Uncertain 1864 Act Affected Seattle Widow’s One Third
A 1871 Seattle widow’s one third of the real estate was set aside for her use under the 1864 act, later misinterpreted as fee simple. The property passed through seven owners, with a 1905 discovery of the error and $20,000 paid to release all child claims. Had title insurance existed, the insurer would have defended suits and paid losses. Names and parties are available on request.
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Seattle
Cheildren
News of the Day Condensed for Busy People
A collage of brief items: a Beattie Star circulation notice, a note on insurance officials meeting in Spokane, a federal report on Americans losing 120 million dollars in a fiscal year, and short dispatches from Columbus Beau mont San Pedro New York Binghamton. Includes Governor Harmon receiving a saddle horse from a Texas sheriff and a lighthouse dispatch about rats.
Change of Masters at Sea Ships Inverie and Orteric
Captain AR Howie will move from Inverie to command the Orteric succeeding Captain Finlay. Captain James Boyd will take command of the Inverie after serving in Yaki ma valley fruit farming. The report notes protests over a fraternal drill prize awards, with judges upholding the original Modern Woodmen prize results.
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AR. J. Howie
Inverie
Finlay
James Boyd
Yakima Valley
Captain Howie
Oregon City marries steward and suspends business
W H Sams on the “marrying squire” has paused operations for several days after officiating at more than 120 weddings at his home. Also reported: steel fishing steamer Starr to be launched this afternoon at J F Duthie & Co yards for San Juan Fish Co. City of Seattle sails for Alaskan scenic cruise with 100 passengers.
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Oregon City
W. H. Samson
Squire
Starr
J. F. Duthie & Co
San Juan Fish Company
Seattle
W C Fields Headliner at the Orpheum Next Week
W C Fields titled The Silent Humorist will headline the Orpheum theatre next week. Mrs Gene Hughes and company present a playlet Youth with subtleties and comedy. Venita Gould impersonates stars. Joe and Ernie Van perform musical comedy. Bradshaw Brothers debut as contortionists. Rae Belmont and Mattie Hart present The Man The Girl and The Piano. The Stanleys offer shadowgraphy.
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W. C. Fields
Orpheum Theatre
Gene Hughes
Venita Gould
Joe
Ernie van
Bradshaw Brothers
Orpheum
Rae Belmont
Mattie Hart
Seattle Car Line Extension League Forms at Council
A large outlying district lobby gathered at the council chambers to protest the delay in extending lines. Councilman Blaine said the franchise committee would not meet due to absences of Griffiths and Wardall. F G Drew was named president and E S Douglas secretary as about 40 members joined the protest.
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Seattle
Blaine
Griffiths
Wardall
8. BE. Co
F. G. Drew
Kinnear
E. 8
Douglas
Progressive convention to issue contract with the people
Chicago July 27 officials say the national progressive headquarters will not adopt a platform but frame a contract with the people pledging to restore representative government. It will cover initiative referendum recall and general reforms to improve living conditions.
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Chicago
National Progressive Headquarters
Progressive Convention
German rancher fails to scale Mount Baker in blinding snow
Herman Schreiber of Concrete attempted a Mount Baker ascent yesterday. He started at midnight, used five relay horses to reach the snow line, then pressed on on foot. He reached the crater after 11 hours and 40 minutes round trip, before a blinding snowstorm halted progress.
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Herman Schreiber
Mount
Baker Y
Schreiber
Paroled burglar recaptured by bloodhounds near Wallace Copeland ranch
Edward Burne, paroled from the state prison, fled the Wallace Copeland ranch with aim to reach the mountains. Bloodhounds tracked him to the area and he was recaptured and returned to his cell. He faces a likely 15 year term for grand larceny in Snohomish county.
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Walla Walla
Edward Burne
Wallace Copeland
Snohomish County
Munson suit seeks halt to bridge removals near Kirkland
Mr and Mrs Munson ranchers near Kirkland file in superior court to restrain the Yseaquah Kirkland road bridges four and four tear down by county commissioners claiming the structures are unsafe. They argue the planned demolition will close the road and harm travel.
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Munson
Kirkland
Superior Court
Rwytraim
Yseaquah
Empress to Feature La Petite Goose and Dancers
The Empress theatre will present La Petite Goose as the headline pantomime next week featuring Mile Lillian Leeter and Carlo Cassetta as dancers. G Molascon, who toured The Darling of Paris, appears with Onalp performing a midair piano revolve. Lee Tung Foo offers baritone and impressions while Jack Manley and Charles Walsh present piano patter and Helen Primrose sings.
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Empress Theatre
Mile
Lillian Leeter
Carlo Cassetta
G. Molascon
Darling of Parise
Orpheum
Onalp
Lee Tung Foo
Jack Manley
Charles Walsh
Helen Primrose
Wolgast Rivers Pictures At Pantages With Cantor Seven Merry Youngsters
At Pantages theatre this week the Wolgast Rivers pictures headline with Cantor's Seven Merry Youngsters offering a new act titled Pun on a School Grenad. The Four Casters perform a comedy sketch while Matthews and Duffy present a military comedy The Rangers. Zenka offers a violin novelty act as a breezy interlude.
