Bunco Gang Arrested in Seattle After Dice Scam
Police plan to prosecute six alleged bunco men in Seattle under state law as ordinance proves weak. C McCormick Swede Thompson J Sheehan J Cane John Fitzgerald and Bad Fewer jailed after arrest. John Potter of Whatcom recounts being lured into a top and bottom dice game and losing 440 before suspect fled with the winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunco
Seattle
C. McCormick
Thompson
J. Sheehan
J. J Cane
John Fitzgerald
Bad Fuwer
John Potter
Whatcom
Potter
Chief Reed
Washington volunteers home-coming committee meets at chamber
A twenty member special committee appointed by the mayor and the chamber of commerce convenes at 3 30 PM at the chamber to organize and launch the home-coming celebration for the Washington volunteers. Yesterday the chamber read telegrams protesting the War Department decision to not bring the First Washington volunteers directly from Manila to Seattle and noted Secretary Aleer's telegram indicating he was reconsidering the policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Washington Volunteers
War Department
Manila
Seattle
Genator Turner
Cushman
Proech
Aleer
Star
Puget Sound
Fifty Girls Strike at Catlin Tobacco Plant in St Louis
Fifty St Louis factory workers walk out at the Catlin Tobacco plant on Thirteenth and Chestnut, protesting longer hours and harsher conditions under foreman Ryan. They previously endured bitter language from supervisor John Zika, but quit after moral line crossed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Great American Trust
Catlin Tobacco
Thirteenth and
Chestnut Streets
John Zika
Ryan
Ship Cattle to Omaha from Colfax Wash
Colfax Washington May 18 Today 00 head of cattle were driven into the town to the stockyards of the OO R N and shipped by two special trains to Omaha From Omaha they will be sent to various parts of Nebraska to be grazed and fed for the Chicago and Omaha markets The cattle are yearlings and two year old steers with a few cows calves and heifers The cattle were bought by agents of Kiddie Bros Inland City led by Alexander Enaley Colfax and Whitman county buyers paid 15 for yearling heifers 18 for yearling steers 18 for 2 year old heifers and 26 for reed steers Wor cows and
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Colfax
Wash
Omaha
Nebraska
Chicago
Agenta of
Kiddie Broa
Inland City
Montana
Alexander Enaley
Whitman County
Ley
Rays in A Hot Old Time at Amusement Hustloten
The Rays perform in A Hot Old Time at the Third Avenue Theater, a lively amusement venue noted for its retro revue style and stage presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third Avenue Theater
Whitman County Cattle Revival Boosts Stock Raising
Cattle in Whitman County show renewed strength as farmers shift from calves to yearling cattle. Buyers report calves averaging 28 dollars while many cattle are shipped east and back as beef shortages hit Eastern Washington and northern Idaho. Endaley notes increases in local stock, and large shipments to Montana and eastern ranges continue, aided by favorable markets and high calf prices.
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Whitman County
Endaley
Washington
Idaho
Montana
Inland Empire
Drowned student lost life while aiding companion near dam
Donald Gordon 16, of Fannettsburg PA, a Center College student, died while attempting to rescue Ike Sallee during a bathe near a dam. The river rose five feet that day making the eddy dangerous. Gordon leaped in partly undressed, hit a rock, and disappeared as Sallee was saved.
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Danville
Donald Gordon
Fannettsburg
Center College
Ike Sallee
Gordon
Ballee
Burglars Will Do the Work
Richmond Va May 14 W W Foater a photographer cannot open his safe and offers to hire burglars to solve the lock problem He will invite criminals who have opened safes without a combination to try their skills at Friday’s session with penitentiary officials in attendance
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Richmond
W. W. Foater
Soluton
Bradford wool combers form to halt price cuts
A Bradford group of wool combers has been formed to stop price reductions in their industry. Rumors say a wider conspiracy ties together all British wallpaper firms with a capital run into millions of pounds.
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Landon
Bradford
Sperger Ditch Canal Completed At Pendleton Ore
The Sperger Ditch company led by Judge R E W Parker of Foster completes a seven mile main canal cutting through hard cement to reach thousands of acres of semi arid land. Water will be drawn from the Umatilla river below Pendleton, enabling productive use of land previously useless.
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Pendleton
Ore
Sperger Ditch Company
R. E. W. S Parker
Foster
Umatilla
Marcus Elopement Marred by Separate Paths
Marcus Elopement shock widens as Tas Kirk a Marcus business man of Thomas Kirk and Co marries Miss Allenberg of Marcus in Spokane Saturday night. The couple planned the elopement separately each traveling alone to Spokane with Kirk joining the city to wed.
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Marcus
Wash
Tas Kirk
Thomas Kirk & Co
Miss Allenberg
Spokane
Mies Allenberge
Mr. Kirk
Hosebure
Smallpox Case Reported in Wellington Washington
A new smallpox case was reported to county commissioners from Wellington Washington. A telegram from Dr A V Mariona noted the case and the number of men who refused vaccination. An officer was sent to Wellington to quarantine the town. The second item recalls a biblical parallel to a hand wound from Funston.
