Ballard Car Hold-Up Leaves One Dead Highwayman
A Ballard car stop last night ended in a gunfight injuring passenger Charles Plimpton and killing highwayman Oskar Brand. Plimpton, treated at Providence Hospital, is expected to recover. Police pursue a second masked suspect described as tall and dark, with ties to the Rob Lucas gang.
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Ballard
Oskar Brand
Bonney Stewart
Charles Plimpton
Predence Hospital
Ferguson
Vandook
R. B. Matterson
Matterson
Plimpton
Mr. Brose
Pitrepton
Providence Hospital
Beattie
Seattle
Adams and
Stepler
Tilly the
Washington Street
Adame
C. H. Valpey
E. A. Finn
Western Avenue
Bonney @ Stewart's
Oskar Hrand
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Third Avenue
Sparling
Brand
August Brand
Tenderloin
Oncar
Morniue
Ti Ta
Rob Lucas
Wood's policy as Cuba's new governor outlined
Havana Cuba Dec. 29 Gen Wood Cuba's new governor in an interview outlined his policy to keep the administration with the aim of turning the island over to the Cubans as soon as they prove capable. He plans to withdraw Americans gradually from government roles and substitute Cubans, and to rely on nonmilitary enforcement of the law rather than soldiers. He said he would expend all energy to make Cuba free in the complete sense.
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Havana
Cuba
Wood
Ballard to contest Taylor damage award in 1804 accident claim
The City of Ballard seeks to overturn W. G. Taylor’s 110000 damages ruling by arguing injuries occurred in an October 1804 McMurray accident long before the Hal far mishap. Affidavits from the treating physician claim two broken ribs heavy coughing blood loss for a month and internal injuries.
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Ballard
W. G. Taylor
Taylor
McMurray
McMurrays
Amendments to Charter Considered by City Council
The charter revision committee, led by Chairman Gill, reports amendments to the city charter on water, power, street improvements, and salaries. Proposed increases include mayor to 3000, comptroller to 2500, council to 900, with a possible raise for the city engineer to 5000. A compromise on council salaries may be sought, and votes would go to voters at the next election.
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Gill
Cedar River
Swan Lake
Cedar Lake
United States Supreme Court
Police headquarter plan complete and city notes
Building Inspector Josenhana completed the plan for changing the police headquarters. Sunday morning Bert Taylor of the Bancroft Patrol found two rolls of blankets and clothing on Railroad Avenue between Main and Washington. A small fire at 1020 Main Street caused about 75 damage. The Temple to Hirech congregation will meet in Morris Hall with Rabbi Joseph addressing. A two story building by Mrs. M. M. Durt at Interbay was dedicated as Dewey Hall. Gladys Bt. John and Frankie Kingston, two women arrested as panel workers, were released.
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Bert Taylor
Bancroft Patrol
Railroad Avenue
Main
Washington Streets
Jas. Atkinson
Main Street
Hirech
Morris Hall
Joseph
M. M. Durt
Interbay
Dewey Hal
Gladys Bt. John
Frankie Kingston
Meredith and
Warppenstein
Reed
Westerday
W. H. Hendereson
Wm. Carleon
Chief Reed
Henderson
J. Hawkins
Ed Taylor
George Clay
M. E
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D.C
Secretary of Treasury
Gage
National City Bank
Treasury Department
Custom House
New York
Congress
How is Buller Getting Along in the War News
Delayed dispatches from Chipweley Camp report British replies to Boer questions about General Buller. London papers denounce censorship as controversy grows. Telegraphs note Delagoa Bay cession rumors denied by German and English officials. Casualty totals, food relief, and troop actions across Ladysmith, Mafeking, and surrounding areas shape a tense war picture with repeated references to fires, batteries, and supply lines.
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Chipweley Camp
Buller
London
Delagoa Bay
Berlin
France
Times
Lodysmith
Transvaal
Great Britain
Delgoa Bay
England
Damaraland
Wiser
Kuruman
Kimberley
Bechuanalania Protectorate
Toers
the Times
Matt Steyn
Orange Free State
Ladysmith
Surprise Hill
French
War Office Ia
Walker
Capetown
Gatacre Haa
Indwe
Stromberg
Craddock
Stacre
War Council
Lord Salisbury
Lord Wolseley
Baden Powell
Mafeking
Secret Navy Remarks On Montgomery Movements
Secretary of the Navy Long said the Montgomery touched two West African ports Sierra Leone and Free Town Liberia. He noted there was no purpose beyond water, ashore rest, or fruit, and that stopping there is customary when in the neighborhood.
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Washington, D. C
Long
Africa
Sierra Leone
Freetown
Liberia
Along the Wharves and Coastal Shipping Movements
The Mackinaw waits in with a full coal cargo for San Francisco while the Spartan arrives at South Bunkers to load coal for the same destination. The 1448 ton, 25 year old Spartan is among the coast’s largest sailing colliers. The steam collier Willamette left San Francisco for Beattie yesterday, and the Steamer Queen from Seattle arrived in port. The Alaska hull inspectors completed a 16,000 mile inspection tour of 130 weasels, leaving a note on steamboat manpower shortages amid open navigation. The Nanaimo bark heads for Lloyd’s after 199 days from Chemainus to Nagasaki. Shoe, a 460 ton vessel built at Nanaimo in 1882, is mentioned in shipping notes.
