Burglar Suspects Held On Barbershop Robbery Charge
Alden Fairbanks a Mexican and Perry Carter a Negro were detained after a barbershop burglary at 106 North Street. Police doubt enough evidence for trial while noting they might know more than they told. The crime involved an attempted safe break with a drill, and a furniture manager recalls two men being seen near the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Fairbanks
Perry Carter
James Shute
Are Street
Carter
Fairbanks
Fretener Oliver
Goor
Oliver
Second Avenue
Rumor of Walderssee Death Circulates in Europe
Paris reports a Pekin sourced rumor that Count Walderssee was killed by an Allied officer with unconfirmed details. Berlin and Paris authorities have not verified the claim and it remains uncredited. A separate dispatch notes a foreign ministers meeting in China discussing concessions to peace terms.
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Paris
Pekin
Count von Waldersee
Berlin
Perin
China
Brady seeks judge transfers over Alaska concerns
Gov. Brady of Alaska held a long conference with President McKinley on January 4. He urged moving U S Judge Noyes from the northern to the southern district and sending Judge Brow to Nome to ease tensions and improve efficiency. No decision is announced yet.
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Washington
Gov. Brady
Alaska
United States
Judge Noyes
Judge Brow
Nome
Noyes
Brady
McKinley
Hotel Arrival Mishap At New Swater Overprints
H W Stromberg of New Swater faced trouble after a morning printer incorrectly overprinted hotel arrivals for Tuesday evening. Stromberg registered at the Butler and was shown his room while the print also listed Mr Colver and wife directly above.
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H. W. Stromberg
New Swater
Stromberg
Affidavits Aid Stromberg in Domestic Return
The text notes confusion at a hotel where affidavits claiming Stromberg registered alone were presented. Clerks recorded them, allowing Stromberg to return to his home in New Westminster without fear of serious consequences. The error involved misattributing a wife to another person, Colver, complicating the affair.
Civil Service Board Holds Chair Rotation Meeting
The civil service commission meets this afternoon to plan for the coming year and to select the chair, with the senior member expected to occupy the chair as customary for the final year of his term.
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Civil Service Commission
Non
Snowbound in Siskiyous Blocks Pass Trains
A NorCal snowstorm grips the Siskiyou mountains and Sacramento canyon, severing rail lines on the Southern Pacific. Two feet deeper than prior storms, drifts reach 11 feet atop the range and nine feet at Dunsmuir, hindering passenger service and stranding trains in open drifts.
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Grant's Pass
Siskiyou Mountains
California
Sacramento Canyon
Southern Pacific Railway
Siakiyou Mountains
Dunsmuir
Railroad Notes and Line Upgrades Reported
A Spokane inventor patents a switch thrown device claimed to improve street car operations. Great Northern plans reconstruction from Everett to Beattie to reduce slides and improve train safety. GN may run Vancouver Island ferry from Blaine instead of Fraser River, a 3% mile route. Sidney Railway acquisition reportedly completed by GN. Western Passenger Association withdraws settlers excursion roundtrip rates, while one way rate returns in February. Transcontinental Association at Denver has not acted.
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Great Northern
Vancouver Island
Blaine
Fraser River
Sidney
Lord Roberts Walks in London Amid Army Appeal
An account describes Lord Roberts walking from his hotel toward Mutles as British forces mobilize. A first letter spoke as an appeal for justice from General Colville, signaling tensions within the army and public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
Colville
The Markets Reported A Quiet Friday Trading Outlook
Friday morning a fair quiet market with January noted as dull. Receipts include sweet potatoes fried potatoes and apples with apples weak due to poor condition. Steamers arrive tomorrow, local poultry cleaned up, ranch eggs and butter in plentiful supply, meat up half a cent, herring four cents, Lion Coffee up half a cent, sugars held at a stiffer price.
Exit of Mr Coleman Deposition in Liberia Sparks Election Power Shift
Advices from Liberia report President W D Coleman deposed and Secretary Gunson taking control of national elections. Strife between Whigs and Republicans cited as the cause.
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Philadelphia
Liberia
Africa
W. D. Coleman
Gunson
Fire destroys biscuit plant and elevator in Galveston
A midnight blaze in Galveston destroys the American Biscuit Co. plant and the Jackusch Davis Co. elevator. Estimated loss reaches 68 000 dollars. Both crews were injured. The biscuit plant planned to resume operations tomorrow after a prior tornado closure.
