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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1906
Page
7
City council hearing on opening Fifth Avenue to Union Pacific ROW faced railroad objections and owner demands. Citizens pressed to cover street-making costs. talks to continue with Farrell and a Friday meeting planned for further terms and a written record.
June 1 report from Ballard notes council committee favors granting the Walon Pacific franchise but no action will be taken yet. Other items include paving plans, street extensions, a 6260 verdict for Lewis, and transit and park events.
The Pacific Canal steamship Mpokane departed San Francisco at noon yesterday for Beattie and will arrive Monday. She will be cleaned and put back in commission for her first Southeastern Alaska voyage, calling next Thursday with a full list of tourists aboard.
J. C. Matthews reports to police that a thief entered his hotel room at the Nix last night and stole a considerable amount of clothing.
The market notes fresh steamer goods arriving on the street including cabbage carrots and turnips with strawberries in short supply. Large retailers are ordering directly from growers while prices for Lake Washington and Clarks hold steady. A new fruit grading system appears with revised quotations for oranges and fruit items. Livestock prices and other staple commodities are mentioned with fluctuating expected ranges.
A vintage notice shows Bet Telephone stock rising since market entry and hints that owning a dozen shares could yield wealth. It promotes Marcont Wireless stock as a near certain windfall with FP Ward Co as fiscal agents in this state for the issue.
Fragmentary OCR hints at lime and cement trade terms, with unclear references to cement, lime, and related materials or processes. No coherent names, dates, or places are readable. The text lacks a complete event or context to establish a concrete news item.
J Nolan of Port Blakeley visited Beattie and left his suitcase in the waiting room. Returning, he found it missing and a description has been turned over to the police for recovery.
The Northwestern Mutual Fire Association boasts 16 000 property owners in Washington united for mutual fire protection. In five years expenses were light and members saved over $260 000 versus standard insurance rates, with focus on dwellings household goods and factory risks not subject to conflagration hazards.
Dawson June 2 The May Creek gold yield for the year to date surpasses 1 000 000, doubling last year’s to date, while creek traffic halts for two weeks. The Yukon river peaks unseen since 1898 and White Channel shows payable cyanide mining prospects. Subscriptions fund a public gravel test, promising a new wealth source for the Yukon. A $41 theft in the police court leaves Clerk H G Blankman short.
Two Americans and two Japanese stowaways caused trouble for Oriental lines operating from Beattie. As ships depart Seattle thorough checks occur for dead headers, yet stowaways still surface from port cities. The four individuals, two Americans and two Japanese, reached Townsend retention and face repatriation, with the Japanese attempting to swim ashore aided by lifebelts as the Dakota nears Port Townsend.
Moore plans to appoint a new harbormaster on Monday to succeed J. Russell the acting head. Mayor Moore declined to name candidates but said the choice will come from organized labor groups.
The Orizaba will sail next week with Captain Truebridge in command, renowned mariner. The Minnesota was guided around the Horn by Captain Truebridge. Photographer Pinney is ready to open a Washington studio suite at 807-9-10-21.
Humane Officer Clark conducts a search for the parents of a 9 month-old child left in the care of Mrs. Smith in South Park. The parents visited seeking permission to leave the baby for a few hours and never returned to claim the child.
The Admiral Fourichon, first steamer of the new French line with Seattle as its northern terminus, will arrive after noon and dock at the Oriental wharf. She came into Eagle Harbor this morning from Nanaimo after coaling for her voyage to Central and South American ports.
Tomorrow the Great Northern implements shifts effective immediately. The Oriental departs Beattie at 9:15 am, with through service shifted to the Burlington line. The Vancouver limited leaves Beattie 4:35 pm, Portland to Vancouver through service established, and a new Duluth link runs from Laramie to Fargo connecting at Granite Peak. Skykomish local ops altered with revised Seattle times.
Two hundred dollars in tuition will be awarded through a scholarship contest by Seattle Prininess College. Send name and address to O Later, Pacific block eee for full particulars.
Police seek four runaway boys who left their homes in recent days. Owlll Love, 10, of York station, and Coecil Wright, 16, of 1433 Eighthaw, vanished a week ago suspected heading for Alaska. Clayton Heawell, 14, and Harold McClellan, 15, are also missing and officials ask for their capture.
The Great Northern office in St. Paul reports a nine percent reduction in minimum lumber shipment weights under the cubical capacity schedule. The new tariff takes effect July 16 as Adama returns from a conference with state lumbermen and traffic officials.
Work on the Northern Pacific brick freight depot begins Monday morning. The new depot, 60 600 feet, will handle outgoing freight while the existing facility serves incoming traffic. Five de- pression tracks will be built between the old and new depots, located west of the current King and May site. Supervisor is Constructing Engineer Wilson of the Northern Pacific.
James 8. Keene received a 10 month county jail term this morning on petty larceny charges. Prosecutors noted a previously clean Minneapolis record and that the crime occurred while Keene was intoxicated, leading to a comparatively light sentence.
In superior court this morning Judge Frater denied attorney Speckert’s motion for a new trial for Burt Frye. Frye received a five year state prison sentence in Walla Walla after being found guilty of obtaining money under false pretense.
Charlie Dearborn also known as Frank Kelly and L B Kenny faces trial Monday on a felony charge. If proven, he could receive a life sentence for committing the same crime twice under different aliases.
J. H. Trevall appeared before Judge Frater in superior court this morning and pleaded not guilty to the charge. Trial is scheduled for Monday.
Turner Investment Company led by Olaf Jenning bought the northeast corner of Sixthay and Columbia Street for 425000. Blanche Waird of San Francisco was the previous owner and the property is occupied by Nats.
Steamer Queen arrived from San Francisco with 420 passengers. Steamer Blackheath due tonight from Sao Francisco to load for Russia, sailing next Wednesday. Kosmos passes Tatoosh and heads to Tecoma tonight then Beattle Tuesday to load for Central and South American ports. Hurpboldt due tonight from Skagway and other ports with Monday night posting. Charles Nelson arrives tonight from San Francisco to load lumber return cargo. Jefferson due from Briagway tomorrow night.
Burglars entered the home of Mr. W. Wright at 1119 HK last evening and took a quantity of jewelry from the premises. Police are investigating the daytime entry and theft.
Ned Alfred reports to police that a watch was taken from his vest pocket while he slept in a chair at the Whale saloon on Main street early this morning.
Reports from El Paso say only two Americans, George A. Metcalf and his brother Will Metcalf, were killed during the Cananea riots while protecting Colonel Greene’s residence. About 30 Mexicans died, including a baby, in the violence.
Edward Buschner returned to Bisbee after being shot in the right arm during a skirmish near Naco last night. He was part of a 24 man party that rode out from Bisbee ahead of a special train to guard the border railroad.
The council plans repeal at its next meeting pending health and sanitation committee recommendations. H L Kein, a shoemaker of 217 James Street, notes the ordinance has long been unenforced and is a dead letter in city law.
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