Valencia Disaster Hearings Highlight Inadequate Pacific Coast Steamship Conditions
Survivor testimony before a special committee denounces Pacific Coast Steamship Company for neglecting Valencia survivors and overcrowded second class accommodations aboard the City of Puebla and other vessels. Witnesses claim crew incompetence, missing lifeboat orders, and poor care after wrecks, with calls for accountability and reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J
Campbell
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
T Hat Corporaton
Subaid
Frank FP. Bunker
Valencia
Camp
Bertha
Pacific Coast
Oty
Gampbell
Pacific Comat Steamabtp Company
Rainier-Grand Hotel
Learn Something Bay 100 pay of Seattle to Boston PRA
A garbled notice references a 100 pay of Seattle to Boston PRA at 66 cents per share. It hints at railroad work advancing and a later dump while noting a forthcoming ad and unfinished details.
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Bay
Seattle- Boston
Per Se Family Washing Service Ad
A vintage ad promotes rough dry washing at Per Se Family Washing, claiming cost savings and convenience for housewives. It lists prices for heavy woolen blankets and singles, notes weights and minimum charges, and urges customers to bring in all laundry for the week.
Volunteers of America to Open Christian Home for Young Women
Captain Boyes leads Volunteers of America in opening the Christian Home for Young Women at 907 Right Ave Seattle on Monday February 19. Dedication planned in March with Colonel Walter Duncan of Bannetsea assisting. The home will house 27 girls at 3 dollars per week including board room laundry telephone bath and music.
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The
Volunteers of America
Boyes
Mra Walter Duncan
Bannetsea
Righthav
Seattle
Boyea
Supreme court rules streetcar dogs liable for damages
Olympia Feb 17 The supreme court ruled that streetcar companies cannot carry dogs in passenger coaches and must compensate for damage caused by a dog. The Wescott case involved damages to clothing and sensibilities from a four months old puppy brought into the car by a passenger and allowed by the conductor. Mrs Wescott won $181.75 in King County Superior Court.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
R. H. Wescott
Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway
Wescott
Superior Court of
King County
Tide Land Sales Note Heavy Railroad Interest
Several tide land transactions near Smith's Cove and Georgetown show persistent railroad investment. Roy Ellicott is listed in a Georgetown parcel transfer while J P Williamson sale of lots 27 to 32 in Queen addition totals 16500 dollars. BE Shaffer sold about 20 tracts next to the Cordage plant for roughly 55000 dollars amid ongoing heavy transfers.
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Smith's Cove
Georgetown
Roy Ellicott
Queen
J. P. Williamen
Smith's
Portland Cordage Works
Bay Channel
BE. J. Shaffer
Road improvements urged near Youngstown and bids read for Yesler block rental
Local property owners urged county commissioners to fix McKinnon road. Commissioners will read advertisements for bids to rent the Yesler block. J L Cannon was found not guilty after arrest for speeding. May EB Walker, YWCA secretary, reports a 100 percent attendance increase in the educational department. George Leroy Hazard's body from Valencia wreck will be shipped to San Francisco tonight. Northern Pacific issues new freight tariffs affecting Seattle division impacting cotton logs livestock and more. Rainier Union 23 hosts Washington's birthday dance February 22 at Ballard Fraternal Hall. Joachim Arneson resigns Chilberg Steamship Agency to join Allen Line as Northwest general agent, based in Minneapolis. Edgewater Congregational Men's Club heard Dr. Wharton of Seattle. DPD Waddell gave vocal selections. Officers elected: President A. V. Bell, Vice President Geo H Covey, Secretary C. A. Johnson, Treasurer C. A. Trapp.
