Poor Man Denied Redress in Law for Robbery Case
Donovan a theater ticket taker sought to prosecute Clara Davenport alias Davenport for robbery involving cash and deeds worth $20,000 in Atlin country. The case was dismissed after a warden's telephone instruction, amid accusations of bias toward the wealthy former wife and influence threats from her powerful friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donovan
Clara
Atlin
Lonovan
J. D
Bin
Atery
Star
Jal
Fortuna Steamer Joins John L. Anderson Fleet
The Fortuna, a new steamer by John L. Anderson, enters commission joining the Xanthus. She will service Mercer Island and eastern shore points, improving lake transportation to rapidly expanding summer home areas at the southern end of the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Anderson
Fortuna
Washington
Ldland
Mercer Island
Anderson
Te Lake
Stockyards Glean as White House Parallels Meat Inspection Debate
June 9. A New York dispatch reports Chicago meat packing scrutiny drawing White House parallels. Roosevelt faces pressure over stockyards investigations while Congress debates milky beef inspection and stricter controls amid industry pushback. Dr John B Murphy may inspect the yards. John M Glenn of the Manufacturers' Association weighs in. John Puma, head of the legal government board, seeks confirmation on the reliability of federal meat inspection from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nefume
Chicago
Roosevelt Fee
Linois ] Association
Commercial Association
John M. Glenn
Me Manufacturers’ Association
Roosevelt
Alion
Thomas Wilson
John B. Murphy
London
John Puma
Legal Government Board
State Department
Washington
Bureau of Animal Industry
Oiriike May Be Settled In Seamen's Strike News
Dispatch from San states a quick settlement of the seamen's strike at a Pacific port. UTUA officials pledge to act for the Wham group. several ships tied up for coaling with sailing dates uncertain. Seattle headquarters report quiet progress and possible next sailing Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San
United @ Transportation
City Front
Wham
Seattle
Mac
Pacific Coast Steam
Unclear fragmentary notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a pastor and church names with missing letters and place hints near Seattle. No clear event, date, or identifiable entities to form a proper card.
SAILING FOR THE NORTH ON SEATTLE WATERFRONT TOMORROW
Tomorrow on Seattle’s waterfront several ships sail. The Nevadan departs for Honolulu in fore noon, while the Watson loads freight for St Michael and Nome and ships in the early evening with limited passengers. The City of Seattle leaves pier A at 9 pm with over 200 passengers including Dawson and Tanana travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Honolulu
Watson
St. Michael
Nome
Alaskan
Pier A
Dawson
A. Tureene
John D. Atkinson
State of Washington
James A. Deeds
Janeat
Portland
Alaska Coast Company
Miso
Andrew Anderson 18 Sentenced in Assault Case
Andrew Anderson was today committed to the county jail to serve six months on an assault charge. He became involved in a quarrel with a party at One High last December and was accused of stealing a watch and chain from one of the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Anderson
Anderson
Burns to Meet O'Brien in Seattle on July 4
Tommy Burns will fight O'Brien in Seattle July 4 for a $10,000 purse. The Star sports editor received a telegram from Byrne at Easington Pa confirming the deal. The bout is set for Pleasant Beach with Raynore’s offer accepted.
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Tommy Burns
O'Brien
Seattle
the Star
Byrne
Easington
Raynore
O'Firnen
Beattle
Pleasant Beach
Nome Mail Congestion Prompts Alaska Club Appeal
The Alaska club of Beattie received 41 messages from the Nome Chamber of Commerce noting nine tons of mail arrived on the Corwin and another similar amount expected within three days. They urged wiring Sen. Piles and Rep. Cushman to press the Post Office Department for more clerks. The club also wired Washington to push officials to remedy the mail backlog affecting business. An answer was expected today.
