McKinley Not Guarded as He Drives in Washington
The article notes President McKinley often drives alone with his wife and a footman, arguing such outings rival historic presidents like Grant and Harrison for public enjoyment. It contrasts safety concerns with the president’s view that detours are unnecessary and emphasizes Washington DC area scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
McKinley
Grant
Harrison
District of Columbia
Maryland
White House
Cleveland
Harrigan
Kinshin Maru and Skookum Freight Movements at Skagway
The Kinshin Maru has begun discharging cargo including rice tea and curios at Thure Bay before its Orient call. The Excelsior sails tonight carrying 12 Coast & Geodetic Survey men to Cook Inlet and 65 passengers toward glaciers. The Port Arthur arrives in San Francisco en route to Seattle replacing the Gerome. Cartier Dove chartered for St Michael with no passengers. Local markets show Halibut abundance as Walla Walla sails to San Francisco and Umatilla returns. The 1981 ton barge Skookum loads freight for Skagway including rails hay and timber with 1200 Stew rails and 12 060 ft of lumber plus 4½ head of cattle for Dawson via Skagway Bennett and Dawson. The Skookum departs Wednesday towed by the Pioneer.
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Port Thure Bay
China
Japan
Excelsior
Cook Iniet
United States Coast & Geodetic Survey Expedition
HM. P. Ritter
Ores
Prince William Sound
Cook Inlet
Abercrombie
Skookum
Alaska Barge Company
Yester
Skagway
White Posse & Yukon
C. W. Thebo
Dawson
Bennett
Seattle
Pioneer
Met the Wrong Man
Thomas Fitzpatrick of 12% Halsted was held up by two men at Boston avenue and Halsted in broad daylight. He fought back, tackled the robbers, and recovered the revolvers, forcing them to flee. He did not immediately notify the police.
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Chicago
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Halsted
Boston Avenue
Fitzpatrick
Glass Factories Close for Summer in Frankton
FRANKTON Ind June 2 Next Monday the three window glass factories will quit work for the hot season and most workers will depart for the east. The plants employ over one hundred men with earnings above two dollars daily and over one hundred fifty men earning more than a dollar daily. The closures will greatly reduce business in the town, with hopes to resume on September 1.
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Frankton
Ind
Thin City
Excursion to Tacoma Leaves Yesler Wharf Sunday
Advertisement notes a excursion steamer from Yesler Wharf at a.m. to Tacoma Washington. Round trip fare is fifty cents. The listing mentions a beet offered to Prattva Orchard Addison.
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Tate
Washington
Yesler Wharf
Hound
Tn Vratva
Coloneots
Seattle
Tacoma
Everett Se
Edmunde Me
Colman Dock
Scott
Fatal result of a joke in Paterson carhouse incident
New York dispatch reports Frank Medill died after a shock in a Paterson Railway carhouse attributed to a practical joke. Joseph OCrant and Christopher Ashfield were arrested for manslaughter as investigators consider a live wire connected to a soap tub caused Medill’s death. Autopsy notes a fatal electric shock pending full probe.
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New York
Frank Medill
Paterson Railway Company
Paterson
N. Y
Joseph Ocrant
Christopher Ashfield
Metiride
Grant Eimite
Medill
Prisoners Escape From Columbia Jail Highlighted By Ventriloquist Trick
Three inmates John Lewis Chas Nealy and William T Jones escaped from the Columbia jail. Lewis a ventriloquist allegedly used voice throwing to terrify others aiding the escape. Local authorities detained suspect Sullivan Lyons as part of the investigation. Also notices Pratt's Orchard Addition real estate offer by Holman and Robinson.
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Columbia
John Lewis
Chas, Nealy
William T Jones
Lewis
Itte
Pegro
Sullivan Lyons
Pratt
Holman & Robinson
Columbia Street
Berkeley Prohibition Ordinance Enacted For One Year
Berkeley votes to ban saloon licenses for one year starting October 1 1899 with revenue loss offset by pledges from J In Marber and A W Nay lor to pay 1800 dollars into the town treasury The measure prohibits sale or gift of any vinous malt or alcoholic liquors within the college town and imposes a licensing freeze on saloons.
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Berkeley
Peasion
Temperance People
College Town
J. In
Marber
A. W. Naylor
Epidemic Fear After Reported Smallpox Case
A suspected smallpox case is reported to the state board of health by Dr. Coble of Westerville. Perry Yantee, postmaster at Central College, twelve miles north of Columbus, is ill after a business visit to Yantee’s village store. Yantee’s mail handling at Westerville prompts concern over possible spread.
