Investigators Propose Federal Light House Improvements
Federal commission on Valencia recommends rapid lighthouse and life saving upgrades along Puget Sound coast. Key items include first order light at Forty Fathom bank, a new lightship at Umatilla reef, a telegraph line along the coast, wireless stations from Tatoosh to San Diego, and a Neah Bay life saving station with modern apparatus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Commission On the
Valencia
Aldate
Tatoosh Island
Umatilla Reef
Atraita
Neah Bay
Grays Harbor
Tatoosh
Puget Sound
Navy Department
Tatoosh Tma Land
Point Wilson
Point Partridge
Seattle
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Plan to Bunco Drug Store Ends in Failure
A failed attempt to pass a worthless check on Pacific Drug Co was reported in Seattle. A boy carried the check drawn on Paget Sound Nations Bank, endorsed by D. D. Bi and believed to be for ten dollars, to obtain cash from M. Branigan and was traced to a woman and a man claimed to have sent him. Local investigators note forgery is the fifth such incident in five weeks with three failures. News also mentions Northwestern railroad work from Walden, freight buildup at Pier 6 for the Shawmut, and a Merchants' Association trustees slate. A Seattle couple, James Ross and Fannie Strott, wed at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Drug
William J Greta
Paget Sound Nations Bank
M. Branigan
D. D. Bi
Bury
Charleston
Ehetomer
Geesteat
Owens
Simon
Ellin
Oregon Arrives After Rough Alaska Run With Ore
The steamer Oregon reached port from Seward after a rough passage from Mitemar. It carried 460 tons of ore for the Tacoma smelter and 45 passengers reported beautiful weather in Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Seward
Mitemar
Tacoma
Alaska
Green Lake Line Extension Campaign Gains Momentum
A West Green Lake district committee of six Ninth ward and six Eleventh ward Republicans pressed for Seattle Electric to extend the line north from Fifty-fifth Street to Sixty-eighth Street by 1906. The pledge seeks council support to compel the extension, citing a 3,000 population district needing access beyond the current Fifty-fifth Street limit encircling the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ninth Ward
Eleventh Ward
West Green Lake District
Seattle Electric Company
Green Lake
Sixty-eighth St
H M. Lamroe
George W. Fill
F. H. Hurd
Sixty-fifth Av
Seventy-second St
Seattle Women Set Sail for Three Month Orient Tour
A Seattle group of young women led by Mrs W H Stevens will sail aboard the Shawmut on March 10 for a three month tour of China, Manila and Japan. Passengers include Miss Steven Neil, Bee Bogle and Mies Chara Stevenson with Mrs Helenbrand among others. chaperoned by a mother of one traveler. The party plans extensive visits to Chinese ports and Tokyo before returning mid June.
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Wes
Seattle
Califia
Shawmut
China
Pailem Seattle
Pperty
Misa Steven
W. J. Steven- Neil
Bee Bogle
W. H
Mie Chara Stevenson
Pasa Cel
Mise Janevieve
Oakland
Cal
Mia Mother
Japan
Manila
Recommendations for Puget Sound harbor safety reforms
The commission examining the Valencia disaster heard A A M P recommendations to split the northern coast into two districts covering Oregon to Alaska, deploy a lightship off Cape Flattery, expand wireless telegraph and patrols with a Neah Bay center, upgrade gun buoys, and require ample crew for steamships with strict fire and drill regulations. Captain Kilgore and Captain Burwell testified no timely wreck warnings reached them before rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget Sound Harbor
American Association of Masters and Pilots
Valencia Toy
Oregon
Washington
Alaska
Cape Flattery
Neah Bay
Ofc
Kilgore
Revenue Cutter
Grant
Burwell
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Independent Telephone and Long Distance Meet on Rush to Seattle Connections
Edward Webster of Independent Telephone Co. and Charlie E C Summer with Robert Tucker of the affiliated long distance firm concluded a two day conference. They agreed to rush work on all lines in the territory from Vancouver to Portland and to avoid delays in providing Seattle long distance connections to northern cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Webster
Independent Telephone Co
Charlie EC Summer
Robert Tucker
Cate
Vancouver
B.C
Portland
Seattle
Tests Made at Morans on Valencia Lifebelts
Special commission on the Valencia wreck tests lifebelts at Moran's Yard Co using heavy weights to gauge buoyancy and stiffness. They aim to determine if the belts failed and assess the performance of the majority of belts tested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valencia
Moran Hroa
Abipyarda
Pioneer Sheriff Dies in Eureka California
Eureka California February 2 1900 Sheriff T M Brown died suddenly at Humboldt county courthouse. He was the oldest California sheriff and perhaps in the United States having served for 40 years. He crossed the plains in 1849.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
T. M. Brown
Humboldt County
California
United States
Plains
Attempt to Free Prisoners At Caldwell Jail
An overnight plot aimed to liberate inmates at Caldwell jail including murder suspect Tex Clark and eight others. A roof hole was cut from outside and shots were fired at attackers, but no escape occurred.
