Four Years In Arctic Ice Endures W Prescott Sloop Return
Captain Angus Doug George W. Prescott commands the W Prescott as it reaches port after four years battling Arctic ice. The schooner endured weeks in ice, near-starvation, and a near death when a crew member died. A government cutter saved them. owner John Smith of Whatcom died during the voyage and crew turnover left Captain Douglas awaiting legal claimants to the vessel.
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Arctic Ocean
Schoon W. Prescott
Angus Doug George W. Prescott
San Francisco
Alaska
Japan
Cape North
John Smith
Whatcom
Douglas
Seattle draws Chinese cannery workers to winter here
Four buildings on Washington and Main are bought to house Chinese laborers from Sound canneries. About 400 men may stay for winter with Wah Chung Tea Importing Co driving the move. The housing plan aims to establish a Chinese community while avoiding renewed unrest like past riots.
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Sound
Portland
Seattle
Wah Chung Tea Importing Co
Port Townsend
Portal
Washington
Main Street
Ta- Aa
Last of the Old Wharves Rebuild Begins in November
The Columbia dock reconstruction will start in November as the Seattle Everett and Tacoma company vacates the site. Demolition will tear down rotten buildings and the ferry lip, with pile shortages delaying the Flyer dock. Old wharf structures will be removed, reshaping Seattle’s harbor for ships and visitors.
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Columbia Dock
Seattle, Everett & Tacoma Company
Everett
Columbia
Colman
Seattle
Collision in dense fog injures tug near Brown's Point
A collision in thick fog off Brown's Point involved a Sentinel vessel and the tug Quickstep. The bark Boyden sustained damage as the guard line broke and a port infillah leak threatened the hull. Weasels reportedly secured the scene and repair work could begin soon.
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Acamer Sentinel
Brown
Making Room in City Jail
A historic fragment discusses jail overcrowding and plans to expand. It mentions converting the existing cell area, potential construction beneath the current structure, and proposals to build a new wing to house inmates, with questions about long term cost savings.
Oil Prospects Around Skagway Draw Investors
Eastern capitalists show interest in oil near Skagway as J M McCreery sends an expert to survey the Lynn Canal region. Early ground freezing prompts immediate investigations after notes of oil traces in Skagway valley and oil on river pools.
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Skagway
J. M. McCreery
Pitere Pa
Lynn Canal
Skagway Valley
Liquor sale fined in Queen City saloon case
Bartender at a Queen City saloon on Flat Avenue and Lenora Street was fined ten dollars after being found guilty of selling mageatonting paver to Hennie Grant, a one year old voyage case.
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John Rauch
Queen City
Fliat Avenue
Lenora Street
Election notices test county auditor office road supervisor race
Notices from the county auditor report testing the election for road supervisor with the race decided on October 12. Districts 8 and 9 had ties to be settled by the voters by any method they agree upon.
Grand Master Visit At Golden Link Lodge No 180
Grand Master of I O F visits Golden Link lodge No 180 in the New York block this evening. He is accompanied by Grand Secretary and several prominent Odd Fellows will attend, promising interest to members of the order.
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Geo, Flaperman
Washington
Wit
Golden Link Lodge
New York
Grand Secretar Art
Automobiles Prove Practical in Seattle Traffic Rise
Seattle merchants and transport experts note horseless wagons quickly handle steep hills and muddy streets. A Beattie and Brevende hotel company buys an electric auto for daily runs to the railway station, while steam car tests by D L Whitford show hills like James Street and Queen Anne pose little challenge. Plans rise for downtown delivery trucks and new scenic drives linking Renton and Lake Washington, boosting auto use alongside clubs and regional resorts.
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Seattle
Beattie and Brevende
Ince
Beattle
D. L. Whitford
Whitford Rapid Vehicle and Motor Launch Co
Star
Mr. Whitford
Third Avenues
James Street
Queen Anne Hil
Whitford
Renton
Lake Washington
Engagement of Mise Clara Sheldon to Mr W A Arew
The Seattle social note announces Mise Clara Sheldon’s betrothal to Mr. W A Arew of San Francisco. The pair plan a March wedding and a follow-on tour of the Orient including Hawaii, the Philippines, and China. Additional items note dinner entertainments by Capt Hawes and performances by Miss Perry and others at the Egbert event.
