Seattle Electric Company Inquiry Moves Forward
The Seattle City Council authorized the Board of Public Works to begin examining the Seattle Electric Company over roadbed stock and management. The council agreed to appropriate funds and hire experts, but no ordinance has been drafted yet. Public notices have been sparse and reports are the main source of information.
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Qeattle Electric Company
Seio
Ite
Board of Public Works
Moore
Briefs from Butte and nearby towns
May 04 reports show police resignation talks and confirmations pending amid incoming German workers. Mine owners discuss wage offers with factions unsettled. wages rejected and unsigned. Firefighting efforts interrupted by attempted arson. robberies target a grocery and residence. freight train line disrupted by river conditions in Washington state.
Monument to Jefferson Davis to be unveiled in Richmond
The monument erected at Richmond Virginia to the memory of Jefferson Davis will be unveiled with Mrs J Addison Mayes daughter of the late general asked to officiate. In San Francisco the new Chinatown is to be occupied on July 4 with the Oriental population returning to Oakland to take part in the independence day exercises.
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Colorado Springe Cole
Richmond
Jefferson Davis
J. Addison Mayes
San Francinco
Oakland
Federal Appointments and Examinations Announced
The notice lists civil service postings as of May in Washington with appointments in food inspection, forest guard positions in the East National Forest, and examinations set for July for a Port Creek repairman and a telegraph line task. Newark, Sanne, and Karstide are referenced as places connected to the postings.
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Warhington
Karstide
County
Aiea Dee
Newark
Wilcos
National Forest Choice
Port
Union membership grows at Waitresses Union meeting
The Waitresses Union increased to 360 members after adding 30 new members at yesterday's meeting. The growing membership requires two meetings per week on the same day, and an assistant was voted to aid Miss Alice, the business agent.
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Nion
Alice
New In corporations listed for May 8 with Seattle and Portland firms
The notice lists multiple incorporations dated May 8 involving firms and individuals in Seattle Portland Aberdeen Spokane and Chicago. Key names include Pires secretary of slate J Band Powell Beattie BMW Clare Warren Pantages Amusement Company and Mint Manufacturing Company along with investors Alex and Lota A Pantages and others.
Barrett to be Entertained by King County Republicans
John Barrett representative of President Roosevelt at ground breaking for A P t position near Saturday will be entertained by the King County Republican club at the Rothskeller next Friday noon. Robert R. Fox County Auditor James P. Agnew and City Comptroller Harry W. Carroll named special committee on entertainment. Arrangements for Secretary of the Interior James R Garfield and Commissioner R A Ballinger due to arrive in July are under way.
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John Barrett
Roosevelt
King County
Republican Club
Rothskeller
Robert R. Fox
James P. Agnew
Harry W. Carroll
Interior
James R. Garfield
R. A. Ballinger
Messiah Well Done by Denpy Hall Students
The oratorio The Messiah was performed last night in Denpy Hall at the university by ninety students with soloists and choir. The student chorus rose to the occasion under Musical Director O. Kimball who trained them for months and drew praise from the audience.
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den Py Hall
University
O. Kimball
Tees
Pole Lifters Unionize in Labor Temple Meet
Young of Tacoma organized seventy pole lifters and electrical helpers into an affiliated union at Labor temple Friday night.
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Young of
Tacoma
American Federation of Labor
Labor Temple
Norwegian violinist Dasiel Aakos to perform at Burned chapel
The Norwegian violinist Dasiel Aakos will give a concert at the Norwegian Lu theres Burned cherch near Minoray and Olive, in the home of Eivind Aakus, a renowned northern musician, with his father as supporting talent.
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Dasiel Aakos
Cherch
Minoray
Olive
Eivind Aakus
Letters Confuse Easterners on A Y P Acronym
An Obto correspondent asks whether the A Y P acronym used for a western event has a local meaning. locals in Beattie understand it, but outsiders seek full title to grasp the reference.
Excursion to Hood Canal Leaves From Colman Dock
A Sunday excursion ferries 600 on the Whatcom and 500 to Union City with lunch on two sandwiches and coffee. Departures from Colman Dock at 8:00 AM and 9:30 AM with return at 8:30 PM. Secure tickets and reserve state rooms early as seats fill fast.
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Puget Sound
Whatcom
Colman Dock
THE
Thompson Steamboat Company
S. S. State OF Washington
Hood Canal
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