Navy Attack on Washington Moves Across Chesapeake
Rear Admiral Francia W. Dickina commands a Norfolk based fleet advancing to threaten Fortress Monroe and the Chesapeake defenses. Land forces under Gen. Jas. F. Wade plan Washington defenses with Col. Ramsay P. D. Potta at Fortress Monroe. If the fleet passes Monroe, ships head to the Potomac with operations near Hunt and Baltimore. About 10 000 artillery troops redeploy along the Potomac and Chesapeake with wagon trains and heavy guns moving south of Washington.
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Francia W. Dickina
Norfolk
Washington
Baltimore
Fortress Monroe
Chesapeake Bay
Army
Jas. F. Wade
Department of the Atlantic
Ramsay PD. Potta
Chesapeake
Monroe
Potomac
Porta Hunt
Indian Father Forcibly Abducts Son Then Adrift Off Alaska Beach
An Aleut father tied his son Little Indian John hand and foot in a war canoe and set him adrift five miles offshore near Yakataga to appease a great spirit after the daughter's disappearance. The boy was rescued by the fishing sloop Nugget of Valdez and is reported recovering aboard the Santa Ana steamer.
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Yakataga Beach
John
Valdes
Emma
Charlie
Mason
Walrua Charlie
Little John
Indiana
Lockless
Seward
Valdez
Kodiac Island
Santa Ana
Battle in South First saloon ends with gunfire
Russian Finn sailors Jack Mikkalim and M Simms argued in a South First saloon on Monday night. Mikkalim slashed Sims with a razor then hid under a wharf. Sims returned with a revolver and shot Mikkalim in the hip. both men were detained as Simms was jailed.
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Jack Mikkalim
M. Simms
Mikkalim
Sims
Simms
Sima
Simme
Mystery Warship Sighting Near Astoria During Fair Preparations
Reports from Astoria and Portland describe a large unidentified vessel seen off the coast headed toward Cape Flattery. The Marblehead was en route to Bremerton to relieve Perry, while Admiral Goodrich orders every caution to intern or repulse any foreign warship entering the North Pacific ports within 24 hours.
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Astoria
Ore
Cape Flattery
Pacific Squadron
Marblehead
Portland
Bremerton
Perry
Barclay
Goodrich
North Pacific
F. H. Holmes
Holmes
Puget Sound
Indians Annual Sacrifice Rumor Reported At Bowery Saloon
A fragment notes Indians reportedly attempting to sacrifice a family member to appease the Medicine Man and regain favor with the Great Spirit. The passage recalls whisky and coffee given to a bound captive in a canoe and mentions a Bowery saloon raid and a Lewis Clark Exposition round trip fare.
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Lewis Clark
N. P
Seattle
Bowery Raids Lead to Multiple Arrests
The incident ends with the arrest of Sadie Gray, a young woman charged as Intoxicated. This marks the second raid on the Bowery, with three arrests from the previous operation.
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Sadie Gray
the Bowery
Round-trip tickets to Milwaukee for Woodman convention
Round-trip tickets offered for June 14 15 16 for 69.70 dollars. Tickets available to Milwaukee for attendees of the Woodman convention.
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Miwaukee
Woodman Convention
Naval clash at Fort Art shows fleet sunk by coast artillery
A Washington dispatch reports three battleships and two vessels from Admiral Dickens's fleet were sunk by vigorous coastal gunfire near the fort. Smaller ships scouted up the Potomac while heavier vessels prepared a demonstration. a small naval craft was seen near Fort Hunt but vanished. Officers caution that a direct attack by Admiral Dickens is unlikely before a clear contingency is considered.
