Fire damages two houses on East Olive street
A Sunday morning blaze at 7 East Olive street damaged two frame houses, valued at about 4500 dollars. A resident blamed telephone delays for slow alarm transmission, noting alarms were finally sent from multiple locations before firefighters arrived. A petition for improved fire protection will circulate citywide.
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East
Olive Street
Lawrence
Tlanca
Carroll
Boyleston Avenue
Star
Telephone Company
Tripp
Force
Runaway Express Wagon Collides on Fifth Avenue
A team of horses attached to Clarke’s express wagon ran away this afternoon after being frightened near Fifth Avenue. They struck a second team near Second Avenue, injuring one of Clarke’s horses whose tongue pierced into the animal’s side. The injured horse was taken to a stable on Fourth Avenue South for care.
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Clarke
Fifth Avenue
Second Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Motorman, City Lawsuit, Nome Cable Break and Fire Loss
Motorman started the car before she could alight. John W Waldren sues the city for 10000 alleging injuries Sept 4 on Jefferson Street during road repairs. Cable between St Michael and Nome broken. service halted. A frame dwelling at 114 Broad Street destroyed by fire. M C A meeting featured hymns by W A Majore Becond Presbyterian quartet. Somerset notes: a British patrol and seven men from here are missing. Boer raiders likely captured them.
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Broad Street
Somerset
Foresters Entertain With March 6 Hall Event
Independent Order of Foresters host an entertainment and ball at Ranke hall on Wednesday evening March 6. Dr Montague and Alderman Pr John A Langrill of Toronto will address the meeting. A musical and literary program will follow, then dancing.
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Ranke Hall
Independent Order of Foresters
Montague
John A. Langrill
Toronto
Canada
Skagway Council Vote Yields Clear Majority
Skagway voters chose F. T. Keeler and H. C. Barley for councilmen in yesterday's election. Keeler led with 142 votes and Barley had 118, totaling 406 votes cast in the contest.
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Skagway
F. T. Keeler
H. C. Barley
Mr. Keeler
Mr. Barley
Extra Train Service Between Seattle and Portland
The Northern Pacific will run an extra daily train from Seattle to Portland leaving Seattle at :30 a m. This addition creates three trains on the Portland route. Grays Harbor will receive improved service while A G Kent was discharged by Justice Cain at the witness request after an assault charge last week.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Seattle
Portland
Grays Harbor
A. G. Kent
Independent district session opens with business and degree
The quarterly session of No. 14 Independent opens tomorrow at 10 a m with the district meeting for King and Kitsap counties. The afternoon covers papers on district work and the evening features an open meeting with musical and literary items and speeches, held with Loyal Lodge No. 144 L O G T in New York block.
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King and
Kitsap
Loyal Lodge
Hell No. 1
New York Block
Humane Society to Meet at Rainier Grand Hotel Tonight
The Humane Society holds its regular monthly meeting at 7 45 this evening in the Rainier Grand hotel parlor. Officer Ridgeway will present his first report after nearly a month on duty. Members are urged to attend.
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The
Humane Society
Rainier-Grand Hotel
Ofcer Ridgeway
Early Morning Fire Extinguished on Roy Street Corner
Fire department responded to a small blaze at Roy Street and First Avenue before dawn. Crews extinguished the bed fire with minor property loss reported.
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Are
Roy Street
First Avenue
Rushing Yukon Mail Reaches Dawson on Second Nome Run
The second Nome mail trip arrived in Dawson yesterday and departed for the outside. The carrier started from Nome on Nov. and traveled faster upstream than the first trip. The mail is expected to reach Skagway by Tuesday.
Civil Service Examinations Planned In Free Delivery Cities
Information from the post office states two civil service exams will occur in all free delivery cities in the United States. On March 24 nautical expert in the treasury department will be tested, with weights for letter writing, mathematics, nautical definitions, physical geography, and navigation. A second exam on April 2 will fill the position of assistant special treasury agent, with practical questions counting for 50 percent and general subjects earning five percent each. Any U.S. citizen over years of age is eligible.
