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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 31, 1906

Page

1

Nelligan Held in Elsie Millhoff Murder Case

Tom Nelligan, 16 or 17, is in Renton jail as a suspect in the Elsie Millhoff killing. Officers press the clocked timeline from 4 16 to 9 00 pm with witness accounts on the bridge and at the Connelly home. The boy’s father protests innocence, and police gather testimonies linking Nelligan to the crime scene and to a knife referenced in the investigation.

Tom Nelligan Elsie Millhoff Iag Pecalia Carlson Nelligan Nicolson Mia Mitcheff Killet Jim Avianet Maceyta Per Anto Jal Kiefe Renton Eherttte Fox Kearney Jake Neelligan Nelligan Ant Elsie Millheff The Times Jake Macey James Connelly Marie Connelly Dick Gallant Kenton Ihio Menton Kleehoft Rualneas Himwell Abraham Offield Nania Thomas Nelligan Elsie Milthoff

Admiral Resentvensky to face court martial

The official notice states Admiral Resentvensky and senior fleet officers will be court-martialed for surrendering the torpedo boat Bio-John Punter. The case involves commanders connected to the fleet defeated by Admiral Togo and related Pacific Coast service details.

ST. Petersburg Resentvensky Togo John Punter Pacific Coast Arenue Ee

City engineers seek funds for Cedar River water system upgrades

City plans call for a second Cedar River main and larger reservoir capacity including a 110 million gallon reservoir south of Seattle and additional storage to raise total capacity. A new Woodland Park reservoir of 10 million gallons is also planned to support higher service needs. The proposal asks for over a million dollars to fund the project and was submitted to the fire and water committee for tonight’s meeting. Also noted is the Kanagawa Maru’s arrival from Yokohama, with Nippon Yusen Kaisha officials aboard and agent Studley meeting the party in Victoria.

Neon Cedar River Fire and Water Committee Seattle Woodland Park District Kanagawa

Drownings Reported In River Collision And Sea Wrecks

In Detroit two women cooks and three men drowned after a steamer Cowell collided with another vessel in the St Clair river early today. Four were saved. In Concepcion Chile the British ship Lismore was wrecked near Santa Maria with 22 crew lost and the mate and three seamen surviving. Eleven bodies were recovered from the excursion steamer Vima in Riga after capsizing at her dock from overload. The battleship Montagu struck rocks near Lundie. all crew saved but several injured.

Detroit Mich Cowell St. Clair River Santa Maria Fiest Meo Riga Russia Vima London Lundie

No Gattling of Light Rates Declares City Plan

A city official presents a statement on proposed lighting rate reductions. The plan aims to cover operating expenses interest and depreciation from plant income, with rates set to ensure self support. Construction delays due to wire shortages hinder expansion but work resumes as wires arrive and the system grows citywide.

Steamer Massachusetts Arrives in Puget Sound on First Visit

Shortly after 2 o clock this afternoon the steamer Massachusetts chartered to the American Hawaiian company reached port from New York. It is a large vessel making its first Puget Sound visit and carrying more freight than the Nevadan of the same line.

Massachusetts American- Hawaiian Company New York Puget Sound Sime Line

Steamer Heads to Seattle Then Hilo Direct After Discharge

The steamer carried a large cargo bound for Seattle and, after unloading, will depart directly for Hilo to load again.

Seattle Hilo Direct

New French Steamer Admiral Fourichon Arrives at Victoria

The Admiral Fourichon reached Victoria this morning and will proceed to Nanaimo for fuel coal before sailing to Seattle. As the first vessel of a new French line to link San Francisco with Seattle, the 27,000 ton steamer will load freight for Mes Jean Central and Southern American ports with Cook & Co. as agents.

Admiral Fourichon Victoria Nanaimo Seattle Admiral Pourichon San Francisco Mesjean Central Americcan Cook & Co Agenta

Police Close Opium Dens in Night Raids

Police raided two opium joints within 12 hours. At Pourth Ave and Main St, Patrolman W Donlan arrested W Reilly a butcher and Fong Wing a laborer for smoking. Earlier, Patrolmen Mayberg and Bryant seized Joe Gager in the south end resort for opium use.

W. Donlan Pourth Av Main St W. Reilly Fong Wing Mayberg and Bryant South End Joe Gager

Freight houses to close early on Saturdays

Beginning next Saturday the freight houses of the Northern Pacific Railway will close at 1 PM on Saturdays. The order was issued this morning by Agent Allen and remains in force until September.

Northern Pacific Railway Company Allen

Also Mentioned on This Page

Can Igan Court House Iorizaba Breamer Arizaba Sare Nelligan Nicol Eabue Nicolsen Teetelage Girl Whitney Milshoffelr Tom Carlson M. Pollock Carleon Pellock Netligan Conselly Connelley Seattie Job Arthur Star Young Nelligan Nelli Offield Chet Belding Joe Hill Cameron Phil Kearney MacKenzie Bunter Aestvensky P. Co Orrtyy Engineer Thomson Kanagawa Maru American Coast Concepcion Chile Lismore Melbourne Coronel William Millhoff
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