Harriman Buys Seattle Tide Lands For Terminal Move
A Seattle waterfront land boom unfolds as Union Pacific magnate Harriman quietly buys tide lands and blocks for a Seattle terminal and rail access. Agents, strangers, and one buyer, J F Woodward, push large purchases while details remain secret. Observers expect a formal move within a month linking Pacific Northwest routes to a Harriman terminal.
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Behm
Norriman
Puget Sound
Northern Lines
Pacific Rorthwestern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Washington
Union
Southern Pacific
Columbia River
Sound
Star
Harriman
Mar
Clark County
Cowlits
Cascades
Olympia
J. F. Woodward
Anl
Union Pacific
Puget Sound Electric Railroad Company
Tide Land
Woodward
HB. H. Dearborn
Enid
Tariff revisions and presidential boom at Chicago convention
Chicago reporters note tariff revision as a key campaign issue with debate over a possible planks on tariff, autonomy for the Philippines, and foreign policy. Joe Cannon opposes a vice presidency bid while supporters push for a Taft or Roosevelt ticket in the mix of factional maneuvering.
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Shaw
Lowa
Congress
Gov. Cummins
Iowa
Hansbrough
North Dakota
Joe Cannon
Cannon
Bia
Secretary of the Navy
John Hay
Long
Roosevelt
Hay
Minnesota
van Sant
Pennsylvania
Fairbanks
West Virginia
Missouri
Penrose
Scott
McKinley
Philadelphia
Hill
Bryan
Kansas City
Sherman
New York
Dom Shelby
Cullom
Gov. Yates
Tilmots
Hammer and Tongs
Seven Slocum Disaster Bodies Recovered on Long Island Sound
Seven bodies, including three women, three girls, and a boy, were recovered this morning on the Long Island Sound as the 637th tally in the General Slocum disaster. Five hundred seventy five have been identified. A relief fund of 35000 is in place with 15000 for funerals and 10000 for temporary relief. The relief drive seeks 125000 more for orphans and aged destitute. The coroner's inquest starts today with 200 witnesses subpoenaed and exhibits of decayed life preservers and hoses.
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New York
Long Island Sound
Mrs Gronlund to Lecture on Old California Missions
A benefit for the Young Women's Fraternity of the Unitarian church will be held tomorrow at 8 PM. Mrs Laurence Gronlund will speak on The Old Catholic Missions of California, detailing their role in the state's early Spanish settlement and occupation, with stereoscopic views of adobe mission buildings.
Song Fest at Madison Park by Seattle Liederkranz
The Seattle Liederkranz held an annual saxophone event at Madison Park Pavilion yesterday afternoon drawing a large crowd. A 200-voice chorus directed by Prof. Alfred Lueben performed with selections by the Norden Singing Society of Ballard. Joe Young, a local character, has again been banished from the city by Chief Delaney for his nuisance behavior.
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the Park
Seattle Liederkrang
Madison Park
Alfred Lueben
Norden Singing Society
Ballard
Joe Young
Delaney
Joe
Hitt Improves in Washington Hospital Room
Washington reports Congressman Hitt remains confined to his room in the Capitol area but shows improvement this morning.
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Washington, D. C
Congressman Hitt
Reform Era Figure Faces Scrutiny in Slum Politics
The subject is portrayed as an undesirable character to an alleged reform administration due to his ties to slum politics and questionable influence in urban governance. His background suggests conflict with reform efforts and potential power consolidation within city affairs.
Victoria Beats Seattle 10-5 In Puget Sound League Opener
Victoria defeated Seattle 10 to 5 to open the Puget Sound league series at this locale. A large crowd attended as Seattle, thin in players due to recent losses, fought through a crippled lineup. Rither of Victoria hit a home run in the third inning.
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Victoria
Seattle
Rither
McLeod Wins wrestling match in Bellingham showdown
Dan McLeod former champion defeated Joe Carroll in three falls Saturday night. The finishes used a crotch and half Nelson. In a preliminary Gunderson beat Lawrence Miller but suffered an arm injury after one minute of wrestling.
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Bellingham
Dan McLeod
Joe Carroll
Fred Gunderson
Lawrence Miller
Gunderson
Fighting Dogs Disturbed Court In Seattle Street
Federal Judge Hanford warned police to stop dog fighting beneath his court building on Marion Street near Fourth Avenue. He demanded action to curb the nuisance as concerned scenes disrupted court proceedings. Professor Frederick Turner of the University of Wisconsin traveled via Seattle en route to California for a summer lecture series with his wife and daughter. In Alaska, Superior Judge Griffin ruled for the plaintiff in the divorce case of Frank Thayer versus Minnie Thayer, ending a lengthy property dispute.
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Marion Street
Fourth Avenue
Frederick Turner
University of Wisconsin
Seattle
California
University of California
Turner
Griffin
Frank Thayer
Alaska
Minnie Thayer
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Committee On Credentials
Taft
Charles Emory Smith
Crane
Massachusetts
Leslie M. Shaw
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Treasury
Scripps News
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