NetMin Versus Britt Turmoil Looms For Third Clash
San Francisco dispatch notes Battling NetMin as heavy favorite over Britt in a third meeting set for tomorrow night. Odds drift from 10 to 9 to 10 to 6 with money backing both sides, though Britt imitators push price higher toward 10 to 1. Nelson’s prior knockout of Britt fuels sentiment as both fighters rest and prepare for a likely large crowd.
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San Francisco
Altowlitics
NetMin
Britt
Aight
Nelson
Gans
Loge
Legacy Gifts From Loretta Denny To Charity Benefit Seattle Groups
Beneficiaries of Loretta Denny's will express gratitude as 200 Seattle firefighters receive 5000 for injured laddies donations. Florence Crittenden home gets 2000 to equip an unfurnished hospital operating room. Pioneer Association receives 20000 to build a pavilion on property bequeathed by John J McGlivra. Seattle General Hospital and others will apply funds to their worthy purposes.
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Loretta Denny
J. BR. Murphy
Florence Crittenden Home
Pioneer Association
T. H. Cann
John J. McGlivra
Bringhurst
Seattle General Hospital
Ninth Ward Votes To Self Fund Sewer Improvement
The Ninth ward council defeated the claim that the project relied on the general fund. Billy Moorphy's ward argued its property value could bear its own assessment for the sewer work, moving that the measure be laid on the table amid long standing disputes over Ward funds.
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Billy Moorphy
Plan for a nationwide wireless tower network
The United States government awarded a contract to United States Steel for transmission towers to support wireless service in Alaska. A chain of 175 foot towers is planned along the Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Gulf of Mexico.
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New York
United States
United States Steel Corporation
Alaska
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
Fire Flames Devour Index Lumber Camp In Washington
Campers and woodmen near Index flee as wildfires spread through heavy timber. The Index Lumber company camp is destroyed while a deputy fire warden is called to the scene. Battleship Nebraska shown at the navy yard.
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Everett
Index
Index Lumber Company
My Experience as a Strike Breaker in San Francisco
Reporter John Dathan Landor recounts his days riding the San Francisco streetcar system during a strike. He describes how conductors and motormen navigate rigged payoffs, spotters, and company tactics aimed at breaking union solidarity while workers and strikebreakers adjust to new roles and shifting loyalties.
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San Francisco
John Dathan Landor
Seattle Star
Cal
Bill
Drowned University Student in West Seattle Bay
L iand Armstrong a 21 year old University student from West Seattle drowned in the bay near West Seattle yesterday afternoon. He was with Wallace Hebelman and Ernest Wort and was aboard the Zampa towing a canoe when he jumped and fell overboard. The engine could not be reversed and he appeared unconscious as the boat continued. The body had not been recovered despite ongoing searches. his mother and sister watched from the bluffs. He was a former West Seattle high school standout and had worked for the Milwaukee railroad at the time of the accident.
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Iand Armstrong
Charles Armstrong
West Seattle
Wallace and Hebelman
Ernest Wort
Armstrong
Poe
Weat Beattie
Milhwasukee
Suburbs oppose saloon licenses near Alki Point and Riverside
Thirteen petitions with 500 names were presented to the council protesting any saloon license for Alki Point in West Beattie and a Riverside precinct of South Park license for River Park. Largely composed of summer dwellers along the sound, the remonstrance reflects local ward sentiment.
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Alki Point
West Beattie
the Sound
Riverside
South Park
River Park
Hard chase after fleeing man ends in jail
James Thompson a waiter R M Allen a clerk and Louis Covey a cook are jailed on charges of robbing rooms in Manhattan flats. Patrolman Welch pursued Covey and Allen after Thompson was sighted on a fourth floor fire escape where he shed his coat in a tense pursuit.
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James Thompson
R. M. Allen
Louis Covey
City
Manhattan
Welch
Covey
Allen
Thompson
Carrie Heyes
Cavallo criticizes Maud Fealy marriage in Denver letter
A Denver letter from Mrs. Margaret Fealy Cavallo expresses anger at her daughter Maud Fealy's secret marriage to Louis Hugo Sherwin and announces plans to leave Denver. She refutes circulating stories and airs family disappointment in the union.
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Denver
Colo
The
News Today
Margaret Fealy Cavallo
Maud Fealy
Louis Hugo Sherwin
Washington Fire Insurance Company Financial Statement Summary
The semi annual financial statement shows capital fully paid at 250000 00 and a reinsurance reserve of 80620 67 for the New York basin with a Peat WP IOR set at 64622 81. The report describes a healthy financial condition and gratifying growth.
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Washington Fire Insurance Company
New York Basin
Daughter’s Secret Marriage Sparks Mrs Cavallo Clash
Mrs Cavallo condemns her daughter’s secret marriage to a man she deems unworthy not due to wealth but for perceived disloyalty and disapproval of the match.