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Cantor
Ae Mile
Matthews
Duffy
Rangers
Oddities in the News and Outlandish Local Tales
A Pet Rooster hides a stolen hundred dollars. a neighbor’s yard dispute lands in court. Rain boosts Suffield tobacco growth by four inches overnight while shade-grown crops surge. Ten Italian brides arrive to marry parish couples in a single ceremony at Philadelphia’s Church of Our Lady. A teen finds a black snake on her pillow and is saved by her father. A baseball slide leads to a fatal case of lockjaw from a splinter infection in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Italy
Church of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Father Scarsbella
Cattle the Plumber Thaws Frozen Store Water Pipes
A Boston plumber was summoned to a clothing store at Hanover and Portland to thaw frozen water pipes. The icy coils were caused by melting salt in the ice covering the fountains.
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Hanover
Portland
Ita
Boston
Charlies 3. Murphy In St Paul Faces Terminal Osteoarthritis
Murphy Charlies 3. Murphy, 33, has endured nine years of a mysterious osteoarthritis turning him to stone. Doctors cannot explain the cause or offer relief as his limbs stiffen and his jaw moves mechanically in St Luke's hospital St Paul Minnesota. His sight remains limited to light and dark.
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Charlies
Murphy
St. Luke's Hospital
St. Paul
Minn
Married by Telephone Questioned as Pay Station
A note questions whether a marriage was conducted via telephone service and if a pay station was involved, reflecting uncertainty about the ceremony method.
Rear End Collision Injures Two In Alki Point Incident
A rear end collision occurred last night on Alki Point when a car followed by a trailer stopped suddenly. Motorman J. J. Coffey aged 32, at 1107 Fifth Avenue, sustained head and arm cuts from flying glass. another unnamed man was slightly injured by shards.
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Alki
J. J. Coffey
Glass
Aman Prone to Blame as Son Advises on Errors
The statement suggests Aman is quick to assign fault while his young son offers ready advice to correct mistakes. The remark frames family dynamics and accountability without citing events or dates.
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Aman
Eee
Orchid Drive Aims to Raise Tiger Specimens in Redlands
Redlands aims to boost orchid numbers with an effort to raise the Tiger orchid. John Livingston has just returned from Manila bringing 5,000 plants claimed to produce superior data compared with the Panama variety.
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Redlands
Cal
John Livingston
Manila
Panama
The pulpit honored by Rev Francie J Hall in Chicago
The pulpit at Christchurch East 47th Street and Brooklyn Avenue will be occupied tomorrow morning by Rev Francie J Hall D D professor of dogmatic theology at Western Theological Seminary Chicago. Washington Postmaster General Hitchcock signed a contract with Oceanic Steamship Co for mail service between San Francisco and Australian ports. A Boston doctor warns common soap spreads virulent disease. Esquinal Amendanz is held for observation at the Mexican consul in St Louis after claiming a sun whitening formula. M R McGinnie is arrested in Vancouver for a $20 bad check at the Hotel Arlington. Evangelist Luther Warren preached The Millennium at a gospel tent on Virginia Street and Fourth Avenue tonight.
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East 47th #1
Brooklyn Ay
Francie J. Hall
D. D
Western Theological Seminary
Chicago
Washington
Hitchcock
Oceanic Steamship Co
United States
San Francisco
Luther Warren
Virginia St
Fourth Av
Water hugger case settles with fine at beach
A Chicago judge labeled the summer nuisance “the worst type of hugger” after an offender was brought before Judge Caverly. The man was fined fifty dollars for his behavior at a bathing beach.
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Chicago
Caverly
Fracture Suffered by Fred Spindler on Transport Dix
A severe skull fracture occurred yesterday when an iron bar struck Fred Spindler aboard the Dix. He was taken to Seattle General Hospital and is in serious condition. James Patton, a hod carrier in Seattle, is sought by his brother in law, Harry Brewer of Martelle, Ia.
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Fred Spindler
Dix
Seattle General Hospital
James Patton
Seattle
Harry ‘Brewer
Martelle,. Ta
Miss Lucy Doiley Returns From New York Vacation
Miss Lucy Doiley arrived back in Payup Ind after two weeks in New York. Chase Carp left Payup for New York following a two week stay. Both Miss Dolley and Mr Carp expressed reluctance to return home.
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Ind
Lucy Doiley
New York
Chase Carp
Dolley
Mr. Carp
Prohibitionists Hold King County Meeting in Fremont
Prohibitionists from King county met last night in the North Side hall in Fremont. Speakers included Rev. EB L Benedict Rev Luther Little of Seattle and O L Bower of Tacoma. Forty Seattle insurance men are in town as guests of the new Chamber of Commerce visiting for the state event.
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King County
North Side Hall
Fremont
EB. l L. Benedict
Luther Little
Seattle
O. L. Bower
Tacoma
Chamber of Commerce
Late-night rescue and other city notes from July
Joe Jackson attempted to drown himself in the Trinity river in Dallas after declaring life unbearable. A policeman warned him to surface or be shot, and he came out. A Kinnear park meeting is planned with music and addresses. Various notices mention Illinois district newspapers opposing third party movement and a Seattle freight boom with scarce vessels. Police death in San Francisco and a Port of Portland showgirl training are also noted.
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Tex
Joe Jackson
Trinity River
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