Allied trades movement shapes to unite labor force
The headquarters of the allied trades states a national gathering will convene in the city this month to form a united labor movement. Leaders deny plans for insurrection while aiming to safeguard workers against capital power led by figures such as J P Morgan. Samuel Gompers and Warkman Parsons are mentioned among major labor organization heads across the U S and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Allied Trades
United States
J. . Morgan
Will
Prent- Samuel Gompers
Butorean Federation of Labor
Gen- Warkman Parsons
Knights of Bor
J.er
Tron and Steel Workers
United State
Canada
Meikle Takes Seattle Chamber Secretary Post
B Meikle assumed the chamber of commerce desk succeeding Thos whose resignation took place Saturday. Meikle is comfortable in the role and is expected to be an effective and popular secretary as the rivers and harbors committee reconvenes this afternoon to plan entertainments for the commissioners slated to arrive in Seattle on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Meikle
Chamber of Com
Thos
Meikle
Rivers and Harbors
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Ice Cream Demand Surges in Do Tell Mass
In Do Tell Massachusetts on July 1 the heat spurred an unexpected rush for ice cream, with vendors reporting strong sales as residents sought cooling treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mass
Heat Wave Sweeps Chicago and Suburbs
The thermometer hits 90 degrees by 10 AM as a heat wave bears down on Chicago. Projections say many records may fall and residents face hot conditions with warnings of health risks in crowded districts.
Letter Carriers Return to Eight Hour System
On July 1 the national letter carrier service resumes the official eight hour workday. The change ends the irregular four season split in many large cities and restores a standard eight hour schedule for carriers nationwide.
Fire gut breaks out at Heston and Maine storehouse
Boston July 1 The Heston and Maine railroad storehouse at Piers 4 and 5 was destroyed by flames in the morning. Loss estimated at 175000 dollars. The building contained coffee, cotton and other merchandise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Heston & Maine Railroad
Gold laden vessel voyage across Yukon river and Dawson run
The Victorian press reports a swift Yukon voyage from Skagway to Seattle and back covering about 1600 miles in seven days. It highlights the speed records of the Selkirk and Dawson steamers on the White Pass Yukon route and lists notable travelers aboard the Victorian including J Francis Lee Arthur Davey H Miller and Mrs Faith Fenton Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victorian
Dodweill & Co
Skage
H. I. Miller
Tt. Miller
Dawner
Victoria Y
Selkirk
White Horse
Skagway
Dariotr
White Yukon Railway
Establish Ord
Miller
Roth
Sels
Yukon
Dawson
Seattle
Mose
J. Francis Lee
White Pass
Toronto Globe
Dudley
Constance
Last Of The Brave Volunteers Arrive At Dawn
The Forty-third volunteer infantry caps arrived at 6:90 this morning on the Kintuck from Nagasaki with the last batch of volunteers returning from the Philippines. The Kintuck faced a ten day quarantine due to a Chinaman aboard. Company B was delayed until July 1. The ship will be fumigated and return to Troma tomorrow, then dismantle and transfer ownership. The last three regiments are being paid off and discharged, ending the United States volunteers for the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porty-third Volunteer Infantry
Philippines
Forty-third
San
Ohio
Kintuck
Nagasaki
Miine
Troma
Volunter Army
United States
Gompers Improves After Street Fall
Gompers president of the Federation of Labor was injured by a fall in Washington last week. A buffered fracture of the skull was reported but then said to be improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
D. C
Gompers
Federation of Labor
Missing Boys Report Seeks George Seigert and Relative
A notice from Rainier Beach reports 10 year old George Seigert missing with last seen details. Helen Rowe of 926 Lanestreet seeks her nephew Bert or Ed listed as 13 and formerly a messenger boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Seigert
Rainier Beach
Helen Rowe
Lanestreet
Bert
Naval veteran drops dead on Pacific train
Campbell a naval veteran of six years collapsed and died on a Pacific train between Puyallup and Beattie en route to visit a sister. He had just remarked that he was getting old as he slumped and died before witnesses could react. Coroner Hoye took charge. the body was taken to the morgue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Campbell
Pacific
Puyallup
Beattie
Elizabeth
Hoye
Dominion day game marks cultural clash at local venue
Fragmentary report describes a planned contest between teams representing Victoria British Columbia and Washington town, with references to Dominion day and a question to Bishop Mandell about the difference between an Ox and a Cambridge man, hinting at a ceremonial or humorous debate amid the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Colapitol
Washington
Aridge
Mandell
Cambridge
Heat Wave Claims Eight Lives in St Louis
