Prizes and Trophies Planned for City Bowling League
The executive committee of the City bowling league discussed cash prizes and solid silver trophies for top teams and individuals. Entries open for a week, with a season running about 8 games and ending in May. Beattie hopes to form a state bowling association if local interest grows. A meeting to discuss the larger plan will be held in Beattie.
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City Bowling League
Mator
Nurebbe
Gtrmen
Oat Humber
Apares Axth Roaron
New City Bowling League
Cfty A
Northwest
Beattie
Maritime Trade Moves From Tacoma Port
The schooner George H Billings cleared from Tacoma and towed to sea with 1515.25 feet of lumber bound for Adelaide. The Shaw out steamer prepares to sail with cargo for the Orient while Mitsouri bound for Japan and China leaves today. Oania sails from San Francisco to Victoria and Puget Sound ports. Valencia and City of Puget Sound leave tomorrow for Alaska and Lynn Canal and San Francisco.
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George H. Billings
Tacoma
Billings
Adelaide
Boston Steamship Company
Shaw
Orient
Mitsouri
Stanley Dollar
Japan
China
Oania
San Francisco
Victoria
Puget Sound
Pacific Coast Company
Valencia
City of Pueblia
Cail
Ekagwe
Lynn Canal
Christmas Bargains Blend In On One Store Sale
A garbled ad shows holiday discounts across apparel and records with mentions of Capitan, Velvet Capen fur trim coats, children's school items, women's fleece lined wear, men's fleece shirts, and various song selections. Several names appear amid the noisy listing, including Ida Hannum and Armand. The fragmentary text references a March date and a sale event at 1468 two brands of the Me for the best We Pins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firet
Beattie
Prince of Peace
Weather Man Delivers Christmas Cheer On Roof
The New York weather man forecasts bright holiday skies in a jovial scene on a rooftop observatory. He jokes with a tabby cat and predicts a sunny Christmas ahead, then heads outside to meet his own shadow. In a separate incident, Joe Benson and William Edwards fought on 822 Thirty-first Avenue South, leaving Benson with a battered face and police alerted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tabby
Thase Fellows
Portland
Joe Benson
William Edwards
Judge Tallman Rules Special Assessment Lien Valid Beyond Limits
In Seattle, Judge Tallman upheld a city lien on real estate for a street improvement under a 5 year lien period and 6 year personal liability, rejecting a limitations defense. The ruling aligns with Supreme Court guidance on ordinary taxes and favors municipal collection, with an appeal possible to the state supreme court.
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Taliman
Aupreme Court
Tallman
T. D D. Hinkley
Seattle
Hinkley
Tullman
Tangled affairs surround death of George Grace
It is learned Grace of the Crane Wetch Commission company killed himself, firing a 38 caliber pistol. He faced financial woes after drinking for days and quarreling with Mme De France whom he lived with after leaving his wife, Ina Grace. A postmortem by Coroner Hoye noted the weapon, and Grace left most of his minting lands in Monclova Coahuila to his wife Inatella and significant property to Mme De France. No services are planned.
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George Grace
Crane Wetch Commission Company
Mme de France
Leachme
Inatella Grace
Monclova
Coahuila
Grace
Debates Over Civil Service Abolition Stir City Politics
Citizens report mixed views on ending the civil service system in Beattie and Seattle. Fire chiefs and business leaders warn of higher insurance and costs, while several council members and chamber figures defend reform or retention with proposed amendments and voter referendums ahead.
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Ralph Cook
Civil Service
W. H. Vincent
Counciman
H. C. Gil
Wara
Tines
Beattie
H. P. Rude
Seattle
A. James
Fourth Ward
Elie Morrison
Fifth Ward
Sytem
Jean
J. W. Chice
Chamber of Commerce
Joseph Shippen
Local Improvement Clube
Frank A. Rust
Western Central Labor Union
J. RR. Meikle
Befan
Chamber
Civil Service Commission
Thomas W. Prosch
Rivalclaims for Guam birth honor stir Seattle families
By year’s start two Seattle families claim the first white child born on Guam. Rose Agana Stimson and Paymaster B D Ryan’s daughter are cited in competing reports as the island’s earliest white birth, while Ryan returns to Seattle to assume navy paymaster duties after Admiral Thompson leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Guam
Rose Agana Stimson
B. D. Ryan
United States Navy
Ryan
W. J. Thompson
Capt. Ryan
United
States
Spain
United States
New York
Little Island
Pacific
Stimson
Miss Ryan
Little Agana
Fire Damages Sanitarium on Third Avenue
A fire at Mrs. Hilda Van Buren’s sanitarium at 2 Third Avenue near Columbia started at 10:06 AM when a stove in the kitchen overheated. The frame building was saved by rapid work of the chemical fire apparatus despite the stove pipe nearly touching the ceiling. Mrs. Van Buren was away in Tacoma at the time.
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Hilda van Buren
Third Avenue
Columbia
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Tecoma
City of Destiny
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Yorks
Marine News
Senate
Hanna
White House
FA Capitan
Paris
Armand
Ida Hannum
Chau
Grimm
Clark
McCarthy Dry Goods Company
Frederick & Nelson Incorporated
Pine
Carpet Dept
Nottingham
Frederick & Nelson
2D Ave
Madison, Spring
Galia
Leites Haberdashery
Pancy Vesta
First Avenue
Shafer Bros
Brokew Bros.’ Clothing
Second Ave
University St
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