Testimony Aims to Show Foss Caused Interurban Wreck
A forthcoming inquest will hear testimony that Charles R. Foss caused the Interurban wreck by failing to follow orders or acting on his own. Dan Dingwall, motorman, will testify about the route from Tacoma to Seattle via Edgewood and the gravel train delay. The probe will consider whether crews were told to hold trains at Edgewood and if Foss was instructed to stop two extra trains on sidings.
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Inter
Charly R. Foss
Dts
Dan Dingwall
Tacomas
Seattle
Edgewood
E. J. Wright
Ongrtm
Wood
Wright
Foss
Joan Dingwall
Poes
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Edgewood Siding
Dinewill
Dingwall
Traimmen
Pateen
Cerrol
Rees
Guien
H.tormean
Carroll
Bonney-Wateon
Parfore
Wiltete
A. Oman
J. A. Falk
J. €. Bell
W. J. Bell
G. A. Bell
Thaler
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Moeterman Dingwall
C. R. Fees
Fregman
Tacoma
Bigeweed
Pasenger
Sigel
Hicks to wed during Southern California tour
L. B. Hicks announced plans to marry, delaying disclosure of the fiancée’s name while he continues his tour in Southern California. The couple will share details after the travel schedule concludes.
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Field
Cal
L. B. Hicks
California
Ferry Boat Patterson Sinks After Collision
A ferry labeled Patterson of the Erie company collided with a freight in the North River near Fork on December 79. Fifty passengers were aboard. all were rescued except eighteen reportedly drowned as the vessel sank in rough waters.
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Pps Telegraph Service
Fork
Patterson
Erie Hallstompeny
Seven sewer contracts awarded by city board
The board of public works awarded seven contracts for sewers on Twenty Second avenue Madison street Thirty ninth avenue and Seventh avenue northeast to P Dineen & Co whose bid was 16 to 25 percent lower than others. Seattle Electric Company may erect iron poles on Westlake Avenue only for trolley wires. Sunset Telephone Company may install conduits on Queen Anne Hill. Seattle Lighting Company may lay gas mains on several streets. Sparger Concrete Company seeks release from Sixth Avenue North walks contract due to district regrading making work impossible now.
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Board of Public Works
Madison St
P. Dineen & Co
Seattle Electric Company
Westlake &C
Sunset Telephone Company
Queen Anne Hill
Seattle Lighting Company
Maine
Sparger Concrete Company
Sixth Ay
London Cement Firms Seek Exp oExhibit at Alaska Expo
Henry Reed reports a letter from Edmund Meany traveling east for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Meany says he met Brookes and H D Anderson of the Associated Cement Manufacturers of London who want to exhibit, promising one of the largest private enterprise displays.
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Henry &. Reed
Edmund 8. Meany
Brookes
H. D. Anderson
Associated Cement Manufacturers
London
Snow Wreck Causes Loss of Life in Scotland
Snow and blizzard conditions halt trains between Edinburgh and Arbroath. A heavy snow crash killed several on a standing waiting train. the Tay Bridge disaster in 1879 claimed 70 lives and is referenced as a comparison.
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Ipps Telegraph Service
Scotland
Edinburgh
Arbroath
Iday
Tay
Taft Signals Possible Candidacy Amid Uncertain Prospects
Secretary Taft states he is not seeking the presidency and would not rule out a bid if improbable but available material emerges. He says he is not politically ambitious and that he would not refuse in the unlikely event the nominating process offers an unforeseen opportunity.
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Washington
Taft
Herman and Gans Ready for Fight in Tonopah
With the Gaow Herman fight three days away both principals announce condition as perfect. Gans weighed 132 1 2 pounds this morning Herman slightly off but expected to make weight. The fighters jogged through the morning heat and the general belief is the bout will end before the 15th round with Herman favored to win on points or stoppage.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Tonopah
Herman
New Hotel Planned on West Side Righthay
D Oleon Bae filed plans for a three story hotel to rise 120 feet south of Madison on the West Side of Righthay. The 106 room building includes lobby dining room kitchen baths and other amenities. Estimated cost about 56 000 dollars with modern improvements.
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D. Oleon Bae
Righthay
Madison
Police Officers Push Pension Measure Across Cities
A coalition of police departments from Seattle Spokane Tacoma and Bellingham presses for a new state law. The plan would grant retirement at age after forty years of service at half pay. Detective Sergeant Charley Tennant and Sergeant McPhee back the effort.
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Se Slie
Spokane
Tacoma
Bellingham
Charley Tennant
Seattle
McPhee
Train Delays Hit Northern Lines In Snowbound Midwest
Heavy snow in the Midwest slows travel as Great Northern Fast Mall to Seattle is annulled and other trains including the Twin City Express and Spokane train run several hours late with officials unable to confirm the causes.
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Great Northern
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Twin City
Spokane
Middle West
James J Hill to retire from active railroad management
James J Hill announces retirement from active management of his railroad interests effective July 1. He will be succeeded by his eldest son Louis J Hill, currently first vice president of the Great Northern Railway.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
ST. Paul
James J. Hill
Pioneer
Mr. Hill
Louis J. Hill
Great Northern Railway Company
Admiral Sampson Purchased for Seattle Nome Steamer Run
BE Caine of this city closed a deal in New York for the steamship Admiral Sampson. The nearly new vessel, in commission briefly, will be placed on the Seattle Nome run next season. Caine also plans another steamer, the Admiral Dewey, in negotiations.
