Million Dollar Buildings sought for Seattle and Tacoma
Special to The Star reports Dills proposing increases in the cost of new federal buildings to 1 million dollars each in Seattle and Tacoma. Also bills to fund a Spokane bridge and a public building site were introduced. Senate leaders discuss treaty issues and appoints in Washington politics with Roosevelt.
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Foster
Seattle
City OF Destiny
Spokane
Star
Washington, BD. C
Tacoma
Special Kiss Contest Winners And Definitions Page
The Star announces the Special Kiss Contest edition due next Friday. It will print the prize winners with judge defined meanings of a kiss and include hundreds of other definitions submitted, plus commentary from poets and writers on the kiss’s gentle arc.
Dr. Jay Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Asheville reports Dr. Jay, linked to the October 15 Hammer children murder, was found guilty of second degree murder this morning and sentenced to thirty years of hard labor in the State prison, a penalty deemed practically fatal.
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Asheville
N. C
Jay
Hammer
Abominable Service Prompted Track Improvement Talk
The local improvement clubs chief committee met at the Chamber of Commerce to discuss the University line service now abominable with cars bunched at the downtown terminal and derailments near Third Avenue and University Street. They urged laying another track if practicable as the council approved a related resolution.
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Chamber of Commerce
Esher Way
Third Avenue
University Street
Snapshot of a Sharp Style Shift in Local Theatre
A fragment notes a quick, clean delivery and a brisk pace that gives actors a decisive edge. The text hints at a performance with confident timing and a striking stage presence shaping audience reception.
Seattle Electric Franchise Eyeed for Interurban Tracks
City considers granting a franchise to Seattle Electric Company to construct a track on Yesteryear Way enabling Interurban cars to run through the business district. The proposal aims to improve street transit and boost downtown commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Electric Company
Yester Way
Workmen Killed in Fog Near Gibberton
A special train carrying Philadelphia and Keating railway officials struck a gang of trackmen near Gibberton in dense fog. One worker was killed and two others were fatally injured. the injured were taken to a local hospital.
Wheat prices slide and Armour stockpiles up to the market
In Chicago on December 1 wheat traded around 824 to 82 1 2 cents, rising over six cents from recent lows. Ogden Armour reportedly holds five million bushels of December wheat and seven million of May wheat, giving him substantial influence to push prices toward a dollar a bushel.
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Chicago
Ogden Armour
Petition Demands Reliable Streetcar Service on Maine Street Line
A petition signed by 900 residents and presented to the council last night by Councilman Gill through the Twelfth Avenue Improvement Club asks for regular, reliable service on the Maine Street line at Twelfth and Fourteenth avenues. The Beattie Electric Company has run a century passenger car for a month, but service remains irregular and the line is mainly a sidetrack for construction cars. petition referred to the corporations committee with Gill added.
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Gill
Twelfth Avenue
Corporations Committee
Treaty Arrives as Panama Reports Deportations
The Varilla Panama Canal Treaty arrived and was handed to Panama's foreign minister Keprilla. The treaty may not be signed until tomorrow. Quiet returns and normal business resumes. Rumors of jailhouse political prisoners are false, but about 150 people have been deported for discontent with the new regime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Dee
Varilla Panama Canal
Grand Jury Convened in Hanford Court
The United States district grand jury convened at 2 this morning in Judge Hanford's court. About 50 criminal cases will be taken up, including bribery of public officials and whiskey selling to Indians. The petit jury will be called Thursday to begin trials.
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United States District
Murder at Dunsmuir Narrows Calm After Shooting
Cal. Dee 1 C. K. McKeneale, a gambler, shot and killed John Inhoff while intoxicated last night. There was no quarrel. McKeneale attempted suicide in jail after arrest. Officials fear a lynching attempt amid the sensational events.
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Dunsmuir
Cal
Dee
C. K. McKenasle
John Inhoff
Meenaie
Inhoffs
McKeneale
Tunnel Proposal and City Lab Report On Chamber Agenda
The Chamber of Commerce will discuss the Union Street tunnel project tomorrow afternoon. A tunnel through the hill under Marion Street to cross the Great Northern railroad 80 feet above it will be considered. The special committee report on a city laboratory will also be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Street
Chamber of Commerce
Marion Street
Great Northern Railroad
Special Committee
Fre mont-Hallard Train Car Jumps Track Near Barrel Factory
Early this morning one Fre mont-Hallard car jumped the track near the Fremont barrel factory and rolled about 10 feet before stopping. The accident broke an axle of the car but no injuries occurred. Officials say track rail spread may have caused the derailment.
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Fremont-Hallard
Fremont
Burglars Enter Home On Tenth Avenue
Burglars broke into J. B. Fuyman’s room at 11th avenue early this morning. They opened a window and a man crept in when Fuyman woke. He grabbed a revolver but neither man fired, and the burglars fled down the alley.
