England to investigate firing on Woodburn by Russian boat
The British steamer Woodburn was fired on by a Russian torpedo boat near Pitkupas bay as it approached a Russian squadron. Four shells were fired after warnings were ignored. Captain Robertson will file a detailed report, while officials seek clarity amid conflicting accounts.
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Erehurg
Woodburn
Coar
Pitkupas Bay
Robertson
Bug Mehman
London
Foreign Office
Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bank Clearings Report from Seattle and Portland
A brief listing bank clearings and balances across Seattle and Portland. Included figures show MyoN 840.12, Talanoon-0,400.42, Tacoma clearings of 900,020.00, Minlanees 114,697.00, and Portland balance 1,165,128.00 with 12,619.00.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Amish man disinherited over attire leads to tragedy
In Masbilon on June 18 Lawl Yoder killed himself after his mother in a will disinherited him for not returning to Amish dress with hooks and eyes instead of buttons. Years earlier he had been sent to the state hospital for the insane and his clothes were changed. Upon his return home he refused to resume the Amish fashion.
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Masbilon
Dreas
Lawl Yoder
Yoder
State Hospital
Speculation in Alaska Yukon Pacific stock drives prices up
Speculators flood the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition stock as attendance and optimism rise. Early buyers paid 10 cents on the dollar, with trades of up to 6000 shares. By today 16 cents are asked as the fair progresses, though officials refrain from predicting final values.
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Alaska
L. B. Youngs
Portland
Beattle
W. M. Geddes
Government I
Mr. Geddes
Committee Forms To Estimate Water and Light Building Costs
The finance committee of the city council met this morning and appointed subcommittees to study necessary buildings for the water and light department. The panel approved a $460000 appropriation for the lighting system with authority for separate ward allocations.
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Ety Council
Water and Light Department
Negro assassin captured after double shooting in Shaniko
R E B Brooks a colored Pullman porter admitted shooting Bernard Trumbull and John Melaughlin of the Illinois Central at Shaniko Oregon early Wednesday insisting self defense. A posse headed by Sheriff Levi Chrieman captured him 22 miles from The Dalles after Brooks provided a no resistance account. He claims Trumbull and Melaughlin abused him and he fired only when pushed.
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Dalles
Ore
R. EB. Brooks
Bernard Trumbull
John McLauaghtin
Illinois Central
Shaniko
Krooks
Levi Chrieman
Brooks
Trumbull
Melaughlin
Chicago
Buffalo
Steamer San Juan Aground Near Samar Harbor
United Press dispatch from Manila reports the American steamer San Juan ashore at the mouth of Carangian harbor on Samar island. Telegraphic advices indicate the vessel ran aground during motionless conditions with no immediate details on crew or cargo.
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United Pree
Manila
San Juan
Carangnian Harbor
Island of
Samar
Explosion Destroys Home of Railroad Official in Tucson
A dynamite blast under the residence of W. H. Whalen, division superintendent of the Southern Pacific railroad, ripped through his Tucson home early this morning. Whalen and his wife were asleep in an outdoor dormitory in the cupola when the tower collapsed, burying them in debris but they survived.
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United To
Tucson
Jane
W. H. Whalen
Southern Pacific Railroad
Whalen
Olympia Breaks Ice Barrier For Nome Run
The Olympia escaped sea ice and reached Nome yesterday afternoon. the Umatilla arrived there last night. In New York, George C. White William Kilgannon and Elizabeth Kilgannon pled guilty in a federal court to smuggling indictments. Kilgannon faces one year in prison White two. Marmalade pudding recipe included with steps and ingredients.
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Nome
Merchants’ Exchange
Olympia
Umatilla
New York
George C. White
William Kilgannon
Elizabeth Kil Sor
Kilgannon
White
State Federation of Women's Clubs Meet in Seattle
The State Federation of Women's Clubs gathers in Seattle for a four day convention starting Tuesday. Gov Hay will speak on conserving the state's resources and Mayor Miller will give the welcome address.
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Seattle
State Federation of Woman's Clubs
Hay
Miller
Pittsburg athlete De Witt Bedout dies after hospital stay
Spokane dispatch reports De Witt Bedout, a Pittsburg high school athlete, died after an abscessed groin led to a long illness. His father J N Bedout rushed across the country by wire to reach him, his condition described as dire in recent days.
