Seattle Star Mystery Raffles Foe Seeks Capture in City
The unnamed narrator details a day in Seattle planning to lure captors while evading pursuit. He describes hotel stays, cafe breakfasts, streetcar routes, and visits from Pike Street to Alaska Building as crowds monitor for his capture by the newspaper The Star.
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Longshoremen Strike in Vancouver Over Wages
About five hundred longshoremen went on strike in Vancouver demanding 46 to 60 cents per hour. The Umatilla unloaded only after a rate increase was granted. Employers promised the new pay, and the men will now receive 40 cents per hour. A steamer returned from Becht yesterday after striking a reef and catching fire but sustained little damage.
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Cafes May Open Sundays Under Union Plan
Haskell states that the cooks union seeks one day off in seven, not necessarily Sundays. Regular workers will rotate days off, with a competent onion man to cover duties. He anticipates some pushback from smaller concerns but no large scale trouble expected.
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Cooks’ Union
Emalier
Chinese rebellion in Wong Hong chaos as officials slain
A cable dispatch from London reports 30,000 Chinese have risen in Wong Hong with civil and military leaders assassinated and palaces burned. Troops have joined the revolt and widespread riot engulfs the land.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
London
Wong Hong
Wheat Prices Surge on Opening in Chicago May 27
Wheat opened high in Chicago with July futures moving from 100 1 2 to 103 1 2 and then 103, September rising from 192 to 104 and 108, December falling from 105 1 4 to 101 2. Weather nationwide and Liverpool trends influence price. analysts predict gains to 150.
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Liverpool
Annexation Victory Reported in Seattle Move
City council of West Seattle canvassed returns from Saturdays annexation election and found a 64 vote win. City Attorney McMahon rushed to Olympia with the results, filed before noon with the state auditor, as anti annexation backers hunted for an injunction to delay proceedings and a petition to ballot another annexation including Youngstown Spring Hill and Alki toward Beattie.
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Dr Emil Bories Near Death In Vancouver Hospital
Dr Emil Bories of Seattle lies critically ill at General hospital Vancouver with death expected at any time. Dr Gudden, renowned nerve specialist overseeing the case, said Bories displayed remarkable vitality aided by opiates, and a weaker condition would likely have proved fatal.
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Emil Bortesa
Seattle
General Hospital
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Will enters probate in Goshen surrogate court
The will of Silent Smitto was admitted to probate in the Goshen surrogate court today. Proceedings reported by the Sertepe Teicereph Service confirm the probate action as of May 27 with the deceased’s name and formal recognition of the will.
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Sertepe Teicereph Service
Goshen
M. YY
Paint for City Hall Yesler Triangle Beautification Petition
The Yester Way Improvement club filed a petition with the city council requesting removal of the triangle in front of city hall, known as the Yesler triangle. They urge repainting the old hall and improving surroundings due to anticipated large crowds in July and the site’s shabby appearance.
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Yester Way
Fakers Face City Bar Over Medicine Show Claims
Chief of Police Wappenstein vows to block Great Walton and Phenomenal LaFayette from selling medicine without valid physician licenses. The pair threaten legal action as they plan tent shows in downtown Seattle, while authorities probe their right to practice medicine and enforce city ordinances.
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Ole Opsal Reported Theft at Villard Riding House
Ole Opsal alleged a theft while sleeping at Villard Riding House in room 0 10 last night. His watch valued at 6 was taken from under his pillow. police were notified this morning.
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Steam Shovel on Fourth Av Sparks City Work
A steam shovel operates on Fourth Avenue for the regrade project as J. Erickson directs crews from Third to Fourth and toward Jefferson. The machine will move to Dealer Way next and later return to Jefferson to clear the pole line area, aiding preparations for the Christian Endeavor meetings at the Coliseum next month.
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May cyclone anniversary marks coldest May in seven years
In St. Louis today marks the eleventh anniversary of a great cyclone. A wind traveling about 40 miles an hour swept through the night. May is unusually cool today the coldest for May in seven years according to the weather bureau records.
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ST. Laut
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Lyra Free To Sail With Chinese Crew For Nome Trip
Immigration officials said no action will be taken against the steamship Lyra which will sail to Nome this week with a Chinese crew. The voyage includes stops at Victoria and Vancouver, thus classing the Lyra as a foreign going ship and avoiding the restriction on Chinese crews aboard coastwise American voyages. The owners argue Canadian port calls legitimize the stop to evade the law.
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Vaudeville Benefit Tonight At Grand Opera House
The testimonial for Mr. and Mrs. Hank Kline will be held at the Grand Opera House tonight. A fine program of many acts is promised and many tickets have already been sold.
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Hank Kline
Grand Opera House
Funeral of Mrs. McKinley to be simple and somber
Canton Ohio May 27 There will be no ostentation at the funeral of Mrs McKinley. President and cabinet members will not cause a ceremonious pageant. Navy representatives will be in uniform. Funeral arrangements were completed today by Secretary Cortelyou. All factories and stores of Canton will close at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon the hour of the funeral. Schools are expected to close at noon. The body will be interred in Grass plot beside her husband's vault in Woodlawn cemetery.
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Ohio
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Navy
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Woodlawn
Snow Storm Hits Michigan Northern Peninsula May 27
A heavy snow storm blanketed Michigan with temperatures reaching two below freezing north of Mackinac as conditions disrupted travel in the northern peninsula and central areas.
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Revolt in Northeast Guangdong Forces Move by Train
Canton reports open revolt in the entire northeast section of Kwang Tung. Admiral Li leads two warships with troops en route while soldiers are entrained toward the area. A German mission at Lienchow is said burned, with missionaries escaping.
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Albert Harness Dies at Home Author of Latin Books
Providence correspondent reports Albert Harness author of Latin Books died this morning at his home in Providence. His death marks the loss of a noted writer whose works contributed to language study in the region.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Providence
BRTT
Albert Harness
One Hundred Pledges Sought for Wayside Mission Support
The Star urges Seattle readers to pledge $1 monthly for a year to Wayside Mission Hospital to raise at least $75 monthly. City council failed to raise its grant to $475, prompting this appeal. Readers are asked to mail pledges to The Star's managing editor and to increase support if more than 100 pledges are received.
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