Convicts Headed for Seattle Trailing Vashon Island Escapees
Two escaped convicts fled Vashon Island and boarded a red boat near Bur ton, aiming toward Seattle. The craft was found abandoned off Maury Island with oars missing as locals reported sightings of the pair crossing the sound. A later report notes Deputy Marshal Wilkeson wounded by J C and F C Bergh amid a misidentified confrontation near Maury Island.
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Kent
Vashon Island
Seattle
Charles Ellison
Burton
Smith
Maury Island
Stone's Landing
Tacoma
Vashonteland
Wade
Bia
Potemkin Surrenders After Mutiny at Sea
The Potemkin surrendered to authorities at 1 PM after a mutinous voyage with the Kota Potemkine arriving at midnight. A deputation met the port captain as guns were to be disabled and mutineers pledged good faith. Sailors desert, preparations to move both vessels into harbor proceed, and mutineers face terms as foreign deserters.
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Kota Potemkine
Potemkine
Psesupe
Black Sea Division
Roumania
Roseanne Forucharest
Financial WIZARDS Will Be Merry in Portland Convention
The Washington Bankers' Association plans its annual meeting in Portland on July 20 21 and 27 with July 22 Bankers Day at the Lewis and Clark fair. Washington and Oregon bankers will form a state group and attend a banquet hosted by Portland citizens. FE Shorrock Northwest Trust & Safe Deposit Seattle speaks on Interest on Deposits and Senator Piles will address the gathering.
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Washington Bankers’ Association
Portland
Oregon
FE. Shorrock
Northwest Trust & Safe Deposit Company
Seattle
Piles
N. H. Latimer
Washington Association
Debs Ends Socialist Tie as New World Org Elects Officers
Debs and his followers lose hope of affiliation with the socialist party as officers of a new industrial world organization are elected in Chicago. The western faction led by David Coates scores a decisive victory in the election.
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Chicago
Industrial of the World
Debs
Socialist Party
David Coates
Union Convention Elected Officers and Representation
The officers elected are General president 0. C. Sherman of Chicago secretary and treasurer Will Trautman of New York. executive committee members Charles Moyer Frank McCabe Charles Kirkpatrick F W Cronin John Reardon. The convention represented 199 unions and 142,400 workers.
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0. C. Sherman
Chicago
Will &. Trautman
New York
Charles Moyer
Frank McCabe
Charles Kirkpatrick
F. W. Cronin
John Reardon
Japanese financial expert stays overnight at Baxamore Hill
Paron Kanake, identified as a Japanese financial expert who may dictate terms to Russia on indemnity, spent the night at Baxamore Hill. He left for New York in the morning and admitted discussing Far East affairs with the president but offered no details.
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Oyster Bay
Paron Kanake
Russia
Baxamore Hill
New York
Far East
Heat Waves Sweep Seattle as Records Fall
The city endures an unusually hot spell with temperatures from 90 to 95 in shade around 2:20 pm and forecasts of 90 plus by night. Officials warn of a brief break Sunday with possible rain and cooler air after 24 hours of extreme heat.
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Uncle Sans House
Teachers' Contest Gratitude From Mise McMillan
Mise McMillan offers thanks to friends for loyal support in the Star's Teachers' Contest which recently closed. CHERBOURG July 8 The coffin containing Paul Jones's remains was moved to the Brooklyn as a cortege of American sailors and French soldiers escorted the body to a torpedo boat. Rear Admiral Sigabee and Francis B. Loomin led the procession. At 2 30 the casket was hoisted aboard the Brooklyn.
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Mise McMillan
Cherbourg
Paul Jones
Brooklyn
Sigabee
Francis B. Loomin
Thieves Raid Seattle Flats Steal Beer for Dinner Party
A crowd in Seattle raided the Hanover flats at Sixth and Columbia on Friday night taking a case of beer cooling for a dinner party. The beer was found missing at 6 45 pm and Patrolman Homes searched for the intoxicated gang.
