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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1906
Page
5
Police investigated a claim that jewels valued at 161000 were taken from actress Mina Anna Held on a Pennsylvania train Monday morning. Initial disbelief gave way to belief as investigators pursued the story and corroborated details of the alleged theft.
State officials push for Fulmer to be named as a United States Senator. H. Pilea outlines securing a secretary of agriculture post and appointing Wilson as a state chemist from Pullman to oversee dairy products in the Sound district. The move aims at governing reforms and administrative efficiency.
Mayor Moore urged leaders to vote for Cotterill Kirkpatrick and Boyle in the Thirty fourth district while criticizing Henry Beck and the republican group. Speakers included Rev McGill and Neal Boyle Jr as the Queen Anne Men’s Social club protested Beck’s saloon ties.
The Pacific Coast Steamship steamer AlbK under Captain William Thompson neared Ta coma port with a gear failure in the reversing system. She sidestepped the dock narrowly, held by anchor opposite the Pacific Coast dock until the vessel Vashon assisted and berthed AlbK without harm.
A Detroit area report compares registration lists with city directories, flagging many names registered at Clancy's Detroit hotel and listed elsewhere in the directory. Officials say the pattern suggests nonresident voters and overlapping identities, casting doubt on roll cleanliness and election integrity.
Theaters announce a four performance run of The Devil's Auction at the Grand starting tomorrow. Manager Charles H. Yale continues a 25 year tradition of revised editions with lavish ensembles and ballets. Meanwhile Pete Peterson at Beattie Theater is noted for parallels to a Seattle area story.
A plain advice piece extols a bank account as a man's best pull toward success. It urges opening an account with the State Bank of Seattle where savings earn 4 percent interest compounded semi annually.
A small local market near Bon Marche on Pike Place offers assorted items including two prices listed as 1240 Ib and te Ib for pot roesta and other goods.
Supporters of James T. Lawler claim irregular padding of registration rolls in Piper district. They warn that allowing fraudulent voting in the First ward would disenfranchise honest voters in other precincts of the county.
Information is being collected by the executive committee of the Civ b Union for a report on the qualifications of county office candidates. Following a favorable reception of the legislature candidate report, the union aims to cover key offices though time is short. The county report should be released in a few days, likely by week’s end.
Next Sunday at 2 PM a mass meeting of the Polish Badaliat club will be held at Maccabees hall Second Ave Ballard to raise funds for fatherless children and widows affected by persecution. Speeches will be in English Polish Russian and Lithuanian.
Piney the photographer brings bright pictures year round at Pinney's in Washington building. His violet light beats old methods as he urges patrons to send photos home to mother. Bee Pinney invites immediate submissions for studio portraits.
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