Peace 1 Prospect Peace 1 Prospect Guinaldo in the Mountains
A cablegram reports insurgent cabinet and Aguinaldo in the mountains twelve miles north of San Isidro. They will send a commission to seek terms of peace. The opposing force near Manila has dwindled to about two hundred. inhabitants favor peace with insurgent cabinet support.
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Washington, D.C
Aguinaldo
San Isidro
Ltch
MacArthur
San Fernando
Pallac
Kebbela
Candabata
Rio Grande
Marriage Licenses Reported From Beattie and Seattle
License to wed issued to Pernest Kruse 82 Beattie and Dora Benecker 33 Tacoma. Also listed are Nito Petter Bostram and Celia Larsen Beattie. David Ketar 34 and Golde Hon ix 3 Beatie. Nicholas J. Johnson 84 and Amelia Kohl mann 7 Seattle. Edward C. Smith 33 Geattie and Melen M. Bellowa % Spokane. William Henry Foye and Nora May Fisher 19 Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pernest Kruse
Beattie
Dora Benecker
Tacoma
Nito Petter Bostram
Celia Larsen
David Ketar
Golde Honix
Beatie
Nicholas J. Johnson
Amelia Kohlmann
Seattle
Edward C. Smith
Geattie
Melen M. Bellowa
Spokane
Wm. Henry Foye
Nora May Fisher
Beattie News Roundup of Meetings Jobs and Arrivals
Fre on the roof at Mr Chandler’s home prompts a call. A N Gray and RK Buchanan of North American Trading & Transportation travel to San Francisco on Roanoke business. Captain J J Healy to arrive from Chicago. Beattie pioneers to meet Saturday to plan Seattle reunion on June 6. Architects plan G M Stewart residence at Seventeenth and Madison costing 1000 to 4000. Steamer commands move between Al Ki Santa Cruz Walla Walla and George W Hitler lines. Trinity Parish choir gave a Sherman Clay concert. Beattie high school class games at Athletic Park postponed by rain. A scratch athletic meet set for May 3. Beattie district conference to adjourn. Wa Tuck Wa Yom fined for opium. Jay Gedewick from Northern Pacific visits. Peter Larsen travels east on Great Northern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. N. Gray
Buchannan
North American Trading & Transportation Company
San Francisco
Chicago
Roanoke
Beattie
J. J. Healy
Marshal's Aim Was Good in City Shooting
May 18. City Marshal Avenust Heldiey shot and killed one of three tramps after a none time robbery at W. H. Ridley leather store. The trio fled toward Lake Shore track. Heldiey fired, killing one, while two were captured. Officers still search for identities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ridley
Corree
Lake Shore
Heldiey
Jali
Clommer Hanged for Kaiser's Murder in Morristown
In Morristown Pennsylvania on May 11 James Clommer was hanged for the murder of Mrs Emma Kaiser. The crime arose from a conspiracy with the woman’s husband to obtain a $10 000 life insurance payout. Kaiser’s husband had previously died by his own hand in jail. The execution proceeded quietly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morristown
James Clommer
Emma Kaiser
Clommer
Kaiser
Steamer Jeanie Sails For Valdes And Orea
The Pacific Steam Whaling line vessel Jeanie departed last evening carrying cannery supplies and eight passengers. The Rapid Transit will sail to Niacheki island to recover wrecked Brixham gear and machinery. The Mansanita suffers beacons replacement duties and sails for Alaska with Relter aboard, while Nellie G Thurston heads to Cape Nome on a months long trading voyage and General Bilin leaves for Sunrise City Cook Inlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanie
Pacific Steam Whaling Company
Valdes
Orea
Rapid Transit
Niacheki Island
Brixham
EB. EB. Caine
Nellie G. Thurston
Cape Nome
General Biglin
Johnson
Sunrise City
Cook Innet
New Suits Filed in Port Townsend Superior Court
A new batch of lawsuits was filed in area 8 of the superior court. C. W. Waldron vs Mrs. Barnes et al on a promissory note shows First National Bank of Port Townsend vs James Griffiths as another promissory note action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court
C. W. Waldron
FP. Barnes
A. W. Dickey
J. F. Beherman
Wm. H. Llewellyn
First National Bank of
Port Townsend
James Griffiths
Determined to Die at Hue Lick Springs
Coroner Hutchings was summoned to Hue Lick Springs to hold an inquest into the death of John Morland found hanging in a barn at Sam Perry’s farm. Henry Prather cut him down and, after calling for help, Morland was found to have re-hung himself, though some suspect foul play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carilable
Hutchings
Hue Lick Springs
John Morland
Sam Perry
Werry
Henry Prather
Herry
Molland
All Sorts A Curious Patchwork Of Facts And Figures
A scattered digest listing facts from long submarines and cheese production to animal weights and naval coal bunkers. It notes a 2700 mile cable, Wisconsin cheese output, Sebras origin, Newport News shipyard contracts, broom moisture, Smyrna crops, ponies and horses weights, Lyman J. Gage’s athletic past, Charlestown coal bunkers, and a quip about a baby’s cries. It ends with a joke about P G Sundries.
