Exhausted swimmer drowns in Lake Washington near Mercer Island
Frank Warman of Ballard drowned while swimming off a sailboat on Lake Washington near the Mercer Island west shore. Dr OConnell and C A Johnston attempted rescue. Warman and the physician sank twice, with the doctor saved last, but Warman remained missing as the body was not recovered by nightfall.
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Mercer Island
Ballard
Lake Washington
Beattle
Pot la
Warman
C. A. Johnston
Dr. O'Connell
Johnston
Indianapolia
The
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National League Scores From York and St Louis
In York New York 7 Boston 0. Philadelphia 13 at Philadelphia. Brooklyn 2 at Philadelphia. St Louis beat Chicago 10 to 2. Pacific National League games: Spokane 6 Boise 2. Salt Lake 14 at Butte 0.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Louis
Chicago
Spokane
Boise
Bute
Salt Lake
Butte
Baseball Scores From the American League
In New York New York and Washington played a game. Boston hosted Philadelphia winning 5 to 4. Chicago defeated St. Louis 8 to 0 with Chicago taking the win.
Deserted German Parents Abandon Three Children Near Ballard
Grant German and wife vanished from home near Ballard taking their three children with them. The youngsters aged 6, 3, and 11 months were left at George Rostad’s house about two weeks ago. Rostad notified police who alerted Seattle authorities. Humane Officer Clark investigated and the children were placed in the Washington Children's Home. The parents are believed to have headed to Alaska.
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Grant German
Ballard
George W. Rostad
Rostads
Rostad
Seattle
Humane
Clark
Washington
Installing Fountains on Principal City Intersections
Street Superintendent Walters begins placing six drinking fountains at key intersections. Installed last winter on the suggestion of the Seattle Humane Society, the fountains accommodate horses and dogs and arrived from the East nearly a month ago. The hot weather accelerates their installation.
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Seattle Humane Society
Seize Papers By Mail Seized By Canadian Authorities
June 19 reports say large rolls of pink tinted Police News have been seized by post office and customs. The papers are banned from entry to Canada and importers and subscribers were warned months ago by Collector Busby of the enforcement.
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Dawson
Post Office
Busby
Desperate Battle With Bold Bandits Ends in Slaughter
Special to The Star reports Sergeant Robt. J. Hannah shot and killed at Bil ling s Saloon early today. Sheriff George W. Hubbard wounded as two robbers Ed O Grady and Mosier fled after a confrontation in which Hannah was killed and Hubbard shot through the hand. An accomplice Jim O Grady was knocked senseless. the bandits escaped from a second story window. Citizens in hot pursuit threaten lynching if caught. The robbers, described as well known cowboys, fled down an alley after the attack.
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J. Hannah
George W. Hubbard
Billings
Hannah
Hubbard
Ed O'Grady
Mosier
Jim O'Grady
Nome Cleanup To Aggregate 1 337 000 In Gold Output
Nome's spring clean-up is estimated to total about 1 337 000 according to the Nome Nugget special edition, with mining authorities led by Jack Strong compiling figures from Reward peninsula and Howard peninsula camps. The report notes unwashed dumps may adjust the final total and cites key creeks including Anvil Dexter Dry Solomon and Moonlight with outputs from various claims and sites.
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Public Works Seethes Over Electric Firms Painting Poles
The Franchise Inspector reports local electric and telecom firms painted only 1 708 poles in June, with Beattie Electric 632 poles and Independent Telephone 671 poles. The board orders more painters and warns Northern Pacific and Columbia Puget Sound lines to obtain permits, while eyeing larger pipes for gas mains to curb future roadwork damage.
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Divorce Granted to Mrs Bertha Gillespie from James Gillespie
Superior Judge Tuall man awarded a divorce to Mrs Bertha Gillespie on grounds of drunkenness and cruelty. She alleged the husband took their daughter to saloons and diverted money to buy himself drink.
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Bertha Gillespie
James Gillespie
Tuallman
Prince Obolensky Named Finland Governor
ST PETERSBURG July 2 Prince Ivan Obolensky accepted the governorship of Finland to succeed the late Bobrikoff, who was assassinated.
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ST. Petersburg
Ivan Obolensky
Finland
Bobrikoff
Brutal murder confession shocks small town
Mrs Frank Weiner aged about sixteen and her fiancé John Kardlandh seventeen confessed to officers that her husband was clubbed to death while sleeping two nights earlier. Kardlandh was found digging a grave and both suspects are jailed as officials guard against possible lynching.
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Frank Weiner
John Kartlandh
Kardash
Weiner
Tim. Kardash
Kardasech
Mra. Weiner
Steamship Olympia Sustains Hull Damage En Route to Nome
The steamship Olympia of the Northwestern Steamship Co sustained two large holes in her bow amid ice, stuck for five days but remained afloat. She reached Nome safely and is now heading toward this port after leaving St Michael on June 22.
