Suquamish Rescued After Engine Failure in High Winds
The Sound steamer Suquamish lost its engine in 30 mile per hour winds and battled rough seas for nearly an hour before the Hyak arrived. Fifteen passengers and four crew were transferred to the Hyak, and the Suquamish was towed to port amid rising waves. Princess Victoria alerted Seattle to assist.
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West Point Sandspit
Suquamish
Hyak
Seattle
Poulsbo
A. Welfare
Mark
Dual Personality Man Edward Cooper Dies Head Injury Mystery
Edward C. Cooper a Seattle businessman with a claimed split personality died after a reported assault at Steilacoom hospital. Questions over natural death or man handling persist as bruise marks and throat injuries surface while burial is postponed pending county investigations and medical opinions.
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Cooper
Edward C. Cooper
Seattle
Steilacoom Hospital
Alaska Messenger and Parcel Delivery Co
Westlake
Mary C. Cooper
Howell Jr
Public luncheon backs against bill 46 fight in Seattle
The Seattle Commercial Club hosts a 12 15 luncheon as Geo A Lee ex public service commissioner defends senate bill 46 drawn for Seattle Electric Co to strip municipalities of power to own and run utilities. Corporation Counsel James E Bradford represents the people in the debate.
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Seattle Commercial Club
Geo. A. Lee
Public Service
Senate
Pioneer Winlock Merchant Owns 273-Year-Old London Book
Centralia news notes C. E. Leonard a Winlock pioneer merchant possesses a book printed in London 273 years ago. The volume contains 53 discourses on the renowned Roman historian Cornelius Tacitus.
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Centralia
C. E. Leonard
Winlock
London
Cornelius Tacitus
German Army Advances Toward Warsaw Capture at Humin
Berlin reports the capture of Humin east of Bolomow and 4,000 prisoners as Gen. Von Mackensen presses toward Warsaw. The army drove Russians from Humin and fights a northeast of Bolomow engagement, with repulsed Russian night attacks near the Baura.
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Berlin
Humin
Bolomow
von Mackenzen
Warsaw
Baura
New York Heads Toward Woman Suffrage Approval
Albany N Y Feb 3 The senate and assembly resolution to submit the woman suffrage question passed the lower house. Passage by the upper house and signing by Gov Whitman is certain. The market was stagnant at noon.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Assembly
Whitman
Villa Still On Job As San Luis Potosi Falls
Washington officials say Pancho Villa remains active after his capture of San Luis Potosi and express renewed confidence he will eventually retake Mexico City.
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Washington
San Luis Potosi
Villa
Mexico City
Wheat Pit Goes Wild as Prices Break Eight Points
Chicago trading opened with May wheat plunging from 1.62 to 1.53 within ten minutes then rising to a record 1.66 as news of Dardanelles and New Zealand wheat imports circulated. May closed at 1.59 after touching 1.66 amid riotous floor scenes and spectator excitement. Chicago bakers raised bread prices to 16 and 12 cents per loaf as flour spiked to war-time levels.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Patten
Dardanelles
Russia
New Zealand
Loose at Midnight in Auto Facing Pen Term
Fred Joe Driscoll labeled a thief and ex con by police and public opinion after a drunken theft in Seattle. He served seven years in prison and upon release faced scrutiny as authorities linked him to further charges. The report notes police circles repeat the claim of his dishonor and his criminal past. The piece mentions a Spokane jitney meeting resisting a $75 bus tax.
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Fred _ Joe Driscoll
Driscoll
San Francisco
Christendom
Seattle
Nine Men Cremated in Warren County Fire
Nine men were cremated when a two story bunk house at the Tionesta Valley Chemical company burned after a gas stove exploded. Six others were injured, two fatally, in Maybure, three miles south of Warren, Pa. The incident occurred early today.
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Warren
Maybure
Here
Tionesta Valley Chemical Company
Fire forces evacuations at Kaiserhof Hotel in Chicago
Three hundred guests fled into the street when a pedestrian spotted a blaze in the attic of the Kaiserhof hotel in Chicago just before noon on February 3. Fire crews responded quickly to contain the fire and prevent further damage.
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Chicago
Kaiserhof Hotel
Shall This Woman Die The Star Editor Voices Opinion
The Star editorial argues the mother who poisoned her two babies in New York should face the electric chair while the father, L. E. Rogers, goes free. It questions responsibility, blaming unbridled passion and calling for legal accountability despite the mother's pleas. Annie M Burgess signs.
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the Star
Mustada Sniffen-Walters
New York
L. E. Rogers
Rogers
Annie M. Burgess
Courts Declare Boy Is No Changeling Wins Fortune
In London probate court Teddy Slingsby was declared legitimate heir to Rev Slingsby estate worth over 50 000 yearly, overhauling a San Francisco changeling claim. The ruling upholds the elder Slingsbys line as first male heir amid a lengthy trial with 200 witnesses and extensive San Francisco depositions.
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London
Teddy Slingsby
Slingsby
San Francisco
Teddy
Charles Slingsby
Dorothy Morgan
Lieut
Abe
Fant
Schiff Testifies Before Industrial Relations Commission
Jacob Schiff appears on the witness stand in New York as he testifies before the Industrial Relations Commission about labor and industry matters. The financier responds to questions amid a formal hearing reflecting early 20th century regulatory scrutiny.
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Schiff
Jacob Schiff
Industrial Relations Commission
New York
Court clash over Cullop amendment and coroner law action in Washington
In Washington two items head the docket. In the House efforts to defeat the Cullop amendment requiring public endorsement disclosures for judgeships are reported. In Everett a suit to test the constitutionality of abolishing the coroner’s office beyond first class counties will begin this week.
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Washington
House
Everett
Italian quake recorded quickly by Gonzales Heights seismograph
Victoria reports the February quake in Italy was detected twelve minutes after it struck, captured by the new seismograph at Gonzales Heights observatory.
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Victoria
Italy
Gonzales Heights Observatory
U S Seeks Extradition Of German Dynamiter Werner Van Horne
Washington officials plan to ask Britain to deliver Werner Van Horne, the self described German officer blamed for wrecking a Maine railroad bridge and damaging property in Vanceboro. A warrant is expected in Maine charging destruction of a railroad bridge, with extradition proceeding as the focus.
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Washington
Am P
Spring-Rice
Vance Maine
Canada
Werner von Horne
Maine
Vanceboro
Werner van Horne
U. S
van Horn
van Horne
United States
Wife Files Divorce From Frank Harmon
Mrs Gertrude Harmon files for divorce from Frank E Harmon president of the Harmon Motor Car Co. after a recent arrest spree with two other women claiming forcible taking and mistreatment. Harmon bonds out of jail for 1500 dollars. couple married July 11 1910 and have no children.
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Frank E. Harmon
Harmon Motor Car Co
Gertrude Harmon
Harmon
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