Orchard plot and murders linked to Western Federation miners
Testimony details Orchard claiming plots to kill Gov. Peabody of Colorado and others. He described receiving weapons with Steve Adams and Pettibone, and implicated P. Pettibone in killings including Gregory and Lyte. Witness Julian Stennenberg recalled emotional moments during the recitation of the alleged plot.
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Orchard
Grove
Bell
Haywood
Gov. Stenenberg
Kil Stennenberg
Stennenberg
Wattersoy
N. J
Peabody
Gabbert
Caldwell
Arthur Boston
Ed, Minater
Steve Adams
Reston and
Minster
Western Federation of Miners
Simpkins
Wallace
Idaho
Julian Stennenberg
Contin
Adams
Tyler
Marble Creek
Simkins
Worley
Cmpanion
Gov. Peabody
Colorado
Adama
Pettibone
Gov Peabody
Lyte
Denver
Gregory
Ane
Gupgeey Te Tlon
Western Federation of Minera
Attom Hawley
Kansas
Bolse
Suspended Sentence for Stealing Oranges
Angus Finlayson a 12 year old boy received a one year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to burglary. Judge Morris presided. Finlayson a car clerk for the Northern Pacific opened a fruit car took three oranges from a box put two in his pocket and ate the third.
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Angus Finlayson
Judge Morris
The
Northern Pacific
Tea Tastes and Tall Tales Slice Through Market Gossip
A quirky colonial era note compares nerves among tea drinking nations and imagines a nervous Dutchwoman. It mentions a grocer's refund policy if customers spice drinks like Schilling's Beat, with the seller offering repayment.
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Schilling
Ballard Funds Tied to Supplemental Bank Bonds
Supplemental bonds for Scandinavian American Bank State Bank of Ballard and Union Saytinger Trust Company filed with the comptroller today cover Ballard finances. The first bond backs $20,000 in deposits and the two latter bonds back $7,500 each.
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Scandinavian American Bank
State Bank of Ballard
Union Saytinger Trust Company
Ballard
Judge Dunne Faces Schmits in Ventilation Graft Case
San Francisco dispatch reports Frank J. Dunne presides as Abraham Ruef confessed before him. Now Mayor Eugene Schmits faces extortion charges from French restaurant keepers. The upcoming proceedings promise a bitter, technical battle with potential immunity considerations and revelations about past corruption.
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Seattle
Madustre
San Francisco
Frank J. Dunne
Abraham Ruef
Dunne
Eugene Schmits
Ruef
Harbor arrivals and trade totals for May reported
The harbor master reports 4 arrivals of veevers for May, with 74 departures. Total passengers for the month were 73 709, including 3 668 to Southeastern Alaska and 375 to Nome. Imports valued at 1 627 454 dollars and exports at 1 772 750 dollars.
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Alaska
Nome
Actress Insures Ankles For 80000 Each
Paris June 6 Otero famed Parise dancer visits an accident insurance office and pushes to insure her ankles for 10000 each. The clerk declines then agrees to 980000 per ankle, leaving Otero pleased with the deal.
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Paris
Merning
Otero
Paint supplies advertised at Spioning’s store
An advertisement notes 40¢ items including 20 oval paint brushes and varnish or paint brushes priced at 8e, with a full line reduced and a window display at Spioning's.
Rise and fall of John Riplinger under Seattle power play
The Star reports Joe Smith’s investigation into John Riplinger, the mayoral candidate supported by influential backers who sought to use his office to unlock city privileges. The full story will begin in The Star next Monday.
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John Riplinger
Seattle
Joe Smith
The
Star
Mr. Smith
John Riptinger
Appeals of two patrolmen halted by missing witness
The civil service commission did not hear the appeals of J. T. Mason and George I. Osborne, discharged for graft by Chief Wappenstein last Saturday. Key witness Dill Halley, a hotel elevator boy, has seemingly skipped, delaying the hearing until he is found.
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J. T. Mason
George i. Osborne
Wappenstein
Civil Service Commission
Dill Halley
Stevens
Dalley
Five of ten acre irrigated orchard in Arcadia WA
Arcadia Orchards offers a five of ten acre irrigated fruit orchard in Arcadia Washington twenty two miles north of Spokane. No water taxes and real estate taxes paid for four years. They manage the orchard for four years while you own all fruit and profit. In years three and four the fruit will pay for the land. A railroad runs through the land and a roadbed is graded for a new electric line nearby. Irrigation ditch completed and water on the land within 0 days. A core of investment for capital.
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Arcadia
Washington
Spokane
Frederick & Nelson Deny Involvement in Portland Furniture Trust
Frederick and Nelson say they have no Oregon operations beyond an occasional factory order. Mrs. D. B. Frederick, president of Ovick & Nelson, calls grand jury findings unfounded and Ridiculous claiming the Portland jury has been misled and that the firm is focused on active competition.
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Portland Grand Jury
Portland “Furniture Trust
Frederick & Nelson
Beattleater
D. B Frederick
Ovick & Nelson
The
Star Today
Portland
Frederick
Oregon
Frisco rail chief indicted amid draft charges
The president of the United Railways of Frisco faces fourteen indictments connected to draft charges. Calhoun, a grandson of a noted South Carolina statesman, built wealth in real estate and traction operations before organizing United Railway in Frisco.
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United Railways
Frisco
Calhoun
South Carolina
John
Cal Partick
United Railway
City Treasurer Sues School Board Over Local Improvement
City Treasurer G. F. Russell filed a mandamus petition against School District No. 1 to force payment of a local improvement assessment totaling $668.29. The case tests whether property used for school purposes is liable for local improvements.
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G. F. Russell
Trust Busting Conference At White House
Trust busting was the subject of the conference at the White House this afternoon. The event is billed as one of the most important discussions, with Brooke & Co. listed in the bylines.
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Washington
White House
Administration weighs interstate commission probe on Harriman roads
Officials review the interstate commission's inquiry into Harriman roads and the coal road case as part of broader regulatory oversight. The action involves a federal authority examining tolls and routes impacting transport interests and regional commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commission
Harriman Roads
Coal Road
Playwright Struggles With Lengthy Script On Signboards
A quirky exchange reveals a young playwright and a theater manager debating a title about Mrs Billam in New York. The manager notes the script is too long to fit on an electric sign while the hopeful artist laments the big challenge of presenting a baseball game through a narrow lens.
Not Comforting The Younger Man Said Women Throwing
A dialogue excerpt shows a Younger Man remarking on women’s throwing accuracy and an Older Man replying about his wife leaving for another man after a failed throw and her return. The exchange hints at personal relationship strains.
Tide Water No. 3 Ore Train News from Seattle-Boston Copper
Seattle-Boston Copper Company touts Tide Water No. 3 as a vast ore body with 6 million tons in sight and potential value around 5.00 per ton. Reports from Dutch Miller camp indicate the power hoist is running and high grade ore is being mined, with plans to ship to smelters and reach 200 tons daily.
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Tide Water No. 3
Dutch Miller Camp
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Alston Hole
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Ralph A. Sehoentei
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Doe Alaska
West Seattle
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Mer
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Madison
First Avenue
M. B. Crane
L. Frank Brown
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