Police Get Quarters for Notorious Bunco Clique
Chronicle of a Seattle bunco gang led by the Pincus brothers and others. Police were tipped to a hotel hangout but did not arrest. The gang then moved to Skagit house on Commercial street and evaded raid.
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The
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Imperial Hotel
Second Avenue
James Street
Banco
Pincus Brothers
Hen
Harry Lewis
Harry Man
Ig” Shephard
Choriga
Skagit House
Commercial Street
Snodgrass
Buncos
New Steps in the Street Car Deal
Jacob Purth travels to the East for a month to confer with Eastern stockholders of the Consolidated Street Railway on securing a single franchise. The city plans improvements requiring consolidated rights, while Furth and Perkins assess council temperament ahead of spring elections.
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Jacob Purth
East
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Middle West
Mr. Furth
Boston
Consolidated Street Railway Company
Consolidated Company
Astern
Furth
Perkina
Roeton
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Alaska Indians Seek $10000 Damages for Totem Pole Theft
A claim for $10,000 was filed in Seattle's city clerk office by Attorneys Morrie B. Bache and J. F. Hill for client William F B Kinmock of Fort Tongas. He alleges the city of Seattle the Post-Intelligencer and a committee on the P I excursion caused the totem pole to be taken from Fort Tongas and seeks damages for the tribe.
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Seattle
Morrie B. Bache
J. F. Hill
William FB. Kinmock
Fort Tongas
Post-Intelligencer
Fire and crime notes from Seattle events
Fire crews battled a minor blaze on an electric pole caused by a live wire at Yesterway and Fifth Avenue South. Fisherman reports a carpenter F. Rustad found dead near Schwabacher's dock around 2:20 PM with injuries suggesting foul play. News of Chief Reed's possible resignation prompts city dialogue as Mayor Humes stays silent and Captain Wilde replaces him.
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Fifth Avenue South
F. Rustad
Schwabacher’s Dock
Muetad
South Bend Aims to Host Prohibition Party National Meet
South Bend leaders including city businessmen and the Commercial Athletic Club push to bring the Prohibition Party national convention to town. FLT McWhirter of Indianapolis will represent South Bend at the December 13 Chicago Palmer House meeting of the national committee. The city plans a mayor headed delegation to press the case and mobilize delegates statewide.
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Prohibition Party
Prohibition State Committee
Southend
McWhirter
Indianapolis
South Bend
Prohibition National Committee
Palmer House
Chicago
State Association
Unceas
Wheeler to Return for Congress Session Opening
Gen Joseph Wheeler writes to a friend in his district that he will return from the Philippines in time for the opening of the coming congressional session. The exact return date is not specified.
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Chattanooga
Joseph Wheeler
Philippines
Rumor Of Hobart Sinking Spell Denied
A rumor circulated last night that Vice President Hobart had a sinking spell. The report was denied at Hobart's home this morning.
Fight Tonight Promises Strong Beattie Social Clash
Beattie Social club managers visited fighters Jones and Jackson at their training quarters yesterday. Jackson trains at HalIard in the Athletic hall and impressed visitors with his work and condition. Jones prepares at the White Mouse in Georgetown where he trained hard for tomorrow night’s bout.
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Jones
Jackson
Haliard
Georgetown
Himeef
Jones Hae
Miners of Nome Meet to Discuss Grievances with Officials
J. G H Rawlings, chairman of the Committee of Ten formed by Nome miners, announces a forthcoming miners meeting in Cape Nome. Prominent local citizens from Nome and Dawton are expected to attend as they address grievances against United States officials across Alaska.
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J. G H. Rawlings
Steamship Laurada is reported seaworthy despite damage
Latest advices from the White Star dock say the Laurada hull remains true and staunch though top rigging is gone and cabins wrecked. If she can be loaded before a gale she may be coated. otherwise she risks wreck or beaching. Port Stephens with about 969 mules sails for the Philippines tonight.
