Minnesota new master city water fund viewed short by six hundred thousand
A special chamber of commerce committee reports a six hundred thousand dollar deficit in the city water fund over the past 14 years. The funds borrowed by the general fund were not repaid, with major pilferage in the last four to five years. Officials deny the amount, while the finance committee prepares to hear the findings.
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Minnesota
Ecity Committee
Chamber of Commerce
Water Department
Riplinger
Comptroller’s Office
General Fund
Crichton
Queen Anne Improvement Club
Finance Committee
Council
Captains Rinder Truebridge depart Minnesota voyage role changes
Washington dispatches report Capt. John Truebridge resigning from the Great Northern Steamship Co as captain of the Minnesota. Capt. Rinder, long tied to White Star vessels, is named replacement by General Traffic Manager Sutherland and is expected to boost Pacific pay traffic on the new Hill boat. Truebridge heads home to Tacoma after quitting all associations with the company amid voyage difficulties.
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Truebridge
Minnesota
H. Rinder
Pacific Merchant Marine
Rinder
George T. Sutherland
Great Northern Steamship Company
John H. Rinder
Lincolnshire
Emglend
Christ's College, Finchley
London
Merchant Marine Service
Golden Gates
San Francisco
Mongolia
Pacific Mall Company
Belgic
New Hill
Rinder Willl
Seattle
Washington
White Line
Pacific
Majestic
White Star Line
Sutherland
New Hill Boat
Captain Trueiee
Tacoma
The
Great Northern
Coi
Pro
New York
Great Noree Steamship Company
John
Portland Grand Jury weighs indicting Mayor over gambling ties
The county grand jury in Portland Ore is seriously considering indicting Mayor Williams for non-enforcement of laws tied to a gambling arrangement that allowed five venues to operate for monthly fines. Chief Hunt and former city engineer William C Elliott face possible charges, with further indictments likely against street contractors R M Riner & Son as the city hall faces a wide-ranging investigation and rumors of sensational municipal disclosures spread.
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Portland
Ore
Williams
Hunt
William C. Elliott
R. M. Riner & Son
Drumelater Aground Off Fire Island In Critical Condition
The British steamer Drumelater lies ashore on Fire Island beach in extreme danger as storm seas prevent lifeboat rescue. Crew of 32 and the captain are reported inaccessible and at risk unless conditions ease by night.
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Patchogue
L. L. Dee
Drumelater
Fire Island
Waiting for George Fire Marshal Kellergoes to decision
Fire Marshal Kellogg awaits Judge George's ruling on cases against local hotel owners charged with defying fire escape orders. Kellogg condemned iron escapes as valueless but cannot force installation until legal authority is confirmed. Judge George has not yet set arguments or issued a decision. Simpson held to superior court on assault charges. wife Maude Simpson’s case sent to jury with $600 bond.
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Kellogg
Judge George
George
J. B. Bimpoon
Maude Simpoon
Gordon
Simpson
French Morroccan Mission Failure Reported by Tangier Consul
A Tangier dispatch states the French mission to Morocco has failed and the consul directs informing American residents if personal danger arises. In Tangiere on December 18 a party of Moors looted a garden owned by a Portuguese subject and killed the Spanish servant at the rear.
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Washington
Morocco
State Department
United States
Tangiers
Tangiere
Storm Warning From Portland Forecasts Southwest Storm
The local weather bureau received a warning from Portland about a storm approaching from the southwest at 7 26 a m.
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Portland Bureau
Who Will Help the Wayside
With Seattle Spirit aid the Wayside Emergency hospital managers expect to be debt free when the new year begins. Mrs Marion Baxter announced all bills were paid except two hundred dollars and this could be wiped out before year end with contributions from the city’s charitable people.
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Seattle Spirit
Wayside
Marion Baxter
Marks Not A Forger Says Arthur A. Marks Supporters
Friends of Arthur A. Marks say he is not a forger and is being brought back from Reno Nevada by City Detective Walter Basson. They state no formal complaint has been filed and that he once was an asylum inmate in California, leaving on leave.
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Arthur A. Marks
Reno
Nev
Walter Basson
California
Seattle Millionaire Mr Little Seeks Wife From 100 Suitors
Klondiker Zachery Young Little, millionaire, invites Seattle women to court him after publishing intent to marry. He groups responses into hopeless possible and favorable piles and plans rounds of personal interviews to pick a wife from over 100 candidates. He will not hurry and stays in Seattle until a match is found.
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Seattle
Zachery Young Little
Krondiker
Washington
The
Star
Tia
Beattie
Mr Little
Little
Klondiker
Uncle Bam
Mr. Little
Disease Kills 196 Kierghiz Cossacks in Urals
A severe plague like bubonic illness has struck Kier ghiz Cossacks in the Ural district with 196 deaths in the past month. The outbreak prompts health authorities to monitor spread and implement control measures.
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ST. Petersburg
Ural
Democrats in Supreme Court Decision on Ballot Boxes
Denver December 28 Attorneys for Governor Elect Adams petitioned the supreme court to open 204 ballot boxes in Denver and appoint a commission for this purpose. The court will consider the motion this afternoon. A penitentiary phone message reported J. L. Bates in danger of death and his wife to be sent over, as he was not expected to live. Bates, an ex policeman from Beattle, had been sent to McNeil's Island from Alaska for buying stolen goods.
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Denver
Adams
Supreme Court
J. L. Bates
Beattle
Bates
McNeil's Island
Alaska
Warship Sevastopol Sunk and Port Arthur Casualties Reported
Reports from Port Arthur confirm General Bstoessel was injured after a horse fall and General Kondrachanko was killed, with General Smirnoff wounded. The battleship Sevastopol sank in shallow water with bow and steering gear damaged. The garrison remains hopeful for relief before March. Navy stores hold about a month. food prices rise.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Bstoessel
Kondrachanko
Smirnoff
Sevastopol
Japanese General Nogt Taken From Port Arthur Siege
London dispatch states Gen Nogt, commander of the Japanese siege at Port Arthur, has been carried to a hospital after the fighting near the fortress. Further details on his condition and next moves were not immediately available.
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London
Hongkong
Amoy
The
Telegraph
Nogt
Port Arthur
Restraining Order Blocks Auditor Indexes Payment
A restraining order issued by the superior court halts payment of warrants to E P Tremper for new auditor indexes. Judge Griffin set a January 6 hearing. Giddings alleges the work is overpriced and unnecessary beyond the first two sets, while Auditor Lamping faces questions over prepaid costs and supplies.
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Star
Smith Giddings
James McNeay
Superior Court
E. P. Tremper
Griffin
Giddings
The
Senator Mitchell Before the Jury in Oregon Land Frauds Probe
Senator Mitchell testified before the grand jury in Portland detailing alleged land fraud connections. He refused to comment further claiming sworn secrecy as indictments were named up and down the line including Albany Mayor Dr. William H. Davis and others such as Balmon B. Ormaby and Clark E B. Thomin. Henry A. Youngs and George Sorenson are also linked though details remain unclear.
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Ore
Mitchell
Binger Hermann
William H. Davis
Albany
Balmon B. Ormaby
Clark E B. Thomin
Henry A. Youngs
George Sorenson
John Doe
Richard Roe
Franklin P. Mays
Stenry Young
Young
Sorenson
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Vital
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THUR
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