Wholesale swindle arrests target local hotel owner and associates
After three weeks of inquiry Chief Deputy Prosecutor John F. Miller ordered the arrest of Bert Connor and W A McQuillan on charges of obtaining property by false pretenses. Victims include A Gingras owner of Hotel Grand who lost 5000 dollars. Connor used multiple properties to secure funds and allegedly ran a large fraudulent land and mortgage scheme with a network of accomplices. Connor and McQuillan were arrested Monday. bonds set at 4000 dollars each and they deny all charges.
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John F. Miller
Bert Connor
W. A. McQuillan
Liner
A. Gingras
Hotel Grand
Han
Connor
McQuillan
Michigan
Mre
Mecosta County
Irby
Lincoln PP Ieamees
Dely
Miller
John O. Wertz
Odessa
Wash
Lincoln County
Babcock- Cornish Company
Spokane
Ings
Patate Dealera
De-Campsa
Starman
O'Keefe
Itill
Dupes
United States
Conner
Grand Hotel
McQuillan Wee
Sullivan Building
Ravensdale Dynamite Explosion Injures Family
Frank Hadevis, a French miner, is jailed on suspicion after a house explosion at Ravensdale. Alfreds family survived with serious injuries, while the blast left only walls standing. Deputy Starwich detained Hadevis, who denied involvement amid ongoing inquiry.
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RavensdaLe
Frank Hadevis
Nat
Moscow Rioters Battle Police in Turbulent Aftermath
In Moscow and nearby areas a reign of terror follows renewed rioting between strikers and troops. Dozens of strikers killed or wounded as socialists march with banners. Police and troops clash, a police lieutenant wounded, and fears of a lengthy bloody conflict spread.
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Petersburg
Moscow
Solons to Fight Park Bonds
The park board asks the council to call a special election to issue 500000 in bonds for land purchase and parkways. It proposes buying block 2 in the Denny-Fuhrman addition for 7259 and argues against delaying land acquisition as values rise despite anticipated council opposition to increasing bonded indebtedness for parks.
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Park Board
Ite
Denny-Fuhrman
Street Cars Stop Briefly After Power Failure
Seattle Electric street car service halted about 15 minutes early Monday morning due to a minor power outage. No injuries reported and service resumed quickly as crews inspected lines and equipment.
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Seattle Electric Company
Chance For Seattle to Crow Local Birds Capture Prizes
Local poultry show in Portland drew 750 birds, modest compared with a world fair event. George Linder of Seattle won first and second place in barred rocks cockerels, J H Anderson topped barred rocks collection and silver cup, J J Craig won first pullet and second cockerel in Silver Laced Wyandottes, and Councilman M Munecenes Island Red pullet earned a first prize.
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Seattle
George Linder
Thin City
J. HW. Anderson
J. J. Craig
Wyandottes
Munecenes Island
Tribe of Ben Hur to Hob Nob in Seattle
Puget Bound district court of the Tribe of Hen Hur to hold a one day semiannual meeting at the Maccabee temple in Seattle with morning and afternoon sessions. An Oriental court No 6 entertainment and initiation highlight the evening. Out of town chiefs and many members expected. Officers listed include Past chief Hiberty Tacoma and chief Mayfield Beattie.
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Puget Bound
Tribe of
Hen Hur
Maccabee Temple
Pourth
Pine
Oriental Court No. 6
Beattle
Dritlx
Tacoma Court No. 2
Oriental Court No
Schwab Declares There Are No Trusts Public visit in Seattle highlights steel vision
Charles M. Schwab speaks on trusts in Seattle and denies forming unlawful combinations. He touts Nevada gold and silver fields, Northwest steel prospects, and the region as a future trade hub. Schwab travels with his party including wife Gertrude and Dr. Ward, inspecting Union Ironworks before continuing east.
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Charles M. Schwab
Man of Steel
Andrew Canegia
Loretto
Grundy
Seattle
Nevada
Tonopah
Schwabian
Schwabian Corporation
Northwest
United States
Japan
Orient
Pacific Northwest
Alaska
Canadian Pacific
New York
Mr. Schwab
Mies Gertrude Schwab
John McKane
Tonapah
Nev
British Columbia
M. K. Ward
Pittsburg
Northern Pacific
San Francisco
East
Union Ironworks
Schwab
Bethlehem Iron Com
United Steel Co
Jon
To Discover Party's Fate
Lieutant Be P Grindell departed Tucson for Hermosillo to join Mexican forces in a final effort to locate the Tiburon island party led by Tom Grindell. The fate of the group, last heard from in June, is thought to be sealed by Yaqui Indians.
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Tucson
Ariz
BE. PP. Grindell
Hermosillo
Tiburon Island
Tom Grindell
Engineer Stevens appoints Sullivan as assistant chief
Washington dispatch reports from Panama canal HQ that Engineer Stevens has named John G. Sullivan as assistant chief. Sullivan previously served as chief engineer of construction for the Canadian Pacific.
