Million and Half Starving Amid Baltic Peasant Uprising
Russian dispatches report widespread peasant starvation in the Baltic provinces with a population of about 1.5 million. Half a million peasants follow a pretender emperor as agitators urge arson against noble estates. Civil unrest spreads among soldiers and workers, with demands for an eight hour day and mass resignations. Authorities move to curb labor leaders as unrest grows across Pinland and Poland.
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London
Baltic
Empire
Explosion at Grant and Connecticut Explodes Fireworks Plant
A blast at the National Navy fireworks plant on Grant near Connecticut at 3 15 injures a Chipere worker and six girls, with two hurled onto rooftops. One Chinaman fatally injured, another blinded, rescuers fight the blaze as ambulances move casualties to hospitals.
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National Navy Company
Grant
Death by drinking ends life of Tacoma union man
Thomas McGovern age 25 and member of Local 266 Painters Union committed suicide Tuesday night at the War hotel in Tacoma by swallowing carbolic acid. Landlady says he slipped into the house and locked himself in his room where he killed himself. He left a letter blaming drink as his downfall. He formerly lived at 610 Yesler Way Seattle and worked for the Federal Paper Company. He had recently come from Philadelphia about 18 months ago and had tried several times to break...
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Thomas Mc- 25
Painters’ Union
Warhotel
Tacoma
McGovern
Yesler
Seattle
Philaja
Federal Ali Paper Company
Pike Street
Brea
Unidentified man struggles with drinking habit in city
The article notes a man attempted to quit drinking but remained unable to overcome the habit. He had no relatives living in the city.
Thief Steals Gum Machine From Helgeson Store
A husky thief took a gum assot machine with some money and gum from the Helgeson store at 1921 First Ave on Tuesday. Police are investigating the case.
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Helgeson
City Engineer Outlines Dockage Improvements at Finnish Hall
The city engineer presented a plan to enhance dockage facilities at Smith Cove on beauty lines during a Tuesday meeting at Finnish Hall with Interbay residents. Councilmen Crichton and Murphy attended as Thomson illustrated his talk with stereopticon views of Hamburg and Antwerp docks.
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Smith Cove
Interbay
Finnish Hall
Crichton and
Murphy
Thomson
Hamburg
Antwerp
Europe
Raise the Standard of Womanhood in Washington Speech
Delegates from Washington cities attend the Washington Equal Suffrage association session in the Labor Temple. Dr. Fanny Leake-Cummings of Seattle lauds Susan B. Anthony as the grandest character and urges raising the moral plane of woman to lift national greatness. The talk defends enfranchising women and insists good women vote while noting bad men also vote. Continued on Page 2.
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Washington
Washington Equal Suffrage Association
Labor Temple
Fanny Leake-Cummings
Seattle
State Association
Susan B. Anthony
America
Chidren
Who Was Murderer In Redmond Logger Case
Authorities believe the truth is being hidden as three men are held for the killing of George Botchard a logger found murdered after a drunken saloon spree in Redmond The victim was stabbed in the neck and died on the sidewalk near the saloon Deputy Sheriff McKinnon found signs of a struggle and the body was spotted by William Donnelly around 6. The report notes seven men were examined by Judge White as the case proceeds toward trial in superior court.
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George Botchard
Redmond
W. C. McKay
Justlce White
Butchard
McKinnon
Testimony Conflicts Over British Fleet Encounter
James Vandercarr testified that he was close to Howard a friend of Branch. He recalled sitting with Meriweather at mess when the British fleet arrived. Meriweather claimed he planned to soak Branch and soon said Branch had issued him a challenge.
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James
Vandercarr
Branch
Howard
Meriweather
Mess
Bible Theft Arrest At Water Front Pawn Shop
C B Kiso was arrested Tuesday by Patrolman W E Carr for stealing a Bible from the Volunteers of America. Carr says Kiso pawned the Bible at the water front.
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The
Volunteers of America
C. B. Kiso
W. E. Carr
Kiso
Cut Throat While Shaving Signals Officer’s Downfall
First Lieutenant Donald C. McClelland of the Tenth U S infantry is under arrest at Fort Wright on conduct unbecoming an officer. An investigation into company accounts revealed funds deposited to McClelland’s credit. He was confined in the Post hospital after self inflicted neck wounds from shaving. He enlisted from New York and served in Cuba and the Philippines. he is married with one child. Senator Hepburn urged Bartlett for Lewiston land office and Addison Smith for internal revenue chief in Idaho Utah Montana.
