Plague Infected Rat Is Caught Woman Tortured Then Murdered
A Civil Service Commission filing alleges fireman Ben Thomas abused his wife with the knowledge of engine house officers, detailing May 1908 encounters across multiple stations. The complaint claims ongoing affair with Mrs Williams, transfer actions, and public exposure, with divorce proceedings pending.
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Ben Thomas
Fire Department
A. D. Williams
Terry
Civil Service Commission Commission
Hring
Thomas
Williams
William Winningham
Union St
Seventh Av
Bia
Thomas’ Infatu
Mra
H. Breitenstein
Wrd
A. D. William S. H. Grout
Death in a Chicago boarding house shadowed by strangling
A naked woman believed to be Mrs E Thompson was found dead in a Chicago boarding house room with a cord about her neck and bindings on limbs. Jewelry and a man named J H Raymond, missing since a last‑week rental, are under scrutiny as detectives pursue a possible sensational motive. The Norwegian steamer Transit suffered a collision with ice en route to Nome, causing bowplate damage.
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United Press
Chicago
Mra E. Thomp Gon
J. H. Raymond
K. Thompson
Oak Dark
Sinois
Levy Brothers
Mary Rerbrugge
Raymond
Thompson
Women Clash With Police as Suffragists Fail Rescue Bid
London July 1 suffragists suffer brutal clash with police after 28 members were arrested and jailed. A thousand women attacked a police van outside a court forcing Reserves to quell the crowd with clubs and fists. Twenty nine arrests followed as five thousand more police were ordered for tonight’s expected demonstration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
London
Heroism of Foreman Saves Three Lives
Nick Galush a Greek laborer crushed to death in a sewer excavation on Jefferson Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. A. F. Heinman a tunnel foreman saved three men by warning them as the cave in collapsed. Galush died, Heinman escaped. The body of Galush was taken to Houney Watson's.
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Nick Galush
Jefferson St
Fourth Fifth Ave
A. PF. Hetnman
Sed Hetnman
Gaiuch
Heinman
Galuch
Tiernman
Galush
Héinman
Houney-Watson's
Beacon Hill committee to report on mayor's restricted district pledge
The Beacon Hill Improvement Club panel to interview Mayor Miller about removing the restricted district reports failure to obtain a clear declaration. They expect the mayor will not move the district until after the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition, and aim for a final statement next Tuesday night.
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Beacon Hill
Slattery
G. A. Spencer
Figncon Hill Club
Heacon Nin? Improvement Club
Plague Rat Found in City Residence District
Health authorities warn hot weather increases plague risk after finding a rat in a residence area suspected of carrying bubonic plague germs. Dr. Chapin and health officer Bourns say final tests will confirm the infection and urge intensified rat control to prevent citywide spread.
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C. W. Chapin
United States Marine Hospital Service
F. Bourns
Health Department
Bartnett Sentenced to 10 Years for Embezzlement
Walter J. Bartnett, former California Safe Deposit and Trust official and Western Pacific Railway VP, was sentenced to ten years in San Quentin for embezzling Colton securities from the Ella M. Colton estate. Judge Conley refused leniency and bail pending appeal was to be heard next day.
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United Press
San Francisco
Walter J. Bartnett
California Safe Deposit and Trust Company
Western Pacific Railway Company
San Quentin
Colton Securities
Bartnett
Conley
Ella M. Colton
Washington, D. C
Bank Clearings Report for Seattle and Portland
Seattle clearings total 1 524 971.36 with balances 295 104.30. Clearings today include 24 844.00 and 74 251.00. Portland figures show clearings 924 890.00 with balances 75 944.00.
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Seattle
Portland. cc
Taft Off the Pay Roll as He Transfers War Office
William H. Taft formally transfers the secretary of war post to Luke E. Wright at noon amid an informal reception. Taft, master of ceremonies, is off the payroll for the first time in 22 years after eight appointive offices and no elections, beginning as a Cincinnati court reporter and ending a long public service career.
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United Press
Washington
William H. Taft
Luke E. Wright
Taft
Wright
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Cincinnati Times
Times Star
Hamilton County
Ohio
Pinchot On Inspection Tour Heads to Northwest
Gifford Pinchot chief of the forest service speeds toward the Northwest on his annual tour of inspection. He will visit Portland Seattle Spokane and other major cities in the region.
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United Press
Washington
Gifford Pinchot
The
Forest Service
Northwest
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
Painters' Local 300 Elects Union Officers
Local 300 Painters union elected officers for the night term. President J. D. Stevenson was chosen alongside Vice President I. D. Smith Recording Secretary C. W. Doyle Financial Secretary James Tinto Treasurer R. B. Orchard Conductor Wil Baum Weeten P. Johnson Press Agent A. K. B. Orchard.
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Painters’ Union
J. D. Stevenson
I. D. Smith
C. W. Doyle
James Tinto
R. B. Orchard
Wil Baum
P. Johnson
A. KB . Orchard
Thieves Steal 63 Cement Sacks From Vacant Lot
A wagon loaded with 63 cement sacks valued at 160 dollars was taken from a vacant lot on Tenth Avenue North between Selby and Herman Avenues last night. Mrs. Bert Clark of 2422 Federal Ave reported the loss. Police expect arrests as the material is bulky and hard to dispose of. Burglary also noted at Minas Inex Carson home, 3909 Autora Way, with about 7 dollars missing. R. W. Smith filed to run for county office, joining the filing line at the auditor's office awaiting nomination in September.
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Tenth Av. N
Selby
Herman Ats
Mra
Bert Clark
Minas Inex Carson
Autora Ay
R. W. Smith
Mr. Smith
Forest fire threatens Hewitt-Lea Lumber Co camp near Bellevue
A fierce forest fire rages three miles north of Bellevue beside Lake Washington for 72 hours. Firefighters use backfiring and water to contain the blaze, sparking concerns for the Hewitt Lea Lumber Co camp as sparks threaten two nearby houses. The burned area covers about three miles by a quarter mile, with sparse timber burned in the tract.
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Bellevue
Lake Washington
Hewitt-Lea Lather Co
Acquittal for Man Charged With Telling Niquor
W C Gibbons was acquitted by a jury before Police Judge John B Gordon after Patrolmen French and Ballard testified they bought whisky on Sunday. The saloon keeper testified to selling cider. The Transit sailed to Kodiak to discharge coal and then proceed to Valdes to tow the 1,146 ton barge John C Potter to Vancouver.
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W.C. Gibbons
French and
Ballard
John B. Gordon
Kodiak
Valdes
John C. Potter
Vancouver
Siege and Battle Report From Tabriz in Persia
News from St Petersburgh reports the decisive battle in Persia with Tabriz besieged by shah forces. Rebels concentrate for a northern thrust as casualties mount and fears rise of a mass massacre if the city falls amid bombardment and cut communications. Rabin Khan orders a general advance as Persian Cossacks engage in desperate fighting.
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ST. Petersburg
Persia
Tabriz
Constitutional Party
Walla
Rabin Khan
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