How Gambling in Seattle Resumed After City Halt
The Star reports how public gambling in Seattle was revived after a April city council shutdown. Dave Argyle George L Abbe Joe Harvey and others form a combine to control houses and strike terms with Mrs Rogers widow of ex chief Holton Rogers. John Considine negotiates a purchase securing influence and leads to a July 22 announcement that gambling would resume for cash terms.
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Seattle
The
Star
Considine
Bolton Rogers
Ure
Dave Argyle
George L’ Abbey
Joe Harvey
San Francisco
White House
Combine
William Dormer
Holton Rogers
Pel
John Considine
Rogers
Dave Argyle Combine
Argyle
L' Abbe
Conviline
Trial of the Kearsarge Nears First Sea Trial
Newport News Virginia reports the battleship Kearsarge will begin her first trial voyage between September 5 and 15. The vessel is about four percent from completion and ready for a preliminary run from the shipyard to the Atlantic. Captain W M Folger, overseeing work, will command the ship on the trial.
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Newport Newb
Kearsarge
Washington
Kearsarve
Kentucky
W. M. Folger
Atlantic Ocean
Meat Trust Fight Raises City Co Operative Slaughter Stock
Retail butchers in New York City have raised 1,000,000 toward a 5,090,000 capital stock for an independent slaughter house system with 2,000,000 more promised. A leading lawyer is drafting articles of incorporation for the cooperative company. Remaining stock will be sold to hotels restaurants steamship lines and police if Rockefeller Whitney and other donors stay committed.
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New York
Meat Trust
Co-Operative Company
John D. Rockefeller
Willam C. Whitney
The Mecca of Politicians Canton
A Canton report claims President McKinley will spend part of summer 1900 there. Cantonians say he bought the North Market Street residence to host visiting delegations as part of a new season of political canvassing.
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Canton
McKinney
Little North Market Street
McKinley
Congress on Religious History proposed in London
London reports that Sorbonne professors propose an international congress on the history of religions to be held in September 190. A provisional programme covers the religions of China Japan Mongolia Egypt Assyria Chaldea Judaism Islam Greece Rome the Delta the Slave and Christianity. Cinematograph and Wagner band perform at Madison Park Pavilion tonight.
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London
Sorbonne
China
Japan
Mongolia
Egypt
Assyria
Chaldea
Greece
Rome
Delta
Slave
Cloudburst and train disaster sweep Maryland and Pennsylvania
A cloudburst flooded hundreds of stores and cellars in Baltimore as heavy rain and lightning caused fires and washed out streets. In Shenandoah, coal cars derailed, a runaway train damaged property, and civilians faced danger with injuries and near catastrophe at crossings.
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Baltimore
Walla Walla Bonds Sold At Premium. New Plant Planned
Walla Walla disposed of her bonds at a premium. Palouse plans a new electric light plant. Harvest bales noted as social features in the wheat belt. A bridge is planned across the Methow river at the mouth of the Twiep this fall. The Northport ferry, with two passengers and two horses, failed and horses drowned. the ferry which passed through the Little Dalles was destroyed. Auditor Kelso reports a gross error in Yakima county tax footings inflating valuation by nearly a million dollars and adding a mill levy. Northern Pacific right of way was double counted. The error lowers state taxes but cuts NP charges about $1,000.
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Walla Walla
Palouse City
Northport
Little
Dalles
Kelso
State Board of Equalization
Yakima County
Northern Pacific Company
Yakima Democrat
Hoboken Council Abolishes Barmalida Practice
In Hoboken New Jersey the common council moved to abolish barmalida after a year of police complaints about saloon robberies involving women working as bartenders. They discovered no law prevented a man from employing a woman to dispense liquor at his bar.
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Hoboken
N. J
Common Council
Suspects Released After Arrests In Madison Park Pavilion Case
Portuguese authorities released two Hoots arrested on suspicion of being aples. Milo A. Hoot moved to the New York block and set up elegant attorney offices in that building.
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SAAT
Milo A. Hoot
New York
Four Die in Brick Kiln Disaster in Catskill NY
Four men were killed when a kiln toppled over while removing burned bricks for shipment at Wash burn brickyard in Catskill. About 200000 green bricks collapsed, burying the workers. W Hendley and two Virginia natives died instantly. a fourth man, an Italian, survived about two hours after rescue. The accident is blamed on faulty kiln construction.
