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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1907
Page
12
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Treasury and commerce reports outline March trade data with slight price declines in internal commerce. Fiscal year receipts from customs and internal revenue total $514 million, leaving a $62 million treasury surplus. Shipping of packinghouse products from Chicago rose compared with 1904, while western and southern regions remain independent of New York conditions.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and ages with Seattle references and partial surnames. It appears to be a damaged civic or social notice featuring individuals such as Kikhart Cartian Rice Shanley and MeQuire, with ages around mid twenties and Seattle placements.
A massive blaze on the east side forced evacuation of 300 families as six alarms rang out. All fire companies battled the flames for hours with the Diepatch express company stables suffering the worst damage, where men and horses were killed.
County officials discuss raising liquor license fees to 600 dollars to curb saloon problems. Mr Abrams doubts higher fees will improve character or reduce drunkenness but would support a raise if investigations show benefit. Coma Beckingham Ruth Ero express caution about favoritism accusations. response hinges on Youngstown issue.
A list of prominent figures including A Beton Damy J W Gates and many others spans turf, art, and public life. The compiled names W L Powers J J Dwyer and J B Hagain appear alongside horses like Salvator and Henry of Navarre, reflecting a broad roster of celebrated individuals and equine figures from the era.
A fragmented list shows multiple people with ages and dates tied to street addresses across Seattle and nearby locales. Entries include Meer mott age 28 April 20 at Eighteenth and East Mason and Armatrong-Noah Armatrong age 84 April 21 at West Seattle Hobbart.
Births registered today include a daughter to the wife of H Christensen at 1210 Terrace Court dated April 10. A daughter to the wife of John T Gaynor at 436 Twenty Sixth av north dated April 16. A daughter to the wife of J T Rupf at 1909 Minor av dated April 16.
A. L. Hall located at 1111 First Avenue advertises baseball shoes.
Aberdeen manager Red Brown vows Higginbottom cannot be kept or bought for use in any ball club. Vancouver Province recalls an incident where Mike Lynch punched Higginbottom aboard a boat, prompting a stern talk with manager Schroeder and a demanded apology.
Fans favor Red Ehret's method of signaling balls and strikes by raising his right and left arms. The system keeps fans informed when voices fade in tense moments, as even those behind the plate may struggle to hear the umpire, though Ehret's voice helps guide the decision.
Superintendent J B Youngs of the water department and H W Rcott of the engineers office tested the big new centrifugal pump at Volunteer Park. The 100 foot higher pump will serve high service sections more easily and is powered by electricity from the Seventh and Yesler station.
A new city ordinance requires license badges on both sides and the rear of express and delivery wagons and on the driver. Police report many drivers are unaware of the rule and continue work, risking violation of the law.
Police report many signs taken from Union Tailoring Co on Third Ave and placed around the city. In recent light winds most were torn down and Chief Wappenstein ordered all signs collected from the basements of City Hall and street corners. Owners have not yet claimed their signs.
News cart men announce an attorney and prepare to challenge Chief Wappenstein's order barring carts from streets. The chief remains firm that carts must stay away, despite strenuous efforts to restore the right to operate.
Deputy County Auditor Brier received the first Torrens land registration under the new law from the Superior Land Company. The firm notified that it wished to have all its cases registered under the new statute.
The Copper Range company sues Alfred Burrage, Thomas Lawton, and others in the supreme court for damages totaling 3 million dollars. The action was opened today in the court.
Comet Ralph M. Gill E M Williams and Howard Waterman were today named commissioners to supervise the improvement project on E Galer Street and Crescent Drive from Twentieth to Twenty second avenues including carthing and sidewalks.
An old case reports Jay Marrins, a saloon keeper, was issued today for selling beer to a minor. The charge states he supplied beer to a person under legal drinking age.
Mrs Laura B Brown widow of Alexander Brown and former Baltimore banker wed Charles Kaufman of Boston, who is 32 years her junior, in a ceremony reported today.
The Carpenters union filed for an injunction and $1,000 damages against the Builders Exchange to stop importing carpenters from Seattle and other cities to replace strikers in Vancouver B C on April 23.
A distraught father confronts theater figure Henry Trower after his daughter Florence receives a mysterious missive. The scene unfolds at Trower's table as women discuss the letter and a contract drawn for Florence. The father questions the actor's motives and defends his daughter's virtue amid theatrical intrigue.
A garbled review of Taft and Theodore Roosevelt era politics reveals a chaotic scene as Charles P. campaigns in Cincinnati. The piece describes frenetic movements through city and countryside with calls for home and country echoed amid the political fray.
Fragmentary text evokes Taft and figures such as Henry, Charlee PP, and Mikenteo in a discussion of handicraft and citizenship. The source hints at public discourse and local character, with repeated phrases about Taft and civic identity.
In Jefferson City Missouri on April 2 the governor granted a 60 day reprieve to William Spaugh who was sentenced to be hanged Thursday for the murder of Sheriff Polk of Irgn county.
Byron April 92 eighty five year old Jack Page, once the star arsonist who sent over 22 men to the Ohio penitentiary, pleads guilty and is sentenced to two years. An old indictment revived shows a two decade scheme where a band insured destruction by arson, profiting while enlisting wealthy and prominent locals across Williams Fulton Lucas counties.
Washington report recounts W T Stead and Dr Albert Shaw arriving for a banquet with Baron Rosen. A misunderstanding over a pasteboard bag leads to a late revelation that the bag contained valuable checks. The mix up required baggage officials to intervene after midnight.
ABSHINGTON April 23 William Burge a Black man was hanged at 12 05 this afternoon for uxor elde four years after his crime The president refused to interfere.
The Seattle and Tacoma Power Company sues the Seattle Renton and Southern railway for 96452.82 to settle contract interpretation. Both firms continue business amid the dispute. A new ferry West Seattle was towed to Seattle for boiler installation and rapid completion by May 15. The old City of Seattle ferry will be overhauled to double deck and capable of carrying 1000 passengers.
Detective Kennedy traveled to Tacoma to recover plunder taken from the city. Three men Priest Long Mike Sweeny and James Haggerty are in custody after a chase and will be tried in Tacoma or sent here for hotel break in charges. Haggerty confesses claiming prior offense and names Long and Sweeny as leaders. He was shot during capture but not seriously hurt.
The Washington Supreme Court dismissed the Northern Pacific and Columbia Pacific railroads writ of review to a King County superior court ruling allowing Georgetown to condemn a right of way across railroad tracks for Saunders Ave extension. The railroads argued for a direct appeal but the court upheld the lower action as proper.
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