Great Northern Train Robbery Sparks Sheriff Rally
News of the holdup from Richmond reached Seattle. A special train with sheriffs and railroad men sped toward the scene near Meadow Point. Deputies believed four bandits escaped in a gasoline launch after blowing holes in the baggage car strewn with wreckage and goods.
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Seattle
Richmond
Ballard
Everett
Hice
Fisher Wing
Sheriff's Office
Depider
A. Me
J. Smith
Wes
Rogim Smith
Rogers
Smith
McKinnon
Great Northern
Meadow Point
Reward Offered by Great Northern for HoldUp Suspects
I. Waring, local agent of the Great Northern Express company, announced on Tuesday that the company offers a $5,000 reward for the capture and identification of the hold up suspects, with proportionate amounts for any one of them, and $500 for each conviction.
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I. Waring
Great Northern Express Company
Robbers halt Great Northern train near Everett
The Great Northern overland due in Everett was halted by masked bandits who robbed fireman Gorett and the engineer at gunpoint after two torpedo blasts and a red signal. Passengers panicked as shots were fired. conductors and brakemen attempted to assist and report the incident. Frank McCandless, a former Ellensburg and Tacoma resident, is named in the arrest report.
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Everett
Great Northern Overland
Calder
Gorett
Grant
Interbay
Winchesteria
Frank McCandless
Ellensburg
Tacoma
Seamen Observe Train During Robbery Night on Sound
Seamen aboard the San Juan and the Crescent spotted a train standing near Meadow Point during a heavy southwest gale as a robbery tore through the area. They saw figures moving and flashes but assumed a wreck or routine signaling prior to heading to Seattle.
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J. P. Todd
San Juan Fish Company
San Juan
Todd
Seattle
Meadow Point
Miller
Crescent
Captain Miller
Recall of Younger Brothers Bank Robbery Tale Surat
A sensational reminiscence compares exaggerated rumors of a Northern hold up to the Younger brothers 1874 Northfield bank raid. A German farmer describes a dramatic scene as followers chase gunmen and a posse questions sightings amid farmyard chaos.
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Northfield
Minn
Thrifty Gun and Gear Listings at Sainsing’s Shop
An item list from Sainsing's Gash Store details Remington rifles adapted for 22 caliber, ammunition types, leather goods, belts, legging pairs, and an Indian motorcycle with patent forend case. Prices range from 1.00 to 15.00, noting various firearm parts and accessories.
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Remington
C. B. Capa
Sainaing
New Principals Named for High and Warren Schools
The board of education elected Prof. George W. Scholl as principal of the high school and Prof. Albert B. Moses as principal of the Warren School. Miss Julia O'Hearn transfers from Mercer to the high school. Night school starts Monday October 16 with sessions at the high school, and possible night sessions at B Fr Day Fremont and South schools. Contractor J. S. Borland declares bankruptcy and his bondmen Calhoun Denny Ew ing will complete the Seward school project.
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George W. Scholl
Albert B. Moses
Warren School
Board of Education
Julia O'Hearn
Mercer
Fremont
South School
J. 8. Borland
Bondamen
Calhoun, Denny @& Ewing
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Seward School
Crowe Captured in Butte After Five-Year Fugitive Run
Pat Crowe, famed for eluding police for five years, was arrested in Butte Montana on October 4 after a tip from a supposed friend. He admits his identity and will not fight extradition. Crowe is wanted for the kidnapping of a son of Cudahy, a wealthy packer, to Omaha Nebraska in 1900.
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Butte
Mont
Pat Crowe
Bis
Crowe
Packer
Cudahy
Omaha
Neb
Probe Pacific Coast Service
Washington officials begin an inquiry by the department of commerce to find weaknesses in the Pacific coast steamer service as part of a broader investigation into the Slocum disaster.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Department of Commerce
Two Drownings Reported in Willamette River Incident
In Portland on Sunday night James E Shannon formerly of Vallejo California and Miss Julia Bones of Portland drowned when a small skiff filled with water and sank after returning to shore. They were part of a party of seven. A separate dispatch from Madrid reports Generals Lopez Dias and Memendez staged a duel in which Dias was killed.
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Portland
James E. Shannon
Vallejo
Cal
Julia Bones
Willamette Shannon
Madrid
Barcelona
Lopez Dias
Memendez
Dias
Trial unfolds in Portland on land fraud conspiracy
Judge Hunt rules on demurrer in a case against Willard N. Jones Thaddeus Potter and Ira Wade charged with conspiring to defraud the government by colonising with old soldiers on the Riletts Indian reservation. Trial continues with jury selection as Heney leads for the government.
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Portland
Ore
D'Edera
Hunt
Cane
Willard N. Jones
Thaddeus
Potter
Ira Wade
Riletts
Heney
Husten and
Piper
Hughes the Mighty Questioner at Insurance Hearings
Chas Kvane Hughes, a determined investigator for New York’s insurance hearings, dominates the legislative inquiry in the aldermanic chamber. The crowd watches his poised, precise questioning as he targets McCall, McCurdy, Perkin, and others while exposing vast balance sheets and pressuring financiers.
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Ufe Insurance
New York
Oldaye
Hughes
Aldermantic Chamber
Daniel Websters
Henry James
McCall
McCurdy
Perkine
Piie
Herrmann
How Ramsey Climbed Ladder to Success
Joseph Ramsey, esteemed as the best all around railroad man in the United States, rose through key posts from Bells Gap to B&O and Big Four, finally becoming president of the Wabash. His career spanned auditor roles, general agent duties, and major expansions, with the Toledo to Pittsburgh extension a defining achievement opposed by the Goulds.
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Seph Ramsey
Wabash Railroad
Goulds
Wabash
Horn
Pittsburg
Bells Gap Railroad
Bells
New Castle
Lake Erie
Pittsburg Southern
Pittsburg Chartiers
Youghingheny
Dayton
Ft. Wayne
Chicago
Cincinnati
Michigan
Big Four
Cairo
Ramsey
Toledo
Parrot or raven features noted in London sea bird display
The specimen Tommy speaks Hindustan and English, noted among London sea life. The mynads are linked to the starting group rather than crows. Body described as black with brown legs red beak and yellow neck bars.
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Tommy
London Sea
Little Jap Girl to Be Sent Back Home as Immigration Case Spurs Debate
Hanaye Nakai, a young Japanese girl brought to the United States by proxy marriage, faced deportation after Inspector A. H. Geffney and a special board found her suitor’s arrangement unlawful and likely morally suspect. The decision could affect other proxy marriage cases and the fate of women drawn into immoral proxy unions.
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Suematzu Nakai
Japan
Seattle
Smith's Cove
Suematzu Nakul
Geffney
Nakul
Respector Geffney
Special Board of Inquiry
America
Immi
San Francisco
Department of Commerce
Local officials deny claims of hidden talks in Seoul meetings
Ambiguous notes allege mayor assurances on a pact but fail to give clear names, dates, or outcomes. Officials respond that meetings were transparent and no hidden agenda was present, urging media to rely on official statements.
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Probe Pacific Coast Service
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Perkinses
Chas. Kvane
David C. Hughes
Glens Falla
N. Y
Brown University
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Columbia
Pra Law
al Myers
United States
Joseph Ramsey
Raven
Mynah
Bill Mynah
India
Board OF Inquiry
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Iseul
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