Seized Opium Found Hidden on Steamer Mainlander
Ten pounds of opium were seized on the steamer Mainlander arriving from Vancouver. Customs and immigration inspectors searched the vessel, uncovering the contraband in a jacket built with four pockets for opium canisters. Casts of blame fell on unseen conspirators, as crew denied knowledge and were not arrested.
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Knox
Brinker Aan Leen
Fisher
Immigration Bureau
Omlers
Vancouver
Rear Admiral Edwin White Dies of Heart Disease at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rear Admiral Edwin White, retired since 1899, collapsed and died of heart disease at noon today in the Brooklyn navy yard where he visited Rear Admiral White Weather. His only noted sea service was command of the cruiser Philadelphia and health had declined in Samoan waters.
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New York
Edrwin White
Brooklyn Navy Yard
White Weather
Philadelphia
Gift Gift Givers Inspect Stock Before Buying
Retail notice advises shoppers to inspect current stock before purchasing Christmas gifts. It highlights money saving suggestions and emphasizes shopping locally for seasonal presents.
Free at last after 15 years for stamp theft
Elleworth DeFrance, freed in Sioux Falsa on December 3, served 15 years for stealing a 2 cent stamp. He previously held up a mail carrier in Nebraska. the life sentence was converted by President McKinley to 16 years.
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Elleworth DeFrance
Nebraska
McKinley
Pipe dreamer shines in The Headwaiters at Third Avenue
In the Third Avenue theater this week the headwaiter becomes the scene’s highlight as entrances draw applause each night. The musical comedy earns strong praise with especially good songs and is cited as among the year's best seen locally.
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Third Avenue Theater
Ballard Bankers Face Trial For Receiving Deposits
W. W. De Long and BF. Hit, former president and cashier of the defunct Ballard Bank, will be tried in superior court tomorrow on charges of receiving deposits in an insolvent institution. The cases were moved from today because another trial was ongoing in criminal court.
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W. W. de Long
BF. Hit
Bank of Bellard
Ditto to plead guilty to simple assault in court
C. C. Ditto, charged with attempting to murder M. J. Kiicline in a March fight at the Congress saloon, will plead guilty to simple assault this afternoon in superior court. Kiicline, now in Alaska, recovered from a bullet wound in the abdomen. The dispute arose from a street car strike. Ditto, not a union man, ran a car and Kiicline rebuked him.
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C. C. Ditto
M. J. Kiicline
Kiicline
Alaska
Ditto
Congress
Kileline
Kholine
The Fair Offers Cashmere, Baby Coats and Jackets Sale
A fair features Swiss shawls and cashmere baby coats discounted from 6.25 to 4.25 4.50. Ladies jackets priced at about half their 9.00 tag, with styles in tan red blue. Tomorrow shoppers can save on stylish garments.
County Assessor Peters Receives Oak Morris Gift
The county assessor Peters received a handsome oak Morris from the employer of the county assessors office this morning as a festive gesture.
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Santa Claus
Peters
Isle of Champagne shines for Olympia Opera at Grand
The Olympia Opera Company at Grand Theater staged The Isle of Champagne The company impressed with stronger performances than in two other operas this week Miss Kendall led with Sammy Carl Haydn sang popular songs John Young brought lively humor rivaling Seabrooke The Isle of Champagne returns tonight
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Olympia Opera Company
Grand
Isle of Champagne
Miss Kendall
Sammy
Carl Haydn
John Young
Thomas Q. Seabrooke
John Cort
Olympia Opera
la Mascotte
Paris
Pearl of Pekin
J. H. Stoddart
Comedian Jack Campbell Stars in A Trip to Chinatown
Seattle theater review praises Jack Campbell as the clever Wel land Strong in Hoyt's A Trip to Chinatown. Campbell, ex vaudeville performer, headlines a cast with Sylvia Starr as a striking widow. The show will run through the week and is drawing good notices.
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Seattle
Jack Campbell
Welland Strong
Hoyt
Chinatown
Campbell
Newark
Jylvia Starr
Neill-Morosco Company
The Head Waiters Joe Kelly in Unique Role
A fragment notes Joe Kelly as The Head Waiters in a distinctive capacity. Details are sparse but imply a notable title or persona within a dining or entertainment setting. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
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Joe Kelly
Mourners Walk Amid Liverymen Strike in Chicago
In Chicago the liverymen strike continues with both sides open to arbitration but no progress. Police Chief O Neil pledges full protection for undertakers to run funerals and ceremonies without interruption as funerals proceed with hearses and mourners on foot.
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Chicago
Dee
O' Neil
Valencia Steamship Arrives Port Ahead of Christmas
Telegraphic advices from the Pacific Coast Company indicate the steamer Valencia will reach port Thursday morning to the excitement of locals with friends arriving for the holidays. Also due tonight or tomorrow morning is the Dolphin of Alaska Steamship Company carrying 60 passengers from Dawson and the interior.
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Valencia
Pacific Coast Company
J. B. Faro
Dolphin
Alaska Steamship Company
Skagway
The
Dawson
Interior
Markets Open Quietly on Western Avenue Trading Day
The Western avenue markets opened quiet with gradual demand and scarce bananas. Prices rise for bananas to 75 cents and sweet potatoes index at 1.5 to 1.75 cents, while other produce and staples show varied listings including box prices for California tomatoes and cranberries, and hay and grain rates.
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Western Avenue
Local Market Prices for Butter Eggs and Poultry
Readable fragments show prices for butter and eggs from native creamery and Eastern creamery with per pound rates. Dressed turkeys priced per pound, live birds listed with various merchants.
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Native Creamery
Eastern Creamery
Nat
Uabs
RoaArce
Solmes
Will Test Pavements to Measure City Traffic
Officials plan street traffic counts at key intersections to estimate wagon flow and street wear. A street inspector will tally passing teams daily to judge pavement durability and guide future paving standards.
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Walters
Second Avenue
Pike Street
First Avenue
Cherry Street
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Rear Admiral White
Bridge
Toklas
Singerman @ Co
J. Redelsheimer &Co
First Ave
Cor
Columbia
Quinn
Laroche
Universal Steel
RED Front Furniture CO
Second Avenue South
Albert Hansen Rich
Butterworth & Sons
Bo A. Telephones
Seattle Transfer CO
Ballard Bankers
Keystone Fountain
Attu
Alleutian Island
Second Ave. and
Pike St
Isle of
Champagne
A. Bridge & Co
Burnt Wood—Denny-Coryell Co
Merit
Beningrausen
MacDougall & Southwick Co
Apts
Gola
Hte
SO M Milne
M O. Bipes
Royal College of Dental Surgeons
Boston
Second
Boo Marche
Monarch Shoe & Clothing Co
Postoffice
Mihensont
Emma Too
Union
Rogers Bliverware
Oberon
Ernst Bros
Pike
Uande
Liewiston
California
Bom
Spitser Bergs
Peca
Baldwina
Wipaners
Orthern Boise
Ti Lowe
Moges
Vox
Jonathans
Vicars
Orta
Toni W
Puget Sound
Kevery
Toklas, Singerman & Co
Tnd
Beneem
Bridge & Co
Ranke Hall
Ke Atreet
W. B. Hutchinson Co. Cor
First and Union
Epic
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Ranke's Hall
G.A. Lindauer
Floyd & CO
Collins Block
Dry Avenue
Bla
Carmack Gold and Copper Mining Company
Arcade Building
Washington
L. O. Lone
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