Seattle Gas Fringe: New Company Seeks Franchise Amid Debate
A new firm backed by capital seeks a city franchise to sell illuminating gas in Seattle with initial spend of 200,000 to build a modern plant and lay pipes. It promises rates up to 1.50 per thousand for gas, 1.25 for illuminating gas, cheaper if possible, and delivery to suburbs not reached by Seattle Gas & Electric Co. The council committee plans a counterproposal requiring city payments and staged rate reductions, while voting on the franchise is anticipated soon.
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Illuminating
Seattle
Seattle Gas & Electric Co
Electric Co
Malone
C38
Tssing
The
Star
Corporations Committee
Pro& M
Committee of Council
Tts Grom
Bty Treasury
Fts
Queen Draga falls in Servia amid royal turmoil
May 21 reports say Queen Draga of Servia deceits sparked a deep crisis as republican leaders urge removal of the royal couple. Protests and province meetings demand abdication of King Alexander and Queen Draga, with fears the throne will topple.
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Draga of
Servia
Shement
Belgrade
Alexanders
Unclear Early Report on Cape Colony Movements
A fragment reports Boer forces at Grout and near Pees with thousands of men. Dewet is said to be outside Cape Town region with 4000 troops, while Boers score early successes amid shifting command.
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Cape Colony
Loers
Ano
Ts Et
Grout
Offithat Dewet
Cap
Pees
Mining interests and arrivals at Nome and Parker City
A group including Murray A H Moulton Jesse d Polebiskey and others from Aber are at the Butler Betting ready to head to Nome for mining ventures. L B Cooke of Parker City sails to join her husband, a leading figure in the area, as Northern Hotel remains a hub for transit and business.
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Groth
Wm. Ely
H. G. Springer
Thos. Madger
T. B. Nelson
Butler
Nome
Cooke
Paker City
Carnegie Endowment Gift Expands Scottish Universities
In Edinburgh on May 1, news reports reveal Andrew Carnegie has announced an educational endowment of $10,000,000. The gift funds equipment for Scotland’s four great universities, surpassing prior expectations and setting a progressive funding scale for the United Kingdom.
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Edinburg
Scotland
Andrew Carnegie
United Kingdom
Burglary at 15 Washington Street Noted as Novice Theft
The Abrams residence at 15 Washington Street was entered last night via a downstairs window. A watch and $36 were stolen, along with trousers that concealed the loot. No traceable clues remain, and the thief is described as a novice. The Arlington dock warehouse is loaded with hay grain and supplies intended for Manila and Alaska.
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Isaac Abrams
Washington Street
Abrams
Arlington Dock
Manila
Alaska
Presbyterian Assembly Reports Church Relief Efforts
The Presbyterian Assembly in Philadelphia discusses liquor observance and law order, with Minton presenting an appeal. It reviews departmental work and relief figures, noting 204 churches received loans or grants totaling $129,232 in the last year, and 144 churches completed debt-free renovations valued at $474,000.
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Presbyterian Church
United States
Lola Bontie Held for Murder Charge in Ayers Death
Mrs Lola Bontie confessed to shooting Jas Ayers a census office clerk found dead in his hotel room in Washington. The coroner's jury bound her over on the murder charge after her confession claiming she acted to save herself from an assault.
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Washington, D. C
Lola Bontie
Jas. Ayers
Bonnie
Ahe
City business men cry foul over collectors seen
Complaints describe harassment by professional charity collectors in town. Several say they paid at their business premises and later found the same collector collecting at their homes. Two eastbound collectors are said to work for a charitable society. A chamber meeting will address the issue and may require monthly fund statements from local charities. The Charity Organization Society pledges to provide written records of money collected and spent.
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Charity Organization Society
Thwing
Pacific Printers’ Supply House
Second Avenue South
Burbank
Move to Reorganize Episcopal Church Into Provinces
A New York report says a plan to divide the Protestant Episcopal Church into provinces with archbishops, and elect a national leader resident in New York, is under discussion. The Rev Dr Llwyd explains the idea follows an Eastern model and would center on metropolitan heads rather than papal power. Continued on page three.
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New York
Protestant Episcopal Church
United States
New York City
Protestant Episcopal Church In
America
Quietest Ever Was Quietest Ever Was
Washington May 1 President O Connell of the International Machinists association said this morning that everything looks to an early arbitration of the machinists strike. He reported many places have conceded to the nine hour demand. Telegraphs from several cities announced concessions to the men and the strike in the test and most orderly in theory of organised America.
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Washington, D. C
O'Connell
International Machinists’ Association
Washington, D.C
America
Was Not A Coward General Porter Dies at 80
Gen John Porter died in Morristown New Jersey after a period of chronic diabetes. He was eighty years old. During the Civil War he was dismissed from the army on charges of cowardice, a case that drew long public attention. Friends secured a rehearing and he was exonerated.
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York
Firejohn Porter
Morristown
N. J
Olympia Episcopal clergy consider uniting Washington dioceses
In Tacoma at Trinity church a special convocation of Olympia clergymen weighs two plans to fuse Washington Episcopal jurisdictions. Proposals include elevating Olympia to a diocese and, if rejected, joining Olympia with Spokane to form a single state diocese. Olympia must raise 4000 to 7000 dollars of a 20000 endowment goal.