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White Star
Alanska
Election returns show GOP gains nationwide
Across cities from Columbus to San Francisco voters favored Republicans in varying margins. Reports indicate GOP plurality in Ohio and Iowa, plus statewide victories in Massachusetts and New Jersey, with Democrats sweeping Baltimore's legislature and San Francisco electing a mayor and board.
Admiral Dewey Marries Mrs Hazen in Quiet Nov 9 Ceremony
The nation’s hero, Admiral George Dewey, weds Mrs. Hazen at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Washington. The ceremony was conducted by Father Mackin with only Dewey’s secretary present, followed by a quiet breakfast. Dewey and his wife then departed for New York without fanfare.
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George Dewey
Mrs. Hagen
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Fathe Mackin
Dewey
Mrs. Dewey
Lieut. Caldwell
Bt. Paul's
Father Mackin
Admiral
Mr. Dewey
New York
Boers Said To Have Violated White Flags
Dispatches report claims that Boers fired on a British unit after four flags of truce were shown and the British bugler sounded cease firing. Wounded Gordon Highlanders arrived from Durban. Orange Free State troops prepare defensive action. News from Cape Town and Ladysmith dated November 9.
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Queenstown
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Cotesburg
Port Elizabeth
Orange River
Orange Free State
Gordon Highlanders
Fiandsiaagte
Durban
Span the Pacific Cable Urged by Greely Report
Washington November 9 General Greely chief signal officer says to join the Pacific and colonies a submarine cable is essential. He notes military use and, more, its value for industrial and commercial operations and proposes an international cable conference to discuss property rights in wartime.
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Washington, D. C
Greely
Pacific
Congress
Gen. Greely
Porter arraigned in New York for gold bag theft
George W. Birchett a colored porter for Adams Express Company was arraigned in police court and held for trial on stealing a money bag containing 4000 in gold from the company office last Saturday He confessed saying he removed the gold from the office in a bundle of wood.
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New York
George W. Birchett
Adams Express Company
Birchett
Boom at Whatcom Draws Business Interest
W H Dickinson of New Whatcom reports bright conditions in Whatcom with steady growth and rising business. The Pacific American Fish Co plans three new halibut steamers next year, owning large flash traps from last year. Chicago’s Cudahys appear as prominent stockholders amid broader Great Northern silence.
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W. H. Dickinson
New Whatcom
Seattle
Dickinson
Whatcom
Pacific American Fish Company
N Bvel
Cudahys of
Chicago
Larabee
St. Paul
Cubans Burn 2000 Copies of Union Espanol Office
Rioters broke into the Union Espanol offices in Havana and burned about 2000 copies of the paper. Police alarms halted further damage as rioters aimed at smashing the press. The paper had recently been fined for insulting Cuban women. A mass meeting in Havana Saturday will back Gen. Rivera, recently removed as civil governor.
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Havana
1A Union Espanol
Rive Rivera
Mysterious Billy Smith Wins 20 Round Bout Over McKeever
Mysterious Billy Smith defeated Charles McKeever in a 20 round fight at the Broadway Athletic Club. Smith improved after the eleventh round showing aggression and challenging a rematch with Jeffries. Tom Sharkey was introduced after the second preliminary and spoke for the crowd about the outcome.
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New York
Billy Smith
Charles McKeever
Broadway Athletic Club
B Smith
Tom Sharkey
Coney Island
George Siler
Jeffries
Widow of Stonewall Jackson Seeks Relief Fund
Raleigh NC November 9 The North Carolina Confederate Veterans Association appeals to the Daughters of the Confederacy to raise funds for Mrs Stonewall Jackson widow of the famed general She is needy almost blind and afflicted with an incurable disease One chapter has raised seven hundred dollars She resides in Charlotte NC
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Confederate Veterans Association
Daughters of the Confederacy
Stonewall Jackson
Charlotte
Conspirators Indicted In Royalist Plot Trial
Paris reporters say the senate acted as a high court to try Royalist conspirators against the state. Indictments against the defendants were read as the trial opened.
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Paris
Senate
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