Purdue special crashes into gravel train in Indianapolis wreck
A Purdue University charter train carrying 1900 spectators collided with a gravel freight train near Indianapolis at 10 AM. Dozens are dead and many more injured as ambulances fall short. officials blame misapplied track usage and possible misrouting on the Big Four line.
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Indianapolis
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Purdue University
Purdue
Gaporge Shaw
Todiana Harbor
William Hamilton
J. Hamilton
Huntington
Ind
A. R. Powell
Houston
ER. Robertson
Indianapolia
Walter Rousch
Charles Fair
Sam Tirks
Wi Rire
Pateley M'Clure
Chicago
N. R. Howard
Merchant
Lafayette
Frank Truitt
Noblesville
Price D. & Hollinger
H. K. Wright
Pendleton
George Tr. Barting
C. McMaron
J. A Reiley
Henry Schosemaker
John Tandeman
Cincinnati
Skull
Ballard Faces Big City Government Scandal Rumors
Special to the Star reports charges of graft and corruption in Ballard city government. Prominent residents promise proofs to Prosecuting Attorney Beott and seek a grand jury if he does not act. A mass meeting is called at City Hall to discuss alleged abuses in water department contracts and reservoir purchases.
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Star
Ballard
Oct
Areft
Elon
Beott
Scott
Bell
Big new bank for Seattle announced with major expansion
A major Seattle banking deal moves forward with Union Savings Bank and Trust Company planning a large new presence in the Post-Intelligencer building on Cherry Street. James D. Hoge will lead the institution after November 1, with a capital of 100. The bank will operate from former London and San Francisco Bank quarters during remodeling and intend a full savings and trust department.
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Banking and Trust
London @ San Francisco bank
Post- Intelligencer
Cherry Street
Union Savings Bank and Trust Couny
James D. Hoge
Firet National UK
Post-Intelligencer
Second Avenue
The
Lower Union
P@ht-Intelligencer
London & San Francisco Bank
Union Savings Bank and Trust Company
Revenue cutter Grant returns with wireless gear ready for opening
The revenue cutter Grant under Captain Toaster arrived at Port Discovery Bay with its wireless apparatus installed. General A. L. New and his assistants had earlier worked on the system. though officials declined to comment on trials, a reliable source says messages were sent from Discovery Bay to city stations and Fort Casey while anchored. The Grant plans to sail to Friday Harbor to erect the fourth government station and begin work immediately, aiming to link with inland facilities within two weeks.
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The
Star
Revenue Cutter
Grant
Toaster
Port Discovery Bay
Gen
A. L. New
Gen. New
Capt. Teater
Discovery Bay
Fort Casey
Friday Harbor
San Juan Island
Unhappy Couples Start Divorce Suits on Non-Support
A series of divorce petitions are filed on non support grounds. Helen McCoy sues Dennis Metoy Lulu Gass sues David Gems and Annie Aylmore sues Reeves Aylmore.
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Helen McCoy
Dennis Metoy
Lulu Gass
David Gems
Annie Aylmore
Reeves Aylmore
Mayors Sons Locked Up in Jail Amid Scandal
Jay and Start Humes, sons of Seattle’s mayor, are jailed on serious charges. Jay is allegedly linked to disposing of a worthless order and Start allegedly struck a police sergeant while trying to bail his brother. Mayor Humes says he will not interfere and cites official duty over personal matters.
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Jay
Start Humes
Seattle
Stuart
Humes Hase
Geome
Jay Jones
Start Homes
Po- Mce
Start
China
Gov- Trim Rt
Humes
Auditor takes aim at Post Office Department flaws
Washington reports an auditor from the Post Office Department criticizes lax administrative methods and void of checks in stamp and paper accounting. He cites congressional inaction and cites unchecked certificatings, alleging bribery linked to patented article purchases as a major fault.
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Washington
Castle
Laraely
Aurora Borealis Lights Up Night Sky Over Spring Street
Two men on Spring street witness a dazzling aurora like display. Long streaks of glowing color cross the sky fading to white then vivid rose and yellow before dawn. Residents, startled and curious, wonder if the spectacle was real as it faded into morning light.
