Ground broken for city lighting plant substation work
The city let the foundation contract yesterday to Charles McCain for the Seventh Avenue and Yealer Way site. Fred B. Sander filed an injunction to halt construction claiming the ground was previously condemned for park use. City officials say the suit lacks ground and proceed with an $18,000 brick and stone building featuring three towers and surrounding park grounds. Building In Place oversees the project. work begun by about a dozen teams.
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Seventh Avenue
Yealer Way
Charles McCain
Fred B. Sander
Sander
County refuses extra funds for Wayside Mission patients
County Commissioner Baker opposes saddling the county with greater expenses for sick and indigent patients at the Wayside Mission hospital. He notes the city pays 75 cents daily for the first three hospital days. Auditing committee seeks a meeting to address the arrangement, which Baker says is inequitable.
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Baker
Wayside Mission Hospital
City Health Board
May be murder in fight over kick injuring laborer
A laborer, A Peterson, lies in critical condition at Providence hospital after a kick to the groin from A Swan son during a fight in the city. Swanson was arrested on suspicion but released. Peterson may require a surgical operation and if he dies a murder charge could follow Swanson’s location remains unknown and police plan steps to arrest him.
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A. Peterson
Providence Hospital
A. Swanson
Peterson
Swanson
Wittwie
Wittele
Star
G. M. Horton
Jealousy and Hypnotism Tangle in Oakland Shooting Tragedy
In Oakland California on June 24, Adolph Goldman fatally shot Rowland W. Snow, his longtime friend, amid a complex tale of jealousy over Snow’s daughter Gertrude. Investigators weigh hypnotism and insane infatuation as defenses as Goldman had previously threatened violence and followed Snow obsessively.
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Goldman and
Snow
San Francisco
Rowland W. Snow
Adolph Goldman
Goldman
Paroxyeme
Freney
Gosman
Gertrude
Goliman
Will
Charles Warren Fairbanks A rising Indiana political figure
Charles Warren Fairbanks rose from Indiana politics to the US Senate after early roles as a newspaperman and lawyer. Born in Unionville Center, Ohio, he studied at Ohio Wesleyan, built a railroad and corporate law reputation, and gained leadership roles including chairman of the Anglo American joint high commission. His wife Mrs. Fairbanks was a leading social clubwoman.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks
The
Indiana Re
Ter
United States
Indiana
Fairbanks
Ohio
Unionville Center
Ohio Wesleyan University
Fe Unale
William Henry Smith
Associated Prose
Pittsburg
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Senate
Anglo-American Joint High Commission
Indianapolis
Massachusetts Avenue
Washington
Congress
Jon
Interbay Woman Robbed of Purse in City
Miss Eva Jarvis of Interbay reports a purse theft yesterday afternoon in the city. She lost $16 and a certificate of deposit for 40 on the Dexter Horton bank after alighting a Ballard car on Second Avenue. Payment was stopped on the certificate. police suspect a pickpocket “dip” amid a slow police response.
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Dexter Horton Bank
Second Avenue
Plans for Labor Day Carnival and Exhibition in Seattle
Labor organizations in Seattle plan a Labor Day carnival and industrial exhibition to surpass past efforts in the Pacific Northwest. Delegations from Everett and Tacoma have agreed to participate and a committee is urged to recruit city manufacturers to exhibit free of charge on the old university campus.
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Seattle
Pacific Northwest
Everett
Tacoma
F. A. Rust
Western Central Labor Union
Yeet
Chamber of Yecree
Ruat
Luckless ordinance lost and found amid Fourth of July disputes
The city council discusses a firecracker ordinance tied to the Pike street Fourth of July celebration. Councilmen Mullen and Benjamin, tied to the celebration committee and opposed to the ordinance, face internal politics and mayoral influence. A separate ruling awarded the firm St Hausman & Kelleher $30,000 in estate fees yesterday.
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Johnston
Mullen
Benjamin
Pike Street
Ballinger
Aaid
Hausman & Kelleher
John Thompson
Bell
Navy awards for gunner trophies at annual practice
The Navy department awarded the battleship Oregon the trophy for excellence in gunnery at the last annual practice. The trophy for the gunboat class goes to the Dolphin, and Paul Jones of the Pacific squadron receives the destroyer class trophy.
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Navy Department
Oregon
Dolphin
Paul Jones
Pacific Squadron
Lightning and hailstorms kill and drown in Moravia
Vienna reports a hail and lightning disaster in Moravia Hungary with twenty three dead and twenty missing or drowned. John D Porter aged 20 died after an appendicitis operation at Providence hospital. Porter had been active in the cigar business in Seattle for two years.
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Vienna
Moravia
Hungary
John D. Porter
Providence Hospital
Wholesale Market Prices and Produce Listings
Readable market notes show wholesale prices for beef pork veal mutton and various meats. Fruit vegetables dairy and grains are listed with per unit prices from potatoes and carrots to apples peaches dates and berries. Poultry fish and other staples appear with per-unit quotes and crate or ton measures.
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Oakland
Cal
Charles W. Fairbanks
Boston
Painless Dentists
Second Ave
Ite Bon Marche
S. M. Milne
M. O. Sipes
Royal College of Dental Surgeons
Interbay
Tim
Eva Jarvis
Ernoon
Brown
Washington State Society Dental Board Trust
J. Brown
Dentists
First Avenue
Geattle Wagh
Sandal
Missouri
the State Society Dental Board Trust
First Avenue Bay
Painiess
Tighanes the Dental Trust
Prince
Bridor
Porters
Caley Meee
MacDougall
South- Wwick
Pranch Orm
Moe Portland
Pacific Avene
Tecoma
Its Avenue
Deere
Wash Bea
Geriope News Rew'n
California
Pineapp
Goa
Gao Yee
Beeond Avenue
Bes
Tee
Rence
Frederick & Nelson, (Inc
Credit Ishers
Madison
Spring
Seattle, U. S. A
B. Williams
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