Public notices and opinion on Seattle streetcar franchise
The Seattle Star discusses New Jersey corporate taxes and trust growth, warns of future risks to unprotected investors, and reports city council views on a one year franchise for a consolidated Seattle street railway. It notes a coroner jury finding contributory negligence by Grant Street Railway and Northern Pacific in the recent electric car disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattlee
The
Star
Grant Street Railway Company
Northern Pacific Railroad
Seattle
Mass Meeting at Armory Opposing Franchise Plan
A large Seattle gathering is planned at the Armory to oppose a 40 year street railway franchise and support municipal ownership. The event will be non partisan with Republicans and Fusionists invited. Speakers include Judge Wood and Judge Rich Wincor along with other prominent citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Armory
J. W. Godwin
Chamber of Commerce
W. D. Wood
Richi Wincor
F. M. McDonald
H. W. Stein
Clark Davis
Battle With Chicken Hawks Near Rochester
Jacob Mathias found two chicken hawks fighting by the roadside in Rochester Indiana. He attacked with a club but both birds turned on him. One hawk was disabled. the other impaled him with a deep talon wound before a nearby plowman helped. Both hawks were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Ind
Jacob Mathias
Mr. Mathias
Juniors Banquet Honors Seniors at Rainier Grand
The junior class hosted a grand banquet for the seniors at Rainier Grand. About 110 attendees from both classes joined the festive event with toastmaster John F. Dore Jr. and responders Miss Emily Clay and Miss Mabel Chilberg representing the classes of 1899 and 1900 respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Dore, Jr
Emily Clay
Mabel Chilberg
State News Highlights From Olympia And Inland Northwest
Olympia reports 641 bicycle deliveries and Walla Walla strawberries on market. The Whatcom Searchlight vies for public favor in newspapers. Dredgers mine fine gold on the Snake and Columbia rivers. A station opens at Deer Park on the Spokane Portland and Northern line. Government employes at Point Wilson fortifications work ten hours daily. Spokane unions threaten a nine hour day strike. Pat Darling fined 829 for tearing down a fence. James Dabney pleads guilty to forgery in Colfax and gets one year. William Lee resigns as president of the state fair commission. Olympia press club formed with John Miller Murphy president and Will D Jenkins secretary. Anderson Middleton Lumber adds three carloads of machinery to Aberdeen mill. Mason County Logging buys tide lands for 52954 for dumping. Jeme Murphy injured at Bonanza mines sues for 25000 in Spokane courts. Everett Monte Cristo road may rebuild this season with Monte Cristo concentrator reactivating. Nelse Mare crew of 16 shearers arrives, then to John Coleman ranch with 11000 sheep in Montana ahead. Crew totals 45300 sheep, listing Peatross 4800 and others.
Possible U S Claims Isle of Pines Status
Washington June 1 9 It is likely the government will decide whether the Isle of Pines near Cuba is part of the island and included in the pledge to help Cuba become free and independent. If investigations confirm, the island may be held as territory ceded by Spain. Officials refuse to comment yet.
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Washington, D. C
Isle of Pines
Cuba
United States
Spain
Owners of Class A Vessels to Form Quiet Combine
Cleveland June 1 owners of class A vessels have promoted a combine for some time and say in a few days the move will be completed. The drive stems from high cargo insurance rates for this vessel class. See Holman Robinson for Pratt's Orchard Addition.
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Cleveland
Holman & Robinson
Pratt
McKinley Orders Insular Military Government Officials
President McKinley issues executive orders establishing military government structures for Cuba Porto Rico and the Philippines. Key roles include auditor offices assistant auditors and a treasurer to manage revenues under army control with monthly reports to the Secretary of War.
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Washington, RD. C
McKinley
United States
Spain
Washington
Cuba
West Indies
Department of Customs
Department of Post Offices
Secretary of War
Islands
Isandes
Eacd
William M'Kinley
Porto Rico
Philippines
Metkiejohn
War Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Meiklejohn
Tattooed by a Missionary in Hebrew District Scandal
New York reports Dr. Joseph Bruder says missionaries tattooed Christian crosses on left forearms of Jewish children to convert them. Fifteen families sought care for lifelong marks in ten months, with no records of names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Bruder
Broder
Mail Service Inaugurated Between Lakes And Daveron
Negotiations by Second Assistant Postmaster General Shollenberger in Seattle lead to a semi weekly mail route between the lakes and Daveron. Currently the Canadian Development Company carries mail semi monthly on this line. Under the plan each boat will carry mail. A daily service starts on the White Pass and Yukon railroad from Skagway to the lakes. Iratt's Orchard Addition.
