Crowds Gather as Queen Victoria's Funeral Arranges in London
London prepares for Saturday's royal pageant as crowds flood the city and ships anchor in the Solent. The procession from Osborne House to the royal yacht Alberta is rehearsed with guards and royal attendants, while security and crowds create tense anticipation before the funeral in Windsor.
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Cowes
Isles of Wight
London
Solent
Gaborne House Tomeres
Osborne House
Alberta
Osborne
Duke of Orleans
Orleans
Edward
Paris
Funeral of Queen Victoria Set for Windsor Saturday
The government telegram directs a funeral at Windsor at 2 o'clock Saturday. The queen's body will be taken by the royal yacht Alberta from Osborn Isle of Wight to Portsmouth then to London to lie in state at St Pauls Cathedral until the funeral cortege departs for Windsor.
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Hyde Park
War Office
Beethoven
Chopin
London
Windsor
Victoria
Ita Inet
Prince Consort
Alberta
Osborn
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Eng
St. Paul's Cathedral
Windsor Castle
Wrecked Colliery Sees Miner Hurt In Incident
Pittston Pa January 11 A mining disaster left a worker with a badly mangled arm and severe eye injuries as the Hilledaie colliery suffered a dramatic wreckage. Another miner named Joseph was also badly hurt in the incident.
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Pittston
Hilledaie Nyms
Joseph
Crazy Snake to be tried for Creek treason in Muskogee
Henrietta I. T. Jan ti Chitte Harje known as Crazy Snake will be moved from prison to Muskogee to face treason charges for allegedly inciting Creek Indians to revolt. The case centers on ensuring peace between whites and Creeks going forward.
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Henrietta. I. T
Chitte Harje
Crazy Snake
Muskogee
Hoodlums Damage Windows and Street Lamps Reported
Residents near an avenue and Yester Way notified police that youths used air guns to break windows and demolish street lamps. A man named Orr is missing and not yet located, with foul play suspected by authorities.
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An Avenue
Yester Way
Aon
W. Orr
Erareee
Yoarty
Snow Dims Tempers in Tientsin as Depth Reaches Foot
In Tientsin January 12, reports state snow has fallen to a foot in depth and the cold is bitter, hindering travel and daily routines across the city. Local officials urge residents to brace for continued low temperatures and hazardous conditions.
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Tientsin
Jen
US Sends Official Wreaths for Queen's Funeral
President McKinsey Ambassador Choate and Mrs James A Garfield order wreaths for the Queen's funeral. They will be sent to Windsor tomorrow as the sole official U S tributes. The President's wreath is eight feet across with a two foot white lilac band and features white lilacs roses and lilies of the valley. Fior jet Green calls it the finest he ever saw and aligns with the President's design.
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London
McKinsey
Choate
James A. Garfield
Windsor
United States
Jersey
Fiorjet Green
Evacuations Rumor Roils Havana Stocks Exchange
Dispatches from the United States say Americans are about to evacuate. The rumor has nearly caused a panic on Havana's stock exchange. Neeles, the accused postal embes?er, plans to file habeas corpus and seeks an immediate trial.
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Havana
United States
Stock Exchange
Toe
Neeles
Postal Embenaier
Sixth Annual Dinner of Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
The sixth annual dinner of the Tacoma chamber of commerce was held last night at the Hotel Tacoma. It was a success.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Chamber of Commerce
Building Permits In Seattle Reach 290000 Valuation
City engineer office records show January building permits totaling about 290000 in valuation. Alterations moving repairs frame houses and brick structures dominate, with one two and three story to be constructed. activity expected to continue in coming days.
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Seattle
May Norton runs away at 16 seeks own path in Everett
Pretty 16 year old May Norton disappeared from her home and reappeared in Everett last night. She told reporters she wants independence and refuses to see her mother. Authorities say she cannot be sent to reform school now that she is 16 and may be placed in a house of correction until 18 or to the Good Shepherd.
