Seattle Everett Electric Line Project Aims for Next Fall
Seattle and Everett plan a 36 mile electric interurban line with 70 pound rails and heavy passenger cars funded by a New York trust and English syndicate. Construction starts soon with 500 workers, using Seattle labor, and extends toward Mount Vernon, potentially 55 miles long including branches. Local towns expect economic boost as London financier David Calvert visits Seattle to review conditions.
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Seattle
Electrolley Line
Everett
Fravel
County
J. H. Wortham
Ore
Coe Trust Company of
New York
Silver Lake State
Salishburk House
London
Californi
L. M. Rice
Pacific Coast
Com
Mount Vernon
David Calvert
Silver Lake Syndicate
United Kingdom
United States
Calvert
Ballard Considers Boycott Over Water Rights and Annexation
Ballard merchants debate a boycott to pressure Seattle over water service and a proposed annexation. They claim Seattle’s rate and delayed water main threaten Ballard and accuse officials of Favoring Beattie. Council denies withholding water while Ballard seeks delivery via a Woodland Park main.
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Cedar River
Seattle
Ballard
Hallard
Tacoma
Beattie
Man Found Dead After Suspected Self Harm On Rail Line
Jones believed to be in the city and held prisoner Smith. At 1 30 p m he plunged into brush near a camp, then cut his throat from ear to ear. He was found by a deputy coroner and later sent to the city, to be examined by an insanity commission when injuries permit.
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Jones
Smith
Joe
Brouher
Green River
Kroeher
Cororell
Arnold
Browner
Ghastly Murder in New York Boarding House
A ghastly double event reported from Third avenue describes a murder in a boarding house. Police found a suitcase with limbs and a missing head, blood on the floor, a trunk in a clothes bumper, and a bloody razor. Bauer was arrested denying involvement. a head later found matched the mutilated body. Meanwhile in St Petersburg crowds flee Moscow amid growing fears of renewed disorders.
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New York
Third Avenue
George Lanoe
Bauer
New Yorks Won Again in World Series Game Three
Christy Matthewson pitched his second shutout against the Philadelphia Americana as the New York Giants dominated 9 to 0 on their opponent’s grounds. Batteries were Matthewson and Bresnahan for New York and Coakley and Schreck for Philadelphia. The article also reports a homicide identification, noting Thomas Corcoran shot in the mouth, bullet lodged in the brain, with John Groat sought by authorities.
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Philadelphia
Christy” Matthewson
Philadelphia Americana
New York Giants
New York
Matthewson
Bresnahan
Coakley
Schreck
McGann
Murphy
Nationals
Devlin
Balla
Mertes
Dahlin
Giants
Denlin
Browne
Donlin
Thomas Corcoran
John McMurronugh
Controversy Over Beattie Convention Muddies Seattle Career
The Star condemns leaders in Seattle's Chamber of Commerce for opposing the Christian Endeavor convention. It argues city officials insulted Endeavor members, risking a major event that would attract thousands and international attention. The paper pinpoints Merars Meikle and associates as responsible for the setback.
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Beattie
Globe
Seattle
United States
Whellington
Chamber of Commerce
Wecel Endeavorers
Beattle
Christian Endeavor
THE
STAR
Merars
Meikle
Lewis
Endeavor Society
the Star
Ftaire
Mil Meikle
Japanese Immigrant Couple Wed in Immigration Office Ceremony
T Ishida and Fumi Iehida tied a life together in a formal immigration office ceremony. The wedding followed years of courtship begun in Japan and continued after Ishida settled in California where he built a small fortune through business. The Rev Okaeaki presided. The bride arrived aboard the Lyo Maru.
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Japan
T. Ishida
Fumi Iehida
Ishida
California
Ates Ishida
Iehida
Nic
Okaeaki
Japanese Baptist Church
Lady Angels Shocks Country Clergymen
New York reports sculptor Gutzon Borglum says he destroyed two statues of angel figures after criticism over feminine forms. He holds a contract to supply 46 angels for a cathedral project. Protestant Episcopal clergy and building committee protested centuries of masculine depictions and demanded changes.
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New York
Gutzon Borgium
Morningside Heights
Borgium
Cathedral Heights
Protestant Episcopal Church
Building Committee
Vancouver harbor crown grant sought for terminal by Great Northern
The Great Northern offers 150000 for a crown granted property in Vancouver harbor for terminal use. The Jackson street regrade will be taken up by the street committee Thursday afternoon. There is wide demand to speed the work and steps will be taken. petition for the improvement now signed by owners of more than half the affected property.
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Vancouver
B. C
The
Great Northern
Vancouver Harbor
Jackson Street
Steamship Men Debate Transpacific Competition Shifts
A meeting of Transpacific steamship executives at the Prank Waterhouse offices discussed rising rates and the competitive edge of Japanese operators owning ships. Attendees included Frank Waterhouse and F M Studley among others, with concerns about charter rates and future market balance.
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Transpacific Steamship Company
Prank Waterhouse Company
Frank Waterhouse
Boston Steamship Company
F. M. Studley
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Company
Great Northern Steamship Company
Alexander Stewart
Holt Lise
H. W
Seattle
Osaki Shosen Kataha Company
Situa
Bank Clearings on October 12 1905 Report
Bank clearings total 1 429 725 04 on October 12 1905 up from 943 856 49 on the same date in 1904 an increase of 485 868 55. The report notes a rise in activity year over year reflecting stronger financial flows and higher transaction volumes.
