Hoodoo Hovers Over Dakota Too In Pacific voyage setback
The Dakota en route from Seattle for the Orient returned to Port Townsend with a disabled port boiler after fog shrouded seas and engine trouble. Supervisor C C Lacey will inspect the damage for prognosis and possible Seattle repairs before continuing.
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Dakota
Minnesota
Star
Port Townsend
Seattle
Orient
Pacific
Supervis
C. C. Lacey
Townsend
Hold-Up Suspects Held After Nebraska Saloon Robbery
J O Overholt, 21, porter, and J W Smith, 26, bartender, are in city jail on suspicion of robbing the Nebraska saloon Sunday night and assaulting bartender R L Thiel. Thiel, unconscious, later found. $680 in checks and money stolen. Police connected two men at Rice's restaurant entrance as suspects.
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J. O. Overholdt
J. W. Smith
Delancey
Nebraska
R. L. Thielman
Schwabacher
Thielman
Adams
Rice's
Will Help the Poor Mother and Her Babes Benefit
Seattle Dramatic club plans a benefit performance at Eagles Hall on July 29 to aid Mrs Strand and her four children. The five month old disabled baby requires constant care, preventing the mother from washing or sending the others to school. Mrs Worth and Mrs Blanchard oversee arrangements, and local church aid shifted to Seattle residents for support.
Mayor Ballinger Orders Tightened Duty in Red Light Districts
The mayor calls for action to “clean out the upper districts” and keep female loiterers out of saloons along First and Pike. He states a red light district exists to accommodate vice and directs the police to improve conditions, prompting opposition from saloonkeepers and concerns of police friction.
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Ballinger
First
Pike
G N Cannot Finish New Depot On Time
The Great Northern railway will not complete the new union depot by the September deadline. occupancy is expected about a year late. The tunnel must be ready by February 6, and trains on Railroad avenue will halt except for limited freight car moves to docks.
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Columbia Street
Chamber of Commerce
Great Northern
Great Northern Railway
Union
Railroad Avenue
Parisian wife fined for disorderly conduct in police court
Marie Gonsolan a Parisienne pleaded guilty to being a disorderly person before Police Magistrate Gordon. She was fined ten dollars the standard city amount. The case recounts desertion of her husband and 14 month old child and a troubled marriage amid allegations of theft and moral risk.
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Marie Gonsolan
Gordon Tuesday Moracing
San Francisco
Marie
Gonsolan
Hhis Resort
State railway commission to tour eastern Washington
Washington's state railway commission will visit the eastern part of the state to collect evidence on complaints from farmers and shippers. From there it proceeds to Deadwood B C to join the national convention of railway commissioners for annual discussions with other states.
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Bellingham
Washington
State Railway Commission
Deadwood
Dollar Club funds aid Lilly family for roof repair
Readers join the Dollar Club to support Mr. Lilly and his needy family by contributing money for a new roof. The Star holds the relief fund in trust until August 10, totaling over 370 dollars, then it will be given to Lilly. J B Johnson donated a ten dollar gold piece.
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Lilly
The
Star
J. B. Johnson
Leach Hotel
Johnson
Dollar Club Members List From Local Ledger
A damaged ledger reads a list of Dollar Club members with small monetary entries. Names include J. W. Mahoney and G. H. Catlara along with entries for A. Bro and John B. Johnson at various locations. The amounts shown are mostly one dollar or ten dollars.
Swedish cabinet resigns amid Norwegian crisis after plebiscite hint
Stockholm reports the Swedish cabinet quits following a special committee finding the government bill unacceptable. The riksdag may negotiate dissolution of the union with Norway if plebiscite results favor it. In the U.S. eight yellow fever deaths are reported in New Orleans with over 100 cases, while Fort Morgan Alabama notes fever cases on the steamship Columbia arriving from Panama.
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Stockholm
Riksdag
Rikedag
Norway
Washington, D. C
Burgeon White
Marine Hospital Service
New Orleans
Fort Morgan
Ala
Columbia
Panama
Cudihee to Run for Mayor in Coming Announcement
Former Sheriff Ed Cudihee plans a formal announcement soon indicating he will seek the next mayoralty. In the report the likely candidate signals a campaign focus on law and order and city leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cudiheer
Cudihee
Sweden Norway dissolution plan and neutral zone proposal
The report urges Sweden to demand a neutral zone with no fortifications and free transit if Sweden and Norway dissolve. It also recommends a $25 million loan to readjust conditions. The corporations committee cancels its Wednesday meeting due to Chairman Bowen absence who is at the Portland exposition. Mr and Mrs E M Shepard thank friends for kindness during grandson sickness and death.
