Bandit Pursuit in Tacoma Park Surrounds Prison Desperado
Reports from Tacoma describe a dramatic manhunt as a group of posses and police surround Point Defiance Park after an escaped convict believed to be Malone landed in a boat carried by an Indian hunter. The incident follows a jailbreak at McNeil's Island and details various sightings, rumors, and searches across Steilacoom, Port Gamble, Bainbridge Island, and nearby shores.
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McNeil's Island
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Point Defiance Park
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Park Lodge
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Harold Birkett
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Steilacoom
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United States
Marshal Hopkins
Ketron Island
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Kauch
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Hopkins
Washington, D. C
Charles Jules
Bell
Morris
Leslie
Grand Opera House
Leatie
Ita
F. H. Baldie
Baldie
Moore Returns With 3 1/2 Million for Railway Franchise
James A. Moore arrives from New York with word that 1.4 million dollars and additional banking funds are ready to back a street car system for Beattie Rae. The Seattle council awaits City Engineer Thomason’s views while Moore negotiates terms to sell the franchise to the city at half market value if desired. Separately, Mr. Dre reports raising 1 million for a blast furnace near the city to spur related factories and a blasting mill.
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Ee Eecunsess Erkineais
New York
James A. Moore
Beattie Rae
Moore
Seattle Electric Company
Thomson
Thomason
Dre
William Piggot
Explosion in Taylor shaft kills five foreigners in Connellville
Five men are reported dead and many injured after an explosion at the Taylor shaft in Connellville PennsylvanIa. Dynamite was being used to sink the shaft 100 feet below the surface and the victims are said to be foreigners.
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Connellville, Pa
The Star Leads In MecNeil’s Island Jailbreak Hunt
The Star boasts its scoop on the MecNeil’s Island jailbreak and ongoing manhunt with multiple correspondents across the pursuit. It highlights exclusive reports and echoes that rival papers stole the story from its morning extras.
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Marold Birkett
United States
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R. W. Emerson
Associated Presse
Mutiny in Potemkin Attacks Theodosia Fjord
Theodosia braces as mutineers from the Potemkin threaten to open fire this evening. Troops and officials stay. mutineers reportedly leave Theodosia and move plans toward a national assembly with Jews to be admitted. A deputy note seeks recognition as a belligerent while other ports face naval tensions and labor disputes in Kronstadt and Tokyo.
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Theodosia
ST. Petersbburg
Ttme
Collision on Railroad Avenue Delays Dix Train
A large woman and a business traveler narrowly avoid collision as a long freight train blocks Railroad Avenue. The Dix departs after the delay, while fruits and lunch spill in the chaos. Both apologize and hurry away, the woman missing her ride.
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Railroad Avenue
Madison Street
Alki
Porcela
Dix
May Sutton Wins Women’s Championship Singles Final
Miss May Sutton of California defeated Mise Wilson 6 2 8 4 to win the final round of the women’s championship in London on July 6.
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London
May Sutton
California
Mise Wilson
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday
A fair sky with light north winds expected tonight and Friday. No precipitation or major weather changes anticipated. Temperatures likely mild with comfortable conditions across the region.
Transfer of Paul Jones remains in Paris ceremony
In Paris on July 6 ceremonies marked the transfer of Paul Jones remains to France. The American Protestant Episcopal church hosted officials including Ambassador McCormack and Consul General Gowdy. The coffin rested on a catafalque as Dr. Morgan led a service before an escort conveyed it to the Esplanade des Invalides for a special train to Cherbourg.
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Morgan
Esplanade Des Invalides
Guard of Honor
Esplanade
Cherbourg
Baillargeon Sues Daughters Over Estate Division
Joseph Baillargeon, a longtime retailer at James and Second, filed suit Thursday against his five step daughters seeking division of the estate of his late wife. The Baillargeon family ties trace to the late John Collinge.
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Joseph Baiillargeon
Baillargeon
James
John Collinge
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Squatter loses claim to city land after permit application
Judge William Thursday ruled that F. J. Selber must surrender a tract he squatted on for 16 years between Leschi and Madrona after he sought a building permit. The city had sued for possession of land deeded to it long ago, and Selber’s permit application weakened his squatters defense.
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F. J. Selber
William Thursday
Selber
Leschi
Madrona
Sailors Strike Declared Over Wage Increase Demand
In San Francisco on July 6 sailors of the Pacific Coast, Pacific Mail, Occidental and Oriental Steamship lines voted to strike after refusing a 26 cent daily wage rise. Union leaders announced the action and stated aims to pressure employers.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Pacific Mail
Occidental & Oriental Steamship Companies
Sailors’ Union
Deslerad O Etrilve Alana
Tornado Kills 40 In Texas County
A fierce tornado struck the upper edge of Montague county in Fort Worth area causing about 40 deaths and many injuries. It damaged crops and cattle as it tore through rural land.
Wreck at Springbrook Wires Seven Coaches Burned
A westbound Great Northern passenger train derailed near Springbrook, Mont., causing explosions as seven coaches burned while passengers escaped through windows. only a few were injured and all but the engine were wrecked. In Portland, a Pacific coast librarians meeting censured Los Angeles for removing Mary L. Jones as city librarian, calling it a blow to the library cause.
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Great Northern
Springbrook
Portland
Ore
S of
Los Angeles
Mary L. Jones
Interpreters Arrested in Constantinople Sparks Protest
A report from Constantinople states the interpreter for the American embassy was arrested by the chief of the secret service and held for several hours. The American minister lodged a strong protest amid the incident. The item is part of a larger United States diplomatic note.
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