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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1905
Page
3
The Evangel of Ballard first meeting drew large attendance as Park church doors opened wide. Rev Ostrom delivered a humorous and engaging sermon, praised for its delivery and comparisons. Mr Hillis and a chorus provided musical support with a cornet.
The city council met Tuesday night and adopted an ordinance changing many north side streets to avenues. The Junction hall will host meetings for greater attendance than the church. The Sunset Telephone petition to add poles was referred to the street committee.
Police Judge Martin reports March 31 period fines totaling 100 dollars with 7.20 dollars for jury expenses. Lumber theft from Park addition investigated by marshal. Times Street sewer project planned. St Stephen church approved to build a nurses home at 303 Fourth Avenue North for a Hatchard hospital. Dr Cunningham treated a mill worker’s foot then rescued an 18 month old from boiling water in a house where another mill accident occurred shortly after.
Dewitt Skutt took a lead in the Beninghausen watch contest with about 1500 votes. W J Santmyer moved to second as he gained but could not top Skutt. All votes must be in by Saturday at 9 pm, with a final tally to follow after counting.
A tearful tale by the Fakir recounts the death of First Officer J. H. Rands of the Tacoma during an escape from ice near Japan. The column insists Rands was never aboard the Tacoma on its last voyage, noting prior departure from Seattle and implying a hoax in its reporting.
The article notes Liverpool’s 16 year old municipal humanized milk program for slum babies, reducing infant deaths by about half. Birmingham considers adoption. Consul Hoyle sees success. It also mentions a Paris inventor’s wine adulteration detector and Manchester street railways testing parcel delivery under municipal ownership with tiered rates.
A long OCR list names numerous individuals with addresses in Seattle and nearby towns, listing ages and streets. The fragment includes many partial notes and scattered figures, indicating a directory-like record of residents or voters with various street addresses and city references.
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