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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1905
Page
8
Sparks from a thresher started a serious grain fire on the G. W. Patison farm near Bridgerport. Ad copy for The Hat Store touts New Fall Styles with a sale at BE. N. Brooks & Co on 1331 Ind Ave.rd.
Roy Knabenshue, the Toledo airship inventor, drew a huge crowd as he directed his flying machine high above the buildings in New York. He reportedly received $5,000 from the American for the feat. The image shows the airship as a tiny speck while at its peak.
A new concise handbook titled The Financial Counselor by Ed W. Forester promotes Seattle and the Pacific Northwest as a growth and investment region. It outlines Seattle as a shipping point and residence city with the slogan Seattle in 1915 will have a population of 500 000 souls. The book targets eastern Canada readers and Western Canadian immigration officials visiting Winnipeg and major Canadian towns along the CP line.
A party of about 100 editors and proprietors of agricultural papers from across the United States began a westward tour today from Minneapolis on a special train. The group plans to visit western states to inspect farm operations and discuss agricultural publishing practices.
The Seattle Labor Council will hold an open meeting next Wednesday, held here about monthly. It aims to educate and promote transparency, with many union men favoring openness of all union meetings to show the public the full truth of labor union troubles from the union perspective. Gov Mead refused to commute Frank Pasquals’ sentence to life imprisonment despite requests for clemency. Thomas Hickey, assistant secretary of state for Washington, is recovering after an operation for an abscess and should be able to leave bed soon.
Navy transport Solace docks September 15 with Wyoming crew to service on the Concord which begins commission September 16. Solace to return to Marble Land for repairs under Commander Bosh. Commanders Stacey Potts and Robert M. Doyle depart for Mare Island for Bennington court martial. Emma Eames to sing in Seattle November 1 under Ladies' Musical club auspices. Prohibitionists eye Pullman election in December as saloons close.
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