Steamer Ohio Returns from Nome Treasure Voyage
The steamer Ohio arrived with $265,000 in gold consigned mainly to Puget Sound National Bank and Scandinavian American Bank, plus two passengers. Captain Rogge’s Nome run faced ice within 100 miles, delaying the voyage by five days, while stowaways and sea ice conditions dominated the tale of the northbound trip.
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Nome
Oble
W. J. Rogge
Puget Sound National Bank
Bcandinavian American Bank
Pioneer Mining Company
Ohio
Oregon
Jume
Harry Dobbs
St. Loure Fair
Otte Nan Back Geavese
Seattle
St. Paul
BR. Miles
Northwestern Commercial Company
Teller
Mia Miles
Astoria
James Dollar
Bering Sea
Minnetonka Steamer Reported Missing After Chile Storm
Word across the seas says the steamer Minnetonka is missing for 30 days with no sighting. Insurance offers indicate worry among underwriters at eight percent. The vessel was seen at Coronel on May 24 for fuel after leaving Callao. A Chilean coast storm followed, raising fears of wreck or drift far off course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnetonka
San Diego
Coronel
Strike at Alaska Steamship Company Narrowly Fails
A morning conference at 8 oclock in the office of Charles F Peatedy general manager of the Alaska Steamship Company failed to resolve the dispute and the strike remains in force. The deckhands union has declared the Bellingham Bay Trane Company unfair. The union demands include reinstating deckhands discharged aboard the ship Dede at Whatcom and the company managers refusal to rehire. Burns the superintendent asserts the strikers claim of short-handed crews is false and says enough men are available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Peatedy
Alaska Steamship Company
Bellingham Bay
Whatcom
J. KR
Mk Burns
Alaska Steamsrship Company
Postponed county city benefit baseball game
The county and city employees charity baseball game for the Heppmer fund has been moved from this afternoon to Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heppmer
Fourth of July Pike Street Merchants Plan Grand Celebration
Plans for the Fourth of July Pike street celebration are advancing with strong support and funds, featuring a parade of bands, illuminations on Pike street, speeches, and a night program at Racke's hall. A tug of war between plumbers and linemen is set for the afternoon track events, with fireworks and band concerts featured. An excursion rate extension is noted for travel to the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rede
Fourth Avenue
Plier Street
Bath
Racke’s Hall
Pike Street
Whatcom
Sfterron
Plumbers
A Remarkable Bit of Enterprise Builds Northwest Theater
The Northwest's Alvin Melia leads rapid construction of the Empire Park Theater at Third Avenue and James Street, with a 1000 seat capacity, parquet and balcony, rapid progress, and plans to open soon. Company leaders include Charles Ackerman as president and A Abramson as vice president.
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West
Heittig
Debrie
Third Avenue
James Etree
Eld Wester
Cal
Metlig
Hungary
Meilin
Eagere Park
Nm Francinco
Yateville
Connertion
California
Charles Ackerman
A. Abramson
Helis
Mellie
Conner
Lorthwest
Calvin Metta
White House Moves to Oyster Bay For Summer
The president plans to transfer executive offices from Washington to Oyster Bay Long Island. Secretaries stenographers and messengers will staff a full office suite with dedicated telegraph and telephone lines to keep in close contact with Washington. William Loeb Jr will run the summer White House while the president maintains daily visits to Sagamore Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Washington
Oyster Bay
Long Island
Roosevelt
McKinley
Canton
Maus Lesore
Oynter
White House
Oynter Hey
William Loeb, Jr
New York
President's
Sagamore Hill
Loeb
Five Masked Train Robbers Hit Utah Freight Crews
Five masked men who have held up freight trains across Utah for three days beat crews and rob them while escaping with unspecified loot, authorities report ongoing investigations and searches for suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake
Utah
Chinatown feud over murder plot endangering Wong Yuen
Rival Chinese clans in Seattle's Chinatown plot to kill Wong Yuen, a jailed forger, in a private bid war over a woman. Chin Tai Hee in Seattle Chinatown offers a large reward for his rival's death while Yuen seeks habeas corpus and the two women and children are held for safekeeping.
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Chin Tai Hee
Wong Yuen
Chinatown
Seattle
Yuen
Tong Wer
Chin Tat Hee
Lee Jee
Chin
Chie Tai Mee
Eines
Weng Yuen
Harry
Bellendong
Chin Hee
Wong
Fallon
Chin Tai
Wa Chong
Fim
Wheriffe
Lee Lee
San Franciscs
Tai Hee
Lee Bee
Gall
Chia Tat
Sheep theft charges rock Frye company case
Chrie Klein and Robert Knowles are tied to the theft of a flock from the Frye fruhn company. Klein was taken in Georgetown by Deputy Sheriff Bynes after a morning arrest. Knowles confessed to the theft and implicated Klein as the principal. Klein claims innocence and that Knowles will not be his partner in crime any longer.
