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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1907
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR reports a miner named William, a well known figure, killed by a thawed dynamite blast on April 6. Details remain unclear in the received text.
Premier McBride will depart for London tomorrow to confer with imperial authorities on subsidies for the province. The trip aims to secure funding and support from imperial ministers.
Reports from Tacoma and Paris Texas describe a Friends church meeting to organize a large Seattle convention next summer. The Paris Texas item mentions Grace Poteet who lost a leg in an accident and then had an amputated foot causing pain. The text also includes an old superstition reference and a local business line for G H M Brown & Co at 221 Pine St with two phones.
The report notes several brief items: Ward Sinclair found not guilty of murder in Walla Walla after a five hour jury deliberation. a Greek restaurant owner Gust Gustavos was killed in Wailula with the case resulting in acquittals. at Grand Rapids a Business Men’s Bowler banquet with fifty members and witty toasts. a Salvation Army anti suicide bureau helped a man avoid self harm and gain a job paying $48 weekly. a Mrs. Robinson seeks divorce with support hints. ad mentions hats sale at W B Hutchinson Co.
Stewart Rice, president of the Tacoma Park board, spoke on a proposed turnpike linking Tacoma to the Alaska Yukon Pac exposition site. Tacoma desires the road before the expo opens. Adjacent property owners and the state would share project costs. the Seattle Park board endorsed the plan.
Corporal papers filed in the secretary of state office list Carbon Hull Coal Company incorporated with W. Davies of Carbonade as state agent. Mendenhall Power Company of Tacoma is noted as principal office. Names include Ketab J Sutherland and others. details reference Nugget Creek mines near Juneau and various businessmen.
In Lan Vancouver British Columbia a large fire last night destroyed China town at Stevenson with ruins being searched for missing residents. Reports say many perished in tinder like buildings. Meanwhile in Abington Senator Samuel Piles of Washington plans a trip to Beattie and Mawall within three months. W Smith librarian Carnegie Library will add a section in a new data devoted to criticisms of new books. Tailors at 619 Pike St offer cleaning pressing and altering services.
Dayton Ohio April 6 William Huffman Civil War veteran believed conspirators planned his death and stabbed five fellow soldiers as they slept at the National Home. Cadle and Connors are in critical condition. the other three recover. Huffman placed in a straight jacket.
ZANESVILLE April 6 Command er in Chief Brown of the G A F issued a proclamation designating Memorial Day a general observance on May 36. Department commanders are directed to hold patriotic instructions in public schools.
Builders and owners are advised to contact Geo H Woodhouse Co at 113 University Street for hardware prices before buying. The firm advertises cheap rent and small expenses and offers plumbing heating and sheet iron work. A call may save you money at the neon Co corner Ind Ave and Union St.
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