Intense heat grips St Louis with record temperatures as authorities report eight prostration deaths so far. Officials warn residents to seek shade and stay hydrated while the heat continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Unclear fragment hints at a game result
Fragment mentions a yesterday game between two teams with a win by Ballard and Knights. Details incomplete. source text too damaged to determine full teams, location, score, or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Fred E. Sander Ives Abandons Railroad Project
Fred E. Sander Ives and associates abandon the Tacoma railroad project. They transfer by deed their interests in the project to the Inter-Urban Hallway Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred E. and Associates
Advertised City Water and Sewer Mains Contracts
CY HALL announces bids invited for water mains on Jackson Street between First and Second Avenues and between Seventeenth Avenue and Yesler Way and Madison Street. water mains on Sixteenth Avenue from North Denny Way to East Morrison Street. sewer on King Street from Ninth Avenue South to Seventh Avenue South and on Seventh Avenue South from King to Weller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Street
First
Second Avenues
Seventeenth Avenue
Local Building Permits Issued by City Engineer
Building permits approved for five dwellings: H. Rhepherd 2 story at 221 Fifth Ave cost 4000, Mrs Krauch 1.5 story at 7529 Second Ave NE cost 1200, FA Palma 1 story frame at 22 Thirty third Ave N cost 300, G J Birdeey 1 story at 7661 Sonn Ave cost 700, Judge Ken 1 story at 1830 Maiden Ln cost 960. Also recipe notes tomato sauce method included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Rhepherd
Fifth Avenue
Sonn * Avenue
Ken
Maiden Lane
New York Sees Landings Blocked for Rico Educator
Rafael Jauer a leading teacher and journalist from Rico tried to land in New York from San Juan with 15 children to place in schools. He is funded with money but no reason for the denial was given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New YO
Rafael Jauer
Rico
San Juan Y
York
Givn
Territorial rights push spurs convention plan
Advice from the steamer Victorian signals the chamber of commerce pressuring for a territorial rights convention. A legislative committee proposes a union of chiefs to discuss feasibility and to draft a bill granting districts power to incorporate companies and present to Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bouthenatath
Confessmans Cushman
Congress
Delegation Plans Flag Half Mast For Pingree's Body
A Detroit mayor led group arrives in New York to receive former Governor Geo H. Pingree’s body from the German liner Koenigin Luise. The citizens’ delegation will sail down the harbor with flags at half mast and serve as guard of honor to Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Michigan
Maybury
Detroit
Strike Progress Report From Machinists Union Rally
Washington reports that over 2,000 firms have granted nine hour days with ten hours pay and reopened shops. A list of consenting shops including RK Hoe Co and others was shown to business leaders to prove concessions amid ongoing East Coast settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Ktemiel
East Cherry Feet
Heattle
Wash
Ement
T Fen
James O'Connnell
Seattle Machinists’ Union
International Association of Machiniste
National Capitol
R. J. Barr
Duane Street
New York City
Pone Watts & Campbell
Hughes & Phillips
Ball & Wood
Carlime Engine Biiders
Spra Electric Co
Crocker & Wheeler Co
Electric Supplies Co
Babcock & Wilcox
Worthington Pump Works
Garvin Machinery Co
A. &F. Brown
J. 8. Goldsmith
Schwabacher Bros. Co
Rendig
Moulders’ Union
Glasso
The
Machinists’ Union
Ford
Boilermakers’ Union
Brick
Seattle
Metal Workers’ Association
Fastern
Rumor Circulates About Bank Health in New York
A rumor spread on Itreet that a local bank faced financial distress, but all banks passed the clearinghouse inspection that morning and the report was disproved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Considine Murder Hearing Delayed to Monday Ahead of July Fourth
The hearing of the Considine case, charged with the murder of W. L. Meredith, is postponed from Wednesday to the following Monday July 4. James Hamilton Lewis, counsel for the Considines, has a case in federal court scheduled for that day, and the holiday would disrupt proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Considine Ros
W. L. Meredith
Wewides
James Hamilton Lewis
Conasidines
Sullivan Chief: John Sullivan Named Seattle Police Chief
Mayor Humes appoints Capt. John Sullivan chief of the Seattle police department effective immediately. Sullivan took the oath and assumed duties as acting chief after W L Meredith resigned June 23. Appointmen t reportedly approved by a large majority of residents and department members.
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Humes
John Sullivan
Seattle
Sullivan
W. L.eredith
Eit
Sulivan
Ower
Burglars Loot S. G. Yerkes Home on Union Street
Burglars entered the residence of S. G. Yerkes at 704 Knet Union street through a window last night and stole a pair of gray trousers and $19 in cash.
