Gold Bar Rail Yard Upgrades Under Great Northern Plan
Work crews numbering three to five hundred will upgrade Gold Bar Washington as the Sound division moves from Skykomish. Fifteen switching tracks averaging 3500 feet will be built, with the yard ranking second on the line and through freights routed via Gold Bar. Nearby depots and engine facilities are to follow.
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Great Northern Railway
Gold Bar
Wash
Skyko Wash
All Sound
Cascades
Miss Wise skims Miss Wise on tight skirts and harassment
A Seattle Star reader signing as Miss Wise defends wearing tight skirts while condemning masher behavior. She argues attire signals her figure and invites attention, yet she condemns harassment as dangerous, noting women share blame by dressing to provoke. The piece invites others to weigh in.
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Miss Wise
Misa
Tam
Seattle
Dixie Picnic Highlight By Confederate Veterans Choir
The annual Disle picnic of the Southerners of Seattle will be held August 3 at Golden Gardens north of Ballard. Over a thousand are expected. A special feature this year is a veterans choir singing nostalgic old songs.
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Seattle
Golden Gardens
Ballard
Hen Lays Record Egg in New Jersey Exhibition
Newton, N J July 23 G W Sanders surpasses all egg raising feats with a White Leghorn laying an egg measuring 95 by 7.5 inches this week The egg is noted as soft shelled and placed in alcohol for display
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Newton
N. J
G. W. Sanders
Thal Appears Bandaged. Court Laughs at Mock Wounds
In San Francisco on July 23 Justin Thal pool hall keeper faced his accuser in court. He arrived bandaged and the judge demanded to see the wounds. When the bandages revealed no injuries the courtroom laughter spread as Thal joined the joke.
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San Francisco
Justin Thal
Shortall
Thal
Fred Pearson
Manx
Woman balks at wedding in St Paul court
Nellie Harris halted a marriage ceremony with George Monahan in a court office. Goaded by court officials and her bridesmaid Mise Brown, she withdrew from the vows, tore off the ring, and fled the desk before the union could proceed.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Nellie Harris
Gallick
George Monahan
Mise Brown
Mule Wallops Auto in Chehalis Test Race
In a right of way contest at Chehalis on July 23 the army mule outpaced a new car owned by Superior Judge Rice. The judge’s car required engine repairs for a leaking pipe and other sundries while the mule remained unscathed.
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Chehalis
Rice
Louise Williams Seeks Motorcycle Police Job
Miss Louise Williams applies to Police Chief Sebastian in Los Angeles to become a motorcycle cop. She is described as a professional motorcyclist with medals galore and seeks a trailblazing role in law enforcement.
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Pipe
Los Angeles
Sebastian
Louise Williams
Misa Whilliams
Seattle Star Briefs and Local Notices
Local notices report circulation reminders for subscribers, brief personnel moves, and a city clerical update. Also noted are a temperature drop in Vermont with frost damage to trucks, a fatal pin incident in Flatbush, and religous leadership changes including Rev Hugh Elmer Brown to Seattle Plymouth Church.
Girl Kisses Man Who Rescues Her at New Rochelle Park
Julian Dias, a volunteer life saver, rescued Miss Ethel Jameson from drowning at Hudson park in New Rochelle and received a hug. He said that was reward enough.
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New York
Julian Dias
Ethel Jameson
Hudson Park
New Rochelle
Dias
Broken paddie wheel causes panic on excursion steamer Aurora
A broken paddie wheel on the Gren Ieland excursion steamer Aurora in Hell Gate panic set off among 1,200 passengers near the site of the Gen Slocum disaster.
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New York
Aurora
Hell Gate
Cry power could heat homes with baby energy idea
A doctor notes a 20 pound baby crying for one hour uses two tons of energy. The piece ponders harvesting that cry energy to heat and light a house and power a neighbor's ice cream freezer, turning surplus into shared comfort.