Australian horseman survives attack in Perkeley
Ellie the wealthy Australian horseman was attacked by W. Curtin and his wife in a rented house. He survived a hatchet blow and gunfire after a struggle. valuables were claimed lost and the couple fled, believed to have gone east. Curtis is 6 feet 1 inch, 30, 140 pounds. the woman, 5 feet 4, 20, 120 pounds.
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Perkeley
Cal
Whlawn Ellie
W. Curtin
Brush
Curtin
Ellie
Ellis
Iiraeh
Curtis
Germans Routed By Hottentots Near Warmbad
Capetown Oct 12 The Hottentot chiefs Marenge and Morris captured Jerusalem near Warmbad after severe fighting Surmanda and six Germans were killed eight wounded Hottentots suffered no losses They took all German stock and supplies Several Germans were captured and sent to General Vontrotha with a defiance letter Kiaplaats near Warmbad was abandoned when Marengo approached Nikis garrison reinforced by 900 men and artillery.
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Capetown
South Africa
Marenge
Morris
Jerusalem
Warmbad
What
Surmanda
Vontrotha
Kiaplaats
Marengo
Nikis
Storm hazards and naval incidents plague Pacific ports
The C. D. Bryant docked at PORT TOWNSEND after 41 days from Nocolafski, losing its mainmast near the Ber ing sea. Captain Paggice feared Japanese cruiser capture as he navigated risky passages. Two Japanese cruisers appeared later, and the British bark Antiop was seized around the same time.
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Port Townsend
Wash
C. D. Bryant
Seattle
Nocolafski
Bering Sea
Victoria
Knife Attack and Burglary Reported in City Neighborhood
Mrs. M. Sully details a brutal assault and burglary at 105 N Twenty-seventh. She says Harry White, a cook she knows, attacked her with a knife, demanded her money, and fled. Detective Adams reports doors kicked in and a blue mark on her throat. White remains at large.
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M. Sully
N. Twenty-seventh
Adame
Waedineeday
Harry White
White
Butte
Mont
Sully
Telegrapher Louis J. Larson Disappears in Portland
Word reaches the city of the disappearance of Louis J. Larson a Postal Telegraph telegraph operator in Portland. He left for a short lunch Tuesday and has not been heard from since. He owed September pay and expected October salary. Larson formerly worked for Western Union at the main office here and his parents live in Everett. No foul play is suspected.
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Louis J. Larson
Postal Telegraph Company
Portland
Larson
Western Union Company
Everett
Bartlett Testimony in Young Court Martial Ends by Afternoon
In Vallejo on October 12 Commander Bartlett testified about boiler plates in the Young court martial. He said the metal was soft with no defect and that plate B was straightened by perforating. He estimated boiler pressure at 135 to 140 pounds but suggested it may have exceeded 143. Ensign Wade to testify later this afternoon.
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Vallejo
Cal
Bartlett
Wade
Yellow fever epidemic nearly over in north state
Frosty conditions grip northern areas as New Orleans reports the yellow fever outbreak is almost past. Health officials note improving cases and dwindling deaths while vigilance continues across parishes and communities.
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New Orleans
Coal contract bids for Arcata and George M. Harris ships
Bids opened at the local quartermaster for coal supplies for vessels Arcata and George M. Harris for year ending June 6, 1906. Three companies—North western Improvement, Pacific Coast, Haswell & Co.—submitted tenders. Frank Hadevis, the French miner accused of planning a house blast in Ravensdale, was released from county jail with no information filed against him.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Arcata
George M. Harris
Northwestern Improvement Company
The
Pacific Coast Company
Haswell & Co
Frank Hadevis
Ravensdale
Suspects Brought From Everett
Albert Frankie and Rowland Gibbs, two men linked to last week’s Northern Overland hold up, were brought to the city and placed in the county jail. Sheriff Smith was away, and deputies offered no reason for the move.
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Albert
Frankie
Rowland Gibbs
Northern Overland
Everett
Smith
Star Show Girls Drill Team Challenge Accepted
The National Guard will send a picked team to compete against the Star Show Girls drill team at the Seattle theater on Friday. A committee of local militia officers will judge the event during the performance.
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Seattle
National Guard
Beef trust gains control of canned salmon industry
The beef trust now controls the canned salmon industry with the Alaska Packers' association sold to the trust. E. B. Deming, Pacific coast representative, closed the deal. The trust controls 35 plants on Puget Sound and Alaska and a fleet of vessels.
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Beef Trust
San Francisco
The
Alaska Packers’ Association
Trust
E. B. Deming
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
Alaska
Assault Complaint Alleges Large Group Attack on Kelley
A complaint cites John Doe and seven accomplices charging assault and battery on Charlie D. Kelley. After knocking him down the group allegedly dragged him to a basement near the northwest corner of Washington and 8th Street where they beat him into unconsciousness. Kelley filed the complaint with Prosecuting Attorney Merkin on Thursday morning stating the incident occurred several days prior.
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Charlies D. Kelley
John Doe
Kelley
Washington
Attornes Merkin
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Seattle-Everett & Sea
London Rail
Ingalle
Hallard Reservoir
Woodland Park
Veinden
Fire and Water Committee
Paullard
ST. Petersburg
Moscow
NEW Yorks
Osaki Shosen Kaisha Company
K. Hort
Hottentots
Salt Lake
Sixteenth Ward
Director of Public Safety
Abraham L. English
Henry J. Ratton
John W. Henderson
Philip Ti. Johnson
John D. Finley
Bennington
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