Auditor Evenson Reports King County Tax Assessments
County Auditor Evenson forwards the revised assessment to the State Board of Equalisation. Real estate values are detailed with aggregate land and improvements, railroad tracks, and street-car lines. Personal property equalized at 7,531,809, exemptions 515,426, taxable property 7,014,082.
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Evenson
King County
County Board of Equalisation
State Board of Equalisation
Olympia
Forms of Government for New Dependencies
Washington Sept 11 The article outlines proposed civil and territorial governments for the Philippines Cuba Porto Rico and Hawaii. It notes executive plans to resolve independence or annexation in Cuba and describes a three commissioner civil setup for the Philippines and territorial forms for Puerto Rico and Hawaii. The president plans to discuss details with his cabinet after returning from vacation.
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Washington
D. C
Philippines
Cuba
United States
Porto Rico
Arizona
Hawaii
Congress
Vancouver Team Wins Tight Lacrosse Championship at Madison Park
A championship lacrosse game at Madison Park yesterday saw the Vancouver team defeat Nanaimo in a close 9 to 8 score. A large crowd attended the match, adding to the day’s excitement.
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Madison Park
Vancouver
Nanaimo
Annual Meet of Hoo-Hoo Held at Mount Vernon
The Corentrnated Order of Hoo-Hoo held its annual meeting at Mount Vernon on Saturday to administer the tortures to 13 candidates. Officers presided including Ewark Thomas H Claffey W J Morgan Benjamin Steteon Miller James A Clock F W Graham George W Rood Ea Lane F B D Alexander RK W Battersby. Telegrams of congratulation arrived from outside members and a greeting was sent to the Grand Snark of the Universe in Denver. After the meeting a large banquet followed with Thirty-eight hoo hoon attending the concatenation.
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Corentrnated
Order of
Ea Lane
Arcanoper
F. BD. Alexander
Gurdon
RK. W. Battersby
Train Wreck Kills One in New Jersey City
A Keading train on the Blackwood extension collided with a trolley on the Camden Gloucester Woodbury line at Burlington and Salem streets in Gloucester City New Jersey. One person was killed and several injured in the crash reported last night.
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City
N. J
Keading
Blackwood
Camden, Gloucester & Woodbury Railway Co
Burlington and
Salem Streets
Mining Stocks Missing Certificates Cloud Seattle Wallets
In Seattle investors discover they own Pacific Coast Cold Mining Co. shares yet lack stock certificates. Men and women search their bundles for proof of ownership as the situation leaves them uncertain about their investments.
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Pacific Coast Cold Mining Company
Death of Prof KE K HIN in Alaska and near tragedy
News from Yakutat Alaska reports the violent death of Prof KE K Hin. His son Arthur G Hill sent word to his mother while C BE Hill narrowly escaped death. The two brothers remain with the body awaiting a steamer to Seattle. Prof Hin served as two years president of the territorial University and later influenced education in Washington and California.
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KE. K. Hin
Alaska
Arthur G. Hill
Prof. Hill
Prof Hill
C. BE. Hil
Bis
Yakutat
Seattle
Hill
Territorial University
Washington
California
Handle Factory to Move from Huntington to Fort Wayne
The Withington handle factory, long established at Huntington, will relocate to Fort Wayne. It has awarded contracts for nine buildings to house workshops including a main factory 100 by 000 feet, a dryroom, an engine room, and a 184 foot long shipping shed, citing timber shortages as the reason for moving.
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Wahasshl Indy
Huntington
Rae
Fort Wayne
Juet
Bryan to Campaign in Kentucky for Goebel Governor Nominee
William Jennings Bryan will speak in Kentucky for William Goebel, the Louisville Democratic convention nominee for governor on October 1, if plans hold. He co wrote with J C Blackburn, chairman of the Goebel state campaign committee, and will address four counties in four days.
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Lexington
William Jennings Bryan
Kentucky
William Goebel
Louisville
J.C
Blackburn
Goebel
Nebrawthan
Franklin hotel proprietor killed in quarrel over bill
Philip A Myers proprietor of the Franklin hotel bar in Loraine was shot and killed last night by Franklin E B Wheeler of New Jersey. The men had quarreled over a bill.
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Loraine
Doc Philip A Myers
Franklin Hotel
Franklin Eb, Wheeler
New Jersey
Shaw Company Wins Doors at Third Avenue Theater
Heaven Amusements reports Shaw company fills seats before its second week of Love and Law with strong comedy and character turns. Marett as the Italian organ grinder adds interest while Rita, Nellie Mine Shaw, and Jennie Kelton deliver solid performances. Tonight’s bill is Love and Law with The Last Stroke to follow tomorrow in a Cuban war drama program.
