Ballard Neighborhood News and Service Directory Update
Local Seattle bulletin lists subscription policies and delivery changes for Beattle area readers. Notices mention Ragleys Drug Store on Broad Avenue offering new phone line and updated services with a focus on convenience and local access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Star
Star Fablianing Co
Reventh Avenue
Wenr Aptern Oonn
Sunbar
Suimetwest Beata Math
Ballard
Ballard Ave
Ned
Beattle
Washington
Cor Broond
Register the Guests After Seattle Hotel Tragedy
The Star reports many hotels keep no guest register and Washington lacks a guest registration law. Investigators say a record would help identify a murdered man’s roommate and aid police in uncovering the killer. Authorities urge hotels to better track roomers for public safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hotel Seneca
Seattle
Star
Washington
Roosevelt rail commission plan faces GOP rail protest
A broad press opposition argues Roosevelt's plan for an administrative railway commission lacks court oversight and could speed up or slow rate decisions by railroads. Proponents say the commission would be answerable to courts, preventing protracted delays and unjust actions by rail interests.
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Fer
Roosevelt
Heave
Administrative Commission
Railway Commission
A Little Sample of Real Power in Steel Industry
The Covington mill closure shows the steel trust’s reach as 300 Cincinnati workers lose livelihoods. Directors in New York allegedly decide closures, with the trust controlling about eighty percent of US iron and steel. Critics warn Wall Street would label a protester an anarchist despite the damage to local workers.
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Steel Trust
Covington
New York
Greater Cincinnati
United States
Cincinnati
Wall Street
Fragmented Pastiche Items From Local Papers and Dialogues
A scattered collage of quotes and brief notices from various papers includes remarks on Chicago’s traffic exits and poverty talk by Andrew Carnegie, exchanges about women running banks, and a quip about tailors. Local notes mention Jim Williams painting a wooden leg and a sailor’s superstition about the ocean. A portrait of small town life crosses into personal notes about relatives, travel to Kentucky, and a veteran citizen’s departure.
Former boxer announces retirement and farm life plan
In a closing onstage moment, Mr. Jeffries declares he will not return to boxing. He vows to avoid Los Angeles and alcohol, stating he will continue life on his farm as part of his decision to quit the ring.
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Mr. Jeffries
Jimmy Coffroth
Los Angeles
Detectives All About Legislatures by William M. D. Dawson
William M. D. Dawson calls for action against bribery and corruption in state legislatures. He urges organization of witnesses, the exposure of blackmailers and bribe takers, and the creation of a national association to study and curb corporate influence on lawmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. D. Dawson
West Virginia
The House on Springs and a World of Busy Life
A fragmented narrative contrasts a frenzied home routine with quiet moments of rest. It follows households rushing to meals, errands, and social events, then shifts to a child named Mademoiselle Papa and a miner’s banquet celebrating her as the little queen, ending with a distant ad for self lighting gas mantles and page notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
Michael
Mademoiselle Papa
The Last to Appear at Berard Pit
A miner Michael Perron is believed dead after a fire damp explosion at the Berard pit. His motherless daughter searches the mine for him, calling Papa as rescuers break through a wall to reveal Perron in a deep excavation. The girl embraces the body, crying with relief and grief.
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Berard Pit
Michael Perron
Michael
Miee'ng
Mademeteelie Papa
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Chicago
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Andy
John L. Sullivan
John
Burton
Senate
Henry
Lesterman
Smithers
Wise Pete
Peter Jennings
Klondyke
Carrolton Republican
Jim Williams
Clifton
Lit
Sailor Bug
Mac Lockhart
Kentucky
Sequachee
Tenn
Sporting News
WM. M. D. Dawson
The
House of Springs
Pike Street
Collins
James & Second
Money Goen
Lone Wayne
Quaker
Henkel
Tment
Quaker Drug CO
First Avenue
Planos
Sherman, Clay & Co
Rome
Starr Piano Co
Heller & Co
Thayer & Co
Winter & Co
Gramer and
Woodbury
A. B. Chase, Estey, Herlich & Co
Pease, Barnes & Son
Weber, Chickering
Good Pianos
Second Ave
Great American Importing Tea Co
Estees Aes
Russel & Drew
Matinee
Zinn
Trabvsty Company
Mrs. Gen
Tom Thumb
Baron Maarl
Princess Theater
Ethel White
Doubell
Jonee
Cline & Co
Ilusioniste
Eastern Outfitting Co
Pike St
Fifth Ave
Kohler & Chase
Second Avenues
CG. A. Moyer
Mer
RED Front Furniture CO
Children's Department
Miret Avenue
Kiine & Rosenberg
Himelhoch Bros
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