Western Mills Destroyed by Fire on Lake Washington Shore
Fire gutted the West WP Mills on the south shore of Lake Washington this morning. Insurance coverage of 925,000 existed. The loss includes all logs and machinery except dry kilns and lumens. Mills owned by Brace and Frank Hergert, currently in New Orleans, may not be rebuilt until the boss returns to Seattle.
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Bod Nichols
Western Mille
Brace
Frank Hergert
New Orleans
Seattle
Mille
Wnills
Lake Washington
Union
Old Western
Pioneer Realdent of & Hergert
A Future King of Gypsy Tribes Dies in Ohio
Geo Stankeovitch, heir to a gypsy king line, died in an accident near Cincinnati leaving cash and a Dayton farm. He was 14 years younger than his late father Stanko Vassilovitch who led 63 tribes. The tribes will elect a new king within a year. the crown likely passes from father to son. A grand daughter named Bersie George, 14, is noted as a reigning beile. A niece smokes a short pipe, an odd sight to onlookers.
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Cincinnati
Geo. Stankeovitch
Eworthy
United States
Stanko Vassilovitch
Dayton
O. George
Bersie George
Hoesete
Mt. Vernon
Washington
William Kimble
Everett
Com
Fined for Imposing on Charity in Police Court
A young man who worked at a charity shop was fined $20 in police court for selling an overcoat that belonged to Leo Kohn, an organizer with the Charities Organization, and was accused of improper conduct related to charity funds.
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Comers
Leo Kohn
Creat
Ben Hur Essay Contest Seeks Student Entries
The Star invites city schoolchildren to submit short Ben Hur essays by Wednesday noon for a chance to win tickets to the Moore Fordy show on January 25. Teachers, ministers, and prominent locals back the contest as a moral educational influence.
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Moore _ Foday
Ben
the Star
Star
John Cort
King and Queen May Visit U S
Rome dispatch reports King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Margherita may visit the United States to thank Americans for earthquake relief. The royal couple are reportedly seriously considering the trip.
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Rome
U. P
Victor Emmanuel
Margherita
United States
Trains Delayed as Mountain Runoff Raises Concerns
All trains are late into Seattle due to new mountain routes and the risk of slides and soft track. Officials report no major damage yet and expect ongoing delays until snow clears and rivers stabilize. Local conditions show limited river flood danger, while a conference plan aims to bring national business leaders to Seattle during the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.
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Nooda
Seattle
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Portland
Beattie
North Bank
Thin City
Chainten Josiah Cellins
Committee On Music and Anulements
Alaska
Yukon
Pacific Expositioon
East
Intervalyag
Mr. Collins
General Booth
Salvation Army
Andrew Carnegie
James Hryce
United States
Archibishop Ireland
Lifeboat total loss after grounding on Robbers' Island
From Bamfield reports the government's motor lifeboat that ran ashore on Robbers' Island is a total loss. The incident occurred near Bamfield with authorities stating the vessel cannot be recovered. The news comes as a maritime mishap affecting coastal rescue assets.
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Victoria
B. C
Bamfield
Robbers’ Island
South Africa Sees New Earthquake Reported in Johannesburg
Johannesburg felt a new earthquake today as South Africa experiences seismic activity across regions. The report notes no significant damage and mentions ongoing temperance debate tied to a dairy ad, with a quirky aside about milk from a brewery fed cow.
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Cape Town
U. P.bevers
South Africa
Johannesburg
Mother in Oregon Needs Her Girl
An aged Oregon mother Mia Minerva Smith pleads for the return of her wanderer daughter. A nameless girl pictured with the article may be in Seattle or nearby, with a letter and photo sent yesterday. The mother seeks any information to reunite the family, hoping the girl comes home soon.
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Pany
Mt. Vernon
Seattle
Oregon
Coburn
Mia
Minerva Smith
Seattle Postimeter
Longshoreman Davin jailed after open razor incident
Travie admitted to Police Judge Gordon that he had been drinking and was not fully responsible for his actions. George Davin, a longshoreman, flourished an open razor on a Washington street night, and will spend the next three days in the city hospital.
