Tragedy On Maury Island Ends In Suicide Note
Miles Shafer 18 died after accidentally shooting himself in the abdomen while hunting on Maury Island near the drydock. Witness Sylvester Measemic saw Shafer drag the gun, the hammer caught, and Shafer then killed himself with a revolver as he lay dying. Coroner ruled accidental death. body to be interred after remains arrive.
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Maury Island
Miles Shafer
Young Shafer
Sylvester Moasemie
Dickinson
Vashon Island
Shafer
Measemic
Hoye
Winslow
Jefferson Sails for Skagway and Lynn Canal
The Alaska Steamship core steamer Jefferson sails tonight carrying 4 passengers and a large cargo of supplies to coast and interior Alaska cities. Among travelers are Mrs. W. T. Kelly, a leading Tanana oven merchant, W. A. Puckett booked for White Horse, and Brookam Jim and Tagieh Charite, reputedly two of Alaska’s wealthiest Indigenous residents bound to Caribou.
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Alaska Steamship
Jefferson
Skagway
Lynn Canal
Alaska
W. T. Kelly
Tanana Country
W. A. Puckett Ie
White Horse
Bkookam
Jim
Tagieh Charite
Caribou
Fish From the North Steamer Furation Arrives with Salmon and Oil
Steamer Furation of Alacke Steamship Company arrives with a large cargo from Alaska canneries. From Chitkat the ship carries 7,000 cans of salmon and 326 barrels of salted fish. It also brings codfish oil, dry salt salmon, fresh halibut, and salt halibut, plus 40 tons of concentrate from Snettisham. Foggy weather marred the voyage.
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Furation
Alacke Steamship Company
Alaska
Alaska Fisherice Union
Chitkat
Snettisham Gold Mining Company
Y W C A Cooking School Adds Second Session
Two Y W C A cooking classes will be held tomorrow. The first course class meets at 9 30 for third course topics including Brown soup stock soup garnishing omelets and pop overs. An additional first course class assembles at 2 30 with two sessions weekly. The Kosmos Line steamer Abydos sailed for San Francisco the west coast of South Africa and Hamburg carrying lumber flour canned goods and general merchandise with another consignment to follow in San Francisco. SMART CLOTHES Herald Tall or 1429 2nd ave.
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Abydos
San Francisco
South Africa
Hamburg
Weetel
Four Railroad Kings Plan Unified Control of U S Transport
Chicago news reports Gould Van derbilt Cassatt and Harriman have formed a near alliance to harmonize and limit competition across the nation. The quartet will maintain rates and avoid aggressive moves, linking Gould and Harriman’s lines from the Missouri to the Pacific while Cassatt and Vanderbilt shape control in the east. The pact centers on a cordial cross river meeting at the Mississippi to unify northern and western routes.
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Chicago
Gould
Vanderbilt
Cassatt
Harriman
United States
Cassat
Pennsylvania
George Gould
EB HH. Harriman
Europe
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Pacific Coast
W. K. Vanderbilt
Chicago & Northwestern
Omaha
Harrigan
Atlantic Coast
Erie Railroad
New York
Wabash
Kansas City
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Atlantic
Vanderbilt and
Gould and Harriman
Mississippi River
King County GOP Faces Turmoil and Strategy Shift
King County Republican politics grow unsettled as state chairman F B Palmer backs centralization toward Beilingham candidate Mead. County leaders plan meetings with Humprey while Piles resumes stump work amid internal splits and a feud over county versus state focus.
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Republican
King County
Smith
Mead
Republican County Central Committee
Humphrey
Piles
Mead’s Eastern Waah Campaign Shift Noted
The report notes Mead plans to spend most of the period before election day in Eastern Waah while confirming phone communication will be established but limited. It highlights one bold display of nerve and courage by Mead, marking a cautious campaign approach.
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Mead
Waah
Meade Campaign Tour Through Western Washington
Mr Mead plans a speaking tour starting September 15 across the mountains, staying until September 26, then returning west for campaigns in Western Washington and a finale at Bellingham on November 7, the eve of the election. Senator Turner supports eastern farmers for the commission bill and may launch a Western Washington push next month to counter any Republican flank.
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Ington
Cate A
Mr. Meade
Mead
Turner
Washington
Bellingham
Steamer Dolphin Sails From Briagway With Gold and Passengers
The Steamer Dolphin of the Alaska Steamship line sailed from Briagway for this port Saturday evening. She carries a large consignment of gold and 172 passengers, the largest boarding this southeastern port this fall. The ship will bring latest reports from the north, with most passengers from the interior.
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Dolphin
Alaska Steamship Company
Briagway
Fairbanks Campaign Tour Charts 9644 Miles Across Midwest West
Senator Charles Warren Fairbanks republican vice presidential candidate begins a record breaking 19 day tour on September 23 in Chicago. He plans about a hundred speeches with a 5964 mile itinerary through Illinois Wisconsin Minnesota Montana and Iowa before returning to Chicago October 13. He is joined by ex Senator Carter of Montana for a Montana leg with meetings at Glendive Miles City Forsythe and a parade ending with irrigation policy remarks.
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Charlies Warren Fairbanks
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Iowa
la Crosse
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How
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Lexington
Kearney
Grand Island
Central City
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Fremont
Omaha
Fairbanks
Indiana
Mont
Carter
Montana
Wibaux
Two More Weeks to Raise Sunken Steamer Topeka
Work on the steamer Topeka advances slowly as today’s pumping beds were laid. Captain Renabeaux said bulkheads would be completed in about two weeks. Once the cofferdam is finished, the vessel should be surfaced within two to three hours after pumps begin.
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Renabeaux
Albert Weiller Dies at 68 in Seattle Neighborhood
Albert Weiller known as Robd ingen Crusoe in South Seattle died last night at age 68. An inmate of the County poor farm for months he wished to die at home and wandered back to his shack to fulfill that wish. Dropsy is noted as the primary cause of death.
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Albert Weiller
South Seattle
Death by Hanging in Virginia Murder Over Five Cents
In Cortland Virginia Jon Riley colored aged 18 was hanged for killing Cadmus Williames in Franklin Virginia during a quarrel over five cents. The Deering McCormick and Piano division of International Harvester reopened its Chicago plant after closing since September 19. The company refused to re sign the nine hour wage schedule with unions. The steamer Myades sailed to the Orient with six thousand tons of freight including flour feed canned goods tobacco cigarettes machinery and hardware.
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Cortland
Jon, Riley
Cadmus Williames
Franklin
Chicago
Deering, McCormick and Piano
International Ularvester Company
Myades
Orient
Training a Child in Self Control by Cynthia Ghy
A mother should model calm behavior to teach patience and self control. Limit early rules to two or three, let a baby cry if needed, and train on one point at a time to avoid confusing the child.
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Cynthia Ghy
Viret
Enarla
Clisan
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