Bloodhounds Track Three Bandits After Railroad Hold Up
In Pendleton Oregon the search for three bandits continues after the Overland Limited robbery. A deputy sheriff George McDuffy was wounded and a bandit killed in a gunfight. Bloodhounds from the Washington state penitentiary are aiding the hunt with a $1000 reward each offered by the railroad. A brown automobile seen north of Athena boosts the manhunt across Southeastern Washington. cash and jewelry valued at $500 were taken from passengers and $240 from the safe. Deputy McDuffy may collect multiple rewards totaling about $3750.
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Ore
R. & N. Overland
George McDuffy
Heppner
Trai
McDuffy
Washington State Penitentiary
Athena
Washington
Hugh Whitney
Montana and
Idaho
McDuffty
Plant specialist predicts Alaska will supply U S with root crops
Alfred Burbank, a plant specialist, says America will look to Alaska for potatoes, turnips, cabbages, celery and other root crops as time approaches. He is in Dawson to study plant conditions, and is brother of Luther Burbank.
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Y. T
America
Alaska
Alfred Burbank
Luther
Girls Take It Sedro-Woolley Carnival
Five thousand spectators witnessed horsemanship and carnival events in Sedro-Woolley. The Misses Husted won first prize in the automobile parade for the most beautifully decorated car.
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Sedro-Woolley
Husted
Puget Sound Traction Earnings Reported by Stone & Webster
Boston dated July 3 reports Stone and Webster figures for Puget Sound Traction Light and Power Co. showing gross earnings 702770 dollars, up 12 dollars, net earnings 273815 dollars, surplus over charges 100048 dollars, with declines in total earnings and surplus.
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Boston
Puget Sound Traction, Light & Power Co
Stone & Webster
Fairbanks Fourth of July celebration opens with sports
Fairbanks begins a three day Fourth of July observance featuring a heavyweight championship bout for Alaska and additional athletic events. An excursion to Hood Canal is noted with a big advertisement on the pages.
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Championship of Alaska
Hoods Canal
Hooda Canal
Admiral entertains Seattle leaders aboard Japanese flagship
Vice Admiral Teijiro Kuro hosted a banquet for Merits of Seattle and Tacoma at his ship the Asuma. Commercial Club and Chamber of Commerce members heard about Cedar River dam work during a visit. He gifted a 16 inch vase and invited locals aboard for a day before rychly departure for North Yakima and then Japan.
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Teijiro Kuro
Tacoma
Asuma
Commercial Club
Chamber of Commerce
Azuma
Cedar River Dam
North Yakima
North
Hands Full Keeping Cases On Youth Alone
Editor The Star recalls a humorous note from Prof. W-’s 6-year-old son who told his dog Fido to run away after being reminded that God watches over him. The paper invites readers to submit more amusing child remarks for future columns.
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Fred
Fido
Chamberlain Dies. England in Mourning
London reports the death of Jos Chamberlain aged 78, a Birmingham manufacturer turned politician who held several cabinet posts and served as colonial secretary during the Boer War. His passing drew condolences from eminent figures worldwide.
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London
Jos. Chamberlain
England
Chamberlain
Birmingham
Friend Resigns from Seattle Press Club
Elmer A. Friend, secretary of the Seattle Press club for the last five years, has resigned. Percy Hunting is named as temporary house manager. RK Battenfield serves as acting secretary.
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Elmer A. Friend
Seattle Press Club
Percy Hunting
RK. Battenfield
Man Identified in Tacoma Auto Crash
The severely injured man from yesterday's hit and run in Tacoma is Tom Martin of Shelton. Driver W. Rainey of Seattle is held pending the outcome of Martin's injuries.
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Tacoma
W. Rainey
Seattle
Tom Martin
Shelton
Rainey
Martin
Dictagraph Plot Leads to Arrest at Wilhard Hotel
A staged drama at the Wilhard hotel ended with W. B. Niskern arrested on extortion charges and J. L. Engler, inspector for the state board of medical examiners, also taken into custody. The plan involved a dictograph, a stenographer, and a deputy prosecutor to pressure Dr. Alzamon Ira Laian to pay $200 for a favorable report.
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W. B. Niskern
J. L. Engler
State Board of Medical Examiners
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Niskern Ta
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Engler
Lucas
John F. Murphy
Silvain
Fenntermacher
Bomb Placed Under Edgewood Home Ties Westinghouse Strike
Pittsburgh July 4 President M Herr of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co. was guarded after a dynamite attempt on his Edgewood residence. Robert Miller of Wilkinsburg saw a man plant a four pound bomb, was shot and badly wounded as the suspect fled, abandoning the explosive amid strike tensions at Westinghouse plants in East Pittsburgh.
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M. Herr
Weatinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co
Edgewood
Robert Miller
Wilkinsburg
Herr
Westinghouse
East Pittsburg
Prof Benson to Study European Forest By-Products
Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield appoints Prof H K Benson of the University of Washington to study forest by products and their utilization in Europe. He will depart soon and not return before February.
