SPECIAL NOTICES Dancing classes and lodging request
Dancing guaranteed at Maccabees Temple with private lessons and weekly sessions. Public welcome to mail address and details to the Reception Committee Information Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, including number of attendees and pricing. Also loan ads for household furniture and quick real estate loans offered with contact numbers.
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InformationMureau
Chamber of Commerce
Beattie
Women's Century Club
Columbia
Want Ads Rates and Contact Details
Want Ads outline pricing for two consecutive days at 10 cents per line per day with seven words per line, three consecutive days at one cent per word, and one month at 6 cents per line per day. Minimum ad charge is 20 cents. Ballard Agency contact P H Mullen at 21 Ballard Ave opp City Hall Ballard 306. Main Office Seventh Ave between Union and University Main 1050 Ind 441. The Star disclaims guarantee of accuracy or responsibility for errors in telephoned advertisements.
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Ballard
P. H. Mullen
City Hall
Union
University
Special Excursion Offers and Real Estate Deals Promote City Travel
An old newspaper snippet lists travel bargains for excursions to East Chicago St. Louis Omaha and Kansas City with varying prices and sale dates through several months. It also advertises multiple real estate listings including acreage near railway stations and small homes with down payments and monthly terms.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
Oregon Kor. & Nav. Co
Portland
Salt Lake
Denver
Arso
Union Ticket Office
Phat
Ellis
Delegates Elected to State Medical Association Meeting
King County Medical association elected delegates for the State Medical association meeting at Walla Walla in September. Named were Dr J H W. Eagleson, Dr FP M Carroll, Dr Hi, Eugene Allen and Dr George N McLoughlin. Residents of Tahwila will petition for incorporation as a fourth class city.
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King County Medical Association
State Medical Association
Walla Walla
J H W. Eagieson
FP. M. Carroll
Eugene Allen
George N. McLoughlin
Northern Pacific rushes filling front along Western Avenue
The Northern Pacific railroad accelerates its earth fill along Western Avenue from Columbia to Madison, reporting about 4,823 cable yards dumped and 70 workers on site. Two sewers have been installed and connection to the city sewer on Colombia is planned, with dirt hauled by wagon and train as the commission row area nears foundation.
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Northern Pacific
Western Av
Columbia Et
Madison Et
Colombia
Commission
$100 Lots See Prices Double This Summer
Real estate notes warn that $100 lots will more than double in price this summer as demand and speculation rise.
City to reconsider bid for proposed fire alarm system
The board of public works adopted new specifications for a city fire alarm system. Gamewells Fire Alarm Company bid $48,000 but was deemed too high. A second call was ordered to encourage competition among alarm companies.
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Board of Public Works Thisce
Gamewells Fire Alarm Company
Public Market Offers Fresh Bread and Local Produce Deals
Public Market stalls a bakery oven with 1,500 loaf capacity every ten hours and twice daily bread sales. Prices cover cucumbers three to five cents each, celery five to six cents a bunch, spinach four for ten cents, Bermuda onions two pounds for one, fresh batter two pounds for a quarter, strawberries a box, cherries twenty six cents a pound, shad three pounds for twenty six cents, shad roe twenty six cents a pound, mixed nuts two pounds for a quarter, and various fruits and vegetables including potatoes onions apples oranges carnations tulips and dried prunes with inconsistent OCR values reflected in the listed prices.
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Der
Rowes
Vieleta
Ike Buard
Lille
Vattey
Appendicitis Myth Claims Expose Medical Frauds
Dr M J Rodermund, author of As It Is, argues appendicitis is a myth and surgeons fake diseased appendices to bill high fees. He cites 34 operations with healthy organs, says the appendix is a useful oil can and that true appendicitis is no different from a stomach ache, solvable by diet or laxatives.
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M. J. Rodermund
Rodermund
The
Angels
Ewallion
Blond man pockets five dollar grocery payment
A light haired man purchased groceries and cigars at Fifth Ave and Jefferson, paid with a five dollar check, and left without settling. The matter is with the police.
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E. Lynn
Fifth Av
Jefferson Jr
Brewery wage talks eyed after union official visit
Secretary Muehner of the International Brewery Workers union plans to renew wage dispute talks with the Washington Brewers' association and state brewery workers, aiming to resolve the wage question. A separate note from NORTH ADAMS reports a major baseball or boxing event and a gas-filled bag item with unclear context.
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Muehner
International Brewery Workers’ Union
Beattie
Washington Brewers’ Association
Brewery Workers of
Woman contests city over unpaid 1898 sidewalk tax claim
Flora E B Wright fights a $122 demand for an 1898 assessment of $76.26 for grading and sidewalks on jet 4, block 5, 8S A. Bell's Second addition. She says she paid the city treasurer John W Pratt, now deceased, and that the receipt is lost. Attorney Fred C Brown says records do not show payment and the comptroller suggests the funds may have been misallocated by mistake.
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Carroll
Money Fund Short, Yearlong Fourth of July Legacy
A leftover 509 from past Fourth celebrations was added to the fund for welcoming a fleet. Donations remain slow and the committee needs several thousand dollars more to carry out planned activities. Chas Duncan designed posters distributed to all chambers of commerce. Northern Pacific will post at each station.
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Chas Duncan
Chamber of Commerce
Northern Pacific Railroad
Sawyer Heralds The Summer With Straw Hat
Fred Sawyer councilman and finance committee chair appeared at city hall in a summer straw hat. He noted birds singing and the blooming towers as signs of summer and took charge in the salary committee, greeting attempts at levity with authority.
