Port Simpson Town Lots Linked to Ambitious Railway Dream
The article details Col May and Col Sellers promoting a Hudson Bay Pacific railway project tied to Port Simpson town lots. It describes a proposed 100,000,000 dollar railway, charter applications, and a scheme where investors are urged to buy parcels while portraying immense profits, with the Port Simpson Improvement Company backed by the railway concerns.
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Port Simpson
Hudson Bay-Pacific Railway
Hudson Bay-Pacific
Seattle
Hudson Bay
Simpson
Port Simpeon
Pioneer
The
Star
Mabel Lee Files Divorce Over Cruelty and Theft
Mabel Lee sues Robert EB for divorce alleging extreme cruelty. She claims he broke a broomstick over her back and attacked her with fists and thrown water at her head while she was ill. She also says he left her penniless and took the family organ and other household articles from the home.
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Mabel &. Lee
Robert EB
Jeeves
Dramatic developments in the Bradley case unfold
Testimony in Salt Lake City reveals a threat to Brown overheard by Archibald Livingston and a claim that Brown would marry the defendant, with threats of violence. Witnesses describe the defendant’s rationality, a hotel confrontation, and Brown admitting paternity of two children but not of Max Brown.
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United Press
Washington, D. C
Bradley
Archibald Livingston
Brown
Salt Lake City
Los Angeles
Washington
Hoover
Hzens
Antruthe
Perley Christenson
Soren Christensen
Mra. Bradley
Christenson
Mra. Brown
Pacific Hotel
Pocatello
Idaho
Max Brown
Thornburg
Fragments Describe Alleged Clash Over Age of Max Brown
The passage notes the defendant and Mrs. Brown denying Max Brown’s age amid a conference at Pogatello. A witness recalls Mrs. Bradley entering the room during discussions between the senator and his wife, with accusations exchanged as a tense scene unfolds.
Forty-Two Rescued From Sloop Eiza Rhodes Near Rockaway
Forty-two men were rescued after drifting 24 hours and grounding on a sandbar off Rockaway inlet. They had set out on a fishing trip early Tuesday morning but lost control of the boat.
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United Press
New York
Seattle theaters plan Sunday openings against mayor
Theater managers refuse to close next Sunday defying Mayor Moore edict. Winstock of Pantages predicts open shows with possible injunctions while court rehearing moves are prepared. Officials plan to serve notices to all Seattle theaters and coordinate potential legal actions.
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Seattle
Moore
Winstock
Pantages
Pierce County
Supreme Court
Mr. Winstock
Wappenstein
Kansas City
Euting
Mackintosh
Cort
Grand House
Russell
Inverartty
Coliseum Theater
John Considine
Sullivan & Considine
New York
Pantages’ ‘Theater
Cort and
Bank Clearings Reported for Beattie Tacoma and Portland
Bank clearings totals and balances listed for Beattie Tacoma and Portland. Beattie shows 1,897,968.15 in clearings with 201,150.84 balances. Tacoma reports 735,473.00 in clearings and 20,301.00 balances. Portland totals 696,549.00 in clearings with 64,567.00 noted.
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Portland
Ees
Baten Dee de Sas
Poison spreading on Queen Anne hill suspected in pet deaths
Police say information could lead to the early arrest of the person responsible for the deadly substance harming dogs on Queen Anne hill. The Humane Society reports it has determined the nature of the poison after chemical analysis of stomach contents from several dogs that died violent deaths recently.
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Queen Anne Hill
The
Humane Society
Ministers Grow Silent on Billiard Question in YMCA Debate
City pastors respond to YMCA plans to install billiard and pool tables. Four ministers comment, with mixed views on religious propriety and secular influence. Mayor Moore endorses YMCA plans and the benefit of attracting young men.
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Y. McA
Y. M Cc
YMCA
Herbert Gowen
Trinity Parish Church
Body Recovered of Drowned French Canadian
The body of Gilbert Maurie a young French Canadian who drowned yesterday near North Bend while working on a log boom was recovered and brought to this city.
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Gilbert Maurie
North Bend
Memorial for North Bend Lumber Employee in Northern Michigan
An obituary notice notes the death of a North Bend Lumber Company employee. He is survived by relatives in Northern Michigan.
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Bonney Watson Morgue
North Bend Lumber Company
Michigan
Pretty Washington Wedding of Edith Root to Alyeeet Grant
Edith Root daughter of the secretary of state wed Alyeeet Grant in a late November ceremony in Washington. The Root mansion hosted gifts including a grandmother’s breakfast service and a diamond tiara from the groom’s father. President Roosevelt sent a painting of the White House portico.
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Washington, D. C
Edith Root
Alyeeet Grant
Root
Mrs. A. & Grant
Roosevelt
White House
City Treasurer Warns South Park Property Owners on Old Assessments
City Treasurer George Russell warns South Park owners affected by the old assessment rolls issued by the town council to pay now. After annexation Seattle assumed about 2700 dollars in assessments. nonpayment could lead to sale of the property.
