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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1907
Page
3
Mire Thomas Fox, milliner at 1601 Sixth Avenue, reports her wooden storefront burned at 9:30 am with about 1000 dollars in building value and near full insurance coverage. She recalls a woman with six children entering before locking the shop, suggesting children may have started the fire with matches.
Special Service reports that charges against Prof Karl Reideisberger formerly of Beattie were withdrawn. The Dillon institute musical director faced allegations of moral character but investigators found no substance, and students and citizens who supported removal did not reiterate their accusations during the inquiry.
A woman was arrested yesterday in North Yakima after a patrolman mistook her for a mysterious visitor at 307 Taylor Avenue. She later explained to Miss Grace Bartlett Taylor near the funeral and was taken to police headquarters.
An employee of the Advance company fell into an elevator shaft at the plant yesterday after a misstep. He was rescued and taken to Wargeide Emergency Hospital by police and workers.
Ad question hints at cost effectiveness of advertising campaigns. The fragment suggests evaluating return on investment and circumstantial factors affecting value. Further details are not provided in readable text.
In Boonville Indiana on May 27 August Hochemeister shows a Plymouth Rock hen named Biddy famed for extraordinary eggs. A recent specimen weighed half a pound and contained three yolks plus two shells inside, with an egg measuring nine by seven and a half inches and three eggs pictured.
W Britton, father of Leonard Britton the truant, has been cited to appear in Judge Frater’s court on June to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. Britton is accused of trying to induce his son and another boy to escape from school to take them out of the county.
Oriental Billiard and Pool Par located at 1413 Third Ave announces eight new billiard tables and the only 5110 pool table in Geattlan A place for gen Uewen eee.
Governor W. T. Hoggatt of Alaska arrived in Seattle to represent Alaska at the groundbreaking ceremonies for the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition next Saturday. He believes the expo will bring good to Alaska and says labor troubles there are about settled.
A bungling crew and negligent officers filled one of the Santa Maria’s oil tanks with water due to hose misdelivery, arriving at Beattie from Frisco. General manager B. Sweet demands accountability as officers threaten to quit. Captain Lane departed on an eastern trip. The City of Everett could not move after loading the mistaken cargo.
The committee on exploration and publicity will choose the official emblem next Tuesday at a special meeting. The designer of the accepted emblem will receive 400 dollars for their work.
A feature on Mrs. Ella B. Farrah tracing her rise from modest means to real estate success in Seattle. She bought Davis Addition lots as they rose from 275 to 350 dollars, built wealth, and now handles five figure deals from a downtown office. The piece highlights Exposition Heights as a new opportunity near the state education hub with car extensions planned.
May 2 report notes John D Rockefeller hires C C Jones of Oakland New Jersey as Chief of Police for the Forest Hill estate. Jones vows tighter security doubling guards and restricting access, citing writer's cramp and unwillingness to hire college students as special policemen.
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