Rotten meat from sunken ship headed for Alaskan miners
Nearly 100000 pounds of decayed ham and bacon salvaged from the sunken Topeka are being reworked at Armour in Seattle for shipment to mining camps in Alaska and the Yukon. Inspectors call the meat utterly unfit for consumption, with officials blaming no one and cautioning miners to beware of the reprocessed stock.
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Topeka
Armour Company
Yukon Territory
Waters
J. A. Skagerlind
Skagekind
Seattle
Steamship Company
Tanana
Dawson Creeks
Cudahy Company
Armour
Alaska
British Columbia
United States
Skagerlind
Fairbanks
City Dads Visit Electron Plant to Gauge Municipal Lighting
City councilmen plus Assistant Engineers Scott and Jeffery traveled to Electron at President Furth’s invitation to study the Seattle Electric plant. They aim to decide how far city wires should extend and how much municipal power will compete with private providers, amid pole access disputes and permit blockades.
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Electron
Furth
Seattle Electric Com
Council
Scott
Jeffrey
Seattle Electric Y
Seattle . Com
Lmits
Beacon Hill
Seventh and
Yesler
Snoqualmie Falls
White River
Lost Chamois Torpedo Boat off Cape Papas
A telegram from Cephalonia reports the British destroyer Chamois lost during speed trials off Cape Papas after a propeller blade broke and wounded the hull. The admiralty confirms the loss. the entire crew was saved.
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Cheltenham
Eng
Cephalonia
Chamois
Cape Papas
Parker Off For New York on West Shore Train
Judge Parker departed on the 7 06 West Shore train for New York on his third visit. He arrived in New York at 9 30 and was driven to the Seville for his stay in the city.
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Esopus
N. Y
New York
Parker
Seville
Service Extended to Norway Parcel Post
Parcel post service between the United States and Norway starts October 1. No package over 50 dollars value or over 4 pounds 6 ounces may be received. Maximum 3 feet 6 inches length. U.S. rate 12 cents per pound. Norway 60 ore per half kilogram. Delivery charge 56 cents in the U.S. or 20 ore in Norway.
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United States
Norway
Stewart
Cholera Outbreaks Reported in Russia and Rioting in Ekaterinoslof
Cholera has broken out at Saratoff and Nijni Novgorod with precautions in Moscow. In Ekaterinosltoff Russian reservists summoned there started an anti semitic riot attacking Jews and looting their houses and shops. Similar outbreaks reported at other points in Russia.
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Moscow
Saratoff
Nijni Novgorod
Berlin
Ekaterinostoff
Russia
Governor Asks Court to Make an Apology
Acting Governor Guild asks Special Justice Phelps at Lee to remit the fine and honor Massachusetts laws in the Gerney case. The district attorney and the justice faced contempt and speeding charges after Gerney, in diplomatic service, refused to plead and was fined. The state department seeks redress and an apology from Gov Bates.
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Boston
Washington
Pittefield
Mase
State Department
Gerney
Phelps
Ficer
State Deak
Justice
Massachusetts
Wastington
Department of Justice
Lee
Bates
Fairbanks Tours Montana Railing Irrigation Policy
Senator Fairbanks held a west tour with speeches on irrigation policy and the reclamation act. He addressed sheep raisers at a wool house in Big Timber and drew large crowds in Livingston, Billings, and other Montana stops, delaying trains to greet supporters.
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Livingston, Mont
West
Senator Fairbanks
Big Timber
Mont
Fairbanks
Livingston
Bozeman
Whitehall
Anaconda
Montana
Glendive
Billings
Dubois challenges Fairbanks on Mormonism stance in Idaho speech call
Spokane report states U S Senator Fred T Dubois issues an open letter to Senator Fairbanks demanding the Republican vice presidential candidate declare his views on polygamy and church state separation in Idaho. Also noted are steamers Humboldt sailing with 85 passengers and full cargo, and Jeanie sailing to San Francisco with 36 passengers and 1 200 tons of freight.
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Spokane
United States
Fred T. Dubois
Fairbanks
Republican Party
Humboldt Saile
Jeanie
Alaska Pacific Company
San Vranciaco
No Saloon License Debate and City Revenue Plan
The license and revenue committee discussed denying a saloon license at Third Avenue and Pine Street. Rev T P Revellc protested, but the chair indicated withdrawal. The council favored extending saloon limits to Lake Union for revenue, while revocation petitions and a license for Wallace Eugert at 604 Third Avenue were noted. The inspector did not disclose a resort operating without permission or fees, and the license case will be reconsidered next week.