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William C. Redfield
H. K. Benson
University of Washington
Europe
Benson
Queen of Kla-How-Yah Crowned by Mayor Hi Gill Everett
Mise Catherine Duffy was crowned Queen Healit Sah of the Kia-How Yah celebration by Mayor Hi Gill of Seattle. Her coronation gown reflected Indian costume as she presided over the coronation ball. The parade featured Mayor Gill and the Seattle contingent amid cheers, with a carnival, horse races, sports, aeroplane flights, and balloon ascensions ongoing.
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Everett
Mise
Catherine Duffy
HeAlit Sah
Seattle
Gill
Seattle Tillkume
Survey Crews to Map 1,000,000 Acres in Olympia
Seventeen crews of ten men each begin surveying the unsurveyed districts of the state including the Northern Pacific railway grant. The project will cover about 1,000,000 acres, last three years, and cost around $250,000.
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Olympia
Northern Pacific Railway
Foul Play Suspected in Nude Body Found at Westport
Aberdeen reports foul play suspected in the death of a nude body found washed up by the surf near Westport. The absence of clothing and multiple broken bones will prompt a coroner investigation.
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Aberdeen
Westport
Costs of petitions and eight hour bill in Olympia
REPORT COSTS OLYMPIA July 3. A filed report shows $794 spent on preparing and circulating the prohibition petitions and $1,431 for the socialist eight hour bill.
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Olympia
Fourth of July Festivities Loom in Seattle Area
Citizens anticipate a classic Fourth with a 10 a.m. parade and a formal salute as the gunboat Vicksburg fires 21 shots at Japanese cruisers from Bremerton. Mayors Gill of Seattle, Newell of Kirkland, and Woody of Bothell plan joint celebrations in nearby towns.
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Ballard
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Woody
Bothell
Italian anarchist arrested in murder plot at Trieste
An Italian named Alessandrini, recently returned to Europe from Paterson New Jersey, was arrested in Trieste charged with complicity in the plot to assassinate Archduke Francis Ferdinand. He said he knew of an anarchist plot but denied involvement in the specific conspiracy or with Gavrilo Princip. He previously worked as a carpenter in Paterson.
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Austria
Alessandrini
Europe
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Gaverio Princip
70,000 Signatures Back Eight-Hour Day Initiative
Olympia July 3. W H King ery Mason county socialist filed the eight hour day initiative measure he fathered in the 1913 legislature with 70 000 signatures. Excursion Hood Canal. See
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Olympia
W. H. Kingery
Mason County Socialist
Guardsmen Look Like Bloaters At Camp Ernest
Col Richard H Wilson of the Fourteenth Infantry says Washington citizen soldiery compares favorably with any National Guardsmen. Warm weather drives drills to the lake and many guardsmen are sunburned, looking like dried herrings.
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Grove
Richard H. Wilson
Fourteenth Infantry
American Lake
National Guardsmen
Washington Citizen
Mayor Reins In Wasteful City Reports
Mayor Gill ends multiple annual department booklets and orders a single consolidated report with allotted space for each department. The move targets trimming the cost of elaborate, separate reports once deemed a luxury.
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Gill
Dying Railroad Pioneer Bob Boyd Nears End
Bob M Boyd, famed Northwest railroad man and Seattle booster since 1884, lies gravely ill with Dr Carl Nenu at his side. Boyd rose to general agent for his line and was a longtime advocate of Seattle and Alaska, with doctors forecasting only a day or two left.
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Northwest
Milwaukee
Seattle
Alaska
Carl Nenu
Poindexter May Attend Convention in Seattle
Tentative plans to hold the progressive convention in Seattle July 15 may be dropped and the convention date held in abeyance until it is ascertained if congress will adjourn this month so Senator Poindexter and Congressmen Falconer and Bryan can be present.
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Congress
Poindexter
Falconer
Bryan
Japanese legal adviser Henry Denison dies in Tokio
Henry W. Denison, American legal adviser to the Japanese Foreign Office since 1880, died in Tokyo today of apoplexy. A Vermonter born in 1846, Denison was a respected legal professional and his abilities were highly valued by the Japanese government.
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Henry W. Denison
Foreign Office
Denison
Falls 100 feet in lake during plane test
Gust B. von Reimer, after four years of work on his aero plane, fell 100 feet into Lake Whatcom near Bellingham yesterday during a test flight but escaped unharmed.
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Gust B. von Reimer
Lake Whatcom
4th of July Special Trains and Rates Ad
Special trains and rates advertised by the railroad company. Phone Main 8040 and ask for depot for details. Large page eight advertisement promotes holiday transport options and pricing.
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Heir to Felicitous Faults Awarded 25000 for Alienated Affections
Mrs Louise A Hayward was awarded 25000 in a California court for alienated affections in a suit seeking 100000 against Dr Henderson Hayward her father in law Thos Hayward his son and Miss Laura Hayward the daughter. The suit alleges the family turned from Lester Hayward whom she married a year ago in Virginia.
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California
Louise A. Hayward
Henderson Hayward
Thos. Hayward
Laura Hayward
Star Want Ads Offer Lots Homes and Farms on Terms
Local classifieds advertise available lots homes and farms with attractive financing terms promising buyers a quick path to ownership. Listings emphasize flexible payments and favorable conditions to attract buyers.
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