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Sweden
Norway
Corporations Committee
Bowen
Portland Exposition
E. M. Shepard
Regrade Meeting Set Over Jackson Street Petition
An important meeting is planned for Tuesday night at Ben Hurhall Ninth and Yester to discuss the Jackson street regrade. Officials and property owners expect the petition for the improvement to be satisfactory and signing will begin for abutting property owners.
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Ben Hurhall
Ninth and
Yester
Jackson Street
Flood reports in Valdez prove flood scare false
Advices from Valdez received Tuesday morning indicate floodwaters veered away from the town and no further danger is anticipated. Water washed away several shacks but spared the main business area as hot weather rapidly melted the glacier and changed the channel.
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Valdez
United States Signal Office
Valdes
Neighbor’s Puppy Dog Killed After Bite Incident
Mrs. R. A. Graham of 2441 Queen Anne sheltering a puppy dog after her dog bit Georgia Rogers, a 10 year old girl. Mrs. Graham claims the child provoked the dog by entering the yard. To avoid trouble she consents to the animal being killed.
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R. A. Graham
Queen Anne
Georgia Rogers
Weather Forecast: Threatening This Afternoon
The forecast warns of worsening conditions this afternoon with a likely threat of storms. Cooler air moves in tonight and Wednesday, as fresh west winds develop across the region.
Poison Ice Cream Almost Kills Five Campers at Alki Point
Five campers at Alki Point nearly died after eating contaminated ice cream Sunday evening. Dr. Buss, a Ramaker Music relative, helped avert fatalities before medical aid arrived. Health officer will investigate the powdery ingredients and coloring linked to possible poisoning.
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Alki Polot
Buss
J. A. Kamaker
Ramaker Music Company
R. B. Cris
Mra
Hamill
Alki Point
Daniel Buckley
Star
Four Flush Miner Walter Beott Returns to Old Home
Walter Beott, known as the Death Valley miner, arrived in Cincinnati from New York and registered at the Gibron house. He plans to visit Cynthiana, Kentucky, to view his former residence for the first time since 1887. On arrival he invited locals for drinks, flashing a large roll and claiming New York is a four-queue.
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Cincinnati
Walter Beott
Death Valley
New York
Gibron House
Cynthiana
Scotty
Jail Sentence For Senator Mitchell
United States Senator John H. Mitchell was sentenced to six months in jail and a $1000 fine for accepting fees to expedite land patent claims in Washington. The aged Oregon senator faces potential removal from office if the verdict stands, with appeals pending and the case expected to be decided within a year.
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Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Land Department
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Mitchell
Supreme Court
Dinamite Blast Kills Laborer in Washington
C. W. Carlson, 40, of Dalby, Washington, working on road grading at Third and Forty fifth, was instantly killed Tuesday morning when a dynamite blast hurled him after a misfired lighting of sticks. He left a wife and seven children. body sent to Bonney-Watson morgue.
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C. W. Carlson
Dalby
Wash
Carlson
Davis
University Station
Bonney-Watson
Irving Under Bonds In Garver Case Witness Testimony
Benjamin Irving a key state witness in the Sam Garver case was taken to the police court and held on bonds of 100 dollars pending Garver appeal. Irving a Third avenue tailor lived near the Garver home during the diphtheria quarantine and was enticed by Garver with wine under the pretext of soda water. The girl was found ill and intoxicated in Garver's shop by officers. The Victoria steamer of the Northwestern fleet sails with 40 passengers and cargo. Japanese travelers queue for the Queen to San Francisco after coming aboard the Iyo Maru. The steamboat inspection office reports amendments to boost passenger safety while easing some shipowner costs. The Robert Dollar under charter sails to San Francisco with 800000 feet of lumber.
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Benjamin Irving
Sam Garver
Annie Quitchka
Garver
Irving
Third Avenue
Dirigo Arrives With 20 Passengers In Alaska Run
The Alaska steamslip Dirigo docked Tuesday morning after trips from Seward and Valdez. It brought 20 passengers but no gold was reported aboard.
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Alaska Company
Seward and
Valdez
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Cape Flattery
Francke
Locker
Great Northern Steamship Company
Bemis
Ballard News
G. N
Dollar Club
J. W. Mahoney
HM. Catlara
John EB
Johnnson
Leschi Hotel
John D
Pic
Koyal
rHoMmoRs
Utah
Los Ange
KoKomo
Narri
John D. Rockefeller
Theo
Jxfe
McClure
Chauncey Dephew
Wall Street
Senator Depew
Equitable Life
Regrade Meeting
Senator Mitchell
Oregon
Laborer
Victoria
Northwestern Steamship Company
Nome
Nort
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Queen
Robert Dollar
L. H. Gray & Co
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