Benefit Matinee At Flor Theatre Aids Miss
An urgent benefit matinee to aid a struggling woman and her large family is announced. Lead actress Marie Doro and star performers from the Moore, Hart, Bunting, and May will appear in a program at the Flor theatre this week, with acts from the Star and Pantages billed as part of a substantial entertainment package to raise funds.
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Flor x
I. Mouse
Marie Doro
Moore
Bentny Ferris Hart
Emma Bunting
Aileen May
Wil
Savoy
Bill Sykes Murder Trial Shocks Cincinnati Zoo
A sensational report from Cincinnati narrates the alleged killing of Cleopatra the peahen. Bill Sykes is jailed on murder charges after evidence links him to the bird’s death amid a fruitless official inquiry.
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Cincinnati Ohio
Cincinnati Zoo
Bill Sykes
Cleopatra
Sol. Stephan
Mis Sykes
Hii Sykes
Cleo
Deaser
Pat
Bill Bykes
Ligny
Postmaster Russell Lands Bigger Job After Peanut Vendor Caper
The Elks carnival at the AY P. B. fairgrounds drew crowds seeking peanut vendor posts. Boy applicants and adults pressed for easy graft while Postmaster Russell and a clerk fended off the rush. A prankish note about a robber named Ferguson surfaced as the chaos eased.
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Russell
Oscar Oleson
Mr. Russell
Buntier
Close Call as Elevator Drops in Pioneer Building
Frank Powers and Leroy H. Cae narrowly escaped death when a runaway elevator at the Pioneer building on First av and James st plummeted from the rear to the ascend before safety clutches engaged. Both passengers escaped with scratches and bruises. Powers was hospitalized.
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Frank Powers
Leroy H. Caeto
Pioneer Building
James St
Casto
Powers
Cato
Willie Hagland
Seattle General Hospital
B.C. Baird
Fort Law Announces AI Part and Policy Shifts
A clipped dispatch speaks of an AI initiative at Fort Law, tied to a Tate summer program plan. It notes departmental actions, a move to rescind a pity policy, and a broad set of numbers including 480 in campment and 1248 children, with references to G. A. Lake in Utah on July 22.
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Pac
John Montd
Jorgen Jorgenson
Ferguson
United Press
Fort Law
G. A. Lake
Utah
Briefs by Wire Boise Idaho Baptism and Trial Notes
Boise reports Harry Orchard baptized at the f s lary on Day Advent ure. White Plains notes a 20 page Thaw case booklet by Mrs William Thaw with prosecutors and sanity experts bitterly seared. Duluth floods again, 24 hours produce nearly three inches, damage may reach 1. Nearly three inches of l in an hour and 1 halt, wait. Washington revenue cutter Tahonta on the long cruise.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
White Plains
N. Y
William Thaw
Harry Thaw
Duluth
Minn
Foreign vessels must be marked with load under Plimsoll rule
The Port Townsend customs office received an intimation from the U S Bureau of Navigation that after October 1 US trading vessels to the United Kingdom must bear the Plimsoll mark per British regulations. The notice notes where regulations may be found and urges owners and masters to note the requirement.
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Port Townsend
Bureau of Navigation
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States
United Kingdom
Boy Burned When He Falls Into Fire Near Home
Everett Rhoades, a young boy, fell into a bonfire while playing with friends. His hair and clothing burned, but two men in a delivery wagon wrapped him in a blanket and helped extinguish the flames. Attendants reported severe, painful burns but no serious injury expected.
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Everett Rhoades
Afernoon
Bill
Dre
A.D. Kidd
Grant
Tate Nason
W. R. Rhowdes
Park Board
Noted British Army Officers Visit Seattle for Fair
Gen W D Otter chief of staff of the British army in Canada arrives in Seattle with several senior officers. Otter, active since 1866, fought in the Fenian raid and the Riel rebellion, led a 300 mile march to relief Battleford, and served in the Boer War earning a CB. Col RW Rutherford accompanies him, a veteran of the Riel rebellion.
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W. D. Otter
Canada
Cleon, Otter
Ben
Riel
Battleford
Otter
South
Col
Rw.rutherford
No More Smoke in Cascade Tunnel Ends Steam Era
The last steam engine passed through the Cascade tunnel, announced by M. J. Costello, traffic manager of the Great Northern. Electric motors will now operate regularly and constitute all motive power in the era ahead.
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Cascade Tunnel
M. J . Costello
Great Northern
Yarrow Bay
Madison Park
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