Roosevelt to weigh Valencia wreck probe says inquiry needed
Marmington report from February six quotes Tumphrey of Washington asking the president to order a formal investigation into the Valencia wreck. President Roosevelt intends to discuss with Metcalfe and other officials. Humphrey questions Seattle inspectors’ competence and asserts Seattle belief that Pacific Coast Steamship Co. dominates the investigation.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Humphrey
Am Tumphrey
Wash
Valencia
Roosevelt
Bec Metcalfe
Metcalfe
Seattle
Ina Peetora
Pacific Coqat Steamship Company
Clay statue to grace Prefontaine Place fountain in Seattle
Large sandstone block arrives for a major fountain group titled Fire Subdued to be carved by 3B Barrett. The sculpture depicts Doris, daughter of Oceanus, with the goddess as the main figure and a shipbuilder as a subordinate piece. Four dolphins support the group. the project is under Father Prefontaine and likely to take over a year to complete.
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Seattle
Father Prefontaine
Prefontaine Place
3B Barrett
Taterna- Gees! Repetation
Little Stadio
St. Francia Hall
Barrett
New York
Doris
Oceanus
Mr. Harrett
Port Angeles
Charity society launches plague prevention fund
The organization issued 1,000 pledges to support plague and consumption prevention. Funds will be distributed citywide to aid efforts and raise awareness.
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Society ‘Tity
Man Cut Shade Tree Owes Court After Interfering with Work
Irwin Betts reports C Cochran arrested for destroying property by cutting shade trees on Lane Street while moving a building. Judge Gordon fines Cochran $20 after he claims to be a contractor. Cochran says the tree, 18 years old, stood as a neighborhood pride. General Felix Agnus suffers appendicitis.
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Irwin Betts
Ninth and
Lane
C. Cochran
Justee Gordon
Cochran
Casla
Sie Cokes
Eral
Rells
First Chinese Actress in America Charms San Francisco Crowd
Yon Wah star debuts at the Chinese Grand theater during Celestial New Year holidays. She drew standing room crowds nightly, a novelty as women rarely appear in Chinese plays and impersonators usually fill female roles. The Pretty maiden with a charming voice boosts excitement in the Chinese quarters.
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San Francisco
America
Yon Wah
Chinese Grand Theater
Public horsewhipping at Garden station over gossip
Mrs. Binkard attacked I Lemon with a buggy whip in the Garden interurban depot after he mocked her, while Guardian H. O. Blankenship and a crowd watched. Lemon fled to the Seattlebound train and vanished afterward, denouncing slanderous talk as the motive.
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I. Lemon
Mra. J. KR. Binkard
Garden Station
City Council Ultimatum Triggers Lights Row
Gil, president of the city council and Third ward representative, threatens to expose Supt. Youngs over delayed street light projects. He warns of a substantial clash if lights in his ward are not installed within a week. Fellow council members challenge the timing and fairness of the lighting petitions.
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Gil
Youngs
Department of Hightand Water
Doughty
Mr. Youngs
Coroner’s January Report Records Violent Deaths
The coroner’s report for January notes 30 violent deaths and six total deaths in the month. About one third of the month’s deaths were violent, with births totaling a small number for the period.
Seattle Commercial Club to Open Information Bureau
Trustees of the Seattle Commercial Club decided to establish a first class information bureau to advertise Seattle. They plan to open on the first floor of a downtown building. Hertha M. Green, arrested for loitering in saloons, was committed to the city jail in default of a $25 fine.
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Seattle Commercial Club
Seattle
Hertha M. Green
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