Russian Mutiny at Sveaborg Fortresses Helsingfors Port
Mutiny of about five hundred officers and men at Sveaborg near Helsingfors spreads from the fortress to the city. Artillerymen seize the fortress while loyal infantry and seamen resist. ships in harbor report unrest as families seek protection. Located in Nyland province on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland near the approach to St. Petersburg.
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Wellingfors Jaty
Jaya
Caar
Aakora
Helsingforste
Nyland
Galf
Finland
81. Petersburg
Ara
Esther Mitchell Not Guilty Says Trial Begins
Esther Mitchell pleads not guilty before Judge Griffin at 10 30 this morning on a murder charge. Portland attorney BR Clark requests a separate trial as crowds watch a girl who shot her brother, while Perry and Fred Mitchell express sympathy in a Portland consultation.
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Esther
Griffin
Murie
BR Clark
Portland
Mixes Mit
Conneil
Maud Creffield
Dari
Clark
George Mitchell
Perry
Fred Mitchell
Weavers Strike Declared Off After Ta rome Meeting
In Ta rome delegates from 26 locals attended an 8:30 PM meeting at Scandia ball where a vote ended the statewide shingle weavers strike. The International union said mills may use labels if desired, but will not insist. Ballard and Everett reports show mills backtracking to open shop operations.
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Maillard
Tarome
Wrilen
Eng
Kvesten-4
Scandia Ball
Shingle International
Mille
International
Ballard
The
International Wassimost
Milia
Milimen
Everett
NRO Leader Don Rust Trial For Patronizing Barber
The local Pueblos union trial committee pressed charges against Rust the Nro leader and secretary of the Labor Temple association alleging he patronized a female barber shop. The case hinges on testimony from barbers union officials and the typographical union executive committee noting rumored patronage. No public decision has been announced and the Labor Temple body awaits resolution.
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Rust
Secre
Barbers’ Union
Ruat Leves
Rip
Pomraphic S Junior
Labor Temple Association
Magicians Union
Derrick Erection Permit Granted in Connecticut
The board of works granted a temporary permit to Fielden Smith to erect and maintain a derrick east of Occidental Ave for handling stone. The permit is conditional on securing the consent of the property owners first.
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the Board of Works
Fielden Smith
Connecticut
Occllental Av
Grand Forks Opens Red River Valley Fair with Record Attendance
Grand Forks North Dakota July 31 Fair opens on the opening day of the Red River Valley expedition drawing hundreds from across the state. The event promises four days of exhibits and activities as the greatest state fair yet staged.
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Grand Fork
N. BD
Prowler Shot. Police Seek Clues in Ballard
Ballard police report no trace of the intruder who was shot by Merc William Houghton of 711 Park Street last Sunday night. Witnesses say the wounded man was seen boarding the first Seattle-bound car the next Monday morning, with investigators unsure of his identity.
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Ballard
Thre Ety
Merc
William Houghton
Park St
Seattle
Steamer Melville Dollar Charter Hit By Non-Union Crew Issues
The steamer Melville Dollar under charter to Schnbach and Hamilton for Nome will load lumber at Mukilteo but the charterers canceled the voyage due to afrika conditions and a non union crew.
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Melville Dollar
Schnbach & Hamilton
Nore
Mukilteo
Nome
July records show increases over last year
The figures list amounts such as 1250 and 970.08 with 116 and 778.72, noting an increase over the same date last year and totaling 134,197.26 in the period.
Grant Has A Hard Head Falls From Seventh And Pike
James M. Grant a Waldorf Construction carpenter fell from the second to the first story during a building rise at Seventh and Pike. He landed head first on concrete and was carried home to 1208 Second Avenue in an unconscious but then revived condition. He is 40 years old.
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James M. Grant
Waldorf Construction Company
Seventh and
Pike St
Second Av
Rees Succeeds King in Great Northern Steamship Firm
W A Rees arrives from St Paul with his wife to take over from Wo W King at the Great Northern Steamship Company. Tomorrow King departs to pursue private interests. Ross becomes assistant passenger agent in Seattle while A L Craig remains general passenger agent at the company.
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W. A. Rees
Wo W King
Great Northern Steam. Ship Company
St. Paul
Mr. King
Mr. Ross
Steam*ship Company
Seattle
A. L. Creig
Great Northern Ateamship Company
Teal Jewels From Trunk Robbery Aboard Train
Mrs. Robert W. Taylor of 1637 Twelfth Ave reports $3006 in jewels and cloth tag stolen from her trunk carried from San Francisco. Private detectives are on the case with instructions from authorities. skeleton key opened the trunk. Taylor's husband, Robt W Taylor, an official of White Pass & Yukon, is in Fairbanks with a party and $326,000 in gold dust aboard the Northern Commercial steamer.
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San Francisco
Robert W Taylor
Prisco Railway
Taylor
Robi W. Taylor
White Pass
French steamer Admiral Jaureguiberry docks and sails
The Admiral Jaureguiberry, the second French steamer to arrive in this port, reached Wine rew this morning and will be in port Thursday. It will carry a general cargo for Central America.
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Jaureguiberry
Winerew
Centre America
Hold Reunion Tomorrow for G A R at Woodland Park
King County Veterans association plans a large reunion at Woodland Park to push securing the Grand Army encampment for 1909. The program includes speeches by Benator Piles, Representative Humphrey, Senators Beott and Carter, and Department Commander C. B. Dunning.
