Duwamish Valley Flood Strands Residents with Diminished Rescue Hulls
The Duwamish River flood cuts off Sunication to South Park and surrounding areas as water rises and dykes threaten. Residents beg for rescue boats while authorities rush improvised craft and patrol the area. The Interurban and North Pacific lines halt service amid rising river levels and washouts.
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Iter Valley
Duwamish
Th Park
Elliott Bay
Riverton
Meadow Gardens
Foster
Gaspes
River flood disaster prompts rescue by boats
The message reports riverside residents in Riverton Maple Valley and Duwamish facing a two and a half foot rise with homes collapsing. With no boats available three launches attempt perilous rescues as families flee to higher ground and roads become waterlogged.
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Ion
Star
Riverton
Mer
Corey
Duwamish
Ely
Maple Valley
T. S. Collins
Two Men Lost Near Orillia In Flooded District
Nov 16 report from Orillia describes two men attempting to cross a flooded area in a two horse buggy when a driftwood surge swept them away. The buggy horses escaped to shore. bodies not recovered and one horse was captured by W Craviil.
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W. Craviil
Man Arrested on Child and Wife Beating Charge
A warrant was sworn out against Arthur Waters of 6110 Meridian Ave after a year old girl with bruised face and blackened eyes testified to abuse. Waters was taken to the police station by his sister with officers Humphreys and Kien making the arrest.
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Mackintosh
Arthur Waters
Meridian
Waters
Humphreys
Kien
Renton Cut Off by Water Amid Cedar River Floods
Nov 15 Renton is surrounded by floodwaters as a jam forms at Williams Street. Six men brave dynamite blasts to clear debris and save the town, while Renton becomes isolated from Seattle with interurban and rail tracks flooded. Residents are housed in central areas and stock remains, with no major casualties reported.
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Renton
Williams St
Cedar River
Duwamish
Ed and
Charles Moses
Joe Woods
Ralph Sharp
M. Buisten Jc
M. Terry Renton
Seattle
Columbia & Puget
Bryn Mawr
Newcastle
Arenes
Charity A s Seattle aids flood sufferers
The Charity Association of Seattle will render all possible relief to flood victims. No requests yet, but relief will be provided as cases are reported. Mise Murray leads the local group and plans a trip to the flooded region to offer aid once transport is secured.
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Charity Association of
Seattle
Asso
Ciation
Mise Murray
Milk famine looms as floods cut Seattle supply
Floods in the Duwamish and White River valleys stop milk shipments to Seattle. The Seattle dairy received 500 gallons from Southpark and Renton but will halt deliveries until waters recede. Meadowbrook Dairy reports 90 gallons from the north but no shipments for days. Beattie dairy cites 75 percent of city milk from White River valley and warns trade will stall until Interurban resumes and farms can ship.
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Duwamish
White River
Seattle
Southpark
Renton
R. Kristoferson
Stray
Beattie
White River Valley
South Park Residents Fight for Their Homes
Dikes along the Duwamish River broke beginning at Seventh and Duwamish avenues threatening hundreds of homes in South Park. Residents and workers rush to shore up embankments as the river rises four to five feet and the high tide adds danger. wages lure workers but relief is scarce.
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South Park
van de Vanter & McGloughlin
Rive
Duwamish
Robber Was Wife in Male Attire In Getzenberger Case
A reported shooting in Georgetown linked to Eugene Getzenberger’s wounding is recast as his wife in male disguise, contradicting the wounded man’s robbery-by-a-hands description. Police say a hidden woman behind a bed moved aloud, shifting suspicions and implying jealousy motives.
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Getzenberger
George Town
Getsenberger
Lonely Park
Etzenberger
Rising Waters Threaten South Park Businesses
At 3 o'clock this afternoon M. L. Sherpy, The Star's special correspondent at South Park, reported water rising four inches per hour. Merchants in the business section prepare to move stocks as they anticipate the flood reaching their locality by nightfall.
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the Star
South Park
Dowamtah
Booth Park
Duwamishav
M. L. Sherpy
The
Star
Hindus Arrive in Seattle After Victoria Passage
Three hundred eighty Hindus, part of a 700 strong group who landed at Victoria on the Tartar from Hongkong, head for Seattle. Vancouver residents patrol wharves to bar them. locals fear protests if they land. As British subjects they may enter the United States after a standard examination.
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Victoria
Hongkong
Seattle
Vancouver
United States
Flood disrupts Sunset Telephone office operations
The Sunset Telephone company reported its O'Brien office and nearby locations could not be raised, raising fears of flood threats to the valley and whether operators fled or stations were overwhelmed. Ottawa dispatch notes approval of the Grand Trunk Pacific route 14 miles west of Edmonton with a grade of about 21 feet per mile.
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O'Brien
Sunset Telephone Company
Ottawa
Edmonton
Coal Scarce in Seattle Amid Flooded Rail Lines
Seattle faces coal shortages as rail lines including Columbia Puget Sound and Northern Pacific bridges washout. Pacific Coast company reports being entirely out with only hard anthracite on hand. Carbonado coal supply uncertain from Carbonado mines. Issaquah and Renton shipments halted. expected relief within 48 to 60 hours.
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Seattle
Pacific Coast Company
Black Diamond
Newcastle
Columbia & Puget Sound
Carbonade Coal Company
Carbonado
Northern Pacific
Issaquah
Foundry at Georgetown Destroyed by Sudden Earth Slide
The Olympic Foundry Company foundry east of Georgetown at the bluff base was demolished last night after 6. Earth shifted in a heavy slide, covering the foundry with about 1,000 tons of soil. The office and crane were saved. The plant had just begun operation and the loss is total with an original cost of $30,000.
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Olympic Foundry Company
Georgetown
Qaily
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