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Catskill
Washburn
W. Hendley
Virginia
Grandstand Collapse at Honnie Brae Park injures crowd
At Roveresford Pennsylvania on September 1 a grandstand collapsed during a band concert at Honnie Brae Park. A large audience including women and children panicked as the structure fell. Several people were injured with Mrs Jonas Bickhart of Spring City reported to have a leg broken.
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Roveresford
Honnie Brae Park
Mra
Jonas Bickhart
Spring City
Will Educate Girls of Cuba at Mount St Aloysius
Fifty Cuban girls of good family arrived at Mount St Aloysius Convent Cres non in Altoona today under the National Organisation for Cuban Relief. The girls aged 12 to 11 will be educated at the convent and returned to Cuba. Many are described as exceptionally beautiful and vivacious.
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Altoona
Mount St. Aloysius Convent
Cresnon
National Organisation For Cuban Relief
Real estate transfers filed in county records yesterday
Deeds recorded show Frank D. Congdon and others transferring to William F. Barnes the northwest quarters and adjacent lands in section 32, township 2 south, with railroad right of way exception, dated August 11 for 1200 dollars. Transfers also involve Dora and William Twigg with Peter and Sarah Hesser to Hamilton StilIi.
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Frank D. Congdon
William F. Barnes
Dora
William Twigg
Peter
Sarah Hesser
Hamilton Stili
Property transfers and deeds listed in Beattie area record
A long list of real estate transfers, deed filings, and lot assignments across Beattie area in August and June. Transactions include buyers such as Munday, Carter, Goete, Putnam, Snipes, Gardner, Lang, and others. properties span blocks and additions like Englewood, Lawler’s, Pontius, Beattie additions, and North Beattie. Dollar amounts range from 25 to 15,000 with dates from April to August across multiple plats and trusts.
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Citonan Park
Kolekerboekher
Eugene A. Kweet
Lota
Mlavahter
Aumuet
James McNaught
Joe Chartes VY
Munday
Mastern Add
Challee FE
Albert Ineher
Lot & Black
Baetern
Davie
Joseph MM. Carter
Beattle Homestead
Albert Inecher
John Melnonia
Toto
Baetern Add
Winifred Mowen
Magle Mining Company
Athi
Columbia
Kikhorn
Carl C. Walter
Arthur Gaertner
Englewood
C.M. Monahan
Newcastle Lodge
Noly Wee
Aliee A. Thorndike
Stephen Knapp
Olinwan Park
TD Davie
Marta M. Putnam
A. Pontius
Corrie
Herman Goete
Mane
Pontius
Iamily L. Miller
Louie Langell
Barah L. Denny
Victor Leroux
National Bank of Commerce of
Beattie
George K
Helen & Ciarter
Heryant Lumber and Shingle Company
Denny & Hoyt's
K E. Snipes
Wif
Wiliam L. Mill
May
Hen BK
Mary A. Sniper
Wiliam I. Gardner
Eila M
Gerow
Wallace F. Gierow
Lawyer's
West Coast Improvement Company
Henry W. Lang
Gilman Park
Diamond Ring Free At Daily Auction Event
Daily 2:30 p.m. free diamond ring and ten presents offered to draw attendance for New York Jewelery Co stock sale including diamonds watches and silverware. Rogers Silverware sale at 3 p.m. each day. Recent winners listed with partial addresses. Auction rooms at 739 and 7:30 daily with ladies seating at the Emporium on Second Avenue.
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New York Jewelery Co
Rogers
Mra Martin
Maynard Avenue
Mra Young
Hotel York
Mre Jacob
McDonald Brock
J. RR. Wilson
Matlard
Jacksin
Fifth Avenue
Emporium
Second Avenue
Market Quotations from Friday Morning Trade
Friday morning quotes show no price change as markets open while a California boat arrival is expected to shift tomorrow's fruit and vegetable prices. Readily offered producer prices list grains hay dairy poultry and livestock values across Seattle docks, with extensive figures for potatoes, tomatoes, citrus, apples, berries, and butter intrinsic to regional trade.
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California
Denny Corye's Company Stationery Department Note
A fragmented OCR item describes Denny Corye's Company Priming Dept stationery depot locations on Biret Ave with numeric markings 1:2 and 7.0 Viret A. The text repeats, preserving the business and address cues without cohesive context.
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Denny Corye
Priming Dept
Market Prices for Poultry Livestock and Lumber Supplies
A dense list of prices and articles from poultry to lumber and flour shows live turkeys ducks and geese priced by weight per ton and per bunch, with merchandise including Corn Whole and Cracked, feed meals and middlings. Lumber and building materials list No 1 fir cedar and pine products with per thousand feet rates, plus jobbing sugar flour coffee and cereals with spot cash prices. Moore Investment Company promotes an acre tract.
