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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
8
The article notes Marian Fish, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fish, will wed Albert in June in New York. Her wedding gown costs about 50 000 dollars and her trousseau 25 000 dollars, with a total outlay around a million dollars for Parisian fashion and fittings.
May 9 report notes Milwaukee and St Paul railroad holdings expanding in Jefferson County. Purchases include southeast quarter of section 28 north range 12. northwest quarter of section 26 north range 14. parts of section 2 town 36 north range 14 west. lots 1 2 4 of section 11 in township 36 14 west. Transactions via coal Timber company reflect Olympic timber concerns and market price drops tied to a Port sawmill shutdown.
A brief York dispatch reports horses advancing ten red pounds yesterday in an all grades yegar event.
Port Townsend May 9 The city council directs Sam Irwin and Archie Tweedie to appear next meeting to justify liquor licenses after J A Somers reports that twenty saloons sold liquor to underage patrons. The council also awarded the Call printing contract at 65 cents per line for first insertions and 40 cents per tab for subsequent publications.
Chicago packers cleaned up their establishments and improved conditions, prompting congratulations from Secretary Wileen. New York report notes painter Carrel Neckwith will create a three quarter length portrait of MH Vealer of Beatle, to honor L. F. Dearborn of Beattie.
In Portland labor groups threaten to boycott The Oaks pleasure reserve owned by the rail Way system amid the December carmen strike. In Kalama area the two suspects in the tramp Conners murder case remain silent as no confessions appear likely. The Kalama tale contrasts with North Yakima where city hall notes no cash in the treasury and installment plan funding is discussed.
A circulated report claiming the North Coast would relocate its headquarters from North Yakima to Spokane is denied as fake. In Prosser Washington C W Corties of Beattie travels toward the Columbia to found a new town named Pateron, with a Beattie syndicate controlling about 5000 acres there.
The Thompson Steamship Co. of Beattie must pay a 6 000 fine for carrying explosives on the steamer Perdita while passengers were aboard. The penalty will not be reduced and the company is required to pay promptly.
Reports from Spokane Walla Walla Denver Palm Beach Cincinnati Newport Topeka and Colville detail indictments acquittals robberies lynching attempts submarine test and a notable burglary. Key names include Paul M Kruger T W Troy Edmond G Rees and Dom Paul with ongoing court actions and a Navy craft record.
A snippet reports a department store robbery of 23 dollars and 20 cents. It notes MANDERSON and D advertising for a new wife, with a widower Mc Manchester seeking a partner deemed to be dumb. In Victoria a prisoner named Peau! Mannarina leapt from a fast moving railcar, landing on rocks and dying instantly.
Raymond Hitchsock and A Yankee Tourtet troupe appear at the Grand through Sunday, with The Butterfly author Kate Carew noted. Mrs Kellett Chambers, painter and caricaturist, is spotlighted, while Capt Mason demonstrates wireless telegraphy at the Star theater alongside Clarence Lats and the Four Masons in A Country School and James and Sadie Leonard in When Caesar’s Hero.
The Seattle theater presents The Roof Garden Tragedy or the Thaw White Nesbitt case tonight and tomorrow with Beattie patrons flocking this week A Sunday opening of Peck's Bad Boy promises full houses all week drawing strong crowds and widespread local interest.
Tacoma officials warn residents of circulating counterfeit checks. Secretary F C Kaeoffiman of the Washington Banker association urges vigilance after reports of forged checks on C F Turner of La Crosse Wisconsin. A man named Charles Berton is sought in Walla Walla for forgery.
The Lyric theater on Occidentally hosts a short run described as a $10,000 beauty. The show plays all week with a Saturday night finale and a Saturday matinee.
The Kent council referred the paynbrokere and dealers control ordinance for amendment. Sidewalk repairs were ordered. March and April clerk reports and annual treasurer report were reviewed. Gravel hauling funds were requested. Special committee to investigate Mrs Reed's damages claim was named. Liquor license for Kent Tiquer Co. referred to license committee. Appropriations for supplies and labor totaling 960 were approved. Robt. Carmack exhibited courses from the International Correspondence Echoo!.
Glover Clayton and Dent offer a remedy for all dog diseases sold at 1111 First Ave. The ad promotes a cure from A L Hall with owners urged to visit the shop for veterinary support and supplies.
Olympia May 19 Jov. Mead has released notes on paroles including A Burrell who faces about a month left of a 18 month sentence for larceny by embezzlement from King County. John Haley with eight years for horse stealing in Okano gan County and Jank Thompson with about twenty days left of a two year burglary sentence in King County.
Executors report James Henry Smith left about 26 million dollars to be divided among heirs after giving away 27 million to relatives and charity before his death in Japan. Smith inherited 50 million from his uncle George Smith, leaving a substantial remaining estate.
The fragment notes the need for adequate rates in bound insurance and mentions the Washington Fire Insurance Company as a non rate cutter. The text is incomplete, offering limited verifiable details about actions, dates, or outcomes.
Glen Falia New York May 9 Homer Christian a carpenter began writing 16 years ago and has produced 106 novels all rejected by at least 100 publishers. He vows to keep writing until he is published or dies in the attempt.
Dr Hermon F Titus of Seattle will not deliver sensational addresses while attending the Haywood trial. Titus and Mayor Haynes met yesterday and Titus agreed to report the trial for papers and socialist magazines, sticking to his professional duties.
The Pianola sparked a sharp shift in competition as firms scramble to meet demand. Imitations surged while buyers desired the genuine Metrostyle Pianola and Pianola Pianos, and Pioneer Piano House touts itself as sole Northwest agents.
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