Men Fail to Appear for Trial in Madison Street Firecase
Police seek Burg and Levy charged with burning their tailoring establishment at 224 Madison Street a year ago. They were to appear in superior court but bonds from police court proved inoperative. Attorney W H Morris pledges to bring them to court by May 24. The business suffered a loss of 000 in goods.
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B Burg
D. Levy
Superior Court
W. H. Morris
Bure
Levy
Madison St
Receivers Appointed for Seattle Renton and Southern Railway
Judge Hanford appointed BE. M. Mills and O. D. Colvin as receivers for the Seattle, Renton and Southern Railway Co. on petition by Walter B Fulton for Peabody Houghton & Co. The company admitted debts over 1 million dollars and urgent notes totaling 300 thousand dollars, with no funds to meet obligations. The receivers were named to preserve the property and operate the railroad to avoid forfeiture of the franchise.
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BE. M. Mills
O. D. Colvin
Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co
Hanford
United States District Court
Walter B Fulton
Peabody, Houghton & Co
Evan 8
McCord
Old Prison Ship to Be Discarded in Bremerton
Bremerton May 15 The old prison ship will go after orders from the war department. Disciplinary bar racks will be established here June 1 for imprisonment of all those convicted of lesser military offenses. At the same time the marine guard will move into its new guard facility.
Three Houseboats Destroyed by Fire on Lake Washington
A houseboat owned by H. D. Kenward on Lakeview Ave near Lake Washington caught fire last night. The blaze spread to two other boats the Kentucky and the Dixie causing total losses around 4450 dollars. Miss Mary Knauss and Danny Ferguson resided aboard the Kentucky when the fire jumped between boats.
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H. D. Kenward
Lakeview Av
Lake Washington
Kenward
Kentucky
Mary Knauss
Danny Ferguson
Dixie
Denmark's King Dies in Hamburg Street Tragedy
King Frederick VII of Denmark dies on a Hamburg street after a walk, with authorities concealing details. His death follows pneumonia earlier in the year. his son Prince Christian is proclaimed king in Copenhagen as news spreads.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Hamburg
Frederick Vili
United Reas
Frederick VII
Denmark
Harbor Front Hospital
Frederick
Hamburghof
Nice
Dagmar
Thyria
Water Front
Harbor Front
Liong
Ex State Senator Dies From Self Inflicted Gunshot
Ex state senator Washington C. Rutter, 58, committed suicide with a 38 caliber revolver yesterday afternoon after a period of nervous prostration. He was found by his wife near a telephone pole with a bullet wound to the left temple. Coroner Snyder took charge. Rutter leaves a widow and two sons.
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Washington C
Autos Show Visitors Help Seattle Shriners Parade
Every automobile owner in Seattle is out today with his machine to aid in entertaining the Mystic Shriners who are spending their second day in the city. LuLu Temple with an 80 piece band from Philadelphia arrives and will parade down Second avenue from Union depot. Trips to navy yards and other points will be made this afternoon.
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Seattle
Mystic Shriners
Lu Lu Temple
Philadelphia
Second Avenue
Union Depot
Navy Yards
Tragic Neighborhood Accident Ends Child's Life in Arlington
In Arlington on May 15 a field game ended fatally when 6 year old Edgar Loughridge was struck on the neck by a ball thrown by his brother Dewey Loughridge. The injury caused death within thirty minutes.
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Arlington
Dewey Loughridge
Ollie Grover
Edgar
Alzie Loughridge
New Orleans Passes Hatpin Length Law
New Orleans authorities adopt an ordinance banning hatpins extending more than one inch from hats. The rule, approved by the city council, makes wearing such protruding hatpins potentially subject to arrest for women in the city.
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New Orleans
Fox Gas Engine Plant to Erect Here in Ninety Days
Fox Gas Engine works will erect a plant here within the next ninety days for the manufacture of their engines. This will open up a new industry that will mean employment to over one hundred men and their families.
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Fox Gas Engine Works
Must Serve Term Mrs Gladys Johnson in Jail
Mrs Gladys Johnson serving a two year term for perjury is now imprisoned after the supreme court affirmed the superior court’s judgment finding her guilty.
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Gladys Johnson
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Misfit Teeth Are Offered to Wife
Loganport Ind May 15 Mrs Mathias Simons files divorce claiming her husband refused dental care and said his false teeth would do as well for her.
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Logansport
Ind
Mathias Simons
Haa
Mathias
Untitled Quip About Sneaking Into Show
A cheeky line describes planning to walk in backwards to trick staff and enter free of charge. The speaker shares a conspiratorial tone about exploiting a loophole to gain admission.
Seattle Ends Brief Heat Wave With Cooling Front
Seattle's short hot spell ends as clouds move in bringing cooler air. The previous day the temperature peaked at 90 degrees at 2:40 PM before the southwest wind reduced the mercury to 67 by 6:00 PM.
