Seattle Electric plans to move 20000 expo crowds per hour
General Manager Potter reports to Director Nadeau that street cars will deliver and receive passengers at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition gates at up to 20 000 per hour during rush hours. Plans include 160 cars at 100 passengers per car and a 23rd Avenue line with 40 cars per hour, plus two minute service by lake steamers to the fair grounds.
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Potter
Seattle Electric Company
Nadeau
Westlake
Eastlake Avenue
Fair Grounds
23Rd Avenue
Lake Washington
Exposition
Seattle
New Marriage Law Sets Age and Fitness Rules in Washington
The law to take effect June 1 requires affidavits from physicians and credible witnesses before issuing marriage licenses. It bans marriages for certain impaired individuals and sets age limits with guardian consent for underages. Penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars or up to three years in prison. In other news, E W Burgess sold forty acres of unimproved orchard north of W E Hinman to E Tigner for 27000 dollars, with plans to plant 19 acres this spring and about ten more this fall.
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State of
Washington
E. W. Burgess
W. E. Hinman
E. Tigner
Roosevelt on Judges in The Outlook March feature
Ex president Roosevelt reflects on his early bias against labor and laborers, recounts reform efforts amid unsanitary cigar-works, and argues for judges with legal learning and broad social sympathy. He warns about corporate influence, bias in appointments, and supports direct election of federal judges to curb entrenched interests.
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Roosevelt
Taft
United States
Real estate transfers total numerous parcels in Wenatchee area
A long list records transfers from J R Lamb to Viretta Lamb and many others including Geo L Lee to Lora Dunn, Reber A Chapin to Lewis Wise, and G E Begle to Jacob Secrest. Transactions cover sections and blocks with prices from $1 to $15,000. Also notes Wenl Knowlton and wife arriving from Seattle to reside in Mr Knowltons house near the track.
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J R Lamb
Viretta W Lamb
Geo L Lee
Lora T Dunn
Reber A Chapin
Lewis Wise
G E Begle
Jacob Secrest
Nob Hill
C B
Halbert
Nettie Krofiganz
F C Kurz
Elizabeth Mohler
John D Dill Siese
Nese Swigswih
A J Bass
Louis Michele
Louis Michel
Wen Dev Co
Wen R&s
Wm. Knowlton
Seattle
Mr. Knowltons
Mr. Knowlton
G. N. Ry
Selling Slow Sellers Tips For Merchants With Advertising
A 1902 instructional dialogue advises merchants how to cut losses on slow selling goods. Buy right by community demand stock in small quantities pay cash when possible and study fashion trends. Use aggressive pricing and advertising to create artificial demand and keep stock turning year round.
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Seattle and
Alaska News
Seattle Electric Co
Exposition Grounds
National Guard of Washington
Lamping
Ortis Hamilton
Mammoth
Northwest
House of Representatives
Alaska
Klondoke
Guggenheim and
Morgan
Copper River
Cordova
Bonanza
Alaska Central Railroad
Seward
Cook’s Inlet
Kuskokwim
Nome
Fairbanks
Northland
Department of Agriculture
Northern Pacific Railway
Yellowstone Park
Court of Honor
Cascades
Mt. Rainier
Northern Pacific
Chelan County Abstract Company
Anna Zinkey
Goldschmeding
Chas Sanders
C J Wurtz
Bolenbaughs
Sterling
Fred
Richard Lbr Co
Thos Pattison
Lake Park
Louis Judge
O M Butler
L J Howard
Wm S
Albert Shepard
P P Holcomb
G S Merriam
H H Kelley
Eva Garland
Fred Kemp
R H Lord
As-Tah
Cecile
Chas Johnson
Jos Hardenburgh
Frank W Pond
Chase Ranch
Samuel Gulick
Chelan Co
Nese
W R Prowell
Jack Hartman
Clayton Allen
Merriams Ad
Ole Erickson
J W Ray
Isom Irby
Wm F Miller
Fred Hahn
Olson
Mary A Jeffery
Lakeside
Geof Spencer
Cornelius Melton
Percy Walker
Harry Noecker
Belmont
Leroy Wright
E F Cadman
Sarah Campbell
Otto Barker
Entiat Fruitlands
Henry Herbert Huff
American Press Association
Tered
Peake & Son
M. F. Peake & Son
General Agency
Leavenworth
Lamb-Davis Lumber CO
S.J. van DE Grift
Leavenworth, Wash
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