Spring Top Contest Signal For Clay Ore Boost
A murky OCR fragment hints at a spring contest or event tied to clay ore and a possible boost. Names, places, and precise actions are unclear, but the note points to a competition or timing in spring.
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1906
Page
7
A murky OCR fragment hints at a spring contest or event tied to clay ore and a possible boost. Names, places, and precise actions are unclear, but the note points to a competition or timing in spring.
The article lists twenty two applicants who passed the civil service examination for police patrolmen. It notes failures before the exam and provides individual scores and addresses for successful candidates including M. Barten, G. Marford Pence, Fred G. Davis, James Th.86, Pred Kroppenberg, and others with detailed street addresses and scores.
A village goat named Billy, described with brown shaggy coat and placid eyes, resisted Patrolman O Conner during a late night chase. After a scuffle the animal was led to the patrol stables fodder room, where hay stock appeared diminished by morning.
The Aleutian Steamship Association will convene Thursday under J H Banch secretary, with fireworks planned. Members include Canadian Pacific, Pacific Coast, Alaska Steamship, Pacific Railway and others to discuss traffic agreements and charterings affecting cargo and passenger flows to Skagway and southeastern Alaska.
William B. Carr leads a plan to form a Fire Reporting and Salvage Company in Seattle. The group asks city council for a 20 year franchise and permission to tap the fire alarm system. They promise five stations near Second and Pike and Capitol Hill, with an auto crew to respond and tarpaulin protection for valuables. An $8,000 bond backs faithful service.
Memorial day ceremonies in Seattle honor fallen Union and Confederate dead with a joint parade. John B. Gordon Camp UCV and Confederate veterans wear blue and gray badges as graves on both sides are decorated. Daughters of Confederate Veterans and Grand Army of the Republic join in wreaths and Navy unknown dead remembrance.
J McTeigh, formerly an officer aboard the steamer Bante Clara, to appear before Justice Davis. He is accused of pushing Michael Tracy, a sailor, down the Santa Mera’s companionway weeks ago, Tracy dying from the fall.
Experienced physicians at the Kirkeville Infirmary of Osteopathy 114 Washington Ride offer complimentary examinations. Treatments cost ten months and focus on non surgical care.
The Strollers by the Han Marinette Opera Company drew a large crowd at the Grand last night in a popular priced opera that pleased the theatergoing public. Teddy Webb and August Tawp led as the Stroller with Ortha as Hertha, plus a lively cast and several musical numbers that drew recalls. The show runs through next Monday, while the West Beattie council meets over Beattie Electric’s franchise bid and returns their letter to the company.
West Seattle lots for sale by Griffith Co at California Avenue and nearby streets. Cleared land with water mains ready for connection and trolley lines to West Beat Ferry. Prices start at $560 down and $10 monthly. limited lots remain near a branch office sign by the water tank.
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