Last Edition Roasts Smith Ton and War Powers Speech
In a House session on April 28 Diean of Pennsylvania critiqued a general’s conduct in Samar and wartime orders. Speaker Turner and naval affairs chair Foss reported fiscal year appropriations totaling 77 million. The Senate debated the oleomargarine tax proposal, defeating the Teller amendment aimed to tax cornering butter prices.
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Ton
D. C
Diean
Peninsyl
Phi
Mai
Waller
Samar
Foss
Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Senate
Washington Governor Demands Resignation of State Official
Special to the Star from Olympia reports Governor demands the resignation of C. R. Holcomb the state auditor and commissioner appoints Clerk Murray to take the place. Murray will immediately assume the duties amid speculation over appropriation issues and the Carey bill impact. Barton named judge advocate general of the Washington National Guard to succeed Colonel Day.
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Star
Olympia
C. R. Holcomb
Clerk Murray
Murwil
State of Washington
Licenses Revoked Over Liquor Violations
The council met to consider revoking licenses of several proprietors found guilty of serving liquor to young girls. The case involved victims at the saloon and the council reviewed the revenue implications.
Court records detail war crimes testimony in April hearing
In court, General Smith testified as principal witness describing orders to burn and slaughter, noting natives cruel and barbarous. He claimed the war continues and that youths aged 15 to 16 served as privates among insurgents, with further mentions of civilians and child casualties.
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BSA
General Smith Tatay
Pat Smith
Arrest at Northern Pacific depot reported in Cape locale
Early this morning a serious crime arrest was made at the Northern Pacific depot in Cape. Sheriff Mctiee led the operation aided by informants. The suspect, alleged to be part of a robbery ring, was taken into custody while walking with a companion named Bee, who was said to be connected to the case.
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Holcomb
Rogers
Northern Pacific
Cape
Mctiee
W. W . Bear
Robbery Case Ties Up Train to Seattle Stop
Bolce drew a pistol and demanded money. Wilder, thinking a joke, handed over $30 before realizing the threat. Wilder traveled toward Seattle to report the robbery, encountered Bote on the train, and an officer met the train at Woodinville.
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Bolce
Wilder
Seattle
Bote
Woodinville
Insanity Hearing and New Trial Motions Filed in Court
D W Kirke struggled with four deputy sheriffs and was committed to an insane asylum after an exam at the courthouse. He spoke only two phrases, while another man faces a new trial motion from George M Ashford vs Anderson Engineering for insufficient evidence and excessive damages. A Rainier Mill Company decree was disincorporated by Judge Tallman.
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D. W. Kirke
Court House
General Hospital
Kirke
Christian Angels
George M. Ashford
Robbery at Monogram Saloon In Early Morning Heist
Fred Brown, a city transient, reports two men entered the Monogram saloon toilet room on Yesterway and Occidental avenue. One brandished a revolver and forced him to raise his hands while the other searched his pockets. They took 25 dollars and fled. police have no suspects or trace.
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Monogram
Yesterway
Occidental Avenue
Fred Brown
Brown
Woman's World Fashion: Breakfast They Feature Fashionable Hats and Linings
A fragmented fashion feature describes breakfast table items and clothing trends. It notes patterns for dresses with dot designs, lace and black velvet trims, and new season silhouettes including skirts with tucks and waist emphasis. It mentions hats with white lace and black velvet details and white, black, or lighter embellishments.
District plans site purchase for new Harrison street school
The school board bought a 0.20 acre site in D. T. Denny's home addition at Harrison street and Warren avenue. Two new wooden schoolhouses are under contracts for six month builds. Shan non White & Middleton secure a 12 room schoolhouse at Twenty first avenue and Madison street for 40 000. Saunders & Lawton contract another 12 room brick schoolhouse at Twenty fourth avenue and Mast Cherry Street for 15 000 to David Dow. Pacific Bream Heat & Power Co to handle plumbing. Engineers Cotterill & Whitworth map a 40 acre Wildwood addition south of Brighton Head.
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D. T. Denny
Harrison Street
Warren Avenue
Shannon, White & Middleton
W. F E. Hoone
Twenty-first Avenue
Madisontreet
Saunders & Lawton
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Mast Cherry Street
David Dow
Pacific Bream Heat & Power Co
Cotterill & Whitworth
Wildwood
Brighton Head
F. Whiaon
Lyle
Third Avenue
Spring Street
J. A. Moore
Lumber Exchange
Seneca Street
Second Avenue
Baunders & Lawton
Local Construction Projects Reported With Several Bids
The article lists contracts and bids for multiple residences. Thomas Flynn's East Spruce Street project for Wm Delfel at 1850 dollars. Architect Sidleen drawing plans for a nearby Delfel residence. Dultt and Henry Dosier prepare bids for a double two story home at Nineteenth Avenue and B Cherry Street for Mr Wolford of Tacoma estimated around 4000 dollars. Dosier completed plans for a Caprtel residence for millman Mr Halley.
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Thomas Flynn
East Spruce Street
Tenth Avenue
Wm. Delfel
Sidleen
Mr. Delfel
Dultt
Henry Dosier
Nineteenth Avenue
B. Cherry Street
Tacoma
Caprtel, Bi
Halley
Millman
Market Report Shows Demand Up and Prices Steady
The markets open with stronger demand for vegetables and steady prices. Potatoes and berries move briskly, meats unchanged with a potential rise expected soon, and grains firm with a bias toward higher values.
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Walla Walla
Seattle
Williams and Walker light up Seattle in Sons of Ham show
Williams and Walker bring their joy awakening tour to the Grand Seattle. The Sons of Ham features musical farce numbers with Ada Walker and Williams delivering standout turns. The act packs 27 performers, bright costumes, and lively chorus, with crowd-pleasing songs like The Phrenological Coon and My Little Zulu Babe.
