Wall Street Swag Beats Burglary in Steel Flurry Theft
A sensational theft report claims tens of millions were stolen in a Wall Street scheme during a steel flurry. Names named include Henry C. Frick, William Rockefeller, Adolph Lichtstein, Edwin Hawley, Daniel G. Reid, and a group led by William E. Corey, with many other financiers and investors from American and European circles implicated.
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New York
British Columbia
Wallat
Wall Sr
Henry C. Frick
William Rockefeller
William G
Percy
Adolph Lichtstein
Edwin Hawley
Napoleon
Daniel G. Reid
William E. Corey
Morgan
Gary
Otto Kahn
Eugene Scales
Joe Gaitens
Bernard Baruch
George W. Perkins
George Blumenthal
George F. Baker
City Visit by Labor Official Seeks Complaints
Mrs Blanche M Mason assistant labor commissioner is in the city for about a week. She invites complaints on labor law violations especially the eight hour workday for women and child labor law. Her office is at the Women's Free Employment office 209 Liberty Building.
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Blanche M. Mason
Women’s Free Employment Office
Liberty Building
Health chief Crichton pushes concrete alleys to curb Seattle rats
In a plainspoken remark the Health Commissioner J. E. Crichton labels the planked alleys north of Pike street as rat breeding grounds. He advocates replacing them with solid concrete to halt the rodent problem. The exchange hints at a broader public health drive.
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Pike Street
J. E. Crichton
Seattle
City boards approves viaduct plan to replace Westlake fill
The Board of Works yesterday endorsed Engineer Thomson's proposal to build a concrete viaduct on Fremont Ave to replace the Westlake fill. An estimated $7,000 from the general fund will be needed for the change.
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Board of Works
City
Thomson
Fremont Av
Westlake
Green Lake
Park Board
Olmsted
Bunnyarde Ay
Price abandons Lexington as Union forces close in
On September 10 1861 Gen Sterling Price left Lexington Missouri after six weeks of fighting. With 20 000 Union troops tightening around the town he chose Arkansas for safety while Missouri’s governor role and Confederate defense linger in flux. A dramatic withdrawal marked by heavy combat and strategic retreat amid Civil War tensions.
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Sterling Price
Lexington
Price
Arkansas
Missouri
Police Chief Proclaims Courtesy Rule At HQ
A city police department notice by Chief Bannick demands no discourtesy or unnecessary rudeness and warns violators face suspension. The order was posted at police headquarters to enforce professional conduct.
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Bannick
Engineer Sam Brown Charged Over Whisky Purchase
Sam Brown an engineer for the Kent Lumber Co. at Kent faced a judge yesterday afternoon over a $100 whisky purchase for Thomas Cowichin a British Columbia Indian. Brown claimed he did not know the act was illegal but the court did not accept the excuse.
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Sam Brown
Thomas Cowichin
British Columbia
Gordon
Brown
Kent Lumber Co
Kent
Captain Walter McWilliams Dies at 48
Capt Walter McWilliams port superintendent for American Hawaiian Steamship Co Seattle died suddenly at Seattle General Hospital after a pneumonia scare following illness on a trip to Port Angeles. The King County Democratic Club resumed its Saturday noon luncheons at Wolf’s cafeteria with speeches by George Cotterill J M Gephart and W H Merrill.
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Walter McWilliams
American-Hawaiian Steamship Co
Seattle
Seattle General Hosital
Port Angeles
King County Democratic Club
Wolf's
George Cotterill
J. M. Gephart
W. H. Merrill
Suffragist Lineage Hangs On Baby De Forest
Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the suffrage line through her daughter Harriet Stanton Blatch and Nora Stanton Blatch. The plan sought to raise a suffragist son, as Mrs. Lee de Forest aimed to shape her baby boy, while his father, the wireless pioneer, faced a changing path.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Nora Stanton Blatch
Record Run Sealed by Blue Funnel Liner Bellerophon
The Blue Funnel liner Bellerophon arrived in Seattle after a Yokohama passage of 12 days 10 hours. She carried a cargo valued at $460,000, primarily raw silk.
