Money Belt Left Behind At Deadwood Hotel
A money belt with the owner’s name was left in a hotel safe awaiting instructions from the Portland owner who reportedly telegraphs for word of the lost property. A week earlier another belt with over $600 was found at the same hotel and claimed by a miner. A call is issued for sightings of a woman thrown from a streetcar near Fall of Pompeii grounds on August 24.
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Portland
Alaska
King
Pompei
Sunset North
Ind
Mra. L. A
Buyers Rush to Grabbing Bargains on Pianos and Organs
The notice cites numerous sales and rising inquiries as buyers rush to capitalize on discounted instruments. Pianos priced at 226 fall to 146 and higher end models at 275 and 325 drop to 198 and 264 respectively. Neapolitan brand pieces listed at 85 16 140 now sell at 52 64 78 and 95 with installment terms and guarantees.
Council split over Second Avenue franchise amid streetcar battle
Councilman Rude and colleagues strain to balance support for the Second Avenue franchise against opposition to the Westlake line. Engineers flag Second Avenue as essential for future routes to Ballard and Queen Anne, with options via Broad Street or the east side of Lake Union. Contending figures like Crichton and Murphy weigh the political risk as the debate centers on routing and feasibility amid existing lines from Beattie Electric and Virginia Street.
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Fremont
Green Lake
Lake Union
Broad Street
Second
Moore and Gilman
Westlake
Fifth
First
Second Avenues
Washington Hotel
Oon Crichton
North Beatte Te
Second Avenue
Murphy
House Cleaning Sale Offers Odds and Ends Bargains
A local sale advertises discounted kitchen sundries with brown paper tag pricing. Featuring pudding pans, wash basins, tin milk kettles, wash tubs, jar lids, and pudding pans across multiple sizes and finishes at reduced sale prices.
Elopement in Chehalis Ties West to Hoquiam Groom
Harriet West and Roy Cabot wed in Centralia after eloping from Chehalis. The couple then boarded the North Coast limited to Tacoma. West family arrived, calling the affair a sensational event. The Amoy dispatch notes the Logan transport arrived with the Corbin party and visitors toured riot sites.
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Chehalas, Wawh
Harriet West
William West
Chehalis
Roy Cabot
Hoquiam
Centraliat
North Coast Limited
Tacoma
West
Amoy
Logan
Corbin
Four-Flush On Water Rate Matter Suggestion
Editorial urges Seattle to cut water rates by 26 percent and run the water plant on a business basis. It calls for charging for church and school water, shifting hydrant costs from general funds, and taxing plant property to fund operations and debt.
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Cownell
Glasgow
Seattle
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Berlin
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Second Ave
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Pike Street Shopping Guide
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Murphy Wine & Liquor Co
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Canbury Furniture Company
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