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Hore
Maho
Caldwell
Tex” Clark
Milwaukee road to Seattle via dual routes to be built
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul railway plans two direct lines to Seattle from the north and south via Snoqualmie pass and Cedar River route. It has bought timber lands totaling at least 4,000,000,000 feet and will build mills at Renton and Everett to supply its own lumber. Everett Division work will precede the main line, with timber options being secured around the Cedar River valley.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Seattle
Snoqualmie Pass
Everett
Snoqualmie River
Cherry Valley
Monroe
Snohomiah
Cedar Lake
Cedar River
Kenton
Lake Washington
Beattle
Rainier Valley
Milwaukee
Frank Pendleton
Renton
Beattice
Cedar River Valley
Messenger Boys Raise 450 For Comrades
The Seattle Messenger Boys Union held a dance at the Au Werfum raising over 450 for comrade members. About 500 attendees participated in the event. Prizes included a fur set, a gold dog collar, a silk umbrella, gold cuff buttons with opal settings, and a furred umbrella. donations came from Mary Brown J. S. Graham Agnes Conley W R Satterbury Red Front Clothing D. H. Horn and others. James & McFarland provided wine and Louch Augustine supplied lemonade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Au- Werfum
Seattle Messenger Boys’ Union
Iccems
Union
J. 8. Graham
Agnes Conley
J. Hedelnheimer
W. RK. Satterbury
Red Front Clothing Company
D. H. Horn
James & McFarland
Punch
Louch
Augustine
Training Ship Proposed for Puget Sound Seafaring Study
Puget Sound Harbor No. 16 of the American Association of Masters and Pilots urges two reforms. A law to require small boats to carry life preservers and operate under licensed officers, and the establishment of a training ship on Puget Sound to provide a thorough seamanship course. They will circulate letters to national lawmakers and west coast representatives detailing these proposals.
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Puget Sound / Harbor No. 16
American Association of Masters and Pilots
Tfe
Puget
House
Senate
Naonal
West Coast
Washington
Congress
Child Reunited With Parents After Missing Milk Trip
A small boy from 18 Broad wandered away after being sent to buy milk. He was found by Mrs. F. Ro Rice and returned to his parents Monday morning. The child did not give his name.
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F. Ro Rice
Owindler Arrested in City Swindle Case
J F Davies was arrested by Deputy Sheriff McKinnon and jailed for swindle involving flour credits and cash sales. Accused of selling flour to Boehm bakery and Pesce Massagro, with two local victims Novelty Wheel Co and Centennial Co. A traveling salesman aided by exposing Davies after dealers avoided him. A Methodist Protestant church guild plans a rum mage sale March 2 and 3 at the corner of Third and Pine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Davies
McKinnon
Davies
Koehm
Pike At
Novelty Wi Company
Centennial Company
Michelson & Sennen
Boehm
Pesce & Massagrocore
A. A
Ladies’ Guild of
The
Methodist Protestant Church
Thirday
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Biath
Gray's Harbor
Cape Pilattery
Bunco Drug
Northwestern Railroad
Walden
Eagle
Omar J. Humphrey
Merchants’ Association
F. T. Fischer
Fischer Brow
W. J. Evans
Pacific Drug Company
C. B Villa
Seattle Hardware Company
J. Winans
Pacific Coaat Bisauit Company
B. Morgenstern
Bohnabacher Broa, & Co
James Ross
Fannie Strott
Seattion
Georgetown
D. M. Davenport
D. D
Want Green Lake
Orient
Lacledes
Ann
Beles
Feles
Ewing
Renver
Smyrna
Wilton
POSSE
Pioneer
Pinety’s
Columbia St
Seattle—Main Line
Snoqualmie
Everett Branch
Messenger Boys
Comrades
Billings & Spencer Combination
Kilborn & Bishop B
Opal Giebe
Russien Emery Stone
Spinning’s Cash Store
the Bargain Store
First Ave
Bon Marche
A. Bridge & Co
West
Sachs Bros
Second Ave
Owindler
Price
Second
Jitedtien
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