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Mise Clara Sheldon
Seattle
W. A. ‘Arew
San Francisco
Hawaiian
Philippine Islands
China
Orient
Capt. Hawes
Miss Perry
Miss Niley
Miss Sheldon
Miss Doyle
Miss Wiley
Mr. Hannifin
Not Far Away State News Briefs and Local Incidents
Over 700 law library volumes ordered for the state library. Second Lieutenant O P M Mazzard of Vancouver Wash recommended for sea reward for service in the Philippines. State Sunday-school Association to hold autumn rally at the Baptist church in Whatcom. Biriegs first lieutenant of Company E First Washington in the Philippines died by self inflicted act. Francis Fountain Mason County Logging Co logger killed by falling tree. A new limestone quarry planned near Kelso. P R treasurer of Centralia. Fremont WA Anna Beale severely burned by lamp explosion at Neah Bay. Frank Wilkes alias Pred Johnson jailed in Port Townsend on smuggling Chinese and opium charges. Everett political caucuses set fall dates with primaries November 23 and convention November 26. Democrats undecided on dates. D Jarvie and Son ship and dredge plant to relocate from Stockton CA to Everett.
A Pier for Powder Only Moves in City
Shipping men press city council to designate one pier for loading and unloading powder after a fire marshal report warns of danger from promiscuous powder shipping. About 1000 tons yearly pass local piers, but a dedicated wharf could be fitted with special safeguards to prevent accidents. The petition likely goes to the council at its next meeting.
Balfour Visits City En Route to San Francisco
Mr. Robert Balfour head of the shipping firm Balfour Guthrie & Co visited the city today with local agents. He departed this afternoon on his journey to San Francisco.
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Robert Balfour
Balfour, Guthrie & Co
San Francisco
Benjamin Hill Bound Over for Fraudulent Theft of $1
Justice Cann bound Benjamin Hill over to the superior court on a charge of obtaining $1 from V. EK. Manca by false pretenses. Hill claimed to have funds from four men in various banks in the city but had no securities or means.
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Benjamin Hill
Superior Court
Justice Cann
V. EK. Manca
Hill
Mr. Manca
Interview With J P Morgan Reveals Sharp Wit and Pride
The dialogue recalls J P Morgan boasting that only one interviewer in seven years could reach him. A London Times rep pressed him for time and money, Morgan charging 10 pounds a minute. The Times man paid 2 pounds for two minutes of Morgan’s talk, then left. Morgan notes he kept the 20 pounds and valued the thrill more than money.
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J. Mierpont Morgan
Bishopa Potter
Doane
Europe
London Times
Times
Morgan
Bishop Potter
Torpedo Boat Spiteful and Two Ships Damaged Off South Shields
In fog off South Shields Eng torpedo boat Spiteful along with Petret and Electric collided yesterday all three sustaining serious damage.
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South Shields
Eng
Petret
Electric
Miners Association Elects Voorhees President
In San Francisco the State Association of Miners closed its annual convention. EB Voorhees was chosen as president in a vote announced yesterday.
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San Francisco
State Association of Miners
EB. C. Voorhees
Court Notes On Collier Mackinaw And Local Judgments
Marine inspectors returned from Quartermaster Harbor after inspecting the collier Mackinaw badly injured but cleared to proceed to San Francisco with temporary repairs and 2506 tons of coal. A jury for Judge Griffin ruled in favor of the Columbia Puget Sound Railway Co to eject Thomas George from lands in South Seattle. Matt Erickson was sentenced by Judge Griffin to nine days in county jail for cashing a bad second hand check.
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Bryant
Cherry
Quartermaster Harbor
Mackinaw
San Francisco
Griffin
Columbia & Puget Sound Mallway Company
Thomas George
Seattle
Matt Erickson
Body of Brar Johnson Taken to Funeral Home
Brar Johnson who was killed at Skykomish Monday night has body at Butterworth's funeral home with arrangements not yet made.
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Brar Johnson
Skykomish
Butterworth's
Arrest reports include Doyle Morris and others as vagrants
Jim Doyle and Tom Morris alias Ogara were arrested by Officer Uni as vagrants. Oth men with records named. J W Binkley arrested by Officer Mayou on suspicion of clothing theft in Everett. Phil Welsh a fireman arrested as a disorderly person. Sheriff Bernard Sheridan of Fon du Lac Wis visits Chief Sullivan while on a coast pleasure trip.
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Jim Doyle
Tom Morris
Ogara
Uni
Oth
J. W. Binkley
Mayou
Everett
Phil Welsh
Bernard Sheridan
Fon du Lac
Wis
Sullivan
Sheridan
Train Schedules and Stops for Pacific Northwest Routs
A fragmented OCR listing multiple rail connections shows trains between Konanai City Seattle Spokane Snohomish and Vancouver with varied departure times from early morning to evening. It mentions Great Northern Overland, Puget Sound routes, and Canadian Pacific express services with occasional Sunday and holiday exclusions.
