Steamer Founders 38 Die Closing In On John Tornow
In Washington state the hunt for outlaw John Tornow intensified after two Moss brothers reported seeing him near Wynoochee. Sheriff deputies traced tracks in melting snow, found an improvised spear and salmon heads in Tornow's shack, and vowed Tornow would be brought to bay within hours.
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Wash
John Devil
Wynoochee
Pitererald
Moss @y
Moes Brothers
Torhon
Montesano
Payette
Fitzgerald
Tornow
Rosecrans Sinking Off Oregon Coast With 38 Feared Dead
In a gale at Peacock spit near Northend weather station, the Rosecrans foundered after striking the Columbia bar, leaving two survivors from an 18,000 barrel oil cargo valued with the ship at about 300000 dollars. Cape Disappointment life-savers battled 60 mph winds as additional crews were dispatched.
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Astoria, Or
Associated Oil Co
Rosecrans
Peacock Spit
Northend
Cape Disappointment
Bar
Columbia Bar
Astoria
Associated Oil Fleet
California
Glasgow
Scotland
Association Oil Co
Explosion in Massena kills eight firemen aboard battleship
In Toulon France eight firemen die when a steam boiler pipe bursts in the hold of the French battleship Massena as the ship passes Hyeres Island.
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Toulon
France
Hyores Island
Nice Cozy Jail This Tomb Place
Two District Attorney assistants visited the Tombs and found a poker party in John McNamara's cell with Percy Davis Jack Sullivan and two wire tappers. The incident prompts a shakeup of jailers and suggests a breach of routine as five prisoners reportedly drank cocktails before hiding the gambling gear.
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Tosted
New York
Chase & Whitman
John McNamara
Australian Mack
San Francisco
Bank of Montreal
New Westminster
McNamara
Percy Davis
Jack Sullivan
Jack Selig
Maud Hobson Dies Former Maid of Honolulu Queen
London dispatch reports Jennie Hanson known on stage as Maud Hobson dead. She originated the Gaiety Girl title role touring the U S. An Australian, she married Captain Haley of the British army and went to Honolulu where he became premier of Hawaii under Kalakaua and she served as maid of honor to Queen Liliuokalani.
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London
Jennie Hanson
Maud Hobson
United States
Miss Hobson
Haley
Honolulu
Hawaii
Kalakaua
Liluokalani
Not Poets View of Snow The City Waits For Warmth
A narrator rejects poetic boasts of snowy beauty and voices urban hardship from the winter storm. City folks grumble about coal, cold, and frosty sidewalks while preferring warm comforts of steam radiators and hot drinks over frolic snow. The piece contrasts poetic snow talk with practical winter life.
Snow melts threaten floods as Chinook wind hits Seattle
Rain and warming conditions rapidly melt heavy snow in Seattle and King County raising flood risk on the White Green and Cedar rivers. Officials report no flood damage yet but fear potential overflows if mountain thaw accelerates. Trains run late streets slowed and snow impacts linger while residents enjoy a rare banner snow night.
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Seattle
King County
Denton
Weather Bureau
Water Department
Northern Pacific
Cascades
Vancouver
Ieland
Chicago & Milwaukee
Northern Pacific Road
Washington
Oregon
The
Humane Society
W. AW. Barnham
Captain Charles C Manter Dies After Illness At Sea
Capt Charles C Manter veteran navigator of the Northwest and late master of the tug Pioneer died after illness at Ketchikan Alaska. The Pioneer departed Ketchikan Sunday with the barge Palmyra in tow and returned to port when the captain fell ill. he died the next morning.
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Charles C. Manter
Northwest
Pioneer
Gidd
Ketchikan
Alaska
Palmyra
Manter
Farmers Offer Parcel Post Farm Produce and Eggs
The Star lists poultry eggs and farm produce sellers for parcel post orders. Notable entries include A. C. Bigelow Sunnydale. Robert Hughes Sunnydale. Pheo Hansen Sunnydale. Frank Pike Renton. J. P. Austin Seattle. E. W. Engel Tukwila. E. M. Smith Blaine. J. A. Spencer Olga. E. J. Stevens Bangor. H. J. Solvin Port Blakeley.
