Railway strip donation offer to widen King Street
Attorney L C Gilman on behalf of the Great Northern railway offered to donate the Mackintosh strip from Second to Fourth along King street, adding 21 feet to the street width. The city and railway had fought over possession for years, and the city also seeks the segment between Railroad avenue and Second to widen the approach to the new depot. The committee nearly agreed.
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Great Northern Railway
L. C. Gilman
Mackintosh
King Street
Railroad Avenue
Second
Surplus Stock Piano and Organ Sale Nearing End
Local buyers have snapped up items in a big surplus stock sale. Charles Weller, W R Lytle, F J Hecht, and E Englund purchased a Kim ball piano, a Simplex piano and player, a Pease piano, and a Burdette organ respectively. The sale offers sharp price cuts, liberal terms, and full trade-in value for old instruments.
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Chas. Weller
Kimball
W. R. Lytle
F. J. Hecht
E. Englund
Supreme court grants Hoch case writ for October review
The Hoch case receives a writ of supersedeas from the Supreme Court, delaying decision until October. The tunnel project for the Great Northern nears completion as the depot deadline is extended.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Hoch
Elks disavow Palin Pompeii night organizers
Seattle Lodge No. 92 denies sponsoring Palin's Last Days of Pompeii event. A regular lodge session will convene tonight in the Alaska building at 8 o'clock, and all members are urged to attend. Secretary GEO. N. SMITH issues the notice.
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ELKS
Palin
Pompeii
Seattle
Senator Burton Faces Fresh Allegations of Influence Fees
Washington Aug 24 Senator Joseph R Burton of Kansas is accused of taking about 14000 in exchange for influence before an executive department. A Justice Department report cites 26 national fund warrants issued to Burton and Z P Burton for services as attorneys related to Chickasaw claims and Indian fund warrant irregularities.
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Washington, D.C
Joseph R. Burton
Kansas
Interior Department
Department of Justice
Burton
Chickasaw National Fund
Muskogee
Indian Bureau
National Fund Warrminte
P. Burton
Mr. Burton
J. B. Burton
T. Burton
Department of the Interior
Indian Territory
Salmon cargo and passenger reports from Alaska steamers
The Alieka B steamer Dolphin arrived from Bkagway with 1 160 cases of salmon and 117 passengers, then sails to Brigway with 65 passengers. Cottage City brings two tons of salmon and 69 passengers from Makagway, returning to Brigway with 75 passengers. Charles Nelson arrives from San Francisco with general merchandise. Olympia and Victoria plan Nome and St Michaels sailings, Olympia with full freight and no passengers, Victoria with 80 passengers and full cargo.
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Alieka B Steamship Company
Dolphin
Bkagway
Bragway
Southeastern Bank
Macific Coast Steamship Company
Cottage City
Mkagway
Brigway
Charles Nelson
San Francisco
Northwestern Bteamship Company
Olympia
Nome
St. Michaele
Northwestern Steamship
Hermit Lander Fails to wed 23-year-old in courtship
L. C. Lander, a one legged hermit of Vashon Island, failed to marry Misa Minnie Alexander after Justice P. V. Davis refused to join them. The 70 year old pursued the union amid family support and Victoria wedding plans on British soil.
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L. C. Lander
Vashon Island
Misa
Minnie Alexander
Justice Davis
Victoria
Lander
Mind cure doctors claim all diseases yield to treatment
In Seattle Dre. Strath and Meacham promote suggestive therapeutics as a new science of healing. They say chronic cases vanish and patients praise their care in the Arcade building. They claim medicine is unnecessary and that sickness is no barrier to recovery under their method.
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Dre. Strath & Meacham
Seattle
Strath
Meacham
Counterfeiting arrests linked to James boys tale
The piece recalls a blacksmith once tied to the James boys and his son who were jailed for counterfeiting but freed for lack of proof who coined the fakes found in their cabin. Neighbors speculate about hidden graves near Landers Island and a rumor tying a child’s fate to a one legged hermit.
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Davis
James Boys
Landers Island
God
Great Plans For Monday Labor Day Temple Dedication
Labor Day events center on September 4 with the dedication of a new labor temple on University near Seventh. A 10 am parade ends at the temple at noon, open-air services feature speakers, a 2 pm baseball game, and evening dancing and refreshments follow at the temple. A parade order lists numerous trades and unions from printing to iron workers with locals in Puget Sound and Georgetown.
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Organized Labor
Labor Temple
University
Seventh
Temple
Madison Park
Brewery
Puget Sound
Ballard
Georgetown
Steamer Multnomah Offers Puget Sound Day Trip
The Steamer Multnomah sails Sunday August 27 from Calbraith dock at 9 a m returning by 10 p m with four hours in Olympia to visit the capitol buildings and Tumwater Falls. Passengers view Mt Rainier the Cascade and Olympic mountains from deck. Round trip fare one dollar.
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Multnomah
Calbraith Dock
Madison Street
Olympia
State Capitol
Tumwater Falla
Puget Sound
Steilacoom
United States
McNeil
Pointe
Mt. Rain
Plumbers Union Plans Next Conference With Employers
The Plumbers Union held a meeting on Wednesday night to arrange another conference with employers to settle the ongoing dispute. Reported contract breach with the Master Plumbers Association may lead to expulsion of the unmerited from the Central Labor union.
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Plumbers
Master Plumbers’ Association
Central Labor Sems
Danish Poet Adam Dan to Lecture in City August 31
Danish American poet and author Rev. Adam Dan will visit the city August 31 to deliver a lecture at the Socinnat temple on an as yet unspecified topic. He will be hosted by M. J. Lahman, proprietor of City Mills, during his stay.
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Adam Dan
Auust
Socinnat Temple
Scalper Law Test Case Before Superior Court Judge
Hugh O Nellin seeks a writ of habeas corpus to release him from bonds and the scalping charge as the test case proceeds in Superior Court Judge Gilliam. Prosecutor Mackintosh and McElroy defend the law while Richard Saxe Jones presents a strong argument with extensive citations.
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Gilliam
Hugh O'Nellln
Mackintosh
McElroy
Richard Saxe Jones
Halls Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Constitutional Disease
A product advertisement claims Hall s Catarrh Cure cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. It offers $100 if any case fails to cure and urges sending for testimonials from F J Cheyney Co Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Halle Family Pills for constipation.
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F. J. Cheyney & CO
Toledo
Agate
Halle Family
Judge Gilliam to weigh constitutionality late Thursday
The court indicated that the law may be unconstitutional and Judge Gilliam is likely to take up the question Thursday afternoon for consideration.
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Gilliam
Nine Victims In Butte Streetcar Crash
Bertha Knuth aged 19 is dead in the Sunday night street car collision, the ninth fatality reported. Gertie Shea is not expected to survive her injuries. Mrs. Matthew Delfield of Bridgeport Washington, 36, sister of City Comptroller John Riplinger, died at the scene.
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Butte
Mont
Bertha Knuth
Gertie Shea
Matthew Delfield
Bridgeport
Wash
John Riplinger
Providence Hospital Aftercare Claims Loss of Patient
Providence hospital says a patient died Wednesday afternoon from complications following an operation performed a month earlier. She leaves a husband two children two sisters four brothers and two sisters.
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Providence Hospital
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