American financier Liam R Leeds dies after long career
York dispatch reports Liam R Leeds prominent American financier and former Rock Island railroad figure died after a stroke. Estate to be liquidated as Leeds estate is placed in trust with liquidation planned. Leeds rose from railroad engineer to head of major steel and tinplate ventures shaping early 20th century industry.
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Unites Press
York
Paris
Leeds
Rock Island Railroad
Inter
American Tinplate Works
Mind
G Reid
Tiapiate Company
Steel Ceorporation
Moore
Leeds Bet
Yoakum
Green Lake inquiry for Mr. Smith on lawn offer
Advertises a lawn service at Green Lake noting a price of 125 with terms 10 cash and monthly payments. Mentions taking a green car to Gram Lake and seeking inquiries about Mr. Smith.
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Ts Lawn
Gram Lake
Green Lake
Smith
Notable Victorian Millionaire’s Wealthy Marital Escapade
The text recounts a man who, after early marriage, became rich and divorced his first wife. In 1901 he donated four million in stocks to the first wife to wed Mrs Worthington, then proposed within a month. Gifts included a Pearl necklace valued at 65,000 dollars, a 50,000 dollar diamond necklace, a 1,000 dollar diamond ring, a 10,000 dollar ermine coat, a 5,000 dollar ring, and a grand Fifth Avenue mansion.
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Honda
Worthington
Leeds
Indiana
Upper Fifth Av
New York
Funeral services for Mrs Rebec ca Haydon in Daytonav home
Funeral services for Mrs Rebec ca Haydon age M will be held tomorrow at 1 p m at the family residence 3634 Daytonav Interment follows at Lakeview cemetery She is survived by her children
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Rebecca Haydon
Lakeview Cemetery
Linda Lelutter
Carten
Walter Hat Fontalitg
Big Smuggling Scheme Revealed Across Coasts
Washington dispatch reports that the Eritheh ship Prince was detained at the Port of Govota by revenue officers amid operatives linked to smuggling opium and Chinese migrants. Assistant Secretary Wheeler dispatched four special agents to San Francisco to identify ringleaders and dismantle the network believed to be moving Chinese into the United States.
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Washington
California
Eritheh
Goviota
Department of Commercce and Labor
Ant
William R. Wheeler
San Francisco
Suspects Held After Pharmacy Robbery Arrests
George W. Young alias Kid Yours and Eddie Connelly jailed after alleged short change thefts. Patrolman Roles detained them at a Walla Walla pharmacy on Tistav and E Jefferson streets. They await complaints from business owners as investigators probe the incident.
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George W. Young
Eddie Connelly
Young and Connelly
Young
Connelly
Walla Walla
Tistav
Yale and Harvard crews prep for annual races in heat
In Gales Ferry Connecticut on June 2 Yale and Harvard crews lightened work as they trained for the annual races set for Thursday. Coach Kennedy of Yale praised the rowers condition and expressed confidence in repeating last year’s victory.
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Gales Ferry
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Kennedy
Start Saving Now With Fixed Deposits From Each Pay
A plan favored by most depositors emphasizes saving a fixed amount from each pay envelope. Start the habit now, even with little money, to build a system that draws interest from AprilLat and becomes an easy routine.
City Comptroller Disputes Rutherford Hawericense Petition Claim
Chief Clark Upper of the city comptroller's office today rejected a report asserting 11 random names from the rejected list matched nine of the unregistered voters. He said only two names from the sampled five should have remained, and the office vows further checks to ensure the petition meets the required voter count.
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Rutherland
Lee
Mackay
Chicago to Build Fort Dearborn Replica for Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition
Chicago plans a full scale Fort Dearborn replica at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition. Moving dioramas will show Chicago from 1880 to 1909. C W Mott, Northern Pacific immigration agent, cabled Dr General Nadeau that President Wheeler and the Chicago association chair will visit Seattle on July 10 to choose a site.
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Chicago
Old Fort Dearborn
Dictares
C. W. Mott
Northern Pacific
General Nadeau
Wheeler
Chicago Association
Seattle
Taft Brother Urged to Lead Republican Campaign
The Washington Post urged appointing Charles Taft, brother of Secretary Taft, as chairman of the Republican National Committee. It argues the battle should be waged mainly in the Midwest and cites Taft’s political standing as a unifying factor for the national party.