Noted Narratives and Police News From Seattle Dispatch
Local secret service allege Frank T. Green, arrested on counterfeit charge, is linked to a Seattle bad-paper ring. Dr. Townsend, U S attorney general investigator, arrived from Alaska to probe coal cases. A carnival worker Reed injured by a tent peg, and the Roberts funeral scheduled for 11 a m at 2728 King Street. Sergeant Lee Dagner recovers from blood poisoning after infection spread from hand to shoulder.
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United States
Frank T. Green
Seattle
Lee Dagner
Boy Struck by Car Near 16th Avenue Intersection
An auto driven by F. Owens struck 14 year old Howard Hahn of 6396 28th Ave. W. breaking the right leg after Hahn darted from behind a sign into the vehicle. The driver claimed the boy suddenly ran into the street.
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F. &. Owen
Howard Hahn
Owen
Inmate Agnes McKay Confesses to Theft at County Jail
Agnes McKay, serving a two month sentence in the county jail, confessed to Chief Deputy Stringer that she stole a ring from an insane inmate and took several switches from women prisoners.
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Agnes McKay
Stringer
Our Precise Artist Phil What Are The Dog Days For
Bill So's every dog can have the day.
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Phil
Bill
Seattle Power Pioneer Sees City Outshine Niagara
J. D. Ross, superintendent of Seattle’s municipal lighting system, says Seattle can do as much as Niagara in developing power and light. He recently returned from the East, forming his opinion after extensive observation.
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Seattle
Niagara
J. D. Ross
Ross
Poisoning at Joliet party Leaves One Dead
In Joliet a Chicago guest died after consuming tainted food at a party while Mrs. Ming hosted. Patrolman Quirk remained on duty at the city hall as a theft outside was interrupted by a band playing. A thief who had stolen brass com pidors was captured.
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Chicago Post
Joliet, al
Mra
Chicago
Nicholas Quirk
Wedding of C B Cooper and Miss Olive Hancock
The wedding will be held Wednesday at the home of Mr. Cooper’s parents 923 27th av Rev J M Gill to officiate Cooper chief operator of the Mar coni Wireless Telegraph company in Seattle The ida May owned by J H Wilson a Honolulu contractor leaves this week for that place
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C. B. Cooper
Olive Hancock
Toronto
Ida May
J. H. Wilson
Honolulu
Ballard
Tailored Women’s Suits on Second Floor Sale
Special prices on second floor tailored suits in fine serges worsteds diagonals and taffeta silks. Suits priced at 24 50 and 29 00 with a 15 00 offer noted for the sale item.
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Modern Furniture Company
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Curry Optical Co. Eyesight Specialists
Arcade
Fleet Avenue
Union Block
Rst
Hhown
Beattie
Mably
Edwin J. Brows
Lending Central
First Avenue—Union
Postal Teteraph
Sherman
Natiafactory
Leary
Tod
Mae Je
Madison Mt. Ee
DIXIE
Babb
Mule Wallops Auto
Love
Seattle Star
Tie Star
F. W. Catlett
Montpellier
Misa Catherine Roche
Flatbush
Grosvenor Folsom
Puget Sound Mill Company
Seattle Association of Building Owners and Managers
Charles E. Hetton
Hugh Elmer Brown
Windsor Avenue Congressional Church
Hanford
Connecticut
Plymouth
Edward Lincoln Smith
Brown
Washington
Whitman College
Yale Divinity School
Oth
Dr. Townsend
United Sates
Alaska
Reed
Denice American Carnival Company
J. W. Roberts
N. P. Bridge
King St
DR Payne
Christian Hamberg
Viola Quick
Detroit
Hamberg
Bruno D. Audin
Italy
Moritz Thomsen
Mexican Pacific Company
Mexico
Jeanie
Skagway
St. James
Junction Hall
Pallard
Nordland
Market St
Shilshole
Order of
Redmen
Snohomish
Grand Lodge
Frederick & Nelson
Eton
Firet Pigor
Cial
Soc
Russia
We Yard
Piret Ploor
Annem
Furniture Headquarters
Uni
Wing the Monde
Gentinel
Udiates
Union
Ford
Elma
Will Remai
Blue Arm
City
Uni Offianlo
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