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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1905

Page

3

Wealth and Wives Fall to Rich Men in a Divorce Pattern

The New York Times reports a pattern among wealthy magnates divorcing early wives to marry younger partners. Notable figures include Wm Ellis Corey and Henry Flagler, with Leeds, Reid, MacGowan, and Thaw cited as examples.

New York Wm. Ellis Corey United States Steel Leeds Reid Perhapea Richmond Ind Wm. B. Leeds Daniel G. Reid Leeda Riety Cleveland Mra Nonnie Stewart Worthington Geo. B. Worthington Worthington Reid Clarissa Agnew Frank A. MacGowan Trenton N. J

Eastern College Team Tour Invades Northwest

Wheaton college of Wheaton Illinois will tour the Pacific coast and may play Seattle. Negotiations extend with the University of Washington and others. Spokane high school schedules Wheaton games and local teams prep for practices. Directors meet January 5 at the high school for a county schools regulation session. Dr O Shea of Wisconsin lectures on self contentment. Tacoma plans large-scale advertising for city and state.

Wheaton College Wheaton Ill Pacific Coast Seattle University of Washington Grinstead Spokane Tike Northwest Teachers’ Institute O'Shea University of Wisconsin

Coal for holidays fuels city warmth

The notice promotes City Fuel Co providing coal for the holidays. It claims snow in the forecast and urges securing coal for Christmas dinners. It lists contact numbers Main 674 and Ind 1762.

City Fuel Co

FE Brooks & Co Christmas Gifts Offer

The very best makes to buy for Christmas gifts. All styles and sizes at FE. N. Brooks & Co.'s, 1331 Ind Ave.

FE. N. Brooks & Co Ind Ave

Game Warden Targets Storage Offenders

Game Warden Reif pursues cold storage violations as Armour’s Thomas Kiiogal pays 100 dollars for ducks in storage. Louch-Augustine’s Drake pleads guilty to geese in storage and is fined 10 dollars plus costs. J L Yokum of Swift & Co. awaits decision as Fulton market faces similar charges.

Reif Thomas Kiiogal Armour Company Drake Delicatessen Louch-Augustine Justice Gordon J. L. Yokum Swift & Co Fulton

Annexation Sparks Question Over Franchise Reach

The board of works asks Corporation Counsel Calhoun whether franchises granted before annexation extend to South Seattle without further city action. The issue arises from the recent annexation of South Seattle.

Board of Works Hans O Corporation Calhoun Seattle

Hanford Irrigating Power Co Incorporation Declared

Incorporators E. Mcord C. J. Smith and M. B. Haynes establish the Hanford Irrigating Power Company to engage in general irrigating and electrical power business with a capitalization of 250000 dollars.

Hanford

Court House Rewiring Delays Notify Court Sessions

Carpenters and electricians work at the courthouse rewiring departments. Hammer tapping disrupts court sessions as electrical lights are promised to be restored in about twenty days. Patrons endure the nuisance with patience.

Occasional Rain Tonight and Thursday

Beattie at BK offers a wide Beattie assortment with jackets gowns and robes. N Brooks & Co. at 1331 nd ave advertise hot tomales for sale. South west winds shift from light to fresh as showers approach.

Beattie BK. N. Brooks & Co Nd. Ave

Vaudeville Benefit Planned At Grand Theater

Tomorrow morning the Grand hosts a benefit show for Viskey Barnett ahead of Friday night’s grand program. The bill features twenty five top line acts drawn from vaudeville houses across the city, promising an exceptionally strong lineup and a large audience.

Grand Viskey Barnett

Mount Tainter climbers photos exhibited at university

A collection of over MW photographs of the Eluka group who scaled Mount Tainter will be shown for a week at the university after the Christmas vacation. The exhibit features works by all climbers’ photographers and has toured several cities. A Seattle reunion will be held Sunday at Prof Henry Landes home.

Eluka Mount Tainter Jaf Seattle Henry Landes

City proposes amendment on local improvement assessments

The city comptroller favors a better amendment to release the city from paying all local improvement assessments against school property from the general fund. The measure would be introduced with other items by the council's Charter amendments committee for restitution and action.

Council

Brooks & Co. 1931 Beattie Jackets and Robes Show

Smoking jackets and bath robes headline a gallery of elegant sleepwear at Brooks & Co on Beattie Street. The 1931 display on 3nd Ave promises a refined lineup with fashionable silhouettes and luxe fabrics to attract style minded shoppers.

Beattie BN. Brooks & Co

By Demand Musical Instruments Take First Place as Christmas Gifts

In Washington the D S Johnston Co leads the music trade with a range of pianos and organs. The store features Chickering Kimball Hobart M Cable Vocalion Clough Warren and Kimball organ varieties and the extraordinary Metrostyle Pianola priced at 250. Easy terms are offered and orders note delivery on Christmas morning.

D. 8. Johnston Co Washington Chickering Kimball Hobart M. Cable Vocalion Clough & Warren Kimball Pipe Johnston

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