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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1908
Page
5
Wonderful shooting Casey wins Wimbledon cup record run
The article praises Captain Kellogg Keenan Ven of the U S Army for a remarkable rifle shoot at 1000 yards, hitting 17 of 20 shots in a bullseye 36 inches across, setting a new record for the Wimbledon cup and Leech cup competitions. It notes Casey's other strong scores and the broader wartime context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
United States Army
Kellogg Keennon
Casey
CJ Casey
United Infantry
Balloon Corps
United States Magazine
No clear standalone headline from fragment
Fragmentary text offers salutations and offers of service, with no identifiable people, places, dates, or events to summarize into a full newspaper item.
Harriman Buys Steamships to Create Direct Pacific Line
Harriman acquires three large steamships Ventura Sonoma and Sierra from Spreckele, forming a direct Pacific coast to Ancon canal zone line. The vessels formerly served Oceanic in Honolulu and Australian routes but idle on Mission Bay after subsidy rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presa
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Miner’s Candlestick Fatality in California Mine Fight
Deputies search for J. A. Reid after he stabbed J. B. Wilson with a miner’s candlestick at the Gladstone mine in Redding California. The assault occurred last Wednesday amid a dispute over a missing shovel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
J. A. Reid
J. B. Wilson
Gladstone
Defects Noted On Weetlake Boulevard Drainage Issue
Samuel Hill displayed drainage defects along the Weetlake boulevard during a lunch with Mayor Miller and park commissioners. He warned that hillside rainwater runoff is not carried away, causing corrugations and holes, and said the boulevard will not be satisfactory until proper drainage is installed. Hill departs for Paris tomorrow to attend the International Good Reads convention starting October 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Hill
Seattle
Paris
Mr. Hill
Miller
Perk
Perry
Weetlake Boulevard
Thompson
Hill
Leachi Pavilion Fire in Seattle Threatens Major Structure
A morning blaze at the Leachpark dancing pavilion of the Seattle Electric Company burned through the east end and under the floor, endangering a major Northwest structure over Lake Washington. About 1,000 people attended an Emplores’ Beneficial association ball and a cigarette may have started the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Electric Company
Leachpark
Northwest
Lake Washington
Lescht Neighta
Yesler Way
Leacht Park
Bringhurst
Seattle
Emplores’ Honeficial Association
Popular clamour saves Betsy the pig from butcher
Betsy the pig, used as Luna Park advertising, faced slaughter when owner Manager Looff planned to send her to the meat block. A public outcry and support from Uncle Hiram led Looff to spare Betsy and keep paying for meat supplies, with Betsy remaining at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy
Uncle Hiram
Luna Park
Land of the Living
Manager Looff
Looff
Weinerwurats
Hiram
Fetay
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Benny
Meat Trust
Tragic motorcycle crash in Los Angeles injures Balke. Webb killed
Leater Webb, a Santa Barbara resident, was killed when a motorcycle driven by 17 year old Charles Balke struck him at Agricultural Park near the grandstand in Los Angeles. Balke suffered a fractured collarbone and brain concussion. Separately in St Paul Patria Fletcher, a real estate firm member, was killed and Mrs Fletcher injured when their car overturned at Minneiska near Wabasha yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Leater Webb
Santa Harbara
Charles Balke
Alao
Agricultural Park
Balke
Webb Bay
ST. Paul
Paria Fletcher
Fletcher
Minneiska
Wabasha
Minn
Mourned for Dead Man Is Found Alive in Chicago
Relatives of Otto Mayr believed him dead for 26 years after he took cattle into Mexico in 1878. His associates were killed in an Indian uprising, but he survived and later was found alive by his brother Frederick in California. George Mayr and their 86 year old mother live in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Chicago
Otto Mayr
Mayr
Mexico
Frederick Mayr
California
George
Rural Mail Carriers Meet Opens in Tacoma
The annual convention of rural letter carriers was held in Tacoma yesterday with W. P. Parker of Mount Vernon as chairman. Attendees came from King Skagit Spokane and Pierce counties. Elected officers include President Frank O. Rex Cheney Vice President George C. Sickies Bothell and Secretary-Treasurer C. P. Fenton Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma, Rept
W. P. Parker
Mount Vernon
King
Skagit
Spokane
Pierce
Frank O. Rex
Cheney
George C. Sickies
Bothell
C. P. Fenton
Tacoma
Women Save Town From Destruction in California Fire
A fire on the outskirts of Bella Vista in Redding, California destroyed three houses and caused about $3,000 in losses. Brave women and children joined with men to battle the flames and likely prevented total town destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Redding
Cal
Bella Vista
United
Russian Medical Delegates Head to Washington Congress
Twelve Russian medical delegates left St. Petersburg for the United States via Helsingfors to attend the international congress on tuberculosis in Washington beginning September 21. Separately in Baltimore Maryland Gen Harrison Gray Otis owner of the Los Angeles Times underwent a surgical operation at Johns Hopkins University yesterday. The operation reportedly succeeded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Washington
United States
Otie
Haltimore
Harrison Gray Otis
Los Angeles Times
Johns Hopkins University
Democratic VP candidate Kern and Beveridge to visit Helena
United Press dispatch from Helena reports secretary John W Pace states that John W Kern a Democratic vice presidential nominee and Senator Beveridge will speak in Helena during state fair week, as part of Montana State Fair events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
Falls Heir to a Fortune
Berlin reports Fra derich Schmel a carpenter in Spindoethof Upper Palatinate learned through the Bavarian legation in St. Petersburg that he inherits five million seven hundred thousand dollars in cash and several large estates in Russia from a German soldier of fortune named Schmit. The earlier officer served in the Russian army in the Crimean war and rose to general rank and was married to a rich countess. His heir also won the Iron Cross in the Franco Prussian war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Berlin
Friederich Schmel
Spindoethof
Upper Palatinate
St. Petersburg
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