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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1907
Page
6
The committee chaired by HIGI states Mayor Moore will not be called to appear as it considers a proposed ordinance to grant a franchise on Prefontaine place to the Seattle Electric company. The panel has recommended passage despite the mayor’s absence.
The Salmon Basin Mining company faces mortgage foreclosure by North West Trust and Safe Company. The 1906 mortgage covers Balmow mines in King County pledged as trustee for bondholders. About $20,000 is due on the note. The company, a W corporation with $600,000 capital, claims its mines are weld producing but underperform. Office located in the Arcade block.
A city car collision at 504 Denny Way and Battery Street injured several people including a driver from the Star Company and a green motorman. One individual received minor injuries while others were bruised. Authorities reported the car was at fault and the incident disrupted office work.
A terse note lists sales by Denny & Ewing for 14 and 15 at $3,600. The Gor firm will relocate its family to Seattle, with Mr taking charge of duties from March into April.
A New York dispatch describes a striking French hat with a silvery gray crown and high rolling back brim. Rich brown velvet accents the crown, trimmed with gold and gray feathers, creating a bold Parisian millinery look.
The Right Reverend Bishop Innecent, formerly of the Russian church of Sitka, arrived today aboard the Gotaee Gits to assume the diocese of the church Amerten in the area.
Local No. 8 will hold a special meeting tomorrow at the Labor Temple. Absent members will be fined.
Advertises piano sales promising the same grade style and quality instruments at prices from one third to one fourth cheaper than rivals. Emphasizes savings and value for buyers seeking affordable uprights and grands.
Franchise Inspector Wheeler tells the board the city should require Seattle Electric to staff crossings with flagmen familiar with cables and electricity. He suggests police at the busiest crossings and cites specific intersections including Second and Madison, Broadway and Pike, and Second and Yearer with Morning and bag.
Clara Slopinsky accuses Adolph Slopinsky in a 1898 marriage of eight years of support neglect. The couple, lured by the North Land, faced strain as Adolph pursued wealth instead of family.
A short item notes fishing tackle available in all grades at L Hall, location 111 Piret av. The entry reads as a sales or listing notice likely from a local commerce column. Details are sparse and focus on availability rather than event or price.
Organized labor in Beattle plans a mass rally at the Coliseum on Sunday afternoon to support a delegation to the Moyer Haywood trial in Idaho. Immense red posters banner the event accusing governors and mine owners’ thugs, with unions marching from the Labor Temple at 1:16 p.m. Prominent speakers are listed on the program.
Several dogs reportedly died after ingesting a decayed fish and bone dust fertilizer. Owners blame a poisonous mixture that causes ptomalae and arsenic poisoning. Instances of dogs poisoned by this substance have been documented.
A humorous radio panel style exchange questions if Mrs Tet believes Mrs White will wed Mr Jenks. Mrs Tet doubts marriage due to constant quarrels, while Mrs B wagers they have already married secretly.
Twenty five city society women form a real estate association to sell properties on commission and pool monthly funds for buying properties, competing with male dealers. Interview attempts with members fail as the group remains reticent and the public eye on their venture grows.
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