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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1904

Page

3

Double Event Proposed In Rosemont Prospects Brighten

A letter from Henry G. Davie accepting an invitation to visit Judge Darker arrived, though no date set. The West Virginia Democrats favor a double event with Judge Parker resigning as chief justice and accepting the nomination around August 6, while no victory occurred at Rosemont that morning. The candidate spent the morning at the Hudson, answered correspondence, and rode with his daughter.

Mac Ros Rosemont Henry GO Davie View Darker West Virginia Parker Court of Appeals Viettora Rowemont Dla Hudson Mis. Hall

Patrol horses sought for city streets and sewer issues

Councilman Mullen pressed the board of works over Pike street sewer delays due to a pipe shortage. He urged shipping pipe from San Francisco if needed. A new patrol wagon team is proposed with a 600 appropriation, replacing the worn gray horses. The Willamette Iron Steel Works built the Port facility.

Mullen Council Board of Works Pike Street Sixth Ninth Avenues Stiratt San Francisco Ninth Avenue Agatnet Gilliam Blackman Jensen Delaney Water Department Willamette Iron @ Steel Works

Seattle Audiences Await Madame Carter In Du Barry

N ora. Leslie Carter joins Seattle theatergoers in Du Barry starting July 27 for four nights with a 150 person company and five carloads of scenery. The Wiedemann Company opens a new week at Alcazar with two new vaudeville sketches and the melodrama Stricken Blind followed by Dish Land.

Ora Leslie Carter Carter Wiedemann Alcazar Theater Mine Wiedemann McIntyre and Heath

Young woman runs frog farm turning pests to profits

Edith Stege, orphaned daughter of pioneer J. T. Stege, transformed a waterlogged California ranch into the Blege Hiation frog farm. She organized breeding and market ponds, fenced enclosures, and canal gateways to segregate species. Frog legs feed San Francisco cafes, and the farm now thrives as a major bay area business with tours and daily pond work by the owner.

San Francisco J.T. Stege California Edith Stege Firetmall Tourteta Polly Francisco King Lee John Stege Stege Ching Lee Misa Stege Minefutege Bay Country Mises Btege Stoge

Building project halted after ore discovery in Butte heart

In Butte Montana contractors paused a downtown construction project after a lead was found near Broadway and Wyoming streets across from the Thornton hotel. The builders abandoned their original plan and shifted attention to ore prospects beneath the busy business district.

Thornton Hotel Broadway Wyoming Streets

The Smoke House Mine and Copper Lode Tale

In Butte a string of copper lead finds beneath new buildings drives miners to dig. The Smoke House Mine shows a shaft and gallows frame from 1901, created after surface ore sparked the Thornton hotel project. It was sold within a year for about half a million dollars and remains in production.

Butte Mont

Determined Man Drowns at Woodinville Slough

John McCartney, 30, a laborer, committed suicide by drowning in Boak Slough at Woodinville station on the Northern Pacific line. His body was recovered with hands tightly grasping roots. Coroner and deputies notified. body to be taken to Bonney-Watson morgue.

Hoye Woodinville Traction Company Alfred Austin Bonney-Watson McCartney Woodinville Slough

Parrot Saves Family by Crying Fire in Night

In Spokane on July 16 a parrot named Polly alerted the Cockrell family to a fire by screaming fire. The family escaped moments before their home burned to ashes, and Polly died in the blaze after having saved her owners. The bird had been a mascot at the fire department nearby, taught to cry fire by the firemen.

Spokane Wash N. N. Cockrell Cockrell Polly Parrot Fire Department

Law to Hell Posters Stir New Westminster Meeting

A July 4 note reports posters in New Westminster calling a public meeting at Armstrong Hall on July 6 at 6 pm. The message urges a Vigilance Committee to target what it calls snobs thieves and bloodsuckers in the courts amid claims of widespread perjury and fading justice.

New Westminster B. C Armstrong Hall

Notice to Subscribers for Late Delivery

If your copy of The Star does not arrive by 6:00 pm call Sunset 1068 or Independent Liar any time between 5:60 and 1:00 and a messenger will deliver a copy at once.

Co-Operation Grows as Factor in Washington State

The article explains co operation as practical self preservation not political creed. It notes co operative stores distribute profits to members including employees and customers and offer dividends and high quality goods without needing congress. The Labor Union Co Operative Store in Seattle advocates expansion and statewide affiliation for mutual benefit.

Washington Co-operative Commonwealth Congress Labor Union Co-Operative Fourth Avenue Union Street Seattle

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