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J. B. Fuyman
Tenth Avenue
Fuyman
Chicken thieves shut down Black River district
A. J. Boasert of Black River Junction reports chickens stolen last night in the district. He says the thefts have become so common that residents are staying up to guard their flocks, even threatening to confront the thieves with powder and lead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Boasert
Black River Junction
Water shutoff for mains work on Jackson and adjacent avenues
Water will be shut tomorrow from morning until noon to connect new mains. The shutdown affects Jackson street from Nineteenth avenue south to Twenty-fourth avenue south and Twentieth to Twenty-third avenues south from Jackson street to Norman street.
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Jackson Street
Nineteenth Avenue
Twenty-fourth Avenue
Twenty-first
Twenty-third Avenues
Norman Street
Insurgent Leader Executed in Philippines
Ries the Filipino leader known as the Pope of Tayabas was hanged after conviction for murder in Manila on December 1. Sener Toledo, head of the Algay Ladromes, received a death sentence. Carl Nelson, a laborer with Hainer Beach Lumber, suffered a broken ankle while unloading logs at the Renton mill and was treated at Seattle General Hospital by Doctor Owen.
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Manila
Ries
Pope
Tayabas
Sener Toledo
Algay Ladromes
Carl Nelson
Hainer Beach Lumber Company
Renton
Renton Cay
Seattle General Hospital
Owen
City council seeks list of damage claims on dangerous streets
Councilman Crichton introduced a resolution calling for the city claim agent to prepare a list of all claims filed in the past two years. The aim is to record litigation stemming from dangerous streets under improvement and to address hazards on the waterfront and other areas prone to damage suits.
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Ana
Crichton
Auita
All-Canadian Road Proposal Urgently Pushed by Vancouver
Vancouver city council sends an urgent 1800 word message to federal and provincial governments urging a cash bonus to any company building an all-Canadian road to the Yukon to intersect transcontinental lines and divert trade from the United States. Premier Meliride of British Columbia pledges a construction scheme as boards of trade and public bodies pass similar resolutions.
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Vancouver
B. C
America
Alaskan Boundary Commission
Yukon
United States
Meliride
British Columbia
Boards of Trade
All Public Bodice
Banker Is Arrested On Insolvency Charge
Casper Neb Dec 1 State Auditor Weston of Nebraska was arrested here on a charge of receiving deposits at the private bank while knowing it was insolvent. Stockholders have raised funds to pay depositors in full.
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Casper, Wye
Weston
Nebraska
Epidemic Expands As Nurses Arrive In Butler
In Butler Pennsylvania one hundred more nurses arrived from Pittsburg to aid the typhoid fever fight. The city hospital reports seventy five cases with diphtheria breaking out, two new diphtheria cases listed this morning. A score of new typhoid cases reported today. Nearly two hundred are now ill.
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Butler
Pittsburg
Sester
Kaiser Still Suffers in Berlin Delicate Health Crucial
Kaiser Wilhelm remains indisposed with reports saying his health delays the opening of the Helchetag. Chancellor Von Buelow will serve as his majesty's substitute as officials prepare for a possible ceremonial proceeding.
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Berlin
Kalger
von Buelow
Costs Stemming From Slot Machine Trials Highlighted
Justice George ruled that BR 0 Worthington and Jake Marcus must pay the trial costs of 18.50 each in addition to a $10 fine after their November 17 conviction for maintaining and exhibiting slot machines. The decision reinforces that defendants pay trial costs when a verdict is against them, a point argued by H M Gill for the defendants and by Kriete for the state.
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Kriete
George
Worthington
Jake Marcus
H. ©. Gill
Justice Cann
Gill
Krtete
City records high job placements by November
Grout city labor commissioner reports November totals show 1018 filled positions for men and 419 for women, a record month aside from last year. He notes year end projections suggest total filled positions may exceed 50,000, with the office established in 1894 aiming for continued growth.
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A. HB. Grout
The
Civil Service Commission
Hfe
Grout
Two Thieves Attack Butcher After Theater Theft
Fred Wilson of 019 Sixth Avenue South encountered two thieves trying to enter his shop after theater hours. The men forced the door, stole $10 worth of tenderloin, and fled with the meat.
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Fred Wilson
Sixth Avenue South
Building Permits Rise Significantly in November
The building inspector reports 646 permits issued in November with an estimated construction cost of 962000 dollars. This compares to 482 permits in November 1902 costing 297519 dollars, a net increase of 665490 dollars even after subtracting the federal building permit cost.
County Clerk Receipts for November Reported
The monthly county clerk statement for November shows various fees including Civil Court 2082.06, Probate 0.75, Natural services 258.00, and transcripts with totals around 235M in a partial, OCR-damaged ledger.
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Brewster
Oeentensues
Naturaliaal
T al
Now is the time for Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil
The ad urges taking Scott's Emulsion to build strength for winter cold and changes. It claims nine tenths of people benefit from daily three times a day use for a month or more each fall, with special notes for children. It promises purity and offers a free sample from Scott & Bowne in New York.
