Seattle council debates municipal garbage incinerator
Seattle city fathers stage a fiery session over a finance committee plan for a Meldrum incinerator. Crichton defends local options, Revelle argues for wagons and disposal plans, Hurd shifts to support, and the panel votes to refer the issue to a committee of the whole for Thursday.
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Seattle
Solone
Hif
Gil
Unto Steels
Meldrum
Crichton
Hurd
Finance Committee
Moneyback Grocer Sells Schilling’s Best Tea and Coffee
A Moneyback grocer advertises Schilling’s Best tea and coffee for shoppers. The notice highlights available blends and prices as part of a promotional display.
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Moneyback Grocer
Schilling
Twelfth Ward Men Banquet Tonight
Banquet to be held at Cafe Drexal corner Jamonst and Thirday tonight by men active in Twelfth ward politics. Over 100 invitations sent to veterans from York Seattle Columbia Hillman and Brighton Beach to foster harmony. A candidate councilman will be selected for the new ward with a vote planned after Columbia annexation to Beattie on May 6.
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Drexal
Jamonst
Thirday
Twelfth Ward
York
Seattle
Columbia
Hillman
Brighton Beach
Ariven
Beattie
Costly Monument Sought for Capt Fortson by Vets
The eighth annual reunion of the First Washington veterans drew 106 attendees at the Labor Temple. They discussed a monument for Capt. George H. Fortson who died March 26 in Manila. A committee proposed raising $30,000. City park commissioners may donate Fortson Place land between Twelfth and Fourteenth Aves if the city acquires it for public use.
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First
Washington Volunteer Association
Labor Temple
Philippines
George H. Forton
General Hospital
Manila
Fortson Place
Mrs. Delphine Pautot Dies At 66 In Auburn
Mrs Delphine Pautot wife of Frank Pautot died yesterday morning in Auburn Washington at age 66 She was a native of France who came to this country 40 years ago The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon from the family home to Mount View cemetery for interment.
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Auburn
Wash
Delphine Pautot
Frank Pautot
Re. Pautot
France
Mount View Cemetery
Yattalo Gasoline Engines for Gen H Woodhouse Co Purposes
Yattalo gasoline engines allocated for all Gen H Woodhouse Co purposes at 112 University.
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Yattalo
Gen. H. Woodhouse Co
University
Beauty sleep tale ends in neck break and recovery
Denver report details Miss Alyse G. Cushing who awoke yawning and stretched her neck, snapping vertebrae. Dr Geo W Perin explains the subluxation and risk of fatal outcomes, noting her eventual recovery and vow to avoid yawning. The piece also mentions local leases and a dubious will probate in King County.
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Seattle Star
Denver
Col
Alyse G. Cushing
Miss Cushing
Geo. W. Perin
Mies Cushing
King County
Everett Smith
Albertson
Customs Business 1906 Shows Large Puget Sound Trade
Port Townsend reports 1906 customs handled merchandise valued at about 6 million with exports dominating. Flour cotton and textiles led exports to Japan and Canada while lumber shipments rose after San Francisco and Valparaiso disasters. Leading ports Beattie Tacoma Port Townsend Everett and others show export and import totals and vessel activity.
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Port Townsend
Puget Sound
San Francisco
Valparaiso
Customs House
Japan
British Columbia
Canada
China
Teachers Seek Higher Pay As Everett Board Considers Budget
A committee of teachers urged the Everett board of education to raise salaries at the start of the new semester, presenting living cost data to argue for higher pay. The district’s finance limits will guide any approved increase, with salaries currently lower than Seattle or Tacoma.
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Star Special Service
Everett
Board of Education
Seattle
Tacoma
Druggisat Steiner
Lowell
Balbcock
Snowbound Overland Trains Halted by Cascades Snowslides
Snow slidess in the Cascades last night crippled telegraph and overland train service for an indefinite period. The Northern Pacific reported overdue trains and uncertain arrivals. Great Northern promised late trains into Seattle tonight. Passengers and relatives awaited word at Union Depot with little information available.
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Cascades
North Coast Limited
Northern Pacific
Overland
Great Northern
Seattle
King St
Union Depot
Park Donation Debate Surrounds Melody Block Bequest
The mayor has not convened a park board meeting to approve a donation tied to Melody Choir’s estate. The will filed last Saturday lists Block 2Des & Knights between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues as the real estate to benefit park purposes, prompting district officials to review the bequest.
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Moore
Melody
Mata
Ge Park
Melody Choir
Hte Real Estate
Des & Knights
Tenth
Eleventh Ave
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Sci Columbia
Hell Willow
Alys G. Cushing
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Edel & Aight
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Fourteenth
Madison Square Building Company
L. H. Griffith
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Townsend
Heltingham
Anise
Frederick & Nelson
Incorporated
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Nottingham
Morrow
Majestic
Redertor & Nelso Complete House Furnishers
Second Avenue
Madison Street
Spring Street
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Hutchinson Clothing Company
Hewitt Av
American National Bank
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Tig Aeolian
D. S Johnston CO
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