Desertion leads lovers to flee fort and cross border
Logan and soldier Ray Daniels Company A member desert to join sweetheart Logan at Port Lawton. They desert by boat across Salmon Bay to Mallard then board a northbound Great Northern train to British Columbia. Logan says she once had a friend who deserted and was never caught.
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Ray Daniels Company
Port Lawton
Logan
Mise Lo Fan
Mallard
Great Northern
Mellard
Dantete
Mine Logan
Danisie
Ralph Corey
Deotele
Corey Bevore
Corey
Danieta
Roosevelt Nominates Sullivan and Others to Posts
President Roosevelt nominated Potter Sullivan of Beattie to succeed Jesse H. Frye as U S district attorney at Washington. Patrick M. Mullen was named receiver of public money at Juneau Alaska and Fred W. Stocking to be registrar at the United States land office in Olympia Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Con Pecen
Potter Sullivan
Beattie
Jesse H. Frye
United States
Patrick M. Mullen
Merry
Juneau
Alaska
Fred W. Stocking Rem Latrar
United States Land Office
Olympia
Wash
Topeka Arrives From San Francisco With 200 Passengers
The City of Topeka arrived this morning from San Francisco with 200 passengers, 115 of whom were sevens class. The Topeka plowed through a sea of logs reported by Captain FP Colord of the American. The vessel lost several hours due to slow speed to prevent collision with the logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
San Francisco
Fp, PD. Colord
Church Rules Rule Divorce Case In Seattle Suit
A jury in Seattle heard a breach of promise case involving Mrs. Miller a divorced woman and J M Quilter a local politician tied to Seattle Brewing Malting. The dispute centers on church rules for marriage ceremonies and a contested effort to wed outside church rites. Mrs Miller seeks six thousand dollars in damages.
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J. M. Quilter
Catholic Church
Coast League Decides to Maintain Schedule in 1914 Season
At a tense meeting in San Francisco May 15 the Coast League decided to keep the baseball schedule unchanged for the coming season. Los Angeles franchise changed hands for 1600 dollars as Evens and Ewing bought the forfeit, while a park lease expiry clouded plans to renew play in LA. If no park can be secured, the team may move to Sacramento.
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Cal
Pacific Coast
Wagie
San Francisco
Idora Park
Met'rodie
Evane
Ewing
Los Angeles
Sacramento
President Elliott Visits Sumas With NP Officials
President Howard Elliott of the Northern Pacific arrived by sound craft in the forenoon from Superintendent Weymouth of Seattle and joined Mr Elliott as they traveled to Sumas. He is slated to be in Seattle tomorrow afternoon and will stay several hours before heading to Tacoma. J N Him, son of James J Hill, and NP vice president, travels with Mr Elliott.
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Howard Elliott
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sound
Weymouth
Seattle
Everett
Mr. Elliott
Sumas
Elliott
Tacoma
J. N. Him
James J. Hill
Northern Pacific
Biliott
Merchants Exchange Changes Include Departures
The Mer Chants Exchange reports a shifted staff with Moree, formerly with the Daily Gazette, moving to Beattie shipping duties, and HL Griffin resigning to join Beattie Fire Insurance Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MerChants Exchange
Moree
Ganette
Beattie
HL Griffin
Beattie Pire Incureance Company
Three Ships’ Crews Drowned in North Sea Storm
A private dispatch reports a North Sea windstorm drowning 73 sailors aboard three ships. Details are lacking but further消息s are expected about the catastrophe and potential ship losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
North Sea
Tango Maru Arrives in Victoria From Yokohama on First Pacific Trip
The Tango Maru, newest ship of Nippon Yusen Kaisha, docked in Victoria this forenoon after sailing from Yokohama to Bent ie. It is the largest steamer on the Japanese line and marks the first Pacific crossing for the vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Victoria
Yokohama
Bentie
Pacific
Revenue Increase Signals Growth vs Last Year
Financial figures show a rise over the same date last year with amounts 1472 612.77 and 888,628 93 and 543,983.84 indicating stronger performance across periods. The data suggests improving revenue trends and higher totals year over year.
