Carnegie Medals for Life Savers Bestowed at Pittsburg
Carnegie Hero Fund Commission awarded medals and cash to a group of rescuers and families in Pittsburg. Recipients include Wade H. Plummer of Lamar and Maud Titus of Savannah, among others, for saving lives in drownings and mining accidents.
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Piptsburg
Carnegie Wero Fund Commission
Philanthropiat
William Monroe
Bherrodaville
Wade HH. Plummer
Lamar
Sandusky
George F. Russell
Groton
Conn
Arthur A. Ross
Foxboro
Mass
Bronse
Arthur J. Gottachalk
Lancaster
N. Y
Ballard News Briefs Towed Bark Ferria Thompson and Depot Debate
The four masted bark Ferria Thompson was towed into Balmon bay and will stay at the city dock during winter. owned by Captain M. White and engaged in Alaska trade. The Ballard Business Men's association met and reported on 18 acre tracts Moore may options. committee continues efforts for a new Ballard depot to replace the current shambolic facility and improve night-train shelter.
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Ferria Thompson
Balmon Bay
M. White
Alaska
Business Men's Association
Ballard
Moore
Ostrom
Dolphin sails to Skagway with Dunedin ship and wheat cargo
The Dolphin of the Alaska Steamship company headed to Skagway and Southeast Alaska with passengers and the British ship Dunedin, tied up for over a year at Quartermaster Harbor, to be towed to the West Seattle elevator for loading wheat bound for the United Kingdom. Frank Turner is named assistant inspector of boilers on the Seattle staff, reporting from San Francisco as shipping expands. An inspector of Kulle is expected later this week. The harbor master’s office will move from the fire station to the dock, with remodeling planned this winter to improve fire-fighting facilities.
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Dolphin
Alaska Steamship Company
Skagway
Alaskan
Dunetaffnage
Quartermaster Harbor
West Seattle
United Kingdom
Frank Turner
Seattle
Whitney and Turner
San Francisco
Madison
Missouri Governor Folk Attacks Municipal Corruption
Philadelphia report covers Governor Folk's campaign speech accusing U S cities of rot and machine rule. Also notes Isaac Wilson arrested in Seattle for desertion after a long fugitive case. An accident at Cherry Valley Logging in Monroe leaves a worker dead. A Madison street cable car rider suffers an epileptic seizure and is hospitalized.
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Philadelphia
Joseph Folk
Missouri
Republican Machine
Citizens’ Party
United States
Isaac Wilson
Tenth Infantry
Seattle
Carroll
EF. Burdash
Cherry Valley Logging Company
Monroe
A. Kapin
Madison Street
Partridge First Fusion Candidate in San Francisco
San Francisco voters head to a pivotal mayoral race between Eugene B. Lehmite and John B Partridge, the city’s first fusion challenger backed by labor and saloon interests opposing the veteran Lehmite. The campaign is seen as a civil war of ballots with a truce between local unions and Democrats amid political tension.
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Partridge
San Francisco
Eugene B. Lehmite
John 8. Partridge
San Franciseco
Lehmitz
Repulican League
Democrats of
San
Schmite
Ale Ruef
Schmits
Patridge
Schmitz
Ubleans
Democrate
57 Varieties of Trouble In This Pickle Family
Ida Pickles has sworn out a warrant for her husband George Pickles charging assault and battery. She says he tried to collect wages, then entered the Royal restaurant armed with a revolver and threatened her life. he has disappeared.
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George KB. Pickles
Pickles
Royal Restaurant
Dr Wharton Leaves Post After Two Years In City
Rev Fletcher L Wharton announces departure from First Methodist pulpit after a two year incumbency. He will move to Wheel ing West Virginia to lead a city Methodist church. Crombie Smith of Omaha is speculated as successor. Also, Thomas J Morris 38 a compositor died after brief illness at Wayside hospital with Odd Fellows Typographical union funeral.
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First Methodist Church
Fletcher L. Wharton
Wheeling
W. Va
Crombie Smith
Omaha
Neb
Thomas J. Morris
Wayside Hospital
The
Odd Fellows
Hair Vigor Rescue Ends Hair Emergency
A neighbor saves a person crying for help by offering Ayer's Hair Vigor. The remedy allegedly restored hair that grew long and richly colored, with broad drage of trust from druggists worldwide for over sixty years.
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Ayer
Water Cut Bill Still in Doubt
The council did not pass the water rate reduction on Monday night and sent it back to committee at Crichton's request. Objections argued the 1.20 rate remains too high for most city homes. Full council attendance saw improvement ordinances granting about 60 outlays pass. In other items, Garfield hospital death and a Georgetown citizen’s fatal home incident were reported, with unrelated dental and ear health ads appearing among the text.
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Crichton
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Miller & Elston
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MADIS
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Smith
Reed
Weing
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