McKinley Thanksgiving hospital plan moves forward
The Seattle chamber of commerce approved a plan to establish a McKinley Thanksgiving hospital funded by popular subscription. A nine member committee was formed to study feasibility and report next meeting. Also noted were remarks on President McKinley’s recovery and a discussion of broom-corn millet as a versatile grain.
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Chamber of Commerce
McKinley Thanksgiving Hospital
Judgh
J. P Hoyt
Humanity
McKintey Thankeavings
United
A. Bo Wycker
J. G. Pyle
A.J. Blethen
FB. H. Wella
Josiah Collina
T. W. Proach
RK. &. Meany
J. W. Roberts
William Pigott
J. P. Hoyt
J. BR. Meikle
Seattle
Mck Kinley
Found Dead in Cape Nome Lodging House
The body of J. P. Davis, a transient guest at the Cape Nome lodging house, was found in his room at 9 o clock last night. It is believed he died of consumption. Coroner Hoye, away from the city, was notified after the body was moved to Butterworths moratorium. Davis was about 50 years old with unknown relations.
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J. P. Davis
Cape Nome
Davis
Butterworths Mora
Hoye
Public Works Bids Advertised for Saturday
Public works ad lists bids due Saturday at 11 o clock for street improvements. Activities include grading the alley in block F A Denny's addition grading Ewe Fir street from Broasiwar to Twelfth avenue and cement sidewalks on East Thomas street from Boylston avenue to the east line of J H Nagie's addition.
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Thee
part_of public works
F. A
Denny's
Broasiwar
Twelfth Avenue
East Thomas Street
Boylston Avenue
J. H. Nagie
Eagles Extend Their Sympathy Telegram To President McKinley
Seattle aerie No 2 Fraternal Order of Eagles sent a telegram of sympathy to President William McKinley in his illness. The secretary B Partridge signed the message, expressing patriotic duty and prayers for his recovery.
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Seattle
Order of Eagles
McKiniey Tom
McKinley
United States of America
Buffalo
N. Y
Seattle Aerie No. 2
C. B
Wiam i
E. Partridge
Pleasant hours as summer ends in varied social rounds
Local notices describe a Frida y Jensen club picnic and multiple social events. The City Federation of Women’s holds a meeting at the Unitarian bureau with Mrs. Mitchell presiding. Numerous residents, visitors, and military officers attend dances, dinners, and theater parties across town.
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The
City Federation of Womens
Sret
Bure
Comer Seventh Avenue
Pike Street
Mitchell
Social Gossip And Local Engagements In Seattle
A week of social visits and gatherings unfolds in Seattle. Mr. and Mrs. Percy F. Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Frink returned from a North Bend excursion. Mrs. Keeler hosts a gathering at 01 Twenty eighth avenue. Mr. Smith entertains in honor of Mrs. O Toole of Kentucky at 222 Twentieth avenue. Clare Wing hosts a Queen Anne club dancing party with flower decorations and a festive tented dining room. A farewell for Miss Myre Smith and Miss Greenland precedes college plans. A yachting party aboard Benita departs Beattie for Everett fair then back Friday. Queen Anne club hosts a general party with green tea and Turk ieh style decor. Seattle Tennis Club holds its regular Wednesday tea. Inga Hauge wedding to Mr. Tote noted by Rev Hansen. The Tobewon couple plans Seattle residence, with guests including Rev M. Hauge and family.
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Percy F. Smith
Twentieth Avenue
O'Toeoole
Kentucky
Y Toole
Allatn
I. C. Gilman
Gitewon Teytor
Clara Ford
Gerald Frink
Mise Clare Wing
Queen Anne Club
Myre Smith Mire Greenland
Sam Fuesell
College
Schramm
Mise Inga Hauge
CN. Hauge
Charles Tote
Mertis Hansen
Reedville
Ore
Tobewon
Seattle
Cc M. Hauge
Mee
Mra Katbera
Lily Haver
Vdnet Neuge
Mies Palewik
Anne Maneen
Mra
Olegon
She Loves Gardener Blue Point Heiress Seeks Forgiveness
Lena Head Hodley, heiress to the Taylor fortune, wed her grandmother’s gardener and faces threats of disinheritance from her mother and millionaire relative George Taylor. She and her husband visited the Taylor mansion seeking reconciliation, but Mrs Head and Mrs Taylor refused entry. Taylor is valued around £29,000.
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Blue Point
L. I
Frederick W. Hodley
George ©. Taylor
Mrs. Hodley
Taylor Mansion
Mra Head
Mra. Taylor
Mra Bodley
Lena Head
Taylor
Taylor Ie
Renton Council Holds First Meeting and Local Updates
The Renton city council met at Wood's hall with oaths of office given by Sidney Williams. G W Custer elected city clerk and Williams city attorney. A committee was named to secure charters and copies of fourth class city ordinances. The second Renton baseball team lost to Seattle Monarchs by a small margin. A new section house by the Columbia and Puget Sound railroad is ready. Continued construction on the Dunlap Renton streetcar line proceeds. Baptist church incorporation papers were sent to Olympia. Orchard fruit crop near Dunlap remains heavy, especially apples prunes and pears. Maple Valley fall term begins with Miss Alile Maxwell in charge for four months.
