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Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1904

Page

2

Wounded American Sailor Shot While Poaching Sealing Grounds

Walter York, 22, a boat puller on the schooner Carmebella, was shot on August 2 near Copper Island seizing grounds in the Bering Sea. A 45-70 rifle disabled him, injuring his upper lip and teeth. He was taken to Dutch Harbor and then Providence hospital for surgery to remove a ball lodged near the back of his head. York is from Edwar Springs Missouri.

Walter York Melain Copper Island Hering Paleo York Dutch Harbor Senator Beattie Providence Hospital Edwar Springs

Building Inspector Rushes Substation Foundation Fast

Building Inspector Place began foundation work for a municipal electric sub station at Seventh Avenue and Yealer Way. A slide delayed excavation, but Place aims to have the building ready for occupancy within 60 days and completed soon after to avoid further slides before the rainy season.

Place Municipal Electric Seventh Avenue Yealer Way Mr Place

Seattle Dental Parlors Promises Painless Modern Dentistry

The Pacific Coast’s largest dental office at Hinckley Elk 17 Second Avenue offers modern painless dentistry with crowns fillings extractions and no charges for extractions when plates are ordered. All dentists with long experience. no students employed. a lady is always in attendance.

Pacific Coast BROWN First Avenue MacDougall & Southwick State Medical Institute Seattle United States

Dr Bowen Injured Falling From Porch

Mrs. Dr J B Bowen a known city physician fell from her porch at 622 Union street to the ground a ten foot drop. She sustained head cuts and body bruises after leaning over a railing which gave way. Dr Willis and Neville treated her and she was taken to Providence hospital. She is not considered dangerously hurt. Excursion rates on Photos at Egxon Ericson Studio Lat ave.

J. B. Bowen Union Street

Munroe Confident Ahead of Jeffries Title Fight

Munroe remains confident despite local doubt about beating champion Jeffries. He insists he is in excellent condition and aims to improve scientifically for the Montana rematch. Jeffries trained at Reliance gym and Oak land, engaging in boxing, wrestling and shadow fighting.

San Francisco Ang Munroe Jeffries Munroe Himeelf Montana Kid McCoy Reliance Gymnasium Oakland

Baseball scores from Pacific Coast and Major Leagues

In the Pacific Coast League Tacoma beat Los Angeles 5 3 with Seattle and Portland also posting scores. At San Francisco Tacoma 23 San Francisco 9 while Portland defeated Oakland 4 6. In the American League New York beat Chicago 1 0 Washington swept Detroit 7 2 Cleveland topped Philadelphia 4 3 Boston routed St. Louis 14 1. National League results show Cincinnati and St. Louis and Boston with various tallies, rest unlisted.

Great Race Prospect Ties Arrow and Tarantula Rivalry

In New York a proposed match between Arrow created by C. D. Moshier and Tarantula from Cox & King and Yarrow & Co aims to settle speed claims. Arrow, 1901, 120.4 ft length, 169 ft water line, 3800 hp, is a single screw steam craft. Tarantula, English turbine by Parsons, built 1902, nine turbines reduced to six, claimed to outrun fast torpedo boat destroyers.

New York New York Yacht Club Fourty-fourth Street Chas Ed. Flint Arrow W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr Flint Tarantula Cox & King Engles Naval Architects Yarrow& Co England C.D. Moshier Ayera & Son Nyack N.Y Corsair Delaware Nahma Meet

Pacific National League Scores and Standings Snapshot

Brooklyn leads with 69 runs and 355 hits while Philadelphia trails at 2 to 1 with 257 total bases. At Pittsburg Pittsburg dominates 56 to 0 as New York sits at 3 and 4. Spokane defeats Boise 7 to 3 and Salt Lake outperforms Butte 7 to 3 in Boise.

Brooklyn Philadelphia Pittsburg New York Pet Bolas Spokane Eee Ween Butte Salt Lake Seeeeee Oe

Disagree on Weight for Woods Burned Bout Promptly

Billy Lavigne and Tommy Burns clash with Bibby Bishop over a weight for Billy Woods. Bishop seeks 158 pounds while Lavigne wants 164. Woods is a top middleweight. Burns fears giving four pounds. Lavigne challenges Woods on Bishop’s camera offer of 154 to 175 pounds.

Billy Lavigne Tommy Burns Bibby Bishop Billy Woods Bishop Lavigne Woods Burns Wooda the Star

Corbett and O’Hirren Accept Tuxedo Offer for September Bout

Jim Corbett and Jack O’Hirren accept the Tuxedo Athletic Club of Philadelphia offer for their 1x round bout set for September 7. The club offered 75 percent of the gross receipts.

New York Jim Corbett Jack O'Hirren Tuxedo Athletic Club Philadelphia

Bargains at Dabney and Woodhouse Furniture Store

Dabney and Woodhouse advertises bargains in FPurnivere stoves carpets and ranges Yum Yum Springs. Offers include carpet by the yard and discounts up to one half on some used goods. Prompt call recommended to save on your bill of goods.

Fpurnivere

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