Public praise for Schmita park gift at city meeting
Mayor William Hickman Moore led a large public gathering at Luna Hall last night to honor Ferdinand Schmita for donating an 80 acre park on the city’s bay front. The meeting featured short remarks from candidates including John F Miller and others praising the donor and the park’s benefit to the city.
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William Hickman Moore
Luna
Ferdinand Schmita
Fourteenth Ward
Schmits
Moore
City Party
John F Miller
Hhis Ward
John F. Miller
J. M. Frink
Schimuta
Lalu nda Signs With Weber, Dates Set at Webber Hall
Lalu nda shocked York theatrical circles by signing for a December 16 appearance with husband R. C. Hers at Webber music hall after ending contract with Kisw & Brianger. She stars in Lola From Herna, a hit that has earned more for Mise Glaser and her team than any of her recent shows.
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Capito Star
York
Lalunda
Joe Weber
R. C. Hers
Webber Music Hall
Kisw & Brianger
Lola
Herna
Mise Glaser
Jeffrey Issues A Platform In Third Ward
A poster titled My Platform circulated in the Third ward by Republican candidate F. M. Jeffrey states a stance against life leases and rotation in office, while opposing graft and monopoly. He pledges transparency with a books record of the news.
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Third Ward
F. M. Jeffrey
Jeffrey
Electrician Dies After Fall in Colman Building
Peter Jorgensen aged 30 fell through a freight elevator shaft from the Colman building second floor. He died at Seattle General Hospital from injuries with a screwdriver in his back and a broken arm. He lived with his parents at 722 Third Ave North. Body at Johnson & Hamilton's undertaking room. Roller skates and malte stock listed at 1111 First Ave.
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Peter Jorgensen
Colman
Seattle General Hospital
Jorgensen
Third Av
Johnson & Hamilton
Petted Prisoner Alice Abeldt Captivates City Officials
Seven year old Alice Abeldt, called Alice In Wonderland for her blue eyes, travels from Switzerland with a mother who went insane. In New York she remains in detention as relatives arrange her return to Experia, while officials overlook propriety and she enjoys department store sights. The father plans to reclaim her.
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Seattle Sear
New York
Jan
Alice Abeldt
Bilis
Alice In Wonderland
Switzerland
Experia
Elle Teland
Frisco's Insurance Premiums
The people of San Francisco paid 5 600 000 in fire insurance premiums in 1907 the largest amount ever taken out of the city by the companies. The year also shows the lowest loan ratio in local history.
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United Press
San Francisco
San Francieso
Death of Mrs Grant in Paloose County
Garfield January 2 report Mrs Grant of the Paloose country died at her daughter Mrs John Profit's home on Saturday at about 2 years old. She was a great grandmother and her mother, now living, is about 86 years old and a great great grandmother.
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Garfield
Grant
Paloose
John Profit
Post Office Receipts Show Coast Cities Lead Gains
Chief Post Office Inspector J. KL Weyland reports 1907 gross receipts for eight first class Seattle district offices. Seattle Tacoma Spokane Portland Helena and others show large gains over 1900 and 1906 with Seattle at 695 241 Spokane 314 062 Tacoma 189 251 and Portland 624 176.
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J. KL. Weyland
Washington
Spokane
Tacoma
Portland
Hellingham
Hutte
Helena
Montana
Hioine
Idaho
Beattle’s
Srokane's
Tacoma’s
Artillerymen Make Record at Fort Casey Practice
Port Townsend dispatch reports Coast Artillery battalions at Fort Casey firing eight 16 inch shots in under four minutes at a moving target four and a quarter miles away. Granville Sevier's battery made four hits in four shots for 100 percent, while Andrew Hero's battery scored one hit in four shots. If the target were a 20 by 16 foot canvas, five shots would have punctured it.
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United Press
PORT /NBEND
Port Casey
Coast Artillery
Fort Casey
Andrew Hero
Granville Sevier
Captain Sevier
Captain Hero
Bryan's Daughter for Delegate at Democratic Convention
Democratic women in Denver consider sending Kathryn Leavitt as a delegate to the Democratic national convention. Once president of the Jane Jefferson club, she and her husband, an artist, live in a local cottage. Supporters expect her to advocate for Bryan's nomination.
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Denver
Kuthryan Leavitt
Jane Jefferson Club
Bryan Te Stil
Colorado
Pronunciation Guide for Count Szechenyi and Gladys Vanderbilt
The text explains how to pronounce Count Szechenyi and Gladys Vanderbilt names. It states the pronunciation LAHSLO GAY-CHEN-YEE with the accent on the first syllable for both names.
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Lassie Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Lahslo Gay-Chen-Yee
Taft Heads to Cleveland for McKinley Day Banquet
Washington reports Secretary Taft traveling from the capital to Cleveland to attend the McKinley Day banquet hosted by the Tippecanoe club where he is expected to speak. World population growth is noted by government figures, rising from 640 million in 1800 to 1.66 billion.
