Forgiver in Jail in Wide Forgeries Across States
W T Allen, alias Charles Allen, arrested in May for forgery tied to Oska Toosa Iowa twelve months earlier. He admitted forging notes totaling 7500 dollars connected to a large piano business, saying wheat gambling caused his crimes. He has fled Iowa, endured diseases in Dakota and British Columbia, and once faced a 72 dollar check forgery case before dismissal. His wife, pursued across 3000 miles, recently moved from Oskaloosa to Great Falls then Denver and St Louis. He carried a Winchester but did not use it.
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Oskaloosa
Great Falls
Mant
Denver
St. Louis
Allen
Charles Allen
Winchester
Odd Fellows Leader to Visit Tacoma for Grand Lodge Session
Grand Secre tary Hart of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Washington jurisdiction will host Grand Sire John B Goodwin and his son William M Goodwin in Tacoma June 6 marking the first time a Grand Sire attends a Washington lodge session The visit coincides with planning to replank the road to the army post and repair costs are estimated at 2000 dollars with a meeting between city officials and the engineer planned soon
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Tacoma
Hart
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Washington
John B. Goodwin
Sovereign Grand Lodge of the World
Grand Lodge
Portland
William M. Goodwin
Pacific Coast
Odd Fellowship
Washington Lodge
Army Post
Murphy
Mullen
Chivalrous Postmaster Provides Dainty Stool Access
Pendleton May 16 Pendleton postoffice introduces a six inch carpeted stool near the lock boxes to aid shorter patrons. Postmaster Livermore may add a portable step ladder if needed. The idea originated with Evelyn Melwood a diminutive Pendleton woman who complained of being boosted to reach her box.
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Pendleton
Livermore
Widow Widows Die On Java Funeral Pyre Feud
In Batavia a Java native rite triggers a clash with Dutch colonial policy over widows choosing to die with their prince. Reports recount two Tabanan princesses kissing the corpse, kneeling, and being slain as priests burn the bodies, with widows following in the flames or jumping from a fire oven to die.
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Netherlands
Tabanan
Java
Hall and Lombok
Goest Ngeoerah Agoeng
Spectators Laud Heroic Bearing of Unlucky Women
A crowded audience watches as the event unfolds and applauds the women's cited courage. Thousands stand in admiration or disapproval, treating the moment as an accomplished duty amid the spectacle.
West Seattle Awards Municipal Electric Line Contract
The West Seattle council awarded the municipal electric railway contract to Kilbourne-Clarke Co for 17 981 dollars with a 120 day completion goal. Three other bidders included McQuaid and Northern Electric. Kilbourne Clarke to hire 54 to 100 workers. power house near Maryland street with 200 horsepower engines. City to supply road material. dirt removal bid dropped. project estimated at 122000 dollars. Councilman Davis plans to introduce liquor license increase from 606 to 1000 dollars annually at next meeting.
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West Seattle Council
Kilbourne-Clark Company
McQuaid
Northern Electric Companies
Kilbourne- Clarke Company
Maryland Street
Kilbourne-Clarke Company
Davis
Samuel Fravnenthal Buys Starr-Hoyd Block Front
Samuel Fravnenthal paid 101 600 dollars yesterday for the north 36 feet of the Starr Hoyd block. The price equates to 2871 dollars per front foot, reflecting a high real estate bid in First Avenue Realty market.
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First Avenuue Realty
Samuel Fravnenthal
Starr-Hoyd
Foundlings' Home Fraud Suspected In Hillman City
A woman, Mira Harp, is accused of running a bogus foundlings home in Hillman City and collecting funds across four states. The Washington Children’s Home Society and the Charity Organization Society investigated but found no conclusive proof, though suspicions have grown and records from Minnesota are sought.
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Charity Organization Society
Hillman City Institute
Elizabeth Harp
Citheens
Foundlings
Hillman City
Superior Court
Insane Asylum
Mira
Harp Han
Northwest
Washington Children’s Home Society
Walliam G. Bigter
Ehe
Mr. Steele
Minnesota
Annual Police Parade Moves to July Fourth
Mayor Ballinger informed Chief Delaney that the department will hold its annual parade on July 4 instead of Decoration Day. The shift aims to align the event with a more appropriate national celebration and official turnout.
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Ballinger
Delaney
Portland Man Goes Insane Aboard Express
NOANE PORTLAND Ore May 25 H Middleton a well known resident of Portland while en route here on the Southern Pacific overland last night became suddenly insane He terror ized passengers in the car at Junc tion City by Glourishing his cane and a knife in a threatening manner Suddenly he sprang from the train while It was going 60 miles per hour The train was stopped and an in effectual search was instituted The search for Middleton or his body is being continued today.
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Portland
Ore
H. Middleton
Southern Pacific Overland
Junction City
Middleton
City council plans election for combined city hall and courthouse
The finance and buildings committees of the council meet with county commissioners tomorrow to discuss calling an election to erect a combined city hall and courthouse. The session was postponed from last night due to commissioners being out of town.
Chinese laborers sail to Transvaal under new treaty
Sixteen hundred Chinese workers departed Hong Kong for the Transvaal marking the first importation since the treaty signed in London. The voyage signals a new phase in labor import policy between Britain and South Africa.
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Hong Kong
Transvaal
London
Strike at English syndicate property shocks Kayak oi fields
News reached the city aboard the Excelator describing a major strike at the English syndicate property in Kayak oi fields. The incident caused intense district excitement and is regarded as one of the best strikes in the country. The flowing well has since been capped and sealed.
Seattle Plans First Annual Banquet
Plans are completed for the first annual Seattle banquet with local officials and sponsors invited to attend Friday event. Details include date location and program highlighted by speakers and awards. City leaders express anticipation for community gathering and fundraising outcomes.
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Seattle
Real Estate Association Meeting Set for Friday Evening
The Washington real estate association will convene Friday at 7 PM. More than a hundred real estate men have signified their intention to attend. The arrangements committee includes G. F. Meacham G. B. Kittinger E. B. Goodwin G. A. Virtue A. Robinson and H. S. Jordan.
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Washington
G. F. Meacham
G. B. Kittinger
E. 8. Goodwin
G. A. Virtue
A. Robinson
Mumm Dead, Noted Wine Merchant Dies in Frankfort
Hermann Von Mumm, renowned wine merchant, has died in Frankfort on May 28. He built a famed winery and brand, leaving a lasting legacy in the European wine trade.
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W. T. Allen
Everett Con
Ted
Iowa
Ivan
J. Redelsheimer & Co
First Ave
Cor
Columbia
ROTGN
Los Angeles
Cal
Coast Range
Santa Barbara County
California
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Uncle Sam
Netherland
Batavia, East Indies
West Seattle Railway
Kilbourne-Clark
Pany
Seattle Hetail Druggiste’ Association
G. 0
Guy, Inc
Verler
L. G. Bolley
Hove
Berald
Geripps News Ass'n
Phares
Smith
Axminster
Bigelow
Imperial Axminsters
L. Holmes Furniture Co
Mumm
Scripps News Ass'n
U. S
U.S
McCarthy Dry Goods
Second Ave. and Company
Mesa
Teale Hills Furniture and Carpet Company
Second Avenue and
Union Street
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