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Washington, BD
Art Monroe
Admiral Dickens
Coast Artillery
Fort Art
Fort Hunt
Dick+ ee
Local Robberies and Legal Disputes Rattle City
Thieves broke into Rev. Blyth home near the church and stole $10 as they ransacked for valuables. A clothing cage valued at $40 vanished from the Seattle Transfer office. Nellie Black sues Frank Black for fear of bodily harm amid ongoing conflicts. Tadlock granted divorce from Fred Tadlock over non support. Knights of Columbus delegation arrives from Angeles with larger parties to follow. Claud Colvin awarded $475 against Northern Pacific for damages. Frank Comrade sues Atlas Lumber for $20,000 over alleged careless filing of laws. Two boys under 14 arraigned for burglary at 623 Pike. Lomsey and Stewart to face trial for smuggling. A tour of the restricted district by W T Evans ends with Evans recounting a pickpocket incident involving Jeanie Meyers and a $136 bank roll. Evans reports further encounters with the Meyers suspect.
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Thomas Blyth
T. W. Curry
Savoy Hotel
Seattle Transfer Company
Nellie Black
Frank Black
Pt H
Lillian
Tadlock
Fred Tadlock
Ihman
Knights of Colum
Angeles
Seattle Knights of Ambus
Claud Colvin
Northern Pacific Company
Atlas Lumber Company
Charles Flint
Robert Lee
Evans
Walter Masson
Meyers
New Paris
Mule Transport Dix Ordered for Panama Canal Duty
A cablegram from Honolulu reports the transport Dix has been ordered to Bremerton to move mules bound for Panama Canal duties. The ship arrives from Honolulu to carry the animals for the canal project.
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Bremerton
Honolulu
Dix
Panama Canal
Wife accuses husband at Meadows over racing bets
A woman confronts her husband at The Meadows after catching him preparing to bet on horse races. She admonishes him with a sharp warning about breaking her umbrella if he wagers again, and he exits with her.
Another boodler caught by mayor in Philadelphia case
At the urging of Mayor Weaver Frank H. Caven a councilman from the Thirty fourth ward was arrested in Philadelphia charged with interest in city contracts in violation of his oath of office. He was held on ten thousand dollars bail for a Thursday hearing. He secured bail and was released.
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Philadelphia
Weaver
Frank H. Caven
Caven
Beef trust inquiry renamed by federal grand jury
In Chicago on June 1 the Bor Trust inquiry was renamed by the federal grand jury. Stock men testified that after railroads carrying beef were required to water livestock every 24 hours the roads broke the pact with the beef trust. Edward G. Davis presented new evidence from South Water street commission men and fruit growers against Armour private car line.
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Federal Grand Jury
Lumber Fleet Expansion Sails Seattle to California Ports
Three vessels carrying more than 2,000,000 feet of lumber depart Seattle for southern California with Santa leading today and Norwood and Shasta scheduled Wednesday. All ships are operated by L. H. Gray & Co. and the firm predicts the fleet will nearly double to meet growing lumber traffic. The ships also carry general merchandise and passengers.
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Seattle
California
Santa
Norwood
Shasta
L. H. Gray & Co
Pretty Customs Observed by University Class of 1905
Tuesday class day at University of Washington began with exercises in Denny Hall for the class of 1906. Speeches by Dela D. Shelton and Morris D. Scroggs, class will read by Helen M. Wetzel, ivy planted, memorial slab placed, bonfire and blue books burned, followed by Wednesday commencement in Denny Hall with diplomat Cushman delivering the address.
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University of Washington
Denny Hall
Mies Dela D. Shelton
Robert B. McGlinn
Morris D. Scroggs
Mies Helen M. Wetzel
Henry
Francis W. Cushman
Everett home dynamited in shows of feud
A blast damaged Policeman Jack Williams’ Maple Street home in Everett Washington at 2 a m with no injuries. G T Swabud was arrested amid traces linking a neighborhood dispute involving the Marks family. Separate dispatches note deaths in Honduras and New York and new yellow fever cases on the Isthmus of Panama. An Everett report also mentions a Monte Cristo railroad landslide near tunnel 6.
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Everett
Wash
Jack Williams
Maple Street
G. T. Swabud
Williams’ Place
Marks
Swabud
Maggie Marks
Seymour
Coyote
Washington
Panama
Magoon
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Great Northern Railway
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Rothschild
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Mobile
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Honduras
R. J. Burke
Louisiana
New York
Carl Claussen
Produce Exchange
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Monte Cristo
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