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Williams
Walker
United States
Seattle
Miss Hannah
Savannah
Corker
Reese Brothers
Douglas
George Catlin
Ada Walker
Hannah
Willams
Matsuda
Faust
Faust on Third Avenue Thrills in Oldtime Stage Return
Audiences on Third Avenue relive classic drama as the player returns to familiar scenes from Faust. Griffith’s Mephisto is convincing while Kathryn Parnell as Marguerite impresses with beauty and simplicity. The revival runs through the week with 40 musical pieces including the famous Marguerite waltz.
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Dian
Third Avenue
Paulet
Marguerite
Brecken
Marcyerite Walta
Faust
Mr. Griffith
Seattle
Mephisto
Kathryn Parnell
Miss Parnell
Mr. Montague
Valentine
Martha
Siebel
Kitty Birds Great Fault in Police Court
An eleven year old English girl in America known as Kitty Bird has spent months causing police trouble. She has a pattern of short jail breaks and a routine 90 day sentence, drinking heavily. Authorities may pursue reform measures to address her conduct.
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America
Kitty Bird
City Council Tonight to Hear Multiple Committee Reports
Several committees report at tonight's city council meeting. The corporations committee will review Sunset Telephone and Telegraph service. The Beattie Cataract company seeks franchise changes amid protests over council discrimination favoring other electric firms. J B MacDougall and neighbors challenge electric company connection rules and higher light prices for Cataract.
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Sunset Telephone & Telegraph Company
Beattie Cataract Company
J. BR. MacDougall
Tirat Avenue
Ligbt
Fire damages home of L. M. Jones on Seventh Avenue
A blaze at 719 Seventh Avenue South started from a defective flue on the second floor at 2 pm. Firemen from box 67 extinguished it. damages estimated at about 46 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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L. M. Jones
Seventh Avenue South
City Clerk notices May 6 cutoff for election registration
The city clerk issued notices that the registration books for the upcoming election close May 6. The ballot asks for a $100,000 loan to buy a site for a Carnegie library on Fourth avenue and Mad Feon street. Ernest Cheater, 15, died from a baseball injury and was buried yesterday from 27 Twenty-second Avenue South.
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Carnegie Library
Fourth Avenue
Madfeon Street
Ernest Cheater
Twenty-second Avenue South
William Cheater
Legend Of Flying Dutchman Recalled By Santa Barbara Arrival
The California steamer Santa Barbara arrived from San Francisco, renewing the Flying Dutchman legend with its yearly what and when voyage into Puget Sound. Captain Zaddard steers a lively ship as the crew and cargo mirror a ghostly myth amid routine rail and harbor activity.
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California
Santa Barbara
San Francisco
Ata Parbara
Zaddard
Malta
Golden Gate
Puget Sound
Aptain Raddards
Frisco
Herbert Tappan Missing. Beattle Real Estate Man Sought
Herbert Tappan, 46, a former real estate dealer, disappeared in Beattle last Wednesday. He lived at 121 Seventh Avenue with Cee W. Randall and is believed to be in smaller Sound towns, possibly unsettled after business reverses. He is described as about 6 feet 9 inches, wearing a light brown suit, brown hat, black shoes, torn collar, and dark tie.
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Herbert Tappan
Beattle
Tappan
Seventh Avenue
Cee W. Randall
Marcachusetts
Quiet Day at Bremerton and Local Baseball Scores
A quiet day at Bremerton sees a runaway causing damage while a launch party parade with improvised band entertains crowds. Laborers lay broad gauge track for dock work as two locomotives arrive. Bremerton games note Oregon nine beating Charleston 17 to 12 and Kitsaps losing 26 to 6 at Bidney. A top game saw Bremerton Flraty 7 Tracyton 6. In political news Congressman Amone Cummings is critically ill with double pneumonia in Baltimore.
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Beattle
Navy Yard
Ose
Park
Oregon Nine
Charleston
Oregons
Bremerton
Kitsaps
Bidney
Bremerton Flraty
Tracyton
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Poget Sound
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Beattie
Greie
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Washington Creamery
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Sydney
Australia
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Ernst Bros
Pike Street
Tel
Harvard
Bremerton Briefs
Baltimore
Amone Cummings
Shannon
Alaska Hills
R. T. Shannon Grocery Co
J. Friedman & Bon
J. Friedman & Son
First Ave
Our
Hinckley Block
Chas. io. _folcomb
Ian Rat
Burk
Second and Mar Sea
Seater & CO
Grads Furniture
First Avenue
Wash
John J. Kowalski
Columbia and
Marien Ope
den Mace Husiness College
Collins Sherman Foley
Undertakers
Bet
Pike and Union
Seattle, Wash
G. Beninghausen
FIRST
The
Beattie Electric Co
Fats Pine
Kegley Sica
Tigne
Rhodes Bros. Co
Tea, Coffee and Crockery House
Lake Union
University Cara
J. A. Wisner
England
J. T. Wilson
Pyes
A. Lindauer
Sseattle
Johnston & Ccooks
Kimball and Burdett
Kimball Company
Puebla
Imperial Taliloring Co
Anenue
Sabes
Strops
Coates
Qpeleer
D. S. Johnston CO
Second Ave. Burke Building
Clark Davis & Co
E. J. Brown
South O MacDougall-Southwick
Bonney & Stewart Funeral Directors
Kembalmers
Pariors Thirday and Cosbin Bt
Seattic, Wash
2Nd Ave
Wtec
UR Pers
Ron Marche
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