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Treasury Department
Trial begins in murder case of William Olden Beaton
In the county court toning the trial of William Olden Beaton, accused of murder at Park, opens after jurors are sworn. Prosecution introduces Mrs. Mira Murdoch Oscar Horton and J. A. Peterson as witnesses. Beaton is represented by Froyt Frye and Gill. May Chaetey seeks 916,000 damages from Beattie Electric Co for an injury claimed January 1, 1901 at the County Hospital station from a company car.
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William Olden Beaton
Park
al Department of Court
Tate
Mira Murdoch
Oscar Horton
J. A. Peterson
Froyt, Frye and Gill
May Chaetey
Beattie Electric Co
County Hoapital
She al
Cruelty Case Alleges Child Beating At Juanita Hotel
Humane Society investigators report a serious cruelty claim involving six year old Charlie Morroomer. Witnesses say the boy was whipped with a leather lash attached to a broom handle by his mother Mrs Alice Morroomer at the Juanita house on street near Fourth avenue, with the Cleveland house landlord alleging prior harsh treatment. Mrs Morroomer admits using the whip to frighten the child and says she will defend against arrest.
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The
Humane Society
W. L. Cowen
Alice Mor
Juanita Hotel
Fourth Avenue
Charlie
Cleveland House
Seventh Avenue
Pike Street
Cowen
Juanita
Maria
Seattle to join Pacific Northwest Baseball league season
Seattle appears set to join the Pacific Northwest Baseball league for the upcoming season with a $500 deposit already guaranteed and due for collection today. Manager Dugdale negotiates for several noted minor league players as the league prepares a March 15 meeting to finalize the complete game schedule, with expectations of a strong season.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest Baseball League
Dugdale
Dawson to Launch Morning Daily Paper in City
Promoters Geo Storey ex Nugget foreman Al Arith and G K Daniels plan a morning daily for Dawson. First issue slated to appear Monday with a February 27 date noted in the item.
Lake Canal funding and shipping ad note
The notice mentions an appropriation related to WA and the Lake Canal. It highlights the Louis Klodt Special as a fast vessel and notes Z C Miles and Piper Co selling Alaska stove and miners hardware.
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Z. C. Miles & Piper Co
Alaska
C. Miles & Piper Co
Charleston Scandal Trial Promised On Negro Slavery Inquiry
Acting under orders from Judge Bennet, a Charleston county investigation targets the system by which Africans are held as slaves. A special March 7 court term looms amid rumors of freed convicts and a state-wide scandal as secrecy and public ire grow.
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Charleston
C. Mark
Bennet
Anderson County
Cherleston
Spe
Buik
Congress Deadlocks Over Rivers And Harbors Bill
Washington March 4. The 56th congress neared adjournment with rivers and harbors bill defeated in the senate amid talks of death by Carter Montana while a conference report on the sundry civil bill was agreed to in both houses and the president signed it. The district of Columbia bill and a charter for the national federation of women’s clubs passed.
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Washington, D.C
Senate
Carter
Montana
Buffalo
Charleston
St. Louis
House
District of Columbia
National Federation of Women's Clubs
Washington, D. C
Congress
Morgan
Pettigrew
Hepburn
Cannon
Aberdeen Beattie Tacoma Run Warns Rival Clara Brown
The City of Aberdeen will join Beattie Tacoma service opposing the Clara Brown after months of handling Great Northern freight once done by Willey Co. Rates dropped to win that traffic and Willey Co. plans cutting rates on Aberdeen to recapture it. Dodwell & Co. steamer Olympia arrives from China and Japan. Sailors union marks sixteenth anniversary amid celebration and soda water. Port Albert, once dismantled at Tacoma, returns to Seattle.
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Aberdeen
Beattie- Tacoma
Clara Brown
Great Northern
Willey Co
Dodwell & Co
Olympia
China
Japan
Sailors Union of the Pacific
Fragmented March Scene Describes Fashion And Transit
A garbled report from DC sketches a grand ball with dazzling gowns and decorative outfits, notes on ships like the Dolphin and Onkiar, and mentions trains, loading lumber, and a schooner voyage. It reads as a crowded, mixed page of fashion, transport, and trade notes.
