Opposition Develops 10 Boulevard Plan For West Seattle
A 27th year meeting of prominent residents proposed a boulevard linking West Seattle to water routes and bridges eastward. Critics argue the plan would block growth by restricting tide lands and waterways while ignoring bulkhead and dredging benefits for cargo, ships, and warehouses.
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Sega
Seattle
Anal
al Reater
Beattie
Weat Se
Qom
Milwaukes
New York
York
Union Pacific
Seattle Electric Co
West Seattle
Steamship men to start new apprentice service
In San Francisco on October 1 United Press reports the Ship Owners association of the Pacific coast plans an apprentice service to place American mariners in control of shipping from U S ports. Officers of member vessels are urged to recruit their own boys and those of relatives and friends into the program.
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San Francisco
United States
Ship Owners Association of the
Pacific Coast
Quasqualla Siblings Arrested for Freight Shed Burglary
Police arrested Andra Quasqualla and Sam Quasqualla last night on charges of burglary. They allegedly entered a freight shed and stole a sack of coffee.
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Andra Quasqualla
Sam Quasqualla
Mining Stock H M Herrin Co Offers 1000 Geld Mountain Shares
The firm H M Herrin & Co offers 1000 Geld Mountain shares from Frankfurt for sale at 7 percent of a cent per share.
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H. M. Herrin & Co
Geld Mountain
Frankfurt
Prince Wilhelm to Wed In St Petersburg
Semi official notice says Prince Wilhelm, grandson of the king and son of the crown prince who visited the United States recently, will marry this month to Grand Duchess Marie daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandroviteh of Russia. The ceremony is set for St Petersburg.
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United Press
Copenhagen
Get
United States
Marie
Paul Alexdroviteh
Riana
St. Peteraburg
Michigan Legislature to Ban Lobbying Absorbed in Session
The Michigan legislature convened in Lansing for a special session called by Governor Warner. An act abolishing lobbying is expected to be among measures passed as professional lobbyists flood the capital.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
Warner
Another Scandal at Boise in Pinkerton Bills
A Boise scandal unfolds over Pinkerton National Detective agency charges in the Haywood trial. Records show James McParland received Canyon county witness fees and mileage though he never testified, with July 18 bills totaling 242.00, while state bills total 1,769.80 for McParland’s wages, travel, and incidentals.
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Ida
Pinkerton National Detective Agency
Haywood
James McParland
Pinkerton’s
Canyon County
McParland
Gorky novel Mother seized for immorality in Soviet custody
Berlin report says Maxim Gorky’s novel Mother is confiscated in Leipaic and Moscow with charges of immorality and hypocrisy. Gorky defends his act and contends America is the most immoral nation with rampant divorces and corrupt society. Censors order pages omitted for circulation.
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Berlin
Americana
Maxim Gorky
Leipaic
Moscow
Gorky
America
Lelpate
Standard Oil official to testify before federal grand jury
President Moffett of the Standard Oil Company of Indiana arrives in Chicago and plans to testify before the federal grand jury on charges that several shippers are violating interstate commerce laws. He claims he can prove the charges and will be granted immunity for his testimony.
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Chicago
Moffett
Standard Oil) Company of
Indiana
Landis
Street light petition seeks 100-plus lamps in Woodlawn area
A large petition presented to the council last night requests installation of more than one hundred street lights in the Woodlawn and Woodland Park additions to improve safety and visibility after dark.
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Woodlawn
Woodland Park
Magnolia Way Ordinance Passage Noted In City Council
City council last night advanced an ordinance creating the Magnolia Way, a measure hailed as a milestone for local traffic and development. The proposal outlines street designation and related zoning implications.
Johnston Co. Closing Out Sale Ends in Five Days
Piano buyers urged to act in the Johnston Co. closing out sale for present stock. Any reasonable offer accepted on terms. Sale ends in five days. New building opening at Third and University next Monday.
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Johnston Co
Third and University
Ose
Leather trust to make your shoes pinch this winter
A Chicago leather and shoe trade briefing warns that higher costs will pass to consumers as hides stay tight. Editors note reduced hide output since January 1, high borrowing costs, tariff effects, and scarce beef affect leather supply and shoe prices, with tanneries cutting quality to meet demand.
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Seattle Star
Chicago
Pr. C. Pople
Leather Trust
Big Shoe Leather Trust
A. H. Lockwood
Hig
Wallat
Gold weighs less in Seattle
Off icers at the United States assay office report that gold dust weighed in Nome weighs more than the same weight measured in Seattle. A pound in Nome differs from a pound in Seattle due to earth’s shape, causing about 15 to 20 cents loss per $10 of gold dust and about $20 per $1,000 of dust.
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United States Assay Office
Nome
North
Seattle
Assay
North Pole
Arctic Circle
United States
Canadian Pacific to Run Overland Trains to Seattle by 1909
Seattle officials and business leaders report Canadian Pacific officials visiting for an inspection tour. The plan calls for overland trains to Seattle by early fall 1909 to boost exposition traffic and expand North Coast railroad development. The North Coast line will parallel the Great Northern through Washington with connections to the Soo Line anticipated in 1910.
