Anarchist Rosseau and Seattle Infernal Machine Case
George Rosseau, suspected for the Cunard liner Ampbria plot, fled Seattle after police seized an infernal machine built by machinist Ellie. Detective Powers waited 18 hours in snow for Rosseau, who vanished. machine now rests at Beattie station. Umbria arrives at Queenstown with the linked case noted.
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Rosseau
Seattle
Powers
George Rosseau
New York Harbor
Charles Reed
Mike Powers
Beattie
Ellie
Yester Way
Tective Powers
Beattiea
Koeseau
Elderly couple fights to keep their tiny home in court
A blind 76 year old man and his wife, living in a small cabin on Twenty third avenue, face eviction after Dr Eugene Jordan wins a quiet title suit. Ward says they will move the house to the Vester estate but Jordan alleges no agreement. The couple, surviving on four dollars a month, cling to their two neat rooms and fear an unknown future.
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William Ward
Eugene Jordan
de Hoe
Twenty-third Avenue
Jordan
Offiles House
Dr. Jordan
Ward
Starreor
Vester
William
Hitle
Barney McLaughlin
King County
Seattle
Renton Car Line
Riverside
Stone Quarry
Pioneer Square
Man to be hanged for Welton murder verdict in trial
Jack Reynolds, convicted of murder in the first degree for killing William McNally at Balliet’s saloon, was sentenced to death by hanging by Superior Court Judge Bell. Reynolds faced the court with a grim demeanor as attorneys and reporters looked on, and a motion for a new trial was overruled.
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Jack Reynolds
William McNally
Welfast
Jallor McLeod
Besses
Reynolds
Shipley
Bell
McNally
Balliet
Taylor
Jein Taylor
Rey
Hell
Wellington
City to Tighten Police Presence During Roosevelt Visit
Chief of Police Sullivan outlines a heightened security plan for Beattie during President Roosevelt's visit. Twenty four officers will be on duty including nineteen mounted patrolmen serving as personal escort, with ten more from the regular force. Capt Ward vows to keep streets clear during parades and travel to prevent crowd trouble.
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Sullivan
Beattie
Roosevelt
Wilhet
Ype
Der
Htseers
Ard
Ceforce
Ward
Parades tighten crowd control as police guard sidewalks
Citizens crowd the streets during a parade while a police unit and hero squad promise to keep spectators on the sidewalk. Officials warn no one will be allowed into the streets while the procession passes.
Punishment Not Fitting Crime In St Petersburg Dispatch
A May 16 dispatch from St Petersburg reports that prisoners detained for Jewish massacres at Kievineff were sentenced to punishment. Most protested innocence, and the defense claimed the convicts merely possessed plunder found in the street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Kiehineff
Employers Win Arbitration in Spokane Gas Strike
The arbitration committee appointed by the state labor commission ruled against the Spokane Gas Workers union. All non plumber employees are affected as the dispute over the August fight continues, while mill owners refuse to arbitrate the mill workers strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane Gas
Spokane
Wic
State Labor Commission
Postmaster General Receives Long Delayed Charges
Washington May 16 Postmaster General Payne received long delayed charges from Attorney Tulloch. Officials examined three pages bearing on the matter under investigation and found the rest to contain glittering generalities and newspaper clippings with no corroboration of the statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Payne
Postoffice Department
Tulloch
Yre
Moonshiner Bowles Arrested Over Whisky Deaths
BAD WHISKEY HOT SPRINGS Ark May 16 A moonshiner named Bowles was arrested this morning charged with an act of creating in the manufacture of whisky which caused three deaths.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Bowles
Pershing Relieved of Command at Manila
Pershing is relieved of command by Colonel Rogers in Manila and expected to be invalided home from Washington D C on May 16 as Captain Pershing returns.
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Walmington
D. C
Pershing
Manila
Rogers
Scotland Yard Seeks Thieves in Paris Jewelry Theft Case
Authorities report that a gang believed to have stolen $50,090 worth of jewelry from Mrs Lorillard are now in Paris. They remain confident the jewels and settings have largely been disposed of, hindering recovery efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cea
Scotland Yard
le Thie
Mre
Lorillard
Paris
Presidents flag to be unfurled next week at Beattie
A historic flag destined for exhibition is described with operal and olive branch symbols, a banner reading FC Piurtbuse Unum, and an eagle with the U S coat of arms. The draft sketch, now in James F R Mickel’s possession, recalls President McKinney’s anticipated Beattie visit in 1901.
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Operalon
Olive Branch
FC Piurtbuse Unum
James FR. Mickel
Chamber of Commerce
McKinney
Beattie
Bpokane
Parker Offers Bear Hunt Committee for Roosevelt Visit
Farmer Parker from five miles south of town forms a committee to entertain President Roosevelt during his planned invasion visit. He reports woods near his farm are full of bears and promises a bear encounter to impress the guest. Charlie Manning backs a bold plan to lead the president into the brush and deliver a bear hunt.