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Tacoma
Olympia
Trinity Church
Washington
Spokane
Jury Bribing Arrest in Kansas City
Kansas City Bar association has caused the arrest of Charles Church for jury bribing. Church is an assistant claims agent for the Metropolitan Street Railway Co. of Kansas City.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Bar Association
Charles Church
Church
Metropolitan Street Railway Co
Death of J. Hattie on Gleason on Long Island City
The New York item reports the death of James Hattie on Gleason a Long Island City resident from pneumonia aged 79. He is described as a well known figure on Long Island. The obituary notes his years of life and residence.
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NEW Tree
Hattie On Gleason
Long Island City
Half-Interest Swindle In Real Estate Deals Reported
Robt. Marshall told police he was duped in two real estate deals. He paid $100 down on a $1600 half interest, expecting $75 monthly returns, which never materialized. Lynn and Heney allegedly formed a fictitious firm at 102 Yerlerway and sold half interests, then vanished. Marshall seeks $1099 and plans legal action.
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Marshall
C. A. Lynn
Lynn
Johnson
Heney
Bremerton
Yerlerway
Charity Promoters Warn Seattle Misspend Suspected
Dr. C Thwing secretary of the Charity Organization society and Leo Kohn director will address the chamber of commerce to expose alleged fundraising schemes in Seattle. Promoters visit charitable institutions and take a percentage of collections before reporting only partial figures, keeping actual totals private.
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Seattle
C. Thwing
Charity Organization Society
Leo Kohn
Chamber of Commerce
Esther Cleveland Condition Unchanged in Princeton Report
Princeton New Jersey May 11 Esther Cleveland’s condition is unchanged today with brief official bulletin confirming she remains in a stable state and no new complications reported.
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Princeton
N. J
Esther Cleveland
Telegraph Iax slips injures C W Clader at Camp Nelson No 2
Telegraph operator C W Clader on the Columbia and Sound railway was cutting wood when the ax slipped, badly injuring his foot. He was taken to the New England hotel for care.
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C. W. Clader
Camp Nelson No. 2
Columbia & Sound Railway
Engba Notel
Machinists Encouraged Over Strike Seaport City
Machinists and boiler makers report mood improved by union messages from across the country. In Victoria the Garonne repairs were declined as Seattle’s strike ties up ships. Local firms sign a six hour pact and prepare to handle new machine work as workers stay focused on their goals.
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Garonne
Moran Broa.’ Co
Seattle
North Pacific
Tyee
Seattle Drop Forge Machine Co
Railroad Avenue
Pike Street
Rich Man Found Dead in Manhattan Apartments
NEW YORK May 11 Robert Gibbs Pittsburgh Pa Superintendent of Iron works was found dead in his apartments on West Twenty second Street. Death appears to have been accidental. Gibbs was a man of wealth and leaves a family in Chicago.
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New York
Robert Gibbs
Pittsburgh
Gibbs
Chicago
Nine Smallpox Patients in Pest House
Nine smallpox cases are now confined in the pest house, with authorities noting the spread remains limited and under observation.
Mail Routes in Alaska Sealed Proposals Sought
Notice to bidders for mail routes in Alaska to be awarded by the second postmaster general. Routes include Skagway to Fort Michael and Kotzebue to Eaton with multiple stops, dates spanning 1901 to 1902. Bids must use official forms and be sent to Washington DC.
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Alaska
Skagway
Ft. Michael
Eagle
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Rampart
Tanana
Koyokuk
Eaton
Kotzebue
Ome
York
Teller
Golovin
Council
Washington
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Former Congressman Boutelle dies at McLean’s sanitarium
Charles A. Boutelle of Maine, who served in the forty eighth through fifty sixth congresses and chaired naval committee posts, died this afternoon at McLean's sanitarium after three years as a patient. Born February 8, 1839 in Damarracotta Maine, he was a shipmaster, navy acting master in 1862, later Bangor Whig proprietor and editor. He was a Republican. A schooner loading for Nome at Schwabacher's dock will carry about 250 tons of freight and a few passengers.
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Houtette
Damariacotta
Maine
Navy Inn
Bangor Whig
Politica
Nome
Schwabacher's Dock
Chicago Awarded 1904 International Olympian Games
Paris announce that the International Olympian games for 1904 were officially awarded to Chicago. The decision was disclosed on May 21, with Chicago set to host the event attracting athletes from several nations.
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Paris
Chicago
Trial of Cayton Opens Amid Graft Accusations
The trial of H. R. Cayton, editor of a weekly newspaper, for criminal libel began in Superior Court before Judge Griffin. Cayton allegedly labeled Chief of Police Meredith with graft accusations in an editorial. He was arrested March 24 and held at police headquarters without access to counsel or friends. The case drew a large, tense crowd as testimony and rumors about police corruption loomed, with John Donardine expected to testify about suspected graft.
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H. R. Cayton
Griffin
Cayton
Meredith
Cann
Dayton
Police Department
John Donardine
Marine movements at Arlington dock parade
The steamer Czarina from San Francisco is expected today followed by Robert Dollar. City of Topeka arrived at Arlington dock with freight for Skagway. Rainier discharging at Galbraith Bacon Co. and Ebert transport being painted and prepared for service.
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Cruse
San Francisco
Thebert Dollar
Arlington Dock
Robert Dollar
Nome
Topeka
Skagway
Rainier
Galbraith, Bacon & Co
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