Oil fuel gains push for city safety ordinance
Fire Chief Cook drafts a new ordinance to curb oil fuel use after explosions aboard ships and safety concerns at the Standard Oil plant near Centennial mill. The measure sets a 200 degree minimum flash point, tighter storage rules, and bans certain burning appliances, with city adoption planned next Monday night.
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Ely
Couner N
Standard Ol Company
Centennial Mill
Octopus
Seattle
Beattle
Chief Cook
Moran Ros
Alhion
Inland Miler
Dolphin
Jefferson
Rosalie
San Francisco
Portland
Clergymen Visit Tacoma and Prepare Seattle Program
Delegates of the Northwest Episcopal clericus toured Tacoma, enjoyed luncheon, then returned to Seattle. Tonight St Mark's hosts a program with Bishop W W PORTIN presiding on The Church and Her Influence and Rev A Bard discusses The Boy of Sixteen. Yesterday's session backed legislation to strengthen marriage.
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Episcopal Church
Northwest
Tacoma
Seattle
St Mark's Church
W. W. Pertin
Columbia
A. Bard
Walla Walla
Army Officers Schedule Troop Transfers in Department of the Columbia
Regular army officers in the Department of the Columbia anticipate major station changes. Companies M and K of the Nineteenth Infantry at Fort Lawton likely move to Vancouver barracks while two companies from the Tenth Infantry at the Presidio head to Fort Lawton. Company M now trains at American Lake and Company K is slated to relocate there soon.
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Department of the Columbia
Nineteenth Infantry
Fort Lawton
Vancouver Barracks
Tenth Infantry Regiment
Presidio
American Lake
Five Vessel Movements In Pacific Coast Ports
The five masted Snow and Burgess sailed for Nome after loading 1 100 000 feet of lumber 100 tons of feed and a small oil and gasoline cargo. She will call at Everett to take on 400 000 feet more lumber owned by Tanner and Clark of Nome. The Forteviot, a three masted ship, departed for Port Pirie with 2 900 000 feet of lumber. The Roanoke left for Port Townsend on a free excursion to Nome for booked passengers on either the Roanoke or Oregon. The J W Clise of Globe Navigation was chartered to Port Blakeley Mill to move 1 000 000 feet of lumber between Port Blakeley and San Pedro California. The steamer Ethel sailed north for Baranoff island with thirty men and supplies for free milling quartz development.
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Snow & Burgess
Nome
Everett
Tanner & Clark
Forteviot
Port Pirie
Ethel
Baranoff Island
Property dispute over Seattle and Oregon mine site
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a land dispute involving a mine at a place referenced as Seattle and Oregon authority. The readable text names the ownership by a local company and potential territorial claims.
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Seattle
Oregon
Plan Reunion For Seattle Old Volunteer Fire Department
Members of the old Seattle volunteer fire department plan a reunion on June 6 to mark Beattie’s anniversary and to organize a permanent association for social and mutual aid. The group aims to unite former members now living in the city, reviving interest after years of a loosely kept arrangement.
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Old Volunteer Fire Department
Seattle
Aunt Versary
Beatties
Tt Ta
Labor Warning on Jobs for New Arrivals in the City
Labor Commissioner Grout warns Eastern newcomers about scarce work here noting two men per job in ordinary labor and a shortage of skilled trades. He cites many carpenters unemployed and calls reports of plentiful Seattle work exaggerated. A. B. E. Fowler, secretary of the new Federal union, says an unemployed census will yield about 2,000 names.
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Grout
Astern
Seattl
A. B E. Fowler
Forest Fire Damages Timber in Maple Falle Area
A forest fire near Maple Falle Twesdley, likely sparked by a locomotive, caused damages estimated at 5000 to 10000 dollars to timber bolts and logging equipment. The majority of losses fell on United Bhingle Co owning cedar timber and bolts and China Bros Logging Co handling fir timber and gear.
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Bellingham
Maple Falle Twesdley
United Bhingle Co
Cedar Timber and Bolts
China Bros.” Logging Company
Fir Timber and Logging Equipment
Railroad Franchise Bid For Walla Walla Area
Hein rich Meliman of Oakland California appears before the council seeking renewal of a street railway franchise and a general electric light and power system franchise. He claims to have capital to build a line from Dayton to Pendleton via Walla Walla and to supply power to manufacturers along the route, noting a 460 foot fall and potential for 100000 horsepower.
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Walla Walla
Heinrich Meliman
Oakland
Cal
Asia
Council
Alsa
General Electric
Dayton
Pendleton
Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedy
Local notices describe a cure for deafness tied to restoring the Bustach Tube and clearing inflammation. It claims nine of ten cases due to Catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for a cured case. includes solicitations to send for circulars and mentions a doctor J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and a constipation remedy.
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West
J. Cheney ¢ Co
Toledo
Druggtet
Vail Family
Oregon Man Convicted of Bigamy After Fortune
J. W. Alley inherits $90,000 from a wealthy uncle and marries a second time after a first wife claims the marriage to him existed. A trial in Portland, Oregon, found Alley guilty of bigamy and sentenced him to two years in the state penitentiary.
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Portland
Ore
J. W. Alley
Oregon
Alley
Blood fox incident report
A fragmentary OCR item notes a blood related incident involving a fox and an unspecified party. Details are unreadable, with mixed characters and unclear actions or locations.
He Will Ride Shanks Mare on Overland Walk
C A Malbouf chief clerk in the Southern Pacific general passenger department at Malland Iowa visits the city on road business. He plans an overland walking tour starting in Portland in three weeks covering 176 miles over two weeks, including the Grande Ronde Indian reservation and Willamette Valley scenery. He previously walked over 100 miles in a week during a prior vacation.
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C. A. Malbouf
Southern Pacific
Malland
Malbouf
Lhat
Malbour
Portland
Grande Nonde Indian Reservation
Willamette Valley
Miner Mine Inspectors Report Soothe Concerns in Pacific States
F A Winn as Mayor in charge of Seattle reports satisfactory conditions in gold and silver mines across Washington and Oregon after full inspection by Mr Wing. Output dips due mainly to Oregon shutdowns for new machinery. A booklet on Puget Sound region resources and history is being circulated by the Northern Pacific Railway.
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F. A. Winn
Mayer
Seattle
Washington
Oregon
Wing
United States
Puget Sound
Northern Pacific Rmailroad Company
Mon ar ch Shirts One Dollar at HN Brooks Co
For every man in the Northwest Monarch shirts are advertised at one dollar each at HN Brooks & Co located at 1531 Second Avenue. The Herald at 1229 2nd Ave promotes a deep clothes habit and suggests Try Peran & Ericson for photos at 1616 First Avenue, phone Kilal.
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Northwest
Monarch
HN. Brooks & Co
Second Avenue
Herald
Peran & Ericson
First Avenue
Kilal
Memorial Day Services Planned by Grand Army of the Republic
The Memorial day program was set at yesterday’s committee meeting. Hey M. A. Matthews will deliver the memorial address and Dr W H G Temple will give the opening prayer. Lincoln’s Gettysburg address will be read by Dr Wharton and delegates from city schools will participate in grave decorations. A razor bought from two burglars by Peter Nelson is now in city jail.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Hey. M. A. Matthews
W. H. G. Temple
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Wharton
Guard Gerhardt Dies After Shooting by Convict Green
In Columbus on May 2, Guard Gerhardt who was shot yesterday by Convict Green died this morning. Green killed himself yesterday after the shooting.
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Columbus
Guaard Gerhardt
Green
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