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Sali
San Francisco
Schwabtacher
Embroidered attire and jewelry noted at event
The Athans wore pleated chiffon with embroidery and rhinestones along the sleeves. A diamond necklace complemented the high collar as guests lingered past midnight after the president and party withdrew at 12 18.
Mushing to Dawson Trail Packed With 69 Travelers
Montague February 23 A count shows 69 people are trekking toward Dawson along a well maintained trail. Many travelers are well equipped for the journey as they press toward the gold region.
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Montague
Y. T
Dawson
Defense witness recalls assault during murder trial
The next defense witness testified to the assault before noon, and Annie Beaton described the slating and her escape from her murderous brother. She recalled a prior attempt by William Beaton three years earlier, when he threatened to kill her with a razor and chased her.
Democrats Decry Unity Break Over Rivers and Harbors
Democratic Senators accuse Republicans of breaking a promise to expedite the river and harbor bill in exchange for approving the army appropriation with Cuban and Philippines amendments. They cite Carter of Kentucky talking the measure to death after irrigation funding failed, claiming White House backing waned.
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Washington
BD. C
Philippines
Carter
Entana
Fight Over Fish Traps Marks Senate Action in Olympia
Olympia March 6 The Senate killed the Sunday theater bill while the House debated fish trap legislation amid a hard fought session. Senator Coates' proposed blanket ballot plan, reviving separate party columns, passed the Senate. Senator Wilshire's corporate executor bill failed.
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Olympia
House
Fulrehild
Wash
March
Coates
Senate
Wilshire
Appropriations Listed by House Committee
The document details numerous state appropriations including Governors office 82800 Lieutenant Governor 2999 Attorney General 12640 Secretary of State 13130 Auditor 12000 and others across offices such as State Library Land Commissioner State Penitentiary and State University with amounts ranging from a few thousand to several hundred thousand dollars. Gov Rogers vetoed the reapportionment bill and the Senate overrode the veto.
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House Committee
Governors
Fish Cortoner’s
Board of Ection
State Fair
Board of Audit and Control
State Board of Health
Estern Washington Hospital For
Eastern Washington Hospital For
State Penitentiary
Supreme Court
Superior Court
State University
Agricultural College
Whatcom Normal School
Ellensburg Normal School
Cheney Normal School
Adjutant General's Office
House Journal
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John W. Waldrem
Jefferson Street
St. Michael
Nome
W. A. Majore
Griffiths
Will Stage
G. W. Sample
W. M. Geddes, Jr
Skegway
Yukon Mail
Ivil Service
Bans Ny
Baseball League
Dawson Daily Paper
the Lake Canal
Louis Klodt
Hamlet
Horatio
Loggate
Gravesigger
Ekewit
Mamiet
Hiam
Limitlces Hickela
Imrious
Dee Crichtom
Alpheus
Marine News
Port Albert
Tacoma
Barkentine Onkiar
San Pedro
Achooner
A. M
Ballard
Elihu Thomson
Valdes
Tor
W. S. Pitman
Pitman Drayage Line
Stevens Post
4. A. Ft
Tmo& LaNbe
DR. C
Ennklejohn
Fother
Arkin
24 Ave
Columbia
Goldman
M.A. Goldman
Second Ave
Cor
Marion
Burke Bldg
Gov. Rogers
Washington Agricultural College and Experimental Station
School of Science
State College of Applied Science
Puckett
Iehnd
Rogers
Spokane
Herbert Hashford
I. P. Callison
Chehalis Advocate
Rudapest
Hungary
Pbil Sanderson
Harrison Again
Chicago
Ey Carter Harrison Ayer
Spitalsfield Bilke
Adams Tpianchard
Brunner & Co
Renton Hill Addition
Scheverman
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Cherry St
Queen City Steam Laundry
Fourth Ave
YeVensoue
Seattla
Cascade Laundry Co
Third Ave
Main
Uptown
Keeley Institute
British Columbia
J. P. Ray
Mar
Kilbourne Ave
Migliavagcca Wine Company
Main St
Misabeth Curtis
8. M. Freeland
Pontius Addition
W. C. Black
FEMS
New York
Oxford
Echanics’ Clothing CO
Yesler Way
Hamburg
Nainsook
Speloer & Hurlbut
Rager
DR. Co. A. Gay
Coen TT
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