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Blue Funnel
Bellerophon
Seattle
Yokohama
University Daily picks new junior class officers
Jerry Riordan elected president of the junior class at the university. Lucille Thompson of Tacoma chosen as vice president, Jeasie Drum mond of Tacoma as secretary, and Hi ram Powell of Raymond as treasurer. Berlin theatres boycott over police hat size rules. Ohio tax commission raises valuations on traction lines by 85 million dollars. Various colorful remarks at the event reference Kemp and United States Steel and Roosevelt relief.
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Jerry Riordan
University Daily
University
Lucille Thompson
Tacoma
Jeasie Drummond
Hiram Powell
Raymond
Ohio Tax Commission
Ohio Traction
The Aviator Matinee Benefit Bill At Seattle Theatre
A special matinee of The Aviator is set for Friday October 6 to benefit the Seattle Day Nursery. The act features Tempert and Sunshine from the novel, Louis Bates and company with His Mother, the Hyatte blackface musical number, Roma Trio and Owen and Hoffmann. Pantagescope shows Never His Luck and a burlesque exchange between Mr Suffrage Jenny Jack. Western Collection Co. advertises at 433 N Y Block Main 6169.
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Seattle
Louis Bates and Company
Hyatte
Roma
Owen
Hoffmann
Pantagescope
Vaudeville Run: Moore Hoffmann at Orpheum Circuit
The listing notes Moore and Gertrude Hoffmann in Jumping Jupiter with Metropolitan Richard Carle. Acts include Seattie Dark, Lois The Aviator, and a slate of venues such as Orpheum New Vaudeville Pantages Empress Lyceum and New Vaudeville and Pictures.
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Moore
Gertrude Hoffmann
Metropolitan
Richard Carle
Seattie
Lois
the Aviator
Orpheum
Empress
Lyceum
The Week Ahead in Seattle Theatres
The week features Kew Kian and Erlanger at the Metropolitan with Richard Carle and Jumping Jupiter on the coast for the premiere. Gertrude Hoffmann and her Russian ballet begin a Moore engagement with a large troupe, symphony, and extensive scenic effects. The Lols Theatre debuts The Aviator and vaudeville bills look strong. The Seattle will be dark.
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Richard Carle
the Moore
Gertrude Hoffmann
Moore
Lols Theatre
Seattle
Orpheum Proclaims Nat M. Wills and More Acts
Nat M. Wills will headline the Orpheum bill as a delineator of tramp characters noted for his striking stage look. La Titcomb returns after a strong earlier tour. Six Brown Brothers premiere with saxophone emphasis backed by Alles June Innes. Maud Hall Macy presents The Magpie and the Jay. Carl and Victor Pedersen perform aerial gymnastics and La Arenera with Victor sing and dance.
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Orpheum
Nat M. Wills
Wills
la Titcomb
Mra
Nat
M. Wills
Brown Brothers
Tempest
Sunshine
Alles June Innes
Magpie
Jay
Maud Hall Macy
Carl
Victor Pedersen
Terpsichorean storytelling arrives in America with Hoffmann
Gertrude Hoffmann brings the new art form to the United States after premiering La Saison des Ballets Russes in Paris and presenting it at the Winter Garden. The Moore Theatre hosts four nights and a matinee starting tomorrow as Wm. A. Brady Ltd presents Baby Mine by Margaret Mayo, opening Sunday October 5 with standard matinees on Wednesday and Saturday.