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Alaska Club of Beattie
Nome Chamber of Commerce
Corwin
Alaska Club
Benator
Cushman
Post Office Department
Washington
Nome
Chamber of Commerce
Pass on Sea Wall Plan at Railroad Avenue
The board of public works approved a sea wall and concrete bulkhead along the outer line of Railroad avenue between Marion and Virginia streets. City engineers estimate a total cost of 250 000 dollars, to be paid by benefiting property. Assessments cap at 58 percent of property value up to 214 000 dollars, with railroads contributing the balance. Other estimates were also presented: Grand boulevard water main 49 000 dollars, Eighteenth or northwest newer 4 600 dollars, and Ninth avenue street company 2 151 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Virginia Sts
Board of Public Works
City Engineers
Grand Boulevard
Ninth
Avcrete Company
Meets Death Under Train Near Payallup
William Dean aged 4 was killed under a westbound freight train shortly after 9 o clock while stooping over the track to recover a lost article. A second train diverted the driver s attention and he did not see the child until too late. He suffered a fractured head and died 15 minutes after pickup. Reter Acre tracts near Seattle offered by J A Paine 907 Aidska building or similar listing.
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Payallup
Wiliam Dean
Westhound
Heattle
Easy Terme
J. A. Paine
Aidska Building
Real Estate Boom With Multiple Large City Sales
Real estate deals flowed in with George Lumbara selling two Main at Twelfth av plots for 16 500 after buying them earlier for 14 100. Griffit Realty sold Broadway and Spruce corner for 20 000. A 100 000 sale covered the south 30 feet of tor 3, block 26, A A Denny addition to Alfred Raymond. C D Hillman negotiated nearly 4 000 acres near Auburn at 100 to 226 per acre promising two new cities Pacific No 1 and Pacific No 2 in the It e river valley. McLaughlin's Waterfront addition saw several factory and publishing firm sites sold. two firms unnamed.
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George Lumbara
Main
South
George J. Dans
Sam
Griffit Realty Company
Mattie A. Thomas
Rh. C. Perky
Broadway
Spruce
Tor 3
A. A. Denny
Alfred Raymond
Raym Realty & Investment Company
Geeondav
Priest
C.D. Hillman
Auburn
Hillman
Ite River Valley
Pacific No. 1
Pacific No. 2
McLaughlin
Pacific Coast Pipe Company
Obstruction lawsuit over street hazard cited in 1906 incident
M B Thoempeonte sues for 265 in damages alleging city negligence caused injury while he drove an automobile down Utah et al at about midnight on September 16, 1906. He claims an obstruction unknown to motorists caused the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utah
M. B. Thoempeonte
State Game Wardens Report Licenses and Funds
Warden reports total 24 hunting licenses issued statewide and a game fund balance of $22,915. King County issued 3,293 licenses with $6,100.452 remaining after $3,000 spent on pheasant breeding. Adams County issued 14 licenses with a balance of $14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rief
King County
Adame County
Garden City Man Cleared in Assault Case. Gon?son Sentenced
N Johns was found not guilty by a Superior Court jury after claiming he was provoked by insults and threats from Ole Neleon. Judge Frater sentenced Oe Gunderson to one year in the penitentiary after a May 9 house robbery conviction.
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N. Johns
Garden City
Ole Neleoon
Johns
Neleon
Frater
Oe Gunderson
Gundersot
Alaska Marine Districts Split. New Headquarters Planned
Local U S Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner news from Washington confirms Alaska division reorganization with headquarters moved to Juneau and Mt Michael. Ban Fran olmoo appointee Ames becomes assistant inspector of Hulls and G Lt Weldin from Astoria as assistant inspector of boilers. Officers will relocate north aboard an upcoming steamer. former Juneau officers to be reappointed.
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U. 8 Marine
Whitney
Turner
Washington, D. C
Alaska
Juneau
Mt. Michael
D. & Ames
Ban Fran
Bt. Michael
Beattie
City Council Faces Question on Remitting Erroneous Assessments
The Corporation Counsel is to draft a legal opinion on whether the city may remit to property owners funds paid by mistake for district improvement assessments when the description is incorrect. Several cases show payments applied to the wrong property, and remittance could leave the city unable to recoup amounts from the intended parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
Counccil
Counectimen
Boyd Versus Cox Case Hears Evidence In Public Hearing
Judge Griffin took the matter under advisement after hearing all evidence and arguments in the case of W F Boyd versus M B Cox. Promoter Com is the Puget Sound sanitarium. Boyd claims Cox made false misrepresentations leading him to sell land at Rick Point for 5000 dollars for his share in the concern. He also alleges Cox misappropriated funds and sought to remove him from the presidency.