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Garonne
Nome
Olympia
Northwestern Steamship Company
St. Michael
Williams Drafts Democratic Platform Aims in St Louis
Speculation centers on the Williams platform drafted at the world’s fair site in St Louis with revisions expected from Hill and Carmack. The Mississippi platform, seen as a base, calls for tariffs that favor home buyers, money reform, presidential independence, a revised foreign policy, and statehood for Oklahoma and territorial governance for Porto Rico.
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Hill
New York
Carmack
Tennessee
Minainaippi
St. Louis
Mississippi
Washington and Jefferson
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Porto Rico
Bryan
Kansas City
Senator Gorman Delayed Arrival to St Louis
Senator Gorman did not depart for St Louis as expected this morning. An special train carrying Maryland delegation passed through Laurel, his home town, and Gorman will probably arrive tomorrow.
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Ded. C
Gorman
St. Louis
Laurel
Subcommittee Meets on National Committee Chair Selection
July 2 in Laurlie reports the ratio national committee subcommittee convened at 10 to choose John Williame of Mississippi as chairman but could not assemble enough members and adjourned without a decision.
Tammany Leaders Depart for It Event
Charles F Murphy heads a party of prominent Tammany figures including Louia, Hourke Cochran, Charles A Towne, Bird 8, Coler and others, as they leave for an apparent gathering this afternoon in New York.
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Charles F Murphy
Louia
Hourke Cochran
Charles A. Towne
Bird 8
Coler
Juvenile Entertainers to Perform Brown's Boarders in Seattle
The Juvenile Entertainers will appear in Seattle on July 10 and 11 in a two act musical comedy titled Brown's Boarders. Set on a rural village green in the first act and a social dance in Brown's big red barn in the second act.
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Seattle
Professor Hoyer Accepts Physics Chair in Oregon
Prof C O Hoyer, vice president of the University of Puget Sound, will join Willamette University in Salem as physics chair. D B Ward selected to represent Seattle and King County at the St Louis exposition with a salary of 126 dollars a month and equal expense limits.
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C. O Hoyer
University of Puget Bound
Williamette University
Salem
Ore
Methodist Institution
Northwest
D. B. Ward
D. Bd. Ward
Seattle
King County
Exposition Bureau
Missouri City
Ex Policeman Dutch Brown Arrested in City Jail
Charley Brown known as Dutch, a former Seattle police member, was arrested this morning by City Detectives Corbett and Adams. Once aided Chief Bolton Rogers, he now faces charges as a crafty crook with ties to many money men and grafts. He wears penitentiary clothing and vows to leave the city.
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Seattle
Corbett
Adams
Brown
Bolton Rogers
Mollie Big Buffalo Causes Fracas With Sailors in Bremerton
In Bremerton on Thursday Mollie Big Buffalo a longtime street vendor clashed with her husband Old Smash Bill. Marines from the Pacific fleet witnessed as Mollie dragged Bill by his hair attacked him on shore and later toppled him into the water drawing cheers from the crowd.
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Mollie Big Buffalo
Hill
Mollie
Pacific Fleet
Old Bill
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Bluejackets
New Tacoma Service Adds Athlon Weekend Run
Beginning June 80 the Athlon will make an extra trip to Tacoma leaving Flyer dock at 4:50 p.m. Returning, leaves Tacoma at 7:45 a.m.
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Athlon
Tacoma
Flyer
Fourth of July Festivities Start on Pike Street in Seattle
Seattle readies a citywide Fourth of July celebration led by Pike Street merchants with illumination and three concerts at First Second and Third avenues. Vancouver BC and Meir bands will perform under royal and civic permissions. The program includes parades balloon ascensions tight rope acts and races with police and National Guard participation and a promised fireworks display.
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Fifth Regimental Band
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B. C
Wagners
Meir
Rooseveltt
Jeff Graves
Seattle
King Edward
St. Louis Exposition
Ranke Hall
Mullen
Benjamin
Johnston
Ballinger
Delaney
Patricia Untl
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Police Department
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Pioneer Square
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West Seattle
Ballard
FOLLOWED HER HUGBY DAWSON DOCTOR SUTHERLAND MISSING
July 2 reports on the disappearance of Dr. Sutherland from Dawson. Mrs. Sutherland, returning from a trip, learns of his absence and travels downriver with borrowed funds to search for him amid rumors of marital trouble last winter.
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Dawson
Dr. Sutherland
Ballard Boy Injured In Hoisting Engine Accident
June 2Ray Croo of Ballard Washington a 14 year old son of Henry Crooks Sulphur operator was injured yesterday when his left arm was caught in a fly wheel and snapped below the elbow in an accident at a hoisting engine. Pullman Washington July 2 Mrs Sarah A Young widow of John Young Jr died today at 75 years leaving four sons.
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Dawson
Ray Croo
Ballard
Wash
Henry Crooks
Pullman, Wash
Sarah A. Young
John Young, Jr
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