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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1904
Page
5
In Portland Oregon a major disturbance centers on the introduction of 82 telephone girls from Seattle Tacoma and Spokane to replace workers who joined a union and walked out. The company vows a fair hearing but plans to discharge the striking workers.
At yesterday's annual meeting the Walla Walla County Pioneer Association re elected its officers for the coming year. JOAN PILL a miner at the Poorman mine near Wallace was killed by a fall Tuesday afternoon. He died while being removed from the mine. A large acreage in the Palouse country is being sown to fall wheat with good ground conditions after rains. The North American Mining Company is installing a ten stamp mill in the Slate Creek district near Bellingham. Everett Yuma set a new highest registration record with the roll open two more days and expected to climb by 20 voters. The four days' session of the Fire Chiefs' association adjourned.
Massa 500 facility in Shrewsbury features GE Garber Barber Shop as part of the new business launch. Local officials note the opening expands service options and attracts customers from surrounding areas.
In Vancouver Washington a legal battle pits the state fair warden and deputies against Snohomish river fishermen who claim limited fishing periods. Nearby sound fishermen farther away fish year round. Congress has allocated 90,000 dollars to add a new wing to the state penitentiary under C. C. Chay of Portland.
A striped silk bodice paired with a soft etamine skirt features a soft green stripe echoing the skirt color. A white cat felt hat trimmed with a broad green ribbon bow completes the ensemble for two seasons out of fashion.
The commandant of the Puget Sound navy yard received orders to install an armory aboard the cruiser Albany. The move indicates intensified naval preparedness and adds gunroom capacity to the vessel.
The revision increases expenditures to 2500 dollars for the fea and 2000 dollars for the armory, lifting the Catal appropriation for Albany repairs to 185.00.
Albert Gower was taken to the city jail on suspicion of insanity after patrolling the hallway of a lodging house on Occidental avenue all day. He claimed two men hustled him out of 500 dollars to finance his well digging venture. He will be held awaiting a change in his condition as investigators review his tale.
Fred Hudson, a well known member of the local typographic union, was chosen by the Western Central Labor union as its delegate to the convention of the American Federation of Labor in San Francisco, meeting November 16.
Oscar Abraham in charge of the underwater team rejects claims of inadequate equipment and slow progress. He cites safety gear and frequent surface breaks as contractual and necessary, noting divers have previously worked at depths including 166 and 60 feet on similar wrecks to support their capability.
A damaged line references maintaining an eight hour period at a depth or distance of a hundred feet. The fragment implies a schedule or limit for daily activity but provides no clear subject, location, date, or responsible organization. The incomplete text prevents full context.
Jim Bing and Ho Mam were arrested Thursday night by City Detectives Harbee and Kennedy and formally charged yesterday with selling lottery tickets. They were released on bail as raids found no public gambling in the Chinese quarter. The note mentions no agents or coupons but a discount on a phone tow at 35 percent at Kagan Ericson's, 1516 First.
An old advertisement style claim touts Dr Charles Flesh Food as a wrinkle remover and beauty aid. The copy promises quick results with a plain wrapper shipment and offers a sample to persuade readers.
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