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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1905
Page
3
The Cayuse tribe once deadly against twins because of an ancient law. The father claimed visions promising prosperity, a council accepted the tale, and the twins A lom pum and Tox A lo x survived and thrive in a rare exception to the rule.
An invitation to visit a Western Washington music shop highlights piano offerings from the D Johnston Co and top instrument brands. The ad promises quality values and unique selection, claiming no other store matches its worth.
Executors Hughes and Jones invite sealed bids on multiple parcels in King County Washington including Spring Brook tracts Renton and Seattle lots, subject to taxes and leases. Bids require 10 percent certified funds or cash, due by July 26 1906 at 10 am, with right to reject any bid.
Sam Garver a second hand dealer faced a $100 fine for giving port wine to Annie Quitchka on a Sunday. The court heard testimony of an attempted assault and possible coercion, with Quitchka recovering in hospital and Garver appealing via his attorney Justice R. R. George. The case awaits trial by jury as police and the victim allege motive and means.
The last day of the Dollar club is Monday, with about 350 raised for a Bellevue cripple and his family. The Star thanks contributors, mostly working men and women, including bus drivers and hotel runners, and will acknowledge gifts through Saturday and present Lilly with the nest egg Monday.
A fragmented ledger page lists Dollar Club members and small payments including names such as O J Hower W M Friend Helma H Welsh and Mrs A A Morehead with amounts mainly one dollar and small decimals. The text is partial and unreadable in places.
Superior Wisconsin hotel men push for a national hay fever convention to be held in August. They plan a rag weed themed decor and a woolen chorus training by local teachers, with help from the Ladies Aid society and some early attendees.
A shopper bought a yard of milk at a large second avenue store for 76 cents and received a remnant of one and a half yards. The clerk offered the remaining fragment for 50 cents and allowed the customer to keep the full yard just torn off, a humorous exchange that left the clerk staggered briefly.
Washington reports the IS department ordered a port on the yellow fever frontier in New Orleans due to potential troop infection. The marine boat service sent several detachments to duty at New Orleans as the government contemplates moving troops to Agua.
The Bureau of Statistics reports US foreign commerce in the fiscal year ended recently reached 2,626,976,393 dollars, up from 2,451,911,043 the prior year. Both imports and exports rose to record highs.
Leach detained Anderson for stealing chickens on Sunday night. A violent struggle left the poultry raiser badly beaten. Anderson reportedly aided George Wade, the only escaped federal convict still at large, and could reveal Wade’s whereabouts. Moran Bros. secures contract for Alaska railroad materials and plant at Coal Harbor under Tidewater Consolidated Coal. Jupiter Mining finds rich copper veins in Jefferson county Hood's canal and plans shipping to Tacoma Smelter once power plant is installed. A 300 foot wide vein yields 20 dollars per ton. JV to build wharf city and lamp mill and smelter.
The association’s manager reports rapid progress and widespread support. Investors have shown strong interest with the largest stake at fifteen hundred dollars for sixty shares, while others buy one to four shares or invest one hundred to one thousand dollars. The plan aims to cut the chain of middlemen by linking manufacturers and producers directly with consumers, reducing the typical passing of merchandise through four to six houses.
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