Millionaire's Wife Hile in Alaska
A remarkable suit filed in the superior court by Mrs. Sarah Roussel against Mrs. J J Healy, wife of Klondike trader Captain Healy, seeks 100 cents in compensation for services as companion, instructress, nurse, and social hostess during five months in Dawson. Roussel claims promised pay, a Klondike claim, and monthly pin money were not delivered. The case, tied to high society figures, sparked local curiosity as Healy family standing is noted. Healy demurred to the complaint at the hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Rusvel
J. J. Healy
Capt. Healy
Healy
Alaska
Roussel
Dawson
Star
Russel
Klondike
Ress
Stmmary Society
City seeks 200 workers at free employment offices
Two hundred men are wanted at once at the city's free employment offices for sawmill hands loggers and railroad men. Wages run from 175 to 300 dollars per day.
Commander Marty Knox Taken From Gunboat to Hospital
Commander Marty Knox of the U S gunboat Concord was removed from his vessel to the Rainier Grand hotel then to Seattle General Hospital. His condition remained poor since arrival and a telegram was sent to his wife at Providence R I asking her to come to his bedside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marty Knox
U. 8
Concord
Rainier-Grand Hotel
Seattle General Hospital
Knox
Providence, R. L
Samuel Hill Arrives In Seattle After Europe Asia Tour
Samuel Hill son in law of James J Hill Great Northern president arrived in Seattle from Victoria on the Empress of Japan after a two month Europe and Asia tour. He met with Seattle Gas & Electric offices and hosted a lunch with Paris banker Robert Lebaudy and others. He declined to discuss local gas rates while signaling an important Seattle Gas Company development. He called the Trans Siberian railway a milestone in trade and anticipated the Manchurian branch opening in December shortening London to Yokohama travel to 2 weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hill
James J. Hill
Great Northern
Seattle
Victoria
Europe
Asia
Great Northern Legal Thee Ant & Wiv
Seattle Gas & the Co
Butler
Robert Lebaudy
Paris
Garton Stiegier
Mr. Hill
Seattle Gas Company
Far East
Hill
Siberia
London
Yokohama
Indians Angry Over Canadian Duty on Canoes
The Indians in Kiukwan and surrounding areas oppose a $4.50 customs duty on every canoe entering Bear Creek from Klukwan. Locals fear escalating tensions and potential uprisings as alarm spreads through Haines and neighboring districts. Dr. Gibona reports widespread concern after returning from Porcupine to Skagway.
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Indiana
Kiukwan
Cupine
Klukwan
Bear Creek
Haines
Gibbona
Porcu- Pine
Skagway
France Marks National Holiday Across the World
The nation celebrates its national holiday with French communities worldwide. The 110th anniversary recalls the Bastille's fall and emancipation of Jews, highlighting historic milestones in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Tolstoy Relapses. Condition Becomes Alarming
St Petersburg July 17 Count Leo Tolstoi the noted author who has been ill with fever has suffered a relapse. His condition is described as alarming by the attending physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Engineer Arrested For Diamonds In Downtown Pawn Shop
C. A. Grogan an engineer was arrested this afternoon by Detective Adama after being found in a downtown pawn shop trying to dispose of diamonds and jewelry. He could not account for ownership and is jailed pending investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Grogan
Adama
Grogan
Accident at Bryant leaves brakeman killed in logging line
Mans Haviey a 27 year old brakeman for Bryant Lumber and Shingle Co. was crushed after falling between cars as a train moved at Bryant about 7 this morning. The president Thos Sanders left Seattle for the scene. Coroner Hoye notified. Bryant lies 50 miles north of Seattle on the Seattle and International railroad. Relative is Mise Rene Orange of Beattie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mans Haviey
Bryant Lumber & Shingle Co
Bryant
Havney
Thos, Sanders
Bryant Lumber & Shine Co
Seattle
Seattle & International
Mise Rene Orange
Beattie
Hoye
Theft of Row Boat From Edenwild Residence
Col. FE FP Edaon reported to police this afternoon the theft of a row boat from his summer residence at Edenwild. The boat had been missing for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
FE. FP
Edaon
Edenwild
Parisian Financier Lebaudy Tours Seattle Stopover
Robert Lebaudy, heir to a famed Paris banking family and holder of about 80 million dollars, visits Seattle en route to New York. He calls Seattle a wonderful young city and plans onward travel with a small party including a valet and French staffer after leaving May 15 from St. Petersburg and Moscow to Irkutsk on the Trans-Siberian Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lebaudy
Seattle
Butler
New York
M. Lebaudy
America
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Irkutsk
Vladi- Vostock
Hearst Blobe-trotters
Pacific
Interior
France
Millinery and Waists Sale At 1107 Second Ave
Hermonthia liner due to arrive tomorrow signals local shopping shift. Cailon M D Pease nton Co announces a special sale on millinery suits jackets and waists at 1107 Second Ave with store events and new arrivals.
