Dix steamer Dix wreck near Port Blakeley inquiry urged
Inspectors at Port Blakeley report Dix left Seattle at 7 p.m. Sunday November 18 bound for Port Blakeley with 76 passengers and six crew. The vessel was run down and sunk near Alki Point with loss of Percy Lermond, master of the Dix. The Florence K will operate Seattle Port Blakeley service at 10 a.m. and 4 30 p.m. until further notice.
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Port Blakeley
Dix
Seattle
S. Jeanie
Alki Point
Florence K
Seattle Port Blakeley
Investigation into wreck of the steamer Dix and loss of life
Captain Lermond reports the wreck to United States Mail steamer Whitney and Turner. Inspectors will probe the cause and who is to blame, including the master purser role and legality. Proximity of vessels on a clear night will be examined along with seaworthiness and lifesaving equipment.
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United States
C. Denison
Lermond
Dix
Seattle
Death Toll From Dix Wreck Affects Port Blakeley Mills
Reports list missing mill workers after the Dix wreck on Sunday evening. Superintendent Ford will finalize payroll checks. added missing include C. T. Bennett, Alex Carlson, James Sloan, A. McClelan, George Ins, and George Olson of Port Blakeley mills. Four reported drowned were not on the Dix and are alive.
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Blakeley
Port Blakeley
Ford
C. T. Bennett
Alex Carlson
Planerman
Port Blakeley Mills
James Sloan
Tallyman
Port Blakeley Mill
A. McClelan
George Ins
George Olson
Millman
Dix
George Lubbering
Mre
H. Labberin
Port Biakeley
Body of Albert McDonald Recovered After Dix Wreck
One body identified as Albert McDonald was found on the shore near Port Blakeley with minor bruising. He belonged to the Knights of Pythias and will be shipped to Prince Edward Island for burial. Search efforts continue along the Sound as crews scour beaches and shallow waters for further survivors or bodies.
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Otlock
Albert McDena
Port Blakeley
Yenterdas
James UH
Beattie
Albert McDonald
Prince Edwards Island
McDonald
Knights of Pythias
Tyee
Port Blakeley Middlemen and Mill Workers Listed
A long list of names and roles associated with Port Blakeley mills, stores, and ships appears, including filers, planers, tallymen, deckhands, and clerks. Notable locations include Port Blakeley and Port Albert with many workers tied to the Dix Mee steamer and local mills. Several families like Byler and Smith are referenced with relations and roles in the community.
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Beleir
Port Blakeley
Mit Cc
T. Bennett
Fred Boulet
William Brecewell
Longa Shoreman
Port Mlakeley
Peter Gueatti
Charlies Byler
William Byler
Hie Brother
Port Makeley
Axel Carleen
Port Biekeley
Ralph Clark
C. Denison
Dix Mee
T. C. Ford
Port Hickeley Mill Company
Barzintia Garcia
Pilipine
J. W. Geel
Bherrock
Frank Gordon
Mra
William Granger
Teter
Charlee
Spokane
Martin Hansen
Callier
Rescue of Misa Bimp’s life credited to brave Japanese rescuer
The only woman survivor of the Dix wreck, Miss Misa Alice Bimp, was saved not by her dress but by the unrecognized bravery of a Japanese man named Nishio who gave her his life preserver and retrieved a drift wood while both struggled in the wreckage. He was later rescued himself and did not seek credit, and she now seeks to express gratitude.
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Misa Alice Bimpson
Dix
Nishio
Miss Simpson
Mine Simpson
Miss Bimpeon
Oregon Officials Here Tomorrow For Expo Site Review
The Oregon state commission to the exposition arrives in the city tomorrow and will visit the fair grounds to approve the site selected by Henry B. Reed director of exploitation and a commissioner named by Gov Chamberlain. They will attend a banquet at the Rainier club and remain about three days.
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Oregon State Commission
Henry B. Reed
Gov. Chamberlain
Oregon
Rainier Club
Absurd Tale About Filipino Passengers on Dix Debunked
A New York evening paper printed an implausible story claiming two Filipino passengers swam from the wreck to Geattic, aided by a waterfront informant. The Dix only had Filipinos rescued by the Jeanie’s boats and brought to Geattic by that vessel, a factual account contradicting the rumor.