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Fred Sawyer
Fred
Sawyer
Steamers Wotwun and Nederland In Port As Veto War Looms
The steamer Wotwun of Abu ka Pacific Steamerhip company arrived from San Francisco and will discharge cargo before sailing to Tacoma for unloading. The Dutch steamer Nederland, chartered to W R Grace & Co, shifted to Comon today for fuel before a west coast voyage. A hearing on Captain Schage of the wrecked Baratogs will be held next Thursday. A joint Seattle Merchants' Association meeting with Canadian Pacific Railway is set for next Saturday to discuss ending the veto war between Inland Navigation and CP on the Seattle Victoria route.
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Abuka Pacific Steamerhip Company
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W. R Grace & Co
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Schage
Baratogs
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Seattle
Seattle Merchants’ Association
Senator Scuss Seeks Tariff Reform via Commission Plan
United Press reports Senator J hie health may allow a tariff speech in which he advocates a large independent tariff commission. He would shift the tariff question to a permanent body with fixed salaries to insulate it from politics, arguing the current system breeds trusts and corruption and inflation.
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Washington
Jhie Health
Bom Wecka
Senate
Sion
Sehater
Negro in Insanity Hearing Relates Troubled Life
C E Hunter, a colored man, testified before Judge A W Frater that he once worked as a valet for George Vandertilt at New Yorks Waldorf Astoria. He spoke rapidly, answered poorly to questions, and described past chain gang time and warrants against the city. He claims ties to Dr Caleb Whitehead and mining interests in Alaska. his wife is said to be Mrs Whitehead’s maid.
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Waldorf-Astoria
New York
C. E. Hunter
A. W. Frater
Hunter
J. E. Hawkins
Caleb Whitehead
Alaska
Hunters
Whitehead
Kuselan Sioaways Refused Admission After Nagasaki Voyage
Julius Vietor and Herman Karl son were found aboard the US transport Dix after leaving Nagasaki. They have been refused admission to the United States and their cases sent to Washington for disposition.
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Herman Karlson
United States
Dix
Nagasaki
Washington
Tramps and Hoboes Face Chain Gang Under Judge Ger
The article reports on vagrants including Yegemen and other tramps facing punishment under Police Judge John B. Ger. Aimed at curbing drift into the city, the measure threatens the severest penalties for sleeping in cars and riding the rails as the annual influx of wanderers arrives.
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John B. Ger
the Beam
Grover Cleveland Improves Sits Up in Bed
Lakewood New Jersey May 5 Grover Cleveland's condition was much improved today He sat up in bed for several minutes No statement concerning his sickness was made
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Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Wreck of Minnie E Kelton Towed to Shelter on Coast
The schooner Minnie E Kelton wrecked Sunday between Yaquina head and Cape Foulweather with 11 lives lost has been towed to shelter by the steam schooner Washington of the Washington Marine company Portland. The Washington spotted the wreck in tow as it passed up the Columbia river early this morning.
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Minnie E. Kelton
Oregon
Yaquina Head
Cape Foulweather
Washington
Washington Marine Company
San Francisco
Portland
Columbia River
Sale ad fragment offers $300 down on Spanaway line home
An OCR fragment promotes a $300 down payment for a home on the Spanaway car line, claiming a small down payment with the balance on easy terms and a rand view located 28 minutes south of the courthouse.
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Court House
Park Police Get Motorcycle to Guard Washington Park Flowers
Park board approves a motorcycle for the Washington Park police to protect plants after four women and one man were spotted picking flowers last Sunday. The lack of coverage on foot allowed several culprits to escape.
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Board of Park Commissioners
Washington Park
Superintendent of Parks
Taft Wins Support at New Jersey Republican Convention
In Trenton on May 5 a New Jersey state Republican convention with about 1000 delegates indicated that the four delegates at large to the Chicago national convention would be instructed for Taft. Ex Senator Dryden, as chairman, boosted Taft while praising Governor Fort as a potential vice president and urging a wise election for the party.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Taft
Dryden
Governor Fort
Roller Inspector Seeks Japanese Exclusion in Licensing Bill
Murray proposes an ordinance restricting steam engineer licenses to U.S. citizens, including a clause barring noncitizens such as Japanese. Councilmen question the anti Japanese provision, and the committee plans to remove it. In Washington the Senate passes an Alaska game protection bill that had cleared the House.
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Murray
United States
Washington
Senate
Alaska
House
Boats Stop at Pier 2 Delivers Ten Round Trips Daily
Service operates at Pier 2 with ten round trips each day. Fare remains 60 cents per round trip, offering regular water transport for locals and visitors.
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Eee
Woman Appeals, Seeks Chance After Jail Term
In police court Mrs. Mary Leonardt pleaded not to be sent back to jail saying she just finished 90 days in county jail and faced bad news. She asked for another chance to straighten up, and the judge discharged her.
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Gordon
Mary Leonardt
Goulds Said To Have Made Peace In New York
Seemingly trustworthy Mr and Mrs Frank Gould reconciled after a separation. Gould has returned to the av house where Mrs Gould had been living with the two others since the couple parted. No confirmation from the Gould home yet but friends believe differences are amicably adjusted and court proceedings may be dropped.
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New York
Frank
Gould
Allo
Thieves steal watch at Hiranaka tailor shop
Hiranaka of 705 Mainet reported to police that two men entered his tailor shop last night around o'clock. They pretended to inspect goods while one thief stole a gold watch and fled, valued at $45.
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Mainet
Kilgore Reported Porting After Ring and Revolver Missing
J. Kilgore was reported to police as having left his home and headed toward Seattle after a diamond ring and a revolver were missing. Piper and Taft are mentioned in relation to the case, with no further detail provided.
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J. &. Kilgore
Seattle
Diamond Ring
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