Vladivostok Squadron Sighting Sparks Pursuit by Japanese
Telegrams from Tokyo and London report the Vladivostok squadron sighted off the island of Iden and near the Tokyo Bay entrance. Japanese cruisers pursued Russian vessels, with later reports placing the Russians east of Tengayu and then in the Tsugura straits as Jap ships reportedly withdrew. The Gaelic headed for Yokohama after Midway Island stop orders, with Occidental and Oriental allowing the captain to risk capture.
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Tokio
Province of
Ten
Ima
London
Daily Times
Toklo Sare
Vladivostok
Iden
Bay of
Vladi- Vostok
Tengayu
San Francisco
Midway Island
Yokohama
Occidental and Oriental Steamship Company
Im Korea
Plan 10 Make It A Beehive Of Industry Exposition
Plans advance for a two week industrial exposition in Seattle under the Western Central Labor Union starting August 29. Space on the old university grounds will host displays from city manufacturers showing raw materials to finished goods, with contests, demos, and an exposition queen race backed by unions and local firms.
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Western Central Labor Union
University Street
Third Avenue
Union Street
Seneca Street
Fifth Avenue
Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Washington
British Columbia
Tacoma
Everett
Vancouver
B. C
Japs Resume Advances in Russian Front
Japs resume advances at Daicoen with attacks on the Russian right flank. Japanese infantry pushed along the railway line with a temporary halt at 1 o clock, then resumed in the afternoon under Gen. Oka’s army. General Sakaharoff reports the advance reached Daicoen before being checked.
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Hai Cheng
ST. Petersburg
Sakaharoff
Oka
Daicoen
Rumor Of War Claims Britain May Fight Russia
A July report from St Petersburg says England plans to go to war with Russia if Russia insists on free warship passage through the Dardanelles. The article notes the rumor comes from Petersburg and concerns the potential right of passage and future conflict.
Excelsior Social Club Incorporation Filed in County Office
Articles of incorporation for the Excelsior Social club filed this morning by Attorney Mawkins. Officers named: Warren Campbell president Frank Davis vice president and A L Campbell treasurer. Club aims to amuse and benefit its members. Paris note: papal nuncio Laurensilie told his presence in Paris is no longer required.
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Excelsior Social Club
County Auditors
Mawkins
Warren Campbell
Frank Davis
A. L. Campbell
Paris
Laurensilie
Miss Cross Sues Lander for $5000 Damages
Miss Lillie Cross, confined to bed from injuries she says came from an assault by L. O. Lander, Vashon island rancher. She sues for $5,000. Lander, who claims he once belonged to the Jesse James gang, allegedly beat her after she refused marriage. He also sought a search warrant to inspect her trunk for hidden belongings.
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Lillie Cross
L. O. Lander
Vashon Island
Lander
Jesse James
Miss Crosa
Actress Robbed at Comique Theatre
Actress Gertrude Stevens reports a theft at the Comique Theater dressing room last night. A gold Alaska brooch shaped as a gold pan with a log cabin, pick and shovel, and gold nuggets was taken. Police have a suspect description and a warrant was requested.
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Gertrude Stevens
Northern Hotel
Comique Theater
Alaska
Marriage Licenses Report From Seattle Area
Marriage licenses issued for individuals including Mathison aged 22 and Borg 20 from Seattle Olson 20 and Sarah Huey 17 both of Seattle Charles Bengal 20 and Sarah Huey 17 Seattle Turner Parker 27 and Dorothy Hrevort 20 Seattle listed in city records.
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Mathison
Borghold Olson
Seattle
Charles Bengal
Sarah Huey
Turner Parker
Dorothy Hrevort
Fake Port Arthur fall story circulated by Hearst sheet
The Star reports a phony dispatch printed on a high carved type sheet claiming Port Arthur fell. Receipts show the rumor was unreliable and the article was offered as legitimate news. The Star notes earlier rumors from July 0n no official Japanese location indicating any fall.
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Hearst
Port Arthur
Star
The
Port Ar
Night Robbery Near Georgetown At Tacoma Track
George A Price of 1 Battery Street reports being held up by three armed men between Georgetown and a Tacoma track yesterday afternoon. He says the assailants knocked him down with rocks, stole valuables, and left him badly injured but coherent enough to describe the event to police.
