Outlaws and Pursuers Exchange Many Shots in Pursuit
In Vancouver Washington on June 17 a firefight occurred between fugitives Tracy and Merrill and guards Luther Davidson and Herman Biesecker after a scouting party spotted the convicts near Betts bridge over Salmon creek. The clash left Biesecker wounded and the outlaws still at large, with a bloodhound chase and a mobile posse converging toward the Lewis river crossings.
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Vancouver
Wash
Tracy
Merrill
Luther Davidson
Herman Biesecker
Biesecker
Betts
Salmon Creek
Betts’ Bridge
Battle
Lewis
Stoughton
la Center
Lewisville
Lewis River
City council orders street and utility work
Council approved multiple projects including water lines on Twenty fourth and Twenty avenues from East Madison to West Ward streets, concrete work on John Street, Dexter avenue improvements, and sidewalks. Action includes sale of Cedar River land to Columbia, funding for a market fountain project, creation of a building inspector position without salary, plumbing and gas regulation, extending Highland Drive and Fifth Avenue, and condemnation of three lots for park development along the lakefront south of the park.
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Madison
Wast Ward Street
John Street
Sixth Ward
Dexter Avenue
Roy Street
Thorn
Cedar River
City of Columbia
Fremont
Highland Drive
Fifth Avenue
Park Pevens
Lake Front
Achi Park
Traveling salesman Terrence Mallen dies in Rialto fall
Terrence Mallen, a traveling salesman, died from injuries after a fall in the Rialto building last Friday. His body was sent to his New York home after funeral services at Bonney and Stewart chapel conducted by Father Kauter. About 50 E. W. Newhall’s employees attended. Two teenage sisters, aged 18 and 19, were arrested by patrolmen Helma and McClurg for disorderly conduct following the incident. Mary Maxwell and Maggie were among those detained.
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Terrence Mallen
Rialto
New York
Chapel
Bonney & Stewart
Father Kauter
Providence Hospital
E. W. Newhall
Msteras
Helma and
McClurg
Mary Maxwell
Maggie
Cheadle Mystery May Reveal Morphine Traces
Chemist C B Bogardus will determine tomorrow if the stomach fluid from the late Lamar Cheadle shows morphine poisoning. If not, the fluid will be tested for all possible suspects. Coroner Hoye pledges thorough investigation until the case is resolved.
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C. B. Bogardus
Lamar Cheadle
Hoye
Paris Sporting House Closes Amid Move to New Quarters
The Paris sporting house nears end as windows darken and red lights vanish. Chief Sullivan orders removal. St. Paul house beside it on Second Avenue South faces clearance within hours. The large move begun weeks ago nears completion with Hine chapel and crowds of women described amid the red glow.
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Paris
Sullivan
St. Paul
Paris House
Second Avenue South
Hine Chapel
Washington selects Carpenter in interstate oratorical contest
Ross L. Carpenter was chosen to represent the University of Washington in the interstate oratorical contest with five candidates listed. The judging panel failed to render a decision because a manuscript was missing, though speakers included W. T. Laube on The Master Idea of the Twentieth Century, William E. Lee on William the Silent, and J. A. Gamber on The Impelling Force.
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Ross L. Carpenter
University of Washington
A. Brunn
Jud Wiewell
Eee Erle
Meredith
John P. Fa Aler McClure
J. A. Kerr
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
Denny
W. T. Laube
Willam E. Lee
University of Idaho
William the Silent
J. A. Gamber
University of Oregon
Surrender Completed in South Africa Campaigns Report
London June 17 official dispatch from Lord Kitchener notes surrender of the Hoers in the Ori River Colony nearly done with only about 150 still to come from the Cape Colony. He reports good will continuing. Many women wish to stay at the camp until husbands are ready to return home. Government will care for them. Burghers are leaving for farms with government aid.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Ori River Colony
Cape Colony
Kitchener
Campe
Ballard Scandal Involves Seven Young Girls At Fort Lawton
In Ballard seven girls, one as young as 12, left home Sunday and returned by Monday morning with one exhausted girl reporting torn clothing. They crossed Salmon Bay to Fort Lawton where they met soldiers. Police vow closer supervision to prevent a repetition.
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Ballard
Salmon Bay
Fort Lawton
Sunda
Sympathy for Underwoods Sparks Innocence Claims
Aberdeen residents debate Paul Underwood facing murder charges in the death of his six weeks old baby. In custody with Sheriff Cudihee and City Marshal Graham, Underwood admits to dropping the bag with chloroform and claiming he meant no harm. He says his wife Nellie was with him. they claim they did not intend burial, and he will detail all at trial. Public reaction splits between sympathy for the young couple and belief in their guilt.
