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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1904
Page
6
A dense OCR fragment lists numerous drugstores, bakeries, and pharmacies in Seattle and nearby areas with scattered addresses and proprietors. It also includes miscellaneous classified notices and ads for services, furniture, real estate, and employment with numerous partial names and street references.
Readable parts reference a district and income proof. The text is garbled and lacks clear actions, dates, or names. It mentions a saved hee Seon fenken and indicates an unknown process related to proving income within a district.
Mr J B Longctaff, a lodger at the Florence house on Madison street, reported the loss of two purses last night. One held a $1,000 check and $16.60. the other contained unknown contents. The purses vanished between Fourth and Fifth avenues on Madison street, with evidence suggesting a pickpocket in the business district.
Wholesale prices for meat, produce, and dairy items listed with per unit costs. Notable entries include beef cuts, bacon, eggs, onions, cabbage, tomatoes, apples, pineapples, cantaloupes, peaches, and various grains. Also shows hay, oats, barley, and bran per ton or sack, with dairy like native creamery butter and cheese priced per pound.
Astonished city dads confronted Councilman Cole who pressed why the streets committee approves repeated extensions for Timothy Ryan’s Minor avenue concrete walks. Chairman Mullen blamed late fall letting and weather but Cole demanded reasons and tighter oversight as Crichton pressed on future ordinances and committee choices. The session also opened talks on regrading Third avenue and Main street, with a boat house fund for the harbor master and a hospital benefit event announced at the Grand Opera House.
Seattle council approved new ordinances regulating licenses for peddlers wagons setting fees at 30 for two horses 25 for one horse and 15 for hand carts after a clash with the Grocers Association over higher rates. The body also passed a 30 daily fee for jewelry auctioneers and amended station engineers exams benefiting university students.
Nez Perce leaders approve a multi week celebration at Idaho grounds with horse events, war parade, and dances by Nez Perce and visiting tribes. Visitors from northwest reservations expected, grounds and track being prepared. Sergeant Mike Powers grants leave after wedding to Miss Charlotte Ada McLeod at Church of Our Lady of Good Help with Rev Father O Brien officiating.
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