Officials list Columbia disaster dead reaches seven dozen names
Officials of the San Francisco and Portland Steamship Co announce an official death list from the Columbia wreck. The tally shows 57 passengers and 46 crew dead, with many children unrecorded. Survivors primarily came from the Rider and Shelter Cove landings. The inquiry opens as ports report survivors arriving aboard the City of Topeka and Elder ships.
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United Press
Mancisco
San & Portland Steam Co
Colum
Walted Press
Gan Francisco
Col Wa
Portland
A. Spieler
W. C. Todd
Todd
C. Zianos
H. D. G. F. Wilson
Hattie Wright
Roland Co
A. Winslow
Waller
Edna Wallace
Bessie
Ongi White
K. Young
C. W. Merril
M Nake
Nellie Nake
Parsons
J. Cremus
George Yo
Clara Schall
Constance Sheroed
Seales
J. D
Spring May Stone
F Stiva
J. Bechman
EB. Butler
Gertrude Butler
J. Hendra
J. & Best
Mies A. Ber
San Francisco
San Francisco & Portland Steamship Co
Columbia
Shelter Cove
San Pedro
Topeka
Eureka
Grand Jury Investigator Network Aims to Clean Local Politics
The Renton Hill Improvement Club spearheads a grand jury investigation into public offices and graft. A conference committee will hear reports from area volunteers while restricting focus to public officials and potential ties to business houses, with future scope pending.
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Renton Hill Club
Bobe Renton Hill
Membe
Grand Jury
Renton Hill
Bogardus
Tugboat Men Fight Regulations In Puget Sound
Puget Sound tugboat workers challenge new U S inspectors rules seeking changes. Supervising Inspector John Bermingham called to handle the emergency. The protest centers on a regulation requiring two licensed pilots and two engineers if a vessel sails more than 13 hours.
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Puget Sound
United States
Washington
John Bermingham
Willing to Die Poor Not to Live Alone by M F Jones
M F Jones of an outlying edge of the city plans to give away land to neighbors in exchange for companionship. He seeks charitable locations and promises support, aiming to relieve his solitude through neighbors and even a dog hospital if needed.
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M. F. Jones
Fis
Station
Ros
Wait- Whion
Young Chris Union
Young Womach Association
Jones
Carnegie
Mr. Jones
Raverina Station
Steamer Santa Ana Brings Record Iron Load for Catalla Railwork
The Santa Ana departed for Catalla with over 1,000 tons of iron and two massive steam shovels for the Catalla railroad project. Also aboard were a number of retired cars to aid the construction efforts.
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Santa Ana
Catalla
On & E
Depot and trestle burn in Port Townsend
The Northern Pacific railway depot at Port Townsend Washington and several hundred feet of new trestle work were burned to the ground. Fire department efforts to save any part of the structures were unsuccessful.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Northern Pacific Railway
Artillery Companies To Be Organized In Port Townsend
Col George Cummings issues orders for 28 new artillery companies nationwide with two to be organized locally. The 149th will form at Fort Casey from the 63rd as nucleus and the 160th at Fort Worden with transfers from the hind company. August 1 set for creating the new conv ens.
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Port Townsend
George 8. Cummings
Fort Casey
Fort Worden
Collision in fog ties San Pedro and Cob ship in late night incident
First engineer William Jackson recalls a cold foggy night when the San Pedro and the lumber schooner Cob collided amidships after midnight. The San Pedro backed away after a light grind and witnesses struggled to distinguish figures in the dense haze. Gustavus H. Thiel, founder of Thiel Detective Service, died in Chicago.
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William Jackson
Smith
Doran
San Pedro
Gustavus H. Thiel
The
Thiel Detective Service Company
Chicago
Secretary of the United States Secret Service Dies
The obituary notes the passing of a longtime official who served as secretary of the United States Secret Service Bureau during the Civil War, marking a notable period in federal protection history.
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Terday
United States Secret Service Bureau
Black Hand Society Secrets Revealed Confession Linked to Armenian Spy
United Press reports Hedros Mampartzoomian, alleged assassin of Ta VYeshankhan, confessed to a Black Hand membership and listed victims marked for death. An Armenian spy allegedly shared the cell and secured the confession, with arrests promised.
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United Press
New York
Hedros Mampartzoomian
Ta Vyeshankhan
Blackmath*society
Ale
Hampartzoomian
Mill Worker Kinne Killed In Shaft Accident At Ballard
George Kilne aged 26 assistant engineer at Stimson Mill Ballard died after being thrown from a revolving shaft while oiling machinery. He was found beneath equipment with multiple injuries. Coroner Carroll conducted the inquiry with Kilne’s mother and sister present.
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Stimson Mill Company
Ballard
George Kilne
Kilne
Ine
Hallard
Maker At
Carrol
New City Building Struggles With Structural Faults And Tragic Inquest
Margaret Magill claims her mother killed herself and exonerates her father Fred Magill while his wife stands accused of murder. The new city building at Fifthay and Yesterway faces major structural failures requiring extensive rework costing around 1500 to 1600 dollars. Steel frame bases were misinstalled, walls bulge, and north wall alignment is off by a foot prompting removal and replacement of multiple columns and bracers.
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United Press
Clinton
Margaret Magill
Pet Magill
Fred
Margaret
Miller
Mother
San Diego
Fifthay
Yesterway
American Bridge Company
Tolt Power and Transportation Co Seeks Eminent Domain
The Tolt Power and Transportation Co files a petition in superior court to condemn land along the Tolt River. The land is largely owned by the Weyerhausers and the Thomas Irvine Timber Co.
