Tiny Coffin Reveals Potter's Field Mystery
The Seattle Beattie paper chronicles a potter's field mystery where a duplicate grave number 108 and a tiny pine coffin hold clues to a dead baby girl buried by poverty. Gardener Gardner Lewis Jones inspects the site and notes No 105 moved and No 109 inserted as the mystery unfolds.
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Long Town
Salab
Gardner Lewis Jones
King County
King Cemetery
Gardner
Beattie
Potter's Field
Lewis Jones
World’s Pair contest ends with large vote total and leaders
Friday is final polling cutoff for the World’s Pair contest with 1 397 003 votes cast by Thursday night. Mise McMillan of Ballard leads with 20 121 votes while Miss Chase of Walla Walla holds first overall for over three weeks. Winners receive five free trips to the World’s Fair pending Friday’s results.
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Ballard
Ice
Miss Bunker
South Park
Miss Johnson
Interlake
Miss Armour
Columbia
Iffert
Bremerton
Miss Chase
Walla Walla
Lake regatta draws growing interest and new trophies
The Lake regatta on Lake Washington July 4 adds a trophy funded by B. Clapp for launch class No. 6. Entries split into under 30 feet and under 24 feet. Dr. Perry replaces a canoe race with a three mile triangular course. Frederick Nelson provides a leather pillow trophy for the event. Alex Gardner initiates a three mile sloop race to follow the first event.
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Alex Gardner
Brooks Mats and Fireworks Sales Ad
An early 20th century-ad notes Brooks & Co offering mats priced at $2.00 with a prosperous appearance claim. Piper & Taft at 1034 4 Ave promote saving money on fireworks with early-shopping incentives and stock in price-leading sale.
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24 Ave
Palace Market
2Nd Avenue
Eee
Lactis Iceman
Brooks
Piper & Taft
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