Alleged Seward Work Fraud Triggers Alaska Railroad Suit
About 14 returnees from Seward prepare to sue the Alaska Central Railroad over alleged misrepresentation about work and wages. They accuse chief engineer Swan of promising 60 cents an hour, then offering scarce work and low pay, with poor food and crowded camps. Plaintiffs cite poor conditions, delayed pay, and boarding-house abuses as grounds for legal action.
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H.mh. True
Seward
Alaska Central Railroad Company
North
True
Seattle
Swanta
Swanite
Swanus
Bwanits
John McElroy
Protest over liquor sales at Madison Park
Community opponents argue the Madison Park saloon would invite more licenses and park degradation. Residents like Charlies L. Denny and Dr W Kitchen say parks should be open to all families, warning the change would bring intoxicated crowds and threaten the park’s character.
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Madison Park
Charlies L. Denny
Cavalry Pursues Union Miner Fridley at Stratton Mountain
Major Naylor leads a cavalry squad from Cripple Creek at noon to seize Fridley and his companions trapped in a Stratton Mountain cabin. Fridley is accused by unionists of shooting McGee as tensions rise with threats of further executions and a push to resign officials. The Record notes editorials urging miners to end a ten month strike amid ongoing violence.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Naylor
Stratton Mountain
Fridley
McGee
Hell
Bell
Mine Owners’ Association
Victor
Jones
Independence
Mellee
Western Federation of Miners
Wires Damaged by Youths Spark Local Jail and Arrests
Walter Friend, 14, and rancher Evans near Christopher are under arrest after breaking and blowing out Seattle Cataract Company transmission wires between Snoqualmie and Renton. The act disrupted Beattie and Tacoma utilities, with potential penalties of one year in jail or a 500 dollar fine. May 14 incident triggered outages and loss of power. Kentucky Democrats meet in Louisville amid a contested state central committee fight.
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Walter Friend
Comy
Evans
Christopher
Seattle
Snoqualmie
Renton
Beattie
Tacoma
Friend
City jail chain gang mutinies over meager rations
Twelve prisoners in the city chain gang refused to work until rations were increased and food quality improved. The mutineers criticized the meager bread, rancid bacon, and weak coffee while police and officials expressed sympathy, noting prisoners should be fed adequately for their labor. Vartele blamed local officials for the dispute, claiming it stems from public sentiment against him.
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Chain Gang
Fellera
Spudee
Bartels
Board of Public Works
W& Locatin
Aid
Delaney
Hartels
Jury Deliberates As Preston Robbery Trial Extends
The state versus Mysterious Kid Preston, charged with robbing Rev. John B. Goddard of $280, failed to reach a verdict after a lengthy trial and overnight deliberations. The defense challenged Goddard's character with alleged scandals linking to his congregation.
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Kid
Preston
John B. Goddard
Goddard
California
Winchester
Bender Not a Waif In Diptheria Case
Frank Bender a 15 year old runaway was picked up by Officer Liner and sent to the Wayside Mission hospital where he was found to be suffering from a mild diphtheria attack. His parents of 844 Thirty First Avenue North deny any claim of neglect and say he can take care of himself.
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Frank Bender
Wayside Mission Hospital
Thirtyfirst Avenue North
Walt
Railroad vows compliance with street intersection ordinance
G C Cliff of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company notified the board of public works that the ordinance prohibiting blocking street intersections with care would be obeyed. The board had ordered the railroads to comply after waterfront businessmen complained about the nuisance.
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G. C. Cliff
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Board of Public Works
Board of Works
Marines Land Force Arrives to Protect Belgian Mission
Admiral Chadwick reports a Marine landing at Tangier to guard the Belgian legation at the consul general's request. London notes the British consul says the sultan of Morocco has yielded to brigands' demands for the release of Perdi Earls and Varley.
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Washington, D. C
Admiral Chadwick
Tangier
Fee
Morocco
Perdiearls
Varley
Seattle Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Albert Granville aged 24 of Seattle and Laura Nelson aged 71 of Seattle obtain a marriage license. Harry Sheffield Shippee aged 27 of Seattle and Lala A. Moline aged 22 of Seattle also receive a license. John Lawrence McCartney aged 25 of Seat and Ravers aged 34 of Seat obtain a license.