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United Press
Warnington
Washington Post
John Kh. Mel
Cineinnati
Ohbto
Charlies Py Taft
Taft
Republican National Committee
Middle West
Charles Y. Taft
Bits O'rews Club Picnic and Local Social Notices
The page lists events in Seattle area society pages including the Bits O'rews Club annual picnic and officer election at Wildwood park on Lake Washington July 14. Recitals feature Mary Louise Hord Adeline M Alvord pupils Thursday at 8 15 in Johns t on hall. Various clubs host outings and weddings Mrs Sharbereegh Waldorf apartments Mrs Harris to marry June 30 at University Heights, and orthopedic hospital board plans June meeting with July general session.
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Wildwood Park
Lake Washington
Mary Louise Hord
Adeline M. Alvord
Johnston's Hall
Murderer Identified in Morrison Case by Child Testimony
Jim Jenkins, a Black man, is identified as the suspect in the Mary Morrison murder after the Morrison girl viewings at the jail. He was arrested June 12 at Wickersham on a vagrancy charge and held as investigators connect him to the crime.
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Bellingham
Mra
Mary Morrison
Jim Jenkins
Segro
Gritieh
Little Byearold
Mazelmere
Sam Peet
Ory
Bia Identifica
Eddie Burns Brother of Tommy Burns Dies In Oakland
Eddie Burns, brother of boxing champion Tommy Burns, lies critically ill in Oakland after surgery. He had been hospitalized weeks earlier with Matt Ryan. his mother Mrs Brusco is en route from Preston Ontario and Billy Neal wired Tommy Burns to travel toward Australia.
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United Press
Oakland
Eddie Fireasso
Tommy Hurna
Eddie
Matt Ryan
Billy Neal
Tommy Horns
Australia
Brusco
Preston
Ontario
Burke to enter Irish Parliament and back Redmond
Robert J Burke formerly of San Francisco will join the Irish parliamentary party and aid John Redmond’s home rule campaign. He has millions, built a castle in Tipperary, and plans a racing stable to rival Croker and Belmont. Burke also contributes liberally to Redmond's funds.
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United Press
Dumlin
Robert J. Burke
San Francisco
Irish Parliamentary Party
John Redmond
Burke
Tipperary
Horke
Nevagh
City Endures Heat Wave as Eight Die and Dozens Faint
Suffering is intense as a Chicago heat wave claims eight lives and leaves at least twenty more prostrated. Reports describe widespread distress in tenement districts with scarce ice, heat held by buildings, and workers collapsing on streets and in alleys.
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Suse
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Edwin Palmer
Potter Palmer
William Dettling
Seyman
Mary Isch
George Short
Wm. Turk
Anna Trapp
Canada rules out American steamers
The Canadian government announced new steamship regulations effective August 1, applying coast wide. The move strengthens controls on American vessels, aligning Pacific coast rules with those on the Atlantic, as reported from AWA Ontario.
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Canada
United Press
AWA
Pacific
Atlantic
Can
Battleships Maine and Aistama Start Second Leg Around World
Washington reports the special service squadron of battleships Maine and Aistama remains on the second leg of their voyage around the world as pathfinders for the Atlantic fleet. They left Honolulu for Guam and will repeat the course to be followed later by the battle fleet.
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Washington
Dhepatches
Office
the Board of Navigation
Special Service Squadron
Maine
Aistama
San Francisco
Honolulu
Guam
Sultan Abdul Aziz Reported Assassinated in Tangier
Tangier reports today that Sultan Abdul Aziz may have been assassinated by political enemies though confirmation is lacking. Friends of the sultan deny the claim and suggest rivals started the report to create disruption amid unsettled affairs in Mor.
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United Press
Tangier
Sultan Abdul Aziz
Mor
Runaway Couple Marries Amid Controversy
A runaway couple wed the man named George Brewer. The girl's father claims she is only 16 and sought to locate the newly married pair.
