Moore Sticks To Original Canal Plant Proposal
James A. Moore insists on his original plan for a Lake Washington canal and an iron and steel plant, warns he will withdraw if any changes are made. He argues benefits include county tax gains and real estate value growth, and opposes potential damages from water level shifts.
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King County
Seattle
Lake Washington
McGraw
Chamber of Commerce
James A. Moore
Moore
King Coun
Amir
Tien Fa
Metra
Tinues
United States
Beatte
Beattie
Thie
Beattle
Thie Canal
Gill
Thomson
Neven
Great Northern Refuses Opening of Fifteen Festival Access
The Great Northern Railroad declines opening the Fifth Fifteen access at Beattie that would permit entry to the festival railroad via a rights of way. Union Pacific officials indicate they will pursue questions before the corporation committee at the next meeting to seek franchise details and a formal inquiry into the matter. The exchange follows prior statements about the Seattle proposal and possible terminal access.
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Farrell
Union Pacific
Beattie
Gilman
Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Festival Railroad
L. C. Oi Western
Great I Railroad
U. P
Great Northern
Washington Launches Washing Burner Steamer
The Seattle built steamer Washington by Washington Marine Co Inc will launch at high tide on August 20 and finish ten days later with all machinery boiler and equipment aboard. An oil burner, she will run coast wise between Seattle and California ports with Port Blakeley to load the first cargo. L h Gray and C b Fowler lead the company and will voyage to San Francisco.
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Washington
Washington Marine Company, Inc
Rheattle
Port Blakeley
L. H. Gray
C. B. Fowler
San Francisco
Standard Oil Indicted Over Rail Storage Charges
A federal grand jury returned an indictment against Standard Oil Company on 11 counts alleging nonpayment of storage charges to various railroads and asserting it procured an unfair advantage over competitors in violation of the Sherman Act.
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Cvicago
Aug
Crme
Standard Oil Company
Mrs. Shippen Dies in East After Long Illness
Attorney Joseph Shippen received word from Heston of the death of his wife Marion V. Shippen. Born in Georgia about 60 years ago, she married Mr. Shippen in Chicago in 1884 and was active in the First Unitarian church. Funeral plans remain unsettled.
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Joseph Shippen
Heston
Marion V. Shippen
Shippen
Mrs. Shippen
Georgia
Mr. Shippen
Chicago
First Unitarian Church
Bank Clearings For August 1906 Report
Bank clearings for August 1906 show totals of 1,622,922 dollars and 48 cents with a business increase of 34,891 dollars 21 cents over the same period last year. The equivalent gross for August 1906 amounted to 788,031 dollars 27 cents.
Boy Runs Down Woman Near Georgetown
Mrs. Looia Scholpp of George town was struck by Frank Lorenz riding a bicycle at the corner of Seconday and briegs at. she was removed to the Way wide pital by Patrolman Hum an. She was not seriously in-
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Looia Scholpp
Georgetown
Frank Lorenz
Mainst
Seconday
Briegs
Human
Thieves Enter Store on Thirday Night
J. J. Rubenstein reports his store at 1119 Thirday was broken into last night and a quantity of clothing stolen, police informed.
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J. J. Rubenstein
Funeral for Pearl Hayes Set After Gasoline Explosion
The funeral for Pearl Hayes, who fled from burns after a gasoline explosion, will be held tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock from the Church of Our Lady of Good Help.
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Pearl Hayes
Church of Our Lady of Good Help
Divorced Woman Ends Life After Refusal
Ella J MuLdoon killed herself with carbolic acid after her ex husband UO KB Cooper refused to remarry her. She lived with Cooper as housekeeper for two children and the home, drank at a saloon, returned intoxicated, begged to become wife again, and died before a doctor arrived. No inquest will be held.
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Ella J MuLdoon
UO. KB. Cooper
Georgetown
Cooper
King County
Junction
Coop Rs
Henee
Property owners face uneven 1996 assessment rolls
Small property owners with valuations from 66 to 66 percent of actual value find many items on the 1996 rolls mislisted or omitted. Examples include A Lou Cohen real estate and household effects, Ab fred Battle home, and Johnny Clancy whose well furnished corner home is not listed. Other names appear with partial or missed household goods and assets, prompting broad scrutiny by assessors and the board of equalisation.