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Columbus
Elate Board of Health
Coble
Westerville
Perry Yantee
Central College
Yantee
Businew
Jury Selected to Assess Damages in County Power Line Case
In Tacoma yesterday about an hour was spent choosing the jury to appraise damages in the action of Bacqual mie Falls Power company against Pierce county over a right of way for its power line along the county highway from the King county line to Tacoma. Jurors drawn include A. W. Stewart Samuel T. Hurr W. Snyder J. D. Merricks Frank A. Pinning George F. Atkinson J. W. Behave N. J. Hard Laurence Turball W. E. Nanery F. M. Berry and F. P. tmy.
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Tacoma
Bacqualmie Falls Power Company
Perce County
King County
A. W. Stewart
Samuel T. Hurr
W. & Snyder
J. D. Merricks
Frank A
George FE. Atkinson
N. J. Hard
Laurence Turball
W. BE. Nanery
F. M. Berry
Czar Plans Reforms Include Prison Modernization
VIENNA June 3 The Czar intends to abolish deportation to Siberia and has begun a general prison reform plan adopting modern arrangements used in other countries. Homeseekers' paradian. Pratt's Orb Add
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Vienna
Siberia
Young Columbus Boy Fatally Injured by Running Horse
Robert Orr, youngest son of William Orr of Columbus, was kicked by a horse while attempting to shoe it in a vacant lot. The horse, initially calm, suddenly struck the boy in the hind leg. doctors fear he will die from his injuries.
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Columbus, CO
Robert Orr
William Orr
Spirits Temple Planned by 400 Member Society in Herbertville
A 400 member group titled Rehoot of Psachic Philosophy plans a large spiritual compound on 180 acres along Meitner avenue. Judge D. DPD. McKeon owns the property. Daily seances will be held in the temple. Cottages are under construction with several notable contributors including Prof. Edward A. Spring and Mrs. Lacy TD cheffetin among others from San Francisco.
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New York
Herbertville
Meitner Avenue
Riehme
Lower Bay
Bandy Hook
Ocean
Orange Mountains
D. Dpd. McKeon
Thie
Edward A. Spring
Lacy TD
Cheffetin
Thomas A. Whitehead
Collision injures schooner near Manitowoc
J. W. Taylor of Chicago arrived with a large hole stove in her bow and a damaged fibboom after colliding with a large unknown steamer off Port Washington the night before. The other vessel stopped briefly then left the scene without awaiting the schooner’s fate.
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Manitowoc, Wie
J. W. Taylor
Chicago
Port Warkington
Priest Lorenai Perosi Declines Papal Choir Directorship
Rome dispatch reports Lorenai Perosi the priest and composer has refused the permanent directorship of the papal choir. He plans to write lyrics and operas, saying the duties of the directorship would hinder his creative work.
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London
Adieputch
Rome
Lorenai Perosi
The Turtle Diverts Seattle Theater Crowd Tonight
The Turtle a sensational French farce drew a large Seattle audience last night with risqué scenes that may redden sensitive viewers. The Belason Thall company and George Osbourne continue The Girl I Left Behind Me and Peaceful Valley at Third Avenue theater with Sol Smith Russell in final shows.
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Seattle
Third Avenue Theater
Belason-Thall
George Osbourne
Peaceful Valley
Sol Smith Kruesell
Helasco Thall
Third Avenue
New York
Elizabeth Philip Train
Fifth Avenue Theater
Holland Brothers
Francis Powers
Asa Lee Willard
Belasco-Thall Company
Carnegie and Federal Steel deny pig iron war tale
In New York on June 1, Judge Gary of Federal Steel rejects reports of a war over Bessemer pig iron outputs. He says Carnegie Steel and Federal Steel remain on friendly terms and that current orders exceed supply. Lorain Steel sold 10,000 tons at $15 per ton, with Illinois and Lorain new furnaces to boost July output.
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New York
Bessemer
Ohie Felde
Carnegie Company
Gary
Federal Steel Company
Carnegie Steel Company
Lorain Steel Company
Ilinois Steel Company
Lerain Steel Company
Chicago Officials Probe Water Dept Fraud
Civil service inspectors in Chicago found two dead men on the city payroll and noted regular pay draws in the water department. The inquiry targets fraud and payroll irregularities as officials pursue the responsible party.
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Chicago
Civil Service Commissioners
City Water Department
United States Enters Era of Eeriness and Unrest
Fragmentary OCR hints at a national mood of unease across the United States. Sparse text references broad social tension, possible governance struggles, and public concern without clear events or dates.
