Railroads blamed as lumber boom tests shipment limits
The testimony shows rail lines unable to handle rising freight from the lumber industry. Officials admit capacity shortfalls, while shippers demand action and threaten court action to secure cars and relief from congestion. The Cascade tunnel and new lines are cited as key factors in easing bottlenecks.
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Imation
Puget
Feilyord
Canat
Rai
Charles M. Levy
Nort Pacific
Portland
Vancouver
Cascade Tunnel
Prclfic
Themedvea
United States
of Lumber
Ee Bold Railroad
Juim
Ahingtes
Weid
Interstate Commerce Commission
Death and Riches Await Aged Pauper
Aged pauper Patrick Mulligan, 70, dying of epilepsy in California, is reported to have inherited a fortune from the estate of a deceased benefactor. Mulligan intends to leave his current abode and use his bequest to secure better living quarters, with the prospect of wealth arriving after his death.
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Doug Poorhosee
Patrick Ma
California
Mullizar
Mulligan
Chance to Secure Potatoes in Seattle Market Shortage
June 22 1907 letter notes Seattle potatos selling for 30 per ton and rising. Sender offers four and a half tons at 20 per ton by rail car, suggesting others nearby could form a carload to relieve Seattle shortage. Advises to inquire at the post office or contact via town locals.
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Buman
Ritter Beattie Star
Seattle
Poat
Pardon Petition For Dr Van Waters Presented To Governor
A pardon petition for Dr Frank Van Waters was presented to Governor Mead by a group including G M Stewart and Gen J B Metcalfe. The petition argues the offense was excessive, cites ill health and age, and notes he has served time. Waters was convicted of criminal assault and sentenced by Judge Mell on October 17, 1903 to 26 years at Walla Walla.
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Frank van Waters
G. M. Stewart
Walter & Fulton
J. B. Metcalfe
Judes
EB. D. Benson
G. A. Hosworth
Orange Jacoba
Mead
van Waters
Van
Mell
Walla Walla
Storytelling A Feature At Public Library
The story telling department led by Miss A Blanchard hosts weekly children's story days at the public library. Reporters observed enthusiastic tots filling the room as Miss Blanchard reads engaging fairy tales, with seats filled and many on the floor.
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Mins A. A. Blanchard
Miss Blanchard
Overland Tracks Cleared After Northern Pacific Delays
Trains along the Northern Pacific line from Spokane to Seattle faced delays yesterday morning. The Coast Limited, originally due January 28 at 8 36 a m, remains late after a wreck battered several cars. Freight movements resumed today with lumber cars arriving and some empties bound for destinations. The line continues to run hours off schedule.
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Seattle
Northern Pacific
Spokane
Coast Limited
The Theaters Season Busy With Nethersole and More
Olga Nethersole opens a weekend engagement at the Grand in Bopha with matinee and evening shows. Tomorrow afternoon The Second Mrs Tanquary plays at Dill and a Seattle run continues tonight. Retired actor David Ratterstrom appears in Yon again at the star’s request. EB Carpenter’s At Cripple Creek opens at Seattle theater for a week. Nell Gwynne continues at the Lyric and Red Feather opens at the Grand Sunday night with Cheridah in the lead.
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Miss Nethersole
Olga Nethersole
the Grand
Seattle
David Ratterstrom
Yon
EB. J. Carpenter
Cripple Creek
Red Feather
Cheridah
Star Theater Vaudeville Presents Edith Talbot and Gill
Edith Talbot performs a comedy sketch Her Little Game with actor William Gill. A trained dog show features dogs acting as village characters in costumes with no person visible on stage, a major weekly attraction at the Star Theater Vaudeville.
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Edith Talbot
William &. Gill
Frank Mayo
Cotn
Night Dance at Leachi Park Featured by Wagner Orchestra
A dance event at Leachi Park tonight invites attendees for an enjoyable evening. Wagner's orchestra performs a refined program with arrangements for attendee comfort. Gentlemen pay 260. ladies attend free.
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Leachi
Wagner
Miss Nethersole Talks Marriage in Seattle Visit
Olga Nethersole stage interpreter of human passions arrived in Be at 1 morning in her private car for engagement tonight at the Grand. She discusses her art and moral influence, noting audiences prefer seeing ideas acted rather than preached. She comments on Seattle street issues and the world’s great lessons conveyed through drama.
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Seattle
Olga Nethersole
T Grand
Nethersole
Mebere
Makebal
Beattie
Twenty Die in Coal Mine Explosion at Primero
A Colorado Fuel and Iron mine at Primero near Trinidad exploded entombing twenty workers. The blast wrecked the shaft and rescuers fear for the men inside. most miners were Italian.
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Beripps Telegraph Service
Trinidad
Ad Coal
Colorado Fuel and Tron Company
Primero
Real Estate Trades Reported in City Transactions
A. B. Manford sold 16 Ole Hans on the southeast double corner of Broadway and Spruce for 37000, with an 11 room house. A 50 foot lot on the Third avenue onal tide between Dell and Dianchard street sold by Goodwin Realty to 4 PF. Page for 26000. The northeast corner of Fourth avenue north and were x at was sold by Ide A Gau to Charles DeMille for 14008.
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A. B. Manford
Broadway
Spruce
Third Av
Dell
Dianchard
Wee
Goodwin Realty Company
Fourth Av
Ide A. Gau
Charles DeMille
Embroidery Expert Miss Jessie Brown Sells Lacework
Miss Jessie Brown, laudes's renowned embroidery specialist, offers a selection of fancy work at 1111 Second Ave. Her Geat tie's expertise highlights intricate lace and decorative pieces for customers seeking refined needlework.
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Jessie Brown
Geattie
Laudes
Local Theatrical Schedule Incomplete Fragments
Fragmentary OCR notes list a theater week with Thursday and Saturday showings. Mentions David Batterson in a comedy lineup titled Yon Yon. Badly garbled text leaves many unreadable names and dates.
Italian banker fugitive caught after deposit scam
James Pillaretto, 44, an Italian reputed manager of Italian banks in several cities, was arrested in Chicago on a charge of absconding with a 700 dollar deposit. Police in Youngstown, Ohio, had prompted the arrest as he eluded Denver authorities while reportedly fleeing with funds. Strikers in Missouri and Chicago were mentioned in a brief, unfinished note about Magic Harbor.
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Borvics
Chicago
Jas
V. Pillaretla
An Italien
Lalian Banks
Denver
Youngstown
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