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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1907
Page
5
The article discusses calls for an annual grand jury in Seattle and critiques of existing juries, praising reform and enforcement of the law. It then shifts to a critical report on the Meadows area, a boxing/wrestling club in Olympia, and a social scene around the Country Inn club with sheriffs deputies rumored to join, highlighting questionable morals and the lack of proper facilities.
The Country fan club under W B H Redd, president of the Ligner Dealers’ Assn, opens in Georgetown with four original incorporators Robb Reber Reece and Morris. The club offers new tables and a 5x19 pool table, with membership expanding only on Sundays August 18 and 36, as Mayor John Muller and police head claim limited awareness.
H L Steer of the local New York society hosted a Brooklyn party arriving on four special trains after washouts. At Union depot they boarded city autos for a brief tour with only three hours to see highlights.
Chicago social leaders discuss the remarks of Hetty Green the world’s greatest woman financier. She says society lacks purpose and accuses fashionable women of wasting time in bridge smoking cigarettes social tea and heavy drinking.
A compact black taffeta dressy hat features a gold embroidered crown band and a large blue beckle supporting two immense blue feathers, embodying a refined walking-style costume piece.
Memphis report says Mayor Cap Joyner of Atlanta will ride with manager Billy Smith to cheer the team and visit four Southern cities hosting the Southern League championship games. Atlanta and Memphis clubs lead the race.
In the northern theater, a battle near the navy yard prompted a request for indemnity from the pro stock company. The inquiry centers on liability related to the incident and potential claims arising from the engagement.
The steamer Iroquois struck a school of at least 26 finback whales off the Fraser river, broadside hit a whale and cut it in two, blood coloring the water as the ship passed. Capt. Charlies Hrudsen observed the scene from a distance, with whales attracted to the area by the abundant humpback salmon runs.
West Seattle faces an epidemic threat due to a water famine despite water being available at doors in the First and Fourteenth wards. T. A Mac Mahon urged the Board of Public Works to accelerate municipal power and water projects, proposing a submarine cable under the Duwamish River or a high air bridge tower to supply pumps and wires for the region.
A. B. Davis files claim with county commissioners seeking $500 for damages to his automobile after the Spokane avenue bridge draw was left open during September repairs. Davis alleges insufficient warning from Hecht guard chain and lights to alert travelers of the danger.
Three Japanese officers arrive in Constantinople to purchase horses for the Mikado's army. They traveled from England and Hungary where orders were placed, with Turkey and Asia Minor identified as the main source. Large shipments of fine animals are expected to begin in the next few weeks.
The Lake Washington canal commission will grant a hearing on May 14 at the county courthouse for landowners in the district to be assessed to cover canal construction costs. Leave Pier 2 to see battleships.
A brief grocer notice explains that customers can buy Schilling's Best coffee or tea and receive a refund if they dislike it, with the grocer reimbursing the merchant.
Trials testing ammunition carrying capabilities of motor cars in wartime show three cars transporting 51 tons of ammunition between Berlin and Kiel, deemed satisfactory by officials.
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