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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1906

Page

7

Property Transfers Involving George Youns And Others

Reads as a list of property transactions with buyers and prices. George Youns sells part of block 2 Olympic View for $5,000. Littlefield Company to Gorham for $16,000 lists a showroom site. Rosenbaum buys Federal av Mast area for $7,800. Nagel and Mrs Perry also record sales nearby with various sums.

Carter T. Tert Sanith Ein Gee George Youns Commonwealth Reeurtty Gorham Rosenbaum Lews Today South Pearner Federal Av Mast Sas Alaska Mer Reseenbaum HM. Nagel Mm. V. Perry Howard Av North

Vagrant Roundup at Union Depot Reported in Spokane

Police investigated a morning roundup at Spokane Union Depot where seven men tied to a recent theft spree were detained. Officers recovered a grease stained blanket group and tied bags from the train intrusion as part of an ongoing inquiry into petty crimes.

Union Depot Spokane Alco

North Hook on Way from sea to summit party reaches Bertha from steamer

The Cask and Nie party of mountaineers arrives in Seattle on the Bertha from the steamer route shortly after 2 o'clock. The Cook party has pursued the summit attempt despite obstructions and delays, pushing toward McKinney and the high peak with determined effort.

Sealttic Paseed Megttamy

Transportation Hampered by Rail Line Disruptions

Kan Oct 23 Railroads Pe and Rock Island face severe difficulties moving west as the system is crippled by recent events. Officials warn transportation is strained and service delays may continue.

Kan Rock Island

Who Is This Mysterious Woman

A garbled Seattle item notes a mysterious woman seen at Bartell Red H More on Second Ave. She is linked to Dupont Hair Sed and a sale tomorrow at regular prices. Bristle brushes and related items priced at $1.16 are mentioned amid unclear details.

Seattle Bartell Second Dupont

Bank Clearings Report for October 23 1906

Bank clearings total 8,263,287 for October 23 1906 and 5,008.01 for October 23 1905 show an increase of 872,565.06 over the same date last year. The figures reflect a higher volume in financial activity and indicate growth in banking activity.

Thanksgiving Proclamation Urges Moral Basis for Prosperity

The president issued a Thanksgiving proclamation naming the date November 2 and urging recognition of material well being as the foundation of individual and national morality. He warned that prosperity without this moral basis could be a curse rather than a blessing.

Besn News Service Washington

Rush to Accelerate Cedar River Water System

Council plans rapid progress on Cedar River water system with available funds for months. Bonds cannot be sold without council and mayor action. to save city money the council aims to advertise water works bonds alongside sewer bonds at the spring election.

Cedar River Water Department Bila Mayer Moore

Divorce and abuse claims swirl in multiple filings

Josephine Dabney accuses Thomas L Dabney of constant drunkenness abusive temper and cruelty and a restraining order was sought to stop him from disposing of property Minnie Malone begins divorce from Joseph Malone amid alleged abuse and ungovernable temper Fred Archer wins divorce from Mary A Archer on grounds of adultery in judge Fraters court

Josephine Dabney Thomas L. Dabney Joseph Malone Fred Archer Judge Frater Mary A. Archer

Alaska Election Results For Delegate To Congress

Official figures released include short term and long term races across divisions. Candidates Waskey Swineford Murane Cale Mellen and others show totals in First Second and Third Judicial divisions with varied tallies across short term and long term seats.

Star Special Service Juneau Alaska Congress Waskey Swineford Murane Case Mellen Lendecker Wanskey Cale Youngs Snyder Bhoup

Local Flashes and City News Highlights

The report covers a federal bankruptcy hearing for Wolf Simeon set for October 29, city police and fire exam dates, Bakers Helpers joining the Central Labor Council with delegates Paul Mehmel and Karl Green, Bookanear Bridge repairs on Thursday, and sentences and discharges from Seattle courts. It notes Summit and Bellevue property owners forming an improvement society, a park board report and Olmsted’s park system ambitions, a health board related nuisance suit, and building permits for J R Gandolfo and A M Birkel including costs for a three story brick veneer and a twostory frame house.

Democrats Plan Rousing Meeting in Seattle

Chairman Tithow of the state central committee and Chairman Ernat of the county committee arrange a general state and county meeting in Seattle on November 3 Saturday night before election. The county committee handles focal tasks while the state committee assigns speakers. All three congressional candidates and four Supreme Court candidates are expected.

Tithow Democratic State Central Committee Ernat Democratic County Central Committee Seattle State Committee Congress Supreme Bench

Funeral for Mrs Catherine Maynard Held at First Christian

The funeral services for the late Mrs Catherine Troutman Maynard were held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the First Christian church Broadway and Olive. Revs Chapman Lingenfelter and Whitworth officiated. Pallbearers were C B Bagley F H Whitworth Janae C Parker L W Bonney Samuel F Coombes and John W Edwards, longtime Beattle residents.