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Seattle
Hanover Flats
Sixth
Columbia
Dog Attack Destroys Milk Delivery Scene in the Ness Roundge
A fox terrier believed owned by Mrs. Wilson bit a boy delivering milk at 525 Nineteenth and clung to his leg until rescued. Police were alerted within minutes as neighbors reported the dog foaming at the mouth. poundmaster dispatched to the scene.
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Wilson
Young Woman Captured After Parole Violation Escape
Helen Fay Huck aged 22, previously convicted of grand larceny in San Francisco, on parole, had a bench warrant issued for her. She was captured Saturday at noon in Beattie by Detective Phillips and another officer, about one month after escaping.
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Helen Fay Huck
San Francisco
Beattie
Phillips
Love Letters Fuel Courtroom Divorce Proceedings
Love letters fluttered about Judge Griffin's court as seven new divorces were granted for abandonment and desertion. The scene featured envelopes from San Francisco to New York and exchanges between spouses and lovers. Cases included Genevieve Jenkins versus North West Jenkins and several desertion or non support actions.
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Griffin
Rome
San Francisco
New York
Porow
Genevieve Jenkins
North West
Henry Lowrie
Tillian Callett
Edward Callett
Hattie Rogers
W. TD
Rogere
Anna Conklin
Bernard Conklin
Edna Taylor
Benjamin Tylor
J. M. Scott
Charles W. Scott
Disappearance of Drowning Victims Sparks Reward Offer
Relatives offer rewards of 100 dollars each for the bodies of Mrs Minnie Mitchell and H F Gibson who reportedly drowned in Union Bay on Wednesday. Searchers have found no bodies so far, though surface remains in shallow Union Bay. Mitchell will not accept elopement theories until recovery is possible. Warmer weather improves chances of recovery.
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Minnie Mitchell
H. F. Gibson
Union Bay
James Mitchell
Gibron
Mitchell
Secret Service Captain Targets Counterfeit Six Dollar Word
Captain Bell of the United States secret service says he has tracked several more counterfeit six dollar words but has not located them yet. He suspects the items drifted in from Portland.
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Bell
United States Secret Service Agency
Portland
Sweeney seeks injunction as Seattle brewery strike continues
Brewery workers in Seattle maintain quiet strike and dismiss injunction as unlikely to halt tactics. Manager Sweeney of Seattle Brewing & Malting Co has filed for an injunction in federal court and a California suit is pending. Secretary Pattrich says summons not yet served and boycott harms business, while fair beer influx dries up demand.
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Sweeney
Seattle Brewing & Malting Company
Pattrich
Thief With Deed Sought in Land Robbery Case
A thief who held a deed to 160 acres in Cheyenne county Kansas is believed to be fleeing to the area to sell the land after the robbery of W Ennis office at 414 Jefferson. Ennis reported the burglary Friday and said clothing and blankets disappeared.
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Cheyenne County
Kan
W. Ennis
Jefferson
Ennis
vAP Struck By Car In Crowded Crossing
K Makashina a Japanese man was struck by an electric car on Second at Yeeler Way and taken to Seattle General Hospital on Friday night. He was hurt about the head and unconscious for hours. condition improved on Saturday and he recovered his senses. City Detective Charley Phillips investigated the case as the accident occurred when crossings were crowded and Makashina stepped in front of a moving car.
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California
Oregon
Seattle
Salisbury
Observatory
Alaska
Beattie
K. Makashina
Yeeler Way
Seattle General Hospital
Charley Phillips
Makashina
Boston orator draws 164000 at Ottawa crowd
Forest Park Kansas July 8 Thomas W. Lawsen arrived by special car and was welcomed by reception committees from the Chautauqua and Ottawa Business Men's associations. An estimated 164000 people filled the large auditorium to hear the speaker.
Other Man's Fault Ends in Out of Court Settlement
A carnival grounds dispute culminated Friday in a lawsuit filed in superior court but settled yesterday afternoon out of court. The carnival company was not directly involved as reported, and P. J. McQuaid, contractor for fencing and other work, was slow in paying his workers who then attached carnival property to secure wages.
