Great Fourth of July in Pike Street Parade and Festivities
Crowds fill streets for a city Fourth of July celebration with multiple bands, a detailed parade route from First Avenue to Fifth Avenue, and a late labor parade drawing thousands. Officials including Mayor Humes and Prosecuting Attorney Lee speak after a day of races, acrobats, and fireworks despite rain.
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Eity
Pike Street
Piret Avenue
Second Avenue
Third Avenue
Fifth Avenue
First Avenue
Stewart Street
Fifth Regiment Band of Victoria
Beattie Mre
Humes
Bee
Avenue
F. BR. Hallenbeck
Walter
Fiji
Shenandoah Enjoyed at Seattle Theater Matinee
The Shenandoah performance at the Seattle theater drew a good audience for this afternoon's matinee and advance sales are strong for tonight. Next week Reyn olds and company will present In Paradise. Good houses have been the rule at the Third Avenue theater this week. Tomorrow night the last production of Roan oke will be given.
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Sanset of and Refining Co
Ateck
Ferry
S Morrisson
Basement Mutual Life
Seatth, Wash
Seattle
Mr. Reynolds and Company
Paradise
Third Avenue Theater
New York
Wash
Suspected Police Official Questioned Over Mayor tied Conman
In Minneapolis on July 4 detective Nordeck testified that Mayor ordered him to take orders from con man Billy Edwards. He claimed to have worked for a year and a half as a sympathy man or bluff handler to scare away troublemakers and remove “suckers” from the city.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Fred W. Armes
Nordeck
Billy” Edwards
GZAR IS WELL PUMMELED AS RUMOR SPREADS
Report from St Petersburg on July 4 describes Grand Duke Constantine beating Emperor Nicholas II after a dispute over military academies. Constantine allegedly struck Nicholas twice, then continued pummeling him until aides intervened. The tale notes Constantine’s reputation and a controversial claim about Shakespeare translations.
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ST. Petersburg
Constantine
Nicholas
Lipshod
Shakespeare
Dream Informs Death After Wire Accident
Chicago city note recalls Tom Sloane lodging a forecast of his own death. He predicted he might not be present that evening, then two hours later Brian was seen reaching a crow and touching a live wire at Madison and Pauline streets. Flames enveloped his body as wires touched him, ending in a fatal shock.
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Chicago
Tom Sloane
Boye
Brian
Madison
Pauline Streets
Interest in Buying Highlighted in Local Ad
A brief line urges readers to consider purchasing options, signaling a push toward consumer interest. The note implies upcoming sales or promotions without detailing products, prices, or deadlines.
Cyclone Ravages Valley Near Elkins West Virginia
A fierce cyclone swept the Middle Fork valley near Elkins causing extensive destruction along a four mile path. A smaller tornado cut communications and wires, with all farms and buildings along the route leveled. The storm felled a large forest and damaged adjacent property.
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Elkins
W. Va
Middle Fork
Boy Dies From Toy Pistol Wound
Frederick O. Weet aged 10 died yesterday at 201 Ninth Avenue North from a wound inflicted by a toy pistol three weeks earlier. The incident occurred at the boy’s residence and is under investigation for causation of death.
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Frederick O. Weet
Ninth Avenue North
Motor Cycle Endurance Race From Heaton to New York
Thirty one riders started from Heaton in an endurance motorcycle race to New York. It is expected they reach New York tomorrow afternoon.
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Hoston
Heaton
New York
Frank Jets Fells for Fake Officer at King Street Saloon
Frank Jets, guest at the Alaska Commercial Hotel, was lured by a man posing as a policeman into a saloon at 660 King Street. Two accomplices robbed him of 21 50 before fleeing. Jets reported the incident to a real officer at police headquarters.
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Frank Jets
Jets
Alaska Coomercial
King Street
Mrs Shepard Hurt In Argo Car Collision
Mrs H A Shepard, a Black woman injured in a car crash at Argo Wednesday night, was moved from the county hospital to her South Park home yesterday. Her condition, including whether injuries are fatal, remained uncertain. Mr Shepard is pastor of Mount Moriah Baptist church.
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H. A. Shepard
Argo
South Park
Shepard
Mount Moriah Baptist Church
Gamblers Endure Crackdown Tied to City Politics
Gamblers say they face the worst end of the shutdown as authorities led by Ex-Governor Sullivan and Mayor Humes press for closures amid political infighting. The Clancys and allies backed Piper for state senator, delaying any reopen order as McGraw’s threat looms over the First Ward. Gamblers remain indignant at the mayor and Sullivan while awaiting any policy shift.
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Humes
John H. McGraw
Cass
Clancys
George A. Piper
Bose
Piper
Joseph H. Dawes
Olympia
Mr. Piper
Mr. Dawes
McGraw
John Clancy
First Ward
Gambiers
Gambling rumor swirls as city politics clash with police chief
Citizens blame Chief Sullivan and Mayor Humes over police actions while a grand jury inquiry looms. Pervasive gambling ties and political rivals probe motive as trades of pianos and real estate appear in the same discourse.
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