Alaska Indians plan to recapture painted totem pole
A formal council of war is reported as six Tongas Island leaders prepare to travel to Seattle to reclaim a massively painted totem pole that recently adorned Pioneer Square. Local rumor ties the pole theft to a Business Men’s excursion, with authorities citing credible witness William Bitoux’s account.
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Pioneer Square
Post Intelligencer
Seattle
Tongas Island
William Bitoux
Madison Street
Humboldt
Bitouz
Thas
Tongas
Pole
Mr. Bitoux
Boers Second Attack On Glencoe Fails
London reports British casualties at Elandalaagte including Col. Chisholm killed and several officers wounded. A Daiziel dispatch claims a Boer defeat in a second Glencoe attack and cites Kruger considering surrender. Ladysmith notes a failed Glencoe assault, British forces repelling the attack, and a Boer hospital captured.
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Glencoe
London
Elandalaagte
Col. Chisholm
Brooks
Imperial Light Horse
Twenty-first Battery
Devonsire
Manchesters
Leutentcolonel
Daiziel
Capetown
Pretoria
Kruger
Executive Council
Ladysmith
Olencoe
Joubert
Yukon prospector hails Jack Wade creek as rich Eldorado
Thomas Pelky of San Francisco, in the Yukon District since 1904, reports Jack Wade creek in the Porty Mile district yielding coarse gold nuggets worth 2 to 6 dollars. He says the area is fully staked, larger claims require more work, and predicts a winter stampede to Forty Mile as other creeks also show promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pelky
San Francisco
Yukon
Jack Wade
Ex-Gov Hogg Urges Expansion and End to Philippine War
Ex-Gov C. S. Hogg defends expansion policy in Austin interview urging the United States to shoot out of the Philippines and press an end to the war. He asserts U S control over the islands after Congress funded the $2,000,000 payment to Spain and criticizes state party platform.
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Austin
Tex
Philippines
United States
Trade of the Boer States
Treasury statistics show that in 1897 Transvaal and Orange Free State imports totaled about 100 million dollars, with roughly 85 million from Britain, 15.5 million from the United States, and 5 million from Germany, signaling anticipated effects of the Transvaal war on U S South Africa trade.
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Washington, D. C
Transvaal
United States
South Africa
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Africa
Orange Free State
Great Britain
Geram
Pine
Molin Ace Manon
Child Dies After Bonfire Fire Incident
Daisy Potts of Colwyn chased by her younger brother wearing a mask ran around a bonfire in the van and flames enveloped her brow. Miss Quinn and Mia Potts put out the fire but Daisy suffered fatal burns and died hours later at University Hospital.
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Darkhy
Daisy Potts
Third Street
Colwyn
Miss Quinn
Mia
Potts
University Hospital
Detroit man loses divorce. Mrs Loud gains alimony
In Cheyenne, Mrs Minnie Loud of Detroit sues for divorce from William A Loud over alleged cruelty. The court denied the divorce to Mr Loud, granted Mrs Loud the divorce on her cross complaint, awarded $12,000 cash alimony and $100 a month for three children, with custody to Mrs Loud.
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Cheyenne
Wryo
Minnie Loud
Detroit
Mich
William A. Loud
Loud
Oregon Seeks Expansion Amid State Prosperity
Gov. Gear of Oregon declares no imperialism or imperialists in the state and says the people favor expansion and retaining the Philippines as a U S possession. He notes strong labor, good prices, and optimism about prospects in the East during a trip to Washington.
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Washington
BD. C
Gear
Oregon
Philippines
United States
Funeral and maritime notices from early city pages
The text records funeral services for Joseph Kerr at Deaney and Stewart's chapel and for Henry Nell at Batersworth's chapel. It notes the training ship Adama sailing Oct 1 to Seattle Port Orchard Tacoma Port Townsend, the steamer Topeka carrying 490 tons freight and 17 passengers to Lynn canal port, and the Rosalie arriving with 103 passengers and about 40000 dollars in gold dust, plus 184 barrels of salt salmon and 2714 cases of canned salmon. Four longshoremen injured aboard Port Stevens during a crane incident. The First avenue grade condemnation case returns to Judge Moore with a jury estimating damages from regrading.