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George Russell
South Parkroperty
City of
Seattle
Revision commission backs health commissioner charter amendment
The revision commission favored a charter amendment to create a health commissioner role, presenting the proposal to Mayor Moore, Councilman Crichton for the city council, and Dr. Grant Calhoun on behalf of the King County Medical Society.
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Revision Commission
Moore
Crichton
Grant Calhoun
King County Medical Society
Citizens Progressive party nominates slate for city election
The Citizens Progressive party has filed nomination petitions for the upcoming municipal election. For mayor the candidate is F Knowles. For two year terms the councilmen are G M Eliiot and T H Williams. For a one year term the councilman is D C Mitchell.
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Citizens’ Progressive Party
F. Knowles
G. M. Eliiot
T. H. Williams
D. C. Mitchell
Unclear Fire Warning Affects Waterfront Area
Fragmentary text notes a fire health order affecting properties on the waterfront and city area around midday today. Mentions owners named Jacob and costs or values near 16 dollars and 814 dollars, with conditions unclear. Details are incomplete.
Will of Charlie Deere Bequeaths Large Farm Wealth
In Rook, November 27, probate opened on the estate of Charlie Deere noted as an implement manufacturer. The will leaves twenty million dollars to be distributed among two grandsons, Wiman and Dwight Wiman, with probate proceedings underway.
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United Proes
Itt
Charlie Deere
Wiman
Dwight Wiman
Big Robbery At Government House And Train Station Looted
A large robbery at the govern ment house in Tula and the railway station occurred. Raiders looted a pawnshop and 16 000 from the station, bound sentries, and blew safes. Joseph P. Kelly is missing from 422 47th Ave North after several days. He is described as 6 feet 6 inches tall with a missing index finger on his left hand. Police report his disappearance and ask for information.
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United Press
Stee
Tula
Joseph P. Kelly
Pears
Fearful repeat expulsion suit targets Magzini society
John Oleora files a second action with John Corgiat and John Oberto against the Magzini society to block a second expulsion after a riot court decision. He seeks a temporary restraining order to delay appearance before the directors and the December 8 meeting at which officers will be elected, hoping a new board will drop the charges.
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John Oleora
Magzini Society
John Corgiat
John Oberto
Cloora
Boy Steals Money Confesses After Arrest
Clyde McKnight a 16 year old boy from 2600 Filorentrast Fremont confessed to taking 43 dollars from Mine Sophy Hurbert servant girl in his home. Hurbert believed 200 dollars was hidden in her room. Detective Adam brought McKnight to headquarters and the confession followed a brief interrogation.
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Clyde McKnight
Adam
Sophy Hurbert
Young MccKaight
Fremont
Miss Hurbert
Walsh Trial Details Loss of Chronicle Newspaper
Government contends the Chronicle lost one million dollars in 1903 and 1904 yet remained in publication. H J Barlow, Chicago Association of Commerce officer, testified he and Walsh bought the Evansville Richmond railroad for six hundred thousand dollars, financed by a loan.
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United Press
Walsh
Chronicle
H. J. Barlow
Chicago Association of Commerce
Evansville
Richmond
Pettibone Jury Faces Difficulty Securing Trials
In Holme, November 21, jurors for Pettibone's trial on complicity in ex Governor Stennenberg's murder faced delays. Hawley arrived for the state, Darrow absent, Cavanaugh joined as associate. early jurors were excused for capital punishment scruples or prior opinions after defense challenges.
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Holme Tha
Talesmen
Pettibone
Stennenberg
M. Hawley
Darrow
CC. C. Cavanaugh
Rorab
R. & Lamb
George W. Mitchel
F. M. Mair
D. Manville
Haywood
Wm. H. Gebberd
Murder case widens as police probe Wilkins linked to missing wife
CAKLAND CAL. Nov 27 The Wilkins murder case deepens with a mysterious woman’s identity still unknown. Police report a cold blooded plan and burial in quicklime while Wilkins resists identifying the dead woman. Investigators press for answers as searches continue and a possible third body may surface.
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United Press
Cakland
Cal
Wilkins
Bimhurst
Avery
Turkey for Prisoners at the City Jail
A Japanese cook at the city jail describes the annual Thanksgiving meal for inmates, serving turkey, baked potato, and cranberry sauce. He estimates hundreds await the feast, noting it happens once a year and is not repeated.
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Turkey
Beslow Freed on Thanksgiving from Embezzlement Sentence
William D. Beslow walks out of the county jail after a commutation by Governor Mead. He will spend Thanksgiving with his wife and eight children in their South Seattle home. Beslow thanked the jailer and said he hopes this is the last time he leaves jail, calling the year of confinement hell and the future heaven.
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William D. Beslow
Beslow
Gov. Mead
Seattle
Bestow
False report on forged Seattle clearing house certificates
A rumor claims large numbers of forged clearing house certificates circulate in Seattle with $100 losses alleged at Marche. The Star quotes Nordhoff denying any truth, noting hundreds of genuine Bon Marche certificates arrive daily and no forgeries found. Banks would detect forgeries quickly and bankers associations would pursue culprits, making such forgeries unprofitable and risky.
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Seattle
Nordhoff
Star
Quetus
T Seattle
American Bankers’ Association
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Westminster Presbyterian Church
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