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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1906
Page
3
A La Grande laundry owners' group, dubbed the laundry combine, seeks to raise prices. Principal proprietors reportedly offered to buy out Prank Launders at below value two weeks ago. he refused the deal. The article cites the alleged price-raising scheme and the involved local plants.
Paris reports Lieutenant Bru pore, chief of the French army under General Draugore, has accepted Roosevelt’s invitation to tour American military schools. A chauffeur named Thompson died yesterday in a traffic arrest that highlights ongoing police efforts to curb reckless driving.
Articles of incorporation for the Northwest Seaboard Banking company filed with the secretary of state. Capital is $50. Incoporators include J. B. and others such as William Sheffield F. J Martin A. L. Piper J. G. Price J Moore Frank T Hunter L. B peers H. D. Dent and E.R.
Fire swept the International Compress company facilities in Norfolk causing massive cotton losses and a fatal burn of a worker. The blaze raised insured and legal stakes totaling around 260 thousand dollars. In New York Bernard N Baker testified in a Devel libel case regarding controversial Town Topics items and their advertising status.
The first rally of municipal ownership party candidates is set for this evening at the Labor Temple auditorium. William Hickman Moore runs for mayor, Matthew Dow for councilman at large, and Frank Rust for treasurer, with others to give addresses as part of a campaign kickoff.
Fragmented ad text lists items like couches and a Golden Oak frame with velour covers. Mentions special low prices and gas range with warming closet and canopy top. Contains unclear figures and pricing scattered throughout.
George Hyde Preston leaves for the east to join Four Track News as associate editor. Snowslides delay the Northern overland by an hour. Earl M. Johnson of Fairbanks enters Alaska governor race. Judge Wickersham is endorsed for district judge but friendships clash. Sam P. Jones appears at Auditorium Hall to an eager crowd in "Facts and Fun." James Volepole, Italian, charged with assault on B. Kadowaki, a Jap. R. G. Baker, ex-collector for Progresa, faces embezzlement charges. Detectives will move to new quarters with a room for Sergeant Tennant and assistant. J. Moore charged with petty larceny in relation to a Seattle Electric streetcar holdup. William Powers charged with assault by Prosecutor Mackintosh based on a Bellevue complainant.
The First Ward Republican club approved a constitution and by laws and chose new officers at a meeting last night at 820 Jackson Street. George Clark became president with E J Crandall as vice president and William Crandall Jr as secretary. RW Rogere was named treasurer. About 0 men joined the club.
President Dan W. Bass of the Shingle Mills bureau will mail a letter to state shingle manufacturers asking their agreement to a 30 day closure after current shutdown. A meeting is planned for next Saturday to decide the question amid weak eastern market demand.
Councilman Zbinden won support from the reorganized Sixth Ward Republican club at a meeting last night. Wells L. Ames was elected club president and W. L. Hall secretary as about 100 members attended.
Patrolman Alvey arrested Mebner a Brooklyn woodsawyer on arson charges after a fire at a Thirty-eighth Avenue grocery store. The blaze about dark was quickly stamped out. investigators noted coal odor and Mebner was seen fleeing the rear. He offered no statement at headquarters. In a separate note San Francisco officers pursued Wong Loy the Chinese suspect in embezzlement and grand larceny tied to 2000 sacks of potatoes and $200 company funds.
Burlington officials announced the embargo on freight cars is removed effective today allowing CBQ and Burlington freight cars to be loaded for any U S point. The move eases long standing car shortages hurting mill operations in the Sound country and clears a backlog of shingle and lumber shipments. Northern Pacific and western railroads were notified via telegram and local mills were informed to resume shipments.
The steamer Dora, owned by Northwestern Commercial, bound Valdes to Dutch Harbor, is three weeks overdue from Ko diak since Dec 24. Onboard are Jim Matthew mining expert from San Francisco, W. E. Smith civil engineer, and a New York banker. Friends in Seattle await word.
Charles Stanton J Crandall Jack Fitzgerald and James Murphy were struck by an inbound Jackson Street car at the Jackson Eighth corner at 7 30 last night. Stanton suffered a fractured ride and was taken to the Pa hospital. The other three were bruised but not seriously hurt and returned home.
Green Lake launches a new paper titled the Advertiser with its first issue last Saturday led by FN Weyant. The local Spanish American War Veterans will meet at Madrona hall with auxiliary members and a prepared program. Spokane Chamber endorses Senator Piles on rate reform. Terance G Wilson and Georgina Maxwell wed at the bride’s Green Lake home with Rev. Sutton officiating.
In Olympia on January 24 the King county cases heard in the supreme court included Marie Carau v W F Hays and Hessie Olive Hillman v C D Hillman and H Steele with others against Standard Furniture Company. Francia J Roe against Standard Furniture Company and the guardianship matter of John Parnham estate with Margaret Crosby and others against J L Pettengill. Six other King county cases were docketed for today.
One of the citys great benefactors H O Shuey and Co bankers in the Arcade Building have assisted more than a thousand people in Seattle to own homes and pay for them in easy monthly installments.
The ad proclaims no secrets kept from customers with prescriptions mixed in view. It promises the best work and the lowest prices in the city at Bartell's Red Cross Drug Store on Second Ave.
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