Riot Follows Red Paint Spilled On Girl’s Dress
In New York on September 11 a spill of red paint on 14 year old Margaret Mulcahey’s white confirmation dress sparked a pursuit through Amsterdam Avenue. Henry Simolowitz fled with red paint as others joined the chase amid cries of Kill the murderer before police rescued him.
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New, York
Margaret Mulcahey
Columbus
Margaret
Amsterdam Av
Henry Simolowits
Simolowitz
Russians Describe Austrian Rout in Galicia Retreat
Petrograd dispatch reports the Austrian left wing fled in panic after defeat in Galicia. Soldiers released horses from artillery and transport wagons to escape, abandoning rifles and knapsacks as roads filled with stranded equipment. The Austrian officers failed to rally troops amid a complete rout.
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Petrograd
Russian War Office
Galicia
Rawa Ruska
Kaiser's Troops Leave Belgium in Western Front Shifts
Antwerp report says German forces are evacuating Western Belgium and have withdrawn from the area between Antwerp and Ghent. Fighting continues at Aarchot with Belgian gains. The war office expects a return to Brussels soon. British troops aid Belgian attacks on German cavalry near Ostend.
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Antwerp
Belgium
War Office
Ghent
Aerchot
Brussels
Ostend
Commercial Club Probes Renton Deal in City Transport
Seattle council debates a 25 year franchise to the Commercial Club for an electric railway. The city would take over a line October 1, incur maintenance costs, and guarantee net income while bearing all risks. Dissenters warn of entanglements and potential rate hikes. The club reportedly favors a parallel trolley line as receivers push to push the deal through.
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Star
Erickson, Marble and
Lundy
Dale
Howard Hanson
Seattle
S. R
W. R. Crawford
The
Road
Scott Calhoun
Gambie
Gabriel
Erickson
Rainier Valley
Escape from Steilacoom Asylum Arrest in Seattle
Romaine Watson, a patient from Steilacoom asylum, escaped yesterday and was captured in the Joshua Green building in Seattle by Officer F. H. Braillard this afternoon.
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Seattle
Romaine Watson
Steilacoom Asylum
F. H. Braillard
Joshua Green Building
Prisoners Kindness Sparks Murder Trial Headline
In San Francisco Olive Hagan, 23, awaits trial for the murder of lover Clayton H. Putman. After his abandonment she stayed with him during pregnancy, a jail cell becoming a home as guards and staff break rules to comfort her. She stitches for the unborn child while awaiting court.
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San Francisco
Olive Hagan
Clayton H. Putman
Local notices and events across a busy period
A wide array of items including deaths and births, legal matters, divorces, recoveries, deaths of prominent locals, court actions, corporate plans, infrastructure work, and political events. Notables include Edwin E. Doyle's death, a canal inspection by Capt. Davenny, Lurline liner to Seattle-Honolulu, Jupiter order for Panama transit, federal trade commission bill passage, and Governor Lister opening the North Yakima state fair.
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Johann Postman
Holland
Philemus Club
E. M. Rhodes
Edwin E. Doyle
Capt
Davenny
Rivers and Harbors Congress
Sam Clevely
Jacob Sale
Canadian Club
Stuart Building
Evangelical Church
May W. McCabe
English Timber Co
Husband
O. K. House
Chicago House
Gus Gustafson
Hans Fryeberg
Pioneer
Matson
Lurline
Honolulu
Roland Cotterill
Park Board
St. J
Northern Pacific
Public Service Commission
Roslyn
U. S
Jupiter
Bremerton
Norfolk
Panama Canal
Washington State
Washington Monument
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
Lister
North Yakima
Lawrence McRae
Richard McBride
Endi Ug
Vancouver
Ellensburg
Pike Street to Receive Asphalt Coat
An asphalt surface will be spread over the brick pavement on Pike Street from First to Seventh Avenues after a streets and sewers committee resolution. One block was tested recently and satisfactory. Several other brick paved streets may receive similar treatment.
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Pike Et
Seventh Aves
Mayor vetoes bill to vacate street ends
Mayor Gill vetoed the council measure ordering tenants of street ends to vacate and warned it would displace about 20 000 people and push many firms to relocate. He argues most vacatings are unjustified, while the streets and sewers committee disagrees.
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Gill
Streets and Sewers Committee
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Renton
Frye & Co
Big Specia
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Westlake
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American Meat CO
Third and Jefferson
Western Meat CO
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Equalization Board
Nellie Collins
Germany
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Kelso
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Alaska
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Paris
George de Reuter
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Granite Falls
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Stock Yards
Chicago
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David P. Eastman
Lowman Bldg
New Orleans
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Pullman
W. Pike ST
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Tere
David M. Blackman
Ladies’ Sample
Old Pike Place Market
Sugar Stall
Hamlin’s Cider Mill
Wholesale and Hetail
First Avenue Main Entrance
Happy Home
Reliance
Log Cabin
John C. Leslie CO
JILG
South End
Tokio
Kaola
Moon
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Osborne
Carl T. Peopples
Fresh Ranch
Red Shield Butter Store
Crawfords
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First Ave
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Market Center
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Old Pike Place
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Standard Butter Co
Cole & Haraden
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Murray Meat CO
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Scott
Sloan's Linimen
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Chamberlain
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C. & H. Coffees
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