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S. G. Yerkes
Knet
Union Street
Squeeze of the Trust Hits Chicago Rail Jobs
Chicago dispatch says the great railroad trust will soon cut thousands of skilled workers. Many salaries tied to winning business in competition will disappear and office station consolidations in various cities are likely.
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Chicago
The
Chicago American
Great Railroad Trust
Kernathan Still Absent In Local Banking Scandal
The Sun Telephone cashier Howard Kernaghan has vanished after a link to Miss Edith Morne of Everett raised suspicion. Superintendent Bands refuses to disclose details or discuss the disappearance, stating the public has no concern in Kernaghan's whereabouts or his accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Kernathan
Suntt
Edith Morne
Everett
Bands
Kernaghan
Bande
City chemist contesting pillar mark as bullet
City chemist Bogardus reports to Prosecuting Attorney Fulton that the mark on the stone pillar beside Guy's drug store was made by a cigar rather than a bullet from the Meredith-Con Nadine gun.
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Bogardus
Fulton
Guy's Drug Store
Northwest businessmen tour Seattle and the Pacific Northwest
A party of eighteen North Dakota business and professional men, including Dr. T. H. Sherman and A. J. Sherman, tour Seattle as part of a broader Northwest trip. The group owns timber interests and includes merchants, bankers, officials, and agents from Fargo Moorhead Hillsboro and Hillsboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Seattle
Northwest
T. H. Sherman
Fargo
A. J. Sherman
F. W. Kadlett
Winona
Minn
A. G. Edwards
Lewis Larenon
Hillsboro
T. FB. Lockhart
Far- 60
Nels Anderson
T. HM. Peterson
Moorhead
J. MH. Hanson
A. BE. Bestic
N. Holbeck
J. Kaiser
H. C Smith
Otto Thorson
The
Great Northern
Teddy Ross
Drugst
Fred Weible
Dent
Hunter
A. C. Crowl
Carl Goethe
Hillaboro
Mixologists Plan Charity Picnic At Stone's Landing
Beattie bartenders organize a monster picnic Sunday at Stone's Landing. Eight steamers will convey guests to the rustic scene of jubilation. Net proceeds go to the Orphans' home. The donations committee has secured several embellishments for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beattie
Stone's Landing
Committee On Donations
Way of the Transgressor Promiscuous Saloon Fight Leads to Jailing
Patrick Quinn and Wm Welch are jailed after a late night meeting in a Tabor Fix saloon escalated to a brief riot with a shot fired. Mary Tinsom, an Indian woman, was fined 10 for drunkenness and refused to name others involved. Assistant Engineer Jeffreys expects the box sewer to be completed in about a week pending condemnation actions for right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Quinn
Wm. Welch
Omcers Damm
la Count
Tabor Fixchange
Mary Tinsom
Jeffreys
Fragmentary Phrase From Franklin Mentions Names
Fragmentary OCR text references names and a personal action but lacks clear context or complete details. The readable elements include a place Franklin and individuals including Chasta, with a racial descriptor present in the garbled snippet.
Ruffled Curtains Offer Bargain Prices
Uncommon early stock of ruffled harness muslin curtains offered in limited quantities. Two styles of ruffled muslin and several plain options priced from 1.25 to 2.75 depending on design, featuring dotted or lace edged details and premiums like figured Madras effect fabrics.
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Sec'y Meikle
JO Deg
Anther
Duffata Y Yuty
Klondike
Fortythird Infantry
Tacoma
Nagasaki Te Bays
Baseball
Fred E
Seattle Railway
Jacob Furth
CY Hall
Pkagway Chamber of Commerce
Pingree
RK. Hoe & Co
the Star
O'Connell
Hampton Inst Stute
Considine
Hye
Kernathan
Mixologists and Charity
Sheenosis
Franklin
Chasta
Negro
Mort
Ave
Allen-Johnson
Stewart & Holmes Drug Company
First Ave
Herbert
Scheuerman
First Avenue
Cherry St
Pike Street
Chas. GC
Holcom
Optician
Elwell-Darrington Mining Company
Darrington
James G. Givens & Co
Stare-Cove Sunoime
Brunner
Cascade
H. Clay Evermbole
Opticion
Harvard Dental Office
Second Avenue
Keystone Club Whiskey
Keystone Club
Allegheny Country
J. Aronson
Columbia ST
San Best
M. A. Goldman Oo
2D Ave
Cor
Marion, Burke Building
Sportins
Oods
Awoing
Northrup & Cr
Yesler Way
J. B. Stevens
Lerry Street
Rane Ony
Seolting
Sravep
M. B. Churck
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