific Northwest
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Cherry Street
Axte
the Sandwall Company, Inc
Kohler & Chase
Grecond Avenue Arcade
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Lloyd Transfer CO. Inc
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Ditter Hotel
Pacific and
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