Firemen gasped as mill blaze rages at Campbell Shingle Mill
A night fire at the Campbell Shingle Mill on 26th Ave N W and Shilshole Ave sent 13 men to aid crews as the kiln doors were opened. Fire captain M H E B Rob of Engine 18 was in serious condition at a hospital. twelve others recovered. Fire damage totaled 1000 dollars. Spontaneous combustion is noted as a possible cause.
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Campbell Shingle Mill
26Th Ave
N. W
Shilshole Ave
MH. EB. Rob
Engine Company No. 18
Seteen
Ballard Po
Pattera
Capt. Roberts
Ames
P. B. Tyler
G B. Strieve
C. B. Williams
J Brand
Ed Ford
B&b
F. L. Williams
J. Cook
H. Doane
Mike Hunt
New Woman to Congress Will Help Kiddies
Miss Alice M. Robertson of Oklahoma wins a congressional seat after initial doubt. The 66 year old Republican vows to push legislation aiding women Indians children soldiers and laborers. She previously served as a postmaster and was appointed by President Roosevelt.
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Okla
Alice M. Robertson
Congress
Miss Robertson
United Press
Robertson
Roosevelt
Coon
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
Dear Miss Urey and the Dancer Dilemma
A reader asks how a disabled man should handle dating a dancing partner. The advisor suggests inviting her to shows until his foot heals, or staying away from dances if pain would hinder enjoyment, noting they both have years to dance in the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Urey
Auto roll back pins boy on Washington Street
Dr. Michael Schoolman age 4 of S2 Liberty Court was pinned between two cars as one rolled backward while he tried to push his auto into position on Washington Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues. He was treated for thigh and chest injuries.
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Michael Schoolman
S.2 Liberty Court
Washington St
Fourth
Fifth Aves
Smallpox Threat Hits Unalaska Island In Alaska
An epidemic of smallpox threatens Unalaska natives with 29 reported cases. W. T. Lopp, head of the Alaska division of the U S Bureau of Education, says relief ships Unalga and Saturn are en route with medical relief provisions.
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Unalaska
W. T. Lopp
Alaska
U. S. Bureau of Education
Coast Guard
Unalga
Saturn
Man’s Arm Fractured When Horse Kicks Auto
Benjamin Prim, a Negro of 2455 Day 1, was riding in a wagon when his horse kicked his arm and threw him. He suffered a fractured arm and received treatment at City Hospital. The incident also damaged Isaac Barch’s auto fender at Sixth Ave and Jackson St.
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Benjamin Prim
Sixth Ave. S
Jackson St
Ben August
City Hosspital
Isaac Barch
25Th Ave
Man Arrested Over Radical Bills Handbills
He allegedly handed out notices promoting a celebration in honor of the Russian revolution. T. J. Cassidy, 37, is jailed in the city lockup after arrest by Sergeant P. F. Keefe at First Ave and Pike St. Bakersfield, Cal. Gordon Ostrovski fined 500 dollars for slaughtering cattle without inspection.
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T. J. Cassidy
Seret
P. F. Keefe
Red Squad
First Ave
Pike St
Bakersfield
Cal
Gordon Ostrovski
Airplane mail hoped to speed Alaska deliveries
North Slope hopes for rapid mail by air as Nome Chamber of Commerce chronicles the first airplane letter to Seattle. The August 25 message from President Thoerulf Lehmann urged boosting a regular service to improve life and business in Alaska, but the letter arrived nine weeks later, suggesting a mishap in transit.
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Nome Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Alaska
Brakeman Killed as Boxcar Overturns in Kalama
Centralia reports brakeman C. A. Russell of the Oregon Washington railroad died when a box car overturned at Kalama yesterday pinning him beneath. DETROIT bank robbers stole 20000 from three Detroit savings bank messengers posing as masked bandits.
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Centralia
C. A. Russell
Oregon, Washington
Kalama
Paymaster Robbed of Payroll Near Quarry
Ernest Woodbury, paymaster for the Victoria White Granite Co., was held up by a masked man near the quarry as he walked from the railroad with $1,200 payroll funds. The robber, armed with a revolver, demanded the money and escaped after Woodbury complied.
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Paymaster
Masked Man
Fitz William
N. W
Ernest Woodbury
Victoria White Granite Company
Woodbury
Widow seeks 35000 and 95000 damages in car death case
Rowena Glover Menadom, widow of Edward Menadom, seeks 35000 for husband’s death and 95000 in damages from Pacific Traction Co. and the city of Beattie for the July 6 Everett Interurban collision at Weatlake Ave N and Halinday St. in Beattie.
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Edward Menadom
Everett
Weatlake Ave
Halinday
Rowena Glover Menadom
Pacific Traction Co
Beattie
Census shows sparse northern population in Alaska district
J H McGuire reports the Northwest district census from an Arctic Bar region. He traveled 3000 miles with a dog team and an Eskimo guide. The district total is 3 146 with 266 White 2690 Eskimo and 195 mixed blood residents.
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Arctic Circle
J. H. McGuire
Northwest District of
Alaska
U. S. Bureau of Education
McGuire
Seattle
Masked Bandits Rob Bank Messengers in Detroit Heist
Police hunt four masked bandits after they robbed three messengers of the Detroit State Savings Bank for $20,000 yesterday. Investigators seek clues as they pursue suspects across the city.
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Detroit
Detroit Savings Bank
Detroit State Savings Bank
Prince of Wales Faces Financial Trouble and Annuity Plan
TANDON, Nov. 1 The prince of Wales returned from his long tour in financial difficulties. It is proposed to put before parliament a proposal for an annuity similar to that received years ago by his father. The suggestion has been made that the prince will have to marry money. But the marriage question remains unsolved.
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Tandon
Prince of Wales
Logger Crushed to Death by Timber Fall
George Beatie, 36, of Cedar Valley, was fatally crushed Thursday when struck in the stomach by a timber that fell from a railway car in Hackett Mill Company yards. Beatie is survived by his widow Mary F. Beatie and an infant child.
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George Beatie
Lorrer
Cedar Valley
Hackett Mill Company
Beatien
Mary F. Beatie
Three Independents Win Seats in Seward Peninsula District
Slow returns show three independents elected territorial representatives from the Second district on the Seward Peninsula Alaska. The Republican winner is B.K. Holt former Nome mayor. Independents are Judge O. D. Cochran Charles Brown and Victor Jallian.
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Seward Peninsula
Alaska
BK. N. Holt
Nome
Judge O. D.cochran
Charles Brown
Victor Jallian
Milwaukee Man Battered After Falling From Speeding Car
Police probe the mysterious assault on Kawamoto of Milwaukee found unconscious in the street at Wallet and Millett after being hurled from a speeding auto. He showed a possible skull fracture and could not explain how the attack occurred.
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Kawamoto
Milwaukee
Howtel
King #1
Wallet
Millett Ave
House Destroyed by Overheated Stove in Woodshed
H L Dawes of 10347 64th Ave S faced a fatal blaze Thursday as his stove overheated in the woodshed and spread to the house. Damages estimated at 12500 dollars.
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H. L. Dawes
Ava. S
Indian Arrested for Theft of Gold Watch in City Jail
An Indian man was in city jail Friday accused of stealing a gold watch, chain and knife from M. B. Jone at 811 Fourth Ave. The suspect, Plen Johnson, faces charges in the theft incident.
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M. B. Jone
Fourth Ave
Plen Johnson
India
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