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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
7
The report notes few witnessed the lunar eclipse last evening as the moon rose late behind clouds in Seattle. Observers at the university saw some view through the observatory telescope while the battleship Nebraska remained docked at the navy yard.
LiFe Ling and Capt Carroll of the steamer Spokane report needing a new lifeline after the old one vanished into a crevasse on Carroll glacier. While anchored near the glacier a lifeboat drill misfired, firing a charge that sent rope along the gun toward the boat and buried it in the ice.
Brick plant construction rises in Clinton area while Gray Harbor woods see active fire patrols. A Tacoma warning urges avoidance of national parks. Walla Walla wheat storage rates hike sparks farmer unrest. Tacoma Bridge Co lands highway contract linking Riverton and Tacoma. Whales disrupt Tacoma steamer traffic near Commencement Day. Orville Broom jailed on petty larceny warrant after wedding in Port Townsend. Orville Davis, 66, Civil War veteran, dies in North Yakima leaving widow and son. Bremerton marks school children day. Navy yard show day designated by Admiral Burwell. Spokane audience disturbed by Jamen Hawkins during The Two Orphans. $6 fine for further disruption. A. D. Campbell resigns Spokane Western Union post. KR H. Tucker named replacement in Wallace Idaho. Pat Ford drowns in Skagit river at Mt. Vernon amid wash boom work. body unrecovered. Yakima County health officer appointment ordered by attorney general despite new law. Fred T. Nutting, Hogus Prince Theatrical Company manager, arrested in Seattle, released in Everett without arraignment.
Special United States Commissioner Browman, appointed by Judge Hanford, reported yesterday that all the claims against the case have been dismissed. He noted no further action was required and the matter is closed.
Filing shows owners of the Jeante asking for a limitation of liability set at 30000 dollars. The Alki Transportation Co asserts the Fennel vessel is worth 45000 dollars, a dispute over value in the case.
Twenty five poultry raisers met at the Chamber of Commerce to form a cooperative aimed at selling directly to consumers and bypassing middlemen. They will organize a low-valuation stock sale and chose a committee of F. C. Williams, C. R. Cotterill and F. C. Noisewain to plan preliminary steps.
A Seattle based organization of climbers called The Mountain establishes a new chapter. Local members plan regular hikes and fundraising for conservation. The group aims to broaden access to mountaineering and educate newcomers.
A hiking club begins its annual outing to the Olympic range aiming to scale Mt. Olympus. About 60 members will participate in the five to six week trip.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Co. vessel Meteor arrived from San Francisco and reported sighting wreckage of the Colombia off Cape Mendocino last Sunday afternoon. It also saw the steamship George W. Wider towing the San Pedro, which appeared badly damaged. Signals from the Meteor were ignored until it reached Seattle, where crews learned of the wreck.
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