Fragmentary tale of marriages and deceptions in a 19th century note
A distressed narrator recalls past marriages and cons involving women named Katy Heene and Sylvia de San Francisco. He describes heartache, desertion, and unprofitable schemes, recounting events from the United States era to a 1906 decedent’s aftermath and noting page seven attendance.
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Mara
Katy
Sylvia de San Francisco
Plenst Maren
United States
Sebehles
Beaty Ballinger Praised by Seattle Officials
In remarks attributed to Secretary Morning, Beaty Ballinger is hailed for strong service with the reclamation department. Officials note his return to the city and his thorough work on governmental tasks related to water and land reclamation programs.
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Department of Add
Mer 6
Fair Elliott Bay
William Hemb
Seattle
H.R
Hembling
Pier 6
Hillmaneee
Puget Bound
Storm Damage in Oriana Reports About One Thousand Dollars Lost
A July report from Vera Cruz notes severe storm in Oriana causing about $1,000 in property loss across six structures. Local authorities and residents assess damage and begin cleanup efforts.
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Vera Cruz
United Freee
Oriana
Glove Box Cash Heist at Allen Dale Om Third Av
A cashier opened a drawer at Allen Dale Om Third Ave and James Baht, taking about 400 in cash before the drawer was found open again. Onlookers, including a girl and a bystander named Realstance, distracted the thief briefly as he fled. The incident occurred within minutes, with witnesses noting the surrounding Labor Temple area.
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Allen Dale Om
James
stormy county session roils budgets and roads dispute
At the court house a heated meeting saw Commissioner Abrams clash with Carrigan over the East Side road while Rutherford and others pushed West Side plans. A $5 fund formed to press action, with Olympia-bound resolutions and renewed calls for road construction amid heated rhetoric.
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Abrams
Carrigan
Robert Bridges
Kent-Oriilia
Court House
Bridges
Kis
East Side
Rutherford
West Side Road
Olympia
West Road
Renton
Motorcycle Stolen From Taft Residence Front Street
A valuable motorcycle was reported stolen from in front of the residence of A G Taft of the firm Piper and Taft last night before twelve o clock. No trace of the thief has yet been found.
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Tolen
A. G. Taft
Piper & Taft
Jeffries Ready to Fight Johnson Says Contract Delays
Jam Wilson Smoke declares he will forfeit his fight with Jack Johnson if theatrical commitments end. He says he cannot negotiate now as he is tied to stage engagements and disputes rumors of backing out, insisting he plans to enter the ring after completing current engagement.
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Johnson
United Press
Toronto
Jamon
J. Jot
Majn
Jack Johnson
Sam
New York
City council approves funding to plank roads and bridges
The council last night appropriated seventeen thousand five hundred dollars to plank Wheatlake boulevard across Lake Union. An additional ten thousand dollars was allotted to plank the White at bridge to Allt Point, Western av ia to the planked university st to Lenorast, and two thousand seven hundred dollars was approved for this work.
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Wheatlake Boulevard
Lake Union
Allt Point
Weatern Av. Ia
Uiversity St
Lenorast
Court Charges Before the Bar Tacqma
Attorney Herbert N. De Wolfe writes to state bar president J O Bridges urging a bar inquiry into charges against the state supreme court. He asks a Sanies styled committee to assess the charges with possible resignations or public findings to send to both legislative branches.
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Attorney DE Wolfe
Corporations
Supreme Court
Olympia
Tacqma
Herbert N. de Wolfe
J. O B. Bridges
State Bar Association
de Wolfe
State Supreme Court
Bar Association
Ake
Bridges
Tts
Flowers Restore Hope for Mrs. Alice Fassnidge
Bonnie Wheeler describes how flowers and kind words lifted Mrs. Alice Fassnidge from months of immobility and pain after a kerosene explosion left her bedridden. Beattie women gathered blooms, shared cheer, and offered to help her husband find work, brightening a room filled with fragrance and renewed hope.
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Mrs
Alice Fassnidge
Beattie
Beattle
Alaska
Exclusion Debate Stirs Women Leaders on Immigration
Mrs May Wright Sewall argues for strict supervision not nation wide exclusion. She urges ending labor strife through arbitration and condemns strikes, while supporting limits on paupers criminals and the illiterate regardless of nation.
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United States
Pacific Coast
Mid
Mra
May Wright Bewall
Indianapolis
National Consert of Women
International Peace and Arbitratio
Hedoni Ce
Flymouth
Sewall
Thei
Strangers Steals Five Dollars From Mrs Brady
Mrs Brady alights from a steamer and a polite stranger offers to carry her wallet to Ninth and Pikest. After he leaves she discovers five dollars stolen from her coat pocket. The man vanished.
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A. Brady
Funeral honors for Tacoma congressman Cushman
Congressmen Cushman laid to rest with honors in Tacoma after lying in state from 10:00 to 1:30 at the armory. Thousands attend as Masonic rites and eulogies mark the funeral at Tacoma cemetery, with Alaska flags at half mast in sympathy.
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National Association
Cushman
Tacoma
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Hoo Hoo House
Francia W. Cushman
Conemenine
Francis W. Cushman
Honore
Point De-|ee
Potnt Defiance Park
Alfred W. Martin
John L. Wilton
Kolehts ‘Templar
Thearave
Ketchikan
Alaska
Flage
Juneau
Seattle transfer site plot stirs council over city stables
City council debates buying Seattle transfer company property for new city stables amid past bribery allegations and health concerns over current unsanitary horse stables. Councilman Goddard pushes for immediate barn work while others urge alternative municipal sites and cost limits.
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Gill
Board of Public Works
Seattle
Connelly
Goddard
City
Harry BE. Lippmann
Honor vs fare: Seattle Electric ends transfer promises
The Seattle Electric company breaks a longstanding gentlemen’s agreement to transfer riders from the Green Lake line to all First Avenue lines. City officials say the franchise cannot force restoration as working men from Green Lake must pay full fare northbound on First Avenue, despite protests from residents.
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Seattle Electric Company
Green Lake
Firat Ay. N. J
Queen Anne Hill
Bontilon
Cara
City Bill Funds Brooklyn Bridge Exposition Lights
Council approval advances a plan to string electric lights from the Brooklyn Bridge along 40th Street to the exposition gates. Councilman Zbinden introduced the measure, which passed finance committee and the council. The bill provides a $300 appropriation.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Zbinden
Council
Direct Election of Senators urged in Bryan letter
United Press reports that on July 13 in Lincoln Nebraska W J Bryan urged President Taft to support a constitutional amendment for direct election of U S senators by the people. The plan would go to the states for ratification alongside the income tax.
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United Press
Lincoln
Neb
United States
W. J. Bryan
Taft
Alhambra Theatre Opens With Triumph for Seattle Stage
The Alhambra Theatre opened last night to a fete atmosphere with Mrs. Fiske as the guest. Seven weeks after laying the first brick, the new house impressed guests with fine acoustics and thoughtful seating. Dad Russell and Drew received praise for the gem like venue and its readiness for a long theatrical run. Col Lindsay delivered a saluting address and Mayor Miller offered congratulations to the management.
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Alhambra
Mesars, Russell & Drew
Russell
Mr. Drew
Dad
Col
Bob Lindsay
Miller
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Wright Brothers
William Hembling
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Boon AG
Bonnie Wheeler
Hope Fs
Alice
Burne
Algonquin Clad
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National Council of Women
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Conway
Hi Gill
S. E. Co
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W. M. Russell
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