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Caine
Seattle
Nome
New York
BE. BE. Caine
Alaska Pacific Company
City
Admiral Sampson
Heen
Alec
Admiral Dewey
Police Chief threatens suit over district ban article
Vancouver December 29. Chief of Police Chisholm threatens to sue the Daily World for criminal libel after the paper called police commissioners and aldermen fools for removing women from the restricted district and letting them spread across the city.
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Star
Vancouver
B.C
Dee
Chisholm
The
Daily World
Bel
Durand Sails Home from United States
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand the retiring Britain ambassador sailed for England today with his family aboard a British vessel leaving New York, signaling the end of his duties in the United States.
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Scrippe Telegraph Service
New York
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand
England
Warrant Issued for Man Arrested in Christmas Tree Theft
A warrant is sworn for J. B. Moes of Ti4 ket av W for cutting trees in Kinnear park. Detective Corbett secured the evidence leading to the arrest. The park board of the city will prosecute.
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J. B. Moes
Ti4ket Av W
Kinnear Park
Corbett
Park Board of the City
Negro lynching fear follows Oklahoma shooting outrage
In Reno Oklahoma on December 1 a Black man shot Captain Macklin and fatally wounded another man after a confrontation. The assailant fled as crowds fear lynching while Major Primrose reportedly knows information that could arrest the killer, though he refuses to reveal details.
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Gervive Research Service
Reno
Okla
Macklin
Arsault
Primrose
Robert Merchant Behind Bars in County Case
Robert Merchant, jailed at 4 a.m. after an arrest warrant issued by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Vandeveer for alleged false accounting related to National Brokerage. He claims Adams framed him, cites a 14 000 dollar stock matter, and says Wentworth, his partner, was arrested in Salem as authorities pursue release on bail.
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Vandeveer
National
the Star
Adams
Fos
Bank O Heohinens Ees
Twentieth
First
Seattle
Lou C. Smith
Salem
Ore
John. Wentworth
Merchant
Star Special Service
Spokane
James Monaghan
James Robert Monaghan
Charles Perkins
Thomas Bernard
Isle
Ne McCool
Walla Walla
Monaghan
Margaret Monaghan
Arrest Warrant Sought for Dr George W Miracle
An Information filed by Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Whitham seeks the arrest of Dr George W Miracle on a charge of attempting to provoke an assault. The case involves civil and criminal complaints from Dr Annie K Russell, and prior hearings ended with the parties departing the courtroom. The incident occurred on Cherry Street near Miret and Becondave as Miracle encountered Russell after a recent court appearance.
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George W. Miracle
Annie K. Russell
Miracle
Whitham
Russell
Justice of Peace
Davie
Roanell
Geattic Golf Club Buys Lake Washington Lands
The Geattic Golf Club has closed on 300 acres north of Ballard, overlooking the sound, for purchase by the club. Grounds on Lake Washington north of Laurelhurst will be sold for about $100,000, a sum the club paid when acquiring the property.
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The
Geattic Golf Club
Ballard
Eound
Pu Thent
Lake Washington
Laurelhuret
Golf Club For
Bringhurst Named Seattle Fire Chief Pending Official Filing
Harry W Bringhurst, fire protection engineer, is expected to be the next Seattle fire chief. Mayor Moore planned to file the appointment with the city comptroller later, with no official announcement until then. Bringhurst, a veteran with extensive fire department experience, would lead administration while retaining expertise in firefighting matters.
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Moore
Ralph Cook
Harry W. Bringhurst
Seattle Fire Department
Bringharet
Mr. Bringhuret
Chicago
Beattle
Bringhurst
Volunteer Fire Department
Philadelphia
Port
Ind
Neport
Bismarck
Veluncar Fire Department
Hirieghurst
United States
Gardner Kellogg
Kellogg
Shell
Beattie
Civil Service
Board of Health
Ivar Johnson
A. L. Walters
Official assigns fire handling to Assistant Chief George Martow
A directive specifies that Assistant Chief George Martow will take active charge of fire handling. The move places Martow in primary oversight over firefighting operations and incident responses.
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George Martow
YMCA Telegraphic Meet Yields Tacoma Everett Tie
A telegraphic meet among the Y M C A chapters of Seattle Portland Tacoma and Everett ended in a championship tie between Tacoma and Everett with 14 points each. Portland finished with seven and Seattle with two. Boise and Salt Lake City were expected to participate but did not enter.
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Seattle
Portland
Tacoma
Everett
Boise
Salt Lake City
Strike in Russia Looms Over Lodz Mills After Kill
In Lodz Russia December 29 twenty thousand factory workers are on strike. Manager Schiebler of the cotton mills was killed by former employees. The clash follows labor unrest at the mills and widens tensions in the industrial sector.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Lodz
Russia
Schiebler
Oakland to Sail for San Francisco with Lumber Cargo
The steam schooner Oakland departs tomorrow morning for San Francisco carrying lumber. It will operate as a freighter between Frisco and Eureka through winter and return for the Nome trade the first week of March.
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Oakland
San Francisco
Frisco
Hureka
Lonely Midnight Walks Highlight Thompson Case
Spokane reports describe the monitoring of a troubled youth named Chester Thompson whose repeated nocturnal strolls and wandering hours were cited in burglary and unrelated home invasion cases. Witnesses include Mill ionaire James Monaghan’s testimony and Tacoma court observers noting Thompson’s midnight treks and ties to Seattle events.
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Star
Tacoma
Wash
Chester Thompson
Seattle
Snell
W. J. Elliott
Snoqualmie
Chester
Railroad
Lake Washington
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