Convict Leslie Details Jail Break Escape on Vashon Island
Tacoma reports a daring escape case on Vashon Island with convicts George Wade and W T McCarty at large. Mentions a Japanese pair Mat Moor and an associate in British Columbia and Kent rumors of Convict Castle being captured and released. Authorities sweep the island by watercraft as the pursuers close in.
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Mat Moor
British Columbia
Takouch
Wade
McCarthy
Tacoma
Vashon Island
Tom Morris
George Wade
W. T. McCarty
Hopkins
Runaway Convicts Leave Mock Letter at Penitentiary
A letter left at the penitentiary from runaway convicts mocks Warden Hooligan and King Edward VII. They threaten medical neglect blame for Richards death, scorn guards, and hint they may return, noting liberty sauce as nourishment and a tough steel plate obstacle.
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Edward the Seventh
Richards
Prison Break Tale from Tacoma Jail Chief Planner Wade
Convict James Leslie recounts a July escape from Pierce county jail led by Wade. He details planning, gear hidden in roof, tampered alarms, rail to boats, shipboard hops to Vashon and Magnolia, then to Stone's Landing before scattering toward Kent. Leslie cites Wade as mastermind with the Japs assisting.
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Tacoma
James Sealle
Pierce County
Star
Leslie
Kent
James Leslie
Uncle Sam
Wade
McCarthy
Stickney
Noice
Smash Trusty
Point Defiance
Gig Harbor
Vashon Island
der Wade
Millionaire's sweetheart wins Sullivan fortune in Supreme Court
Marie Carrau, affianced wife of John Sullivan when he died, gains the Sullivan estate valued at $500,000 as the U S Supreme Court affirms lower rulings. Sixty claimants failed to file protests within a year, leaving Carrau the undisputed beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sullivan
Sulivan
W.S. Hays
Miss Carrau
Washington
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
Hanford
United States District Court
Seattle
Miss Carrall
Van
Sullivan
Mise Carrau
Superior Court
King County
Undiaoe
No More Beer Picnics Aim to Halt Bellevue Revels
The Anti Saloon League targets Bellevue Washington summer picnics where beer was sold without licenses. Bellevue and lakeside parks reportedly hosted beer by the barrel at bars to serve lake visitors. The campaign seeks to end these practices and curb revenue losses from unlicensed sales.
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Anti-Saloon League
Bellevue
Lake Washington
Lakeside
Jobs Plentiful Amid Labor Boom Says Grout
Labor Commissioner Grout reports this month will surpass last month as job openings rise by about 60 percent from a year earlier. There is ample work in the city, but a scarcity of men for lower paid railroad jobs where wages frequently dip to about 1.40 a day.
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Grout
Tokio
Saghalion
Korsakovsk
Korsakovek
Soloivka
Korsakovak
Labor Shortage Drives Wage Rise Across Industries
Brief OCR fragment notes laborers scarce at current wage, with few workers obtainable at that rate. Indicates rising wages as employers seek to fill positions amid limited labor supply.
Water Shut Off On Twenty Fourth Avenue North
Water will be shut off from 8 a m to 6 p m on Twenty fourth avenue north from East Madison to East Ward streets.
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Twenty-fourth Avenue
East Madison
East Ward Streets
Stolen Gold Dust From Klondike Miner at Victoria Hotel
Stolen items include $520 in cash and 1.5 ounces of fine gold dust taken from a Klondike mining man named STOLEN 8. F. Ranking at the Victoria hotel Saturday night. No trace of the thief has been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ranking
Klondike
Victoria Hotel
Steamship sailings amid heavy Alaska travel demand
The Kosmos line bans expected Wednesday from European and South American ports. Humboldt sails to Skagway Monday evening and Dolphin to Skagway Wednesday morning. Tourists flock to Alaska with crowded boats and full passenger lists ahead of sailing.
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Kosmos Line
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Humboldt
Skagway
Alaska Steamship Company
Dolphin
Alaska
Death crushes Seattle man’s wedding plans in Oakland
RR C Ely, a Seattle area farmer, traveled to Oakland to wed Olive Rowlandson who died before his arrival. Rowlandson, from Toronto, heart failure struck days before the planned ceremony. Ely, devastated, witnessed her funeral and returned to Seattle alone. Her brother is S C Leslie, Canadian Pacific System agent in Boston.
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RR. C. Ely
Oakland
Cal
Seattle
Wash
Misa Olive Rowlandson
Toronto
Canada
Ely
S. C. Leslie
Canadian Pacific System
Boston
Maas
Prosecution Campaign Against Drug Store Bartenders
Under National Superintendent Baker and attorney T. H. Kane a vigorous effort targets local drug stores selling liquor. Several convictions have been gained and more are expected. The liquor trade in suburbs has long supported pill merchants, with sporadic police attempts yielding brief drops in activity.
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National
Baker
T. H. Kane
League
Riplinger
Jef
Fisheries talks underway between Washington and British Columbia
Governor Mead of Washington plans to appoint a three member fishery commission to work with Washingtons fish and game chief on Puget Sound the Straits of Juan de Fuca and the Gulf of Georgia matters. A joint meeting with the Canadian commission will follow once named.