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America
Gertrude Hoffmann
Parle
la Saison Des Ballets Russes
Winter Garden
Metropolis
Moore Theatre
Wm. A. Brady, Ltd
Margaret Mayo
Eva Booth to Lecture at Moore Theatre October
Miss Eva Booth daughter of Gen William Booth of the Salvation Army will lecture at the Moore theatre on Oct 8 speaking on The Verdict Gov Hay will preside She previously addressed an overflowing Moore crowd two years ago Six papers will be read at the King County Medical Society meeting Monday evening at the Chamber of Commerce rooms
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Eva Booth
William Booth
The
Salvation Army
Moore Theatre
King County Medical Society
Chamber of Commerce
Optometry Law Violations Lead to Warrants for Two Men
Peter Michial and J. W. Goldstein are charged with fitting glasses without licenses. A warrant was sworn by T. R. Cugh ing, secretary of the King County Board of Optometry.
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Peter Michial
J. W. Goldstein
T. R. Cughing
King County Board of Optometry
A Painful Mistake at the Optician
A tale of a young woman who insists on immediate strong glasses after mistaking a bumblebee for a blackberry while out in the country. The anecdote emphasizes the lesson of wearing glasses and learning from a painful error.
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Optician
Crowded Out
A theater critic notes Mabel failed on stage as crowded venues and a flood of professional performers shut out amateur theatricals. The dialogue highlights the clash between aspiring locals and established performers in a crowded scene.
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Mabel
New Lyceum Manager Promoted for Seconday Run
Thomas Smith, previously secretary of the People's Amusement company's local interests, is promoted to Lyceum Theatre management on Seconday. Lois "The Aviator" opens at Lois Theatre in Seattle tomorrow matinee, written by James Montgomery with cast Kernan Cripps Myrtle Vane Carl Stockdale Clara Beyers Lloyd Ingraham and the Sandusky-Stock company.
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Thomas Smith
People's Amusement Company
Lyceum Theatre
Seconday
Seattle
Lois Theatre
James Montgomery
Kernan Cripps
Myrtle Vane
Carl Stockdale
Clara Beyers
Lloyd Ingraham
Sandusky-Stoc. Ale
Night in a London Club headline at the Empress
A Night in a London Club tops the Empress program starting Monday. The bill includes Fitt-Ronny and poodies WH! Oakland vocalist Marie Dore comedienne Powder and Capman singers and dancers Heane and Stanley in The Show Girl and accompanying pictures.
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London
Fitt-Ronny
Oakland
Marie Dore
Powder & Capman
Heane & Stanley
Nellie Lane Weds Moses 14th in Siletz Liquor Probe
In Portland on September 30 Nellie Lane a Giletz woman marries Moses her 14th husband amid a liquor sale investigation at the Siletz reservation. The record reportedly rivals Peter West Pendleton attorney who died after his 13th marriage.
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Portland, Or
Nellie Lane
Moses
Siletz
Peter West
Pendleton
Woman sues for $10,000 over alleged insult at Nicholls home
Mrs Jennie Johnson is suing Mrs Helen Nicholls for $10,000 in superior court accusing her of insulting her at Nicholls residence 110 Western Ave on September 11 in front of several witnesses.
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Jennie Johnson
Helen Nicholls
Western Av
Nicolls
Everett Seattle Interurban Trains Schedule Revealed
The Seattle Everett Interurban schedule lists limited daily trains and extra weekend runs between Everett and Seattle with various departure times. Freight movements and suburban stops appear alongside passenger services, with ticket offices noted in Seattle and surrounding areas.
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Everett-Seattle
Byerett
Seattle
Bthav
Ear Weelleke
Greenwood
Alan Deve Flere
Sth
Everett
Leesa
Baccane
Pirth
Olive Et
Seattle Evere Traction CO
Snohomish-Everett Interurban
Marzella’s Birds to Headline Pantages Bill
Marzella’s Birds will headline at the Pantages theatre opening Monday afternoon. The act features 60 to 70 trained cockatoos whose performances resemble human acrobatics, with The Great Hugo noted as a key performer.
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Marzella
Pantages
Hugo
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