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King County Veterans’ Association
Woodland Park
G. A. BR
Benator Piles
Humphrey
Beott
West Virginia
Carter
Montana
C. B. Dunning
Washington
Canal completion plans and bond issue remarks
James A. Moore predicts 18 months to two years for canal completion and says all plants should be operating within two to three years. He notes readiness to start work once the bond issue passes as plans for two dredgers, to be built in Seattle, are perfected.
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James A. Moore
Heattle
Roosevelt Declines Third Term In Letter to Public
A dated 1904 letter from Secretary of the Treasury William Loeb confirms President Roosevelt will not seek a third term. The Peoria Herald Tribune editorial urged a third term and prompted the public expression of the president’s stance.
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Proria
Roosevelt
Loeb
Deat
Oyster Bay
L. L
Medam
William Loeb
Peoria Herald
Tran An
Ses
Kinney
Wantage of Show Window Proposed by Seattle Merchants
A Seattle merchants group plans a Wednesday night meeting at the Commercial Club to seek city action permitting window displays on sidewalks. Led by Julie Wolf of the Pair department store, they say current rules hurt sales and force costly show windows.
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Seattle
Commercial Club
Coscomsions
Juline Wolf
Pair
City Trolley Plan Seeks 7 1/2 Million Construction Funding
Seattle engineers led by City Engineer Thomson back municipal street railway plans. The report estimates 286 fares per capita yearly with 163,955 population yielding 47,891,191 potential rides but 99,010,688 actually paid, leaving 8,480,443 rides undeveloped. Plans outline routes, mileage, and phased costs totaling 7,579,940 with 750,000 in 1907 and 1,022,000 in 1908, aiming for a self supporting nucleus of 20 miles.
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Hanford & Blackwell
Civil Engineers of
Seattle
Thomson
Hanford & Mackwell
Beattie
Unclear Death Scene Stumps Investigators
A newspaper fragment offers no clues to the victim's identity or the cause of death leaving investigators without a clear lead.
Injunction Hearing In Seattle Lumber Case Extended
The injunction proceeding of the Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company against Local No. 12 of the International Shingle Weavers Union is continued until September 24. A cablegram from Director General Pat Nadeau of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition confirms the party reached Dawson and held an enthusiastic meeting. From Dawson the party plans to move to Fairbanks.
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Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing Company
International Shingleweavers’ Union
Gen‘epat Nadeau
Alaska- Yukon
Dawson
Pairbanks
Two Steamers From North Arrive With Gold Dust Load
The City of Beattie and Spokane Kane arrived at 4 AM carrying first class passengers and $125,000 in gold dust from Treadwell. Beattie to sail for Alaska on its regular northern run tomorrow night. Spokane to call Thursday at 8 AM with a full eastern tourist load.
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City of Beattie
Bpokane
Seattle
Alaska
Beattie
Treadwell
San Francisco
Spokane
Lake Union Bridge to be Replanked Pending Canal Decision
The city council will consider an ordinance to fund replanking of the Lake Union bridge from Western mill to Fremont. The project is temporary, pending canal decisions and lake level determinations tied to bond votes. Engineer Thomson noted plans for five bridges across the canal and awaited federal action.
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Sistant
Jeffery
Lake Union
Western Mill
Fremont
Board of Public Works
Lake Washington Canal
Se Loth
Stadiatemmiasione
Salmon
Thomson
Goa
United States Enginers
Fife
James A. Nad
Johnson Fights 3-Cent Fares In Cleveland Transit Clash
Mayor Tom Johnson confronts the Cleveland Electric Railway and a new Municipal Transit Co over 3-cent fares and streetcar franchises on Fulton Road. Police and workers clash as track relocation and injunction battles unfold while city aims to control transit.
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Cleveland
Tom Johnson
Cleveland Elect Railway Company
Johnson
Pany
Cleverland Electric
Concom
Concon
Municipal
Fulton Road
Vital Ink
Conncil
A. B. du Pont
Ford
Tom
Lowest bid to remove earth on North Forty-third Street
The board of works received a bid of thirty five cents per cubic yard to remove 106000 yards of earth on North Forty-third Street but did not award the contract at that price. Property owners in the district will be consulted and the matter taken up again Saturday for their input on the price.
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Board of Works
North Forty-third St
Water Main Contract Let for Major City Project
Stirrat and Goets bid 86769.50 to lay a large city water main on Rath road and Western avenue. The engineering department estimated 63500, but plans changed. Western avenue pipe size increased to 20 inches and hydrants adjusted for higher discharge. The new hydrants and pipe are intended to enable rapid flooding of structures along the avenue in a fire emergency.
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Stirrat & Goets
Ratt Road
Ava
Western Av
Teamster J Henry Severely Injured After Pike Crossing
A teamster named J Henry was severely cut while crossing Pike late last evening when his Broadway car and team were involved in a wreck. The wagon was demolished but Henry escaped with no serious injuries. The Steamer Pennsylvania sailed from St Michael last Sunday and is expected to leave today for Saasmia.
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Pike
J Henry
Henry
Pennsylvania
St. Michael
Saasmia
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Humboldt
Fairbanks
Northern Commercial Company
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