Deaf Mute Seeks Print to Voice His Heartbreak
A deaf mute visits the Star office to tell of love lost and a broken engagement. He believed his story would be printed and learns of Memphis pair Thomas Lane and Estella Williams split by Estella’s engagement to Charles Wade. The city editor confirms publication.
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South
Memphis
Tron
Star Office
Thomas R. Lane
Zatelia Williams
Tenn
Estella Williams
Charles ‘Wade
Chattanooga
Charles Wade
Thomas Rt. Lane
Charlies Wade
Miss Williams
Barclay Ship Chandlers Drafts Into Receivership at Tacoma
The Barclay Ship Chandlers company of Tacoma went into receivership yesterday following pressure from Portland Cordage and subsequent Tacoma bank actions. Principal stockholder is Mr Bird, with Mr Barclay reportedly holding a single share. Once the Sound’s sole ship chandlers, they faced only C F Myers & Company of Seattle as rivals.
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Barclay Ship Chandlers Company
Tacoma
Portland
Bird
Barclay Holding
Barclay Ship
Candlera Company
Sound
C. F. Myers & Company
Reed Loiters at Secondhand Bookshop Encounter
A Maine speaker browses in a Capitol area secondhand shop where an old bookseller cites a half dollar price for a novel. The seller taunts the buyer over the price and title, then laughs at the purchase idea as the visitor departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Capitol
Maine
Mr. Reed
Girl Found In Streets Taken To Department Store
Mary Polititze five year old daughter of John Polititze of Newark strayed at 11 am Thursday and was found crying by a kind woman who washed her. The woman then, moved by impulse, took the girl to a department store to keep her.
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Tittle
Mary Polititze
John Polititze
Newark
New York
Woman Returns Lost Child After Hearsay at Precinct
A dressed woman brought a girl to the Fourth precinct claiming the child, Mary, was hers after purchasing a complete outfit for her. Capt. Madwards verified the child’s identity and the real mother appeared later, confirming Mary’s return. The girl was not allowed to wear the fine clothes daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Precinct
Madwards
Eamehy
Mary
Blue Star Sailors Prep Yukon Freight Haul From Seattle
Blue Star Navigation prepares a Seattle to Unalaska and St. Michael service for summer. The Aureola, now in San Francisco, will sail in May to Goldpin Bay loaded with about 1 ton of Chicago mining freight. T W Johnson arranges transport. 40 company workers to board. A Philadelphia mining party and six join the voyage from Dutch Harbor. Hera may join the fleet and a new Atlantic steamer could be added if current transports are needed.
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Blue Star Navigation Company
Yukon
Seattle
Unalaska
St. Michael
Aureola
San Francisco
Goldpin Bay
Chicago
T. W. Johnson
Veese
Philadelphia
Dutch Harbor
Hera
Blue Star Company
Atlantic
Railway Personalities Visit West Coast Lines
R. C. Stevens, general western passenger agent of the Great Northern, left this morning for California for a several week inspection tour of the lines. F. A. Valentine, traveling passenger agent of the Canadian Pacific at San Francisco, is in the city from Tacoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Stevens
General Western
The
Great Northern
California
F. A. Valentine
Canadian Pacific
San Francisco
Tacoma
Like Case of Hester Prynne at Dunkard Assembly
In Pomona California Miss Celia Overholtzer eldest daughter of a wealthy orange grower confessed to sin before the Dunkard denomination at Lordsburg. The Rev Edward A Miller former president of the Dunkard college was expelled after confessing his guilt as gossip swirls. Celia fainted as the church prayed. One brother is reported insane.
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Pomona
Cal
Celia Overholtzer
Pomona Valley
Dunkard
Lordsburg
Hester Pyrnane
Mr. Dimesdale
Edward A. Miller
Dunkard College
Philadelphia
Celia Overhouser
Mise Overholtzer
Muter
Miller
Los Angelew
Ths
Miss Overholtzer
Death of Princess Kallani Sparks Hawaiian Superstitions
Honolulu reports a wave of native folklore surrounding Princess Kallani's death. Tales blame kahunas and a Puna prophetess prediction, while omens such as absent little fish stir awe. The piece notes a Bernice Pauahi Bishop will reference and a Kanewsi land legacy as part of the surrounding chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
San Francisco
Kallani
Bernice Pauahfiehop
Excursion to Kent by Women’s Missionary Society
A Women’s Missionary Society excursion departed this morning on the Northern Pacific train to Kent. The full excursion data are not provided. They expect to return this evening.
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Women's Missionary Society
Northern Pacific
Kent
Y M 1 Smoker at Pioneer Hall
A YMCA smoker at Pioneer Hall last night featured an entertainment committee including J Buxbaum L Silvain BB Trochy. The program opened with Griffith overture and included songs duets and recitations with performers B McIntyre J Carraher F M Dermot KE McIntyre and others ending with a full chorus farewell.
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Pioneer Hall
J. Buxbaum
L. Silvain
BB. Trochy
Griffith
J Buxbaum
Chas. Gerdner
Lily
B. McIntyre
Ante
J. Carraher
J. Wileen
F. M. Dermot
Commodore naval drama dazzles Third Avenue crowd
A large audience attended The Commodore at the Third Avenue theater last night. The naval matinee is scheduled for tomorrow with the company’s week long engagement closing tomorrow evening. Cars run every fifteen minutes after 7 15 to accommodate attendees. Sunday afternoon Wagner's band plays at Seattle theater for the university benefit with the Visteria trio among the concert features.