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Youngstown
McKinnon Road
Yesler Block
J. L. Cannon
May EB. Walker
George Leroy Hazard
Los Angeles
Valencia
San Francisco
BE. L. Hezard
Seattle
Northern Pacific
Rainier Union 23
Order of Washington
Washington
Ballard
Joachim Arneson
Chilberg Steamship Agency
Northwest
Allen Line
Minneapolis
Edgewater Congregational Church
Fremont
Wharton
M. EK
Dpd. Waddell
A. V. Bell
Geo. H. Covey
Monna Vanna Draws Crowd at Grand Opera House
Nange O Neil presents Maeterlinck drama Monna Vanna at the Grand Opera house last night drawing a large audience. Public reaction was favorable with many in attendance posing for photographs and discussing the production.
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Monna Vanna
Nance O'Neil
Grand Opera House
Maeterlinck
Actress O'Neil Shines in Manna Vanna and Lady Macbeth
The review praises Manna Vanna as a showcase for Miss O'Neil's talent though not a sensation. It notes a soldier's wife risking the city by entering the enemy camp and the elf lover twist. Casts are praised and incidentals praised. Tonight she returns as Lady Macbeth after today’s Magda.
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Mies O'Neil
Andrew Robson
Manna Vanna
Miss O'Neil
Magda
Lady Macbeth
Murphy Fined $10 in Malicious Property Destruction Case
Mike Murphy, a well known citizen, appeared in Judge Gordon's court yesterday afternoon charged with malicious destruction of property on the complaint of Dong Yok, a prominent Chinese merchant at 1437 22nd Avenue. Yok alleges Murphy threw a rock through his window and objected to a Chinaman in the neighborhood.
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Mike Murphy
Gordon
Ypsterday
Dong Yok
22Nd Av
Murphy
Carroll Wins Nomination Over Machine In City Race
In a dramatic convention shift Carroll secures the comptroller nomination defeating the entrenched machine led by Haynes and Graves. Carroll’s backers broke caucus pledges as ward delegations pivoted to back him, marking a remarkable city political victory.
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Ka Melee
Harry Carroll
Carroll
Melee
Messe
Gomptroiler Riplinger
Tte
Looks Like Peace
New York February report notes miners and operators hopeful for a peaceful settlement amid rising tensions and ongoing discussions toward a general settlement. No immediate strike actions reported, with officials optimistic about negotiations proceeding smoothly.
Union seeks safer berths after Valencia wreck
At a Marine Cooks and Waiters' union meeting a petition was approved for U S commissioners studying the Valencia wreck. The union asks steamship companies to provide safer sleeping accommodations for members. They say a man in the glory hole would have little chance of survival in an accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Cooks and Waiters’ Union
United States
Valencia
Milwaukee franchise dispute over tracks on Railroad between Atlantic and Yesterway
The corporations committee of the council meets this afternoon to decide Milwaukee's bid for a streetcar franchise along Col or Colorado Street and Railroad Avenue. Milwaukee seeks exclusive right to lay the sole track on Railroad Avenue between Atlantic Street and Yesterway, a line seen as key to waterfront access, with officials advocating joint city ownership.
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Corporations Committee
Council
Milwaukee
Colorado St
Railroad Av
Atlantic St
Yesterway
Bottling Threat Cuts Off Harri Man System Access
A looming bottling action in Milwaukee would sever the Harri man system and all other new lines from waterfront access, potentially halting downstream operations and dockside shipments. The measure would block flow to the harbor, affecting regional commerce and utility services.
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Milwaukee
Harriman
Lawson Misunderstood Says Governor In Speech
In St Paul on February 17 Governor says Lawson's position is much misunderstood and that Lawson never made a statement that has not been borne out subsequently. He believes Lawson may suggest a remedy for the evil unearthed.
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Paul
Ner Penne
Lawson
Murder at Denver Auction Firm Headed by Caplin
Maurice L. Caplin proprietor of the Denver Auction company was killed in his dining room by a masked robber during a home robbery. He sat with his wife daughter and a friend as the assailant demanded money and fired a shot into Caplin's heart before escaping. A separate note reports the fishing schooner Mary Ann overdue off Unga, shelter sought after weeks at sea.