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Albert Granville, Plaumbe
Laura Nelson
Seattle
Harry Sheffield Shippee
Lala A. Moline
John Lawrence McCartney
Ravers
Seat
Steamer Rumboldt Arrives with Passengers and Freight
The steamer Rumboldt arrived from Briagway this morning carrying 30 passengers and light freight. J G Heid, a Republican National convention delegate, with wife and daughter, was among the travelers and will stay a few days before heading east. Eli Guelle, a deckhand on the Arizona, was injured by a falling bale of calcium while assisting in unloading and taken to Wayside Mission hospital to assess severity. Several men Pleaded guilty in federal court to indictments for selling liquor to Indians. The schooner Jeanie was libeled for 10000 by seaman Charles Cartoon claiming damages for personal injuries.
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Rumboldt
Briagway
J. G Heid
Heid
Eli Guelle
Arizona
Veere
Wayside Mission Hospital
D. W. Pries
David Beaudry
C. K. Clerk
John Manning
Joe L. Rock
Frank Fifield
Jeanie
Charles Cartoon
Black Sea Fleet May Head Pacific Mission From Turkey
Grand Duke Alexia, chief of the navy, has won czarist permission to form a Pacific squadron by moving the Black Sea fleet into distant waters. Britain reportedly has not received any Turkish or Russian request for sanction of the Dardanelles passage.
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London
Bt. Petersburg
Grand Duke Alexia
Cear
Black Sea
Turkey
Dardanelles
Huntish Foreign Office
Rusia
Great Britain
Professor John Muir Praises Siberian Rail Route and Manchurian Forests
Honolulu reports Professor John Muir, California forest advocate and geologist, returning from a yearlong tour through Siberia, India, Korea and Australia. He argues the Siberian railroad provides a good road, notes Manchuria’s fine forests and fertile land, and recounts lectures hosted at Oahu College detailing his travels and forestry studies.
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Honolulu
John Muir
California
Siberia
India
Korea
Australia
Oahu College
Russia
Manchuria
Vladivostok
Mutr
Belt and baton order reversed by police chief
Chief of Police Deaney canceled a prior directive requiring day patrolmen to wear belts and batons. Officers welcomed the change as belts were uncomfortable for some. The new order takes effect from June 10 to September 10. Also, Northern Pacific Railroad filed plans for new freight sheds on King Street between Flat and Second avenues, size 60 by 100 feet.
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Deaney
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
King Street
Fliat and
Second Avenues
Water at Green Lake Declared Unfit for Drinking
City Chemist Smith reports Green Lake water unsafe for consumption after analysis. Sanitary Inspector Coombe had samples tested, notifying local residents to stop use. Health officers link the lake to past typhoid fever cases, noting low purity and organic vegetable matter.
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Green Lake
Smith
Coombe
Jail Break Plot Breaks Out In Outer Wall
Prisoners claim to have no knowledge of the scheme to escape as a break through the bare outer windows is described. The incident centers on a planned jailbreak apparently uncovered by guards and authorities.
Notorious Jail Escapees In County Lockup Radar
A. B. Cox, recently convicted of burglary, was cell mate to Marehall and Allison. Janitor John Thornton helped capture the prisoners as Bunko the jail dog aided the effort. Allison, a mulatto serving ten years for Villard saloon robbery complicity, is linked to Heeman Schaneman’s murder. Blackie Marshall faces assault charges and a Seattle crime history.
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A. B. Cox
Marehall
Allison
John Thornton
Bunko
Villard
Heeman Schaneman
Kegar Marshall
Blackie
Seattle
Montana
Body identified as Henry Dupont found in bay
The decomposed body recovered Sunday in the bay was identified as Henry Dupont a logger from Kitsap county. The body lies at Bonney-Watson morgue pending further arrangements.
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Bay
Henry Dupont
Dupont
Kitsap County
Bonney-Watson
Explosion Aboard Russian Cruiser Smolensk Reported
A Sebastopol telegram notes a serious explosion on the Russian cruiser Smolensk. Details are scarce but the incident is described as significant with early reports about casualties pending confirmation.
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Paris
Sebastopol
Smolensk
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Dickinson
Concannon
Washington Armi-saloon League
Adison Park
Ballinger
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O. H. McGill
Madison
League
Star
Epworth League
Good Templars
East Union Street Improvement Club
Oliver C. McGlivra
Lake Washington
Parka
Dr. Kilborn
W. Kitchen
Madison Street
Louisville
Kentucky
St. Louis
Bender
Northwest
Monarch
Acorn
G. L. Holmes Furniture Co
Istek
McCarthy Dry Goods Co
Second Ave
Madison St
Dy Beripps News
EB N. Brocke
Iné Ave
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