Seattle press cites push for Seattle as trans Pacific port hub
The item argues Puget Sound should be the main departure point for Manila-bound troops and cargo, urging Congress to expand Seattle facilities. It also critiques vesting rights discussed by Washington Gladden and notes rail mileage leaders, a pending $25 homeseekers rate change, and railway officials visiting Tacoma.
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War Department
Seattle
San Francisco
Philippines
Washington City
Manila
California
Puget Sound
Mapita
Uncle Sam
Congress
Wealthy Englishmen aboard Humboldt bound for Dawson
The steamship Humboldt, Captain Bonnifield, arrived at Skagway last evening en route to Vancouver and Dawson with a large list of passengers including E C Hawkins chief engineer of White Pass and Yukon railway and two affluent English stockholders T S Marshal and James Mitchel. The voyage also carried many others from the mining and business circles, along with 23 steerage passengers.
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Humboldt
Bonnifield
Skagway
Way
E. C. Hawkins
White Pass & Yukon
M. Kalleh
San Francisco
Richard Sweasey
Eureka
Cal
Vancouver
Marshal
James Mitchel
Mra
M Morgan
James Mitchell
Marshell
F. ©. Sander
E B. Sander
H. K. Sander
Mise White
Miss B. Sander
J. H. Robertson
R. Wood
John Copp
Charles J. Peterson
C. J. Peterson
J. BE. Keiton
W. H. Robertson
N. F. Beck
William Hinckley
G. F. Petersen
Hugh Morell
Tom Clark
John Manning
F. McCorkle
Thomas Sullivan
J. Bourgeis
EH. Proctor
Steerage
Railway notes signal immigration push and schedule tweak
A. E. Cronenwett of the Phillipa Judson Excursion company left Beattie last night and plans visits to Ohio New Jersey New York and New England to induce immigration to Washington. The Northern Pacific will add an extra sleeper on trains from Seattle and St Paul to Cincinnati at the entrance of
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A. E. Cronenwett
Phillipa- Judson Excursion Company
Beattie
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
New England
Washington
Northern P Pacific
Geattie
St Paul
Cinnabar
Pinkerton Chief Pinkerton to Visit Seattle Next Week
Chief William Pinkerton of the Pinkerton National Secret Service is en route to Seattle for a visit next week. He will tour the San Francisco and Portland offices and spend a day in Seattle before returning East. Detective Moffenstein, a longtime associate, helped found the Portland office led by Mr Wappenstein who previously ran there for two years.
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William Pinkerton
Pinkerton National Secret Service
Seattle
Pinkerton
San Francisco
Portland
Moffenstein
Wappenstein
Portland, Ore
Fairbanks Party Heads North On Alaskan Tour
The Fairbanks delegation departs on an inspection voyage aboard the McCulloch. They will stop at Departure Bay for coal then sail to Sitka to meet Gov. Brady and family before proceeding to the Lynn Canal coast. The party includes Senator Fairbanks his wife and son, J Karl Bain, Senator Foster and wife, E O Graves of Seattle and R K Evans of Minnesota.
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McCulloch
Departure Bay
Sitka
Gov. Brady
McCulloch Wll
Lynn Canal
Fairbanks
Robert Fairbanks
J. Karl Bain
Senator Foster
Washington
Foster
Tacoma
E. O. Graves
Seattle
RK. G. Evans
Minnesota
Building Boom Hits Spokane with Large Scale Construction
Spokane is experiencing a major building boom as every local architecture firm has projects underway or contracts lined up for a variety of structures. From brick blocks to tenement houses and mansions, the busy season drives activity for architects and building trades alike.
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Spokane
Wash
Une
Seattle Mining Exchange Recognized as Official Exchange
Licensed mining brokers meeting at the Seattle Mining Exchange on June 1 1899 resolved that the Seattle Mining Exchange is hereby recognized as the official mining exchange for the licensed brokers within Seattle Washington.
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Seattle Mining Exchange
Seattle
Washington
Window fall causes Lancaster man’s death
Adam Hender slept on a windowsill to escape heat and fell from the window to the ground during the night, dying of injuries sustained in the fall.
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Lancaster
Adam Hender
Circus Day in Seattle Parade Sets Record Two Mile Line
Tomorrow, Friday, June 16, Ringling Bros. will bring the world’s largest show to Seattle. The parade unfolds in 30 sections along a two mile route with war elephants, camels, floats, and 200 star performers in a grand street display. Reserved seats available through Stewart Holmes Drug Co., with the parade beginning at 9 a.m. near the Y.M.C.A. park.
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Ringling Bros
Anhails
Firet
America
Ocloek
Pitt
Stewart & Holmes’ Drug Company
YY. M. C. A. Park
Eleventh Avenue
Madison
Seventh Avenue
Pike
First
Washington Street
Second Avenue
Mike
Witt
Seattle
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
First Avenue
Cherry Street
Richmond disaster death toll grows as search resumes
In St Paul on June 15, many victims from the new Richmond disaster are found in nearby countryside within ten miles. Deaths rise as injured victims keep arriving. three relief trains brought five injured to area hospitals, three of whom have died.
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ST. Paul
New Richmond
Weather forecast for Seattle and Vicinity
Tonight and Friday fair and warmer with north winds. No rain in the past 24 hours except a slight amount yesterday morning along the Washington coast.
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Seattle
Washington
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