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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1905
Page
3
A Seattle health board alarm over pulmonary tuberculosis quotes 1,288 deaths last year from all causes and estimates 2,000 city residents with varying illness. Officials urge open air hospitals and aggressive campaigns to stamp out the preventable disease, contrasting smallpox quarantine norms with indifference toward tuberculous victims.
Fragmented notice extols Jonas Chickering and the Chickering firm as enduring pioneers in piano making. It hints at awards and lasting influence, with references to European honors and a promotion of the Chickering grand piano amid a chorus of praise for craftsmanship and posterity.
About 3,000 Portland citizens sought to remove 28 saloons near the Lewis and Clark exposition grounds but failed after the city council refused to put the issue to a referendum. A special meeting lacked a quorum as council members Absented themselves. The missing councilmen were Fred T. Merrill C. K. E. Romelin Mat Foeller Van T. Sherrett and L. Zimmerman.
Whitelaw Reid, newly named ambassador to the court of St James, sails for Britain with his family. His storied career includes service as a special ambassador to Queen Victoria's Jubilee, to King Edward's coronation, and ambassador to France, plus a long tenure at the New York Tribune. He and his wife take Brook House in Park Lane as residence, and British reception is described as cordial.
The first annual high school day at the university featured a declamatory contest in Denny hall. Dora Campbell of Kent High School won $25 for Christmas with the Ruggles, with Seattle High School’s Chris Reidel second and Mamie Stevens of Everett third. The event drew many visitors and signals future academic contests. Roosevelt weighs delaying the promised extra session of Congress past October, possibly until after fall elections.
A fragmented snippet from a WOODWARD Oregon city notice shows an individual mentioning weight loss claims with phrases like inches and remedies. The readable bits reference Incheon and a short note about sending an ad with a stamp. The text appears as a stray block from a local notice.
At Portland meeting C M Levy of the Northern Pacific and Vice President T A Worthington of the Harriman lines agreed to a joint line into the Clearwater basin. NP will build Lewiston to Grangeville while Oregon Railroad & Navigation will rebuild Lewiston to Kiporta to connect with its line, with shared traffic. Routes under study include a six mile main line with possible spurs to Nez Perces and Grangeville.
The Tirooke is advertised as the best 1.06 neft or stiff hat. Call to see new styles and shades offered by KH. N. Brooks & Co at 1381 2nd Ave.
The annual meeting of the Washington Children’s Home Society will be held at the Y M C A on Tuesday June 6. An executive board and trustees are to be chosen.
A short notice states that known prices apply at the Cow Butter Store for butter cheese and lard. The ad references Cut-Rate Prices and the shop names Lat and Piet.
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