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May Norton
Everett
Glanacock
Mins ” Werten
Anary Mra Norton
May
House of Correction
Mother
Mise Norton
The
Star Today
Resu Img
Miss Norton
Biepler
Mras Norton
Fulton
Reform School
House of the Good Shepherd
Puget Sound Coast Sinking Says Survey Team
Coast survey officers report Puget Sound coast is subsiding at about two inches per century. They note subsidence affects plans for major projects like the Lake Washington canal and insist there is no immediate danger, with higher hi t's along Puget Sound and down to San Francisco suggesting long-term stability inland.
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Pacific
Lake Washington
Page Sound
San Francisco
Atlantic
Salem House Passes Tombstone Lien Bill In Unpaid Purchase Case
In Salem on January 31 the house approved a bill enabling tomb stone dealers to secure a lien on unpaid stones and hold them until paid. The council was notified of the appointment of W. L. Meredith as chief of police and his oath of office before Comptroller Paul was filed.
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Salem, Or
W. L. Meredith
Meredith
Paul
Stampede to new fields on Vancouver Island
Rich river placers and beach diggings found on the north end of Vancouver Island spark excitement in Victoria. A stampede to the new fields is now under way, with many residents rushing to explore the discoveries.
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Victoria
B.C
Nation raids Topeka saloons with mob support
Carrie Nation leads about 600 followers through seven Topeka saloons warning owners of further raids next week. Police narrowly guard crowds while Isabel Kewn and Jennie Goodwin assist. Nation lectures at Washburn College after the tours. Wichita saloons close and brace for potential action amid prohibitions talks.
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Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Jan
Mra
Smasher
Bower
Mra. Nation
Washburn College
Austria in Anger Sparks Anti-British Demonstration
In Vienna today a chaotic crowd protested after a motion for sympathy with Pingland over Victoria's death. The scene followed a reported anti-British outburst as the assembly debated the measure.
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Vienna
Pingland
Victoria
Vengeance for His Son impels potential Leavenworth suit
A Leavenworth mob burned Fred Alexander, a Black man who assaulted and murdered a white girl. His father, a Baptist minister, vows to appeal to African Americans nationwide for funds to challenge the case in the highest courts. Legal doubts arise over municipal liability for the mob action.
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Kansas City
Fred Alexander
Leavenworth
United States
Alexander
Platt Seeks State Aid For Kite Shield Home in Olympia
Mrs Marguerite B Platt president of local and state W C T U visits Olympia to secure an appropriation for the Kite Shield Home Ta coma for unfortunate girls and to push enforcement of the under 18 cigarette sale law, awaiting possible new legislation.
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Marguerite B. Platt
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Olympia
Tacoma
Mra. Platt
State Capitol
Bond filed to guarantee Peet street improvement contract
D Dow & Co pledge 3000 to complete Peet street work from University to Madison. Taxpayers between Twenty second and Twenty third avenues protest grading and settling on Twenty second avenue as unnecessary, citing two sewers and planned Twenty third avenue work. They also claim Mast Olice street improvement is unnecessary since Madison street Power House Co. is widening the roadway at no cost.
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D. Dow & Co
Peet Street
University Street
Madison
City Hall
Twenty-third Avenues
Twenty-second Avenue
Twenty-third Avenue
Madison Street Power House Co
Theater Houdin in Paris Destroyed by Fire
A fire engulfed the Theater Houdin in Paris this morning leaving the building a total loss. One woman sleeping in an upper room is reported missing while the theater was empty at the time of the blaze.
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Paris
Houdin
Duke of York Stricken with Pneumonia
The Duke of York and heir to the British throne is reported as gravely ill with pneumonia at Osborne House near the Queen Victoria funeral rites. Though seriously ill, officials hope his strong constitution will help him recover and allow him to attend his grandmother’s funeral if possible.
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England
Duke of York
Edward
Britain
Osborne House
Queen Victoria
Dutch Royal Wedding Sparks Jubilation in The Hague
The Duke of Mecklenburg Schwerin arrives in The Hague to be wed to the Queen of Holland. He will be dressed as a major in the Dutch army. The palace is lavishly decorated and gifts from all classes arrive. The city buzzes with gaiety as the marriage nears.
