Sailors Kidnapped From Columbia Off Seattle Wharf
In Elliott Bay a dozen armed men boarded the steam schooner Columbia and abducted 15 crewmen while the ship loaded lumber. Police pursue leads as theories point to union tensions or boardinghouse rings, with officers tracing suspects from Main Street to Pier 14 and the boat yard.
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Schwager-Nettieton Dock
West Waterway
Sailors’ Union
Columbia
Union
Mainst
Majewski
Main St
Pioneer Boat House
Fike St
Telaphane
World's Fair to Open in Week with Rush of Travel
San Francisco Feb 13 The Panama Pacific exposition will open its doors a week from today. Officials forecast attendance will top 300000 and railroad executives report lines into the city already handle more than triple normal traffic as the tide of travel begins.
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San Francisco
Donovan Lumber Mill to Resume Operations in Prosperity
Aberdeen Feb 13 announcement states the Donovan lumber mill with 150 workers will restart Monday. It is said all Grays Harbor mills will begin operations on March 1.
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Aberdeen
Donovan Lumber
Grays Harbor
Message of Warning Sent to Carranza
Washington reports show Wilson administration uneasy over Carranza actions in Mexico. The State Department sent a sharp note to the first chief warning that further diplomatic trouble could provoke serious consequences. Advices indicate a gravely worsening food situation across Mexico.
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Carranza
Washington
Wilson
Mexico
United States
State Department
Alaska Railway Funding Faces House Battle
The $2,000,000 item for an Alaska railway appears in the sundry civil bill after a sharp House fight. Critics opposed funding the Guggenheim Copper River line, while supporters deny any presidential intent to buy it. An attempt to cut to $1,000,000 failed. Senate action looms with possible increase to $5,000,000. The bill totals $126,090,000 and passed the House.
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Washington
Alaska
Guggenheims
Copper River
Wilson
Senate
House
Promise shakeup in Indian affairs in Osage probe
Washington February 15 a large shakeup in Indian affairs was predicted as a joint congressional committee begins a probe in the Osage country soon after Congress adjourns. The inquiry targets policy and administration issues prompting the anticipated changes.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Congress
Call Strike on Port Job Impacts Seattle Dock Work
Two hundred fifty workers at the Hell Street warehouse in the Seattle port district walked out over non union labor. Another 40 joined in later, with carpenters lathers bricklayers plumbers and painters refusing to return until recognition is granted. Port commissioners failed to broker a settlement, leaving dock construction at a standstill.
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Hell Street
Seattle
Tacoma grain ship Andromeda wrecked off Falmouth
The British bark Andromeda with 11125 bushels of Washington wheat valued at 170000 dollars was blown ashore at Falmouth, England, during a gale. Charterers are Balfour Guthrie & Co. The voyage began September 7 from Tacoma. Wheat value rose from 1 dollar per bushel to a half more.
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Andromeda
Aden
Washington
Falmouth
Eng
Seattle
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Tacoma
Lord Ejects De Camp From Burke Building Office
A broker M. C. Lord ejected V. E F. de Camp from his office in the Burke building. De Camp claims the entertainment was worth 2500 dollars and filed suit for that amount. Separate note states Germany’s cotton consumption nears one billion pounds annually.
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M. C. Lord
Burke Building
V. E F. de Camp
de Camp
Lord
Woman Smuggler Caught in Gun Battle with Officers
Federal immigration inspectors and Apache posse battled smugglers near the Salton Sea basin south of Thermal Riverside County. The gang led by Goldie Frana was ambushed at a cliff edge. two smugglers and two Chinese were captured or wounded while two Chinese and two automobiles were seized. Officers pursue remaining fugitives with Martinez reservation traders aiding the hunt.
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Los Angeles
Germany Confronts War Zone Note Tied to England Blockade
Berlin reports the American note on extending the war zone has complicated the international scene. Chancellor Von Bethmann Hollweg outlines that Germany will keep its stance while Britain’s commerce must be checked. A blockade is planned to begin February 18 as discussions continue at the imperial level. The German press condemns anti-foreigner demonstrations and urges courtesy toward Americans amid rising tensions.
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Berlin
Germany
von Bethmann
Hollweg
England
Crown Office
Lokal Anzeiger
U. S
James Gerard
Scandinavian nations protest to Germany over war zone decree
Norway Denmark and Sweden joined the United States in protesting Germany's war zone decree. The three nations copied the American note to Britain and Germany about flag use and the threat to neutral vessels, voicing their opposition.
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Washington
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
England
Belgium Despoiled as German Forces Sweep Occupied Lands
Special correspondence recounts Belgium stripped of industry and resources as German forces advance through the country. Descriptions detail factories emptied of machinery, coal mined, forests cleared, doctors looted, and refugees fleeing toward Holland. Ostend and Antwerp face severe shortages with meat scarce and bread limited.
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Phillips
Germany
Msterdam
Holland
Belgium
Ostend
Antwerp
Auto Hits Man and Kills Him
F. T. Hansman of 712 19th Ave N struck D. Nakasota, 24, on Jackson Jr. Friday about 11 p.m. He died an hour later at the city hospital. Hansman says brakes locked and the car skidded into the victim. two passengers corroborate. Hansman released on personal recognizance.
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F. T. Hansman
19Th Ave. N
Jackson Jr
Legislature Attacked I R Law By Tom Murphine
Tom Murphine told about 200 progressives at the Lincoln hotel that the current session is a circus with the same ring and a newer announcer. He warned that next week will hinge on a decisive fight over a bill to facilitate initiative and referendum.
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Tom Murphine
Lincoln Hotel
Lincoln
James Bradford
J. Y. C. Kellogg
Woody
Substituted Fake Diamond Leads to Sentence at Reformatory
Joe Shillitoe and his wife looked at diamond rings at Suters on Second Ave. A ring stuck to Shillitoe’s finger and a fake diamond was substituted. Saturday morning Joe Shillitoe was sentenced to two to fifteen years in the reformatory. The charge against Mrs. Shillitoe was dismissed.
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Joe Shillitoe
Suter
Second Ave
Shillitoe
Joe
Reformatory
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