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Councila
W. F. Boyd Ve. M. BF. Cox
Griffin
Com
Puget Sound
Boyd
Cox
Riki Point
City employment office posts record May placements
The May period just ended saw 3,143 applicants placed, the highest May total to date. For comparison earlier years show 1,585 in 1949 and other yearly figures. five months of 1966 tally 16,12 placements against prior years.
Seattle Board Grants Double Tracking Permit on Rainier Blvd
The Board of Works approved the request of the Seattle, Lake Shore and Southern railroad for a permit to double track the line on Rainier boulevard four blocks south from Jackson street. The action allows the railroad to widen and lay two tracks, improving service in the area.
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Board of Works
The
Seattle, On & Southern Railroad
Rainier Boulevard
Jackson St
Campus site praised for Alaska fair plan
The Capitol Hill input club resolved at its regular meeting last night that the state university campus offers the most desirable site for the proposed Alaska fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State University
Alaska
Capitol Hill In.t Club
Two Colonels Appointed Brigadier Generals
Colonel Jocelyn of the Eleventh Infantry and Colonel Duggan of the First Infantry are named brigadier generals. Both officers are well known at Port Lawton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jocelyn
Eleventh Infantry
Duggan
Port Lawton
Tamale Cry Ends As City Doth Restrain Peddler
Early morning arrest ends the long night tamale cry that disturbed sleep in Seattle. Patrolman Le Count, aided by city officers, captured Hodgekon Hida after a dawn chase, halting the dreaded vendor’s continuous call and rescuing residents from a 1 p.m. upheaval.
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Hodgekon
Hida
le Count
Turtles Shipped to Beattie Harbor in Open Dock Scene
A steamship Watson's last trip from San Francisco brought six large turtles to Pier 1 in Beattie. The reptiles, eager for salt water, refused to plunge but splashed when buckets were raised. Dock workers rode the big beasts, marking the first Beattie turtle shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
San Freneciaco
San Francisco
M. MH. Newhat & Co
Beattie
Laundry Complains Over Great Northern Delay
Cascade Laundry on Third Avenue and Main Street protests delay by Great Northern in raising a concrete pavement to a new grade. The halt costs the business about 260 dollars monthly from lost rental of an adjoining storefront. The laundry warns the city may be held responsible for any accidents arising from the pavement condition.
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Great Northern
Cascade Laundry
Third Av
Main St
Issundry Company
Board of Public Works
Borges Guilty on 73 Counts in Conspiracy Case
Boston jurors find Fervinand KB. Borges guilty on 73 conspiracy counts in obtaining money under false pretenses. Sentencing deferred. maximum penalty cited as 568 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Latona League to Hold Meeting on Exposition Plan
A special Latona Municipal league gathering is set for tonight to ratify the move to host the Alaska Yukon exposition on the university grounds. The session aims to approve the rallying effort and designate organizers for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Latona Municipal League
Spalding announces daughter's marriage in Centratia
Mr and Mrs W C Spalding of Centratia announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Jeneva to Deputy Sheriff John Liner. The wedding is planned for the evening of June 24.
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W. C. Spalding
Centratia
Jeneva
John
Liner
Ballard Policemen Jailer Detains Man for Vagabondage
In Ballard police opinion Inaac Olsen had no visible means of support and was sent to the county jail yesterday afternoon for 40 days on a vagabondage charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Inaac Olsen
PILES BODS TO CLUB BANQUET
Secretary R. B. Terhune of the Young Men's Republican club reports a letter from United States Senator Samuel Piles stating he will urge Senator La Follette to attend a club banquet in Seattle in July. La Follette will visit to lecture on Representative Government at the state university. The club plans a public reception and banquet during the visit. Letters were also sent to Congressman Humphrey and Senator Piles urging acceptance. No reply from La Follette has been received.