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Rosalie
Lynn Canse
Limba
Burglary Strikes Ex Police Chief’s Home
An ex chief of police, Alirew Jackson of Yesterway, was robbed last night at his residence near Thirtieth avenue. The thief entered through the kitchen door at 7 30 pm, taking a Cesta revolver, gold nuggets, and a gold watch while the family was away. The back door was broken, rooms were searched, and detectives are investigating the break in.
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Alirew Jackson
Yesterway
Thirtieth Avenue
Death of Mrs Dixon at 71 in Seattle home
Mrs Margaret Dixon aged 71 died today at her residence 128 Roy Street of heart disease. She was aunt of Mrs W Co Gideon and well known in Seattle.
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Mra
Margaret Dixon
Roy Street
Mra. McDougal
Mra W. Co. Gideon
Seattle
Woman seeks missing husband in Christian name request
A woman named Mia Hammer asked police to locate her husband but could not provide his Christian name. Mrs Hammer is staying at the New Western hotel while inquiries continue.
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Mia
Hammer
Car Jumps The Track On Grant Street Line
A Grant street line car jumped the track near the southern end yesterday and rolled over. Several passengers were aboard but no injuries were reported. Washington report notes McKinney named ex Gov Lord of Oregon as minister to Argentina.
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Grant Street
Ita
Washington, D. C
McKinney
W. BP. Lord
Oregon
National W C T U Convention Fills City Pulpits
Delegates from the National W C T U gather across Beattie city churches for a conference day. Mrs. Mabel Conklin speaks on social purity while Mrs. Helen Harker and Mrs. Oberholser outline school savings banks and temperance work at Plymouth First Presbyterian and other venues.
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Plymouth Church
Beattie
Mra
Mabel L. Conklin
White Cross Society of
United States
Willis Brown
Young People’s Temperante Federation of America
P.m. Mra
Helen Harker
First Presbyterian Church
Mre Padines
Plymouth Congrege
M. J. Henry
L. Oberhhlser
Mre
Tacoma
Sumner
Vancouver
Mella UB. Irvine
St. Paul
W. C. TU
Firet Presbyterian Church
Thacher
Thacher Vielts
U. S
Mra Stevens
Committee On
Leute Stevenson
Massachusetts
Stella B. Irvine
Minnesota
Unruh
England Buys Mules for Transvaal Campaign
Kansas City dispatch reports twenty two carloads of mules bought in the past ten days for the British government and shipped to New Orleans for the Transvaal campaign. A second train load is expected soon. An estimate of six hundred tons of hay is prepared for use in the South African campaign.
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Kansas City
Transvaal
New Orleans
Bio wagon train carries mining gear toward Florence basin
Lewiston Idaho October 21 a bio wagon train moves 125 miles over mountains carrying 58 tons of mining machinery on 30 wagons drawn by 120 horses. A Bucyrus Ohio mining company led by Dr Q Mallory has secured 11 000 acres of placer ground in the basin and plans to start operations in spring.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Bio
Florence Basin
Bucyrus
Db. Q Mallory
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Hogg
City News
Joseph Kerr
Deaney & Stewart's
Henry Nell
Batersworth
Adama
Port Orchard
Port Townsend
Topeka
Lynn Canal
First Avenue
Pike Street
Dennyway
M. Dixon
Grant St
National
W. Co. T U
Anna A. Gordon
Ilinois
Vittorio Trio
Madre del Romano Ee Oau Petri
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Mise Miller
Miss Whittier
Mr. Barnard
Hilnote
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Indian, Territory
Iowa
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Kentucky
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Maine
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Missouri
Adams
Puget Sound
Trinch
Plymouth Congregational Church
Florence Crittenton
Women's Temperance Publishing Association
Hannah J. Bailey
England
Star Paint Co
Boo Pike St
Coon Bros. Wutttin
Mrs
Brunner & CO
Corner Fifth
California
Angeles
Muscatel
Kay
Optician
Holcomb
Yevererfreef
Pnoqusimie Buiding
Dain
Seattle Cataract CO
Valmine Light
Astruction
Railroad Avenue
Denny Blaine
Dexter Horton Bank
ACME
N. Anderson
Third Avenue
Queen City
Fourth Avenue
Unies Uy
Corona Java Coffffee
Brand
Ceylon
Commercial Importing Co
Second Ave
Pike St
Our Boys In Blue
OUR
Washington and Occidental
Moran Bros. Company Engine and Ship Builders
Steel and Wood Lumber Mill
Barrington
Fdr Avenue
West
Kas
West & Co
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