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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1911
Page
8
Vladimir Galesneff of Russia and Dr. Vincent Rose Warne of Seattle are on the program for every day this week at the Northwest Chautauqua. Mrs. Harriet C. Saunderson presents 4 Carnival of Nations Friday night.
Mrs Elvira H Howe longtime Seattle resident died yesterday at age 84. She was mother of former State Senator Cyrus F Clapp and survived by daughter Mrs Hamilton Higgins of New York. She was active in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The article lists a set of individuals including R. R. Fox and J. S. Goldsmith as the nominating committee for the Seattle port commission and notes they will submit candidates Friday night. It also covers enforcement of transfers between SBE and Renton line, a court defiance by Crawford line, and a mining patent case in Snohomish county. It reports fines for fishing in Cedar river watershed and health guards patrolling the watershed, plus local notices from North Yakima and Centralia on arrests and a mining worker’s death.
A wealthy Laplander arrives in Seattle aboard the P. J. Adler seeking a wife for his nephew who tends to 100 reindeer in Alaska beyond the Kukekwim river. He lacks English but aims to locate a suitable bride in Poulsbo or nearby.
F H Hurd a Seattle veteran and former G A R commander for Washington and Alaska was born October 7 1843 in Canton Connecticut. He served in Company G 14th Connecticut Infantry enlisting in 1862 and was discharged 1866 after missing Gettysburg two months in a Pennsylvania hospital. He fought at Antietam Fredericksburg and Appomattox and later moved to Illinois and Missouri before settling in Beattie Washington territory in 1886. He served in local politics and as a national staff member. In Evansville Indiana Johan Stoller 67 left a will barring women from his funeral asking only men attend. The funeral will occur tomorrow.
The president of the company and five associates including George H. Parker of Seattle were sentenced to penitentiary terms for defrauding via mail. The $1,000,000 sewer contract involved Washington-Portland Cement Co and Superior Portland Cement Co to supply half of 40,000 barrels of cement for the Interbay section of the North Trunk sewer construction. The construction contract details were outlined in court.
Colson Contracting Co. secures a contract for clone services with a total value of $1,000,000. The award marks a major milestone for the contractor as it advances its manufacturing capabilities and project scope.
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