Emperor Franz Joseph Washes 12 Beggars Feet in Ancient Rite
Vienna March 31 Emperor Franz Joseph performed the traditional Maundy Thursday foot washing for twelve elderly paupers. The ceremony draws archdukes and nobles, with about 1,500 spectators, as the emperor kneels to wash each beggar's feet and then doles out silver tokens. A three course meal follows, served by the emperor and archdukes.
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Franz Joseph
House of Hapsburg
Vienna
Piomatio Corpa
Imperial House
Government to award huge lumber contract for Fort William McKinley
The War Department will open bids April 20 for 4 726 425 feet of lumber 2440 doors and matching screens 44 galvanized iron sheets and wire for the Fort William McKinley army post in the Philippines. Quarters in Seattle Tacoma New York Portland or San Francisco may deliver on government wharves. Delivery timing is a key factor as supplies ship on government transports or chartered vessels. Captain Grant notes the post will be one of the world’s finest, atop a promontory overlooking the Pasig river near Manila.
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War Department
Fort William McKinley
Philippines
Seattle
Tacoma
New York
Portland
San Francisco
Grant
Alte
Pasig River
Manila
Loftus to Succeed Delaney as Seattle Police Chief
Frank P. Loftus will become chief of Seattle Police while remaining deputy collector, presiding over local Inspectors. Delaney passed the police chief exam and will take the post tomorrow. he received a gold badge from A. P. Mitten in a ceremony attended by C. W. Ide and about 30 customs staff. A clerk named S. Bond read a poem dedicating the new chief as the vessel of concern near Cape Flattery drew attention for its puzzling maneuvers at sea.
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Frank P. Loftus
Customs
Thomas R. Delaney
Seattle
Customs Department
Delaney
C. W. Ide
A. P. Mitten
Washington
C. Bond
Lamorna Believed Lost With All On Board
Local mariners say the British ship Lamorna is certain to be lost after a sighting March 2 about five miles off Cape Flattery by the German vessel Artemis. Captain Walker reports Lamorna sailed erratically, fought head winds, and refused signals as Artemis closed in.
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Cape Flattery
Walker
Wessel
Civic Union appoints committees to oversee city county affairs
In pursuance of its policy to watch over the administration of city and county affairs the Civic Union has appointed a number of committees to look after the various branches of the work. They are the city council, police, financial departments, justice and municipal courts, park, public works, public schools, registration and elections and fire and water committees.
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The
Civic Union
Seven from one Emulsion boosts flesh and vitality
One bottle of Scott’s Emulsion is claimed to build seven times its weight in solid flesh. It is described as rich and highly digestible and said to strengthen the stomach, sharpen appetite, improve digestion, add flesh, and feed vitality. Free sample offered by BCOTT & BOWNE, 409 Pearl Street, N. Y.
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Scott
Bcott & Bowne
Pearl Street, N. Y
Halibut Canning Considered by Alaska Fishermen
J. W. Carlisle and associates push a halibut canning project in Ketchikan Alaska with a complete line of canning machinery. The plan envisages year round processing costing about 15000 dollars and aims to reduce losses from improper icing and salting while opening markets on the coast and in the middle States.
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J. W. Carlisle
Alaska
Carlisle
Ketchikan
Middle States
Eoat
Marriage Annulled for Lack of Legal Age
Superior Judge Tallman annulled the marriage of Warren Hastie and Georgia Hastie on Hastie's petition claiming he was underage at marriage in Tacoma last year. The couple wed without parental consent and have not lived together since. Mrs Hastie did not contest the annulment.
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Tallman
Warren Hastie
Georgia Hastie
Tacoma
Hastie
Axe
Mre
Wholesale Market Prices and Grain Meat Provisions Listed
The listing shows wholesale prices for fresh meat including cow beef veal mutton and bacon, and vegetables like potatoes cabbage tomatoes celery and onions. It also notes dairy eggs butter and cheese, poultry such as chickens ducks and geese, and hay grain and feed with varied per ton and per hundred weight figures.
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Bellion
Kelm
Ginger Up for Easter Hats at E N Brooks Con Arcade
Easter shopping at E N Brooks & Co 1331 Second Avenue Arcade building offers men’s soft hats and spring novelties in unparalleled quality and style for the season.
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E. N. Brooks & Con
Second Avenue
Potlatch Parade Planned by Red Men in Seattle
The Red Men of the Puget Sound lodges plan a grand potlatch in Seattle on April 5 with tribes from Bremerton and Tacoma to join. The parade starts at Pioneer Square at 7 30 p m as a prelude to the grand council meeting at North Yakima on May 10. Grand marshal H H Kulles will lead the local event expected to draw over 1000 participants.
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Seattle
Puget Sound
Bremerton
Tacoma
Sound
Pioneer Square
North Yakima
H. H. Kulles
Civil Service Exam For Coast Survey Aistant Electrotyper
A civil service examination is scheduled for May 4 to fill the position of an assistant electrotyper for the coast and geodetic survey service. The salary stated is $700 a year.
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Coast and Geodetic Survey Service
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