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W. Gostin
Valencia
Commissioner Smith
Goslin
Wea
Frank J. Campbell
Denver
Maurice L. Caplin
Denver Auction Company
Caplin
Russia Premier Witte Threatens to Re Sign
Telegraph notes Sergius Witte may resign as premier of Russia while United Mine Workers declare President Dolan's office vacant. Milwaukee surveyors work in Idaho. Russia fears China preparing for war. James W. Alexander, former head of Equitable Life, is ill at home in New York. Horace A. Taylor resigns as assistant secretary of the Treasury. John H. K awrds of Ohio to replace him June 1.
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Sergius Witte
Russia
United Mine Workers
Dolan
Milwaukee
Idaho
China
James W. Alexander
Equitable Life Assurance Society
New York
Horace A. Taylor
United States Treasury
John H. Kawards
Ohio
Banquet Planned for Henry Berliner of Camp 69
A farewell banquet will be held Tuesday evening in the lodge room to honor Henry Berliner of Camp 69, Woman’s Order of Workers. Berliner played a key role in growing Camp 69 to more than 2,000 members.
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Henry Berliner
Camp 69
W. O.W
Berliner
Northern Pacific Plans Five Large Warehouses in Seattle
The Northern Pacific announces plans to erect five large warehouses on Whatcomay and Colorado streets in Seattle. The buildings will stretch up to a full block once the Whatcomay franchise is settled, with access via tracks on Whatcomay and Colorado. The company owns most of blocks 260 and 264 in Seattle Tide Lands between Whatcomay and Colorado, and Hanford and Holegate avenues.
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Whatcomay
Colorado Et
Northern Pacific
Seattle Tide Lands
Whatcomav
Colorado At
Hanford
Holegate
Whatcom
Neighbor Protest Over Credit for Chasing Burglar
Indignant residents of Ninth Avenue N protest at The Star claiming Mrs Charlee Johnson alone nabbed burglar Robert Jewell after a daylight chase. They say detectives merely made the arrest after she forced him to flee under a building.
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Charlee Johnson
Robert Jewell
Av. N
Star Office
Mra. Johnson
Delightful Salt for Fashionable Cranks on Drear
Advertisement notes a vendor at 2089 Collins for affordable salt used with clothing care, appealing to fashion conscious buyers seeking reasonable prices.
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Dreas
Capture at Third and Cedar Tied to Harness Theft
A pursuit ended with the capture at Third and Cedar. Charles Mann, arrested Monday for theft of several sets of harness, is committed to the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Mann
County Fall
Socialist Doctor Challenges Chapoton to Debate
Dr. H F Titus, a prominent local socialist, challenged Rev. Chapoton to a public debate on socialism. The proposed debate would take place in Germania hall tomorrow at 3 o clock after Chapoton spoke at Sacred Heart hall last night.
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Chapoton
Sacred Heart Hall
H. F. Titus
Germania Hall
Titus
Legislative insurance committee closes inquiry in New York
The legislative committee on insurance completed its labors with a unanimous agreement on a report to the legislature and drafted the accompanying bills.
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New York
Legislative Committee On Insurance
Registered Mail Pouch Stolen in San Francisco
A bag of 77 registered mail packages was stolen from a wagon in the Mills Building branch post office area. One package reportedly held 1500 dollars. the bag disappeared while collector John Olsen briefly left to fetch more mail. Police noted no crew to the thief.
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San Francisco
John Olsen
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Palm Beach
Stanning Street
Nange O’neil
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Firet
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A. J. Goddard
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Fussel
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Charles Johnson
Brooklyn
Lockwood
Melvin
Corbett
Mrs. Johnson
Third and
Cedar
H. G. Young
R. B. Young
P. W. Clement
TL Lewis & Co
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Cherry St
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J. J. Hersping Co
Main
Ind
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W. A. Morse
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J. L. Hersping
City Fuel Co
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