Seattle fire chief to resign and department reorganization planned
Chief Ralph Cook will resign within days to Mayor Moore, followed by dismissals of several officers. A civil service report on Arlington dock looting will guide changes, with a new chief sourced from outside Seattle to enforce discipline and root out intemperance and corruption.
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Moore
Ralph Cook
Seattle Fire Department
Civil Service Commission
Arlington Dock
Fire Department
Seattle
Cook
Hunker Creek
McLeod and
Livingstone
Mitchell Jury Faces Slow Deliberation and Replacements
Four changes in the Mitchell jury were made during the morning session. Jurors passed for cause or excused included George Bill and Johan Sinn Jr, with replacements Adams Hibman City and Evans Derby. The trial paused at noon with 12 jurors seated. spectators' absence and juror questioning continued to shape the panel amid defense and state tactics.
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Mitchell
George Bill
Charles L. Sheldon
K. E. Fisher
Beattie
J. Simpson
Kent
J. Adama
Hibman City
W. I. Evans
Derby
Johan Sinn, Jr
Nevelty
Frater
Miller
Sheldon
Creffield
G. Swanson
J. Bimpoon
Ewanson
Mayor blocks saloon license transfer over public property issue
Mayor Moore will not approve the bond for P Bartel's change of license for the Oak Leaf saloon at Third Ave and Jefferson St, vetoing the transfer ordinance as indecent for public property use. He says court orders may compel action. Daniel L Johnson was added to the police force, completing a five-man recent hiring.
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Moore
P. Bartel
Third Av
Jefferson St
Bartel
Daniel L. Johnson
Mancil
G A R convention votes Ballard encampment site
In Walla Walla on June 27 the G A R convention voted to hold its next encampment at Ballard by a margin of about 16 votes.
Oregon Arrives From Nome After Fast Voyage
The Oregon, Captain John O'Brien, completed a seven day fifteen hour voyage from Nome with 41 passengers, $265,000 in gold dust, and $30,000 in furs, arriving at six this morning. Many travelers from Fairbanks rode the Yukon to St Michael to connect. The ship gangs reported freight transfers among vessels at St Michael and Unimak Pass as northbound ships converge. The Oregon will resume its route to Seward and Valdez, sailing next Sunday.
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Nome
Eamer
Oregon
John O'Brien
Fairbanks
Yukon
St. Michael
St .Michael
Pennsylvania
Wateon
Lelawnaw
Lelaw
Two Drownings Reported In Lake Cassidy Incident
A young man, employed at a shingle mill, drowned Sunday morning when a canoe capsized at Lake Cassidy four miles northeast of Marysville. A log tipped the boat, one man swam 60 feet toward shore before sinking. two others were rescued. Another young man, Peter Gregerson, is believed drowned.
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Gregerson
Jln Anacortes
Mitchell
Mead
Everett
Lake Cassidy
Marysville
Peter Gregerson
Nome Gold Strike Report Hails Rich Finds Across Districts
Excitement in Nome as the Oregon sails and rich strikes appear on fleet benches. Gold pays from 880 to 100 a pan and the pay streak seems newly entered. Wonder creek clean-ups proceed and the Dorothy mine may prove the richest in the north. Holyoke creek gravel bristles with gold and surrounding districts report fresh discoveries on numerous creeks previously low producers.
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Nome
Oregon
Wonder Creek
Dorothy
Holyoke Creek
Missing Tacoma Children Reported in Seattle
Maud Nelson aged 12 and Frank Nelson aged 10 from Tacoma have been missing in Seattle since Thursday morning. Parents urge search across the city, police alerted with descriptions and special watch for the children who helped canvass with soap and shampoo.
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Maud Nelson
Frank Nelson
Tacoma
Seattle
Nelson
Steamer updates and arrivals at Seattle docks
Farallon sails north with full freight load for N C Co at Dawson and no passengers due to explosives. Montecello undergoing final repairs for Seattle Dogfish Bay service, completed at 65000 dollars. Gypsum shipment of 1000 tons from Sitkow Bay to Tacoma smelter arrives tomorrow. Olympia from Nome due tomorrow. Buckman and Pennsylvania due Saturday. Umatilla to sail Saturday for San Francisco. Willis A Holden due this afternoon from Shanghai. Santa Crug sails from San Francisco to Treadwell.
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Farallon
North Pam
N. C. Co
Dawson
Moe Bros
Moran Company
Seattle
Dogfish Bay
Sitkow Bay
Dirigo
Tacoma
Olympia
Nome
Buckman
Pennsylvania
Umatilla
San Francisco
Willis A. Holden
Shanghai
Globe Navigation Company
Santa Crug
Treadwell
Countess of Yarmouth Mourns Brother Tragedy
London report notes the Countess of Yarmouth once Miss Alice Thaw was told of a family tragedy in which her brother figures. She is deeply affected by the news.
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White
Wife
Paris
Thaw
United States
Mia
Burne Cafe
Josiah Thaw
George Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
London
Countess of Yarmouth
Alice Thaw
Moody targets railroads for safety violations in suit
Attorney General Moody directs suits against multiple railroads for breach of the safety appliance law. Fifty two violations are charged against the Atlantic Coast Line alone with defendants including the San Pedro & Los Angeles, Rio Grande & Pegasa Springs, Denver Rio Grande, Northern Pacific and El Paso & Southwestern. He urges district attorneys to be vigilant and active.
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Atlantic
San Pedro
Los Angeles
Rio Grande
Pegasa Springs
Denver
Northern Pacific
Paso & Southwestern
Ige
Moody
Parents Seek Girl Runaways
Nellie and Laura Andrews two sisters ages 13 and 9 disappeared from 300 Sixth Ave yesterday afternoon. Nellie known wanderer and dog seller. the pair were last seen together before 2:30 PM and a city wide search including the water department chief General Foreman Andrews failed to locate them.
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Nellile
Laura Andrews
Foreman Andrews
City Water Department
Nelle
Laura
Nellie
Mr. Andrews
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