Towboats blamed as Bengal wreck survivors testify
Seven survivors of the Star of Bengal wreck off the Alaskan coast testified that tugboats Gage and Kayak could have saved all aboard. They accused Captains Farrar and the Kayak’s captain of cowardice and ordering lines cut, facing possible manslaughter charges.
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United Press
Francisco
Bengal
Gage
United States
O. F. Bolles
Suiger
Star of Bengal
Daniel Wilson
Alaf Hanson
Star of Us
Brie
Farrar
Hattie Gage
Mrs Henry Kyer Granted Divorce
A divorcee was granted yesterday by Judge Morriax to Alice Myer daughter of M St Auguste of Augustine & from Henry A Kyer janitor in the concern. The divorce was obtained on cruelty and incompatibility of temperament. The couple cannot live together though they tried to do so for the sake of their child. Decree awards to the petitioner her property in Ponties and half interest in community property consisting of lots in University Park and one third of the capital stock in Augustine & Kyer company.
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Morriax
Alice Myer
M. St. Auguste
Augustine
Henry A. Kyer
Peti
Tioner
Ponties
University Park
Augustine & Kyer Company
University press club formed to aid student journalism
Yesterday students formed a university press club to promote newspaper success and best interests of the university through publication. Victor Zednick Verne Pitches Rev Joseph Harrison and Prof Merle Thorpe of the Cor wot Journation were appointed to work up a constitution and by laws.
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Medcal
Mreans
Victor Zednick
Verne Pitches
Joseph Harrison
Merle Thorpe
Cor Wot
W Up & Constitution
Hounded to Death by Money Sharks
In San Francisco on Oct 3 George McClown a boseman with engine company No 13 said money sharks had taken his salary since his wife died two years ago. He killed himself with carbolic acid after bidding farewell to his two young children as neighbors rushed to help.
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United Press
San Francisco
George MecClown
Engine Company No. 13
McClown
Dr. Joseph H. Sober Dies at 64 in San Francisco
Dr. Joseph H. Sober a G A R veteran and Mason who marched with Gen Sherman on the sea march died this morning at his daughter's home 11 19th avenue of heart failure He was 64 and leaves a widow and daughter Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at Blouney Stewart's under Arcana Lodge No 7%.
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Joseph H. Sober
Gen
Sherman
San Francisco
Arthur W. Whalley
Blouney & Stewarts
Arcana Lodge
Convict Morrow Sentenced for Murder of Idaho Officer
In Grangeville Idaho District Judge FB Eele sentences Joseph Morrow to life imprisonment for the murder of Police Officer Henry Williams. Morrow was convicted of murder in the second degree for the fatal shooting.
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Grangevilam
Idaho
Joseph Morrow
Eele
Morrow
Henry Williame
Hodge Fends Off Graft Charges in Sheriff Campaign
Republican sheriff candidate Hob Hodge faces rumors about his past roles in Wardner and the Coeur d Alene trouble. He defends his record, cites an exhaustive check of expenses, and notes he never served as a bull pen guard. He challenges detractors who question his citizenship and education.
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Hob” Hodge
Bob
Wardner
Mahe
Bull Pen
Himelf
Hodge
Hirob
Superior Court
Coeur d'Alene
Black Diamond
Alene
United States
Showkene
Billy
Tags Tap Seattle Crowds For Charity Drive
In Seattle a massive tag campaign for charity fills streets with people wearing tags on hats coats and bodies. Mayor Mumphrey reports brisk sales and demand exceeding supply as stores stock the badges at 10 cents each with some buyers paying up to a dollar.
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Seattle
Savoy Hotel
Stety
Careless Seattle electric workers blamed for streetcar crash
Two Seattle Electric Co. workers caused a collision between Fauntleroy Park Street Car No. 379 and W Queen Anne coach No. 318 near Walker Street and First Avenue just after 8. No passengers were seriously hurt though cars were damaged. Motorman C H Atchison and Conductor B P Therien were dismissed after an office investigation found them at fault. The W Queen Anne car had about 16 passengers who were shaken but uninjured.
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Seattle
D, la Verne
C. Chambers
Therled
Atchison
Fauntleroy Park
Rehearsals Set For Columbia College Music Society
Rehearsals of the Symphony Choral Society will be held every Tuesday evening at the concert hall of Columbia College of Music. Five concerts are planned for the winter season. Work continues on Tie Messiah to be sung at the Moore Theatre soon.