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Renton
Wood's Hall
Sidney Williams
G. W. Custer
Columbia & Puget Sound Railroad
Maple Valley
Alile Maxwell
Searmen s Friend Society Elects Two New Board Members
The Searmen s Friend society filled two executive board vacancies with Rev J P D Liwrd and Capt F J Burns. Chaplain West announced the launch Bethe Messenger built for sailors is complete and its first trip to Bremerton distributed reading material aboard warships. A committee will prepare a city circular detailing the society s aims and work.
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Searmen’s Friend Society
J. P. D. Liwrd
F. J. Burns
Chaplain West
Bethe: Messenger
Bremerton
Tivoli Opera Company Lures Full House at Seattle Theater
The Tivoli Opera Company at the Seattle theater proves its experiment has succeeded with strong crowds for The Toy Maker and The Wedding Day. The run continues this week, Ferrie Hertman to give a toy to every child on Saturday matinee as new acts like A Baggage Check and A Man of Mystery join the program. The Grand Opera House season opens September 15 with Augustin Daly’s Runaway Girl as the marquee attraction amid Daly Standard acclaim. Moving Pictures show Buffalo Pan-American Exposition reels this week at The Searchlight on Second Avenue.
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Tivoli Opera Company
Seattle
Mainee Ferrie Hertman
Grand Opera House
Augustin Daly
New Broom-Corn Millet Referenced for Home Use
A new cereal, broom-corn millet, is to be introduced for human consumption if the department of agriculture can persuade people to eat it. The plant was recently brought from Europe by botanists.
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Acre
Rusela
Volma
Rumta
M. A. Carleton
Russa
Wicon
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Funeral held for Eneco Sironi at Church of Our Lady of Good Help
The funeral for Eneco Sironi was held from the Church of Our Lady of Good Help at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The services were attended by a large number of Italian residents of the city.
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Eneco Sironi
Church of Our Lady of Good Help
Progressive day invites 1905 Seattle convention of postmasters
Assistant Postmaster Colbett is authorized to invite the National Convention of Postmasters to hold its 1905 meeting in Seattle. Augusta H. Springer, a state delegate, is authorized to invite the grand lodge of the Sons of Hermann to meet in Seattle as well, for a 1905 gathering. The San Antonio grand lodge meeting occurs Sept 16 to 19.
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Chamber of Commerce
Colbett
National Convention
Seattle
Angustus H. Springer
Grand Lodge of the Sona of Hermann
San Antonio
Texas
Grand Lodge
Copperhead Bite Foils Telegraph Operator at Aden
P C McNeal a telegraph operator at Aden was bitten on the forefinger by a copperhead that crawled in through a window and lay on the telegraph table. He is very ill and may not recover. Kilbourne Clark Co. advertises gas and electric fixtures. Fred Fomenstock lists a furniture order. Five men with teams and scrapers are noted.
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Olympia
P. C. McNeal
Aden
O'Neal
Municipal road law challenged by suit and temporary order
Robert W. Summerville filed to enjoin the new road law election. Judge Hell issued a temporary order and a Monday 2 p.m. hearing was set. The measure shifts road authority to county voter approved enactments, raises constitutional concerns, and outlines district creation including Seattle.
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Robert W. Summerville
Road Law
Hell
Firet
Pecause
Board of County Commissioners
King County
Seattle
Wuch Road Distriete
Gald
Poisoning at Cleveland precinct station banquet sours event
About 60 guests at the opening banquet for Cleveland's seventh precinct police station on Broadway and Janes Avenue suffered ptomaine poisoning. Most recovered, a few remain seriously ill. The Newburg Improvement Association hosted the Thursday night reception with over a hundred Newburg business men present. The next day attendees fell ill. clams or ice cream are suspected, though some ate neither.
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Cleveland
Seventh Precinct
Broadway
Janes Avenue
Newburg
Twin sister romance shocks Richmond picnic story
Henry Lane, working near the locomotive machine shops, fell for a girl he saw daily. At a park gathering yesterday he sought an introduction and learned she is his twin sister, orphaned with their parents dying in infancy and raised by nine people whose identities remain unknown.
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Richmond
Henry Lane
s#teter
Sayings of Little Folk
A fragmented children's column recalls Dorothy's refusal to attend a party and a child named Willie asking about pennies and dollars. An elderly lady comments on Little Fred's recent visit, reflecting on thrift and manners in a quaint earlier era.
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Little Fred
Vancouver Cricket Club Defeats Seattle in Close Match
Vancouver beat Seattle 10 to M with Morley of Vancouver earning top honors scoring St June. J R Carrick and 46 Brenley of Beattie each posted 1% while Dukes the Vancouver bowler took six wickets. Players were hosted to luncheon by Seattle at the Madison Park pavilion.
