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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1912
Page
3
A retailer advertises $20.00 violin outfits offered at $9.35 to students. The notice claims the picture shows quality and that the importers suffer a loss, with many dealers charging higher prices for similar instruments.
A Teaver board factory, to coat about $200000 and which will employ from 75 to 100 men, will soon be erected at Edmonds by the Heaver Hoard company of Buffalo New York. PF McGleshen, president of the company, spent weeks on the Pacific coast locating a site and chose Edmonds. The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce donated a sixteen acre tract, but local business men declined to share in the ground shaping costs. Work on the building will start soon.
In Patat creek mining area of West Virginia martial law has prompted a deadly clash as Private Long of the state militia shot and killed a striking miner who fired first. Gunfire also exchanged near Burnwell with no fatalities. Tensions remain high among miners company detectives and militia amid fears of gravest trouble.
U S naval forces maintain a blockade off Fonoseca to prevent filibustering parties aiding Gen Mena and menacing the Nicaraguan government. Admiral Southerland plans to open the Corinto Granada railroad with five engineers aboard the cruiser Colorado operating wood burning locomotives on the line.
Mrs Jennie Crocker Whitman of California and her husband travel with a string of valuable dogs in private cars through Omaha. At Union depot the dog's car is disinfected to remove the smell from the South Omaha packing house. Grooms say Mrs Whitman divides time between her husband and the dogs.
Reuben Jones, Seattle school board secretary, estimates running expenses at 2 590 800 for the city schools for 1912 and 1913. Salaries and teaching costs total 1 196 300, equipment 123 000, leaving 1 172 500 for building needs. The plan requires a 4.6 mill tax levy. O W R&N plans an 80 000 reinforced concrete freight and office building at the corner of 1st Ave S and Dearborn St, 760 feet long. Bids open this week. Post Office Station A and F lease requests called for 1 500 sq ft each, furnishings 1 600, terms five to ten years, proposals due Sept 18. Dr James F Crichton leaves for Washington to attend the 15th annual Congress of Hygiene and Demography, carrying Seattle health exhibits.
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