Funeral for Nels Nelson of Frederick & Nelson
The funeral for Nels Nelson of Frederick & Nelson is set for Friday at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev M A Matthews officiating. A private service will precede at the family home 1704 Boylston Ave with many Seattle business leaders Swedish residents and Masons expected to attend the public ceremony.
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Nels
Frederick & Nelson
Seattle
St. Paul
First Presbyterian Church
M. A. Matthews
Nelson
Boylston Av
Willionaire's Wife Grievances Sent From New York 1905
United Press reports a Mrs J J M writing to her husband in New York in 1905, accusing him of neglect and quarrels over a cousin while letters were often sent to his door. The item also notes Danish diamond rings and East Side tenement crowding in New York.
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Talbot
New York
Charles E
Wien
Grote Rankin Co Complete Furnishers of Homes Steamboats
The Grote Rankin Company advertised as complete furnishers for homes steamboats and hotels, listing products and services aimed at furnishing major properties and vessels.
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Grote-Rankin CO
Five Piece Porcelain Dinner Set Sale Ad
Porcelain dinner set offered at eight dollars, a discount from eleven fifty. The design features roses with a green and gold band edge, seen as an attractive table setting. The set comes from a reputable pottery and includes five pieces.
Brown Case Continued
Luther G. Brown head of the United Railroads detective department was indicted for subornation of perjury in the Fremont Qader kidnapping case. arraignment continued until next Monday in San Francisco.
Dr Parry In Office As City Health Officer
Dr Ivan A Parry took the oath of office this morning as city health officer. He was escorted to the department headquarters by retiring health officer Dr Grant Calhoun and the office was formally turned over to him.
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Ivan A. Parry
Grant Calhoun
Judge rules sale to pay wages for Alaska Smelter Co
Judge Hanford this afternoon granted Frederick Baneman a petition as receiver to sell $10,000 worth of coal and copper matte to pay September wages for laborers. It was stated that without payment a Roth threat could cause substantial property loss.
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Hanford
Frederick Baneman
Alaska Smelter Co
Roth
Conspiracy Case Dismissed Against Western Federation Members
In Goldfield Nevada on October 16 Judge Langan dismissed the conspiracy to murder Tony Silva cases against Vincent St. John and six Western Federation of Miners members after the district attorney's motion. Preston and Smith remain imprisoned for five and ten years respectively.
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Goldfield
Nev
Langan
Vincent St. John
Western Federation of Miners
Tony Silva
Preston
Smith
Teen kills burglar while defending mother in Kansas City
In Kansas City on October 15, 17 year old George Smiley shot a burglar to defend his mother. The mother was killed instantly when she forced him to fire the shotgun as the intruder pulled her in front of him.
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Kansas City
George Smiley
Man Charged With Forgery After Fake Funeral Telegram
In Los Angeles on October 15 Arthur Knapp a young man of good appearance was arrested on forgery charges allegedly connected to Missoula Montana. He telegraphed his parents in Petosky Michigan claiming he was dead and asking for funds to cover funeral expenses. An undertaker investigation revealed Knapp was alive and the physician was a myth.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Knapp
Missoula
Mont
Knapp
Petosky
Mich
Bond Issue 10 Goes to Supreme Court in Walla Walla
Walla Walla prepares for a superior court suit to take the $190,000 bond issue to the supreme court. The city seeks funds to build a new city hall and fire station after eastern buyers twice refused, claiming the city is exceeding its legal indebtedness.
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Walla Walla
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Rockefeller Chews Silence as Charter Case Proceeds
In New York William G. Rockefeller did not answer when called by Prosecutor Kellogg during the hearing to annul Standard Oil of New Jersey’s charter. Attorneys said Rockefeller had permission to leave the city as Kellogg resumed with Treasurer Tilford, who oversees Standard Oil’s Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast operations. The report notes denatured alcohol production under the new law and potential yearly outputs, plus savings from electricity on US railroads and a folding crate inventor from Grand Rapids gaining local attention.
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New York
William G. Rockefeller
Kellogg
Standard 611 Company of
New Jersey
Oll
Rockefeller
Tilford
Standard Oil Company
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Institute of Electrical Engineers
United States
Frederick L. Conant
Grand Rapids
Mich
Goodyear Raincoat Co Advertises Cravenette Coats
Beattle branch advertises men's Cravenette raincoats in new reliable goods at special low prices. Location noted at corner Firet and Madison.