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Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific
Seattle
Canadien Pacific
J. M. Varey
North Coast Railroad
Spokane & International Railroad
Spokane Mer
Spokane
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Soo Line
Columbia Falls
Mont
Idaho
United States
Great Northern
Washington
Sooline
Market Hours Extended for Ranchers and Producers
Ranchers and producers on the public market may stay with their wagons until 10 o clock on Saturdays and until 9 o'clock on other weeknights. Mayor Moore and Chief of Police Wappenstein arranged the concession after a widely signed petition. Benefits mainly aid the working class who were forced to leave as markets closed at 6 or 6 30.
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Moore
Wappenstein
Legal Title Rights for Upland Lands and Lake Union Shore Purchase
A provision states that owners of upland property must relinquish their legal title before holders of contracts of sale for shoreline lands on Lake Union receive a preference to purchase. The clause outlines a sequence of rights and prerequisites for a shoreline land transaction.
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Lake Union Shore
City to Build New Fire Boat Ordered
City Engineer Thomson, at the request of the fire and water committee, prepared an ordinance presented to the council last night. It directs the board of public works to proceed with building a new fire boat.
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Thomson
Fire and Water Committee
Board of Public Works
Market Place Building Planned for Pike Place by Goodwin Realty
Within 20 days the public market building on Pike Place by the Goodwin Realty Co. will be completed and ready for occupancy. The 200 foot long structure will front Pike Place and Western Ave with three stories on Western Ave and one on Pike Place. The building will house about 200 stalls for marketing purposes.
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Pike Place
Goodwin Realty Co
Western Av
Aoe
New Commercial Club Leader Takes Charge in Alaska Exposition
George E. Boos becomes manager of the Commercial club today, succeeding the resigning W. R. Williams. The change marks Boos’s new role overseeing club affairs during the Alaska Yukon-Pacific exposition period.
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George E. Boos
Commercial Club
W. R. Williams
Shores resumes land bid after court ruling
In Olympia on Monday BE A Shores of Tacoma appeared at the state land office with a new application for state title lands, following a Saturday supreme court ruling that his previous bid was won by fraud and collusion and effectively dismissed.
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Olympia
Supreme Court
BE. A. Shores
Tacoma
Shores
State Land Office
Council Approves Pumping Plant for Salt Water Mains
Last night the council adopted a resolution authorizing the building of a pumping plant along with the salt water main system. The action completes the plan to strengthen water delivery and network reliability for residents and businesses.
Lake Union Land Decision
Olympia October 1 The state board has decided that ownership of Lake Union land will be determined by a state agency and related regulatory actions will follow. The ruling outlines jurisdiction and anticipated steps for final disposition and management.
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Lake Union
Olympia
State Board
Trimble offers Seattle public market site lease
W. P. Trimble offers to lease the city a block between First and Second Avenues and Clay and Broadway in North Seattle for public market purposes.
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W. P. Trimble
Seattle
Sixteen Year Old Seeks Stage Work in Desperate Plea
Camille M'Farland, a sixteen year old aspiring actress, writes to The Star hoping to obtain a job on the stage. She describes a consuming urge for fame and urges the newspaper to help transmit her message to potential employers.
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Camille McFarland
Fine new music store to open at Third and University
Anticipation builds for the opening of a new building at Third and University with a vast shipment of instruments. The current quarters must be cleared with a massive sale offering Chickerings Kimballs Hobart M Cables and other costly woods at prices below wholesale. Monthly payments from $15 to $18 are offered, with examples like an Emerson at $118 and a Steinway around $128 to $248.
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Third and
University
Kimballs
Hobart M
Story & Clarks
Kimballa
Balleys
New York
Brown Plumbing Ad Promotes Modern Baths and Sinks
Local plumbing firm G H Brown Plumbing Co advertises modern baths lava tories and sinks with price information at 221 Pine Street.
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G. H. Brown Plumbing CO
Pine St
Eee
Property owner adds defendants in nuisance street suit
John Ore, owner of the Hoge building, filed a suit to remove a motor vehicle from the front of his property alleging the street use is a nuisance. He named additional defendants in the case filed yesterday.
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John Ore
Hoge H
Anutomobilon
Rainy sewer backups prompt $150 damage suit
William and Martha Schmid of 1103 East Jefferson sue the city for 150 dollars claiming damages from two heavy rain storms on the eleventh and fifteenth of the month that caused sewer clogging and backing into their home, ruining furniture.
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William
Martha Schmid
East
Jefferson
Third Regiment units to return to Fort Lawton today
Three companies of the Third Regiment of Infantry, after a 21 day marching campaign, are expected to arrive back at their Fort Lawton quarters today. Washington Fire policies are cited by the State Head of Seattle.
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Fort Lawton
Seattle
Washington
Better Ways To Keep The Family At The Table
A shopper asks for tips to keep the family seated longer and together. The grocer offers a refund if Schilling's product does not meet expectations.
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