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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1905
Page
5
City water committee discusses rate cuts with opposition from officials. A 20 percent reduction is favored by council member Daul and supporters, while some insist a new feed main is needed to serve growth. Murphy argues the new main is unnecessary and proposes bonds to fund expansion shared by beneficiaries.
A catalog of wholesale quotations for canned, potted and deviled meats aimed at picnics and home emergencies. Items include tongue, veal loaf, deviled ham, potted ham, deviled chicken and turkey in various can sizes with prices. mail order price list offered free of charge.
BELLINGHAM seeks purer water while Orcas Island reports a small earthquake. Walla Walla’s Bailey Farm House struck by lightning with no injuries. Oregon pension payout reaches 299 dollars after 50 years. Dry Hill Mining reports seven thousand dollars in gold. A Vancouver Washington suffrage leader Mrs Hidden is expelled from a Methodist church for calling the pastor a liar.
Amusements show at Third Avenue theater features The Pomate Detectives and The Female Detectives, with The Great Me bhiwen and Star vaudeville acts plus a new Derby Mascot Seattle debut next week. The Star theater presents Clift Dean comedy and sensational acts, drawing large audiences. Friday McKwen the Scottish magician returns to Seattle theater with a new program and Saturday matinee promises hypnotism by a class of women subjects.
Proposals to hold a referendum on dissolving the union with Sweden discussed in Christiania. In Stockholm large satisfaction noted over Ramstedt ministry fall signaling a firmer stance toward Norwegian revolutionaries.
A major blaze destroyed United States Biowpiper Hydraulic Works at South Sixth and Pacific in South Seattle early Friday. Damage estimated at 19008 dollars with 7000 dollars insured. fire likely started by crossed electric wires and several adjacent cottages were destroyed.
In Portland on July 28, 27 boys from the juvenile court, carrying blankets like soldiers, left the courthouse for a seaside outing funded by public subscription to help them escape temptation for a time.
Architects predict the Seattle Electric franchise expiry in 1934 will mark completion of the Mason Building’s three remaining stories on Second and Pike. Non union bricklayers backed by the Citizens' Alliance face criticism for slow progress, with some joking it may rival ancient pyramids in duration before more workers are added.
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