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Symphony Choreal Society
Tueada
Columbia College of Music
Moore Theatre
Wright and Alexander to represent U S in tennis cup
Heals C. Wright of Boston and Frederick B. Alexander of New York sail for Vancouver to join a U S team contesting the Davie tennis cup for international supremacy in the game.
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Boston
Heals C. Wright
Frederick B. Alexander
New York
Australia
United States
Vancouver
B. C
Army medical board to reveal Col. Stewart report
Oct 3 Col. William F. Stewart undergoes the fourth physical exam by the army special examining board. The final test is set for tomorrow with a Monday afternoon War Department report expected.
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Special Pouring Board of the Army
William F. Stewart
War Department
Policeman Struck by Flying Car During Brighton Beach Race
Special officer Defickett was fatally struck by a racer while directing a crowd at Brighton Beach. Drivers Cob, Hiock, Netjin, and others were injured in crashes. Leecault led early, with Robertson and Michener close behind at the 12 hour mark of the 24 hour race.
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My United Press
New York
Brighton Beach
Leecault
Strang
Defickett
bin Loge
Hiock
Renault
Netjin
Zust
Robertson
Thomas
Michener
Losier
Oldfield
Stearns
Bryan Denies Slanders Against Rose Water Charge
Lincoln Neb Oct 4 Bryan rejects Victor Rose Water GOP Nebraska committeeman accusation saying the charge of misrepresenting the Republican platform is untrue. Also reports of Sterdevant letter to Roosevelt alleging Haskell tied to Indian property fraud in townsite suits Oklahoma. Taft on Special Train meets farmers in Dodge City Kansas as he travels east.
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Linco Neb
Bryan
Aneue
Victor Rose Water
Nebraska
Washington
W. L. Sterdevant
St. Louis
Oklahoma
Dodge City
Kaa
Taft
Hitchcock to urge Roosevelt on Taft stamp
Frank H. Hitchcock plans a personal appeal to President Roosevelt urging him to accept the stamp for Taft. The move aims to secure official endorsement ahead of the campaign.
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New York
Frank H. Hitchcock
Roosevelt
Taft
Married to obtain free meal ticket in divorce court
Mrs May Keller testified in Judge Frater's court that after marrying Forest Keller he stopped paying board and left six months later. she, not him, bore all household expenses. The divorce was granted.
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May Keller
No Seat No Pay Plan Proposed in Ballard Protest
Citizens of Ballard plan a mass meeting at the old city hall Monday to read a proposed ordinance from a Tuesday gathering. The measure would excuse passengers without seats from paying fare and aims to restore Ballard Reach line service on Weatherway and improve overall electric company transit.
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Ballard
Old City Hall
Seattle Electric Company
Ballard Reach
Love Laughs at Obdurate Papa in Seattle Marriage
Miss Leonore Macdonald and Mr. Barks wed after four years of courtship on Lake Washington. Papa Macdonald refused consent to their plans for a revenue cottage, prompting a rushed ceremony by Rev. Forbes at 5 pm. The couple fled to Vancouver, then plan to return to 3211 B Cherry St.
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W. K. Farka
Papa Macdonald
Mr. Barks
Seattle Bay Graving
Papa
Barks
B.C. Bubb
American Bank
Cherry St
Officers Go Ashore But Men Stay on Ships
Manila October 3 sailors objected to officers taking shore leave while men remained aboard. They argued they could withstand cholera as well or better and feared exposure upon the ships’ return. Water parade drew forty launches as ships Kansas Minnesota Kentucky Kearsarge Virginia Vermont Illinois coaled at Cavite.
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Joun
United
U. S. S. Georgia
Manila
Kansas
Minnesota
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Virginia
Vermont
Illinois
Cavite
Roosevelt Endorses Hitchcock Campaign for Taft Effort
Washington reports state that President Roosevelt endorses Hitchcock leadership of the Taft campaign and urges Republicans to back the campaign manager. Cabinet discussions touched on rumors of attempts to discredit Hitchcock, with Roosevelt reportedly vowing to confront critics. Root was said to have investigated Taft campaign tensions involving George R. Sheldon and corporate fund-raising concerns.
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United Press
Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Hitchcock
Taft
Root
New York
George R. Sheldon
Sheldon
Powder houses blow up killing youths near Sioux Falls
In Sioux Falls South Dakota on October 3 two powder houses owned by the Larson Hardware company blew up three miles from the city. At least one boy was killed and reports say as many as three youths perished. The blast shattered windows twenty miles away.
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Sioux Falls
Larson Hard Ware Company
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