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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Nov 13, 1901

Page

4

Shall City Have New Building

Debate over a new city hall continues with arguments against a joint county building and in favor of using funds from the Osborne estate. Executors may sell property when advantageous, with city agreement required for a public building funded jointly. if not accepted this year, efforts resume annually.

Osborne A. C. Anderson Chas. McDonald Eben Osborne James Osborne Supreme Superior Court Equity Court Supreme Court of Charlies F. Munday Munday

Potatoes and berries move higher in early market notes

Early market update shows potatoes expected to advance with firmer tone and some ton prices above earlier levels. Berries rise to 4.56 per unit while eggs and pipe remain firm and other produce holds firms as quoted.

Fruit and produce price list from Jobbing Quotations

An early 20th century price table lists various fruits and vegetables with per unit or per case prices including apples at 1.25, oranges at 4.00 or 6.50, pears 1.50, grapes 3.30 per box, celery 40c per dozen, lettuce and cabbage prices, and other items like beets turnips peppers and chiles. The text is a fragmented OCR with inconsistent spellings and numbers.

California

Local Market Prices for Meat Produce and Provisions

A catalog of daily retail prices lists beef steer and veal by pound, pork, mutton, lamb, and various poultry. Also shown are dairy items like butter and cheese, eggs, honey, and staple groceries with regional references to Washington creamer and Eastern Iowa markets.

Washington Iowa Elgin

General Merriam Retired From Active Service

Brigadier General H C C Merriam retires today after a career as a major general of volunteers in the Spanish American War and command during the Coeur d Alene riots. The retirement marks the end of a long period of service in Washington.

Washington, D. c H. CC. Merriam Coeur d'Alene

Uncle Sam Aids Cupid in Journey to the Philippines

Miss Anna M. Harney of Omaha county Nebraska travels from San Francisco to Jolo in the Philippines at government expense to wed her Army surgeon fiancé Thornton. After initial objections, lobbying by Senator Millard and persuasive letters from Thornton win approval for the mission, with no guarantee she will be unpaid if he dies.

Washington, D. GC Sam Anna M. Harney San Francisco Jolo Philippines Thornton Mixes Harney Nebraska Oteo County Millard War Department Dr. Thornton Gertrude Myren 1St Ave Seattle

Dairy Prices and Cheese Varieties Listed for Auction Dock

The document provides corrected dairy prices and dairy product listings for round fate dock sales. Prices cover cream, butter, cheese and hay with specifics on types like Roquefort Edam Swiss Limburger and native creamery butter. Quantities and regional references appear with Eastern and New York mentions.

New York Wisconsin Roquefort Pugetton

Lady Catherine Carew Dies at 104 in Waterford

London report states Lady Catherine Jane Carew, famed at the Brunsctla ball before the Battle of Water, died Monday at Woodstown Waterford aged 104. The death marks the passing of a long lived social figure noted for her presence at notable events.

London Catherine Jane Carew Woodstown Waterford

Carnegie Institute Endowment Raised by One Million

Pittsburgh November 18 Andrew Carnegie yesterday boosted the endowment of the Carnegie Institute by 1,000,000 dollars.

Pittsburg An-drew Carnegie Carnegie Institute

Jeffries Ruhlin Title Fight Planned In California

Kenendy, manager of the Twentieth Century Athletic club, plans to start the Jeffries Ruhlin bout early in the evening with two eight round preliminaries Spider Welch vs Joe Fields and Mike Kelly vs Billy Condon. The main fight aims to begin by 6 15 with a hoped midnight finish.

Ban Francisco Kenendy Twentieth Century Athletic Club Spider Welch Joe Fields Mike Kelly Billy Condon California Jeffries

Adams Cash Grocery Promises Big Savings on Groceries

An advertisement invites customers to switch to Adams Cash Grocery offering 10 to 36 percent savings on grocery bills. It promotes fresh goods and a plan to help aspiring grocers start a first class business and mentions contacting Adams for details.

Adams’ Cash Grocery A Call Seay Real Adame

New York Dental Parlors Advertise Crown Services

An old ad claims New York Dental Parlors on First Avenue offer tooth extraction and filing along with gold crowns and porcelain crowns. It touts undetectable fit to natural teeth and multi year warranties, mentioning Seattle and Beattie as part of the claimed network.

New York First Avenue Seattle Beattie Beattle Howard & i Mutual Iwi Portland San Francisco Cal Fundey Collins and Williams Sullivan The Seattle Tailoring Co

Nine Federal prisoners still at large after escape

Three more escapees have been captured in Topeka Kansas as authorities report only nine of the Federal prisoners who fled last Thursday remain at large. The newly confirmed captures are Gilbert Mullen Fred Robina and Sol Southerland.

Topeka Kan Gilbert Mullen White Fred Robina Sol Southerland

Leather Belting Prices Raised 20 Percent

The Leather Belting Manufacturers association has advanced prices by 20 percent due to higher costs of raw materials. Watter Springs Medical Water cures rheumatism eczema and all blood and skin diseases at druggists or 1219 First Avenue.

New York Leather Belting Manufacturers’ Association Watter Springs Druggista First Avenue

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