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Cravenette
Beattle
Goodyear Hraincoat Co
Firet
Madison
May Oust One More Official At Telegraphers Convention
Chicago dispatch reports that delegates at the Milwaukee telegraphers convention on October 1 will be instructed to oust another official if President Small is permanently removed. National Secretary Russell, believed endangered, says plans to oust him are known, after he spoke Sunday urging impartial investigation of Small's actions. The telegraphers are angered.
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Chicago
Milwaukee
Small
Russell
Telegraphera
Signor Caruso
Imperial Opera House
Vienna
Mayor Moore Begins Literary Work on Notable Figures
Mayor Moore tells Star reporter he is busy drafting a book titled The Lives and Doings of Colonel Alden J. Methen and Jack Barberts. He plans a single volume covering their actions and, once finished, will write another on Alden J. Blethen and Charles A. Reynolds.
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Mayor Moore
Star
Alden J. Methen
Jack Barberts
Beles
Aldeh
J. Blethen
Charles A. Reynolds
Emiled
Mayor Solves Jail Problem With Receiving Cells Plan
Mayor Moore and the city council introduced an ordinance to spend 700 for jail operations. The plan keeps headquarters in the existing structure and adds a receiving cell to hold arrestees before transfer to the county jail.
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Moore
Magill murder case argued over jury verdict instruction
Judge Cochrane denied defense motion to direct a not guilty verdict in the Fred Magill wife murder trial. She ruled it would be improper to remove the case from the jury and that if no evidence showed guilt the jury would reach the right decision. Prosecutor Hedman argued Mrs Magnl s death showed extraordinary circumstances proving murder.
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United Press
Decatur
Cochrane
Fred Magill
Hedman
Magnls
Lost document blocks vote on Case appointment
The city council delays action on Charles Case as superintendent of streets and sewers after a missing official instrument. council members fear political fallout, while some pledge to support Maloney if Case is rejected, yet avoid a direct confrontation. Local pressure to resign is rumored as a factor in the standoff.
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Moore
Charles Case
Cane
Case
Ecity Hall
Cate
M. J. Maloney
Maloney
Coun‘cil
Iit
Train Hits Auto Kills Four Tourists in Pottsville
Four people were killed and another fatally injured when a Pottstown express collided with a touring auto at a road crossing on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad near Keimast in Pottsville. The car carried a party of tourists. Charles H. Faxon of Denver claims a simple cheap telephone vibration fix he has invented, pending patent. Egyptian excavations reveal a full company of wooden soldiers fifteen inches tall.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia & Reading
Keimast
Pottaville Express
Charles H. Faxon
Denver
Colo
Egypt
Award Contract For 26000 Insulators To Western Electric
The contract for 26 000 insulators for the new municipal lighting plant at 1.60 each was awarded this morning by the board of public works to the Western Electric company.
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Western Mlrectric Company
Board of Public Works
Markets Report From the Port City
The Governor steamship arrived with grapes and was sold out before noon. A new shipment of grapes and first of the season pomegranates and Persimmons arrived for Chamberlain & Co. Prices span walnuts honey vegetables fruits and dairy with numerous local and regional items listed.
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California
Chamberlain & Co
Western
Bears Suffer Severe Hit In Heinze United Copper Stocks
New York reports a sharp decline in F. Augustus Heinze and United Copper stock on Monday as a limited float kept the shares firmer than other copper issues after the market break. The stock traded between 50 and 60 after opening near 36 with small lots available and brokers bidding for shares.
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United Press
New York
F. Augustus Heinze
United Copper Company
Heinze
World facts mix with odd listings and quotes from era
The passage blends commodity prices per ton and per pound with observations on languages, hunting, population, athletics, wine output, opera contracts, Persian regalia values, and grand telegraph lines. It notes emigration effects in Sicily, sugar refining capacity in Japan, English law on football, and evolving Cremation trends in European cities.
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England
Henry VIII
Japan
Sicily
Palermo
United States
New York City
Alps
Geneva
Zurich
Aarau
Herne
Laussane
Champion 24 inch folding knife advertised by Tower 41
An advertisement describes a 24 inch Champion knife built with a heavy ferrule handle and solid malleable steel. The makers Tower 41 claim superior durability and precision with expert craftsmanship. The sale is mailed to an address and runs until October with a 6 cent price.
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Tower
Such & Manner
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