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Hague
Holland
Jan
Luke of Meckienburg-Behwerth
de Hague
The AndradaMystery of a Lost Vessel on the East Coast
A report from the Marine Exchange in New York states the Andrada's fate is settled. A stamped ship with the name Andrada and two lead colored oars marked A washed ashore near Banilo Point. Corn brooms with Santa Rosalia tags and lumber drifts are found along the coast near the Kyquot area. Unlabeled canned salmon recovered by Lighthouse Keeper Daykin is said to be part of the Andrada cargo.
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Andrada
Marine Exor
Queen City
Banilo Point
Kyuquot
Daykin
Andrida
Hatpin Heroine Defends Home From Highwayman
Miss Newe Suedmeyer twenty of the city aged 20 was attacked by a highwayman near her home. She used a hatpin to stab her attacker and he fled into the night leaving no further pursuit.
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San Francisco
Newe Suedmeyer
Cit
Ah Kay Chinese laundryman arrested for sprinkling clothes
Ah Kay a Chinese laundryman was arrested early today by Patrolman Fletcher for sprinkling clothing by expectoration.
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Ah Kay
Fletcher
Turbulent frolic ends in cult tragedy and mob justice
At a Sugar Cane mills colored frolic three miles away a negro famed Punton ran amuck shooting a girl and wounding a man. A woman was slashed and killed before a group seized Dunton and beat him to death. In Spokane Falls a railway round house burned, losses at fifteen thousand dollars. In Everett a violently insane man attempted self harm by throat cutting but is expected to recover.
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Everett
Phillip Hraime
Strike On In Earnest Between Builders and Contractors
A strike is underway between the Building Trades Council and the Builders' Exchange contractors. Workers are being removed from multiple jobs as delegates mobilize and organize. The Carpenters' Union reports 26 dollars in treasury and 14 650 weekly income, indicating readiness for a prolonged walkout.
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Building Trades Council
Duilders
Kachanege
Als
Building Trades’ Council
Unston
Builders’ Exchange
Gen Dewet Attacked in Orange River Colony Incident
In Bloemfontein on January 81 Andreas Werpels was shot by order of Gen Dewet amid a contested claim that he was a disciple of a misbeliever. Wes Sele accompanied peace commissioners during the event.
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Bloemfontein
Orange River Colony
Andreas Werpels
Dewet
Finnany
M i
Sitter of Friday Harbor Dies After Purcal Operation
A. F. Sitter of Friday Harbor dies following a purcal operation.
Will Try Again Thagart Returns From Far North Quest
J. D. Thagart former owner of the Northern hotel in the city returns from a long viett to Thagartville N. Vial Mr Theorgart is noted as the heaviest man to cross White Pans carrying a pack during the Klondike rush. Despite 369 pounds he helped bring out a fortune and plans another venture in Nome’s gold regions.
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J.D. Thagart
Northern Hotel
City
Thagartville
Theorgart
Thagert
Nome
Meredith Keeps Police Chief Post Amid Civil Service Debate
W. L. Meredith was sworn in as chief of police amid questions raised by Mayor Humes and the civil service commission. A. H. Grout said the charter allows extending examinations beyond captains, and Meredith, first in the eligible list, was appointed. Meredith is a veteran officer who previously served as police clerk and detective.
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W. L. Meredith
Humes
Civil Service Commission
A. H. Grout
Caune
Dlemias
Fibena
Meredith
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Wichita
Marper
Danville
Austria
Tomeriat
York
Spokane
Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Company
Gen. Dewet
Andreas Wessels
A. F. Sitter
Centralia
Faralion
Henry Shields
South Bend
J. R. Buxton
Lewis County
NEW Whatcom - Mra
Lily Wharton
Bellingham Mey Gas Company
Walla Walla
J. W. Woodworth
Chet Meredith
California
Brunner & Co
Denny
Herbert Supper
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Firet Avenue
Cherry
Monarch
Princely
Adams & Blanchard
Clothiers and Furnishers
Second Avenue
Hinckley Block
Jane Sales
Deves
Tesey
Miles & Piper CO
Clay Eversole
Optician
J.E. McManus
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