Volcanic Eruption Details From Alaska's Katmai
A. H. Wheatley of the Copper River and Northwestern railway in Seward cabled The Star with a detailed account of Mount Katmai eruption. Ashfalls covered a large Alaska coast area, Kodiak, Afognak and North Kodiak islands buried under 40 feet of ash, with 24 babies born aboard the Manning and widespread wildlife death and vegetation loss.
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Copper River and Northwestern Railway
Seward
the Star
Alaska
Mount Katmai
Dora
Kodiak
Wood Island
Eee
Manning
Kodiak Island
Afognak
Mt. Katmal
Kenal Peninsula
Uyak
Karluk
Bride Takes His Savings After Short Marriage
T. J. Wright, a Nevada miner, traveled from Stockton to San Francisco to search for his wife Grace Blond who vanished with his $2,600 savings after a brief Seattle honeymoon. Police aided the investigation as Wright, age 55, had given his wife nearly all his life earnings in pursuit of a new life.
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Whesh Oprancisco
T. J. Wright
Grace Blond
Wright
Nevada
Miss Blond
Denver
Stockton
Seattle
Bishop ODea niece wins gold medal at Holy Names graduation
The Holy Names academy graduation drew a full auditorium as Bishop O'Dea presided and praised the graduates for their Christian education. Mary Jones, niece of Bishop O'Dea, won the gold medal for composition among a class of twenty two.
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Holy Names Academy
Bishop O'Dea
Odea Mary Jones
Bitter fight in Los Angeles strike escalates to end
Los Angeles June 14. A long bitter fight to a finish is predicted in the strike of the Los Angeles building trades council with union leaders claiming nearly 2,000 men out while the master builders association puts the number at about 400. Secretary Mooney says over 100 nonunion workers joined the union yesterday. The dispute centers on union recognition, not wages, and is described as a determined, ongoing battle.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Building Trades Council
Master Builders’ Association
Mooney
Public Markets Westlake Prices Feature Wide Grocery Bargains
Creamery butter, 260 lb. cherries 16¢ per lb. cucumbers 2 for a small sum. shad 20c each. pot roast 10 to 12% per lb. lard 25c per lb. onions and potatoes offered in bulk. Norway mackerel 7.5¢ per lb. cottage cheese 2 lbs 15¢. oranges, flour, and other produce listed with low prices. Numerous items show bulk quantities and per unit discounts.
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Norway
Bermuda
IBM
Millionaire Hamburger Arrives in San Francisco in Odd Cash Tale
On a Tahiti voyage from Australia M. A. Hamburger, a Los Angeles department store owner, arrived with a flat that spoke of immense wealth yet lacked cash. A steward received a tip of a few dollars, sparking disbelief from the crew about a bloomin' millionaire without loose change.
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San Francisco
M. A. Hamburger
Tahiti
Australia
Hamburger
Los Angeles
Chicago
Prvme
Personal Glimpses Of The Republican Convention
The piece paints vivid portraits of convention figures and styles. Alec McKenzie of North Dakota looms as a boss, while Henry Cabot Lodge embodies New England formality and George A. Knight prefers a Western, boisterous reception.
Will of Daniell Gilmore Makes $3,000 Estate Probate News
In Los Angeles on June 14, the will of Daniell Gilmore filed for probate includes a defiant clause denying any undue influence and calling critics liars. The document also references former wife Neva Gilmore Roche and a custody dispute that reached Judge Dooling.
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Los Angeles
Daniell. Gilmore
Neva Gilmore Roche
Dooling
Removal Sale At Old Location On Second Avenue
Removal sale announced for the former address 706 Second Avenue with a large stock of trunks and suit cases and other items no longer needed.
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Second Avenue
Hodge Gains Warm Welcome in Cle Elum Campaign Stop
Sheriff Bob Hodge, running as a people's candidate for governor, visited Cle Elum on June 13 and won a rousing reception from old mining friends. He greeted many residents personally, urging a winning campaign, and displayed a no-nonsense style in addressing state matters.
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Cle
Elum
Wash
Bob” Hodge
Hodge
Strikers Endure Shootout At Perth Amboy Plant Gate
In Perth Amboy New Jersey a clash at the American Smelting and Refining plant left Peter Dudack dead and four others wounded as about 1000 strikers charged the main gate. Private detectives fired on the crowd wounding five as the strikers fled after attempting to burn a high fence.
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Reener Perth Amhoy
N. J
Jane
Peter Dudack
American Smelting and Refining Company
Bumper Wheat Crop Assured for Northwest
Local grain men forecast a bumper wheat crop in the Northwest with fall maturity assured. Western grain sales to the East are expected as grain men push for lower railroad freight rates. Frank J. Parker from Walla Walla estimates the Inland Empire crop at 80,000,000 bushels.
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Northwest
Frank J. Parker
Walla
Inland Empire
Thomas K Right on the Job in Seattle Tigers Beavers clash
The sun flashed over Seattle as the Hees and the Tigers prepare for a game at Commencement Bay while the Beavers and Glanta meet in Seattle for another brief contest. Early reports suggest a game in Seattle today.
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Seattle and Tacoma
Hees
Tigers
Commencement Bay
Beavers
Glanta
Seattle
Police to Guard Republican Convention in Chicago
Mayor Harrison announced that ample police will be on duty at the convention hall to maintain order after a delegation led by Harry New warned of possible disruption. He assured national committee men that delegates would receive protection during the proceedings.
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United Press
Hicago
Harrison
Harry New
Indianapolis
Secretary Meyer Leaves Washington for Home in Illness
Secretary of the Navy Von L. Meyer departed Washington for Hamilton Massachusetts due to a sudden illness. Doctors report the condition not serious and Meyer will rest at home.
