McCaleb Tells of the Thaw Tragedy at Roof Garden
Thomas McCaleb testifies to the district attorney about events at Cafe Martin and the Ison Square roof garden during the Thaw case. He describes Thaw’s mood, Mrs Thaw’s reactions to Harry White, and the moments leading to the shooting. Messages hint at a wider network of alleged misconduct and potential witnesses in the White circle.
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Cafe Martin
Stanford White
New York
Thomas McCaleb
San Francisco
Ison Square
Mra. Thaw
Thaw
McCaleb
Re. Thaw
White
Thaw visit to Pittsburgh. no new New York attorney
Josiah Thaw, brother of Marty Thaw, hurried to Pittsburgh to confer with family attorney George Gerdon and then returned to New York. Gerdon denies any plan to appoint new attorneys in New York, saying the current lawyers are familiar with the case and local conditions.
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Pittsburg
Josiah Thaw
Marty Thaw
George Gerdon
New York
Gordon
Doctors Claim Milwaukee Road Threatens City Water
Five physicians accompanying the Cedar River survey warned the Milwaukee railroad would contaminate Seattle water with typhoid germs from train washings. They urged moving intake upstream if built. Army Surgeon Captain Hess echoed, calling to stop the railroad to protect the water supply or risk Fort Lawton being reassigned.
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Cedar River
E. BE. Heg
State Board of Health
the Star
Traina
L. T. Hess
United States
Fort Lawton
Milwaukee
Seattle
Complaints Over Air Gun Activity In Neighborhood
Mrs John Smith of 301 Sunday N complains to police about numerous boys in the neighborhood firing air guns and otherwise molesting residents.
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John Smith
Local California Ink rep D Sawyer hands cigars at baby welcome
R. D. Sawyer, agent for California Ink, made a lively visit at the home welcoming a ten pound baby boy today. The scene featured the representative greeting family members and distributing cigars to celebrate the new arrival.
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RE. D. Sawyer
California Ink Company
Tent Crash Kills Two at Ringling Bros Circus in Aurora
A severe wind toppled a Ringling Bros canopy in Aurora yesterday. Two men, Matthew Bury of Aurora and William Cress of Danville, died. seven injured and three women among them. Elephants halted potential stampede after keepers intervened.
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Chicago
Severn
Aurora
Ringling
Matthew Bury
William Cress
Danville
HL Crease
Suspected Tool Thief Arrested In Pawnshop
Police arrested Harry Williams in a local pawnshop on a tip that he was the recurring tool thief linked to a Georgetown Seattle Brewing and Malting Co plant theft. Over $300 worth of tools were stolen and later found at the pawnshop along with soap believed stolen. Williams was detained by Officers Corbett and Landwehr.
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Harry Williams
Corbett and Landwehr
Seattle Brewing and Malting Company
Georgetown
Williama
Death Found in Snohomish River Investigation Underway
Deputy Coroner Bakeman left for Snohomish to probe the body found in the Snohomish river. The man apparently drowned as authorities seek clues about the death and its circumstances.
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Everett Dune
Bakeman
Snohomiah
Snohomish River
Neighborhood Boy Ball Players Questioned by Police
Police report multiple complaints about a gang of boys playing ball at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Blanchard Street. Residents urge officers to put a stop to the activity amid unspecified disturbances.
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Sixth Av
Blanchard St
Public building bill boosts Tacoma Spokane funds
Washington June 20. The conference committee endorsed the house provision increasing the cost limits for Tacoma and Spokane by 100000 each, bringing the total cap for both buildings to 560000. A compromise also grants Bell Ingham 20000 for a site and North Yakima 15000.
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Washington, D. C
Jones
Tacoma
Spokane
Washington
Nippon Yusen Katsuha Riojun Maru Sails at Daybreak
The Nippon Yusen Katsuha Riojun Maru departed at daybreak for the Orient carrying a full cargo and many passengers.
Letter to Chief Wappenstein on Leech Park hotel morals
The Star urges Chief Wappenstein to focus on the Leseh hotel run by John Johnson at Leech Park. For years the place has operated a blind pig and gained notoriety as a disreputable venue. locals complain, raids would risk arrests, and stamping out immorality would benefit nearby residents and park visitors.