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R. 8. Terhune
Young Men's Republican Club
United States
Samuel Piles
Washington
Piles
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Seattle
State University
Humphrey
la Folletti
Militias Withdraw From Dillonvale Mining District
Militia departs Dillonvale Ohio after occupying the mining district. Operators hire guards and plan to open mines Monday with non union workers. Authorities indicate operators should bear guarding costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillonvale
Ohio
Christian Endeavor Holds Reorganization at First Church
The Seattle Christian Endeavor group met at First Christian church on East Olive and Broadway. Carl H. Reeves was reelected president and Miss May Lattie secretary, each serving two years. George E. Comba elected first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle Union of the Christian Endeavor
First Christian Church
East Olive and
Broadway
Carl H. Reeves
May Lattie
George E. Comba
Thief Charged In Fort Lawton Robbery Case
Soldier Buell from Fort Lawton was robbed at a Boulevard house near Smith Cove. William V T Kelly, recently discharged from a fort unit, admitted stealing a gold watch and a diamond ring valued at $100 from Buell. Kelly is in custody on grand larceny charges after confession.
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C. Buell
Fort Lawton
Boulevard House
Smith Cove
William VT. Kelly
Buell
Kelly
McDonald
Wes
Beattle News Boys Union Charter Member Dies at 21
Stanley Pomeroy 21 a charter member of the Beattle News boys union and reporter for local papers for six years died at his Ballard home last night at 9 30 from tuberculosis He had been ill for months A funeral likely under the Newsboys union of Seattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Pomeroy
Beattle News Boys’ Union
Ballard
Newsboys’ Union
Seattle
Building Trades Accepts Local Gift for Christian Trial Fund
The Building Trades assembly last evening approved a donation from local businessmen to support a fund intended to provide justice and Christian oversight for oe victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Building Trades Assembly
Colonel Noble Takes Portland Division Command Temporarily
Colonel Noble of the Tenth Infantry at Fort Lawton is appointed to briefly assume command of the Portland division due to General Williams being reassigned to head the Colorado division in Denver. Also ad text mentions land near Seattle with easy terms and a J A Paine Alaska Building contact.
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Noble
Tenth Infantry
Fort Lawton
Portland
F. A. Williams
Colorado
Denver
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Tis Room
White House
Thomas Lipton
Wike Competing Packing
Oirike
H. Mason
Onal Church
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Waah
Denny Hall
Munday
Biers
Dolphin
Farallon
Deolphin
Pier i
Faralion
Eagle Harbor
Gibson
Miack Viel Kid
Raymond & Hoyt
Pike St
Capitol Hill
H. 8
Turner Investment Company
Capitol HH
Parry Investment Company
Hill
Seattle Tidel
Marinne
Williams
Liste Teipel
Hillman Baye
Sohne
Pennsylvania
Geo. H. Woodhouse Co
Laurel
the Hegdahl CO. Inc. Credit
Ayer Bay
Favor “U
Alki
Joseph J. Thomas
New York
Tamale Mien
Edith Goen Forth
Patrolman Te Alert
Ignac
LA Fol
Lette
Young Men's Republican
Endeavorers
Thief Otcall
Attay
Pacific and
Knabe
Everett
Mason & Hamlin
Hardman
Ryeneed
Conover
Fischer
Ludwig
Kingsbury
Wellington
Willard
House OF Quality
Niberal
Allen & Gilbert
Ramaker CO
Second Ave
Seattle, Wash
the Rubber Store
First Avenue
Albert Hansen
Oeee
Edward
Neufelder
H. Deany
Jon. T. Greenleaf
Deaith, Peoples Savings Bank
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Savings and Trust General Banking
Pike
Denny
Jon T. Greenleaf
Farrell
Mill
Baward
Lloyd Transfer Co., Inc
Baggage Express
Tiller Hotel
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