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Cudihee
Graham
Aberdeen
Paul Underwood
Kilbourne
Nellie
Mrs. Hetzler
Underwood
Murphy
Wood
Mra. Underwood
Paul
Home
Josiah Colling Contends In Fifth Ward Senate Race
The Fifth ward hosts a keen bid for the Thirty-fifth district seat with W. G. Potts, B. Hohenbeck, and Josiah Collings leading the contest. Collings, long seen as reform-minded, enjoys backing from Seattle Electric and has shifted from the Fourth ward to expand influence, while Potts and Hohenbeck leverage local residency and activity.
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King County
Fth
W. G. Potts
B. Hohenbeck
Josiah Colling
State Senate
Potts
Gored Wien
Hollenbeck
Ana
Perkins Defends Nicaragua Canal Bill in Senate
Washington June 17 Per kins of California urged strong support for the Nicaragua canal route arguing that taking over Panama canal property would entangle the United States in political and financial trouble. He urged the Nicaragua project while noting a likely senate contest over statehood for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma and a delay on the territory measure. Republican senators backed a Spooner bill for 20 percent Cuban reciprocity for five years with safeguards, with caucus to decide on departing it to the president for a treaty to be acted on next December.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Perkins
Caliifornia
Giecharne
Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Senate Committee On
Cubs
Cuba
Congress
Senatora
Political Confrontation Sparks Mayhem at Illinois Convention
At Springfield June 17 delegates gathered for the state socratic convention when Mayor Carter Harrison of Chicago clashed with State Chairman Hopkins. A fight erupted as Hopkins demanded a retraction quotes, Harrison accused Hopkins of dishonesty and muttered threats. The fray disrupted sessions while a platform debate lingered without endorsement of the Kansas City plank. Separately, real estate clerk A M Newman was arrested on a charge of substituting a worthless paper for a deposit certificate at Boston National Bank. Wheat and grain quotations from Chicago and San Francisco are noted.
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Springfield
Iil
Myor Carter Harrison
Chicago
Hopkins
Harrison
Hopking
Harnets and
Gam
LN. Bigelow
J. M. Ripley
A. M. Newman
Boston National Bank
King Edward Sees Strong Day Despite Weakness
Windsor Eng June 17 King Edward rests but remains weak his physicians urge rest to conserve energy. He expressed disappointment at not defending the Anat race yet queen and Samy attend as care and urgency push for corona tion time. Couriers to relay race results quickly as coronation plans proceed with growing public confidence.
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Windsor
Eng
Edward
Londonere
Mayor Ames Arrested in Minneapolis Bribe Attempt
Minneapolis reporter June 17 indicates Mayor Ames was arrested on indictment for offering a bribe to County Commissioners Sweet and Nash. He allegedly promised $5000 each to vote for Tom Brown as sheriff after Megaarden was removed by the governor for alleged irregularities. The mayor was arraigned shortly after.
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Minneapolis
Ames
M Tie
Sweet and Nash
Tom Brown
Shor F
Phil Megaarden
Megaarden
Soldiers Mutilated In Philippine Capture
The bodies of seven Fifth Cavalry troopers captured at Binangonan on May 30 have been recovered in a frightfully mutilated state, with only three identifiable. Nine captors, identified as Ladrones, have been arrested, including two Terera police officers.
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Manila
Fifth Cavalry
Binangonan
Terera
Senator Hansborough OKs desert land claim extension
Extended report from the committee on public lands states the senate favors the house bill extending the time for filing claims for desert lands in Yakima County Washington. The action advances the bill toward final passage in the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Hansborough
Committee On Public Lands
Senate
Yakima County
Washington
Fall of Castro in Venezuela Sparks Exile from Caracas
In Flight New York reports from Port of Spain Trinidad that Castro's fall is momentarily expected. Dispatches note an exodus of Castro loyalists and government forces suffering severe setbacks at the hands of revolutionists.
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New York
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Castro
Venezuela
Washington Cabinet Plans Sending Ships to Venezuela
Send ships to Venezuela to protect American interests amid the revolution. President Roosevelt is concerned that messages to Minister Bowen at Caracas have not been answered as tensions rise.
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Washington
PD. C
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Bowen
Caracaa
Cardinals debate Philippine matters in secret session
In Rome on June 17 a committee of cardinals convened to discuss Philippine issues. The gathering was described as strictly secret with no public opinions or forecasts offered by Taft. The event featured various court figures and yielded unclear outcomes from limited interviews.
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Rome
Vatican
Taft
New Dental Parlors Ad Promotes Low Cost Services
An old advertisement lists Gold Crowns five dollars Full Set Teeth five dollars Bridgework five dollars and Gold Fillings one dollar and up at Newcock Dental Parlors 614 First Ave Shuttle, Portland. The text is garbled but references dental services and low prices for crowns fillings and bridgework.
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New York
First Avenue
Seattle
Newcock Dental
First Ave
Howard
Portland
Olwayendec
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Second Ave
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