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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1904
Page
6
A dense mix of business notices and classified items lists various merchants, druggists, pharamcies, service providers, and rental offers. It includes shop names, street addresses, and ads for furniture, real estate, and employments. The fragment also notes insurance, timber land sales, and interurban transit references amid dense street names and business terms.
Frisco plans a grand street display for a Knights Templar conclave with $86,900 spent on colonnades of lamps and colored arches. Market Street will host a long canopy of light while Aston Square and Britain Square receive dazzling treatments. Delegates from Great Britain will be hosted by local organizers aiming for an unmatched display.
Tacoma July 4 A Nicholson of 1145 South Eleventh street died at Fannie Paddock hospital after a launch accident near the Eleventh street bridge. He unhitched the launch from Inland Navigation and Excursion company’s wharf, started the engine, and the craft veered into bridge girders. He was badly hurt, operated on for a torn stomach, and died late last night. Witnesses rushed to aid. the accident occurred as tide rose and the launch struck the girders.
Efforts to avert the outcome were to no avail as Nicholson died in the early hours last night leaving no further measures to save him.
Consulting fire protective engineer Geo J Wellington of San Francisco urges Seattle to install automatic sprinklers in large offices and plants. He notes local fire department efficiency but says auxiliary protection is needed for fuller safety. He consulted with Stetson Post Mill and other manufacturers.
The list shows beef, veal, pork, mutton, bacon and groceries with varying prices per pound or sack. California and Yakima potatoes, onions, cabbage, carrots, berries, fruit crates, and poultry offer multiple rate points, while hay, wheat and timothy feed appear by ton.
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