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Seattle
Oatea
Pucet Sound
Washington
Timothy
Strictly Fresh Ranch
Armnall
Puget Sound
Red Cedar
Star
Centennial
California
Java
Costa Rica
Arbuckle's
IBM
Aden Mocha
Guatemala
Lion
Globe Wall Paper Co v Juneau Trading Co et al
In King County Seattle before Justice Henry Carson a complaint by Globe Wall Paper Co seeks seventy five dollars and 40 cents plus interest for goods sold and delivered. Hearing set September 20, 1899 at 9 o clock a m. defendants must answer or admit.
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Juneau Trading Company
G. W. F. Johnson
M. F. Johnson
State of Washington
Globe Wall Paper Company
Seattle
King County
Washington
A. D
Harry Carson
J. P
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Cinermatograph
Wagner
Madison Park Pavilion
Market Street
Wulove'y State News
Methow
Cuba
Kere Dewe Co
PIR
Tel
Denny -Coryell Co
1St Ave
Caliifornia
Valencia
Iowa
Elgin
Virgil
Olympia
Dungeness
Moore Inv. Co
King County An
Justice Court Duwamish
Henry Carson
Pacific Coast Steamship Co
City of
Poetia
Walle Walla
Aus
Alaska
Tan
Awe City
Aguet
Topeka
Auguet
Turles
Beattle Vic
Miret Avenue
Heatile
Croodall
Perkins @ Co
Generatements
Han Vrancieon
Washington & Alaska Steamship Company
Lighting Express
Teamship
Yeeler Wharf
Skagway
Vancouver
Junea
Sereee
Nota Sen
Podwell & CO
Agrota, James Bt
Ihone
Lauraba
ST. Michael
Dawson, Rampart and Wy
Cape Nome
Golofain Bay
Leigat
Seattle Steamship Co. Telepione Main
White Star Dock
Humboldt
Arlington Dock
Mike Lasa & Cain
Ave ‘Powe
Ton Everett Om
Mt Vernon
Whatcom Ane Komi
Lave
Chicago
Bast
Snake
Fremnan
Lee Pee
Crawe Fore
Main
Tdieearite
Alatrant Company
Aia
Ame
Hoprota
W. Imgol'tieton
Aneniteet
Ana Aly Tine Vleck Freenero
HM Kenton
Buelaves College
Tel Main
Hhioge Builders
Baanka
Ieokiit Uoviners
Hage, Jr
M Me Micke
Lester Turner
If Parkhuret Areiatant
Mich
Teleerauile Exenange
United Statee
Uncpe
Puget S
Hank Ofi
Naweda Aw ' Uril
Neuleiter Cross Vloe Pemanis
Yeuter
Owilberg
Meitican Hank OF
Attn ‘Ay and
Piret Avenue Time
Viret View
Second View
A Cacier Rel Banking Avoriness, En Een
Tampion Tbn
Peathe Text and Awning Co
Marion and Weetern
Hain Age
Iber
Chapin
Dion
Hull
Union Street
Rims
Dancing Academy
Columbia Et
Dexter Morten Bank
Pike Street
Hoch Hotel
Mike
Becon
York
First Avenue
Pike
Colmy
Seattle Junk Co
Railroad Avenue
Alaska Junk Co
Corps
Evtern Ave
James
Boston Block
Mileline
Hs Mansen
Stth
Madison Streets
MITROPOLITAN Printing @ Binding Co
Bradley
Job
Coma
Barnes & Praise
Sroom
Bow
SER
Hanson
Nantes
H. Hensel
Mfr
Hinckley
Biora
Holyoke
Teleo
Wester Way
White
B.D. Voris
Beoand
Pla
Butt
Bunde & Eri
Yesler Wharf
Cragg
Raser & Morgan
T Clark
Madison St
Bone Main
Patlors
the Pacific Tailoring Co
Third Avenue
Seattle and Northwestern Mining and Stock Exchange
John Usher, Jr
Wash
Lamanes
LA Steamer
Srevhound
Eave Seattle Tam
Agave Everett
Tecorm
Everett
Ea Munde Mie
Colman Dock
Telephone
Hed
MB Scutt
Vancouver Line
Lower Sound
Gulf of Georgia
North Pacific
Atacortes Dairhaven
Whatcom
Yesler
Sauer
San Diego
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