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Galveston
Tex
American Bisscuit Co
Jackusch Davis Co
Father Finds Long Lost Daughter After Six Year Search
WHEFSANG West Virginia January three. Edna Lane daughter of a Phillipe family eloped with Fischer. Fischer died in Chicago. Edna, placed in a home, later became employed as a domestic in Kenosha Wisconsin. Joan Lane, the father, learned her address in Chicago after years of searching.
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Whefsang
W. Va
Joan Lane
Phillipe
Kenosha
Wis
Edna Lane
Fischer
Chicago
Funds for battleship nearing the $100000 mark
The battleship fund surpasses $45000 with strong prospects for full completion tonight. Aberdeen and North Alameda pledged support while Moran Bros potential 4 percent differential awaits Washington decision. Contributions from multiple firms and individuals noted, including Seattle and Portland donors, as live updates continue.
Citizens Face Off Over Plummer Street Street Plan
In Judge Moores court this afternoon Seattle Transfer Co Beattie Electric Co and property owners on Plummer street contest a city council decision approving a project from Grant street to Seventh avenue The plaintiffs allege Armour Co mis represented to obtain approval and seek an injunction to halt construction claiming property damage and injustice awaiting council and public works review before any final action.
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Moore
Seattle Transfer Co
Beattie Electric Co
Plummer Street
Cerentanne
Com. Res. Plain
Armour le
Armour Co
Mer
Grant Street
Seventh Avenue
Subsidy Backers Favor Return To Senate Floor
A senate poll shows many members favor restoring the ship subsidy to the parliamentary standing and ready to vote. The move could prolong debate on the army bill as the subsidy is likely to pass if brought to a vote. Ship owners and builders nationwide unite in support with amendments aimed at former opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Microbes Get a Prince in Nagasaki Hospitalized
Madrid reports Don Juan, son of Don Carlos and heir to the Spanish throne, is in Nagasaki hospital with typhoid fever. He serves as a lieutenant in the Rusman Hussars and traveled to China in August.
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Madrid
Tokis
Don Juan
Don Carlos
Nagasaki
Rusman Hussars
China
Rough on J Bull in Cape Town mining losses total six thousand pounds
Commandant Viljoen wrecked British property worth 6000 pounds over the past week in northern mines. The treason court trying Cape Colonials on disloyalty has been adjourned indefinitely due to colony unrest.
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Cape Town
Viljoen
Earthquake Shakes Nevada Town Causes Glass Breakage
An earthquake struck Nevada Missouri on a January night shaking the town and breaking windows including in the Atrado Springs area where window glass was shattered.
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Nevada
Atrado Springs
Missing Fremont Girl Annie Patterson Described
Parents seek police aid as Annie Patterson, a young Fremont girl, fails to return home. Neighbors recall she may have left with a girl named Collins and two men, with plans to go to Portland. Police report a girl matching the description seen with another girl on the waterfront early Tuesday.
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Annie Patterson
Fremont
Mre Patterson
Tri
Piie
Ible
Collins
Misa Collins
Patterson
Acen
Portland
Americans Beg Bread in Paris Stranded Seekers in Paris
Paris dispatch reports rising numbers of stranded Americans in the city as charitable groups struggle with aid. Italians lead in numbers among the foreigners, with Germans next, mostly young men who came for the exposition work. Some find work then lose it, others beg on boulevards. a drowned, starving man is feared to be an American. A few are arrested for theft or helping from the American exhibit.
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Latin Quarter
Mine Worthington
Paris
Luxembourg
Gaity
Alice
Rochester
Salo
Houguereau
Eaida
Faubourg &T
Merry Mye
Paria Ts
Evo
One Chamber of Commerce
Cincinnati
Em- Geren
Prince Urat's
Acton
Walter
American Exhibition Guard
American Commission
Death of Mrs Dunn Brings Calvert Home to Seattle
The city learned of Mrs May Calvert Dunn of Chicago dying recently. She was the daughter of Mr and Mrs William Calvert of Seattle and her remains will be escorted to Seattle for interment after arrival in Chicago.
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May Calvert Dunn
Chicago
Andra
William Calvert
Re. Calvert
Seattle
Building permits issued for repairs on Warren and First avenues
Building permits were issued to Cc. A. Riddell to repair at 12399 Warren Avenue and to James Campbell to repair an elevator shaft at 908 First Avenue, with costs listed as unspecified and $350 respectively.