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Scott
Princess Alice files for divorce over elopement tale
Berlin Dec 1 Princess Alice has begun divorce proceedings against Prince Frederick at Dresden amid anger over rumors of an elopement with her coachman. She claims her husband spread the story after she refused to pay his debts and threatens libel actions.
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Berlin
Alice
Frederick
Dresden
A Bottle of Trouble in The Star
A Jinnee named Fakrash-el-Ramash is described as the true Jinnee rather than genii dating from Solomon’s era. He was sealed in a brass bottle by Solomon and released recently by Horace Ventimore, a young London architect. The tale begins in The Star in a few days.
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Jinnee
Horace Ventimore
London
Fakrash
Ventimore
Star
Sold the Property of Another Man
Charles Lewie was rearrested this morning by order of the prosecuting attorney on a larceny charge after being acquitted of larceny by embezzlement in Justice Cann's court. He had previously sold a chest of tools valued at 85 dollars left with his roommate, with deputy prosecutor Kriete filing a new complaint.
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Charles Lewie
Justice Cann
Lewle
Arthur Dr. Johns
Lewis
Kriete
Weltmer heals opens Beattie branch in Nevada MO area
The Weltmer School of Healing opens a Beattie branch at 1221 Howell Street. J B Wilson and wife, noted healers, are placed in charge by Mr Weltmer to treat chronic diseases without medicine. The Nevada MO institution claims over 100000 cures in its history.
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Weltmer
Heal
Nevada
Howell Street
Beattie
J. B. Wilson
Governor orders final withdrawal of state troops
In Frankfort on December 1 Governor Beckham issued an order for the final withdrawal of all state troops stationed at Jackson. The troops had been the military guard since the Jett-Curtin crisis.
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Prankfort
Beckham
Jackson
Jett-Curtin Triata
Ill Juror Illness Delays Bartlett Murder Trial
The illness of juror Jacob Mades reduces Bart lett murder trial progress. Judge Bell limits remaining arguments to one hour. court may adjourn soon. Madesto influenza leaves juror barely able to attend. Attorney Shipley finishes defense. Will M Morrie speaks for Bartlett. state closing expected brief.
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Jacob Mades
Bartlett
Bell
Madesto
Shipley
M. Morrie
Bartett
Three Men Fined for Disorderly Conduct Held on Chain Gang
In police court L O Boyle James O Brien and Gus Moore two men believed to be part of the Allison Thomas Cohn gang were each fined 100 and sentenced to 90 days on the chain gang as disorderly persons This sentence holds them pending further investigations into their movements.
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L. O'Boyle
James O'Brien
Gus Moore
Allison- Thomas-Cohn
Goodman Sues Empire Transport for $10000 Damages
Benjamin P. Goodman sues the Empire Transportation Company seeking $10,000 in damages for alleged rough treatment by the purser aboard the Ohio during a Nome to destination trip in October. He claims the purser called him a stowaway in front of passengers and tried to drag him before the captain.
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Benjamin P. Goodman
Empire Transportation Company
The
Ohio
Nome
Goodman
Williams Sues Moran Brow Co for 25000 Damages
Archie Williams filed suit against Moran Brow Co claiming injuries to his legs and hips while employed. He says a 50 foot derrick fell and he jumped to save his life, crippling him for life and entitling him to twenty five thousand dollars in damages.
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Archie Wiliams
Moran Brow. Co
Scenic Bhatta Route Promises Trains From San Francisco
California attractions lure tourists and health seekers along the scenic Bhatta route. Two trains run daily with fares to San Francisco at 25 dollars 60 cents first class and 20 dollars 60 cents second class. Reservations and literature available at Southern Pacific Co. Office 614 Fleet Avenue. E. B. Ellis is the general agent.
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California
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Co
Fleet Avenue
E. B. Ellis
Eee
Bargain settlement reached in Woodland Park street car collision
George settled with the attic Electric company over damages for his four injured children from last Augusts Woodland Park street car crash. The suit totaled 10800 dollars but was compromised for 500 dollars. Union Savings & Trust Co. invites deposits from one dollar with four percent interest and lists its Cherry Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ca
Attic Electric Company
Woodland Park
Union Bavings & Trust Co
Lee's Business College Advertisement
A concise catalog of individual instruction offerings at Lee's Business College located at 148 Second Avenue Seattle. The list includes shorthand typelage bookkeeping penmanship arithmetic spelling grammar and related courses.
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Second Avenue
Seattle
Steamer Tyrus Launched at Hill Shipyards on Puyallup River
The steamer Tyrus, under construction at Hill shipyards on the Puyallup river, was launched at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Built for the Lorenzo Bros. of Tacoma, she measures 106 feet in length, 18.8 feet beam, and 6.6 feet draught and will serve the North and Henderson bay routes.
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Hill Shipyards
Puyallup River
Lorenzo Bros
Tacoma
Henderson Bay
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