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Spokane
Donald C. McClelland
Ny E
Tenth United States Infantry
Fort Wright
Enant McClelland
Post Hospital
McClelland
New York
Cuba
Philippines
Washington, D. C
Hepburn
Thomsas Harrison Bartlett
Lewiston
Idaho
Addison T. Smith
Internal Revenue
District of Idaho
Utah
Montana
Nearly Killed By Thugs On Railroad Avenue
Charley Smith, a pedestrian, survived an assault on Railroad Avenue Tuesday night. Patrolman O Connor found him unconscious on the tracks and carried him to Wayside Emergency hospital where head wounds were treated. Smith could not describe his assailants.
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Charley Smith
Railroad Avenue
O'Connor
Smith
Midshipman on Trial for Manslaughter at Naval Academy
A naval academy court martial begins for Midshipman Merriweather on charges including manslaughter and conduct unbecoming of a cadet in the November 5 fight that led to Midshipman James R. Branch Jr.’s death. The defense pleads not guilty as judges and officers convene for the trial.
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Annapolis
Naval
James R. Branch, Jr
Fayette
Naval Academy
Adolph Marx
Maine
Raimany
McCormick
Barker
Wainwright
Comly
Staunton
Fiske
Barry
Clark
Craven
Jackson
McLean
Donatiens
Merriweather
Meriweather
Portuguese King Charles Arrives in Paris for Three Day Visit
King Charles of Portugal arrived in Paris to visit President Loubet and was greeted with imposing military honors. He will stay in the French capital for three days.
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Paris
Charles of
Portugal
Loubet
Will Erect Power Plant Across Issaquah Coal Mine
An English syndicate plans an electric road from Renton north to connect with the Seattle Everett line and will erect a power plant at the Issaquah coal mine using mine slack for power. Silver Lake interests expect to reopen the mine after a two year closure once eastern capitalists left due to conflicts with the Western management. The line would run east from Renton to May Creek, north to Issaquah, to Tolt, then north through Cherry Valley into Snohomish County, linking with the Seattle Everett system.
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Renton
Seattle-Everett
Issaquah
Silver Lake
Eastern Capitalista
Burglar Kills Woman in Chicago Theft
Maud Reese, a Union Traction Company employee in Chicago, was shot and killed in her apartment by a burglar she surprised returning from work. The intruder escaped through a window, dropping a sack of silverware at the scene.
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Chicago
Navy
Mies Maud Reese
Law Department
Union Traction Company
Burglars Blow Safe at Uniontown Idaho Station
Early Wednesday morning a safe at Uniontown station on the Union Pacific line was blown open by burglars. A large amount of money and valuables were taken while the robbers escaped and left no clues.
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The
Northern Pacific
Uniontown
Wash
Idaho
Entrapped in Burning Hotel in New Bedford
Four men were trapped on the upper floor of the Sundial hotel after a blaze on a lower level in New Bedford Massachusetts. Fire crews battled the flames as residents reported smoke filling the stairwell and attempted to rescue those inside the burning building.
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Berippe News
New Bedford
Mass
Sundial
Fire destroys hotel. several rescued from flames
Firemen carried out all guests as smoke rendered William Hennessey unconscious and likely to die. A Boston traveling man named Shannon escaped narrowly while Edwin Bowen the proprietor and Fred Kiebedanz the ball player were rescued with difficulty. The hotel sustained heavy damage.
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William Hennessey
Boston
Shannon
Edwin Bowen
Fred Kiebedanz
Prison Break Spurs Tacoma to Sound Alarm
Tacoma authorities issued a lookout for three escapees from the city jail Dan O Leary Charles Mattison and Frank Durgin. The trio slipped bolts in the bullpen and fled via the kitchen toward Seattle where they have alleged allies. Police expect a strong resistance from the fugitives and warn they may head for Seattle.
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Seattle
Tacoma
Liberty
Dan O'Leary
Charles Mattison
Frank Durgin
Woman Admits Murder in Townsend Saloon Stabbing
May Stevens. a woman of the war, confessed to stabbing John C. Black in a Townsend saloon Monday night after Black attacked another woman and accused her of robbing him of 50 dollars. The motive centered on defense of the other woman. Senator Burton’s attorneys in St Louis seek to prove an agreement with Rialto Grain Co. for his hire.
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ST. Louis, Mo
Burton
Rialto Grain Company
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