Simpson Estate Without a Will Heads to Court
Letters of administration will shortly be petitioned in the superior court for Lor G. Simpson who died intestate. Most of his extensive city properties were devised to his children and little remains to be settled by the courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lor G. Simpson
Prasadment
Millman
Crowded Trolley Derails After Cow Incident West of Orillia
A Seattle Tacoma Interurban trolley running at speed derailed a mile west of Orillia after colliding with a herd of cows led by a Japanese driver named Theda. Two cows died, another maimed. no passengers or crew were killed, but traffic halted for hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasengers
Seattle Tacoma Interurban Limited
Orillia
G. Theda
Theda
Mounted police pursue Kamloops train robbers near Douglas Lake
Vancouver May 15 three men who robbed a Canadian Pacific overland passenger train and fled into the woods were captured 40 miles east of Kamloops near Douglas Lake. The mounted police urged surrender. the bandits opened fire, one wounded, two surrendered. A doctor from Nicola treated the wounded man. The pursuit drew large crowds including cowboys and locals.
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Vancouver
B.C
Canadian Pacific Overland
Kamloops
Douglas Lake
Nicola
Aselat
Purself
Lumbermen seek delay in tariff change date
President Everett G Griggs of the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers association telegrammed the Northern Pacific and Northern lines in St Paul to postpone the new minimum weight date from June 1 to August 1. He cites insufficient time for loading tests and urges the delay for accurate figures to reach railroad officials by the May 18 meeting. The Shingle Mill bureau backs the request as a practical mediation effort amid a shutdown order effective tomorrow. Strike action continues at Ballard with most mills closed except those operating with independent crews.
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Everett G. Griggs
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Northern Pacific
The
Northern
St. Paul
Shingle Mille Bureau
Shin Mille Bureau
Daille
Ballard
Independent A
Itte
Down
Atrike Diffen
Miners Mutilated in Gas Explosion in Shenandoah
Shenandoah Pa May 15 Sixteen miners were seriously injured, some fatally, in an explosion at the Pennsylvania Reading Coal and Shenandoah company mine this morning. Two bodies, torn and mutilated, were recovered, while rescue workers, hampered by gas, face further hazards as about forty men remain entombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
Pennsylvania & Reading Coal & Shen Company
Black
Secret service to recover Valencia wreck victims
Captain R W Bell of the Secret Service sails from Indianapolis to Victoria to arrange bringing unidentified Valencia wreck bodies to this city for interment. Captain L K is named to assist, with Captain Manger of the Revenue Cutter Service coordinating a fleet vessel to transport remains from the British Columbia shore to here. The chamber of commerce is also involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Bell
Secret Service
Indianapolis
Victoria
Valencia
L K
Manger
Revenue Cutter Service
British Columbia
Chamber of Commerce
Portland Rate Arouses Storm
Ray Davis a 21 year old pled guilty to larceny from the person and was fined 100 dollars due to youth and good conduct. A rate dispute erupts as Northern Pacific slashes Alaska shipments to Portland at 1.60 per ton, triggering Seattle merchants to probe a Seattle steamship firm and plan retaliation if a rate absorption proposal is confirmed.
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Ray Davis
San Francisco
John O'Dell
Northern Pacific
Portland
Seattle
Alaska
Steamship Company of
Alaska Porta
Portland Alaska Steamship Line
Local Jail Records Show Fraud Charge and Ten Day Terms
N Chapman jailed in county facility charged with defrauding an innkeeper. Four others listed in the same report—M OConnor John Halman V Frank Pavet and W Nash—are serving ten day terms at the county jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Chapman
M. Oconnor
John Halman
Frank Pavet
W. Nash
Seven Boys Escape Prosecution In Local Burglary Case
Seven youths under 15 were arrested by detectives for robbing Morehead’s grocery at 10th Ave and Yesterday but were released due to age and first offense. Police say most stolen stock was recovered after confessions. names withheld.
