Private Charity Saved Woman's Life in Seattle Tale
The article attacks the Charity Organization Society and its leader H. Wirt Steele for denying aid to the poor. It cites a Seattle case where a bedridden widow, Mrs. Miller, survived after local merchants and a neighbor funded medicine, food, and nursing when the society refused help, claiming it did not endorse private relief.
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H. Wirt Steele
Society
Beattie
Steel Trust
Coal Trust
Steele
Charity Organization Society
San
Star
Exponent
C. C.8
Seattle
Wayside Emergency Hospital
Ruther Child Home
Inga Miller
Twenty-eixth Avenue
Death
A. P. Nichols
Nichols
Mr. Steele
Angels of Mercy
Directors to Take Up the Matter at Board Meeting
The Star reports a Charity Organization Society board will meet to review leadership and fund expenditure by General Secretary H Wirt Steele. Directors aim to ensure money is used for maximum good and may replace the secretary if findings distrust current methods. Charges highlighted by The Star will be discussed.
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Star
H. Wirt Steele
Charity Organization Society
The
Optiit
Steele
Burned Wharves and Cargo Ashes Nell Destroyed at Port Simson
Port Simpson reports the steamer Nell was totally destroyed by fire after loading lumber at George Town. The ship carried 22 Boscaltea survivors and the bodies of three Indian children from a prior wreck. Captain Oliver ordered the horses shot as flames engulfed engine room, wiping out ship, cargo, wharf, and lumber stacks with losses near 25 000 dollars and 2 000 dollars insured.
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Star
Victoria
B. C
The
Times
Port Simpson
Nell
Simpson
Boscowltea
Georgetown
Oliver
Japs Capture Forts Near Port Arthur and Siege Guns Landed
Rome dispatch reports Japanese forces have seized the last forts outside Port Arthur and now occupy a suburb. Chefoo confirms Admiral Togo landed 37 large siege guns for the next assault on Port Arthur.
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London
Central News
Rome
Agenzia Libra
Chefoo
Forta
Port Arthur
Togo
Burnside Arrives in Juneau for Cable Repairs
The Unite?tates cable ship Burnside reached Juneau from Sitka to repair a damaged cable between Juneau and Sitka and strengthen the line through the channel. A land accident by a city workman and channel weakening necessitate fixes, expected to take a few days before the vessel moves to Forts Casey Worden and Flagler.
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Unite?tates
Burnside
Seattle
Casey
Worden
Flagler
Jugeau
Russell
Thompson
Signal Corps
Roosevelt to invite nations to peace conference
Tageblatt reports Roosevelt plans to invite major powers to an international peace conference before the American elections and to finalize arrangements afterward. Copenhagen desk notes a wireless message claiming the Baltic fleet sails to the far east.
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Berlin
The
Tageblatt
Roosevelt
London
Copenhagen
Exchange
Iibau
Far East
Things Coming To Star Readers
The Star announces another installment in its ongoing series on organized charity. The article explores the uses and abuses of charity, a topic of universal interest to readers, with a promise that the forthcoming piece will surpass prior installments in appeal.
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STAR
the Star
Ite
Raised the Bill in Court Over Work of Joe Nelson
Joe Nelson sued Patrolman John Kelly in Justice Gordon s court over a sweet pea bed bill. Nelson altered the debt each time, while Kelly says he paid enough for the work. Judge Gordon ruled the original $3.60 bill stood and Nelson received that amount. the last bill offered was $31.
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Don
Nelson
Kelly
Gordon
Bar Association Meeting on Death of Ex Governor Knapp
Judge Jacobs of King County Bar Association calls a meeting in Judge Tallman’s court to discuss actions following the death of ex governor Knapp of Alaska. Session begins at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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BE. Knapp
Alaska
Jacobs
King County Bar Association
Russian Defeat At Yentai Intensifies War News
A Tokyo telegram reports the Yentai battle left Russians defeated and in disarray. Japanese forces captured more prisoners and ammunition, with Oyama claiming 66 guns taken. Reports from Rome and St. Petersburg note heavy Russian losses and continued fighting across fronts as Japanese advances unfold.
Better Days Ahead for Them in Seattle Theater Fans
The Star reports an appeal to aid Dayton and J P Marshal, aging figures from Seattle theater. Donations from The Grand and Third Avenue actors, including over 100 dollars pledged, aim to transport them from poverty to New York with Actors Fund support. Various contributions listed, plus plans to cover clothing and travel costs.
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Dayton
Advent
Beattle
J P. Marshal
Miss Gay
Actors’ Fund
New York
Ae James Neill
Nett
Grand
Mr. Marshall
Peper
Rosset
Drew
Third Avenue
Alcasar
Howe
Seattle
Thema
Grand Sub- Third Avenue
Tom Wiedemann
Wiedemann
Star
Actors Union
Cort
Grand Theater
Actors Fund
Actors Home
Btar
Clef Delaney
Chehalia
Delaney
Chehalis
Plunder in City Hall Storeroom While 56 Off icers Slept Nearby
A band of burglars cut a hole in the City Hall storeroom ceiling and escaped with loot as 50 detectives and officers slept within feet. Chief O Neill and Chief Schuetler led the force, but the thieves, likely former city employees, vanished after dropping into a basement exit.
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City Cregier
Thal
Rohan
O'Neill
Schuettler
Four Divorce Suits Filed in Court This Morning
T Marie Green seeks legal separation from ER P Green after desertion and failure to support their three minor children. They wed in Walla Walla on April 30 1894. Alfred Sol is described as unreliable with insufficient means to support his family. He is accused of cruelty and neglect. He and Green married October 8 1897 in Wisconsin. Charlotte S Kinnear petitions for divorce from Walter J Kinnear, alleging cruelty and lack of support since their 1873 Wisconsin marriage. Margaret G Smith sues Albert M Smith for divorce after a Nome wedding on August 31 1903 ended with desertion and no food.
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T. Marie Green
Lenal Nepata
Hie, Wis
Charlotte
Kinnear
Walter J. Kinnear
Wisconsin
Margaret G. Smith
Albert M. Smith
Nome
King County
Re marriage ban approved by Episcopal convention
Boston reports the Episcopal convention adopted a report prohibiting remarriage of divorced persons in a committee of the whole. Newport News notes two torpedo boats under construction, possibly for an eastern belligerent, being packed for shipment and guarded by special police.
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Boston
Episcopal Convention
Newport News
Oyama Reports Japanese Flank Advances At Pensihu
Field Marshal Oyama describes a Wednesday and Thursday fight where repeated enemy counterattacks were repulsed and the foe began retreating. Japanese forces then pressed the offensive from daybreak Thursday with a cavalry flanking move led by Prince Kamin, seizing key elevations and positions in the central, left, and Shahopa areas as reinforcements arrive at Yental.
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TORIO
Oyama
Pensihu
Kamin
Shahopa
Yental
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Juneau
Joe Nelson
John Kelly
Gor
Scrippe News Agen
Tokio
Yentai
Liao Yang
Japan
Ese
Arround
Benshin
Prince Kamin
Terday
Noes
Kuropatkin
Paniic
Roesians
Pfield
ST. Petersburg
Mander
Shahke River
Harbin
Hos
Bome
Giornale di Roma
Mukden
Tial Fund For Relief
Miss Gayton
W. J. Mar
the Stard
Quartette of
Riage
Satterfield
Ting
Billy Jones
Farmer Jones
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