Princess Bismarck’s Feet Alters Franco-Prussian War Tale
A humorous sensational tale claims Princess Bismarck’s feet changed French history after Empress Eugenie hosted German royalty at the Tuilleries. Observers teased Bismarck’s wife’s large feet, allegedly shifting court favor and influencing events that led to Paris’s siege and a cannon firing by Bismarck as mock vengeance.
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Bismarck
France
Biemarck
Eugenie
Germany
Vislt
Price
Tuilleries
Stamarck
Hilmarck
Paris
Seattle Inklings Mixed Local Notes Include Northward Ventures
P Jenson recovered from an unconscious condition in a Washington street doorway and recounted arriving from Skagway with no clue of where he was drugged. Roy James reports his brother Harry in Cape Nome Alaska staking several claims worth about 600000 dollars. Carpenters Union 191 Beattie bid farewell to five workers sailing north on the Rosalie. Fred Tancke released from county jail after ten days for failure to provide bond to keep the peace and a divorce suit dismissed by agreement. City fire committee considers buying two new engines and will request bids. Bir ning wins $200 against N A T & T Co over health damage while a fire at 1121 East Cherry Street caused about 50 in damages. Two fire alarms were also reported from Box 186.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Jenson
Washington Street
Skagway
Fred Tancke
Columbia
Bonda
Mra. Trancke
G. M. Chandler
East Cherry Street
Boy dragged to death by railroad train near Chester
In Chester Pennsylvania on May 18 11 year old Frank Beaumont threw a lasso at a Reading freight train. The rope wrapped around the engineer and Beaumont was dragged a full block before being crushed under the wheels. The engineer was not harmed.
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Chester
Frank Beaumont
Reading Railroad
Beaumont
Heaumont
Remedy for Insomnia and Pet Dog Companion
A historic note suggests a simple remedy for insomnia by keeping a pet dog in the room, preferably on the bed. It cites no definite proof of the sleep inducing effect, but mentions companionship and a potential soothing physical sympathy between dog and man as possible factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dow
Man
Umbrellas On Sale In Puget Sound Market
An old advertisement lists Gloria umbrellas in black with Paragon frames and steel rods, priced at 1.00 each, plus Twilled silk parasols and parasol varieties from 26c to 1.95, including carved handles and Dresden details. Also offered are parasols for ladies, children, and trunks with color options in greens and blues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MPN
Hensel
G. W. Carmack
Incomplete text fragment from historical notice
The readable passage shows a fragmented string of words and names lacking clear context or event. No coherent actions, participants, or locations can be determined for a reliable headline or summary.
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Bunco Steerers
Factory
Sprague
Funston
Little David
Otis
Guinaldo
Sue
Peace Filipino
Wat
Mr. Chandler
Pioneers of Beattie
Chamber of Commerce Room
Saunders and Layton
G. M. Stewart
Seventeenth Avenue
Madison Street
Captain Olsen
Gage
Trinity Parish Church
Sherman Clay
Music Hall
Athletic Park
Beattie District Conference
Madison Street Church
Wa Tuck
Wa Yom
Cann
Jay Gedewick
Northern Pacific Railway
Peter Larsen
Foley Hroa
United States Lightouse
Gregory
Alaska
O. C. Relter
United States Lighthouse
Wisconsin
India
Eastern
Africa
Newport News, Va
Smyrna
Lyman J. Gage
the Treasury
Philadelphia Press
Charlestown Naval Station
Uncle Sam
Kansas
Samuel Tarwater
Ray County
Missouri
New York
Tiinghamton
CN. Y
England
P. G
Princess Bismark’s
Bismark
Eugenia
Rn. F. James
City Hall
Harry
Cape Nore
Fle
Norton Sound
Cape Norm
Mr. James
Nome
Carpenters’ Union No
Schwabacher Wharf
North
Rosalie
R. J. Bower
A. P. Stiers
G. W. Scott
Fred Portrait
W. J. Foster
Board of Public Works
C. O. Birnig
Birnig
MION
Gillionette
Chilatrens
O. W. Peterson & Bro
Pike St
Fred
Merrill Itcle
Beoend A
Callemd
Winter & Harper
Second Ave
Ween
Gramophone
Reginas
Sherman, Clay & Co
Steinway” Dealers and Avenue Heattle
D. S. Johnston
Second Ave. Burke Building
SAN Diego Fruit
Pike Street
Apples
Roche
Cor, 2d Ave
Union St
Acme Publishing Co
Alley
Second Ave. Union
All Neere
OUR
Con. A. Rideout
Proprister Cor
Third Ave
James
Camtal
OOD
Jacob
Yester Way
Avenea
Pricey
Rai
Vat Agua
Opie
Beattle Abstract Co
New York Block
SS Personal
Hanson
Postethes
Dentists
Hi. H. Depe Oe
Sese Attorneys-At-Law
Charles N
James Street
Linsay
James Rothwell
Mort Firesurance
Leena Dix
Dancing Academy
Lum
Ren Rte Chert
H McLrentn Radtantatsieee
Ee Millinesy
E Clothes Clearing
York
Bargatne
Bailey
Mickelson, Agt
Ca UN Rar
Hay
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