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Spartan
San Francisco
Board of Inspectors of
Hulle
Aingka
Alaska
Nanaimo
Lloyd’s
Chemainus
Nagasaki
Japan
Cabinet plans more U S troops in Alaska and Nome post
The cabinet approved increasing American troop levels in Alaska and reports from various departments forecast a spring rush to the gold fields. A new military post will be established at Cape Nome to support operations.
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Washington, BD. C
Alaska
Cape Nome
New Nome Folder Preview From Beattie Yukon Co
The Beattie Yukon Transportation Co shows a novel folder ready for free distribution tomorrow. It contains quotations from newspapers on Cape Nome and the 8. T. Co. and interviews with Nome pioneers from the Star column. A new map of the Nome gold belt by W. H. Rowe is included, plus a complete list of necessities for a northern coast minor, based on winters spent there.
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Beattie-Yukon
C O
Cape Nome
Investigators Seek Further Details In Carita Blast Death
F. H. Peterson and Mra Peterson left yesterday for Everett to continue probing the death of BE Peterson killed in the recent tua Carita explosion. Officials remain unsatisfied and a damage suit may be instituted.
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F. H. Peterson
Mra
Peterson
Everett
Tua Carita
Bell relic from Pasig church returns to Walla Walla area
A Manila battle relic bell once taken by Co K was shipped from San Francisco to Waitsburg Washington. It was placed over Main street and rung by a child and a girl symbolizing Uncle Sam and liberty. The bell may be mounted in the local academy belfry after a college accepted it.
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Waitsburg
Wash
Co. K
Manila
Pasig
San Francisco
Main Street
Bam
Liberty
Tts
Company K
Portugal Faces Ten Million Indemnity and Territorial Pressure
Paris dispatch notes a revived Portuguese German treaty with Portugal likely to pay about ten million dollars to Finland and the United States for confiscation of the East African Railway. England may seek to buy Portugal’s African possessions while Germany eyes other colonies.
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Paris
Dew
Portugal
United States
England
Germany
Sunk revenue cutter Perry after hitting Sylvia de Grace rocks
In Astorta Oregon yesterday the United States revenue cutter Perry struck the Sylvia de Grace rocks about 600 yards from shore and sank. Five men were aboard when the accident occurred. a fisherman heard distress signals and rescued the crew before the launch disappeared.
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Astorta, Or
United Inton
Perry
Sylvia de Grace
Lieut. Taylor Killed in Train Accident at Rautina
Gen Otle cables Lieut. M A Taylor of the Twelfth Infantry was run over by a train and killed December 26 at Rautina. Taylor, appointed to West Point from Idaho, died after the incident near Washington D C.
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Washington
PD. C
Otle
Maward Taylor
Twelfth Infantry
Rautina
Taylor
Weat Point
Idaho
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Oscar Brand
Bob Lucas
Rallard
Urgeon
Gen
Wynmn
Marine Hopital Service
Pacific Coast
Here
Muananes- Ararariy
Josenhana
W. HH. White
Joseph Schonbachter
Wiley Dupen Hase
Liesie
Robert C. Montgomery
Los Angeles
Ruby Matette Irving
Peter Corley
Skagway
Margaret Gallagher
John Stewart
KB. A. Strout
Albert Koch
Slate Creek Mining Co
Lumbermen
Puget Bound Lumbermen’s Association
Sol G. Simpson
A. H. Anderson
Carl Adolf Godering
Sweden
Hanford
Cedar Mountain
Lyman Norris
Norris
Seattle Times
San Francisco Wave
Saturday Mail
Norria
YY. M
Wm. Trinkle
Laurence Cain
Moore
Puget Sound Brick, Tile & Terra Cotta Co
M. Gottetein
N& Or Int
Marion and
Flint Avenue
First Avenue
Bulle
Cape Colony
Stormberg
Lorenzo Manquez
Pretoria
Viptermaritzbing
D. Chalkenburger
Colenso
Ladyamithburger Sucker
Moethuro
Pike Street
I Swank
Coon Bros
Brunner & CO
DrsLeRe
Corner Fifth
California
Bond
McBrayer, O. F. C
Old Crow
Hermitage
Clay Eversole
Pike
Chas. OC
Holcomb
Optician
Burke
W. Houghton
First Avenue Jeweler
Willamette
Queen
Perry Launch Lunk
Lieut. Taylor
Albert Hansen
RST Avenue
Tel Pike
Queen City Steam Laundry
Fourth Avenue
Union and
Our House Cafe
Occidental Ave
Washington St
Palace Steam
Steel and Wood Lumber Mill
Third Ave
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