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Washington
Navy
von L. Meyer
Hamilton
Mass
House Rejects Roosevelts African Hunting Expedition Funds
Washington June 14 The house refused to appropriate more than 25 000 dollars for preparation and mounting of specimens collected by Theodore Roosevelt on his African hunting trip.
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Washington
House
Theodore Roosevelt
Steamer Trunks and Bags Sale Prompted Now
Local advertisement urges readers to buy steamer trunks wardrobe trunks ladies hats trunks suit cases handbags shopping bags umbrellas and related items now or in the near future. The notice highlights a broad selection and urges prompt purchase.
Removal Sale Discount at Stoelting Stores
A removal sale offers discounts at both Stoelting stores with every article of the well known Stoelting quality reduced. Come and get the goods during the sale event.
Local Market Prices Read Like A Grocery List
A fragmented listing shows produce and seafood prices including rhubarb four pounds ten cents lemons fifteen cents per pound oranges sixteen cents per dozen strawberries in a box cherries ten cents per pound Winesap apples ten cents per dozen Yakima potatoes one dollar six cents per sack asparagus two pounds six? per pound and several seafood items priced by the pound or piece including shad roe twenty cents per pound Dungeness crab and black cod priced per piece around two to three dollars per item ling cod and halibut priced per two pounds with varied cents here and there
Local Grocery Prices List From Market Ledger
Readable fragment shows fruit jars many quantities and prices for dairy and meat. Items include Mason jars, half-gallon and pint jars, heavy jar rubbers, full cream cheese, cocoa, Washington butter, bacon, mutton, lamb cuts, pork and veal roasts, sausage. Prices range from 6c to 76c per unit.
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Washington
Boy Accused in Father's Poisoning Murder
Elmer Watt, 18, confessed to killing his father by poisoning his whisky in Greensburg Pennsylvania. Watt has been formally charged with murder as authorities seek to free his mother and the rest of the family from years of abuse.
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Hy Tetted
Reese
Greenshurg. Pa
Tees
Elmer Watt
Young Watt
Stove Explosion in Store Fires Wife Clothed in Overcoat
A gasoline stove blew up at a Yesler station store owned by Mr and Mrs George Worden. Mrs Worden, alone inside, wrapped in an overcoat, smothered the flames and escaped serious injury as the store burned to the ground. The building and contents were insured.
Trunk Murder Case Sees Man Sentenced in Portland
Lew Mi Wong Bi Sam, convicted of the trunk murder of Seid Wah Bing, in Seattle, received life imprisonment from Judge McGinn in Portland. The body of Seid Bing, a Chinese woman, was found dismembered in a trunk in Seattle. Lew Soon, named as alleged accessory, faces trial.
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Portland, Or
Mi Wong Bi Sam
Seid Wah Bing
McGinn
Seid Bing
O1 Sen
Lew Soon
Seld Bing
Seattle
Navy to Build Gunboat Menocacy at Mare Island Yard
The navy department announced the gunboat Menocacy will be built at Mare Island navy yard at a cost of 141000 dollars. In Perth Amboy five men were injured during strike riots and all nearby saloons were ordered closed today around the American Smelting and Refining Company plant.
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Washington
Navy Department
Mare Island Navy Yard
Perth Amboy
N. J
American Smelting and Refining Company
Five Ballard firemen hurt when shop wall collapses
A tinshop owned by J. D. Peterkin at 1760 Market Street burned last night at 12 40. Five Ballard firemen were injured by the falling wall, including Capt. J. B. Murphy and A. 8. Farrow who suffered a broken leg and crushed back. They were taken to City Hospital. Farrow regained consciousness at 4 26 this morning. The building was destroyed with a loss of 1000 dollars. all are expected to recover.
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J. D. Peterkin
Market Street
Ballard Station
A. J. Ford
Capt
J. B. Murphy
C. & Williams
Lawrence Drunson
A. 8. Farrow
Irish suffragettes smash windows in Dublin protest
Irish suffragettes clash with police in Dublin as they smash 42 windows at the post office customs house land commissioners office and police and military barracks. Police arrest several protesters in the action. A separate dealer buyer exchange shows a terse horse trade dialogue.
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Dublin
Customs House
Land Commissioner's Office
Wife Arrests Her Husband In Front Of Sheriff
Portland report says Ben Webster will be jailed today on a non support warrant after his wife, a law officer, captured him and the waitress he allegedly kept. She escorted the captive to the sheriff’s office and then released the waitress with a warning.
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United Press
Portland
Ben Webster
Webster
Ever Ready Prompter Speeches Without Notes
A sales pitch for a speech aid claiming you can deliver quotable lines and figures without notes. It touts multiple methods beyond learning a speech by heart and promises ease in impressing audiences.
The Australian Speech Device That Vanishes in Hand
A tiny metal case the size of a match box hides a speech notes roller at both ends. One roller carries folded paper with the speech, which is unrolled by thumb pressure or a milled screw. The device rests in the palm, unnoticed by listeners beside the orator.
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Australia
Little girl saves boy from canal by spotting doll like figure
Violet Miller on a Connersville bridge cried out at a water object, thinking it a doll. Two men pulled the submerged boy Earl Webb from the canal and revived him after he was found unresponsive.
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Connersville
Ind
Earl Webb
Violet Miller
The French Breach of Promise Case
Paris reports a rare breach of promise ruling where one case awarded 3 francs in damages while another granted an astounding 2000 dollars for a broken heart, reflecting a shift in public and judicial perspective on such suits.
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Paris
France
Robbers dynamite Huntsville bank in Ark robbery
Four men dynamited the First National bank safe at Huntsville near here and escaped with $12,000. They left no clue as to their identities or where they fled.
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Ark
First National Bank
Huntsville
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