Lumber group to plan fight over new shipping rates
A five member committee of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association will meet in Seattle Wednesday to adopt a plan to protest rate increases on lumber and shingles. One attorney will be retained to handle the litigation expected after filing with the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Seattle
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tacoma lad held after elopement attempt in Portland
Charles Breckenridge, 17, Tacoma, was arrested in Portland on a charge of abduction after attempting to elope with Grace Nolan, 16, of the city. Grace left on the afternoon train for Tacoma where Breckenridge planned to meet her.
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Portland
Charles Breckenridge
Tacoma
Grace Nolan
Roosevelt and wife to visit Newport August 15
United Press reports President Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt accepted an invitation to Newport on August 15 to be guests of Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Newport
Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Cheap Excursions East Hy Oregon R R Nay Co
Cheap excursion offers from August 8 to 10 and September 11 to 13 to Chicago Louis and Omaha with prices 67.50 and 60 respectively. Stops described as good ninet stopovers.
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Oregon R. R. & Nay. Co
Chicago
Reto Louis
Omaha
Union ‘Ticket Office
Vh. Hytis
Mysterious disappearance rocks Star Paint bookkeeper family
In Dell ingham on Thursday N W Dormer bookkeeper for Star Paint and Wall Paper Co and his wife vanished. Company president C H Dahlen and the Seattle head book keeper arrived to search the local branch but nothing helpful has been found. Supposedly they planned to visit England to claim an estate and may have vanished while traveling.
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Gite
venek_ moe bea
England
South America
Famine Strikes Jamaica Amid Severe Drought
Report from Kingston July notes the central district faces a harsh drought threatening the banana crop. Authorities report famine in St Elizabeth parish with six deaths from starvation. A brief Sunday earthquake caused no damage.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Joas
St. Elizabeth's
Tea promotion at grocer's counter text
A short ad urges customers to buy Schilling's Best tea from their grocer and says money will be refunded if the buyer dislikes the product. The note claims the grocer will return the purchase price.
Captain David Baird Promoted to Marine Superintendent
Capt. David Baird, master of the British steamship Kameric, is promoted to marine superintendent for Andrew Weir & Co. He will assume the position in a week and will operate from Frank Waterhouse & Co. in the Burke building.
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David Baird
Kameric
Andrew Weir & Co
Frank Waterhouse &,Co
Burke
Beigent L Giroux and Wife Split in New York Society
New York July 30 Beigent L Giroux the Bly Nevada mine owner and his wife who have resided in New York have separated. The wife lives at Bretton Hall while the husband is in his Ansonia apartments. Giroux says he contemplates filing a divorce suit after reports of another man’s attentions to his wife.
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New York
Oil Used on Road to Meadows
County Engineer Valentine reports successful use of oil on county roads as a paving test. The first trial covered the main road from iyro Pacific Squadron to Navy Yard, showing promise for improving surface quality and longevity.
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Valentine
Iyro
Dust suppression project moves south of George toward Meadows
Fifty miles of road were treated at a cost of 100 dollars per mile. Dust suppression will last for six months, easing conditions along the route miles south of George toward the Meadows.
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George
Dynamite Plot Foiled at Political Prison
In Odessa on July 30 authorities uncovered a planned dynamite attack at the crowded political prison. A mine was allegedly wired for detonation, with large quantities of dynamite and sulfur found in several cells. The plotters are in solitary confinement.
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Odessa
Prince the Prize St Bernard Recovered After Years Lost
Mr. C. Hauschildt of Wiederhold Light recalls finding his prized St Bernard Prince two and a half years after it vanished while loaned to a neighbor. The show-winning dog was recovered near Anacortes as the Fleet of Battleships visited the Navy Yard.
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St. Bernard
C. Hauschildt
Wiederhold Light Company
Prince
Hauschildt
Anacortes
Man Takes On Dog Tied in Yard Scene
In a yard, a man named Hauschildt tied the dog and assumed responsibility for its appearance and care. The incident centers on the man’s actions and the dog’s welfare in that location.
Park Surfers by 1 A Fire Destroys Forest
A nighttime blaze near a Washington area swept through a forest, destroying trees and brush as responders battled the flames. The incident began from an unknown source and caused damage to the surrounding park and speedway area.
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Landor
United R. R. Co
America
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Frederick & Nelson, Inc
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Enix
Universal
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Wellsville
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Beattie
Redertck & Complete, Housefurnishers, (Incorporated
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Flson Note
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Agency For
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Horthwei Trust
Ssafe Deposit CO
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Savings Bank
Maying
Tfirst Ave
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Paited Press
Seaview Tracts
West & Wheeler
Colman
Downing, Hopking & Ayer Inc. Brokers
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Cline’s Piano
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Clematis
Willie
Jonah
Amelia
Lumbia River
Hanford Ira
Benton County
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Power CO
Seattle National Bank
Columbia
Seattle, Wash
Oxfords
Raymondé Hoyt
Pike Street
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