Foolish Law Creates Hardship for Insane Woman
Grace Baldwin, an insane patient, endured over 24 hours of detention in Ballard before transport to an asylum due to a new rule requiring Steilacoom officials to escort mental patients. Sheriff Smith and deputies faced disorganization and extra costs as the law shifted responsibility from the sheriff to the state.
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Ita
Joba
Council Smuggles Saloon Bid Against Church
A city council approved a request for a saloon license at the Federal hotel on Third and Pine, outside existing limits and opposite a church. Protests from the church, minister, and some council members warn of moral and legal objections and urge extending saloon limits.
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Methodist Protestant Church
Jules Redelsheimer
A. Hanson
Third Avenue
Pike and
Union
Iondas Reign of Terror Is Over
Notorious local Japanese bandit Gonda and his outlaw gang are brought down by Delaney's men. Ueda faces attempted murder charges, Kawasaka and Hasheda deported to Japan, Tanaka a fugitive from Vancouver murder. Police report improved security for Japanese residents and a end to gang meetings at a Main Street restaurant.
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Apanese
Ueda
Gonda
Haradi
Siki
Fourth
Main
Tanaka
Vancouver
B. C
Matssit
State Penitentiary
Kawasaka
Hasheda
Japan
Harahita
Hubbard
Nemesia
Freeman
Crandall
Burkman
Mayon
W. C. Hubbard
Matsaka
Police drive bandits from the streets after terror reign ends
Chief Delaney works with the prosecuting attorney to disperse the gang and restore safety. Patrolman Burkman notes blackmail cases drop as residents resume walks after sunset and fears of violence ease. Meanwhile Canadian office receipts for miners certificates and rentals decline from 1903 and 1902.
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Burkman
Gonda
Heavy blast rocks Fourth and Union area
An unusually strong blast at Fourth and Union during excavation sent rocks flying for blocks. A fragment shattered a Keystone Liquor window at 1123 First, while pedestrians were struck by stones and the Seneca hotel area rattled as by a hailstorm, causing a small neighborhood panic.
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Union
Keystone Liquor Company
First
Seneca Hotel
Seneca
Train kills prominent Seattleite at Oriental Docks
A prominent Seattle figure was crushed by a freight train at the Oriental Docks. The victim, reportedly bound for home in West Seattle, died at the scene. Police and railroad officials opened an investigation as details remained unclear.
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Gled
West Seattle
Seattle man killed by freight train at Oriental dock
RB. & Miller, a Seattle man, was killed late Tuesday night by a Northern Pacific freight train at the Oriental dock. The mangled body was found by G. M. Smith after midnight, identified by papers recovered on the remains. Miller, 70, leaves a wife and two children and was brother to former councilman Leander Miller.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Oriental Dock
G. M. Smith
William Bootage
Emptage
Smith
Bonney- Watson Undertaking Parlor
Miller
Everett
West Seattle
Tima
Benjamin Miller
Hallidie Henshaw & Buikley
Lillian Miller
Resent
New York
Suspects Held in Clothing Store Robbery on First Avenue
McCall and Rupert Savage are held by police on suspicion of breaking into Bennett's clothing store on First Avenue Tuesday night. Officers Carr Hub bard and Philbrick arrested them after a robbery was detected. An alley window had been forced and several items found on the suspects.
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Rupert Savage
Bennett
First Avenue
C. G. Carr
Hubbard and
Philbrick
Yukon Fields Showing Decline in Gold Output
Washington reports from Consul Smith in Victoria that Yukon gold fields show signs of giving out with a near 1.5 million drop in value from the previous year. Output fell to 10.7 million from 12.1 million in 1903 due to a dry season and reduced mining profits. Large scale operations hold more promise than Dawson area efforts.
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Washington, D. C
Yukon
al Smith
Victoria
Consul Smith
Dawson
Insanity Found for McNicholas in Hotel District Incident
Stephen McNichola was declared insane by the insanity commission led by Dre Holmes and Turner after terrorizing the business section near Hotel Northern and attempting to kill Attorney Walter Fulton over a delayed suit against Police Chief Delaney for a large sum. He will be sent to Steilacoom. City Detectives Adams and Corbett arrested him Monday.
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Walter Fulton
Delaney
Dre. & J. Holmes
Kenneth Turner
Insanity Commission
Steilacoom
Adams and Corbett
McNichols
Zeigler ailing magnate dies in Stamford at 63
William Zeigler a 63 year old millionaire baking powder founder and polar expedition backer died at his home on Great Island Stamford after injuries from an October accident and a stroke last Sunday. In Cedar Falls plans a library for municipal lighting plant employees may be created if L B Youngs can implement the proposal adding technical volumes would benefit the city and workers.
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Cedar Fells
L. B. Youngs
Water and Light
Cedar Falla
Watch Found On Mutilated Body Still Running
A gold watch found on a mutilated corpse remained running when the body was moved to the undertaker. Despite the body being dragged, legs severed, clothing torn, and extensive injuries, the watch escaped damage.
Mill Company Relative Linked to Deceased in Seatlla
A mill company is identified as a cousin of the deceased, reflecting old-time Seatlla residents the Millers. The note hints at local family ties amid the ongoing inquiry into the death.
Man Arrest Reveals Phoney Check Ring
A suspect arrested at the police station this morning confessed to passing a phoney check at Puget Sound Machinery depot. The forger, who used the name Bassett in custody, had signed General Manager J. B. Fowler’s name to a Dexter Horton bank check for $18 and endorsed as J. B. Allison. Barnett bought $6 of merchandise with the altered instrument. Police later learned the forger’s real name.
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Bassett
Adams
Corbett
Puget Sound
Hagesett
J. B. Fowler
Dexter Horton
J. B. Allison
Hbarnett
John Downly Accused of Over $100 in Forged Checks
The report states John Downly is linked to passing more than $100 in spurious checks in Seattle, detailing alleged transactions and the local investigations surrounding the case.
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John Downly
Seattle
Brewers Association approves 1600 dollar aid for strikers
The Brewers' Association board met at 1 pm Wednesday and voted to give strikers 1600 dollars for benefit funds. A San Francisco wire notes the boycott is working well. Vice President Fairbanks departs May 24 for Chicago en route to Portland to open the Lewis and Clark exposition, leaving Chicago Saturday night.
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Brewers’ Association Board
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Chicago
Portland
Commonwealth to Publish Magnificent Ellensburg Edition
The Commonwealth, a leading Whig paper, plans a grand Ellensburg edition around June. It has recently devoted extensive space to the state’s industrial centers and will showcase the area in a special feature.
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The
Commonwealth
Ellensburg
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