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Kommes Liner
Hermonthia
Cailon M. D. Peasenton Co
Second Ave
Living though decapitated case shocks Chicago readers
July 17 Chicago reports the bizarre case of Joseph Burdick at People's hospital after an iron accident left him headless yet alive. Surgeons fitted a breathing device as doctors note no fatal injuries besides massive throat damage and missing larynx. Burdick, 45, with wife and six children, survives and recovers to some extent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Joseph Burdick
Burdtek
People's Hospital
Burdick
Engineer and rival lose lives in Mississippi tragedy
In Anding Mississippi on July 17 A H Palmer a Chicago civil engineer engaged on Illinois Central work and locomotive engineer William Nolan both courted the telegraph operator there. Palmer was shot and killed by Nolan who fled the scene after the fatal confrontation.
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Memphis
Tenn
A. H. Palmer
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
Mississsippi
William Nolan
Anding
Miss
Palmer
Nolan
Description of new colero jacket fashion details
The passage outlines fashion details for a new colero jacket used in dress wear. It describes culpure lace necklines low and rounded, curving up at the back above the corselet, extending under the arma to reveal silk or satin blouse, and a pointed front extending below the valet.
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Colero
Negro Population Holds Its Own in 1968 Census
Washington reports the 1968 census shows the negro population maintaining its place in the nation’s demography. Estimates place the 1890 figure between 9.0 and 9.5 million, with a share around 11 to 13 percent of the total, varying by region and reflecting northern growth and border-state labor dynamics. The piece discusses racial classification, mobility, and the evolving demographic landscape amid longer-standing debates on race and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Congress
Steamship Nelson Arrives With Heavy Salmon Cargo
Immediate arrival at Beattie port after passing the City of Topeka from Skagway. The Charlies Nelson under Captain Schage docked with ten cannery passengers and 136 tons of salmon, Dodwell & Co. remarking no race took place and the Nelson carried a heavier cargo.
Way of the Transgressors in Tenderloin Bar Fight
James Danavan and James Harrison, two Tenderloin bartenders, were arrested by Officers Hubbard and Brown for fighting. After 3 am, the fire department was called to Nineteenth Avenue and Fir Street to put out a small shed fire with nominal losses.
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James Danavan
James Harrison
Hubbard and Brown
Nineteenth Avenue
Fir Street
Just as Young as He Used to Be Judge Cann’s 68th Birthday
Tomorrow marks the 68th birthday of Justice Thomas H. Cann, delaying any court in the Pioneer building. Born in Sinclair county in 1833, he moved to California in 1854 for mining before settling in this state in 1861, making him one of the oldest settlers.
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Thomas H. Cann
Pioneer
Judge Cann
Sinclair County
California
Dainty Delicacies for the Poor Stomach
A mid nineteenth century tone discusses nourishing meals for a dyapetptic person. It suggests affordable options using calf liver cooked slowly with onion and spices, then pureed with butter to form a digestible pate suitable for weak appetites.