History of the State Department by Col Michael
Special correspondence from Washington notes Col William H. Michael, chief clerk, prepared a history of the department in book form. It lists 11 secretaries of state, 2 who served under different administrations, 35 individuals overall in the post, plus 6 ambassadors and 4 ministers resident in the diplomatic service. The consular service includes 39 consular generals and multiple agencies, with four living secretaries of state.
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Washington
Wm. HK. Michael
Department of State
Union County
Bacon's College
Cincinnati
Col Michael
Daniel Webster
James G. Blaine
Pfoster
Olney
Day
Hay
Sherman
Ohto
Rules for Blouses and Skirts Fashion
A guide states stern rules on blouse and skirt colors. White blouses pair with any skirt, black or white skirts allowed with white blouses or black skirts, blue predominance allowed in paired outfits, and strict bans on nonwhite corsages or mismatched color combinations.
Deaf Inmate Sarah Purtee Found In Cave East Of Town
After a nine week hunt Sarah Purtee a deaf mute inmate of the county infirmary escaped and was found in a cave three miles east of Portsmouth Ohio. She wore torn clothing and two coffee sacks over her body to keep warm. Her feet were bleeding from rocky terrain and she subsisted on roots and berries during her stay.
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Portsmouth
Sarah Purtee
Mark Twain on Riverdale burglars policy
Special Correspondence reports a wave of nightly burglaries in Riverdale-on-Fadeon upsetting residents including Gen. Alexander Webb Clara Morris and Mark Twain who recently rented a mansion. Twain quips that burglars would feel hurt if treated unfairly and notes they must earn a living for their families.
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New York
Riverdale-on- Fadeon
Alexander
Webb
Clara Morris
Mark Twain
McKinley Mine Organization Under Way at Ely Nevada
B W Goodwell returned from Huffaro where he helped organize a new mining firm for the McKinley mines at Ely Nevada. The company to be formed as the eeeee and Smelting Co will capitalize at 1 000 000 with Mrs William McKinley and Mrs M C Barber as major stockholders and Eastern capitalists previously seeking a 10 000 000 valuation abandoned in favor of the 1 000 000 cap.
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B. W. Goodwell
Huffaro
McKinley
Ely
Nevada
Firemen Save Woman After Crash Through Storefront
Oct H-driver Tague of Charleston fire department drove his team of horses through a heavy plate glass window of a grocery, to rescue a woman on the street. The woman stood frightened as the vehicle approached, and none of the six firemen or the woman were injured.
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Robton
Tague
Charleston
Divorce Granted After Seven Children in Huntington
Mrs. Shaffer wins a divorce from John Shafer after they lived as a couple for years and raised seven children. She receives alimony of 100 dollars. Shafer, once a farmer and ex Constable, appeared in mourning attire on the street after the decision.
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Huntington
Ind
John Shafer
Shaffer
Shafer
Pigs Banished in Edwardsville After Health Board Edict
In Asbarre Edwardsville the health board orders all pigs removed from the borough citing unhealthy pens. With several hundred pigs and about 9000 residents many owners face a choice to kill the pigs or pay fines.
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Wilk Asbarre
Edwardsville
Board of Health
Health Board
Theodora at Grand Opera House by Minnie Brune and Clarence Brune
Minnie Tittell Brune and Clarence M Brune present Theodora at the Grand Opera House. Mia Drane is praised for her roles. The play features Byzantine settings with a large company and imperial splendor as Theodora pursues a forbidden passion. Also: Word’s big minstrel jubilee to appear on the 27th 28th and 29th with Billy Van as lead comedian.
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Minnie Tittell Brune
Clarence M. Brune
Theodora
Grand Opera House
Bardou
Mia
Drane
Byzantium
Woat
Billy van
West
Billy
West Virginia University Freshman Humiliation Outrage
Reports from Morgantown detail an alleged hazing incident at West Virginia University where female students forced a freshman to sing, then coerced her to walk barefoot through a mortar bed on a curbside, peeling skin from her feet and legs. Investigations are sought.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University
Richard Summers Dies. Body To Be Used In Medical Class
Richard Summers aged 46 of 606 Broadway died at the city hospital. He had agreed a year ago to donate his body for dissection by a medical college class after destitute circumstances and a failed lunchroom venture.
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Teller City
Cincinnati
Richard Summers
Broadway
City Hospital
Lost trunk with jewelry bound for Boston
A trunk valued at 14000 dollars belonging to Martin Cope land and Co. of Providence and New York vanished between Providence and Boston. It carries a sample case for RE W Martin of the firm who acted as salesman. Shipped Sept 28 by Adam Express Co. to Db Co Percival in Boston, never delivered. Detectives have no clue.
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Providence
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Charles A. Taylor
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Phon
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