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Geattic
Geattiec
Dix
Jeanie
Strychnine found in Maud Creffield stomach coroner terms suicide
Special extra reports that chemists Osseward and Rubenstein found strychnine in Mrs Maud Creffield stomach enough to cause instant death. Coroner Carroll to certify death by own action, with police questioning Esther Mitchell who allegedly aided the dying woman. Officials debate cause while jail staff deny smuggling poison and monitor visitors.
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Carroll
Maud Creffield
Mrrs. Creffield
Esther Mitchell
Gruesome Death by Denison in Shipwreck Aftermath
A Denison mate died by his own action during a wreck when he closed the pilot house door to trap himself inside. The incident followed a collision between two vessels as Capt. Lermond reached the deck and the ship reeled.
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Mate Denison
Lermond
Denison
Steamer Dix Not Raised or Bodies Retrieved
Owners say the Dix lies in too deep water to attempt raising her or recovering bodies believed trapped in her after-cabin. A. B. C. Denniston, aboard the Florence K. at Point-No Point, says no pursers are used on camal boats and no law prohibits it.
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Dix
A. B. C. Denniston
Dennieton
Point
Een
Denniston
Train service returns to normal in Seattle area
Rail traffic recovers with local and short distance trains back on schedule on Great Northern and Northern Pacific lines. Overland services remain halted for several days while Victoria ship news reports Captain Hickey of the Princess Victoria cleared of blame in the October 16 stranding incident.
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Seattle
Portland
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Overland
Preston
Maltby
Tacoma
Vancouver
Bellingham
Skykomish
Everett
Olympia
Grays Harbor
South Bend
Puget Sound
Vancouver Express
North Bend
Victoria
Hickey
Princess Victoria
Baroness Massy Shot Her Gown Design Employer
New York baroness Anista Louise de Massy shot and killed Gustav Simons president of the Queen Warst company, after a dispute over payment for gown designs. Police say the act appears premeditated and not a spur of the moment quarrel, with deeper motives suspected.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
New York
Anista Louise de Massy
Gustav Simons
Queen Warst Company
Simons
Would Reclaim Arid Lands Movement Considered
The Commercial Club was urged last night to support a movement to reclaim arid state lands. Promoters cited similar state efforts funding from 5 000 to 100 000 dollars and the need for irrigation water from rivers. The Chamber of Commerce referred the matter to the legislative committee.
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Commercial Club
Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Legislative Committee
Milwaukee Inquiry Probes Grain and Rail Interests
Interstate commerce commissioners Prouty and Lane opened an examination of Milwaukee railroad and elevator men. The probes follow Senator Le Follette's resolutions about alleged mixed grading of grains and the ties between railroads and grain interests.
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Scripps Telegraph Service
Milwaukee, Wis
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Prouty
Lane
Milwaukee Railroad
le Follette
Congress
Death by Own Action Reported for Mrs Etta Gagnon
Belated information from an undertaker shows Mrs. Etta Gagnon of 911 Connecticut St died by swallowing carbolic acid. The death occurred Sunday afternoon with no coroner notification until after 7 pm. Deputy Coroner Wiltsie opened an investigation, finding prolonged despondency. her husband died 11 years ago. She lived with her sister Mrs. Nickerson and sister Mrs. Burke in Riverton, was 31, and had recently moved to Seattle.
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Etta Gagnon
Connecticutst
Undertaker’s
Carroll
Wiltsie
Gagnon
Seattle
Nickerson
Riverton
Burke
Swift & Co
Morans Shipe Yard
Board votes to appropriate funds for sewer enlargements
The board of health, at its meeting last evening, decided to appropriate money to enlarge the sewer on Second Avenue running north to Pike Street and the sewer on Pike Street running west to Second Avenue. Both sewers are too small to carry the sewerage causing overflow into basements of adjacent buildings.
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Board of Health
Corncl
Second Av
Pike St
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Turner
Percy Lermond
Port Blakeley Boats
Rix
Pty
Dix Wreck
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M'Donald
West Seattle
Harvester
Dirigo
Alaska
James N. Smith
Arthur N. Smith
Swen Swansen
Port Hickeley
A. Webster
Chertes Williams, Sawyer
Heliard Lamber Co
Pitteberg Av. Ballard
A. McClellan
Plasing Mill
Burne
Port Baketey
Maud Greffield
Kenneth Mackintosh
Star
John F. Miller
Miller
Brother
Frank Hurt
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