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Firat Av
A. Lou Cohen
Mr. Cohen
Cohen
Uberolia
Board of Equalisation
Iperance
Abfred Battle
Sattles
BF. Blaine
Denny Blaine Lake Park
Johnny Clancy
Yealer Way
Hi Adair
Firet Av
West
John B. Agen
Tegleton Av
Senecast
Government orders payment for robberies in towns
The governor general orders all towns with robbed post offices or burned government stores to repay the losses. Any citizen who refuses to contribute will be imprisoned for three months.
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Ernor
City Line Vote Planned For September 12
City council set September 12 as the election date for municipal street railway plans and the Cedar River water main project. Ordinances fixing polling places were approved after amendments by the finance committee amid partisan debate and a single dissenting vote by Councilman Gill.
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Cedar River
Finance Committee
Crichton
Gill
Monthe
Municipal Ownership League
Thomson
Attu Raid: Japanese Fatalities and POWs Reported
Five Japanese killed and 12 taken prisoner in Attu Island action near the Aleutians by American fishermen. The McCulloch cutter arrived, with the State Department fact reporting the incident. Officials anticipate delicacy and possible apologies to Japan.
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Om Attu In
Government to act against Japanese poachers on Aleutians
A long dispatch was sent to the American ambassador in Tokyo detailing the circumstances and directing the course of action. The State Department stated there will be no complications with the Japanese government.
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Washington, D.C
Aleutian Islands
Toklo
State Department
A. P. A. May Change Its Name At Atlantic City
The annual three day convention of the American Protestant Association opened in Atlantic City New Jersey with a large attendance. Delegates discussed renaming the association due to many groups sharing the A P A initials and the abbreviation no longer uniquely identifying the organization.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Protestant Association
Heavy rains sweep Texas prompt flood damage warnings
Torrential rains cripple railroad traffic and damage crops across Texas. A rumor claims Canyon City was wiped out by a tornado with multiple fatalities, though unconfirmed.
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Port Worth
Texas
Canyon City
Liberty Sailors Mutiny Mutiny In Philadelphia
Five marines and ten sailors were arrested after a mutiny sparked by a drunken spree from the Lancaster receiving ship. Two enlisted men were badly hurt and a ring leader sustained a throat wound. All suspects were placed in irons.
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Philadelphia
Lancaster
Man Purchases Revolver After Drinking Fined
James Kelly visited town on Monday to buy a revolver and, after getting heavily intoxicated, fired at walls near Schwa pacher's store. Justice of the Peace Alexander fined him ten dollars yesterday.
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James Kelly
Schwapacher
Justice of the
Alexander
Unlucky License Row Delays Wedlock
Julian S Shay seeks to alter a marriage license numbered 15213 claiming bad luck with the number. Auditor Askew refuses to issue a new license without destroying the original and taking an oath. Shay, who planned to marry Sara J Wroe, may keep the original license after discussions with his fiancee.
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Julian & Bhay
Askew
Julian S. Shay
Sara J. Wroe
Shay
Local tycoon L Spencer faces dropped charges in multi city rents case
Charges against L Spencer, said to be financially prominent in Oake land San Francisco Portland and Seattle, were dismissed. He had been accused of collecting rents using bogus leases.
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L. Spencer
Oakeland
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Realty Associates Sell Broadway Building to Christian Rabel
The Broadway building at Broadway and Madison street sold by Realty Associates via Ayerst & Ayerst to Christian Rabel. The irregular lot measures 150 feet on Broadway 106 feet on Madison and 120 feet deep with a price of 55009 dollars.
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the Realty Associates
Ayerst & Ayerst
Broadway
Christian Rabel
Madison St
Madison
HeffernonClaims Frameup Over Sullivan Estate
William Heffernon, heir to the Sullivan estate in Seattle, left Bellingham with a lawyer for Island to protest an escheat attempt. He asserts he is Sullivan’s nephew and alleges a frameup by Seattle lawyers to block estate division.
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Bellingham
Aug
William Heffernon
Sullivan
Seattle
Island
Fremont woman fined for idling time in saloon
Ida Schrimpe a young woman living with her parents in Fremont was fined $25 in Justice Alexander's court for idling her time about the saloon.
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Ida Schrimpe
Fremont
Examination Postponed for Messenger Boys Jobs
Civil service examination for messenger boys across government bureaus is postponed to August 28. Salaries start at $1.04 per day.
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