Expedition Fails To Find Giant Sloth In Patagonia
London July 17 The expedition to Patagonia in search of the giant sloth returned empty handed after nearly a year on the Cordilleras eastern side. Chief Hecketh Prichard reported finds include remains bearing freshness, a purmanento science discovery and a new linke with many icebergs. Extensive zoological ornithological geological and botanical collections were brought back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Patagonia
Hecketh Prichard
Cordilleras
Building permits issued for multiple dwellings and a hall
The city engineer’s office reports permits for several projects. Mrs Martha A Robinson gets a one story frame dwelling at 1408 Second Avenue West for 1700 dollars. Samuel McKmneter applies for a one story frame dwelling at 618 Eighteenth Avenue for 2200 dollars. John Johnson seeks a one story frame dwelling at 4038 Aurora Avenue for 400 dollars. Madrona Hall Building Association plans a two story frame hall at Twenty first Avenue for 1400 dollars.
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Martha A. Robinson
Second Avenue West
Samuel McKmneter
Eighteenth Avenue
John Johnson
Aurora Avenue
Madrona Hall Building Association
Twenty-first Avenue
MacDowell matinee and Fedora draw crowds
A Saturday matinee features Mel bourne MacDowell and Florence Stone with a souvenir picture. Fedora continues to attract audiences for its modern Paris setting and the love entanglements in Loris Ivanceff’s story, highlighted by a notable Search light hammock scene at 107% Second Avenue.
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MacDowell
Melbourne MacDowell
Florence Stone
Mr. MacDowell
Loris Ivanceff
Mia« Stone
Second Avenue
Seattle Electric seeks changes to Inter-urban franchise
The Seattle Electric Co. asks for changes in its Inter-urban franchise between Seattle and Tacoma. General Manager Dickinson testified before the corporation committee at an evening session. Discussion covered extending lines through Woodland Park, but no action was taken on either issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Electric Co
Seattle
Tacoma
Manemer Dickinson
Corporation
Woodland Park
County Auditor Issues June Warrants for Road and Bridge
The county auditor today issued warrants for June covering current expenses and road and bridge funds. Amounts include 29 408 20 dollars for road and bridge related expenditures.
Six Deaths Proclaimed in Parral Murder Case
In Parral Mexico six men implicated in the murder of Frederick Dael the wealthy American jeweler were sentenced to death. A band member remains at large in Durango as authorities pursue him. Dael’s estate valued at about 60000 will revert to the government if no heirs claim it. The report describes a deceitful deserter who posed as law representative to extort payment and recounts William Conrad's ruse of posing as a missing Australian son to gain aid before the real son returned.
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Parral
Mex
Frederick Dael
Attll
Durango
Deel
Conrad
Australia
Foreclosure of Lincoln New Jersey Town Over Taxes
Jersey City July 17 Lincoln New Jersey founded as a women run town with schools and free collations is foreclosed after receivership. A 1475 building lots sold to Alvah H Clark for 1000 dollars with mortgage, plus two minor lots and a white schoolhouse and other building sold for small sums.
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Jersey City
N. J
Lincoln
Women School Board
Bilas Dewey Drake
United States
James P. Northrop
Alvah H. Clark
Priest chases and caps gambler at New York excursion
In Cornwall Grove Anton Mil, a priest from St Augustine's rectory in New York, pursued two men after a woman reported being abused by “hell game” operators at the fish excursion. One man was knocked down by a right hand blow after evading a punch. Parishioners cheered as the gamblers were driven off the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wm. G. McLaughlin
St. Augustine’s K
Ehurch
Anton Mil
Cornwalton Grove
L. L
Father McLaughlin
Avary
Yamada to Seek Best Port for Cotton Exports
A. Yamada representing Japan Cotton Trading Co of Osaka sails on the Pacific comet to select the ideal port for exporting American cotton and other products to Japan. He will then devote three years to studying American methods, focusing on the cotton industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Yamada
Japan Cotton Trading Co., Ltd
Osaka
Japan
Deserters Use Audacious Tricks to Evade Army Duty
An Irish soldier deserts and disguises as a policeman to roam a south coast town for weeks until exposure. He evades capture, then leaves Ireland, but is caught attempting to escape abroad. A second deserter mimics a pub owner’s debt scheme with a beard and wig to blend in, but his ruse also fails.