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Vancouver Cricket Club
Seattle
Vietors
Morley
Vancouver
J. R. Carrick
Brenley
Beattie
Dukes
Madison Perk Pavilion
The Pride of a Woman and Suicide Fashion
A police sergeant cites women’s attire as a talisman in suicides, noting many choose their best dress and shoes to meet death. He argues uniform elegance eases public shame, with heroines selecting refined garments even in final acts.
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New York
Tucker
Culine
Clarence Preston and M F Jones Elected to Chamber
Clarence Preston and M F Jones are elected members of the chamber of commerce. A brief notice mentions Diamond Fire and coal supply service with a telephonic contact.
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Clarence
Preston
M. F. Jones
The
Chamber of Commerce
Everett Races and Fair Schedule and Steamship Departures
Fast steamers City of Everett and Greyhound will leave Colman dock on Tuesday and Friday with events Sept 10 and 12. Races and fair activities featured across Sept 1o Nn 2 and 13 with racing dates and timings.
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M. P. Benton
Rixteenty
M.oords
Buffaloon
New York City
Waah
Everett
City of Everett
Greyhound
Colman
Pure Milk Adulteration Cases Placed Before City Inspector
City milk inspector L M Wood reports three offenders for using formaldehyde in milk to preserve it. Proprieter Alexander Murray of Lake Dell dairy, Johnson of 1421 Vike Street, and A F Dabbletron of Interbay face complaints after tests by City Chemist Hogardun confirmed preservative traces in samples. Previous case: Maye was fined $100 for thin milk.
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L. M. Wood
Kerekson
Woodcock
Eearner Alexander Murray
Lake Dell
Hil Nob Hill Avenue
Johnson
Vike Street
A. F. Dabbletron
Interbay
Hogardun
Spider and Caterpillar Fight Ends in Spider Triumph
A lengthy battle between a spider and a caterpillar drew about fifty spectators in West Manayunk Pennsylvania. The spider won after overpowering the caterpillar on a farm fence, then carried the defeated insect to a secluded spot and a feast was served in the spider's den.
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West Manayunk
Wiliam Shindie
Epider
Hetug
Venesmelan Navy Plans Landing at Rico Hacha Colombia
A dispatch from Careces reports the Venesmelan navy preparing to land a force at Rico Hacha to support Colombian revolution efforts and ease tensions in the region.
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Washington
United States
Coasus
Careces
Venesmelan Navy
Rico Hacha
Colombia
Beattie to Face Nanaimo at Madison Park Sunday
The Beattie lacrosse team travels to Madison Park next Sunday afternoon to meet Nanaimo. Both clubs boast strong winning records, promising an exciting contest.
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Beattie
Nanaimo
Madison Park
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Y'Kinley Thanksgiving Hospital
P. Davis
Orptee Club
Jensen
the Club
A. K. Marshall
Alki Point
Corner Fourth
Marion
Mason Temple
Tribe of
Ben Hur
Pacific
Lieut
Massie
Seventh Infantry
Jl.d. Greene
Walter K. Wright
Rodman
Teft
Mee F, D. Greene
Rea- Man
Alert
J. H
Turner
Vi. Pate
K C. Neufelder
Harvard
Walter K. Wr
LD. Greene
Frenk Ford
Re Poe
WP. Trinle
Aboha Street
and Word
Episcopal Convention
San Francisco
J. C. Gitman
Batur
North Bend
PD. Keeler
Twenty Eighth Avenue
Fred Stimeon
Benita
Mra F. B. Feamore
Monarchs
Renton School
Dunlap
Baptist Church
Durnlap
Seamen's Friend Society
Third Avenue
Kelly
Mark EB @wan
Moving
Snake AT
Kilbourne & Clark Co
Second Ave
Fred. Fomenstock
B&b. Fir
R. W. Summerville
Fred
Wheeler
Manmma
May
Mamma
Dorothy
Wille
Papa
Willie
Land Forge
Choice Investment
H. H. Dearborn & Co
C. Maller
Pettit
Lota
City Park
Clay
Dr. Cockram
J. E. Cockram
Hotel Victoria
First Avenue
Mons Boston Grocery
Second Avenue
Ceries
Soslyn Coal
Queen Coal
Telephone Union
Telephone
Columbia Street
Seattle Transfer Co
Kain
Ofer
Piet Ay
Hirsch
Pike
A. Lindauer Servatine Opie A
MEE Chong & CO
London
Ernst Bros
Tel
Prichard Hardware Company
Cc F. Stolting
Third Ave. Tel. Red
J. Matzger
Seattle Tailoring CO
H. T. Turner
Hinckley Block
Raymond & Hoyt
Keeley Institute
Washi
British Columbia
Kilbourne Ave
Green Lake
Fremont
Sullivan Bing
Wash
G. T. Castie
Mar
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