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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1907
Page
7
An unclear OCR fragment describes a conflict over a hat involving individuals named Thorn Drolet and Hauer. The text is garbled and yields no clear date location or outcome beyond a confrontation over ownership or sale of a hat.
A statement from Senator Nurket criticizes federal loan plans for the Jamestown Exposition in Seattle. He argues the government should not fund a display and urges hostility toward attempts to influence expo preparations. A meeting with expo officials and Senator Piles is planned, while the Civil Service Commission hears Fireman Snyder and a street department labor case.
Several locals petitioned the city council today to install a streetlight near the south end of the bridge, arguing it would improve safety for pedestrians and traffic.
City license committee meets to consider mandatory chauffeur examinations after a spate of fatal auto crashes. No decision today. action expected next week to require efficiency tests before granting driving permits.
President Gompers announced the American Federation of Labor would appeal to about 2,000,000 organized labor members tomorrow to aid the telegraphers in their strike financially.
Frederick and Nelson in Seattle highlights seventeen years of stove sales and service. The catalog features styles adapted to local fuel and weather, backed by a guarantee of perfect satisfaction. If a stove ever fails to perform, the retailer will fix the fault in the stove.
Hugh Carpenter, William Mills and George Williams, three inmates at McNeil's Inland, petition Federal Judge Hanford claiming they have served beyond their sentences. They allege a technical ruling by Judas Haufogi limits their terms to four years each, though they were convicted of forgery and sentenced to three two year terms.
The Q A B of P a club of boys mostly heading to high school will host a party for high school students at Christenson Broad Way hall on Friday September 28. It marks the first Med school social event of the year.
A marriage license record lists Alvin F P Doenus 28 Beatle and Margaret H Gallagher 2 Port Angeles. R W Cotterill 29 and Iva 1 Hammond 25 Seattle are also named in the notice.
Trea J. Van Voree 25 Oakland Himer B. Mackford 28 Seattle Nellie B. Sargent 22 Fithian Rasmus Larson 27 and Lina Jotingon 23 Ballard Jenlio Marehall 22 and Gladys Cotting 19 Beatt
Birth records show three births registered today. Witt and Tal are stated with their mothers and addresses, listing Witt son of Witt at 161 Fifteenth Ave South born Sept 9 and Tal son of Tal at 608 Main Street born Sept 18. A third entry notes Nigro-To wife of John Nigro at 2645 Dayot with a son born Sept 10.
Death notices report individuals including Stella Wash, Cummitige J Cummings, Murphy, Milla Arthur, Kuppler, Wapner, Wolf Peter, Kennedy J B, and E M Grange. Ages range from 16 to 77 with dates in September and locations such as Providence Hospital Georgetown Washington Ninth Avenue West and Cloverdale.
The fragment notes a business listing for Art Marble Company dated 2011 and a location three doors north of Virginia Street with contact by phone numbers including 1738. The text is incomplete but identifies a local business listing and its rough address reference.
Mrs. Frank Weaver, wife of a coal dealer, 1108 Washington Ave, interrupted Rev. M A Matthews at the First Pyt rian church. She claimed a heavenly message and struck Deacon A C Dreshach and her husband with an umbrella before male congregants subdued her. She has a history of mental disturbance and has previously caused church incidents.
A group of local residents appeared before the city council to protest a plan to vacation alleys in McGilvrara's second addition. They argued the alleys serve both private and public convenience and urged the council to oppose the proposal.
Superintendent L B Youngs of the land and water department will present an ordinance to the city council to appropriate money for fixing up offices in the Trustee building.
The Bismarck Cafe reopens this evening after extensive repairs and renovations. Seattle will gain a highly decorated cafe with goat themed features. A formal reopening event is scheduled for Monday night, September 23, with significant remodeling costs cited.
The citys long distance telephone line to Cedar Lake has been down for several days and the fault location remains unknown. A rumor claimed a child of the head warden died after falling into a tub of boiling water, but no confirmation has been received.
Thirty-odd humorist writers with wives and families reached Los Angeles on the Galt Lake limited to attend the inaugural American Press Humorists convention opening in the city. A number from the Pacific and Middle West are expected to arrive today. The water department today pre-
A drafted amendment to the water ordinance proposes a penalty of 56 cents for each delinquency in tax payment. The measure is to be submitted to the city council this evening for consideration.
In San Francisco on Sept hept 16 three jurors were temporarily added to the Ford trial panel. Harry B. Arnold a grocer Devtin 5 Howley a fire insurance broker and Arthur W. Johnson joined as talesmen. Judge Lawlor delayed peremptory challenges until this afternoon awaiting possible stipulations related to other trials including Louis Glass.
Francis Bentley, a professional ball player said to be with the Portland club, shot Edward Coniff, proprietor of the Byron hotel, after Coniff refused him a drink. Bentley is under arrest and says he acted in self defense. Boapoap Lake Salts advertised to relieve rheumatic pains.
Describes an exceptionally strong Storve-a hot-blast stove featuring a large door, airtight ash pit, handle, turnbuckle, valve, draft regulator, steel top ring, and foot. Offered in three sizes. Prices listed as $17.00, $20.00, and $811.50.
Description of a well finished stove featuring a double feed door for large wood chunks, air-first base with tightly fitted ash pit door and screw draft. Four sizes listed: No. 710 No. 712 No. 7489.75.
No. 17 No. 19 the most satisfactory low priced cast top wood heating stove features a small lighting door to light the fire without soiling clothes. The Dandy includes screw damper hinged cover cast pipe collar and nickeled urn. Sizes and prices listed No. 18 5.75 No. 21 5 No 87.50.
The oven is absolutely air tight and heat can be applied as needed. Water front is separate from oven so water cannot affect temperature. Patent anti clinker grate fits coal or wood. Firebox is heavier than any other range. The Majestic oven bottom won’t warp. Exposed parts are malleable iron and guaranteed not to break. Steel parts use the heaviest gauge steel in range construction.
The article describes the top wood airtight heating unit the Daisy with a small lighting door to light the fire without soiling clothes. It lists a screw damper hinged cover cast pipe collar nickeled urn sheet top Russia iron body and heavy sheet iron lining with sizes and prices including No. 1883.75 peewee.
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