Catherine Troutman Maynard Cherry J First Christian Church Broadway Olive

Fairbanks Banker Sees Long Prosperity Ahead

James W. Hill, vice president of the Fairbanks Banking Company, notes Fairbanks on winter vacation and asserts the town with a population around 164,600 enjoys an assured position. He cites reliable indications of quartz deposits suggesting future development and enduring prosperity.

James W. Hill Fairbanks Banking Company Fairbanks Hill

Pacific steamers and coastwise ships in port

Steamer Edith chartered by Pacific Comet to haul coal from Seattle to San Francisco. Hurnside fitted for service after Morane work, heading to Tacoma with 200 m of cable for Ketchikan. Kathe Davenport towed to Chatam Bay cannery with 200000 salmon boxes. Dolphin sails to Skagway with passengers and freight. Bertha Alki City of Seattle due in from Alaska. Switch engine derails near Madison street causing pole damage. Dora arrives from Valdez with 70 passengers after a 12 day voyage.

Edith Northwesterm Broanship Company Paacific Comet Steamship Company Seattle San Francisco Morane Tacoma Ketchikanne Hark Kathe Davenport Broad Ot Chatam Bay United States Shipping Washington Dolphin Skagway Bertha Alki Alaskan Porta Madison St Dora Valdez

Lipton Rescues Challenge For America's Cup

New York Oct 2 Sir Thomas Lipton decided this afternoon to renew a challenge for the America's Cup. The challenger comes from the Royal Ulster Yacht Club Belfast and will use the new measurement rule designed to prevent freak designs and ensure fair competition among prominent yachtsmen of the city.

New York Thomas Lipton Royal Ulster Yacht Club Belfast

British Women in Riot at House of Commons

About one hundred suffragists attempted to enter the House of Commons building in London. Police arrested several as demonstrations occurred in the lobby and women spoke from pedestal monuments.

Service Telegraph Service London House of Commone

Great Northern Switchmen Seek Higher Pay in Talks

A committee of Great Northern Switch men met with George T. Slade in St. Paul to push for raises. They demand 42 cents hourly eight hour day and 34 cents for day work, three shifts per 34 hours, plus 34 cents for night helpers and 14 cents for day work. Current days run up to 14 hours with about $9 monthly. proposed eight hour days would raise earnings toward $100 monthly.

Great Northern Switch George T. Slade St. Paul

Funeral and Death Notices from Local Church

The funeral for Mille O Rex will be at Sacred Heart tomorrow at 10 AM with burial in Calvary cemetery. John J Gorman, 54, died after a street car crash at Broadway hospital last night. widow Jennie Gorman survives. Christine Lorang, 20, died of typhoid at Beattle General. she recently moved from Bellingham. home in Octona Wisconsin. Albania N House, 62, died at home 7026 Twenty seventh Ave. funeral at Batterworth & Sons tomorrow at 2 PM with cremation following.

Mille O. Rex Sacred Heart Church Calvary Cemetery John J. Gorman Broadway Hospital Gorman Jennie Gorman Butterworth & Bonn Christine Lorang Beattle General Hospital Misa Lorang Beattle Bellingham Octona Wis Bonney Watson's Albania N. House Batterworth & Sons

Lawsuit Seeks 30000 Damages Against Alaska Central Railway

John Carlson filed a superior court suit against Alaska Central Railway seeking 30000 for injuries from a dynamite explosion at Be Ward Alaska on January 28 1905. He alleges the blast caused a broken leg and blames the railroad for carelessness.

John Carlson Alaska Central Railway Company Beward Alaska

Thieves at Beakey and Grubbs Store Arrested

Emil Borg and Bert Stevens entered Beakey and Grubbs in Ballard yesterday afternoon. Stevens took two shirts while Borg drew the clerk's attention. Police arrested both. Stevens was fined $15 and Borg $2 plus coats.

Tugboat company sues over Planter salvage off Cape Flattery

Puget Sound Tugboat Company files a federal court salvage claim against the barkentine Planter of San Francisco for salvaging the vessel off Cape Flattery on Oct. 6 by the tug Wadda. At the time the tug towed the W. H. Talbot but dropped her tow and cast a line to the Planter after distress signals. The vessel and cargo were valued at $15,000.

Puget Sound Tugboat Company Barkentine Planter San Francisco Cape Flattery Wadda Tux W. H. Talbot

Union Forms At Seattle Lighting Company

Discontent among gas fitters at the Seattle Lighting Company led to a special meeting on Saturday where a union was formed to push salary rules. The result was a voluntary 10 percent pay raise for every fitter, the union unaware that officials knew of their existence.

Seattle Lighting Company

King County Appeals Hearings Draw Seattle Bar

Olympia reports state supreme court sessions in progress this week with a large attendance of prominent Seattle lawyers and members of the local bar in court.

Olympia King County Seattle

Lot on Fourth avenue sells for sixty thousand dollars

A lot in Block 28, Boren and Denny’s addition, lot 6 on the east side of Fourth avenue between Cherry and Columbia streets, brought $60,000. Seller Randolph, represented by H. B. Orr & Co., sold to a focal party. This marks the third sale on that avenue within three blocks since last Thursday.