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Corbett
Treant
Ketchum
Morehead
10Th Av
Ment
Washington Marine Company Elects Officers
The Washington Marine company, formed to build steamers for coastwise trade, elected officers Co. B Fowler as president and treasurer L. W. Gray as traffic manager J. Ballinger as secretary George W. Stetson as trustee and A. Kerry and C. J. Smith as advisory committee members.
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Washington Marine Company
Co. B Fowler
Ll. W. Gray
J. Ballinger
George W. Stetson
A. &. Kerry
C. J. Smith
Captain Holmes Pleads Not Guilty In Dynamite Voyage Charge
Captain W H Holmes master of the Lydia Thompson pleaded not guilty at arraignment in federal court on a charge of carrying dynamite on a passenger vessel. He was arrested for transporting the explosive on the Lydia Thompson during a trip from Bellingham to Beattie on September 36 1905.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Holmes
Lydia Thompson
Holmes
Bellingham
Beattie
Burglars Take Purse From Thirteenth Avenue Apartment
Burglars broke into the apartment of Mrs. A. Erhardt at Thirteenth Avenue and Madison Avenue last evening and stole a purse. Mrs. Erhardt does not know the amount of money it contained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. A. Erhardt
Bt. Regia Mate
Thirteenth Av
Madison At
Mra. Erhardt
Shenandoah Nearing Seattle After Manila Passage
The Shenandoah, a vast American sailing vessel, passed into the straits this noon bound for Seattle from Manila. Captain Chapman will load cargo for New York on the sound and, after arriving at the Atlantic seaboard, it will have encircled the globe.
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Straits
Seattle
Manila
Chapman
New York City
Sound
Atlantic Seaboard
Globe
U P on UWa No Interest in Franchise Adjustments
City council and Union Pacific franchise talks stall as proposals to replace Fourth Ave 8 with compensation to the company fail to win railroad approval. Dearborn & Co suggests opening Fourth no 8 to all parties, while a right of way over private property between Fourth and Oriental gains some favor despite the need to cross Fourth Ave at the tide flats southern edge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Dearborn & Co
Star
Fourth
Oriental
Foragers at Work Use Fake Check in Walden Hotel Cashing
In August C. F. Graundall proprietor of the Walden hotel cashed a $15 check believed to be proper by a business acquaintance but the check was returned by the state authorities. The incident highlights ongoing fraudulent activity in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Graundall
Walden Hotel
Forged Check Victim at Chesbro Mystic House
The proprietor of the Chesbro Mystic house located at 1205 2nd avenue was victimized by a forged check yesterday. Police investigation continues as authorities seek to identify the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesbro Mystic House
2Nd Av
Chinamen in a Lot of Trouble
Immigration officials face a major issue as 25,000 Chinese certificates were lost in a recent fire. Seattle agents will thoroughly verify each case and may issue new certificates with explanations of movements over the past years. Washington holds duplicates, and California seeks a statewide re registration of Chinese residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Immigration Bureau
San Francisco
Seattle
Washington
California
Decoration Day invitation sent to city council
Frank B. Weistling acting for the general committee for the observation of Decoration Day transmitted to the city clerk an invitation for city council members to take part in the day's exercises. L. H. Gray & Co. steamer Melville Dollar is at Mukilteo today loading lumber for San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank B. Weistling
L. H. Gray & Co
Melville Dollar
Mukilteo
San Francisco
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Blanche Logan
Roy Daniels
Salmon Bay
Uncle Sam
Daniela
Daniels
Mies Logan
Swaim
Geoms
Nage
Sullivan
Jesse HW. Frye
Goast League
Shedule
New Saris
Agnew
Mm League
Cal Fering
Frieco
KE. N. Walters
Oakland
Judge Mo. Credit
Evans
Presho
James P. Agnew
Dim Moricy
Sbumas
Hme
Perich
Eeee Eee “Bank Clearings
Interurban
Gay
Kent
Griggs
Young Ingrate
N. P
Btar
Facoma Chamber of Commerce
Ray McDoneld
Lumber Rachange
Keefe
Hadeon
Mayor Moore
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U.P
Uwa
City Council
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