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Third Avenue Theater
Shaw Company
Milton Noble
Shaw
Felix O'Paff
Pocket Pickings Strike Tourist in Atlantic City
George Baum, a cottager from Philadelphia, lost nearly $1000 in bills at the Inlet pavilion in Atlantic City. He notified Police Chief Eldredge and a detective was assigned, but the search proved futile with little hope of recovery.
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Atlantic City
N. J
George Baum
Vermont Avenue
Philadelphia
Ontario Street
Tioga
Inlet Pavilion
Billio
Eldredge
Spirits price cut boosts world market revenue
Proria report Sept 1 notes that after a price cut, revenue in the world's largest market has surged. Over the past month daily collections averaged 440,000. Today’s intake reached 194,957, showing trade more than doubling typical daily purchases.
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Proria
Wealthy Burtington Man Sought in Hastings Poison Murder
Detectives from three cities search for a wealthy Burlington Indiana man alleged to have murdered Laura Lee French, once a prominent Burlington resident and recent Chicago arrival. The victim died August 9 at the Lindell hotel Hastings Nebraska from prussic acid poisoning after being accompanied by a well dressed man who left promptly. The body was later identified and shipped to Burlington as authorities pursue the suspect.
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Omaha
Nob
Burtington
Laura Lee French
Chicago
Lindell Hotel
Hastings
Neb
W. P. Lee
Burlington
Potter's Field
Changing the Route to Water Level Track at Fairhaven
Great Northern crews survey a new waterfront route at Fairhaven to bypass the current steep grade. The plan would align with the water level, joining the existing line below Fairhaven, reducing the need for dual locomotive power.
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Great Northern
Fairhaven
Kaleta Victorious in Labor Day Yacht Race Showing Speed
In a Labor Day regatta, Kaleta beat the Hornet by 5 minutes 10 seconds before an accident near the finish. A rematch was planned to test boat speeds.
Tragedy Near Trevorton Hits Boy on Railroad
In Bhamokin Pennsylvania a group of boys walking along the railroad between Bhamokin and Trevorton witnessed tragedy when 14 year old Samuel Conrad of Trevorton was shot in the head by an unknown trigger pull. He died instantly. Companions fled, and several men later carried the body to Trevorton.
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Bhamokin
Trevorton
Samuel Conrad
Northern Pacific expands toward Whatcom and Lake Whatcom
The N P line contracts grubbing and grading from New Whatcom to Lake Whatcom, four miles, awarded to J G Fairfow of Everett with a day completion deadline and daily penalties. Surveyors extend from the lake’s lower end toward Canyon coal mines and Wick ersham intersecting Seattle International, signaling a direct entry into Whatcom.
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Bellingham Tay & Eastern Railway Company
New Whatcom
Lake Whatcom
J. G. Fairfow
Beverett
Ivo Canyon
Geneval
Seattle & International
Wickersham
Northern Pacific
Whatcom
Bellingham Hay & Eastern Railway
Fairhaven
Lowging
Hive Canyon
Believed Faithless Lover Commits Suicide At Lake Washington
Despondent over a quarrel with his sweetheart Thomas Thorman a stenographer in the White Post and Yukon Hallway company local office killed himself by drowning in Lake Washington last Thursday. His body was recovered Saturday with a rope and rock attached. He had been keeping company with Miss Jennie Fitts a clerk at Hon Marele. Thomas and Miss Fitts had arranged to meet but she was detained. he believed she favored another man and plunged into the lake. He lived with his mother and two sisters at 122 Washington street. his brother resides in Butte Mont and a sister in Los Angeles. He was 19 years old and well liked by those who knew him.
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Frende
Thomas
Washington Street
Putte, Mont
Los Angeles
Col Thomas
Prominent Surveyor General Willam McMicken Dies
Olympia reports the death of Willam McMicken at his home at age 5 Saturday evening from a neck carbuncle. He was surveyor general of Washington Territory first appointed in 1872 by Gen. Grant, served 14 years, retired in 1886, then territorial treasurer, and was again appointed surveyor by President McKinley at the time of his death.
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Olympia
Willam McMicken
Capt. McMicken
Washington Territory
Grant
Territorial
Aquire
McKinley
Market Quotations Highlight Mixed Prices On Grain And Produce
Monday morning market notes show oats at 22 dollars in car lots with limited demand. Barley and wheat prices vary, with hay and timothy steady, and dairy, poultry, and livestock prices listed for Washington state deliveries to Seattle.
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Erare
Baathern
Western Avenue
Concord
Yakima
California
Seattle
Washington
Wholesale Poultry and Livestock Prices Hit Varied Tones
A dense listing of jobbing and wholesale prices for poultry, meat, feed, dairy, grains, lumber, and coffee. Includes live turkeys, spring chickens, ducks, geese, beef, pork, and fish quotes, plus lumber and building materials with per thousand feet or per ton rates.
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Sucks, LLC
S&c
Olympia
Dungeness
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