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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

May 14, 1904

Page

8

Council Delays on Waterway Ordinance Amid Investigative Push

The Fire and Water committee again stalled Murphy’s ordinance against Beattie and Lake Wash Waterways, alleging deliberate delays by the council to block passage until public agitation subsides. A sub committee was formed to probe the excavations and alleged company profits, with officials promising to reimburse damages and rebuild affected areas.

Murphy Beattie & Lake Wash Waterway Company City Water Hill Fire and Water Committee McStar New Atreeta

Jersey Dairy Beets All Runners With Milk Sale in Seattle

The Jersey Dairy offers beet quality milk for a month along its routes at 4 quarts for a cent and a quarter. Prominent Seattle customers are targeted in this unusual price cut showcasing the dairy’s competition against truets.

Jersey Dairy Ie Seattle

Shameless swindlers lure laborers to fake Alaska work

A Kansas City bunko gang ships laborers from the Midwest to Vancouver and Seattle promising work on a fictitious Alaska & Yukon railroad. They operate from 16 West Ninth Street, advertising high wages while actual employment does not exist. John Ballaine of the Tanana Construction firm warns workers and clarifies the scam.

Bunko Kansan City Seattle Amooth Vancouver B. C Kansas Mievouri Middle West Alaska & Yukon West Ninth Street Kansas City Alaska Alaska Central Railway John ©. Ballaine Tanana Construction Company Alaska Central

Local suit over pool hall dispute seeks 590 dollars

Henry Pheifer a carpenter sues Dave Arayle George LiAbbe William Malloy and Thomas Supniszka proprietors of the Standard pool room in superior court for recovery of 590 dollars alleged to have been mot at the tape game. Ida M Crosly sister of the late Fred Rice Powell appointed administrator of his estate. The progressive whist party hosted by James A. Bexton Worman's Relief Corpse No 1 at Mme A S Smiths Hinckley block on May 14 advances relief funds.

Henry Pheifer Washington Street Dave Arayle George LiAbbe William Malloy Thomas Supniszka Standard Pool Room James A. Bexton Worman Mre. A Smith Hinckley Ida M. Crosly Fred Rice Powell

Corner Stone Laying for Immaculate Conception Church

The cornerstone of the Immaculate Conception Church at East Marion Street and Eighth Avenue will be laid tomorrow at 3 pm. Rt Rev O'Dea will oversee services. City officials and Beattie College students will escort the bishop from 2:45 pm, with papers and officials named to be placed in the cornerstone.

Presideni United States

Dolphin Sails North With Perishable Freight

Heavily loaded with perishable freight the Alaska Steamship Companys steamer Dolphin will sail for the North tomorrow. The larger part of her cargo is consigned to Dawson and will be the first shipped North under the spring tariff. Freight includes apples oranges lemons and other greens plus a large shipment of potatoes cauliflower cabbage hubarb and lettuce. The vessel will carry about 76 passengers.

Alaska Steamship Company Dolphin Dawson

Loan Oversubscribed Boosts American Subscriptions

New York May 14 reports the Japanese war loan oversubscribed about seven times as small subscribers across the country receive their full subscriptions. Kuhn Loeb & Co. credit patriotism and a 7 percent rate for drawing strong U S investor support.

New York Emall Kuhn, Loeb & Co United States

Colored man sues hotel for damages in King County case

George Johnson, a black stableman from Franklin, sues hotel owners in superior court for 5000 dollars claiming he was refused a meal on May 3 while in town for the King County Republican convention. The Princess Beatrice to run to Victoria and Vancouver tomorrow with Sunday swaps by Princess Victoria.

George Johnson Franklin Dee King County

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