Seattle Lighting offers dollar gas from August 1 in city
J W Cune of the Seattle Lighting Company announced that beginning August 1 gas will be sold at $1 per thousand cubic feet for heating and cooking with payment by the 10th of the following month. The plan includes extensions to 146 miles of mains and a $150,006 expansion into Green Lake and other districts. The company guarantees prices will not rise while undisturbed and aims to benefit about 11,000 customers.
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Seattle Lighting Company
Star
J. W. (Ive
Smith @ Beebe
New York
Seattle
St .Lean
Gee
Maine
Green Lake
Brooklyn
Beattie
American Leprovement Company
American Improvement Company
Clise
Coniowen Ene
Portland's Bolted North in Ice as Arctic Search Continues
The Portland steamship of Alaska Commercial, with 200 aboard, is driven into the Arctic ice pack while attempting to reach Nome. The Oregon reports the Portland was overdue, last seen near Unalaska on June 8, and likely caught in heavy ice in Bering Strait, with rescue uncertain.
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Wessel
Nome
Oregon
Portland
Unalaska Jone
Arctic
Beringstraite
Haye
Francisco
Una
Corwin
Aleeka Companys Steamship St. Paul
San Francisco
Nome Dupeli
Corvin
First Avenue
Beckwith
City
Humboldt
Hawaii Delegation Big Votes Debate Shapes Convention
At the Republican National Convention in Chicago the Hawaii delegation's voting weight becomes a point of contention as leaders argue over whether to grant them large votes. Joe Cannon presides as rules are discussed and the session proceeds amid lively exchanges among senators and delegates.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Allison
Depew
Platt
Airbanks
Indiana Statesman
Piimente
Root
Cannon
Oreer
McComas
National Committee
Spooner
Wisconsin
Joseph G. Cannon
Ilinois
National Party
Cies
Washington
Lincoln
Earth
Eng
Germany
France
Bingham
Perania
Committee On Rules
Hawaii
Senatore Braker
Hopkins
Babcock
Joe Cannon
Ops
Harriman interests drive Seattle tide land deals
Rumors mount that EB Harriman agents are expanding purchases in Seattle market. A proposed Stetson-Post Mill block between First Avenue South and Railroad Avenue is valued at 750000 dollars, with a 600000 dollar offer reportedly rejected. miller claims a hidden buyer and option rights while officials hedge on Harriman involvement.
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J. F. Woodward
Union Pacific
Miller
Stetson-Post Mill Company
First Avenue
Railroad Avenue
King and Weller Strets
Miller Io
Barber Asphalt Strike Over Wages Demand
About fifty concrete workers employed by Barber Asphalt left work after a wage dispute. They claim the firm previously promised 22 cents an hour for an eight hour day, or 21.80 daily, but were paid 20 cents per hour on pay day. They protested to a foreman who denied involvement in wage setting and quit after seeking satisfaction.
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Fred T. Sherman
Barber Asphalt Company
Mr. Sherman
Barber Asphalt
Harvard
Belleview Avenues
Asphalt Trust
Mpany
Fore- P
Lincoln
Mines destroy Russian ships near Port Arthur entrance
The junk crew reports two Russian destroyers and the steamer Shintaiting struck mines at Port Arthur harbor entrance and were destroyed with 140 Russian deaths. Matshal Oyama delays Manchuria advances until Kuropatkin concentrates at Liao-Yang. Kuroki to reinforce Nodau and Oku.
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Ando
Port Arthur
Tokio
Matshal Oyama
Taku Shan
Manchiuria
Kuropatkin
Liso-Yang
Kuroki
Generala Nodeu
Oku
Collision on Interurban near O'Brien shocks Seattle area
A Seattle to Tacoma interurban collided at an open switch near O'Brien, 14 miles south of Seattle, at speed. The smoker passenger car rode over a loaded freight car, wrecking it. no bones broken, many passengers bruised or scratched. Motorman acted quickly, preventing loss of life. Passengers transferred to Tacoma after the wreck.
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Seattle-Tacoma Interurban Electric Railroad
O’brien
Seattle
O'Brien
Tacoma
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J. W. Cune
The
Attle Lighting Company
Mar
I W. Clise
Ing
Pas
Alaska
Tom Beckwith
Beven
Harriman
EB. H
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