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Spring Street
Jack
Pal
Boxing Exhibition At Green Lake Promises Fundraiser
Green Lake Athletic Club plans a boxing wrestling and bag punching show next Monday evening to raise funds for a club house. Featured bouts include Bowman vs Warren Richardson vs Dixon Kinney vs Gideon Clark vs Williams and more with notables Madden Green and Parker slated. Reserved tickets available at Green Lake rug store.
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Green Lake
RR. Parker
Green Reserved
Rug
City of Seattle Arrives with Treasure and News of Avalanches
The City of Seattle reached its northern port carrying 260 passengers and about $200,000 in treasure, including $133,848 in bullion en route to San Francisco from the Treadwell mine. Rain eased river blockages but triggered avalanches and landslides, delaying trains on the White Pass Railroad and sweeping buildings near Juneau. Mining men from Tacoma and Dawson reported encouraging prospects around Juneau and gold at Fagle Mountain promising long supplies. Captain Nicolson described heavy southeast gales encountered offshore.
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Skagway
City of Seattle
Yukon River
Caribou
White Pass
Juneau
Uckily
Haines
Seattle
San Francisco
Treadwell
Chilcoot
A. Young
Tacoma
Sutherlands
Alaska Pacifice
Fagle Mountain
A. Raymer
Wyndam Chief
California Mining Company
Wyndam Bay
Charles Warden
Dawson
Capt. Nicolson
Sleepy Owl Roams Downtown Drawing Curiosity
A wild owl visited city sights this morning drawing onlookers as workers at the Brown building on Mire Avenue and Spring Street watched. The bird first settled on an iron post near a cigar ad, then roosted atop the post office building before calmly staring at curious boys.
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A. C. Dow
Brown
Mire, Avenue and
Spring Street
Emall
Halloween Celebration Reported Tonight
Fragmentary note suggests someone may attend a belated Halloween event tonight, with organizers awaiting attendance or confirmation.
State vs BE J Murray Dismissed for Licensure Question
The case of the State against BE J Murray for practicing dentistry without a license was dismissed by Superior Judge Bell on the prosecuting attorney's motion. It was revealed that Murray is a duly qualified practitioner after all.
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BE. J. Murray
Bell
Scott
Mr. Murray
Luther's 95 theses sparked the Reformation observed worldwide
On October 31 1517 Martin Luther posted his Ninety Five Theses marking the start of the Reformation. Lutherans worldwide plan commemorative divine services tomorrow, honoring the historic event in their homes and churches.
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New York
Martin Luther
Stampede to Aleck Opens in White Horse District
Another stampede heads to the Aleck area in the White Horse section causing excitement in early spring. A strike thirty miles westward yielded forty ounces of coarse gold and nuggets, the largest valued at 16 dollars. A new camp is likely to open in the same region.
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Dawson
Y. T
Aleck
White Horse
Last Chief of Wis Tribe Kettle Dies in Olympia
Chief Kettle, last chief of the Equaxon tribe, died at his son in law James Tobin's home on Mudbay after a bout with lagrippe. He was nearly years old. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at Mud Bay.
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Olympia
Chief Kettle
Equaxon Tribe of Indians
James Tobin
Mudbay
Lagrippe
Mud Bay
Immigrant Inspector Extell Delays Deportation in Habeas Corpus Case
Estell, immigration inspector in charge at Seattle and Tacoma, arrived from Portland where he had handled the deportation of two women detained for immoral purposes. He planned to transport them to New York en route to France, but habeas corpus proceedings postponed the matter.
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W. B. Watell
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
J. P. Lavin
Mr. Extell
New York
France
Lost freight reported as missing from Green Lake station
Hamilton reported the loss to police of a box of household goods and a grip valued at 10 dollars. He had shipped the items to town from Green Lake station and has not seen them since. no trace of the box or grip was found.
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Pert Hamilton
Green Lake
Quaker Drug Co Advertises Cutiura Soap and Syrings
Readable fragment shows Quaker Drug Co promoting Cutiura Soap and quart Fourstain syrings with emphasis on quality and value. May indicate early 20th century advertising language and product lines.
Brightest and Best Oil Heater Offer
An ad touts a Brightest and Best Oil Heater made of Russia iron. It claims the device heats sleeping apartments and bathrooms, is clean odorless and smokeless in use, inexpensive to operate, and ideal where a stove cannot be installed.
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Russia
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