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George Brewer
Crooks Take Easy Money In Seattle Fraud Scheme
W N Christensen of Interbay Hardware was swindled out of 16 dollars by a mysterious man who has passed bad checks for years in Seattle. Police describe P J Bornstein of the Golden Rule at 315 Firetay as a suspect. A forged draft for 30 dollars was presented using the name B R Ramery. A pony cart valued at 42 dollars, owned by P and Casey of 110 John St, was stolen from a barn on Firetay and Deanyway last night. Casey's name is branded on the cart seat.
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W. N. Christensen
Interbay Hardware Company
Seattle
Christensen
P. J. Bornstein
Firetay
B. R. Ramery
City Officials Plan Inspection Trip to Cedar River
Mayor Miller and department heads depart tomorrow for an inspection trip to Cedar River. City Engineer Thomson leads the party and the group aims to familiarize themselves with conditions at the source of the citys electric power and water supplies.
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Miller
Cedar River
Thomson
Shower for Bride Planned for Wednesday Afternoon
Mise Mayme Miller hosts a shower to honor Miss Helen Harris a June bride at an afternoon event with close friends and family.
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Mise Mayme Miller
Helen Harris
Steamers Figure Trips to Strawberry Fields Nearby
Notice lists steamers Wildwood or Haas at Leechs park serving Clyde Eastland and Belle Vue to reach strawberry fields. Moats depart Leach daily at 7 28, 9 06, 11 60, 1 00 and 2 20 for round trips priced 26 cents.
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Wildwood
Haas
Leechs Park
Clyde
Eastland
Bellevue
Leach
Pacific coast delegates push for 1910 convention in San Francisco
At the Boston women's club convention the Pacific coast delegation launched a campaign to secure the 1910 national convention for San Francisco. Leading advocates include Mrs. Lovell White of San Francisco and Mrs. J. B. Hume, California Federation president. Gov. Guild and Mayor Hibbard welcomed delegates. Mrs. Sarah Platt Decker of Denver will respond.
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United Press
Boston
Pacific Coast
The
Federation of Women's Clubs
San Francisco
Ing
Lovell White
J. B. Hume
California Federation of Women's
Guild
Hibbard
Sarah Platt Decker
Denver
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Pennnsy
Ferme Big Company
Piper & WH
Spring St. Eee
Joe
Mette
Erivreas Reoe
Scandinavian American Bank
Alaska Building
Seattle, U.S. A
J.W. Bullock
James St
26Th Ave
Dearborn St
Ind Ave
Western Ave
Bunkers
Anne
Main
North
Renton Coal
Upper
Mpaign
Myrtle Social Club
Mre Sharbereegh
Waldorf Apartments
Woman's Educational Club
Woodland Park Grounds
Caleidh Club
Charles G. Helfer
Wing Point
Eagle Harbor
Fariey-Tucker
Ethel B. Parley
Arthur A. Tucker
Dr. McGill
SignordAurto
Pavio Giorza
Faust
Harrie Wilson
A. C. Harris
Davin Wilson
University Heights
Orthopedic Hospital
Orthopedic Hospital Board
J. W. Roberta
Chamber of Commercce
Richendorfer-Bradley
Mise Alverna Richendorfer
First Christian Church
Paul R. Hradiey
Tommy Burns
Brother
Lathrof Seattie
Royad
Pike
Beattie
Puget 7 Savings & Loan Co
Columbia St
Fredolund, Hornberg & Larson
Pike St
Victor
Sherman, Clay & Co
Heeter
Honmoluly
Navy Yard
Rhode Island
Vegler Way
J. B. Brishois
Globe Hotel
Car. Firet Av
Main St
Bultan
Abdul Aziz
Berga
Raline
F. M. Spinning
Tasuee Letters of Credit
Northwest Trust & Safe Deposit Co
FF Schoorrock
Hartman Alexander Myers
V. A Omira
Cashier
Century Furniture Co
N. W. Corner
Second Ave
Spring St
Women’s Convention
Cheviots
Ie Scssnaeces Ee
Nic
Copeerus
Grro Beco
Ois
Ox Choyes
Ular
Fortexan Ui
Caer
Crown Clothing Company
FIRST
Seneca
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