Skagway Closes Gambling After Nine-Year Open Era
Skagway officials ordered all gambling houses to cease operations at 4 PM last Tuesday. Chief Moore and Council Chairman Dunn led the move, marking the first complete shutdown in nine years as nearby towns move similarly.
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Alaska
Jefferson
Moore
H. Bt. Dunn
Council Committee On Health and Police
Boapy” Smith
Ketchikan
Juneau
Douglas City
Seward
Valdes
Knights of the Green Cloth
Foreigner Gets Two Years In State Penitentiary
Sidney Deacon alias Thomas Dawson and F L Wilson pleaded guilty to forgery in the superior court of Judge Frater and were sentenced to two years in the state penitentiary at Walla Walla. Leo Blackburn, charged with larceny, was given until next Wednesday to plead. Percy Barnes faced petty larceny charges with the same deadline. John Kaski was also arraigned.
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Sidney Deacon
Thomas Dawson
F. L. Wilson
Judge Frater
Walla Walla
Leo Blackburn
Percy Barnes
John Kaski
Where Shall We Go to Lunch
Dairy Lineh at 210 Union St opens under new management offering neat surroundings and quality food at moderate prices. Service described as good invites patrons to try the place today and be convinced.
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Union St
Bomb Explodes At St Peter's Cathedral In Rome
A bomb exploded during morning mass at St Peter's Cathedral in Rome injuring no one as worshippers fled. The device was under a scaffolding over the tomb of Clement XII. no culprit was found. Pope Pius IX reacted with prayer after learning there was no damage. Cardinal Rampolla attended the services.
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Borippe Telegraph Service
Rome
Italy
St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Anacleutus
St. Peter
Hormie
Cardinal Rampolla
Clement Nil
Canovac
Manufacturers Active in Mutual Fire Insurance Plan
Manufacturers association committees push forward on a mutual fire insurance scheme and adopt the plan. The panel includes W. J. Bernard, W. Blaw, and Oliver T. Erickson. Merchants Protective association seeks cooperation against Spokane petition on terminal rates with coast cities, referred to committee including R. H. Parsons, F. G. Frink, MH. B. Pickel, BFP. Baxter, and G. D. Edwarda. The association declines to intervene in Fry & Hiruhn's Interstate Commerce Commission complaint against Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and Northern Pacific over discriminatory rates.
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Manufacturers Association
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Raphly
W. J. Bernard
A W. Blaw
Oliver T. Erickson
Merchants Protective Association
Bpokane
Coast Cilies
R. H. Parsons
F. G. Frink
MH. B. Pickel
Bfp. Baxter
G. D. Edwarda
Fry & Hiruhn
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Northern Pacific Railway
The Friendless Policeman Theme Wins Speech Honor
Rev John Martin Dean at Tabernacle Hapuiet church last night praised policemen as the subject of his address The Friendless Policeman theme drew attention to unfriendliness toward the force by loafers gamblers procurers thieves and rakes He urged police to perform duties faithfully to win the respect of Seattle’s decent citizens.
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John Martin Dean
Tabernacle Hapuiet
Dean
Seattle
Fire Apparatus Demonstration At City Headquarters
A public exhibition of the new hook and ladder fire truck was held this afternoon before the fire headquarters. The modern truck cost 6200 dollars and features two 85 foot ladders operated by windlasses from the vehicle. The event included lifeline and rescue demonstrations that captivated a large crowd.
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Waa
Ite Daring
Humane Society to widen field in Seattle
At a Reinier Grand hotel meeting the Seattle Humane Society plans a broader organization. In a 1906 annual report, Humane Officers F W Clark and John Vaupell detail 2190 investigations, 68 convictions, 4590 animals examined, and 289 taken from labor as unfit. They cared for six destitute families and 157 cases of sickness and need were referred to hospital care.
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Seattle Humane Society
Reinier Grand Tote
F. W. Clark
John Vaupell
Bridge Builder Dies From Fall At Howie Harbor
Jack Bishop, a Roche Harbor company bridge builder, fell about twenty feet from a bridge at Howie Harbor last week. He died this morning at Providence hospital from a fractured skull suffered when a piledriver block struck him after he was knocked off the structure due to coworkers’ carelessness.
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Jack Bishop
Howie Harbor
Providence
Bishop
Roche Harbor Company
Hotel Clerk Mistakes Woman For Runner In Missing Grip
Indiana hotel man D. J. Manning asked a young woman to dispose of his grip and valise. She vanished with the belongings, prompting a police report. A search revealed no hotel link to the missing items, but Manning noted the woman’s connection to the grip.
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Indiana Hotel
Oaline
Grip
Valice
Manning
Cold Weather Coat Thefts Reported At Hotels
As colder weather approaches the police station receives frequent complaints about stolen coats. Hotels and restaurants remain common scenes, with nearly a dozen reports last week and more this morning. Victims include J. B. Jacque of the Northern hotel A. G. Peey of 1416 Third av and Joe Sheldon of 1107 Howell av.
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J. B. Jacque
A. G. Peey
Joe Sheldon
Howell
Union of Seattle man and Nagasaki woman in ceremony
A unique marriage was conducted yesterday afternoon on the Japanese ship Aki Maro at Kauita Seattle. The bride Mise Kaswato Yage from Nagasaki and groom 8 Kauita of Seattle wore native dress. Rev. Mr. Nakai of Seattle officiated. The couple then went to the groom's home at 213 Fifth Ave.
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Aki Maro
Kauita
Seattle
Mise Kaswato Yage
Nagasaki
Japan
Mr. Nakai
Explosion at Perseverence mine claims Tacoma native
Passengers on the steamer Jefferson from Juneau report an explosion last Tuesday at the Perseverence mine. One man, Clarkson, a recent arrival from Tacoma, was killed with severe injuries described as his eyes blown out and limbs carried away. The tragedy highlights dangerous conditions at the mine.
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Jefferson
Juneau
Alaska
Clarkson
Tacoma
Gillespie Rupe Lockert Form New Real Estate Firm
A new real estate company named Gillespie Rupe Lockert has been formed. founders include J. W. Gillespie a contractor and housemover previously of the area, C. M. Hope formerly of Pasadena California, and A. J. Lockert formerly of Los Angeles. offices are in the Marion building.
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J. W. Gillespie
C.M. Hope
Pasadena
Cal
A. J. Lockert
Los Angeles
Gillespie-Rupe- Lockert
Tools Stolen From Shed In City Report
J N Bush of OBrien station reported to the police the theft of a large number of valuable carpenter tools from a shed at the corner of Twenty first avenue and Prospect street this morning.
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J.N. Bush
O'Brien Station
Twenty-first Av
Prospect St
Dr N Krishna Speaks at Seattle Spiritualist Meeting
The First Spiritualistic Society of Seattle welcomed the recently arrived Dr N Krishna as a principal speaker at its meeting held last night in Pythias Hall near Piret and Pike.
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First
Spiritualistic Society
Seattle
Dr. N. Krishna
Pythias Hall
Piret and
Pike
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