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Seattle
Honor System Convicts Moved Over Theft Dispute
In Salem Oregon May 15 foreign road workers accuse convict laborers of stealing fifty dollars from their camp. Officials relocate the convict camp far from the foreigners to keep peace as workers threaten to quit if kept nearby.
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Salem, Or
Salem
Flies May Enter Alabama Saloons
Mobile officials rule saloons may not screen entrances to sidewalks. The excise commission finds the Alabama law prohibits screens partitions or objects that obstruct the view into the saloon, following a petition from a retail dealer.
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Mobile
Ala
The
Excise Commission
Alabama
Darrow Bribery Trial Opens in Los Angeles Court
Clarence Darrow faces charges of attempting to bribe and bribing a prospective juror in the McNamara case. The trial before Judge George Huton opened in the Hall of Justice with Darrow calm and in good health amid expected lengthy proceedings and jury selection difficulties.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Clarence G. Darrow
George N. Lockwood
McNamara
Geo. H. Hutton
Superior Court
McNamara Brothers
Los Angeles Times
Darrow
Imprisoned Twins Found in San Francisco Home
May 15 report by the state insanity commission uncovers James and Mary Crummey, a brother and sister aged 21 and 17, held in a lonely house since birth. They lack basic language and reasoning, having been imprisoned by their irrational mother. both are taken to an asylum while the father died in infancy.
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San Francisco
State Insanity Commission
James
Mary Crummey
Asylume
Army veteran to inspect Seattle area for three days
Cago with thirty years in the army will arrive in Seattle for a three day inspection starting tomorrow. A public demonstration by him will be held tomorrow evening at the Army Citadel located at 5th and Washington.
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Cago
Holland
South Africa
New Zealand
Japan
Seattle
Army Citadel
5Th
Washington
Charity Pencil Sale by Seattle Women
A pencil sale conducted Friday and Saturday benefits an Orthopedic hospital for children. Charity inclined women of Seattle organize the event with forty leading women in clubs and society taking charge. Wholesale orders Friday and citywide sales Saturday invite broad participation to aid the cause.
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Seattle
Widow Lena Allen Rood Seeks Admin of Titanic Beneficiary Estate
Mrs Lena Allen Rood widow of Hugh R Rood former Pacific Creosoting general manager asks Judge Frater for letters of administration. No will found for the estate valued at $500000.
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Lena Allen Rood
Hugh R. Rood
Pacific Creosoting Company
Man Fined One Dollar for Assault Case in Judge Myers Court
Bernt Koppen sued for one thousand dollars claiming injury after a heavy tool hit him. H Nesland was charged one dollar in Judge Myers court for the incident and Koppen says the assault prevented him from eating for a week.
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H. Nesland
Bernt Koppen
Myers
Koppen
Washington State Flower Honored With Anacortes Picnic
Anacortes holds a Saturday tribute to honor the rhododendron statewide flower with a big picnic. The committee provides free coffee cream and sugar to ensure a good lunch as speeches games and jollification accompany the event.
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Washington
Anacortes
Prizes Offered For Biggest Catch By Glenwood Mayor
Glenwood Indiana May 15 Mayor Frank Done offers cash prizes of $35 to boys and girls who capture and kill the most fish between now and October 15. The youngsters are already planning contests and fielding teams.
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Glenwood
Frank Done
Moet
Largest boy in the state from Butte valley district
The Butte valley district in Gregory county claims Jacob Shimmerhorn as the state's largest boy for his age. The 15 year old stands 6 feet 0 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds. He moved to Dakota from Kansas with his parents.
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Burke
Butte Valley
Gregory County
Jacob Shimmerhorn
Dakota
Kansas
Socialists Back Debs for Pres in 1904 Run
Report from Indianapolis on May 15 notes strong support at the socialist national convention to nominate Eugene V Debs for president with a running mate under consideration. Debs, not present, is a defense witness in the Fort Scott case against A Wayland and Fred Warren over Leavenworth prison exposés.
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Star
Indianapolis
Ind
Socialist National Convention
Eugene W Debs
Debs
Fort Scott
Kansas
Taft
A. Wayland
Fred Warren
Leavenworth
Repubican
Chicago
Roosevelt
Sulphurro claims grand cures across California coast
A San Francisco report extols Stewart's Liquid Compound of Sulphur, praising its dramatic relief of rheumatism. Letters from users and advocates in Seattle, Washington, and California recount rapid improvements, urging readers to request a free booklet explaining usage and benefits.
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San Francisco
Special Dispatch
California
Stewart
British Columbia
Washington
Oregon
Californ
Extean
Seattle
West
Eivery
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