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Washington
Stevens Cables
Panama Canal
John G. Sullivan
Sullivan
Canadian Pacific
Seattle Poised to Host 1907 Christian Endeavor Convention
Seattle businessmen and local Endeavorers rally to attract the 25 000 cash guarantee and a building for 25 000 delegates. Van Ogden Vogt arrives to hear proposals while ministers endorse the effort and pledge support.
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van Ogden Vogt
United Stoctetien
Christian Endeavor
Beattle
Star
Rainier Club
Beattie
John A. McGraw
A. Nadeau
J. 1
Metkie
Carl Reeves
William H Lewis
A. Barth
C. J. Smith
H.C. Ewing
Hartman
Vogt
Ths
First Presbyterian Church
M. A. Matthews
H. Edward Mills
Edward Lincoln Smith
N. Freeland
W. A. Major
Seattle
Baltimore
Hincheon
Chamber of Commerce
Boston
Beatts
Beattla
Local Endeavorers Criticized For 1907 Convention Apathy
The Local Endeavorers blame business men of the city for laxity and apathy tied to the Christian Endeavor convention of 1907. Seattle business men echo a similar charge, criticizing the local branch for indifference to the convention's vast possibilities.
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Christian Endeavorers
Beattlhe
Star
Endeavorers
Seattle
Unclear Passage on Vogt and 1907 Convention
A fragmentary note suggests Mr Vogt faced a decision about committing to the 1907 convention, with uncertainty remaining regardless of the chosen path.
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Vogt
Thought Man Was Drunk He Later Died From Injuries
Coroner Carroll plans to probe the death of Thomas Bailey a laborer from 1343 Strugis road who fell 16 feet onto a streetcar on South Fourteenth and was struck before the motorman could stop. He died at Seattle General hospital from internal injuries. Police disputed Bailey's state while noting his intoxication but Bailey’s death is being investigated with family survivors listed.
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Carroll
Thomas Bailey
Strugis Road
Renton & Southern Railway
South Fourteenth
Seattle General Hospital
Weeden
Corning
Bailey
MacDonald
Ratley
Divorced husband twice before again tries to kill wife
Charles Waidcley of Green Lake, despite court orders and police advice, returned home at noon Sunday and for the third time in three months attempted to kill his divorced wife. He fled to a neighbor, was found by Detectives Adams and Clarke, and taken to a car. He fought Patrolman Lips, was fined 100 dollars and jailed 30 days, later released on bonds, then planned to go to Reno. He faces further charges as a disorderly person after his sentence.
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Starwich
Hudson
Charles Waidcley
Adams
Clarke
Waldley
Waidley
Phillips
Green Lake
Waters
Wardley
Superior Court
Reno
Nev
Gordon
Indians Travel First Class Aboard Steamer
L. V. Shortridge led seven Alaska Indians home from the Portland fair aboard the City of Seattle. They traveled in a show of first class style to impress white spectators, posing in chairs at the hurricane deck near a sign that proclaimed first class only while spectators watched from the dock.
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L. V. Shortridge
Portland Fair
Ketchikan
Metlakahtla
Seattle
Shortridge
Alaska
Nadage Doree Released After Church Disturbance Incident
Nadage Doree, a young woman who disrupted events in front of Mrs. Roosevelt's church and circulated anti president stance material about Jews in Russia, was released on a promise to return to New York immediately.
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Washington
Nadage Doree
Japanese Orator Arrest Sparks Bar Fight in City
Y Fukuda, delivering a speech on Port Arthur, clashed with HM Yuma at a South Fifth Street restaurant Sunday. Both men were arrested by officers Powers and Crandall and later released on $20 bail after medical treatment.
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Port Arthur
Y. Fukuda
South Fifth
Jackson
Yuma
Mike Powers
Crandall
Miehis
Beer Spill Sparks Riot at Meeting in London
Fukuda steered him to sway as a beer glass tipped and spilled on Yama’s head. Yama objected to the immersion and opened fire on the tailor. The clash grew into a riot until police intervened and arrested the two Japanese men who bled profusely. both faced a police judge on Monday.
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Fukuda
Yama
Poice
Gordon
Fire devastates Big Creel area in Barboursville
A fire swept the mining town of Big Creel near Barboursville West Virginia destroying 200 homes stores and a hotel. The Stone Branch Coal Company bears about two thirds of the loss.
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Barboursville
W. Va
Big Creel
Stone Branch Coal Company
Burglary at 1002 Rast Pir House Reports Break In
A dwelling at 1002 Rast Pir was entered by a burglar on Monday at 2 AM. The intruder woke the occupants on leaving and a bronze Portland fair medal and a purse containing about five dollars were taken.
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Portland
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