Buffalo Bill Tale of Plains Scout Civil War Memoir
First person tale by W F Cody aka Buffalo Bill recounts Civil War scouting with Forrest and Smith. He describes disguises, intelligence work, near capture, and a perilous chase ending with Union skirmishers. Daily steamer schedule listed at the end.
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Ald
Bill
W. F. Cody
Kaonas
Fort Javenworth
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Memphis
Tenn
Smith
Forrest
Taree
Cater
Olive Stewart Improvement Club Forms to Fight Charter Referendum
The Olive Stewart Improvement club organized Saturday afternoon to press the initiative and referendum clause for local improvements. George FE. de Steigner serves as president with A. Robinson as vice president and C. C. Closson as secretary. The group aims to persuade referendum signers to withdraw their signatures.
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Olive Stewart Improvement Club
George FE. de Steigner
A. Robinson
C. C. Closson
Judge 8 J Chadwick Seeks State Supreme Court Seat
Colfax judge 8 J Chadwick announces candidacy to succeed Hiram K Hadhey as state supreme court justice. Renton audits find unverifiable city accounts. Warneshee pleads not guilty to murder of Annie Aldrich. EW Ross signals renomination bid. Tacoma directory lists 115000 population. Whatcom Republicans back Gov Mead. Renton to clean up May 16.
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J. Chadwick
Colfax
Hiram K. Hadhey
Troope
Vancouver Barracks
Seattle
Renton
Warneshee
Annie Aldrich
Walla Walla
EW. Ross
Public Lands
Tacoma
Whatcom County
Mead
Dem nominee slate update and local mail petitions
W G Conrad Montana banker and mine owner seeks Democratic vice president nomination. Petitions from Fairbanks and Valdes urge better mail service between Tanana district and the Comat. Clemmons, father of Kathryn Gould, dies at 70 in Jacksonville California. Lincoln Roosevelt league notes may influence state delegates to Chicago for Roosevelt.
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W. G. Conrad
Montana
Fairbanks
Valdes
Tanana
Washington, Seiden
Clemmons
Kathryn Gould
Jacksonville
California
Lincoln- Roosevelt League
Chicago
Roosevelt
Boxcar Theft Arrests Over Chickens Lifted from Cargo
Joseph Woods and Thomas Kelly were arrested by Patrolmen Bell and Crandall on a charge of breaking into a boxcar and stealing chickens. The pair reportedly arrived in the city yesterday by the boxcar route. The chickens are being held as evidence. Thousands cheered the steamer Crowin last night as it departed for Nome and Norton Sound with northerners returning for summer work.
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Joseph Woods
Thomas Kelly
Bell and
Crandall
Woods
Kelley
Nome
Norton Sound
Sound
Alice Roosevelt Longworth Drops Plan To Campaign
At Roosevelt’s request, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth cancels stump speaking in Ohio’s Eighth district. The president objected to the publicity of her announcement, and plans moved to have Countess of Warwick address a 16 000 person meeting to back socialist candidate G Wharton.
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Roosevelt
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
Ohio
Aald
Countess of Warwick
Mre. Longworth
G. Wharton
Congress
VICTORIA TRIP DRAWING CROWDS AS VESSELS LEAVE
The Inland Navigation company and Canadian Pacific railway rate war drew crowds to the Waterfront as vessels pulled out. The Princess Victoria carried about a thousand passengers with hundreds more turned away when tickets sold out. Chippewa played a band as she departed. Steamboats on Tacoma’s sound lanes did brisk business all day and waterfront boat houses thrived.
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Inland Navigation Company
Canadian Pacific Railway
Princess Victoria
Tacoma
Sound
New Steamer for Lake Washington
The Anderson Steamboat company will launch a new steamer on Lake Washington by June 1 or sooner. The vessel, named the Atlanta, is a duplicate of Fortuna and will operate on the bay row from Madison Park to the eastern shore. Improvements have been made at Fortuna Park on Mercer Island.
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Anderson Steamboat Company
Lake Washington
Atlanta
Fortuna
Bay Row
Madison Park
Fortuna Park
Mercer Island
Wreckished revenge act wrecks Overland Harlington flyer
A dynamited collision near two miles west of Hutte on the Northern Wartfh railroad killed Engineer Chas Bussy and Fireman Goo Bhile and Carl Ming, with several injured. Authorities consider a vengeful tramp planted a timed fuse to detonate as the train passed, causing the fatal crash and multiple wrecked cars.
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Beene
Hutte
Limited
Union Station
Chas, Bussy
Goo
Carl Ming
Seattle Vies for Next National Retail Grocers Convention
Delegates gather in Robton May 11 for the National Retail Grocers Association meeting to decide the next convention city with Seattle and Portland leading the race. A lively contest is expected for the presidency as candidates from several states compete while registration and preliminary business proceed.
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Robton
Mans
National
Elderly Woman Burned To Death In Bed In San Francisco
A 72 year old woman, Johanna Hogan, died today after being unable to escape a fire in her confined residence. She was found burned to death, partly in and partly out of her bed, indicating she awoke to flames and could not flee.
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Ban Francisco
Johanna Hogan
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