Metropolitan Building to Erect Major Amusement Hall in Seattle
The Metropolitan Building Company will begin immediately the erection of a large amusement hall at the corner of Fifth and University. The structure will stand 120% 180 feet high and will be the second largest in Seattle. Built for the Hippodrome Amusement Company, it will host public meets and events.
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The
Metropolitan Building Company
Fifth and University
Seattle
Hippodrome Amusement Company
Beattie Club Adopts Resolution for Extra Legislature Session
Beattie Commercial club met last night and adopted a resolution calling for an extra session of the legislature to secure fifteen thousand dollars for building good roads in the state. Col A C McRae lectured on ramie grass cultivation on the Pacific coast as an substitute for cotton in local manufacture.
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Beattie Commercial Club
Col. A. C. McRae
Pacific
Six acre tract on Vashon island explored by deputy assessor
Deputy Assessor 8 H Chase began work on a six acre tract on Vashon island today. McClintock notes another parcel unassessed and sought for delinquent tax sale. A jury was empaneled in the case against K M Faulkner charged with passing counterfeit notes and Judge Hanford adjourned to Tacoma for ex parte matter disposal.
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Vashon Island
8. H. Chase
M. McClintock
K. M. Faulkner
Hanford
Tacoma
Revolutions as Ballots and Bullets in Mexico
A Mexican ambassador argues revolutions are stepping stones to democracy, contrasting peaceful ballot power in cooler climates with violent uprising under warmer suns. The piece reflects on Mexico's current turmoil and diverse approaches to change.
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Manuel Calero
Mexico
The Best Is the Working Girl
Poetic lines describe the working girl as understanding woes of bosses and street life. She appears neat and practical yet remains girlish and tender. The verse contrasts the lady of leisure with a comrade and wife, praising the working girl as the ideal partner.
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DY Pertor
Burglary Sentence Given to Fred Martin by Judge Romald Yoater
Fred Martin received a sentence of one to fifteen years after pleading guilty to burglary in a case before Judge Romald Yoater ay. The report appears in the Boston Evening Transcript alongside an unrelated exchange from a humor piece about a woman who talks to herself.
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Fred Martin
Romald yoater@ay
Contract Awarded for Juanita County Dock Project
Geske & Co. won the contract to build the county dock at Juanita on Lake Washington for 1193 dollars. The Duncan McCallum road contract was set at 7725 dollars. Funeral services for Ruth Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Brown were held at First Methodist Church at 3 pm with school at Broadway High School observing a half mast.
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Geske & Co
Juanita
Waashington
Duncan McCallum Road
Ruth Brown
Frank Brown
First Methodist Church
Four Hours of Wedded Life Ends in Divorce Case
Marie Blair married R A Blair on May 6 at 4 PM but left four hours later at 8 PM. She has refused to live with him since, and he now seeks a divorce.
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Marie Blair
R. A. Blair
Jones Court Martial Ends Without Verdict
All exhibits from the court martial of Lieut. C. B. Jones for scandalous conduct are ordered returned to their owners and the court martial board is dissolved. No retrial will occur as a verdict has not been made public.
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Lieut. C
Jones
Charles McReynolds
Graduation Exercisers at Holy Names Academy
Graduation exerciser of the horses of Providence hospital will be held at Holy Names academy on Twenty first avenue and Royal on Monday evening May 27 at 8 o clock. The Misses Anna Morrisey Mary Walsh Agnes O Sullivan Katherine Walsh Ellen Sharkey Kathleen Dougherty Sarah McLellelan Kathryn Murtha Elizabeth Baker and Agnes Schanno comprise the graduating class this year.
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Providence Hospital
Holy Names Academy
Royal
Anna Morrisey
Mary Walsh
Agnes O'Sullivan
Katherine Walsh
Ellen Sharkey
Kathleen Dougherty
Sarah McLellelan
Kathryn Murtha
Elizabeth Baker
Agnes Schanno
Actor I$ Hart Arthur Aylesworth hurt at Moore theatre
Actor Arthur Aylesworth of the Over Night company sprained his ankle and fainted on a settee after rushing through a door during the second act at the Moore theatre last night. He did not acknowledge the audience's applause after the curtain fell.
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Arthur Aylesworth
Moore Theatre
Calhoun to Receive $1000 as Temporary Receiver of RR
Judge Frater appointed Scott Calhoun temporary receiver for the Seattle Renton and Southern rail line on April 30 and again removed after several appeals. He will receive $1000 of the $10000 in his hands, with his attorney to get $100 by order of Judge Fraver. Frater will hear arguments Friday on the sufficiency of the supersedeas bond. A meeting of the Woman's Home Consumers league at the Y M C A Friday invites all interested including men.
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Scott Calhoun
Frater
Seattle, Renton & Southern
Supreme Court
Fraver
Woman's Home Consumers’ League
Dotted Muslin Curtains Offer Inexpensive Set
Readable listing notes dotted muslin curtains with plain stitched ruffle measuring 244 yards long. Prices shown include 1.00 per ruffle and 1.25 per pair for the 244 yard length.
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