Councilman closes term with plans for city hall triangle
Councilman Morrison ends four years in office by proposing to put the triangle of ground before city hall into city hands. The move hinges on dealer estate approval for a $34 rebate on a property assessment. The lot deeded years ago to support library use could be repurposed for city needs.
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Morrison
Henry L. Yesler
Beattie
Murphy
Board of Public Works
Seventh Avenue
Yesler Way
Beleve
Green Lake
Latona
Crichton
H. Burnett
Scot Benamin
Ettta Morrisom
Benjamin Negowrved
Cottage City Sails With Miners Passengers
The Pacific Coast Steamship Cottage City under Captain Wallace sailed for Skagway and Lynn Canal points at 11 last night. It carried 15 passengers and freight. Miners bound for Interior regions joined the voyage for prospecting and claim work. The South Dakota Socialists opened their campaign, nominating a full congressional and state ticket at their Sioux Falls convention.
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Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Cottage City
Wallace
Skagway
Lynn Canal
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Wines Cordials and Extracts Versus Scott's Emulsion
A health note compares wines cordials and extracts with alcohol on a weakened system, asserting no real benefit from the former. It praises Scott's Emulsion for lasting relief in wasting diseases by nourishing the body rather than using alcoholic stimulation.
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Scott
Uncle Sam's Mission to King Menelik in Ethiopia
United States marines traveled from the gunboat Machias at Djibouti to Harrar on camels and mules, where Tas Makonnen received them with thousands of native soldiers. They then stayed at Addis Ababa for weeks and secured an advantageous treaty. Consul Bkinner Lieutenant Stuceey and Captain Thorpe earned the Star of Ethiopia. The photos show the Americans in court dress and the emperor with his entourage awaiting them. both images credited Captain Thorpe.
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United States Marines
Encort
Machias
Djibouti
French Somaliland
Harrar
Tas Makonnen
Menelik
Americana
Adle- Ababa
Bkinner
Stuceey
Thorpe
Order of the Star of
Ethiopia
Captain Thorpe
Star Dust and War News Laced With Oddities
A jumble of notices features stock moves in Northern Securities Company, a trader exchanging stock for radium, and odd banter on spring poetry edits. Reports mention Japanese financier Makatacha raising funds, Moscow merchants cancel a banana order, and Josh Wise’s disappearance prompts police worries alongside light quips about actors and chesslike political inquiries.
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Star Dust
Northern Securities Company
Hie
The Mormon Wife and Social Contrast
A fragment hints at a poem about marital affection and gender roles contrasted with male social life. It mentions a wife who loves her husband and a comment on the quilting bee as a women’s social space paralleling men’s barber shop culture.
Heath Convicted in Street Assault Case
Henry Heath an insurance man was found guilty by a superior court jury of brutally assaulting William Dent a business rival on Marek Moor street last year. Dent was attacked on the street and beaten severely in the confrontation.
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Henry Heath
William Dent
Heath
Dent
Marek Mooor
Miners vote on strike question amid nationwide union vote
Indianapolis March 15. Miners statewide vote on a five percent wage cut compromise to avert a general strike set for April 1 if rejected. About 200000 miners in Indiana Illinois Ohio western Pennsylvania Maryland Michigan western Kentucky central Pennsylvania and West Virginia participate. President Mitchell urges acceptance to avoid massive losses.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Minera
East
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
Kentucky
West Virginia
United Mine Workers
Railway executive shifts signal a Pacific move
Charles B. Fee, now a general passenger and ticket agent of the Southern Pacific lines, is selected to succeed F. McCormick as passenger traffic head. Fee will take Chicago traffic duties April 1, while McCormick becomes assistant traffic director at Harriman lines. Officers announced from San Francisco yesterday. A separate report notes burglaries and vagrancy arrests, plus divorce action by Maud Campbell against Pearl Campbell. A gospel meeting for Wayside Mission Hospital is set for Beattie theater at 2 PM next Sunday with a strong program.
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Charles B. Fee
Thern Pacific Railway
Coun Ly
Haa
F. McCormick
Southern Pacific Ilway Company
Fee
Chicago
Stubbs
McCormick
Harriman
San Francisco
Wayside Mission Hospital
Beattie Theater
Forty Cent Rate Petition Filed by Pacific Coast Lumber
A large petition led by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association seeks a four cent rate on Washington mill products shipped to Missouri River points. It is signed by lumbermen from Washington Oregon and Idaho and about 1000 yardmen in the Missouri River country.
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Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Washington
Missouri River
Ralironda
Oregon
Idaho
Northwestern Commercial to take Olympia. ships update
Northwestern Commercial Company and US Marine Inspectors Whitney and Turner inspected the Olympia in Tacoma ahead of a formal transfer from Northern Pacific. The Anubis and Umatilla waited in port. Anubia to sail to Europe with 3000 tons of cargo while Umatilla carries 125 passengers to California ports.
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Northwestern Commercial Company
United States Marine
Whitney Ad Turner
Tacoma
Olympia
China
Japan
Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Anubis
Umatia
San Francisco
Anubia
Umatilla
California Porta
Eimer BE. Todd
Beattie
Mime Relura Pardee
Dixon, I
Todd
Lincoln
Grout
Thomas McDonald
Pyan
Philbrick
Cameron
Washington Street
Rumor Saga and Daily Gossip Across Town
A collage of stray lines shows rumors about victory claims, wedding and divorce talk, street chatter, and a lurid mix of personal flings. Disjointed quotes touch on relationships, fashion, a poolroom habit, and local intrigue amid a chaotic, unnamed setting.
Chicago police honesty compared to apostles in defense remarks
A Chicago man defending the police likened honesty among officers to that of the apostles. He condemned unfairly criticizing fallen officers. The article mentions Santos-Dumont and an American heiress involved in an engagement, with uncertain details about relations to the heiress.
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Chicago
Santos-Dumont
Jap Admiral Downplays Vladivostok Fleet Threat
Tokio dispatch quotes Admiral Mane ay saying Japan is not worried by the Vladivostok fleet’s disappearance. The exchange notes Japan’s faster ships and asserts no danger from potential damage. A rickety report from Philadelphia adds scattered remarks.
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Tokio
Japan
Vladivostok
Maneay
Phinkorm
City council rejects claims report on damage award
The council refused to adopt a claims committee report approving $569 for Mrs M B Perkine who tripped on a rotten sidewalk. The matter was held on file for a corporation counsel recommendation after debate. Koe nissache Zeitung says Japan mobilizes 2500 volunteers for espionage against Russia.
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Mra. M. EB. Perkine
Corporation Counsel
Berlin
Koenissache Zeitung
Japan
Russia
Noted fall from coal bunkers and a roadside liquor incident
An unknown man fell from Pacific Coast coal bunkers to the tideflats and was found by patrolman Philbrick who brought him to Wayside Mission hospital, where he recovered enough to name nothing due to alcohol intoxication. A separate note recalls Mrs. M. I. Bobbitt of Bargerton, Tennessee dying from consumption despite medical efforts.
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Pacific Coast
Philbrick
Micxion Hospital
G. O. Guy's, Inc
Vesler
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