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Victoria
BR. C
Mead
Washington
Dominion Department of Marine
Britissh Columbia
Fish and Game Commissioner
Puget Sound
Straits of Juan de Fuca
Gulf of Georgian
A Million in Gold Attracts Seattle Crowds
A display of gold valued at about a million dollars draws immense crowds to the window of the Scandinavian-American Bank in Seattle. Bank officials deny ownership by Nels Peterson, noting the gold originates from Nome diggings and is not the property of any one person. Three detectives and two policemen guard the yellow metal after it arrived on the steamer Zalanctia.
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Goa
vian-American Bank
Nels Peter
Nels Peterson
Seattle
Zalanctia
Grand Jury Probes Idaho Land Frauds Amid Time Pressure
The federal grand jury in Rose Idaho meets to investigate widespread land frauds with urgency due to looming statute limitations. Indictments are not expected before Thursday.
Bank Clearings and Date Note from 1906 Report
Bank clearings dated July 10 1906 totaled 91749469 dollars. A separate note recalls July 16 1904 fell on a Sunday.
Water Rate Reduction Back On Council Agenda
Councilman Crichton pushes the water and fire committee to revisit a planned July 1 rate cut. Daulton is away, opposition cites need for Ross main funds and city finances. Water Superintendent Youngs City Engineer Thomson and Mayor Ballinger reportedly oppose the cut as water revenues fund other city expenses.
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Crichton
Fire and Water Committee
Daulton
Ross Water
Youngs
Thomson
Ballinger
Auto Scorcher Caught Near Madison and Terry
Detective Kasson pursues a man driving auto No. 163 at excess speed past the Maidson Street corner. A warrant has been sworn out and will be served. Mayor Ballinger and his wife witnessed the incident and can testify.
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Kasson
Maidson Street
Terry Avenue
Basson
Ballinger
After Scalp of Chauncey New York Trustees Name Directors
Grover Cleveland Justice O'Brien and George Westinghouse, trustees of the Equitable, met to decide the new directors. The report is not expected until tomorrow. Senator Depew’s presence on the board embarrasses the trustees who want him to resign, urged by policy holders to demand his departure.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Justice O'Brien
George Westinghouse
The
Equitable
Depew
Resignation of Philadelphia Building Inspection Chief
Philadelphia July 10 Mayor Weaver requests led to Robert C. Hill resigning today as chief of the bureau of building inspection. He is the 15th office holder to quit since the reform movement began.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Robert C. Hill
Bureau of Building Inspection
Diamonds Found on Mrs. Mitchell’s Body in Union Bay
The body of Mrs. Minnie Mitchell was found Sunday morning 900 yards north of the portage in Union Say. Diamonds worth nearly a thousand dollars were discovered in a buckskin sack on the corpse and three diamonds were taken by the coroner. The discovery helps explain the disappearance of Mrs. Mitchell and H F Gibson earlier in the week.
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Minnie Mitchell
H. F. Gibson
Union Say
James G. Harriott
Madison Park
Charles Applegate
Bonney-Watson
James Mitchell
Union Bay
Gibson
Mitchell
Temperance fanatics wreck town with dynamite plot
In Iola Kansas on July 10 an explosion of 150 sticks of dynamite damaged two blocks near the Eagle restaurant and Montgomerys. Eight hundred plate glass windows were broken and more dynamite found behind MacCaulleys restaurant Mott s pool hall and Cataract hotel. W Devlin and W C Stone arrested amid reports saloons openly violated prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacCaulley’s
Mott’s
Humboldt
Man Loses Legal Battle Over City Street Demolition
Fred J. Selber challenged city action after a street plat cut through his home and a roof was torn down. Judge Gilliam ruled the notice proper and no damages owed. Selber then withdrew his appeal and agreed to pay costs, leaving the city in possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selber
William
Gillam
Russians on Run in Far East Theater of Talks
Dispatches report peace talks planned in Portsmouth New Hampshire between Russia and Japan after Washington. meanwhile Japanese forces report capture of Korsakovvek and occupation of Soloivka on Saghalien with few Russian losses. Russian peace commissioner Muravieff to depart for the United States. court martial orders for 24 Russian officers. further occupation updates from Saghalien.
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Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
Russia
Japan
Navy Yard
ST. Petersburg
L. Muravieff
United States
Vienna
Manchuria
Soloivka
Saghalien
California to Chicago special train reaches New Mexico
The Santa Fe special chartered by Walter Scott, the Creofus Cowboy, reached Albuquerque at 9 32 AM and left for La Junta with 100 quarts of champagne aboard. In Las Vegas Scott tipped the engine crew with a $20 gold piece and carnations after a quick refresh and engine change.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Walter Scott
Los Angeles
Chicago
Lajunta
Colo
Scott
Las Vegas
Raton
Glorita Pass
Cigarette Blamed for Major Spokane Fire Loss
A small boy smoking in the basement of F. B. Wright & Co.'s paint and paper store ignited a blaze that caused $91,800 in damage, with $71,000 insured. The fire affected several tenants and left many listed as victims of the incident.
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Spokane
F. B. Wright & Co
Riverside
F. B. Wright& Co
Spokane Dry Goods Com Y
Best Clothing Company
Pohlman-Kipp Candy Company
Crescent Store
Wy. F. Wing
W. M. Williams
Isabelle Kearney
New York Dental Company
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Felon
M'Neill
Fugtives
Marie Carrau
TRE
DEAT
Kustenji
Kniaz Potemkine
Matuschen
Kniaz Potemkin
Sevastopol
Chauncey
Philly
Carroll
Eagle Restaurant
Montgomery's Place
West Street
Fred J. Selber
Baghlion
Korsakivek
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