Steamer Mataafa wreck. nine drowned near Superior
Nine men perish when the Mataafa runs ashore near Superior Wisconsin. The engine room crew are confirmed lost while the deck crew names remain unknown. A storm blankets the region with heavy wind and snow disrupting telegraph lines and rail service across Minnesota and Montana.
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Superior
Wis
Win
Ediburn
William Most
Claude Farringer
EB Turner
Gilchrist
Carl Carlson
The
King County plans new property valuation method by five assessors
Five county assessor experts work until March 1 to ascertain the real value of all King County property. Assessor Peters says the effort will ease the board of equalization and improve accuracy in valuations and taxes. Also noted, Secretary Root reports Germany renounces tariff agreement, urging reciprocity to avoid trade strife.
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Peters
King County
Board of Equalization
Washington, D. C
Root
Germany
History repeats in USS Moors shanghai case dismissal
The case against Captain Tedford and Mate McMath of the British ship Scottish Moors was dismissed by U S Commissioner Kuhn. Sailor shanghai allegations center on Geyer Phelps Cairns and Ryan linked to Tacoma boarding house, with testimony offered but not pursued by the government.
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Puget Sound
G. Phelps
Archie
Geyer
San Waco
Tedford
Toftin
Cairns
Phelps
Kilgore
Port Townsend
United States
McMath
Shanghai
Kuhn
Frye
Wiliam Ryan
Tacoma
Shanghaling
McPhail Refused Commutation in Murder Case
Olympia November 29 Governor Meade denied McPhail’s request for commutation of the murderer's sentence. McPhail remains scheduled for execution in December after a large number urged clemency citing insanity.
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Olympia
Meade
Angus McPhail
McPhail
Minister Resigns. Mor gan Named to Cuba Replacement
Washington dispatch reports Robert G. Squires resigns as United States minister to Cuba. W. V. Morgan is appointed to succeed him as minister to Cuba. The change follows Squires resignation and Morgan's appointment.
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Washington
Robert G. Squires
United States
Cuba
W. V. Morgan
Korea
Cadet's Defense in Naval Court Case
Meris testified that he first saw Branch on Sept 1, 1904 aboard after a cruise. He described harsh hazing as physical exertion and run as personal persecutions he could not tolerate, detailing ongoing persecution and nagging.
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Jannapolis
Meris
Branch
Not in Montana Cold Snap Overrides Thanksgiving Plans
The writer notes extreme cold across Montana with Hayes at 26 degrees below zero and a frigid trend elsewhere. A polar arc from Canada extends into Nebraska Kansas and Kalispell as zero weather grips some regions while Japan reports a milder morning. Rain is forecast Thursday, damp Thanksgiving but warmer conditions expected overall.
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Montana
Hayes
Mont
Ewing
Canada
Nebraska
Kansas
Kalispell
Japan
Millions in Danger Over Nome Court House Records
Legal records in Nome face risk from a two story wooden courthouse lacking vaults as Congress refuses funds for a new building. Miners and promoters fear loss of property rights and years of labor in a structure prone to thaw damage and fire.
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Nome
Congress
United States Court House
Uncle Sam
Ditech Com- Roth
Surrender of Sevastopol Reported Amid Turmoil
Nov. 29 reports from St. Petersburg describe Sevastopol in desperate condition with communication cut to the Interior. The stock exchange shows frantic selling as prices sink to their lowest, while a citywide panic and fear grips residents.
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ST. Petersburg
Sevastopol
Stock Exchange
Pacific railroad franchise denial before Tacoma council
H. H. Field, counsel for the new Pacific railroad, denied that a franchise is being prepared for presentation to Tacoma city council. He refused to indicate when a franchise request might be made or provide further details.
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H. H. Field
New Pacific Railroad
Tacoma
Dolly Varden Seeks Divorce From James Hamilton Tannan
Dolly Varden Tannan files for divorce from James Hamilton Tannan after a January 1904 marriage ended by November. The complaint states he left her with a baby girl, forcing her to return to her parents for support. She seeks a decree and custody of the child.
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Dolly Varden Tannan
James Hamilton Tannan
James Hamilton
Dolly Varden
Tannan
Ignorance or Graft in Local Assay Office Scandal
Report cites years of alleged mismanagement at the local assay office. George Edward Adams imprisoned. former chief melter Van Horn hints at pressure to stay silent. Investigation contrasts 1906 firing with earlier methods and notes slipping standards and political influence.
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Adams
George Edward Adams
Aasay
John van Horn
Meiter
Aseay
Pollthee
Wing
Melter
van Horn
Seattle
Earnings and Increase Figures for November 1905
The records show LEARINGS totaling 998,712.83 with an increase of 208,204.41 over the same date last year, and 788,418.42 reported for November 1904. The figures underscore year over year growth as of November 29, 1905.
Senator J R Burton Sentenced To Six Months In Jail
J R Burton was sentenced in St Louis on November 23 to six months in the county jail and a $2500 fine. The motion for a new trial was overruled.
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ST. Louis
J. R. Burton
Road plan dropped for Jefferson Street route
City officials likely abandon the Jefferson Street rolling roadway to avoid interfering with a new city hall and courthouse on the Yesler block. A different route up the first hill will probably be used, and E W Forrester has been notified of the franchise change.
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Jefferson St
City Hall
Court House
Yesler
First Hill
E. W. Forrester
Italian man Falsetta found guilty of assault on 14 year old
James Falsetta aged 45 was convicted yesterday of criminal assault against 14 year old Mary Gasconnetti. The jury needed only brief deliberation before delivering the verdict.
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James Falsetta
Mary Gasconnetti
Dawson board seeks Dominion aid to rival White Pass line
A Dawson board of trade message read to the chamber urges the Dominion government to build or subsidize a competing railroad into Alaska. It accuses the White Pass & Yukon company of misusing its exclusive line and cites a $3,000,000 revenue from 25,000 tons of freight and 5,000 passengers over 100 miles and 400 miles of water. Rates are called to be cut at least in half.
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Chamber of Commerce
Dawson Board of Trade
Dawson Board
Dominion
Alaska
White Pass
Yukon
White Pass & Yukon Company
City Lights Demand Tops Supply as Wire Arrives
The city expands Cedar river electric service with two carloads of wire, as 400 residences await connections. City rates run 8 cents per 20 kW for residence power, 7 cents for the next 20, and 6 cents for the next 20, while Seattle Electric advertises 12 cents per 60 kW plus 3 cents for excess. Company pricing relies on a vague demand basis and auto renewal clauses, prompting legal scrutiny.
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Met
Youngs
Cedar River
Seattle Electric Company
Bandits Shoot and Rob Unarmed Men in Saloon
In Hillyard near Spokane last night three masked robbers entered a saloon at about 7 pm and ordered hands up. They shot two men, one fatally, and struck others with firearm butts. The thieves escaped with 210 dollars. police have no trace of them.
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Spokane
Navy
Hillyard
Here
Former State Senator Frank French Held on Boodling Ties
Former state senator Frank French of San Francisco spent last night in jail and was taken to Sacramento this morning for trial. He was arrested after bondsmen feared he might flee, following convictions of Senators Emmons and Bankers for five years each in a legislative boodling case.
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San Francisco
Frank French
Emmons
Sacramento
French
Wright
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