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Chrie Klein
Robert Knowles
Fryefruhn
Georgetown
Bynes
Knowles
K Jein
Kiein
Ter
Reve
Seana
Beattie
Kieln
Kaiser at Launch of Cruiser Roon In June Visit
June 27 report notes Kaiser and Kaiserin attending the launch of the cruiser Roon. An American visitor list included officers and civilians. The Kaiser shook hands with builders and later spoke with Admiral Cotton and the Kearwaree aboard.
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RIFI
Kaiser
Kaiserin
Roon
Christ
Vente
Admiral Cotton
Kearwaree
First Nomination for Carnival Queen Named
Mise Gussie Blase an officer of the Waltresser union was elected as a candidate for queen of the labor carnival to begin July 2 in the city. Joseph Geldon was elected to succeed Robert Heaketh as secretary and business agent, who received a gold watch in recognition of his service to the International union.
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Mise Gussie Blase
Waltresser Union
Cooks and Walters Union
Joseph Geldon
Robert Heaketh
Weather office tale of a doomed woman and forecast
In a weather office a dying woman named Miss June laments her three days to live as Forecaster Sailabury notes her tears and a pending cold front. The exchange blends grim emotion with a meteorological journal entry predicting showers and light southerly breezes.
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Miss June
Sailabury
Balisabury
Ballebury
Senators set for Alaska tour to study territory and government
The senatorial delegation led by Senator Patterson sails tomorrow for Alaska to inspect conditions and resources. The group plans a two month inquiry into government forms and needed legislation, hoping to evaluate territorial options and improve governance while avoiding boundary issues. Accompanying officials include John D. McLean of the Minneapolis Journal and Col. D W Rausdell, aide to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benatore Dilbone
Vermont
Burnham
New Nelson
Minnesota
Son
Colorado
Deolphin
Skagway
Alaska
Tterseam
The
Star
Washington
Moran Bros
Patterson
John D. McLean
Minneapolis Journal
D. W. Rauedell
United States Senate
Col. Rausdell
Imaginary gold mine man from Montana sent to asylum
John Hweeney, long in seclusion by the Puget Sound, is committed to the asylum by Judge Hatch after years of digging for a sand mine he imagines near the Northern Pacific yards. He labors barefoot, eats garbage, and dreams of moving an Everett smelter to his site supported by a potential business partner. He has no known relatives in the city and will be taken to Steilacoom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hweeney
Montana
Hatch
Pweeney
Northern Pacific
Puget Sound
Anid
J. MacGee
Everett
Outlook bright for Nome mining season with higher output
Investors in Nome anticipate record gold production as miners report improved methods and larger winter dumps on Granite Gulch. W. Kelly of Pioneer Mining predicts the winter dump could yield 60 000 dollars and the clean-up 200 000, while delays in creek mining push activity to July.
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Nome
Beattie
W. Kelly
Ae Pioneer Mining Company
Neme
Grane Gulch
William T. Perkina
Robbery Reported At The Midway Cribhouse
A robbery at The Midway cribhouse on Sixth Avenue South and King Street involved a whitehead corplate claiming a half breed woman stole four $20 gold pieces around midnight. Detectives Hubbard and al pursued the case but made no arrests. He later alleged a further $80 in guild was taken. Police Clerk MacDonald then arrested Georgian Stein of the New Tender Join Dive on suspicion of being the woman.
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Midway Cribhouse
Sixth Avenue South
King Street
Whitehead Corplat
Hubbard
Whitehead
MacDonald
Georgian Stein
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Cook and Co
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Denntetan
Aiready
Empire Park
Alvin Melia
Theatrics
Amd
Heilig
Rio Grande Road
Koldier Summit
Charles Nelson
Provo
Pressant Valley
ST. Petersburg
Pinsk
Chicago
Aail
Shurder
Saliebury
Lady Marfo
Ladtds
Loov
Fred
John Sweeny
Outlook
Northeastern Siberian Company
Siberian
Cape, Siberia
Prince of Wales
Perkins
Perkin
Tellerte
Midway
Albatross
DR. Jordan
Port Townsend
United States
Prof
Jordan
Limited
Columbia
Ys ET
People's Store
Lander
Ream Office
Crescent
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