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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1907

Page

8

Ethel Roosevelt to Debut at Seventeen in Washington

Washington Aug 19 The Roosevelts decide Miss Ethel Roosevelt will leave National Cathedral school to be presented to society next winter at about 17. Theodore Roosevelt seeks private life after 1909. Ethel rode White House cars and trape on occasion and may forgo graduation for a White House season.

Washington, D. C Family Council Ethel Roosevelt Ethel White House Theodore Roosevelt National Cathedral School Georgetown Iri Misa Alice

Bees Cause Forest Fire in Snonemien County

Everett reports forest damage in Snonemien County will not exceed 600 dollars. Deputy Fire Warden Harling says no standing timber burned. losses fall mainly on shingle bolt owners. Bees, indirectly, caused two serious fires as men tried to smoke out honeybees, igniting brush.

Everett Harling Snonemien County

Minnie Bachmann Funeral Planned In Seattle

Mrs. Minnie Bachmann widow of John EB Bachmann of 1123 Sixth Ave died yesterday. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 4 o’clock from the Pro Cathedral at Terry and Columbia. The remains lie in state at the Seattle parlor.

Minnie Bachmann John EB. Bachmann Pro Cathedral Terry Columbia Seattle

Bremerton Barracks Purchase Aims At 140000

After inspecting the Bremerton navy yard site with Rear Admiral Burwell Brig Gen Kiliett the plan calls for 140000 for the barracks and improvements. Grounds and buildings to house 400 men. Gen Billot endorses a mounted patrol to guard the government reservation. Gen Billot departs for Sitka to address departmental conditions.

Navy Yard Bremerton Burwell Geg Kiliett Billott Kremerton Bllott Sitka

Sanitary Board Finds Offices Adequate Ventilation

Sanitary inspectors investigated the depots of the stern blog and Postal tele graph companies and gave an adverse opinion to the complainants. They report ample ventilation when office windows are open and sufficient room inside.

Board of Health Today Stern Sanitary Department

Won by an Accident

A year after disinheritance Tom Sanford leaves home, then a train wreck injures David Sanford. He wakes in a cottage nursed by a married woman, who with her husband helps him recover. Eventually recognition brings back Tom and Lottie to receive a parental blessing.

David Sanford Bugsy Sanford Tom Lottie

Lost six million dollars and romance in one dispatch

An odd tale from De Kalb recounts Kalil Haick pursuing Elsie Ellwood across Paris London and New York with vows of marriage yet failing to reach her home. Her father and Col lease Ellwood oppose the match amid large family fortunes and rumors of Miss Ellwood possessing six million dollars. The item sits beside royal betrothal news from Berlin and commentary on thefts in New York hotels and restaurants.

DE Kald Aid Kalil Haick Elsie Ellwood Paris London New York Syria Kalil Miss Ellwood de Kalb W. 8. Eilwood Col Lease Ellwood Steel Trust Mina Ellwood

Poultrymen to Meet to Organize Association

The state poultrymen plan a meeting tonight at 700 North Biaty-Second to organize the association on a business basis and elect officers. A decision on the wholesale house location will be made at the gathering.

Weeternay

Scraps from a Skeptical Era on Cities and Clergy

The piece surveys major cities below sea level and notes England's 3 109 ministers serving 211 649 members. It mentions a Boston September gathering of universalists and sparsely populated Australia with a white population ratio of one to 700 square miles. It also portrays the Duchess of Aosta as fond, skater, and fond of dogs, speaking with a hint of French accent.

England International Council of Religious Lliberals Boston Australia Duchess of Aosta Akeake Faglish

Indicated Sale Of Twenty Direct Action Gas Ranges

A firm reserved twenty Direct Action Elevated Oven Gas Ranges for a man who planned to install them in an apartment house nearing completion. The apartment project burned, leaving the owner unable to use the ranges for an indeterminate time. We offer the lot to individual buyers at the quantity price while the twenty units last, after a prior buyer chose them after market comparison.

City council dodges motion on dance hall closure

In Everett on August 13 the council avoids action on a petition by about six hundred women urging closure of the dance halls. The defense argues the issue rests with city business men, not the women, who they say signed to stop circulators rather than from genuine concern.

Everett

Drowned in Fifteen Inches of Water On Reservation

Everett news reports Lang Jim, a Talalip Indian, buried Sunday after drowning in a pool of water near the beach. Fire water and water hazard together proved fatal on the reservation. He was found face down in the pool.

Star Special Service Everett Lang Jim

Copper River Navigation Opens Path for Interior Trade

Alaskans say opening Copper River to navigation will boost mining and industry. The Vashon steamer, bought by Copper River and Northwestern interests, will transport mining machinery and supplies from the rapids to meet the railway at the river’s edge next spring, linking to interior districts.

Copper River Vashon Copper River & Northwestern Railway Rapids

Labor Day Granted to Government Workers by Roosevelt Order

Government employers and day laborers are to receive a full Labor Day under an executive order issued by President Roosevelt. The directive applies to workers in government employment and casual laborers, marking a nationwide paid holiday.

The Ate Tment Roosevelt

Astoria Closes Dance Hall Amid Gambling Crackdown

In Astoria Oregon authorities shutter a local dance hall as gambling activities are cut out and the town enforces a closed status. Residents report the lid on nightlife, with enforcement marking a quiet period in the once bustling area.

Astoria Ore

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