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George A. Price
Battery Street
Georgetown
Price
Tacoma
Nat Ptockis
Two Wrecks Leave Two Men Dead
A freight wreck near Wenatchee yesterday evening killed John McClourty an Everett man and injured another while derailing train No 218. McClourty a Delta Lodge member died near the Wenatchee river bank. Perry Randall the fireman escaped by jumping. A separate accident near Magon Creek killed Great Northern brakeman Woe Redford whose body was brought to Everett. The dispatch notes the fatalities and unsettled details while Beirut reports British ships arriving. Rear Admiral Converse was formally appointed to succeed Admiral Taylor.
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Leavenworth
John McClourty
Wenatchee River
MeClourty
Everett
Delta
Columbia
Hverett O
Perry Randall
Firun
Gui Te
McQourty
Pr. W. Redford
Great Northern
Magon Creek
Per
Eight Pendleton prisoners escape from jail hole
Special to The Star reports eight prisoners escaped from the Pendleton Oregon jail last night by cutting a hole in the floor. All had been jailed for minor offenses.
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Pendleton
Ore
Cut and Clubbed Fatal? River Attack Leaves Boy Alive
In Caped result cutting and clubbing between two boys named Smith and Rambo on the upper Fimon river ends with Smith stabbing and clubbing Rambo. The injured boy is revived by cold river water and swims ashore. Smith is jailed in Weiser Idaho.
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Weiser
Idaho
Smith
Rambo
Fimon
Burglar Alarmed Woman In North Melrose Home
Mrs W W Wheaton of 516 Melrose avenue north woke to a burglar in her home and hid under cover. The thief stole clothing and a small amount of money, which was later found near the house left by the intruder.
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Mra
W. W. Wheaton
Melrose Avenue North
Suit Won By Church In Seattle Regrade Case
A jury in Judge Hanford's court awarded $6,500 in damages to the board of missions of the First Methodist Protestant church. The city of Seattle was ordered to pay for damages from the Pine street regrade. The trial concluded on the third day with the plaintiff originally seeking $20,000 and the verdict reduced from $5,599 to the final amount after ruling the church suffered damage as a church entity rather than solely to real estate.
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Manford
Board of Missions
First Methodist Protestant Church
Seattle
Pine Street
Hanford
Elliott Returns to Seattle After Tacoma Visit
President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific toured Seattle with a lunch at the Rainier club hosted by Jacob Furth. The party inspected Seattle holdings yesterday, traveled to Tacoma last night, and plans to resume work there Monday before heading East on Monday morning.
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Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Tacoma
Jacob Furth
Rainier Club
East
Peaceful at Strike Centers Amid Labor Tensions
Chicago report notes a quiet strike morning as 400 strike breakers join Packers with no union interference. Labor leaders meet Transit Co officials over stock handlers without result while Sheriff Barrett refuses to intervene. A federal case may follow if stock handlers strike. Allied Trades council forms a permanent strike committee led by Matthew Carr and J L Tracy. In Omaha two carloads of strike breakers enter the Swift plant as a test case with troops present.
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Chicago
Sheriff Barrett
Blarrett
Transit Company
Public Service Corporation
Allied Trades Council
War
Matthew Carr
Coopers’ Union
J. L. Tracy
Carworkers’ Union
Donnelly
Omaha
Swift
Schmidt Divorce Over Adultery In Superior Court
Barney Schmidt won a divorce on infidelity grounds from Pauline Schmidt who had named P. H. Nelson the street preacher as co respondent. Schmidt testified he was in Alaska last year and learned of his wife infatuation and left her. He received custody of their five children after she deserted them. the suit was allowed by default. Nelson’s wife had previously secured a divorce and the preacher faced a related adultery conviction and prison sentence.
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Barney Schmidt
Pauline Schmidt
P. H. Nelson
Nelson
Schmidt
Alaska
Anarchist Plot Ties to Plehve Assassination Worldwide
Reports from St Petersburg and Vienna detail a widening anarchist plot beyond the killing of M von Plehve. Cited targets include the czar and top ministers. In Berlin rumors place M Witte offered interior post. In New York a Cooper Union rally cheers Plehve’s death. Rome sees a small anti Russian student demonstration with arrests.
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Berlin
M. Witte
New York
M. von Plehve
Cooper Union Hall
Vienna
Council of Mineisters
Rome
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