Seattle praises Carnegie gift for new public library
The Seattle Chamber of Commerce and City Council thank Andrew Carnegie for a 200000 gift to fund a new public library. Resolutions praise Carnegie’s generosity and note the library’s role in Seattle’s educational and civic growth amid the city’s post fire rebuilding.
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Telegraph
Mysterious Honolulu Poisoning Case Involving Scout Bennet
Coronor s jury probes whether Frank P Bennett the famed scout poisoned Clara Schneider. Witnesses share meals and Bennett s debt to Schneider while she died after midnight, Bennett died Friday morning, and evidence hints at a $400 debt.
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Honolulu
H. II
Frank P. Bennett
Clara Schneider
Misa Schneider
Hbennert
Bennet
Bennett
Lepers' Christmas at Molokai a merry holiday gift spree
In Honolulu dispatch from December 26, lepers on Molokai enjoyed a festive Christmas as funds raised provided each leper with a dollar in cash plus various provisions and luxuries. The source notes the charity drive named the Lows Iviedt Fi and mentions a second unspecified item.
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Honolatiay
H. 1
Molokai
Seattle Born Chinese Boy Seeks US Return in Habeas Corpus Case
In federal court, Ching Chung petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus after Port Townsend Customs seized him on a charge of illegal presence. The boy, said to be Seattle born and educated in China, seeks release as his father claims he was educated in China. Judge Hanford warned future cases would receive thorough investigation.
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China
United States
Ching Pete Sone
United States Court
Ching Chung
Port Townsend
Heuatis
Hanford
Tribute to T Daniel Frawley Company in Secret Service
A packed house last night paid a second complimentary tribute to T Daniel Frawley and his excellent company. The company presented a faultless production of Secret Service in this engagement.
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Excslient Company
Flaet
Secret Service
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Mme Sans Gene at Seattle Theater Tonight
The Frawley Company presents Mme Sans Gene tonight following a successful run. Next on the schedule are The Middleman and Children of the Ghetto, with The Great Ruby and Trilby later in the week culminating in The Sporting Duchess on Saturday.
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Lana Gene
Frawley Co
T. Danielrawley
Mary van Buren
Seattle
Mme, Sans Gene
Frawley
Tmorrow
Trilby
Kell Per at the Grand Draws Big Crowd
Last night at the Grand the Kell Per show drew many curtain calls with The Bell Boy receiving high praise for its humor. The Young Sisters in Rainbow Coon and Morse, George Le, Madie Weneler, and J Harvey impressed in their specialties and duets. Isham's Octoroons in King Rastus at Third Avenue Theater sold out early with a 40 piece chorus, and Smart and Williams kept audiences laughing along with Eva La Rhue.
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Kell
Rainbow Coon
T. A. Morse
George le
Madie
Isham
King Rastus
Third Avenue Theater
King Rastue
Visite Beattie
Smart
Williams
Eva la Rhue
Thomas Hodgeman
King Bastes
Third Avenue
Cinderella and the Glass Slipper at Second Avenue
The Northwest Scenic Company presents Cinderella and the Glass Slipper at 38 Second Avenue London. The show features Edison moving pictures, farm scenes, and a diving sequence noted as thrilling. Jones has obtained a divorce in a brief mention within the production notes.
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London
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Northwest Scenic Company
Sit Second Avenue
Yd Re. Jones
Kiss Leads to Death in Prescott Hat Pin Incident
Frank Sloan died after a hat pin injured his knee during an attempted fortune telling kiss at the Temple house in Prescott. Miss Ella Boone, 15, allegedly struck the knee with the pin when Sloan offered to tell her fortune. Sloan traveled to Walla Walla for treatment but died from blood poisoning. he had left a $500 bank balance and a $1000 life policy to sister Mrs. Adams of Salem.
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Jan
Frank Sloan
Sloan
Ella Boone
Temple House
Prescott
Miss Boone
Prescott Fov
Willamette Valley
Adams
Salem, Or
Alaska-Puget Sound cable plans dominate chamber meeting
At Seadway on January 2 the chamber of commerce will devote most of its session to reading communications on a proposed Alaska-Puget Sound cable and to drafting resolutions urging its construction. Gen. Greeley urged 4&4 cable linking the U S and Alaska and urged railroad manager Hawkins to cooperate splitting attention with Southeastern Alaska towns. The Skagway chamber backs the project while Haines Mission steamboat concerns are revisited to clear up public misimpression about benefiting the Mission trade.
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Seadway
Chamber of Commerce
Alaska-Puget Sound
Gen. Greeley
U. S. Army
Alaska
United States
E. C. Hawkins
Firewalking Ceremony Described A Tahitian Traveler Witness
In Honolulu H L Dee reports on Papa Ita a Tahitian firewalker awaiting a ritual oven built with stones and fire. The priest invokes epirite spirits to heat the bed and seal the feast of Tiroot as bystanders chant incantations and walk the white hot stones. Eyewitnesses say no other method causes no burns.
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Honolulu
H. L. Dee
Papa Ita
Atepa
YMCA Work Report From Nome and St Michael
W A Reid, returning on the Seattle, shares a satisfactory update on YMCA work extending to Nome and St Michael and along the Yukon. He notes landing at Nome and continues describing progress.
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Skagway
W. A. Reid
Seattle
Nome
St. Michael
Yukon
Growth of YMCA Chapters Among Soldiers in Alaska
Hines reports the YMCA expanded among U S. soldiers in Alaska with a charter list of 50 at one camp and 46 at another. Supplies and reading rooms were sent upriver to Port Gibbon and Fort Robert to support interior Alaska branches, while plans for a larger army navy YMCA were approved. Reid stays in Skagway to organize the local YMCA branch through winter.
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U. S
Briagway
International Committee
M.C. A
Army
Reid
Skagway
Young Sinbyd's Tide Tightens A Clamshell Trap
Atlantic City clam and oyster dealer Frank Ducasse Jr. finds a drowned rat trapped in a giant clam shell in his tide-flooded cellar. The rat’s head is caught inside the shell as the tide rises and falls, illustrating a grisly accidental kill in a curious seafood keep.
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Sinbyd
Atlantic City
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Water receipts for 1900 show total rise over 1890
The record lists water receipts for the year 1900 with a total increase over 1890. It notes figures for December and the year 1899 totaling 162,006.46.
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Sven Censeesovagee
Registry report marks Beattie among top US ports
The registry department report for the quarter ending December shows a large increase in business, placing Beattie among the top twenty cities nationally. Beattie’s port office outpaces Portland St Paul and Rochester N Y, ranking 27th in the country per the postmaster general.
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United States
Regetry Department
Beattie
Portland
T. Paul
Rochester
N.Y
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