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Taft
Cleveland
Washington
Tippecanoe Club
Boston Globe
Indian Inspector Davia Visits Seattle Couple
United States Indian inspector Charles L. Davia and his wife from Washington DC spent two to three days in Seattle visiting Mr and Mrs Geo J Jenking at 3626 Whitman Avenue.
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Charles L. Davia
Washington, D. C
Seattle
Geo J. Jenking
Whitman Av
Laborers Discharged After Two Hours Work at Plumet
Four laborers sent by Crescent Employment to Mitchell and Davis at Plumet foot of Lake Washington were fired after two hours as incompetent. They named W. H. Smith Enoch Andrews Fred Priebe and Frank Johnson. Each paid $1 to the Crescent office for work at $1.76 per day. They report discharge without cause and have notified the Public Employment Bureau which is investigating.
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Mitchell & Davis
Plumet
Lake Washington
W. H. Smith
Enoch Andrews
Fred Priebe
Frank Johnson
Crescent
South
Judge McElwain completes wide voyage from Seattle to Orient
Judge W. P. McElwain of Seattle has returned from a world voyage. He traveled via Singapore and the Hed Ben, crossing Indian railways to high elevations and principal Indian cities. He left Seattle on a foggy Friday the thirteenth and arrived in New York 12 hours apart from Secretary Taft, after a 6,000 mile journey.
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W. P. McElwain
Seattle
Judge McElwain
Taft
Orient
Symphony Concert Draws Large House at Moore Theatre
The Beattie Symphony Orchestra performed a balanced engaging program as the third concert at the Moore Theatre. The audience showed strong interest and appreciation for the chamber works. The Rubenstein Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor with orchestra, featuring Evatafieff Rose, was the evening’s highlight.
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Beattie Symphony Orchestra
Moore Theatre
Rubenstein
Evatafieff Rose
Bennington Dead to Be Honored Monument Erected in San Diego
San Diego reports a granite sixty foot monument completed to honor naval officers and crew who died in the Bennington disaster on July 21, 1905. The shaft stands six feet square at the base with a ten foot masonry foundation and features a granite coping around the grave plot. The dedication plaque reads To the Bennington Dead and the project cost five thousand dollars after a year of work.
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Seattle Star
San Diego
Cal
Iowa State Society Hosts Evening Entertainment
The Iowa State society plans an 8 o clock program tomorrow at the Commercial club rooms in the Crown building located at Second avenue and James street.
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Iowa State Society
Commercial Club
Crown Building
Second Av
James St
Carlisle graduate pursued in Indian marriage case
Lewimron the Idaho a 29 Idaxie Hassett a New Perce maiden aged 3 fled a 4000 dollar damage suit against David McParland Indian, a Carlisle graduate and tribal leader, described as a top football halfback. The suit claims seduction and compares the desertion to divorce under Indian marriage customs.
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Lewimron
Idaho
Idaxie Hassett
David McParland
Japan
McParlandle
Carthele
Mia
Sinclair Wagon Tour Protests Landlord Burdens Across Continents
Beate Service reports Be Upton Sinclair and his wife plan a three year wagon tour of the Pacific coast and Europe. A dozen families join the party traveling light with tents for sleeping. They aim to highlight protests against landlords and janitors while encountering housing burdens on their trek.
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Upton Sinclair
Pacific Coast
Europe
California
Ita
Hellion Hall
Utopia
Sinclair
Rieter Charged With Murder in Keystone Canyon Fight
E C Hasey indicted by the grand jury on five counts including murder in the second degree for the fatal Keystone canyon clash involving Fred Reinhart last fall. He faces trial on the murder charge first, out on 15000 bail set by Commissioner Lyons. The case opens amid high expectations in Valdez.
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Valdez
E. C. Hasey Bee
Fred Reinhart
Gegeenheim Reynolds
Keystone Canyon
Hasey
Lyons
Vaitez
Bobby Burns Anniversary at The Moore in Seattle
The Moore theatre hosts a Bobby Burns anniversary program with outside talent for over two hours of Scottish songs verse and prose plus speeches The event promises a bright feature in Seattle and notes the Washington Fire financial condition is open and above board with no dark corners.
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Moore Theatre
Robby Burns
Seattle
Washington
December Winds and Rain Reported by Weather Bureau
The Beattie area logged 6 828 miles of wind last month with an average 9 2 mph. A brief peak gust reached 58 mph on December 13. The rainfall was well distributed and western state precipitation rose above normal amid several violent gales and 47 hours of sunshine.
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Beattie
Koreau
Ballard Resident Urges Action Against Fast Interurban Cars
A Ballard resident cites a letter from C F Rows and urges Seattle transit authorities to curb excessive and unlawful speed of Seattle Everett interurban cars and autos. The writer claims dangerous races on Seconday and Main street grades endangering pedestrians and calls for immediate measures to abate criminal negligence.
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Seattle Star
C. F. Rows
Seattle Everett
Main St
Po-Ice
Ross
Main
Rosse
Co. J
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