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Washington Et
George Davin
Hastile
Travie
Gordon
Haine Plans Book After Acquittal Inquiry
New York January 16 By WW P. Jenkins Haine exonerated of all blame in the killing of Annis announced plans to write a book titled Unwritten Law He will stay in New York a few days then go to Washington with his daughter to reside in Bay Ridge later.
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New York
WW. P
Jenkins Haine
Annis
Mining Man Murdered in Helena Mystery
Helena police investigate a baffling case after John Hancock, a former Miners' union president and mint man, is found unconscious in a hospital yard and dies hours later. A note allegedly from the union secretary lured him to the hospital where his body was later found in a snow drift. No suspects yet.
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Helena
Mont
U. P
John Hancock
Miners’ Union
St. John’s Catholic
Hancock
Holden Dies or Poison Gas Tragedy at Home
Yacariah Taylor Holden a former custodian and police member was found overcome by illuminating gas at 1903 Fifth Ave yesterday afternoon after Mrs. Walsh called about a business matter. He was revived partially and taken to Pacific hospital in dangerous condition. Police investigate whether it was attempted suicide or accidental discharge. Malden, 56, is described as well-to-do with a daughter in Nanaimo, British Columbia.
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Yacariah Taylor Holden
Walsh
Nanaimo
B.C
Collision on D. and R. G. Leads List of Dead and Dying
A disaster report tallies fatalities after a C P R train crash plunges into the Fraser River and other wrecks occur. Rescuers search for survivors as authorities issue lists of dead and dying. Coast guards and police coordinate ongoing salvage and inquiry efforts.
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Fraser River
Railroad Fatalities Stir Calamity at Dotsero Collision
Reports from Glenwood Springs detail a Denver and Rio Grande crash near Dotsero Colorado with 76 to 80 dead. Twenty bodies removed. many more feared buried under wreckage as relief crews, blame shifts, and a coroner investigate causes and injuries.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
U. P
Dotsero
Trains Down Fraser River After Snow Slide Near Spuzzum
A westbound Canadian Pacific passenger train was derailed by a snow slide near Spuzzum station 110 miles east of Vancouver. The two locomotive engineers were missing, two drivers were killed, and 33 others injured. Cars tumbled into the Fraser River. several sleeping cars served as improvised hospitals.
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Dotsero
Doteera
Vancouver
B. C
U. P
Canadian Pacific
Fraser River
Spuzzum Station
Here
J. Foster
A. Kincaden
Express Road Crash Kills Four Near Grimsby
A Grand Trunk rail express traveling 60 miles an hour crashed into a sleigh at Grimsby Ontario. William Wilson and wife and George G Tester and wife were killed. Gordon Nelson was fatally injured and two other sleigh occupants were slightly hurt.
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Catherines
Ont
U. P
New York Express
Grand Trunk Railroad
Grimsby
William Wilson
George G. Tester
Gordon Nelson
Train Collision Kills Four Near Peoria Illinois
A head on collision between two Northwestern railway trains ten miles west of Peoria last night killed four trainmen and seriously injured two others. Both trains were traveling at high speed at impact.
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Peoria
Uis
U. P
Northwestern Railway
Here
Wrights Escape Death After Collision In Paris
Orville Wright and his sister Catherine narrowly escaped death in a collision between the Bayonne express and a local train in Paris. Two passengers were killed and ten injured, but the Wrights were uninjured. The express carried many passengers.
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Orville Wright
Paris
U. P
Catherine
Bayonne
Wrights
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Hains
Helena, Mont
St. Catherine’s
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Gus Olsen
Salida
Sigmund Olsen
J. T. Jeffrey
Edward Gooding
Omaha
Arthur Williams
Des Moines
L. Z. Ezell
Williston
T. B. Miller
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Nellie W. Morton
Standish
Cal
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Pullman
McGowan
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