Steamship Schedules for Alaska and Topeka Departures
Seattle steamship notices list departures to Alaska via Victoria and Fort Townsend with dates from May 24 to August 4 and every fifth day thereafter, plus Topeka routes on similar dates. The company warns it may change sailing dates, hours, or steamers without notice. J F P Trowbridge Puget Ad Bupt Ocean Dir Beattie Uptown ticket office Seattle Goodall Perkins Co Gen Agents San Francisco
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Walla Walla
Umatilla
Seattle
Port Townsend
Victoria
San Francisco
Ft. Townsend
Alaska
Cottage City
City of Topeka
Orteaba
Al-Ki
J. FP
Trowbridge
Puget Ad
Ocean
Beattie
Uptown Ticket Office
Flint Av
Goodall, Perkins & Co
San Francinco
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Hiriiieh American Steamship Company
Port Arthur
Australia
Gerome
Cartier Dove
Treding ,& Ie
St. Michael
Cape
Gage
Cousins
T. Fitzpatrick
Prinomwpon
Heero
Lylea
Colored Mechanicr’ Association
Louteville
Joseph Carter
Loulaville
Missouri
Homeseekers
Czar
Temple and School
New York City
Perosi
Chas, Frohman
Mr. Kearney
Powers
Chinatown
San
Eve Blister
Guary Quayle
Wll
the Christian
Viola Allen
Frederic Remington
Arizona
Mr. Taber
Julian Marlowe-Taber
Taber
Londem
Sir Henry Irving
Europe
Stowe, St
Irvin Baruch
Oberon
Cort’e Palmgarten
Howe
Wakefield-Andrews Opera Company
Ringling Brothers
Kinging Brothers
India
Punjaub
Sahara
Desert
Ningling Brothers
United States
Mrs. Wilson
Harry Wilson
Primrose & Dockwtader
Ming Treia
MacDowell-Blanche Walsh
Kore Drug Co
Pitch and Pike
Seatfoot
Add
SAN Diego Fruit CO
Pike Street
Principe
NAL Bank OF
THE
Puget Sound National Bank
Terpres
Jarod Fass
Neuteider Kv
Aneeny
Scandinavian American Bank OF Seattle
Corner World Way
Fire Arenas
Andrew Chilberg
Koelberg
Cashier
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
Washington & Alaska Steamship Company
Lightning Express Steamship City of
Wheeler Wharf
Aeegory
Diya
Vancouver
Retchmnan
Weenger
Juvens
Wesenger
Dodwell & Co., Ltd
James Street
Empire Line
St. Wickasl
Gomoner
Dawson City
Yukon River
First Ave
International Nonae Company
Seattle Transfer CO
Ofoe
Firat Aveny
Second Ave
Pat. Pike and Union
Peter Egge
Éthave
Orhood
Wult
Well Ee
Mickelson
Dawson and
Upper
Yukon
Nugget Express
Second Avenue
South
Seamer
Frank M. White
1. Michael
Jane
Salling Pron
Cape Nome
Goloffin Bay
Chilcott
Ent Mutual Life Building
Spring St
Rasem
Omoo
Dail
Everett
Mt. Vernon
Whatcom
Rossland
Seattle, Edmunds and Everett
Greyhound
Golovin Bay
Carpe Nome
LAKME
Beattle No
Beattle No. S
Rampart
Koyukuk
Daweson
Way
Great Northern Railway Company
Fleet Avenue
Seattle-Yukon Transportation Co
West Columbia i
Alaska Flyer
Ketchikan
Juneau
Humboldt
Viret Avenue
Arlington Dock
Caine
uFree
Bonney & Stewart
Perio
Third Ave
Wash
Marion Western
Alamond
Cormack & Co
M8 Ave
Great Northern
Main St
D. Taylor
Starr
Ee Eet
Army Gooudis
Ana
Kirk
First Avenue
Chas Meston
Yesler Way
Seattle Abstract Co
Attorneys-At-Law
J. A. Kellogg
Balle
Boott & Meneny
Halley Bullar Kees FP. Daniels
New York & Charles N. Enoa
Milo A. Boot
Roxwell
Seattle Clothes Preming Co
Tel Balee
Hanson
Postoffice
Iver
Hensel
Manty
Jeweler
Hinckley Block
W. Cormack & Co
White & King
B.D. Worts
Pioneer Desler
Eee HH. Depew
James Kwell -Morty
Bostonik, Tel
Dancing Academy
City
Bronson
Dell Crane
Rochester
Pike
Hotel York
Pikes
Colwy
Cor
Glenwood
O. C. Stark
Zemansky
Seattle Junk Co
Railroad Avenue
Linsay
the Pacific Tailoring Co
Best
Akcutprots Permaentenonramenoning Lik
W. Houghton
Collins Block
Neer University
Harrison Heights
Nelson Macpherson & Co
New York Block
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