Insane Woman Tries to Kill Self After Farm Fire
Mrs. Nelson, about 50, locked in a jail cell after her cottage lake farm home caught fire and inmates barely escaped. Deputies report violent behavior, head injuries, and multiple self harm attempts. She blames financial troubles and a ghostly visitation for her breakdown and faces commitment to Steilacoom asylum.
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Mra. Nelson
Belding
Rogere
King County
Mia
Neteon
Jumpina
Bothell
Jack Wolff
Heele
Steilacoom Insane Asylum
Nelson
Nelsons
Nelson Family Tragedy Ends in Axe Attack Near Cottage Lake
An eight to eleven year old Nelson child defends family as a mentally unwell mother armed with an axe invades a room. The boy dies from a skull fracture while the mother is arrested on a terrible crime charge. A bystander and a sister cling to the mother during the struggle.
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Nelson
Samuel Nelson
Bothell
Nela B. Nelson
Cottage Lake
Riot-Trouble Mounts as Chicago Strike Turns Violent
Chicago unrest escalates with white strikebreakers clashing with protesters on Archer and Dearborn. Gov Denneen weighs troops as 1,100 guns pledged. 1,500 deputies prepared. Injuries include a bus driver killed and a colored worker struck by brick. police and guards move to restore order amid threatened wagon and coal wagon escorts.
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Archer Avenue
Walsh-Boyie Company Ay Company
Cinfor
Montgomery
Ward
Dearborn
Ing
John Dateberry
Riebling
Bert
Deneen
Hae
Meyer Dinte
Springfield
Chicago
Barrett
Deneen Hope
South Water Street
Aond Express
Produce Commission
Wabash
Hubbard Courts
Lanilen
William Hill
Cowboys and Pirates Flee Cabin as Deputies Miss Them
Deputies Hill and Sullivan hunted the Sear Kid, Cowboy Ellis, and the Bagie Harbor pirate crew at a secluded Eagle Harbor cabin but found only a newspaper clipping on the door and fled empty handed. The gang had fled hours earlier, leaving no trace.
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Bagie Harbor
Hill and Sullivan
Lark
Eagie Harter
Eagle Harbor
Ellis
Sear Kid
Seattle
Loved Nell Better Than His Wife Divorce Suit
Mary Jane Hughes sues John Henry Hughes for divorce alleging a burdensome home life and that he has transferred affections to another woman named Nell. The couple married in 1893 and share three children.
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Nell
Mary Jane Hughes
John Henry Hughes
Best People on Earth Have Best Home on Earth
Seattle’s Elka lodge 92 celebrates a grand opening in a newly furnished Alaska building. The lodge rooms, lounges, and ante rooms feature palms, leather seating, and ornate woodwork while officers from Pacific Northwest cities preside. Social events include dedicatory ceremonies, music, and a 11 36 toast by William Humphrey with committee oversight by Brinker Hughes Lindsey Drake.
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Seattle
Alaska
Aikdom
Northwest
Bikdom
Second Avenue
Etka
Monater Elka
The
Elka
Standard Furniture Company
Peter Daly
Tacoma
Wash
W. W. McCreedie
Vancouver
J. A. Falconer
Everett
Charlies E. Coon
Port Townsend
Rabbit Theodore F. Joseph
Beattle
Grand Wequire
Cox
Ballard
Tytler
William Hickman Moore
Stoddard
J. Howard Watson
Olympia
Russe
Gamne
Weat
T. F. Joseph
Sea
Charlies Baunders
George King
Wert Anderson
Walter Paull
Beattie Lodge
H. W. Rowley
Edward von Tobel
W. Hi. Grant
George N. Smith
C. W. Crockett
Robert M. Lindsey
William FE. Humphrey
William HM. Brinker
P. D. Hughes
Robert H. Lindsey
M. F. Drake
Sweeney Defends Brewers in Spokane Pay Dispute
Local beer industry figures spar over strike and wage scales as E F Hans Puttrich criticizes a Seattle Brewing Co interview. Puttrich cites Spokane engineers at 28 to 21 for seven eight hour days, while Seattle engineers seek 28 23 20. He says unions endorsed the strike, contradicting Sweeney.
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Sweeney
Seattle Brewing Company
Pattrich
International Brewery Workmen of
United States
The
Star
Spokane
Butte
Seattle
Puttrich
International Union
International Board
Mer
Hemrich
Hem
Spokane election may be declared invalid
Spokane citizens reel from word that Tuesday's city election could be voided due to a disregard of a duplicate poll-book law passed by the state legislature. The dispute prompts a second vote, with the supreme court likely to rule before bonding companies accept $450,000 water plant bonds.
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Spokane
Supreme Court
New Trolley Line Proposed From Green Lake to Bothell
A plan for an electric trolley from Green Lake to Bothell is described as imminent. A survey covers north of Green Lake to Lake Washington and toward Bothell with an English syndicate reportedly backing the deal.
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Green Lake
Bothell
Lake Washington
Bothel
Time
Nan Patterson Jury Fails to Reach Verdict
New York May 4 Nan Patterson fainted when jurors announced they could not agree on a verdict in the manslaughter case. After a second deadlock the jury was dismissed at 2:20 AM with eleven for manslaughter in the first degree and one for acquittal. Patterson recovered from the collapse and expressed disappointment. her counsel planned to seek acquittal or release on nominal bail.
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Nan Patterson
Goff
Recorder Golf
Tombs
Levy
New York
Admiral Rojestvensky Predicts Defeat Amid Naval Strife
Reports from Saint Petersburg Singapore Amoy and Hong Kong recount Admiral Rojestvensky deeming his forces unable to face a powerful Japanese fleet. He cites severe discipline problems and a doomed campaign. Naval movements indicate fleet divisions near Jugrah and Sa dong while typhoon damage is noted at Amoy.
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Rojestvensky
Singapore
Selangor
Jugrah
Penang
China Sea
Sadong
Buma
May Acquit Ball in Alaska Shooting Case
In Ketchikan a jury weighs if Robert Ball acted in self defense when he shot and killed William Deppe on Fox Island January 2. Defenders say Deppe drew a revolver. Ball fired to protect himself. Local opinion favors Ball’s acquittal. passengers on the Jefferson note expected result.
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Robert Ball
William Deppe
Fox Island
Alaska
Ball
Deppe
Concensus
Ketchikan
Jefferson
Cossacks Killed in Libau Rescue Attempt
Libau dispatch reports comrades fought 12 Cossacks in the street as they tried to free a revolutionary leader. All Cossacks were killed or wounded. the captive escaped with friends. Rioting also reported in Warsaw with social democrats aiming to enforce a general strike.
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Berlin
Libau
Bis
Warsaw
Social Democrats
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