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Ireland
Mars
Why Rudyard Got Mad About Autograph Checks
The tale describes Rudyard Kipling in America using check payments for small expenses. Bank balances never added up because many tiny checks were kept as autographs by tradesmen. A framed Kipling check for a case of bottled beer prompted him to burn his checkbook and switch to cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
America
Kipling
Sixth Klondike gold shipment arrives on City of Seattle
The steamship City of Seattle, under Capt. Connell, delivered the season's sixth heavy Klondike treasure run, about 300000 in gold and 200000 in passenger passage. Gold consignments went to Beattie assay office and the Canadian Bank of Commerce. Notable arrivals included Andrew Titford T A King Barr Gua Davidson and Mrs Orton, with many Yukon passengers aboard from the Belkirk arrival.
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Seattle
Connell
Dodwell & Co
Lynn Canal
Beattie Assay
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Andrew Titford
T. A. King. Barr
Gua Davidson
Mra. Ornton
Summer school address outlines exam rules and notices
R. B. Bryan state superintendent spoke to summer school teachers at the High School building and limited remarks to exam certificates regulations. Superintendent B. Cooper will speak tomorrow at 1 44 oclock in his first public appearance in the city. Fred Foster moves to the city comptroller office, to be succeeded by N A Thompson as of today.
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R. B. Bryan
Aler
Bryan
Fh. B. Cooper
Fred Foster
Plee
City Comptroller's
Wein
N. A. Thompson
Steamer South Portland Passes Neah Bay at Dawn
The steamer South Portland passed Neah Bay at 11 46 this morning and is due to arrive in Beatle tonight.
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South Portland
Neah Bay
Beatle
Judge Jenks Speech Sparks New York Law School Debate
Judge Jenks of the New York Supreme Court told the law school that "the man with the furrows on his brow wing against the man with the creases to his trousers every time." The remark reflects a sharp contrast in attitudes observed among students and faculty during a recent talk.
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Jenks
New York Supreme Court
New York Law School
Knight to Lead Cultural College Effort in India
Jewell B Knight of Belche Maes a graduate of the Mas etti Agricultural College appointed by the British government to establish a cultural college in India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewell B
Belche- Maes
Masetti Agricultural College
India
Cultural College
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Chase
Las T. Eb.dition
Hile
A Frraou
Cnun
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Thetis
Nome
Michael
Dunlap Moore
STR
Nelson
Mexico
Greece
Rome
Eix
Daniel DD. Whitney
Brooklyn
Rudyard
Raymond & Hoyt
Ernst Bros
Pike Steel
Green
Hirsch
Firet and
Pike
Prichard Hardware CO
Pike Street
Houghton, Jeweler
First Ave
McLernon
Fuentes
Matzger’s
A. Lindauer Sientike Optacian
Mee Chong & Co
H. T. Turner
Hinckley Block
NNONS
Boston Grocery
Capital
Pert
Columbia Grocery Company
Western Ave
Post ST
Holmes
Packer
Tetlow
Cameline Wisdom
Lyon
Jayne
Stuart
Kilmer
Alcock
Pinkham
Pierce
Golden Medical
Betes
Eeeee
Sveees Kennedy
Swift
Ayer
Paine
Hostetter
Fellows
Boschee
Hall
Shaw
H. H. H. Liniment
Prp & CO
Uthwest
Yukon
Cascade Laundry
Chas. G. Holcomb Optician
Burke Bidg
Cor
Marion
Ll. Angelica
Seattle Transfer Co
First Av
Isles
Starr- Eas
Boyd Bidg
Rhodes Bros
Matin
Pike St
East India Tea CO
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