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Wappenstein
Parka
John Johnson
Leech! Park
Johnson
Rempedte
Leechi Park
Simost
MAB TANNER 8 KILLED BY AUTO NEAR HELENA MONT
Mrs James Tanner wife of the commander of the G A R was killed when the automobile overturned yesterday afternoon in Helena Mont Gen Lester Wilson and Mrs J K Toole wives of the governor and a fellow passenger escaped with minor injuries The accident occurred near Helena Montana yesterday.
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Mab. Tanner
AUTO
Helena
Mont
James Tanner
G. A Ry
Lester Wilson
J. K. Toole
Gov. Toole
Mitchell Murder Trial Nearing End of Prosecution Case
After five days of testimony the state has presented its case in the Georgy Mitchell murder trial, with only a few witnesses remaining. The defense plans a temporary insanity defense, focusing on Creffield's perceived betrayal and Holy Roller influences, while Mrs. Maud Creffield described the killing and police actions as witnesses are recalled. The length of the trial now hinges on how much evidence the defense may introduce, potentially finishing in two to three days or stretching into the following week.
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Thaw
Lawrence
Stanford White
Meon
Georgy Mitchell
Praise Eamund Creffield
Jeffield
Mitchell
Beattie
Maud Creffield
Joshua” Creffield
Holy Rollers
Creffield
Hin Alayer
Pe Gada
Gentenon
Court restraining railways to be heard next Friday
The cane of the order of the Superior Court restraining the Columbia Pacific and the Northern Pacific railways from extending their tracks through Hanoverville in Georgetown will be heard before Judge Griffin next Friday.
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Superior Court
Columbia
Bank Clearings June 30 1906 Report
Bank clearings total 1,127,061.01 with a year's rise of 22,019.05 reaching 1,101,957.96 for the same date last year. The report notes an increase over the prior year and compares current sums to the earlier period.
Kirkland MA King Ho Case Defeat For Perret Demurrer Sustained
In Kirkland Massachusetts the court sustained a demurrer for Jane A. Perret over alleged selling of a liquor without license. Judge Morrie ruled the statute prohibits this form of vice and the town cannot procure a fine.
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Kirkland
Jane A. Perret
Morrie
Horse Play In Last Hours At The House
Closing hours in Washington state house featured music and lighthearted horse play as lawmakers debated minor questions. The scene contrasted with tense discussions on railroad rates and basin agreements for maximum distance, fava and joint wheat tariffs, as reported by WallA WallA.
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Washington
America
Dixie
Home
Sweet Home
Walla Walla
Railroad Commission
Mutiny in Turkish Troops Ends After Loyal Artillery Attack
A mutiny by Turkish troops in Hodieda led to a loyal artillery assault that silenced the rebellion. The mutineers surrendered after several hundred were killed, leaving the city with unsettled loyalty and casualties.
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Hodieda
Japo Victims Report Robberies By Masked Highwaymen
Two Japanese men Masaka and Takeo Yamakamo reported being held up by masked attackers early this morning. Masaka said he was struck from behind and robbed of 14 with a head wound. Yamakamo said he lost 23 at the corner of Maynard Avenue and Lane Street.
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Masaka
Takeo Yamakamo
Yamakama
Maynard Av
Lane St
Fishing Season Opens Tomorrow for Major Bass Species
The sonar open season begins tomorrow for black bass perch pickerel and pike in state waters. Anglers expect good fishing as pre July 1 prohibitions are observed. Three year planting rule blocks fishing in King County lakes Panther Neilson Swan Otter Milpond Maple Valley Bawyer Walsh Star Caloff Trout Steel Echo Beetle White Tradition Club Crow Jones Ravens Rutherford.
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Panther
Neilson
Swan
Otter
Milpond
Maple Valley
Bawyer
Walsh
Star
Caloff
Trout
Steel
Echo
Beetle
White Tradition
Club
Crow
Jones
Raven's
Rutherford
Man Loses $10 Handsaw After Loan to Stranger
B M Woolridge of Bhie house at Fifth and Main mourns the loss of a fine $10 handsaw lent to an unknown man in overalls yesterday afternoon. Woolridge was at 171 Washington St when the stranger requested the loan, promising quick return, but the saw remains unrecovered.