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Shollenberger
Seattle
Lakes
Daveron
Canadian Development Company
White Pass
Skeletons Unearthed at Fort Mackinaw Site
In Mackinaw City Michigan two men named Parry Lased a mail clerk on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad and Richard Neal unearthed six complete human skeletons from the dune at old Fort Mackinaw. The find is thought to be the burial site of victims from a massacre about 180 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mackinaw City
Mich
Dune
Parry Lased
Grand Rapids and
Iadiana
Richard Neal
Old Fort
Mackinaw
Omaha arrests in post office robbery case
United States officers arrest George alias Harry Mumboy Otto Noffke alias Kid Mason and Geo Rogers for the robbery of the post office at Hoilder Col. The men are identified with aliases and are in custody in Omaha Nebraska following the June 1 report.
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Omaha, Neb
United States
George
Harry
Mumboy
Otto Noffke
Kid Mason
Geo. Rogers
Houlder
Col
Millville Nude Driver Polosky Committed to Philadelphia Facility
June Jean Polosky caused a stir in Millville on Saturday by driving through town naked. Authorities sent him to a Philadelphia institution amid speculation he is deranged. An officer found him wandering naked at the farm where he worked and he claimed the world would end with salvation only for the unclothed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millville
N. J
Jean Polosky
Philadelphia
Polosky
The Turtle at Renille Theater Opens Tomorrow
Amusements note the French farce The Turtle opening tomorrow at Renille Theater for three performances. The play centers on a hasty divorce and a reverse decree after a second marriage, delivering growing humor through its last act. Also at Third Avenue Theater Helaso Thall company presents Peaceful Valley with George Osbourne as Morea Mowe and a strong supporting cast for the week.
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The
Renille Theater
New York
Third Avenue Theater
Helaso-Thall
Fol @mith Burrel
Peaceful Valley
George Osbourne
Morea Mowe
Wheat ships chartered from Tacoma for UK and South America
Loads Tacoma wheat trades at 3134 per ton with Pritien whip Poyledale under Capt McCann bound for the United Kingdom. Foyle dale remains the sole loaded ship on the Sound with other charters to load chambers for West coast South America, while Daigonar at Port Angeles is the only disengaged vessel and may shift to lumber if priced high.
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Tacoma
L.balfour
Guthrie & Co
Pritien
Poyledale
McCann
United Kingdom
Portland
Sound
Columbia
Tahas Blso
Near & Co
South America
Port Anceles
Vast railway combine linked to Chicago & Alton transfer
A Chicago report says the Chicago and Alton transfer will seed a vast railroad combine. It would own about 40 000 miles of trunk lines and thousands more of branch routes from Boston to California and the Gulf of Mexico, tying major lines and giants like Harriman Schiff Goulds and Morgans into a sweeping network.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton
United States
Boston
California
Pacific Coast
Northwest Pacific Coast
Gulff
Mexico
Harriman
Schiff, Goulds
Vanderbilta
Morgans
Pittsburg & Gulf
Monon
St. Louis & Northern
Kanaan City
Wabash
Clover Leaf
Eattern Financial Combination
Boston & Albany
West Shore
New York Central
Delaware & Lackawana and
Western
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Michigan Central
Nickel Plate
Pittsburg
Lake Erie
Baltimore & Ohio
Big Four
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Indianapolis & Touleville
St. Louis & Northern Short Line
Missur Pacific
Cacago & Northwestern
Tinton Pacific
Great Northern
Opening of Yakima Indian Reservation and allotments
Congressman W L Jones spoke in Goldendale about the Yakima reserve opening and expected action by year’s start. About 2700 Indians receive 80 acres each, with all with rights dealt with. After allotment deductions, over 200000 acres remain to be opened to white settlers at government price.
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Goldendale
Wash
W. L. Jones
Yakima Indian Reservation
Yakima Reserve
Cedar Street Car to Pratt's Orchard Ada
A Cedar Street car is routed to Pratt's Orchard in Ada for a local transit update. The trip links Cedar Street with the Ada orchard destination, reflecting a community transport shift in the area.
