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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1907
Page
4
The Seattle Star outlines afternoon delivery except Sundays with separate clerical numbers for editorial and business offices. It lists agents in Ballard and Everett and notes metered post office delivery in Washington as second class matter with subscription renewal steps and contact notes.
The piece reports Seattle Electric’s hold on Snoqualmie Falls Power and ongoing opposition to the Cedar River plant owned by the city, with Stone & Webster efforts to disrupt the city’s facility. It critiques Eliott of the Northern Pacific for urging winter coal stockpiles without providing a source or transport plan. The article questions coal shortages and the Pacific Coast Company’s role in high prices, and challenges the claim that increased summer buying boosts mine production.
A theatrical pirate tale introduces Flakey Crust the pirate and Robert as key figures. The adventure unfolds on the Spanted Main with pirates prisoners and passengers. Watch for it as chapters begin tomorrow with breathless action and playful humor.
In a playful domestic scene, Mrs. Doveydove declares the baby spoke a sentence and the parents wonder at the baby's speech. The baby utters sounds like See the pretty pretty while the parents joke about time and wealth.
A collection of snippets and quotes from the Seaside Signal and other sources includes humorous lines about hearing, a Japanese speaker named Keroki, Grover Cleveland urging ostracism of “game hogs,” and a joke about a poker and banjo player. It also mentions an egg laid by Mr. Bray and references to Senator Foraker and Brownsville.
San Francisco officials appoint Supervisor James Gallagher acting mayor following instruction from Attorney Langdon. Gallagher, who confessed to boating, assumes leadership as the board acts late yesterday.
Florida Times Union reports a fragmentary quoted exchange about secrecy and honesty, noting a character named Pond Niles in a cellar. The text appears as a discontinued wire service style snippet with unclear context and attribution.
John Wurster of 201 Northlake Ave filed a claim with the city council seeking 6000 dollars for the death of his 10 year old son last December when a pole fell on him. The city says the pole belonged to the Independent Telephone Co. while the Wurster claim asserts it was city property.
In Seattle area news the Meyer Tower Piano Co. reports ten customers paid cash or a strong first payment in the first two days. Buyers include J. T. Gray FP Lautenschlager China Nieman Capt Geo W S Card and others from Seattle Snohomish Marysville and more. Half the target cash has been raised and the balance is expected by week end as receivers offer world leading pianos at deep discounts.
Visit the U S Navy Yard at Bremerton with the battleships Nebraska Oregon Wisconsin gunboats Chicago Boston Albany and the Philadelphia Tralatneship Philadelphia Prisonship Nipste and the Great Dry Dock Boats depart Pier 2 at 6 30 8 20 10 am 1 15 2 30 4 30 pm round trip 60 cents.
An aunt advises Kathryn on behavior at a summer hotel. She warns against valuing appearances, stresses not boasting of status, and urges dignity despite social pressure. The letter cautions about inn reputations and inflated judgments by guests, urging restraint and self-respect.
Aunt Polly's Corner presents a mocha cake recipe with cages two cups fruit sugar and half cup lukewarm water, two cups flour and baking powder. Cream yolks and sugar, add water, then flour and batter, fold in whites, bake moderate. Icing uses sugar cream vanilla almonds and nutmeg for a nutty glaze.
A collage of historical notes on Gabriele d Annunzio planning a sepulchral monument in Florence with guidance from the cathedral’s chief architect. Other items mention colonial women, Kaiser Wilhelm II, and a Florentine marble tomb inscription linked to the Conte YY actor.
The readable fragments reference ships and locations such as Navy Yard Pier 2 and times like 6:20 and 4:36 but details are incomplete. Names and events are garbled, making precise identification of vessels crews and actions impossible from the text provided.
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