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B. M. Woolridge
Bhie House
Fifth and Main
Woolridge
Washington St
Tanner Vial [3 Postponed Commander's Eastbound Tour Delayed
Commander in Chief James Tanner of the G A R will postpone his Seattle visit until after he returns from the East. He travels to attend his wife's funeral following a fatal automobile accident in Helena Montana yesterday. Tanner was due to arrive July 5 for the annual inspection of the local division.
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James Tanner
Helena
Mant
Corporsl Tanner
Seattle
Loco Division
President signs late bills as capital routine continues
At 11 35 p m the president visits the capitol to sign bills passed at session end. He enters the president room near the senate chamber and begins turning bills into law. Chief Wappenstein warns property holders in the restricted district they will be summoned and fined per longstanding city custom with tenants.
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Washington
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Wappenstein
Railroad Franchise Accepted For Port Townsend Line
The Port Townsend city council formally accepted the railroad franchise granted to Coleman and Ballinger. The filing with the city clerk occurred at noon today. Work must begin within nine months of acceptance. the franchise contemplates a transcontinental line.
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Port Townsend
Coleman and Ballinger
Major C N OConnell Inspects Cavalry Horses in Seattle
Major C N OConnell of Dorse Barrack Idaho travels to Seattle to inspect cavalry horses. The quartermaster's department completes a shipment of 66 horses to Fort Sam Houston and Fort Clark in Texas.
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C. N. O'Connell
Dorse Barrack
Idaho
Seattle
Quartermaster's Department
Fort Sam Hounston
Fort Clark
Tex
Fire Department Report Tonight on Arlington Dock Looting
The civil service commission prepares a report on the fire department probe into Arlington Dock looting and department discipline. The findings may target Chief Ralph Cook and call for leadership changes to raise efficiency and remove problematic elements.
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Civil Service
Ihs
Fire Department
Ralph Cook
Majority holds 10 pollution theory on Cedar river route
A joint Seattle committee including business, labor, medical groups and press representatives concluded the Cedar river route for the Milwaukee road risks polluting the city water supply. They noted near riverside road construction, riprap walls, and potential runoff into ditches and basins. Milwaukee engineers faced criticisms over camp conditions and river pollution. An alternate Cedar route above the city would be longer and require bridges at greater cost.
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Chamber of Commerce
King County Medical Society
Milwaukee
Williams
Seattle
Cedar River
Engineering Corps
Milwaukee Engineers
Barneston
Bee
Cedar River Valley
Thomson
Cedar
Intake
Dat
Heat Waves Hit Eastern Cities with Fatal toll
Chicago reports nine deaths and about fifty heat prostrations on the second hot day. Detroit records 103 degrees with one death and one prostration. Washington notes a 94 degree day as the season's hottest. Philadelphia experiences several prostrations on the warmest day so far. Louisville clocks a new record as heat stays severe.
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Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Mother Saves Life of Brother in Family Duel
In San Jose California a house mover Cornelius Brown shot his brother Oyecer in a family dispute yesterday afternoon. The mother intervened shielding Oyecer and pleaded for mercy saying Kill me and spare your brother. The exact condition of Oyecer is not stated.
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San Jose
Cal
Cornelius Brown
Siettly
Oyecer
Few Members At The Finish
Washington June 30 The house recessed until 5 o clock after Speaker Cannon announced engrossing of Dills could not be completed before 6. Few members are expected to remain in their seats at the session’s end. The president signed the pure food bill and the agricultural appropriation bill including the meat inspection amendment. Buford on the way.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Buford to Lead Tenth Regiment from Fort Lawton to Alaska
Francisco reports at 4 20 am the Buford will transport the Tenth regiment stationed at Fort Lawton to Alaska. The move highlights early morning deployment in Seattle.
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Francisco
Seattle
Buford
Fort Lawton
Alaska
Funeral for James F Chart Held Tomorrow at 1 P M
The funeral for James F Chart, who died yesterday at the Pacific, will be held tomorrow at 1 p m in hall. The service will be under the direction of Johnson Hamilton.
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James F. Chart
Pacific
Hall
Johnson & Hamilton
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