Artillery Duel Rages as Ladysmith Siege Continues
Reports from Ladysmith describe a daylong heavy artillery duel between Boers and British. Mainz details note naval 40-pounders silencing batteries on Hepworth hill and the city’s guns replying from Powerful. Casualty estimates rise while transport losses and prisoner transfers are reported from Cape Town.
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Ladysmith
Hoers
London
White
Col Carleton
Nicholson New
Carleton
Nicolson
Hilla
Gloucestershire Regiment
Joubert
Pretoria
Exchange Telegraph Company
Capetown
Hepworth Hill
Northern Pacifics Tactics in Purchases of the Post-Intelligencer
The Northern Pacific aided a buyout of the Post-Intelligencer to influence Seattle public opinion and secure political gain. They sought to install John L. Wilson in the Senate, using railroad money to obscure motives. Local lawyers acted as agents as rumors spread to Eastern papers, exposing the scheme.
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Northern Pacific
Seattle
Congress
Permon
John L. Wilson
Judge Bond
Wilson
Denny Hotel Set for Gala Attire and Naval Pageant
The reception and banquet for First Washington volunteers at the Denny Hotel will close the lower floor for the event. Mrs. Belle B. Haines chairs decorations while Major Banks and Mr Stringer handle exterior design. About 1,000 yards of bunting limits decor, with hope for more material. Lieutenant Colonel W J ite will accompany troops, and Marrowstone Point’s Third Artillery battery may join the celebration. The Adama training ship will arrive Monday, escorting the queen into harbor. Public access will be restricted at Arlington dock to relatives with issued tickets by the Forty-Eourn Relief Corps.
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Washington
Denny
Belle B. Haines
Haines
Stringer
Wholley
Marrowstone Point
Adama
Tacoma
Mornday
Arington Dock
Forteen Relief Corps
Relief Corps
First Avenue
University Streets
Hospitality committee opens volunteers reception HQ for travelers
The hospitality committee for the Volunteers celebration opens the Red Cross society room at 1207 First Avenue tomorrow morning to provide lodging information. It will stay open from 9 am to 9 pm until the event ends, inviting hosts with available rooms to contact the Red Cross at Pike 83 and participate in orderly guest assignment by two Red Cross ladies on duty daily.
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The
Red Cross Society
First Avenue
Cntigens
Hed Crows Society
Aeccomivoda Thorns
Red Cross
Pike 83
the Red Cross
Mustering Out Volunteers in San Francisco and Seattle
San Francisco orders Col Woolley back to Manila as major. Beattie plan shifts to rail. Fife and officers urge all regimental units sent home by rail to secure a united Washington arrival. First Washington volunteers mustered out and paid. five companies protest sea route and seek all-rail transport to Seattle via Queen.
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San Francisco
Las
Woolley
Manila
Beattle
Fife
Washington
Piret Washington
Beattie
Seattle Transportation Committee
Bevington Mot Guilty Verdict Overturned in C D Theft Case
In Superior Court Judge Jacobs presided a jury found Robert Bevington not guilty of grand larceny over a $726 certificate of deposit from Jonas Jones. The acquittal frees GO W Angell and A W Waddell, alleged accomplices in the case.
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Robert Bevington
Jonas Jones
Jacobs
GO. W. Angell
A. W. Waddell
Bevington
Steamer Farallon Arrives with Sulphureta Cargo
The Farallon steamed in from Lynn Canal this forenoon with a good cargo of sulphureta. The Humboldt came in from Skagway this afternoon with 205 passengers, three of whom carried large sacks of gold. George Henderson suffered severe injuries at Taylor's mill on Lake Washington when a chafting rod entangled him, tearing clothing and breaking both legs. Auditor's records show five marriage licenses issued in the past month.
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Farallon
Lynn Canal
Humboldt
Skagway
George Henderson
Taylor's Mill
Lake Washington
Roanoke Brings 1.25 Million in Gold Across Seas
The Roanoke arrived at Schwabacher’s dock with 400 passengers from Nome and Saint Michael. Its cargo included about 1.25 million dollars in gold dust, with the Nome shipment topping the total. Many passengers were prominent Nome miners and business figures, amid reports of coal shortages and storm damage along the route.
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Roanoke
North American Trading & Transportation Line
Schwabacher
Bt. Michael
Nome
N. A. T. & T. Company
Newcomb
Dutch Harbor
Seattle
J. Gurney
Portland
States
Roanocke
Gurney
Alaska
HN. Z. Marding
Bonanza
Victoria
Heringsen
Cape Nome
Cleveland
Stewart Island
Alaska Commercial Company
Oewan
Sovereign
Bering Sea
Lindehers
Anvil
Diggins
No. 1
N. PF. KR
Match
Nome Mining
Ely Weare
Move to shut down tenderloin concert halls controversy grows
A Star Saturday report cites judges and detectives opposing women and youth employment in beer halls and concert halls. It connects Quandt’s joints and Considine’s Peoples theater to robberies, enticement of young girls, and police pressure to close these venues.
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Star Saturday
Cann
Herman Quandt
Quandt
Chicago
Star
Hin den
Charley Shomo
Klondike
Alice Reed
Gussie Edwards
Joseph Brown
Kiondike
Brown
People's Theater
Jereme K. Smith
John Considine
Tenderloin
Considine
Jackson
Peoples Theater
Providence Hospital
Connect
Dawes Commission Enrolment Totals for Chickasaw and Creek
Muskogee I T Nov 1 The Dawes commission completed Chickasaw enrollment showing 17,000 Indians and 4000 freedmen. Freedmen are slaves and their descendants brought to the territory by the Indians. Creek enrollment is progressing with rolls reaching 4000 including freedmen.
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Muskogerf
I. T
Dawes Commission
Chickasaw Indiana
Fire Subdued on J. G. Brooke Iron Co. Woodland
In Barnsboro Union township, after two days of heavy effort by a large force, firefighters contained the J. G. Brooke Iron Co. woodland blaze on Hood Hill, burning about 200 acres as crews restored safety and halted the spread. The report notes the fire’s suppression by local warden and volunteers.
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Birdsboro
Union Township
J. & G. Brooke Iron Co
Hound Hill
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