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Parcel Post
Sam
Star
A. C. Bigelow
Sunnydale
Tel
Sidney
Robert Hughes
Pheo Hansen
H. N. Ters
Frank Pike
Renton
M. A. Opps
H. J. Solvin
R. R
Port Blakeley
Damourette Plans Tuberculosis Serum From 80-Pound Turtle
Dr Damourette ordered yesterday a large turtle from Southern California to extract blood for serum intended to treat tuberculosis. He says he will kill the animal and use the serum production may be watched by the public and medical professionals in Seattle. The turtle is due to arrive in Seattle soon amid dispute over the serum’s discoverer with Berlin scientist Dr Friedman.
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Martin Damourette
California
Friedman
Berlin
Germany
Seattle
Damourette
Government to Call Off U S Guards at Renton Mine
Judge Cushman heard testimony that Renton mine guards calm after three months of tension. He advised conferring with the sheriff about public safety, while denying a strike lawsuit motion and setting contempt hearing for February 3. Judge Cushman travels to Portland to assist Judge Bean.
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Jakey Furth
Renton
Cushman
George H. Rummens
Portland
Judge Bean
Actress Fritzi Scheff seeks divorce from John Fox Jr
New York January 7. Actress Fritzi Scheff asks for divorce from writer John Fox Jr in a state supreme court hearing. The couple, married four years, had a prior separation denied last fall, and formal action followed on grounds of incompatibility.
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New York
Fritz Scheff
John Fox
State Supreme Court
Americans Demand Aid From Madero
Sixteen American residents of Clatguillas in Duran go state report they demand protection from President Madero against rebel depredation. The group asks Washington to investigate conditions there as rebel troops have looted Ciniguil las.
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EL Paso
Tex
Clatguillas
Durango
Madero
Mexico
State Department
Washington
Ciniguillas
Women's Democratic Convention Opens With Delegates
Washington welcomed hundreds of delegates from every state as the national convention of the women's Democratic league opened. Speaker Champ Clark addressed the gathering. Medford burglaries at Gold Hill post office reported. crime involved pennies and a two dollar bill.
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Washington
Women's National Democratic League
Champ Clark
Medford, Or
Gold Hill
U. S. Consul to Budapest Dies in London Hotel
Paul Cleve land Nash, United States consul general at Budapest, Hungary, was found dead today at Claridge's hotel in London. The cause of death is not known.
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London
Paul Cleveland Nash
United States
Budapest
Hungary
Claridge’s
Little Girl Attacked Near Seventh Avenue Ballard
Mildred Berryman age 15 lies prostrated after an assault by an unknown elderly man about 50. The attack happened at 5 30 Monday night near Seventh Avenue West and North 60th Ballard as she walked home from a grocery errand. Detectives deputy sheriffs and police are actively seeking the assailant.
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Mildred Berryman
Seventh Ay. W
N. 60Th Ballard
3000 Troops Depart On Ships To Honolulu
San Francisco dispatch reports 3000 soldiers boarding the Sheridan and Logan bound for Honolulu. The scene marks the largest deployment here since the Spanish-American War as transports load troops for the voyage.
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San Francisco
U. S
Sheridan
Logan
Honolulu
Irrigated 10 Acre Farms Offered by Priest River Ranch Co
Prospect for ten acres of irrigated fruit land lies on the Columbia River between Wenatchee and Kennewick. Properly handled land is pitched as potentially independent for a family. Prospective buyers are urged to contact Priest River Ranch Co for full particulars via Star Want Ads or downtown office.
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Priest Rapids Ranch Co
Star
Columbia River
Wenatchee
Kennewick
Priest River Ranch Co
Seattle
Elliott
The
Union St
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John Tornow
Oregon Coast
All
Mamma
Emerson
Mele
Minnesota
New England
Chicago
Cora Bardman
Boylston Av
Harrison Ay
Broadway
Harrison St
Ric Morandi
Hale
Firetav
James
Otto W. Johnson
Latona
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Pacific Hospital
Dr. Damourette
Turtle
U.S
Fritzi Scheff
John Fox, JR
Ballard
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