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Everett
Parker
Thie
Roosevelt
Ro Parker
Charlie Manning
Mewitt Avenue
Teddy
Grant Anowero Faces Union Over Seniority Clause
Grant Anowero, manager of the Seattle Street Railway, answered protests from the Employes' Association regarding the seniority clause in the settlement of a recent strike. If his reply is not acceptable, the union’s executive committee may present grievances to President Furth. Grant declined further discussion, saying he would not discuss the matter in the newspapers and claimed harmony among the men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Seattle Biedrs Hy
John Clarke
Seattle Street Railway
Asion
Furth
Union
Fire Bug Traced After Early Morning Blaze Near Monmouth Building
A fire bug attempted to torch the Monmastes building on First Street at 4 AM. Horace Lever, ill and rising for medicine, discovered the lit kindling in the hallway and alerted authorities. Firemen arrived quickly, preventing a major blaze and the suspect is being pursued.
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Portland
Ore
Monmastes
First Street
Horace Lever
Strike Fans Shingle Weavers Go Back to Work
Sunday closing cases fail to secure convictions as anti saloon league efforts falter. Labor tensions flare in the strike era with workers returning to shops while organizers push for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anti - Saloon League
Shingle Weavers Strike Settled In Whatcom Mill
Whatcom Wh has reports the shingle weavers strike is settled. Lareen mill resumes with mixed workforce. union recognition not achieved. Puget Sound Mill Company to start Monday under similar conditions. Fairhaven Sunday closing cases yield defeat for anti saloon league. Johnsons acquitted. jury deliberation ongoing with key witness Carl Zook detailing undercover evidence.
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Whatcom, Wh
Lareen
Puget Sound Min Company
Fairhaven
Anti-Saloon League
M. Johnson
Adolph Johnson
Johnson
Carl Zook
University of Washington
Tome
Eight Hour Bill Campaign Under AFL In Washington
The American Federation of Labor began a drive for an eight hour bill in Washington with a noted lawyer hired to draft a constitutional measure. The effort aims to secure a law governing work hours possibly shaped to withstand legal challenge.
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Washington
D. C
American Federation of Labor
Marriage Licenses Registered in Black Community
Following marriage licenses issued Charlie Hynde and Kila May Koch both of the Ralph Hyde Chick 21 of and Lillian Douglass 1 Francisco Henry M Mor Wr cP seyd epee Feet ae eee twain Joan Teague 2% of and Nellie Mulhall 1 of Gustef Anderson Th and Jeppensen both of Black.
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Charlie Hynde
Kila May Koch
Ralph Hyde Chick
Lillian Douglass
Francisco
Henry M. Mor
Twain
Joan Teague
Nellie Mulhall
Gustef Anderson
Jeppensen
Lieutenant Bushnell Held Under Suspicion at Fort Lawton
Lieutenant L M Bushnell of the Seventh Infantry at Fort Lawton is confined to quarters on full suspension of duties while authorities investigate alleged irregularities in his accounts and a cash shortage. The investigation results will be reported to General in command for decision.
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L. M. Bushnell
Seventh Infantry
Fort Lawton
Py Rh. Moon
Bushnell
Arand
Generaen
Datvi
Pushnell
Dutice
Disbarment Sought Over Misappropriation Case
The court moves to commence disbarment proceedings against Gregson after a verdict for Mrs. Nathan Dodds. Dodds proved Gregson, as her attorney, misappropriated 378 dollars and induced her to sign papers to accept a trial settlement by misrepresenting the documents.
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Nathan Dodds
Gregson
Bids Opened for First Avenue Paving in City Meeting
At the works board meeting bids were opened again for paving First Avenue from Harrison to Queen Anne. Barber Asphalt Co leads in initial bid at 108 962.65 for paving and 7 214.60 for maintenance, with rivals Hand & Co and Werner & Goetz submitting higher proposals. An unofficial tally shows changes from two weeks prior and routine business also discussed.
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Board of the Works
First Avenue
Harrison Street
Queen Anne Avenue
Imnt
Barber
Inv
A Hand & Co
Errvit & Goetz
Barber Asphalt Company
First vessel sails from Gevtentis to Nome
The five masted schooner Tica departed Newonatle on April 14 on the historic voyage to Nome. Reported as the first vessel to complete the Gevtentis to Nome route, the voyage embodies early maritime exploration and trade.
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Australia
NOME
Gevtentis
Newonatleay 14
Tica
Poisoned clams claim life of local student in San Francisco
May 16. In San Francisco a student, Phoebe Tricor, daughter of Plumett school’s principal, died after eating poisoned clams. An osteopathic physician attended and employed massage therapy in the final moments.
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Ran Francisco
Phoebe Tricor
Plumett School
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Powere
Rouseau
Ellix
Queenstown
New York
Teddie
Grant Anowero
Carmen
Ugenses
Thome P. Gregson
Wee
Superior Court
Mc Tay
Acre
Riverside Interurban
Renton
Firet Avenue
Jackson
First
Fred L. Fehren Co
Pioneer
Hixby
Pike Street
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