Mystery Robbery Baffles Police In San Francisco
Secret Service investigates a puzzling robbery involving a locked cargo trunk carrying a wedding gown and valuable jewels. The trunk was mailed from Manila and delivered to Mrs Jo Buck’s sister in San Francisco, with no evidence of tampering and rumors tying it to a series of elegant thefts among the city’s social set.
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United Press
Francisco
Secret Service
White Buck
Carroll
Buck
San Francisco
Army
A. Murtagh
P Buck
Murtagh
Mra Buck
Philippine Islands
Conan Doyle
Mantila
Teen Line of Ladies Sweaters at Piper and Taft's
A feature on Piper and Taft's offering a teen line of ladies sweaters. The catalog highlights fashionable knits in varied colors and sizes with emphasis on affordability and seasonal styles.
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Piper & Taft's
Amusements Feature a Patchwork of Vaudeville and Opera
Star theatre presents a revived vaudeville bill headlined by Will Rogers lariat act and a realistic Civil War film with juggling and dances. At the Grand and Lore theatre new shows include Fra Diavolo Shakeperean roles and When We Were Twenty-one. White City Madison Park stages Pain’s Eruption of Mount Vesuvius with fireworks and a Naples carnival spectacle tonight led by Mayor Miller’s guests.
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Fra Diavolo
Seattle
Star Theatre
Collseum
Will Rogers
Roosevelt
Pain
Mount Veauriue
Naples
White City
Madison Park
White City Company
Miler
Building Board of Appeals Slated for Council Action
A council fight looms over a proposed building board of appeals. The ordinance, introduced at the last meeting, will be discussed by the fire and water committee tomorrow night amid pyrotechnic displays. Opponents claim the board was to be unpaid, while the ordinance allows $10 per day up to 1000 annually. Changes are expected before final passage.
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Building Board of Appeals
Fire and Water Committee
Counetimen
Ti Te
Go East Excursions Round Trip Tickets Sale Dates
Round trip tickets on sale on several dates by the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company. Rates routes tickets and reservations available at Unsaton Ticket Office 608 First Ave EB. EB. Eliis general agent. Aged
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Oregon R. & Navigation Co
Eliis
New York Stocks Open Strong Then Drift To Dull End
The New York stock market opened with activity but soon slowed to a dull, listless session. By midday only sporadic speculative moves appeared and by 3 pm the market remained quiet with most stocks near previous levels. Union Pacific traded around 1.454 and St Paul near 1.33 percent.
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United Press
New York
Union Pacific
St Paul
NANSEN etches Jewelry Department item names
Fragmentary OCR item mentions a jewelry department and a brand or name Tye pes NANSEN with unclear descriptors. The readable bits imply a department display or listing involving jewelry items and a possible brand reference.
Committees Meet Over City Economy Talks
Members of the special tax committee of the Chamber of Commerce meet with the finance committee of the city council this afternoon to discuss reducing next year’s appropriations.
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Chamber of Commerce
Water Shut Off Planned July 1 Between Dennyway and Pine
Water service will be shut off tomorrow from 9 am to 4 pm between Westlake Boulevard and Melroseay, spanning the area from Dennyway to Pine at the specified street segment. The outage affects local residents and businesses and may impact public utilities and daily routines. Please plan accordingly and expect restoration after 4 pm.
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Dennyway
Pine At
Westlake Boulevard
Enet
Melroseay
City to readvertise Cedar River pipe contract
The board of public works will readvertise for the Cedar River pipeline project as bonds of 2,250,000 fail to sell after the Puget Sound Bridge Dredging Co was awarded a 1,340,000 contract. The firm may accept bonds equal to the contract price and proceed if they can sell the bonds. work must finish within a year.
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Board of Public Works
Cedar River
Puget Sound
Made in Seattle Day Designated by Chamber of Commerce
The Chamber of Commerce designates the fourth Saturday in August as Made in Seattle day. For two years the event has displayed Seattle products in shop windows and supported local industries. Merchants and citizens are urged to observe the day and promote local goods.
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Chamber of Commerce
Seattle
Publc
State fixes railroads valuations at sixty percent basis
The state board of tax commissioners sets operating-property values for three major lines at 60 percent of rail commission figures. Readjusted values include OO R. & N. 16.6 million, Great Northern 59 million, Northern Pacific 111.95 million, totaling about 111.9 million. Total railroad-property assessment may reach 125 million statewide, excluding nonoperating assets.
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Olympia
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Railway Commission
Reade
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
State Tax Commission
Frisco Dynamiters Haunt Bay City SLEUTHS
Police and detectives remain baffled by an explosion that destroyed two buildings in San Francisco killing five. Witness Edna Stemm describes a man seen fleeing, while investigators probe a theory of gasoline involvement and note ties among Gallagher property and a former supervisor. May Dessmerer died from injuries, leaving Fred Sweeny injured but alive.
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United Press
San Francisco
Edna Stemm
Fred Sweeny
John Sweeny
Thomas J. Gallagher
Samuel Johnson
Big Jim” Gallagher
Big Jim
Gallagher
Recorders Office
May Dessmerer
Treat for the carriers invitation to White City
Star newspaper carriers receive an invitation from the Washing ton Amusement company to visit the White City on Lake Washington to view Penn’s Ve ving and Manhattan Fireworks. Boys will bring their papers to The Star office at oclock then proceed to the park for an event. News of the invitation spreads quickly among the carriers.
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Washingtom Amusement Company
White City
Lake Washington
Lace makers honored at Mibernian ball reception
Division No 1 Ladies Aurtilary A O B held a reception at the Mibernian ball to honor Father Michael O Flannagan and three Irish lace makers from Loeghlyns Ireland. A good program was rendered with refreshments served. A highlight was a drill by the Hibernian Keighte.
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Mibernian
Michael O'Flannagan
Loeghlyns
Ireland
Hibernian Keighte
Dahlia Fanciers Meet to Plan Seattle Show
Dahlia enthusiasts gather at the Chamber of Commerce room at 8 o clock Wednesday evening to form a dabite club and organize a dahlia show in Seattle next fall under the exposition management. The event aims to educate the public about the flower, official to the A Y P exposition.
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A-Y-P
Chamber of Commerce
Tion
Clnb
Seattie
Seattle
Congressman Jones to address Commercial Club Tonight
Congressman Wesley L. Jones will address the Commercial Club tonight at o'clock in the club rooms at First Ave and Columbia St, giving a review of the last Congress. Burglars forced a bathroom window to enter the residence of M. Carson at 2909 Aurora Ave Green Lake last night and stole about $15.
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Wesley L. Jones
Commercial Club
First Avy
Columbia St
M. Carson
Aurora Ay
Green Lake
Gambling arrests shock First Avenue cigar stand
Real estate man A. G. Smith and J. D. Robertson, cigar stand proprietor, were arrested on gambling charges after police caught them dice gambling for a dollar a throw near 1214 First Avenue. Both released on $50 bail as officers reported intoxication and illness claims during processing. Additional notes mention a street illness and alleged theft of two grips from a separate incident. In New York, Abe Attell and Matty Baldwin fought six rounds at Grand Union Athletic Club with a close, evenly scored affair. Attell led early but Baldwin edged the later rounds.
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A. G. Smith
J. D. Robertson
First Av
Claude Bannick
C. M. Ballard
Smith
Robertson
Bannick
New York
Abe Attell
San Francisco
Matty Baldwin
Grand Union Athletic Club
Attell
Baldwin
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