Wappenstein Resigns From Police Amid Meredith Crisis
The Beattie Law and Order League probes police corruption claims as Chief Meredith resigns under mayoral pressure. Wappenstein also quits the Beatle department, citing political contention and seeking a fair investigation, while Acting Chief Sullivan accepts the resignation and contemplates future department changes.
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Law and Order League
Chas. W. Wappenstein
Beatle Police Department
Sullivan
Council
Civil Service Commission
C. W. Wappenstein
Wa Hetein Eald
Beattie
Falkland Capsizes Off Reef Near Falmouth
The bark Falkland captained by Gracie from Tacoma Feb 4, bound for Balfour Guthrie & Co., capsized near Falmouth after a wind drove her onto reefs. Captain and crew tried to save all aboard. the captain's wife and child, second mate, and 20 men were rescued, but others drowned.
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N, Eng
Falkland
Gracie
Tacoma
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
Falmouth
Local man thrown and dragged along Alder Street
All A la Walla report states Smith was thrown at noon Saturday then dragged by foot along streets to Alder Street and finally left for dead. He was taken to St Marys hospital and is as well as can be expected.
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Alla Walla
Wash
Smith
A &T
Alder Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Just As Good As A Letter From This Office Star News
An office promises to mail regularly from the STAR to readers while a wife is away for the summer. The message urges regular correspondence and full news coverage as part of the service.
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STAR
Brennan's Terrible Fall Claims Laborer's Life at Price Building
James Brennan, 45, a rafting laborer, fell eight stories to the basement after a ladder tipped while ascending to the roof at the Price building in Seattle. Companion Aaron Golden was struck but survived. Foreman Jack Richards oversaw the ascent. Brennan died on scene. Coroner Hoye and Butterworth's took the body.
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James Brennan
Price
Aaron Golden
Brennan
Golden
Jack Richarda
Frrennan
John Casey
Prennana
Casey
Hoye
Butterworth’s
Seattle
Wappenstein Resigns Amid Bitter Farewell
In a dramatic resignation note the writer questions Wappenstein’s fall from grace and asks whether he will seek vindication or reveal further proof to the civil service board. The farewell laments the loss and reflects on his role and impact.
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Wappenstein
Civil Service Board
Lillywhite Case Note Shifted to Await Officials
London June 4. Anollie Prose entered in the case of Charlies Lillywhite, a naturalized American, arrested in Wellington New Zealand last November on a charge related to Arthur Blatch, the murderer of a taller Colchester Park, England, in the report.
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London
Eng
Anollie
Charlies Lillywhite
Wellington
N. Z
Arthur Blatch
Colchester Park
England
Seattle Union Ironworkers Stage Mock Reopening
Seattle machinists and boilermakers did not report for work as re openings began at 7 o clock. Only apprentices and a few helpers were present while Moran Bros and the Garonne yard saw no skilled labor. Strikers claim victory as new arrivals from out of town decline to cross the picket line.
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Metal Trades Association
Washington Iron Works
Machinists’ Union
Moran Bros.’ Co
Garonne
Washington
Vulcan Ironworks
The
Puget Sound Works
Puget Sound
Trim
New Orleans
Texas
England
California
Therm
Flood Devastates Pocahontas District in West Virginia
June 4 reports describe a sudden flood in the Pocahontas mining district, especially Keystone, causing immense destruction. About 200 people are believed dead as Elkhorn Creek overflowed, washing away homes, bridges, coal plants, and communications, with widespread suffering and a 28 mile flood path.
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Elkhorn Creek
West Virginia cloudburst causes heavy damage and loss
Konova West Virginia June 24 reports scarce telegraphic lines after a southern district cloudburst. Estimates place deaths between 260 and 600, thirty miles of track destroyed, 200 miles unusable, about twenty five bridges swept away and sixty miles of territory from Vivian to Willamson flooded with no word on residents or towns.
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Konova
W. Va
West Virginia
Vivian
Williamaon
Ita
Troops Deployed to McDowell County After Storm
Charleston dispatch reports troops sent to the storm swept district to guard property. The latest word places Welch, county seat of McDowell County, in the center of efforts to secure damaged areas and protect residents.
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Charlestown
W. Va
Welch
McDowell County
Flood cuts West Virginia lines as death toll rises
Communication is severed west of Elkhorn hindering full casualty and damage estimates from the flood. Coal operators report about 200 dead, with Keystone and Vivian among the hardest hit towns in the Clinch valley division between Bluefield and Newton.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Elkhorn
Keystone
Vivian
Survivors Reach Roanoke After Elkhorn Valley Flood
A small group of flood survivors from Elkhorn valley reached Roanoke, Va., this morning. They believe the death toll is overestimated but expect it will not exceed 100.
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Roanok
Elkhorn Valley
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