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Cedar St
Pratt
Ada
Cupid VII Cupidity Trial Opens in Milwaukee Matrimonial Fraud
Milwaukee witnesses describe Charlies Rowan the matrimonial agent who ran a national scam charging women for arranged matches. He is charged with mail fraud as post office inspectors and federal prosecutors gather in the U S district court. Trial proceeds amid a curious crowd and wary court decorum.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charlies H. Rowan
Rowan
Pisette
South Carolina
Iowa
Missouri
Maine
Bet Rowan
Seaman
United States District Attorney
Derby Boy in Serious Condition After Pepper Punishment
Johnny Tripp, punished by a teacher for whispering, was made to eat red pepper and soon developed a high fever. Dr. Loomis warned he might not survive the day. The teacher expressed regret for the consequences of the punishment.
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Derby
Conn
Johnny Tripp
Loomis
Baldwin Works Lures English Rail Orders for 20 Locomotives
Philadelphia June 1 The Grand Central railway of England ordered 20 freight locomotives from Baldwin Works to match engines now under construction for the Midland railway of England. The Great Northern also recently placed engine orders with Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Grand Central Railway of England
Baldwin Works
Baldwin
Midland Railway of England
Great Northern
Tacoma to Host Multiple Conventions This Month
Tacoma announces a busy convention schedule with the Odd Fellows gathering today followed by Knights Templars and the grand chapter of the Masons later in the month. Women's clubs meet in Brattice, and the State Bar association holds a three day session in July.
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Tacoma
Odd Fellows
Knights Templars
Grand Chapter
The
Masons
Brattice
State Bar Association
Labor shortage hits new mines in June
In Houghton Michigan in June, miners report a severe scarcity of labor at new mines. Contractors offer high wages with common labor at 2 per day and carpenters at 3 per day, noting 2000 additional workers could be employed immediately.
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Houghton, Mieh
Fire destroys Juarez depot built at ten thousand
A Juarez M C railway depot costing 10000 was destroyed by a fire at 3 am. The blaze started from a lighted cigarette discarded by a Mexican, and the El Paso fire department did not respond. The building was the finest in the area and among the costliest in Juarez besides the custom house.
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EL PA#O
Tex
M. C
Juarez
el Vase
Custom House
Philadelphia dental student identified as suspect in Montague death
At the coroner's inquest in Wilmington on June 1 it was shown the man charged with killing William A. Montague last Wednesday night is Montylace A. Cole of Toronto Ontario a dental student at the University of Pennsylvania. He was identified by Edna Wilson the woman in the case.
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Wilmington
Del
Harry Wilson
Philadelphia
William A. Montague
Montylace A. Cole
Toronto
Ont
University of Pennsylvania
Edna Wilson
Pittsburg couple reunites after 55 years in Missouri and Scotland
George Burr a Missouri stock man and Mies Ligzsie Campbell of Pittsburg were married at the St James hotel after a long search that began when letters misrouted separated them for decades. The match followed a Scotland Edinburgh betrothal 25 years earlier and a cross continental chase to confirm their identities.
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Pittsburg
George Burr
Jeffersonville
Mies Ligzsie Campbell
Pitt#eburg
St. James Hotel
Edinburgh
Scotland
Burr
America
Missouri
Miss Campbell
St. Louie
Mise Campbell
George
Alf
Tragic death at Doe Run during play
In Coatesville Pennsylvania a 17 year old, Charles A Salisbury, died while playing with friends near a half completed building. He looped a rope over a rafter and hung himself while climbing. The neck was broken and the death was instantaneous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coatesville
Charles A. Salisbury
Doe Run
Robert Salisbury
Increased Revenue Receipts for April 1899
The monthly statement of internal revenue shows April 1899 total receipts of 22,274,217 dollars, up 6,901,473 from the previous period. For ten months ending April 30, 1899, receipts from all sources totaled 225,796,300 dollars, up 85,781,885 from 1898.
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Washington
BD. C
Internal Revenue
Lots Only Twenty Dollars Each in Pratt's Orchard Ada
Classified item notes available for Pratt's Orchard in Ada listing multiple plots for sale at twenty dollars per lot. Includes location cue and price, seeking buyers for immediate purchase.
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Pratt
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Will D. Jenkins
Anderson & Middleton Lumber Company
Aberdeen
Mason County Logging Company
Jeme Murphy
Bonanza Development Company
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Monte Cristo
Nelse Mare
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John Cleman
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First Ave
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la Roche
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Phone Pike
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J. Dean & CO
J. F. Adams
Second Avenue
Yosier
James
Steelon Bros. Grocers
Yosley Way
Marion
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Acme Publishing Co
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OUR Cafe
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