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Cc. A. Riddell
Warren Avenue
James Campbell
First Avenue
Deaths of Harry Aipa John Lven and Kate Castleton
New York report notes the deaths of Harry Aipa, John Lven, and Kate Castleton due to paralysis. Details remain sparse in the brief notice.
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New York
Harry A Ipa
John L Ven
Kate Castleton
Two-Headed Snake Captured Near Orcas Island
Joseph Woods found a ten inch two headed snake preserved in alcohol and gave it to James Weir Jr. at the New England hotel. University officials, including President Graves and Prof T. C. T. Kincaid, note the rarity and suggest two brains may operate in unison while observers recall a two headed chicken mailed to a school years ago.
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Orcas
Joseph Woods
Woods
James Weir, Jr
New England
Weir
Wooda
Seattle
Graves
The
State University
Gchscol
Prof. Graves
Sugar futures rise on war settlement hopes
Sugar stock advanced four points in New York trading amid reports of a settlement with the Arbuckles, though no confirmation and skepticism among brokers. In Washington the president sent several senate nominations including James Tarlan for attorney general of Puerto Rico, Frederick Rittman auditor of the War Department, and Onear F Williams as consul general at Singapore.
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New York
Arbuckles
Washington, D.C
Senate
Jas. Tlarlan
Tnots
Porto Rico
Frederick Rittman
Ohio
War Department
Onear F. Williams
Singapore
Central city hall and library plan gains support in Beattie
Beattie citizens back a combined city hall and library building surrounded by a park. The Osborn estate of $50 000 will seed the fund, with $56 000 to start. temporary library space includes rooms at the Protestant Methodist church. Debates focus on leasing the old university site, regents authority, and securing a suitable downtown site on favorable terms.
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Osborn
As & Ducleus
Star
Eben
Seattle
Protestant Methodist Church
Thomas P. Reveille
Hee
Third Avenue
Pine Street
Mith
University
Will Carson
Beattie Art League
Atte
Supreme Court
Olyprota
Winsor Et
Oeborn
Louis Diller
Oewall
Denny
Regenta
Beattie
J. W. Godwin
Yester
Market items from Hong Kong noted in December report
A Hong Kong December market report lists curious prices such as 4 inch human hair at 75 dollars per piece, 36 inch hair at 155, Joas sticks at 2.70 per box, musk at 80 per ounce. Fungus at 93.50, sharkfins from Colombo at 60 70, Cardiff coal at 36, Australian coal at 14, and Japanese lump at 8.5007 13.
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Hongkong
Colombo
Cardiff
Aluminum Pontoon Boats Aid Flying Bird Project
The engineering section of an Austrian dragoon regiment at Brockerau near Zene proposed aluminum pontoon boats for constructing a flying bird for the armies, reporting very satisfactory results.
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Brockerau
Zene
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Cor
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Phil Tt
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Oiver
Waldersee
Civil Service Board
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Spokane
Suen Lenn
Oregon
Coast Line
Everett
MR. Coleman
Aberdeen
North Akima
Agetet
Moran Bros
Pacific Coast
Crichtor
Thomas Burke
F. M. Gaye
Johnstom
Wall, Keene & Co
Booth-Whittiesey- Hanford Abstract Co
Jaffe & Con
Pacific Printers’ Supply
M. Levy & Co
Eyrie & Caarter
Henry Piccard
Cascade Laundry
Ewan Lewis
Western Steam Navigation Co
Chamberlain, Hamilton & Co
M. C. Nason & Co
the State
Beattlepeanoe & Upholstery Co
A. Cobrenth
Os Gai
Fies
N. Jordan
J. A A. Oldman
Omy “Haley
Peorule Arres
W. Parryait
Fis Dearborn Printing Co
Leonard Fowler
W. Weat
B. Won
Porran Journal of Cation
Wilson
O. Alston
Sea Gull Roost
J. Bull
Alice Worthington
Dunn
Brunner & CO
Pike Street
Adams & Blanchard
Hinckley Block
Clothiers and Furnishers
Stewart & Holmes Drug Com
Cherry St
Piper CO
Z. C. Miles & Piper CO
Victor
Yesler Way
Northweon
Hong Kong
Cascade Laundry Co
Third Ave
Main &I
Uptown
Clay Eversole
Optician
Migliavacca Wine CO. Phoene Main
Main Street
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