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Spokane
de Witt Bedout
Pittsburg
J. N. Bedout
St. Luke's Hospital
Colville
Western Man Demands Audience With President Taft
A tall Westerner, Col. Jamon Strickling of Roseberry Arkansas, arrived at the White House and was arrested after police found a revolver and a belt of 44 caliber bullets. He proclaimed no business but said he would talk with the president. Also cited is France’s 1908 birth surplus of 46,441 with 18,067 more births than deaths and a 48,266 drop in deaths in 1908.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Executive Mansion
Col
Jamon Strickling
Roseberry, Ark
White House
Mr. Taft
Tam
The
Vital Statistica of
France
Suspected Bandit Riven Release Cleared in Train Robbery Case
Nele Hunt former postmaster at Cataldo Idaho is cleared of aiding in the Northern Pacific train robbery at Trent. A warrant was issued for wife desertion and he is released on bond.
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United Prep
Spokane
Nele Hunt
Cataldo
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Trent
Theatrical Men in Fight Over a Girl
A feud between Fairfield youths and a traveling theatre troupe over courtship of local women left Dr. Charles Painiger dead, Frank McCullough dead, Richard Sloan wounded, and 14 year old Herbert Orrin Planick of French Lick Springs Ind. held for complicity in the tragedy that occurred late last night.
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Pairfield
Charles Painiger
Frank McCullough
High School Students Lead Self-Governed Campus
Ainslie Kirchhoffer and Jack Clark, president and secretary of the student government at Los Angeles Polytechnic High School, highlight student control where teachers teach while students handle discipline, governance, and finances. The graduating Class of the school is described as capable and engaged in governance through a student board and scholarship committee.
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Ainslie Kirschoffer
Jack Clark
LOS Angels
Cal
Bieh
Fio
Amalie Kirchhoffer
le Angeles Polytechnical High School
Thaw Hearing Delayed For Sanity Ruling At Matteawan
United Press report from White Plains says Harry K Thaw will remain at Matteawan asylum until July 6 for a habeas corpus hearing to decide his sanity and condition of release. Judge Miller postponed the hearing after Thaw's case was brought forward, and Thaw's mother fainted upon learning the delay.
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Ty United
White Plains
K. Thaw
Jin
Matteawan
Justion Miller
Thaw
Lineman Killed by Electrocution on Pole in Spokane
Spokane, June 18. Fred Lineman, a lineman for an electric company, was electrocuted by a high voltage line. He sustained fatal injuries while on a pole yesterday. The deceased leaves a wife.
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Spokane
Fred
Morse to Pay Every Dollar Back After Long Confinement
Charles W. Morse emerged from the Tombs and walked to the financial district with a vow to restore his finances. He said I am going to pay back every dollar and learn how to work to do it.
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New York
Charles W. Morse
Financial District
Tom Peas
How Gladys Reviews the College Annual
A reader describes the annual yearbook from a seminary with bright photos, editors, and humor. It notes the extra pages, editor portraits, and the debatable taste in jokes, student clubs, and sections about juniors seniors and freshmen, ending with a pledge to treat the book with care.
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Teebee
Man Struck by Street Car on James Street
A 60 year old man, Inanc Ieanenon, was struck by a passing street car on James Street and thrown to the pavement. He was taken to Seattle General Hospital with a brain concussion and unconsciousness. doctors could not determine skull condition.
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James St. Cable
Inanc Ieanenon
Waacson
Seattle
Canceon
Notable Car Incident Adds to City Police Report
A tense scene unfolded as a man clung to the outside of a car near Second and James. Patrolman George Prothero witnessed the man fall and reported the event to authorities, noting the stranger may have been attempting a dangerous act. The incident highlighted concerns about pedestrian safety and urban hazards.
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George Prothero
Second
James
Grantabura
Swede Building At Expo Monopolized By Picture Show
A reader letter questions why the Swedish Building at the exposition grounds is run as a side show and charges a fee to view it. The writer compares it unfavorably to the Canadian Building where a courteous representative distributes literature.
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Exposition Grounds
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