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Third Avenue Theater
Denny Hell
Wagner
Seattle
Uniform
Visteria
Along the Wharves and Coastal Traffic Updates
Several vessels are active in Cook Inlet and nearby waters. Admiral Dewey heads to Cape Plattery while Nellie G. Thurston sails to Sunrise City with freight for MacDougal & Southwick’s store. American Ranger arrives from the Mering Sea with cargo, and Flint returns with six tons of halibut. A pile-driver repairs Arlington dock as tug Wanderer prepares to tow Marion Chilcott toward Cape Plattery. Pacific coast steamer Santa Cruz departs to fetch materials to repair the City of Topeka wreck.
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Nellie G. Thurston
Sunrise City
Cook Inlet
MacDougal & Southwick ‘Company
Bheales
Marion Chilcott
Manila
Philippines
Wanderer
Cape Plattery
Santa Cruz
Topeka
Noisy rider ponders fate of streetcar during blizzard
A nervous man paces corners and wonders which streetcar motorman will halt for passengers. He sits at a fire plug and asks for sardines while bystanders react, as officials consider a blizzard that might stop cars.
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Met
Washington Star
Hobart Shows Improvement After Illness
Washington April 7 Vice President Hobart passed a good night and was considerably improved today as doctors reported progress in his condition following illness.
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Washington
Hobart
Death of Mrs Paige Carried by Messenger Dog
Armourdale Kansas April 7 A pioneer Mrs Paige death news was carried from Muncie Wyandotte county by a shepherd dog named Shep owned by George Richardson a night man at Daniel Bros livery and undertaking. The dog aided by a ribbon note bound for Richardson seven miles away. The message was sent when the daughter summoned the dog after the death occurred at 6 o clock the morning.
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Armourdale
Shep
Riehardoon
Netwesta
Armourdalle
Kan
Jonnn Paige
Muncie
Wyandotte County
Munecle
Bhep
George Richardson
Daniela Bros’ Livery
Richardson
Paige
Muncie Boulevard
Market Quotations From Friday Morning on Weat Street
Merchants report fair business with heavy poultry arrivals and steady potato markets. Prices offered to producers cover grain oats barley wheat and feed, plus hay and timothy. fresh ranch butter and poultry prices, live cattle and hogs values, hides wool and sheep pelts priced by weight, with Eastern Washington wool and other regional quotes included.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Washington
Timothy
Strictly Fresh Ranch
Ihe
Hutter
Wholesale Food Prices and Lumber Ledger Listings
A dense catalog of prices lists commodities from flour and corn meal to coffee, oats, and dried beans, with per hundredweight and per barrel figures. It also includes lumber rates for fir, cedar, and related products, plus drayage charges and assorted bulk goods across colorfully itemized figures.
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Washington Red Cedar
Market Report Prices for Cattle Hogs and Sheep
CHICAGO April 7 Cattle Reeves 4.10 6.75 stockers 3.0 p 1.90 cows 204.75 Texans 3.75 515 Hogs Light 8.60 3.85 rough 5e lower mixed 3.60073 .87 heavy 3.70 1.92 plus 3.9009.70 Sheep Natives 3.75 45 western 4 4.00 lambs 4.50 5.06
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Himself
Speaker Reed
Third Avenue
Theathr— “the Commodore
Blue Star Fleet
St. Michaels
Railway Personals
Hester Prynne
Kert
Y. M
Admiral Dewey
Quileene
Mering Bea
Bohomer Lintle Lovensen
Flint
Magic
Moran's Ship Yard
Arlington Dock
Glendale
Halcyon
Nallard
California Porta
Humboldt
Skagway
City of Topeka
Farina
Java
Costa Rica
Sack
Guatemala
Astern
Lowe
Elgin
Eastern
Puget
Hama
Columbia River
Olympia
Vegoteches
White River Burbanks
Barry Rose
Yakima
Oregon
Mion
New York Mills
O. W. Peterson & Bro
Pike St
Snoqualmie Falls Power Co
Gilman
Renton
Second Ave
Main St
Sherman, Clay & Co
Steinway” Dealers
Second Avenue
Beattle
D. S. Johnston
Burke Building
Cahn & Cohn
Yesler Ave
Yesler Dock
New York Bloox
Mt Vernon
Whatcom
Spokane- Rossland
St. Paul
Japan-American Line
Japan
China
Asiatic
Board OF Health
Poco Reeve
Winter & Harper
Seattle, Wash
Acme Publishing Co
Alley
Pantheca Due Apres
Madame Brown
CAFE
Collins Brook
Alaska Views
la Roche
Union &T
San Diego Fruit Co
Ramaker Music Co
Pike
Fifth
Beattie
Bonney & Stewart Funere
Embaimers
Third Ave
Columbia St
Beattie, Wash
BANKS
Caia
General Pestis
James D. Cs
Maurice McNhy
Lester Turner
R.F. Parkhurst
Connie Light and Telegraphic Exchange Paya
Unite States
Europe
the Puget Sound National Bank OF
Jacob Furth
Neufelder
K. V
United States
James Rothwell
Boston Block
City Real Estate
Pole
SALS
Holyoke
James Toethwell
Toston
Arpunters and Bruil, Ders
A. P. Rendall & Co
Rand Area Plumbing Co
Bree Buff
Mia
Hawnsen
Seattle Clothes Pressing Co
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