Fourth Av Boren & Denny's Cherry and Columbia Sts Randolph H. EB. Orr &@ Co Lotsa Fess Fourth Columbia Madison

Public health orders close schools and churches in Nampa Idaho

Authorities in Nampa Idaho close all public schools and churches and ban all public meetings for two weeks as a precaution after several smallpox cases are reported in the area.

Scripps Telegraph Service Idaho Nampa

Fires Rage from Bolinas to Camp Taylor in California

Forest fires sweep from Bolinas to Camp Taylor as 600 workers battle the blaze. Nicosta is threatened at noon and deer flee highways. Five ranches burned, Camp Taylor surrounded, Ross Valley homes at risk. Estimated damage hits 290000 dollars.

Ban Fafarl Cal Bolinas Camp Tayter Nicosta Camp Taylor Ross Valley

Mayor backs park improvements in northwest city area

After a city inspection trip with J C Olmatead the Boston architect and park board members Mayor Moore voiced support for improving the city park a vetemaa 061. He aims to transform Lincoln park into a playground and athletic field for grammar school children in the vicinity.

J. C. Olmatead Boston Moore Lincoln Park

Seattle Lighting seeks injunction over gas pipe damage

Proceedings began this morning in Seattle over an injunction against Stirrat & Goets. The Seattle Lighting company alleges that during excavation on Boylston av between EF Lyman and EK Boston sta the firms tore and disconnected gas pipes, causing gas leakage and depriving patrons. The plaintiff seeks a pretrial restraining order and a subsequent injunction.

Stirratt & Goetz Seattle Lighting Company Stirrat & Goets Boylston Av EF. Lyman Boston Sta

Fred Clem Granted Bail After Larceny Conviction Appeal

Fred Clem was afternoon convicted of larceny in Ince Frater's court. He appealed the case and was released on bail of $500.

Fred Clem Ince Frater Cad

United States Receives 600000 Dollar Gold Shipment

The United States asanay office today received six hundred thousand dollars in gold from Fairbanks.

United States Anay Fairbanks

Edward Gordon Sues Nelson Over Holden Stock Sale

Edward Gordon files suit against Fred R. Nelson seeking 10000 dollars after Nelson refused to deliver 59000 Holden Gold and Copper shares he had agreed to sell. The case centers on breach of stock sale agreement and damages.

Edward Gordon Fred R. Nelson Holden Gold & Copper Company

Man Wins 600 Damages in Death of Daughter

Joseph E B Winneetoe receives six hundred dollars against the Northern Pacific railroad after a death case involving his daughter. The court action awards damages to the claimant for the fatal incident attributed to railroad rail operations.

Joseph EB. Winneetoe Northern Pacific Railroad

Real estate moves and local business changes in Green Lake

E M Baldwin sold his house and lot in Stimson addition for 700 to EB Stoore who bought four lots in Green Lake Home addition. Firyant and Sampson closed their Green Lake office and moved to Seattle. The Green Lake lodge Order of Redmen now has about 75 members. Dr Galli ger bought the C M Maltby property at Woodland and Sunnyside for 4500. 4032 Fourth av ne sold to David Burnett. Wesley J Walker sold H C Hutchins lot and house on Sixty third av to Fred J Acme for 2060. Pantorium promotes cleaning old clothes to look like new. Mais 10948.

Green Lake E M Baldwin Stimaon EB. Stoore Green Lake Home Firyant & Sampson Seattle Green Lake Lodge Order of Redmen Wesley J. Walker Dr. Galliger C. M. Maltby Woodland Sunnyside Cv Fourth Av Northeast H. J. Thurston David Burnett Wisconsin H. C. Hutchins Fred J. Acme

Man Dies After Waiting for Doctor

William Painter aged 70 visited Dr. V R Hooker and waited alone for care. Dr. Hooker found him in collapse on returning at 2 pm, attempted restoratives but failed. Heart failure listed as cause. Painter, who did not know the doctor, leaves a wife and several children. body to be sent east.

William Painter V. R. Hooker Painter

Captain Soule Absolved in Oregon Wreck Inquiry

Captain Horace E. B. Soule, in command of the steamer Oregon, is absolved from all blame for the September disaster off Cape Hinchbrook. Marine Inspectors Turner and Whitney fault unreliable government maps and note neglect of the Alaskan coast by the lighthouse board and a lack of navigational aids.

Horace EB. Soule Oregon Cape Hichinbrook United States Marine Turner and Whitney Alaskan Lighthouse Board

Notorious Criminals Norton and Hendrickson Arrive for Leavenworth

Thomas Norton and Karl Hendrickson, two noted north area criminals, are due to arrive today en route to Leavenworth Kaw. They will serve 15 years in federal prison for assaulting the jailer at Fairbanks.

Thomas Norton Karl Hendrickson North Leavenworth Kaw Fairbanks

Insurance rates in Seattle urged to reflect risk

Lee McKenzie, chief surveyor for local insurers, says current Seattle rates are fair given risks. He cites wooden structures, defective piping, and careless wiring in business districts, plus weak city fire protection as factors that raise insurance risk and justify higher rates.

Lee McKenzie Seattle

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