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Carnival Company
P. J. McQuaid
Mrs Mitchell Missing as Lake Washington Search Expands
John Mitchell leads a large search on Lake Washington for his wife and H F Gibson who vanished after a fishing trip. Rumors of theft and deception swirl, but local officials doubt the drownings are real and suspect a deeper mystery between two families as detectives investigate.
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John Mitchell
Lake Washington
H. F. Gibson
Gibson
J. J. Hambright
Hambright
Gibeon
Lovely chance for damages ends in hotel fire loss
Portland July 8 a "hello girl" failed to connect Mrs Charles Belmont with the fire department due to a missing nickel. The lodging house with 25 guests was gutted as flames pierced the roof after delays from a streetcar and a Southern Pacific train stopped nearby. Loss around 5600 dollars.
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Charles Belmont
Central
Mia Belmont
Southern Pacific
Fourth
Eal
Peace envoy Komura sails from Yokohama aboard Minnesota
Baron Komura, peace envoy, departed Yokohama for Seattle on the steamship Minnesota this morning. The Minnesota sailed at 4 30 p m amid a waterfront demonstration by civic groups and bands. Marquis Ito Premier Kate urn and United States Minister Griscom attended the send off as a 19 gun salute and fireworks marked the occasion. The baron was given a collation aboard before departure.
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Yokohama
Baron Komura
Seattle
Minnesota
Komura
Marquis Ito
Kateurn
United States
Griscom
Handsome Housekeeper Steals Seaba's Money
Henry Seaba of South Seattle reports a stylish housekeeper, Rose Rivers also calling herself Davis, aided by her appearance and fine clothes, took 245 dollars from his home after a few weeks of service. He does not want prosecution but seeks repayment.
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Seaba
Henry Seaba
Seattle
Mourte
Rose Rivers
Davis
South Seattle Votes for Incorporation and City Link
South Seattle residents vote heavily to incorporate as a first step toward annexation by Seattle Beattie proper. The move promises improved police protection and services. Officials elected include Mayor H. W. Newell and Treasurer George McFarland, with council members R. E. W. Small Joseph Doust W. N. Haskell R. W. Redbahn and F. L. Heidrich.
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South Seattle
Beattie
Repulsed Japanese raid repulsed near Saghalien
Reports from St Petersburg say on July 6 a Japanese squadron attacked Saghalienis and tried to land troops. Land batteries repulsed the invaders and the government building and several guns were destroyed by fleet fire. The Japanese retired north. Tokyo reports Oyama noting occasional collisions between scouts along the Fenghwa Kaiyuen and Kwangping roads as the enemy is driven northward.
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Scripps News Aan
ST. Petersburg
Saghalienis
Tokio
Oyama
Fenghwa
Kaiyuen
Kwangping
Deputy Sheriff Rescues Old Friend In Mental Health Crisis
Deputy Walter Lives assisted in restraining Frank Delano, once a neighborhood barber, found violently delusional in a private dwelling. Doctors issued a commitment and Delano was to be removed to Steilae coom Saturday night. Police sought L C Mott and noted his two sons recently arrived from Spokane.
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Walter Lives
Frank Delano
Walt
Lives
L. C. Mott
A. P. Smith
Street Bridge
Spokane
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South Fleet
West Seattle
Wason
Ritter Wilkeson
Tom Morris
J. C
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Wilkeson
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Old Town
Wilkerson
Morris Pouse
Maury
Berghe
Morris
Kustenji
Potemkin
Rowmania
Beasen
Johanna Hosteland
West Kilbourne
Clark
Second and Pike
Hosteland
Washington
Victor H. Olmstead
Associante Statistician
Department of Agriculture
Edwin &. Holes
Weather Forecast
Ateas
Hte
Carson City
Nev
CERO
Ccc
Esyos
Sacramento
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Yuma
Aris
Bow-Wow
MR. Sweeney
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