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Third Avenue
Pine Street
T. P. Revellc
First Methodist Protestant Church
License and Revenue Committee
Benjamin
Revelle
Gill
Pike Street
Westlake Avenue
Lake Union
EK. H. James
Seattle
Wallace Eugert
Miners and Seattle Electric Meeting Fails to Settle Labor Dispute
A Renton meeting between miners citizens' committee and Seattle Electric Company agents failed to resolve the labor troubles. Railroad officials refused to reinstate all strikers, some remained excluded from future employment. Miners remained firm, another setback in settlement efforts after State Labor Commissioner Blackman and the committee had pursued a deal.
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Citizens’ Committee
Seattle Electric Company
Renton
Blackman
Will Try To Escape From Port Arthur
A fragmentary wartime account notes attempts to flee Port Arthur with lines about preferring to face Admiral Togo than be captured by Japanese forces in the harbor. The readable text emphasizes escape risk and naval confrontation in the harbor area.
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Togo
Naval clash and escape attempts near Port Arthur report
The St Petersburg newspaper outlines a forecast that Rear Admiral Virenius will attempt a breakout from Port Arthur to Europe. It notes the difficulty of escaping Togo and compares to Cervera, while praising Virenius for experience. A Sakharoff dispatch reports enemy vanguard activity and a retreat under pressure, with Japanese forces enlarging near Siachan and the Liao river valley.
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Petersburg
Kotlin Today
Wirenius
Port Arthur
Europe
Togo
Hopelees
Cervera
Santiago
Virenius
ST. Petersburg
Sakharoff
Manderia Road
Siachan
News of large battle near Mukden expected
News of a battle near Mukden is hourly anticipated as Japanese forces cross the Taitee river at about 1,000 men daily. A large force moves toward Tie Ling pass but disease slows their advance. Daling remains crucial and the mikado's troops have yet to penetrate the defile.
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ST. Petersburg
Mukden
Taitee
Tie Ling Pass
Japanese lose 1300 at Port Arthur attack
A leading news agency reports 1300 Japanese soldiers killed in the night assault on Port Arthur on September 18. Russian warships provided aid in repelling the attack.
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ST. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Love for Woman Drove Him Mad
A South American heir, unable to win the affection of prominent wealthy families, took his own life in his Hotel Endicott apartment after midnight using a revolver. He left a note and will bequeathing his jewelry to the woman who led him to the act. His father is a Venezuelan general and his mother hails from a Trinidad mining family.
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Scripps News
New York
South America
Hotel
Endicott
Banditz
Trinidad
Arcade Theater Closed Over License Dispute in Northwest
Mayor Ballinger ordered the Arcade theater shut after discovering it operated a week without a license in a restricted district. Scotty Ferguson owned the venue. The council had granted a petition a week earlier, but the ordinance had not yet been finalized or sent to the mayor. A robbery report involving Andrew Ozroff linked to the case prompted renewed scrutiny of the license process.
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Ballinger
Arcade
Scotty” Ferguson
Andrew Ozroff
Roche Harbor
License and Revenue Committee
Iicense
Marsh
Delaney
Daulton
Council Approves Report After Quiet Committee Revisit
The council approved the report after it was referred back to the committee for review. Officials kept the process quiet and nothing else was changed or debated.
Eloped or Abducted Eloped or Abducted
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of three Indian girls from the government school in Chemawa Oregon since Saturday night. Seen in Salem under guard by three white men they may have eloped or been abducted. Names are Lena Yount Two, Cora W jams, and Lucinda Davis from Circle City. Authorities suspect Portland or Seattle as possible destinations.
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Chemawa
Ore
Salem
Lena Yount
Cora W Jams
Lucinda Davis
Circle City
Junction City
Portland
Seattle
Japanese women face deportation hearing after arrest
May be deported Sato Fuku Takahashi Maru and Hamano Chika were arrested by immigration inspectors Geffney Lynch Mann and Meyers on a prostitution charge. A special inquiry board heard their case Sunday night and forwarded findings to Washington for final action on remaining or deportation.
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Sato Fuku
Takahashi Maru
Hamano Chika
Geffney
Lynch
Mann
Meyers
Board of
Department
Washington
Japan
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Geneva
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Senor Ojeda
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Salefmen
Scripps News Ass'n
Billlings
Will
Liberty
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