Welcome Address Marks WWU WCTU Meeting
Mayor Ballinger greeted Western Washington WCTU members and spoke at their session. City Schools Superintendent and Mrs. A F Coats gave welcomes. Miss Emma Page responded. President Margaret B Platt spoke on progress and new unions. Music by Emma Moffatt and A E Boardman.
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Tf Western Washington
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Emma FE
Page
Margaret B. Platt
Western Washington Union
Rail merger shifts Northern Securities control amid rail realignments
The Union Pacific sold its stake in Northern Securities to a Missouri Pacific and St. Paul syndicate tied to Rockefeller Gould interests. The arrangement links Northern Pacific with the Burlington while Santa Fe and Union Pacific form a closer alliance. J. J. Hill remains independent and controls the Great Northern, with hints of major railway consolidations ahead.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Northern Securities Company
Missouri Pacific and
St. Paul
Rockefeller-Gould
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Allance
J. J. Hill
Three New Cops Appointed to City Police Force
Chief Delaney yesterday appointed three new patrolmen to the force. Victor P. Putman, Allan McDonald and Charles Hardin were selected from the eligible list without further exams. Council must approve at the next meeting. Nearly 100 men are taking civil service examinations.
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Delaney
Victor P. Putman
Allan McDonald
Charles Hardin
Civil Service
Puyallup Mystery Still Unsolved
Bertha Bowers novelists disappeared from her Puyallup home last Thursday noon as relatives and Tacoma police search river and water bodies. Husband J C Bowers a rancher, notes she felt blue at times but questions remain about the note and her fate.
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Tacoma
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Mra Bowers
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Murry
Hi Sister
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Bertha
Macay
Corcoran
Chief Delaney Denies City Jail as Unfit for Habitation
Chief of Police Delaney filed a general and specific denial in federal court denying charges from Mahesh Charan Sinha alleging false imprisonment and defaming the city jail. Sinha, an Indian national, had claimed arrest without warrant and harsh treatment, including food complaints, while a suit against Delaney Jane Pope and the National Surety Company proceeds.
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Federal Court
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India
Eadward Vil
Jane Doe Pope
National Sure
Bondamen
Sinha
Uncle Sam
Terri
United States
Hastile
Seatte
Lady Grey Leaves London For Canadian Viceroy Role
Countess Grey, wife of Canada’s new governor general, is a serious philanthropist from an old family. Former Miss Alice Holford of Dorchester House, she has not mixed much in London society since marriage, focusing on arts and charity. The couple return to Howick House before departing to Canada, bringing wide culture and notable intellect to the viceroyal post.
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Robert Benson
Morley
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Howick House
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Lord Heutenant
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Fairbanks Holds Final Pacific Coast Meeting in Truckee
Senator Fairbanks held his last meeting in the Pacific coast states at 7 oclock this morning in Truckee. A small crowd gathered after a time misunderstanding. He planned further meetings in Virginia City Carson City and Reno tonight. The steamer Umatilla also arrived from San Francisco with 275 passengers and a large cargo.
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La Follette Wins Supreme Court Fight in Wisconsin GOP Split
In Madison the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled against the Stalwarts in the party faction conflict. The case challenged which Republican nominees would appear on the electoral ticket after two conventions. La Follette Republicans held a designated convention while Stalwarts met separately and were seated by the national convention. Portland report notes two holdups arrested for a string of robberies, small sums and a plug of tobacco stolen.
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Supreme Court
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Smith and Sullivan
John Barrett Arrives From Colon Denies Panama Friction
John Barrett, minister to Panama, arrived from Colon on the Alliance and denied any friction with the Panama government, calling such claims political. The Shasta brought general merchandise and 35 passengers to Bellingham from San Francisco and will sail next Saturday.
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Scripps News Agrn
New York
John Barrett
Panama
Colon
Alliance
Shasta
Bellingham
San Prancieco
Portland WCTU preps crusade for picture purity on billboards
Multnomah county W C T U passes a resolution to combat indecent female imagery in public places. The move vows to mobilize public sentiment and seek legal remedies if needed to protect morals and safeguard manhood and womanhood. Also noted is the Santa Clara sailing tonight with 1900 tons of machinery and 50 passengers, including 300 tons for Rainbow Mining in Cook Inlet.
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Multonomah County
Santa Clara
Rainbow Mining Company
Cooks Inlet
Jefferson Brings Klondike Gold and Salmon Cargo
The steamer Jefferson of Alaska Steamship Company arrives with 224600 dollars in gold for the Canadian Bank of Commerce and over 100000 dollars in passengers’ pokes. It carried 201 passengers from Dawson amid heavy snow and ice along Klondike creeks, plus 7600 cases of salmon and 20 cases of fresh halibut from Douglas Island. Captain Nord reports a pleasant voyage down the coast.
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Alaska Steamship Company
Canadian Bank of Commerce
Klondike
Dawson
Alaska Fisheries Union
Chilkat
Douglas Island
Nord
Verestl Hangin Painting Rediscovered in Petersburg Search
In St. Petersburg on October 5 a search for a painting by the famed Russian artist Verestl Hangin intensified as authorities sort through clues after the alleged loss caused by a recent blow. The report notes ongoing efforts to locate the artwork and identify its current whereabouts.
Uncovered Paintings Show Philippine Campaign Scenes
Searchers discover paintings illustrating American operations in the Philippines aboard the battleship Petropavlovlok. Magnificent works portray military actions and display historically significant depictions tied to the war era.
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Batteship
Petropovalok
Philippines
Deer Hunter Mistake Kills Manette Resident
Nicolaus Pfenning aged 60 of Manette was shot and killed by deer hunters three miles northeast of Manette. Guy Stevenson, one of two youths hunting, fired the fatal shot after mistaking him for a deer as dusk fell and visibility was poor.
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Fbremerton
Nicolaus Pfenning
Manette
Guy Stevenson
Pfenning
Landmark Destroyed Residence of Early Oregon Settler
Pleasant Hill Oregon October 5 Fire tore through the home of Elijah Bristow the first dwelling in Central Oregon which had housed occupants since 1845. Firefighters battled the blaze but the residence was destroyed. The landmark stood as a symbol of early settlement.
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Pleasant Hill
Ore
Elijah Bristow
Oregon
Constanty
License Bill Ready for Theater Fees Rise
Councilman Daulton will next Monday night introduce an ordinance to raise annual licenses for local theaters. Current fee is 100 dollars. the plan calls for 200 dollars for 10-cent theaters and 300 dollars for higher priced playhouses.
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Daulton
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