Big Corporations Defy City Pole Painting Orders
Seattle Electric and other large companies ignore city board orders to paint electric and telegraph poles. Only Seattle Cataract keeps up with pole painting. most poles remain unpainted, despite franchise penalties.
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Seattle Electric Company
Iona
Board of Public Works
Gounell
Ity
Wheeler
Board of Works
Madison Street
Seattle Cataract Company
Down Town
Sunset Telephone Company
Sunset
Exhibits at World’s Fair Near Complete Arrival
Louis May 6 reports over eighty percent of the World's Fair displays have arrived and the remainder expected within a week. Inclement weather reduced attendance today but the Chinese dedicatory ceremonies drew many spectators.
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Louis
Landing of Japanese near Port Arthur reported
Washington dispatch reports the landing of Japanese forces 46 miles northeast of Port Arthur. The state department has been officially advised of the development and monitors further details.
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Washington, TD. C
State Department
Port Arthur
Colonial Minister Stoebel Resigns Over Campaign Blunders
Berlin May 6 Colonial Minister Stoebel resigns amid blunders in the campaign against the Herreros in German Southwest Africa.
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Berlin
Stoebel Haa
Africa
Japanese Scouts Repulse Russians Near Feng Weng Cheng
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Kuroki says mounted scouts after a fierce close combat near Feng Weng Cheng drove back the Russians. Captured officers state five or six infantry battalions and two artillery companies retreated on May 1. Two hundred Russian dead and wounded found on the field, with more expected.
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Kuroki
Feng Weng Cheng
Rooters to Tacoma Excursion to Seattle Baseball Game
Tacoma Rooters arrange a Sunday trip to Seattle to watch Tacoma and Seattle teams play. A morning game in Tacoma features Bobby Keefe pitching, followed by an afternoon clash in Seattle. Round trip 90 cents on the Flyer includes grounds admission. fans urged to bring horns.
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Tacoma
Tacoma Rooter
Seattle
Bobby Keefe
Ball Park
Mastodon Tooth Attracts Crowds In Pomeroy Display
A giant lower jaw tooth, likely from a mastodon or mammoth, was found by Dave Greene on Will Waugh’s land and is on display at N. O. Baldwin’s office. The eight pound fossil measures about 4.5 by 3 inches with a hard ivory surface, reflecting many ancient relics found along Meadow Gulch and nearby hills.
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Pomeroy, Wash
N. O. Baldwin
Dave Greene
Will Waugh
Waugh
Greene
Charles Vinnegarola
Alpona Creek
First Nations
Meadow Gulch
Canadian Pacific Steamers Tartar and Athenian Sold to Nippon Line
London dispatch reports the Canadian Pacific steamships Tartar and Athenian sold to Nippon Yusen Kaisha. An unrelated line notes a sale of millinery for $22 and a promo for A & Cake Toilet Soap at Roc Store with cakes offered after six on Saturday.
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London
Canadian Pacific
Tartar
Athenian
Nippon Yusen Kaisha Line
A & Cake
Columbia
Receiver
Lonsdale
Running Deer Last Survivor of Custer Fight Sent to Insane Asylum
Butte dispatch reports Running Deer, a Sioux woman over 90 and the last known survivor of the Custer fight, has been taken to Washington DC for confinement in an asylum. The widowed prophete ssa figure, once famed among Crow neighbors, has long spurred disturbance with violent outbursts and tales of Yellow Hair and the massacre.
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Ass'n
Butte
Mont
Running Deer
United States
Marahal Pikerkin
National Capital
Squaw
Son
Montana
Custer
Redman
Cross stitch note on collar edge design in blues
A conservative cross stitch note suggests using multiple shades of blue to create an effective design. The pattern should sit close to the collar edge with the points directed upward for a sharp, crisp appearance.
Two-Man Bowling Championship Culminates in City Victory
Searle and Jenkins clinched the city two man bowling championship for 1904 with a final series that erased an 22 pin deficit. Reimer and Beck finished second while Mahnken and Davis narrowly claimed third. Several pairs forfeited and others lagged as standings settled. A bouquet of American girl performers and Anna Eva Fay draw Seattle theater crowds with upcoming matinee and closing engagement.
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Searle
Jenkins
Reimer
Beck
Behenbein
Mahnken
Davis
Sanders
Donovan
Jacobse
Schulthers
Jenkins and Searle
Anna Eva Fay
Seattle
The World Against Him at the Alcazar Delights Crowd
The Ed Redmond company drew a crowded house with The World Against Him at the Alcazar last night. Ed Redmond as the tramp earned sustained laughter. Alta Phipps as Nana Lee impressed with natural, lifelike performance. The run continues through the week with Galatea to follow. Brown's in Town repeats tonight and tomorrow plus a matinee. Next Sunday opens Lawrence Russell's Punkin Husker at Third Avenue theater, a rustic Southern Indiana tale with humor and sentiment.
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Ed Redmond
Alcazar
Alta Phipps
Nana Lee
Theo. H. Bird
Clyde Granger
Brown
Lawrence Russell
Third Avenue Theater
Indiana
Biddle Dee Dee Burlesque Opens at Seattle Casino Company
Fun and frivolity mark the Seattle theater week as the Casino company presents Weber and Miela musical burlesques titled Biddle Dee Dee. The cast features a string of ex travaganza stars as opening night begins tonight and runs through the week.
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Seattle
Wigh Casino Company
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Old Franklin
Pike Street
Washington Creamery
State
Iowa
Washington
Bankrupt
Stock Standard Biscuit Co
Bohring
Boston
Hottle Carter
Banford
Carter
David
Kirk
Caine
John Coate
Feng Weng
Cheng
Bscripps News Asa'n
Anese
Tokio
Newspaper Enterprise Ass'n
Fresh Ranch
Erys, Mo Doren
Crencent Creamery Co
Firat Av
NEW Fire Department
North Yakima
Young
Barmuel Bunce
Citisens
Cook
Oatermaster Grant
Philippines
Portland
San Franlisco
Eastern Outfitting Co
Corner Fifth
M. Jacob
Ry Goodig
Furnis
First Avenue
Leer
Panama
Thas
Don Jose Domingo de
Obaldia
Stone, Fisher & Lane
Jenkine-Searle
Reimer-Beck
Mahnken-Davie
Sandera-Donovan
Vogel-Pampuech
Plummer-Keen
Fursman-Wood
Jacobs Schulthern
Lquor
First Ave
Olympia
B. H. Fox
Herman Segrigt
Chehalis
Everett
Herbert Hunt
Everett Evening Record
Castoria
Hunter
Baltimore
Rve
Keystone Liquor Co. Wholesale and Family
First Ave., Co., Sae
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