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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1903
Page
4
James Davis of the steamer Kane escaped a likely hold up near the Pacific Coast company wharf and Wayside Mission. He leapt from the wharf into the bay with pursuers close behind, recovered on shore and was taken to Wayside Mission hospital for a hot bath and drying clothes.
Thomas Lippy filed a petition bearing signatures of majority property owners for regrading Third Avenue. A compromise plan to widen the street is circulating and will be filed with the board. The petitions go to the city engineer for cost estimates relative to charter assessments.
Commander Booth Tucker of the Salvation Army arrived in the city on a Northern Pacific train. He will be quartered at the Kuin fer Crand hotel during a two day stay.
A council committee session explored terms of the Culleepde Eckert crematory plan with P G Yaw seeking a franchise. Chairman Hinehart opened with price shifts from proposed rates, Gillespie Eckert offering lower cremation costs and municipal ownership by house movers. discussion focused on estimates and a full report for the next council meeting.
Articles of Incorporation for a railroad to be known as the Washington & Pacific Railway Company were filed in the county auditor's office this afternoon by State Auditor John D. Atkinson and A W Frater the incorporators. Capital stock is $1,000,000 with par value unspecified. The terminals and immediate points on the road are not given.
The Star critiques Mr. Yaw and ally councilmen for pushing a franchise price double the usual rate. It recalls they once favored the deal at that higher cost and warns that taxpayers retain rights as committee meetings proceed.
Police dispatchers received alarming calls about a dead man on Marion Street near Third Avenue. Detective Tenement found Joe Waiters, initially believed dead, revived briefly before officers sent him to jail as a drunk.
Tyner attorneys report all papers from a safe were given to Postmaster General Payne except items deemed personal or tied to a former dead employee. George Christiancy says he will seek relief from duty pending investigation of the Post Office, while the paper notes the safe had been opened during a controversy over papers held by Tyner.
The Ton Marche department store and the Metall Oro cure Association reached a settlement after a lengthy dispute over prices and supplies. Western avenue commission men refrained from pressuring the store, kerosene and Arbuckles coffee faced shifts, and both sides sought to end a costly, drawn out struggle.
Congressman Humphrey backs a plan by large families to greet President Roosevelt during his Seattle visit. A sub committee would allot space on University grounds for a joint address and reception, with Gov. McGraw chairing the sub committee and Seattle organizers weighing logistical timing during the president’s stay.
A rough catalog of local ads and notices includes menu items like Chicken Mulligatawny and Prime Ribs of Reef, various property listings with prices and features, and job notices such as female bookkeeper and room rentals. It mentions Adams & Nichols real estate, 2208 First Avenue, and a gas company.
A brief catalog item row listing double pointed tooth picks regular 5c packages and Brown drinking tumblers both plain and etched. It also notes brass plated moulding hooks brass pole trimmings for poles and brass plated extension rods in large size.
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