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Tolt Power and Transportation Co
Tolt River
Weyerhausers
Thomas Irvine Timber Co
Darrow Presses Case In Final Idaho Plea
Clarence Darrow, exhausted but vigorous, resumes a high tension closing plea in the Col orade troubles case. He blames mine owners for the outbreak and argues witnesses like Simpkins and Orchard lied, challenging the state’s charges and the use of Mayer and McParland in the defense strategy.
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Haywood
Robe
Idaho
Clarence Darrow
Simpkies
Darrow
Federation
Bradley
Canadian carnival removes American flags amid union jack display
In Ottawa on July 25 a carnival used two American flags with the Union Jack and other decorations. A citizens committee ordered the Stars and Stripes removed, preferring to avoid trouble and ensure a peaceful event.
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Ottawa
Ont
Luna Park Faces License Fights Over Seattle Ban
Luna Park in West Seattle faces a $1000 bar license and about $25 per 12 to 15 show license fees as Seattle plans license hikes. Inspectors warned park owners to pay by Monday, while local rules may bar saloons in parks and certain small games. The park plans to lobby for concessions at a license committee meeting.
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Seattle
Luna Park
Marsh
License and Revenue Committee
Lcense
No Demand for Jamestown Stamps
Seattle post office workers report virtually no demand for the government stamps issued for the Jamestown Exposition. Only a few one cent stamps sell while two cent and larger denominations see little use. clerks say residents do not realize there is an exposition this year.
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Cial
Seattle
Stamp Department
Big Hotel Planned for First Avenue
James W. Morrison negotiates a 26 year lease for the MacDougal Gall & Southwick building at First and Columbia. He seeks two extra stories and a basement grill room as the cornerstone of a first class Pacific coast hotel costing about $100000 in improvements. The owners M Gottstein and Harry Silver bought the property for $325000 within the past year.
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James W. Morrison
MacDougall & Southwick
MacDougall & Southwick Co
First and Colum
Morrison
Pacific Coast
Mr. Morrison
Bost
M. Gottstein
Harry Silver
Ravensdale carnival of crime leaves town shaken
Thirteen arrests since Monday in Ravensdale King County mining town amid shootings and stabbings. A miner Lou Thomas fought with his wife Sarah and attempted to cut her throat with a table knife. Deputy Sheriff Matt Starwich and CG W L Rogers brought him to jail. Other arrests were for fights and related offenses.
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Ravensdale
King County
Lou Thomas
Pute
Sarah Thomas
Thomas
Matt Starwich
CG W L. Rogers
Foolish man unleashes streetcar wreck and rail damage
In Bellingham on July 25 a man believed to be Barkley McCutcheon stole a streetcar and derailed it into the Squalicum Creek valley. He then damaged two Great Northern locomotives in the roundhouse, causing about $5,000 in losses. McCutcheon had earlier stolen a Great Northern train.
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Bellingham
Wash
Barkley McCutcheon
Squalicum Creek
Great Northern
Round House
McCutcheon
St Paul May Build to Western Canada
Winnipeg reports the Chicago St Paul Milwaukee line plans to extend into Western Canada next year to align with Hill interests. A.R. Eddy, a chauffeur, was arrested for forging a 26 dollar check cashed at Viretay Saloon.
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ST. Paul
Western Canada
Winnipeg
Man
Chicago, St. Paul & Milwaukee Road
Canada
Hill
A. R. Eddy
American Hank & Trust Co
Pian Dahlia Show in Seattle Planned
Dahlia growers in Seattle prepare for an exhibition next month featuring striking specimens and blooms to be displayed for the public and judges.
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Seattle
Nine Die as Harbor Strikers Clash with Police
Nine men were killed and many injured in a confrontation between harbor strikers and police in Buenos Aires on July 25. The clash followed tensions in the harbor area with protests and reported involvement by crowd elements.
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Buenos Ayres
Ward charged with manslaughter in Senate staff death
Detroit July 25. A warrant charges State Representative Charles I Ward with manslaughter in the death of Edith Presley a proof reader for the Michigan senate. An inquest found the death the result of a criminal operation. The legislator is willing to face the charge.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles I. Ward
Edith Presley
Michigan Senate
Socialists Split By Faction War In Seattle
The Socialists of Seattle are torn by a factional dispute. The state committee denounces the local body as unrepresentative and disloyal and orders turnover of property and funds, led by Walter Thomas Mills who faces a power struggle with Herman F. Titus. Mills was elected Twelfth ward delegate but denied a seat.
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Seattle
Hans Wagner
Cincinnati
Walter Thomas Mills
Mills
Herman F. Titus
Mr. Mills
Twelfth Ward
Nomination Drama Behind Riplinger Mayoral Bid
A 1906 to 1908 Seattle mayoral nomination story ties Honest John Riplinger to the Seattle Electric Company and its bid for monopoly on Westlake boulevard and North Secondary routes. It notes conferences in Paul and Kinnear offices, consultations with Jacob Furth, and a planned push to control city administration. The piece previews Riplinger's later defeat by William Hickman Moore and highlights the franchise battle shaping Seattle politics.
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Jacob Furth
Riplinger
Smith
Ment
Brith
John Riplinger
Seattle
Seattle Elec Inte Company
Velty
Mhereby
Thad
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