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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1906

Page

8

Hotel and Restaurant Group Plans Action Over Laundry Prices

Local hotel and restaurant men will meet tomorrow at the Butler hotel at 2 30 PM to discuss preventing a price rise by Cascade Palace and others. Seattle laundries currently charge 6 to 7 cents per dozen pieces with 5 percent extra for starch. increases from 10 to 12 cents per chosen piece with 16 percent starch. Ratnier Grand Butler and Seattle hotels have not raised prices yet, but C A Kilbourne says all laundries will raise rates at hotels in coming days.

Butler Hotel Cascade Palace Seattle Butler C. A. Kilbourne

Short Range Target Practice at Fort Lawton

Daily shooting practice at Fort Lawton allows four men to use the targets simultaneously. The range work aims to drill the men in indoor marksmanship and shipboard handling according to training objectives.

Fort Lawton

Indoor Marksman Requirement Replaces Outdoor Work

A fort enforces a new rule requiring every soldier to become a qualified indoor marksman before competing in outdoor work. The change aims to standardize training and ensure readiness for field duties.

Track Team Grows as Louie Bird Emerges Among New Runners

Track training at the high school is booming with a rising turnout of youth. Louie Bird, a young colored athlete, stands out in sprints and running events and excels in the broad jump, competing with the seasoned riders as the program expands. Steamer Dirigo will sail north on Monday instead of Saturday.

Louie Bird Dirigo

Beattie Fire Dept Called Limited Against Major Fires

A large report by a committee of the National Board of Fire Underwriters faults the Beattie fire department as moderately efficient for ordinary blazes but inadequate for severe fires. It urges a new Cedar river main conduit, bigger water meters, extended water monitoring, and more engine companies at key city locations. It also calls for revised building laws, strict fire scrap enforcement, updated fire limits, and standardized electrical work.

Beattie Fire Department Nation Board of Fire Underwriters Beattle Cedar River Maine 2Nd Madison Union 11Th Ird Av. W. and Mercer Fremont

Fire Department plans expand with new stations and staff

The fire and water committee recommends opening sub fire stations at Interbay and Booth Battle, procuring at a price by council approval. They also propose hiring 18 more firefighters, buying a 1.5 foot ladder truck and an extra engine. Fire Chief Cook backs the measures and an ordinance will be introduced next Monday. Fishermen are scarce and the harbor fleet struggles to complete.

Intterbay Booth Beattle Cook

Osteopathy and What It Is Promoting Treatments

An advertisement claims osteopathy offers cures for liver stomach and heart ailments nervous conditions eye nose throat and female troubles. It urges readers not to give up before seeking care with a free consultation and $19 monthly rates for treatment.

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