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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1904
Page
7
A local store promotes musical education as essential and invites customers to inspect a broad stock including pianos, players, violins, mandolins, guitars, and other band instruments. The ad emphasizes flexible selection, best value, and potential savings, inviting buyers to compare prices.
The Great Northern loop completion signals a revival of the Skagit county coal industry. Major mines near Hamilton and Rockport will reopen after years idle, with J J Connors and other properties restarting operations. J J Hill expands coal interests, purchasing 2240 acres for about 500000.
A ten stamp mill named Mila is being installed at Grant Pass Oregon by J F Reddy of Beattie who recently acquired a large stake in the Opp mine near the city. A boxcar accident in Genesee Idaho fatally injures Fu Pfather's daughter. Henry Edmons and W Kiddie at the Tyee assay office Nanaimo were struck by a train and seriously injured. Forest fires threaten fine timber stands in a broad region.
In Matonville area the fire crossed the Niequally river near Lachrande. Reports mention Harry Ackiorman a Finn under liquor attacked his wife in Albany Oregon early yesterday morning. Charles A Lynch a Bellingham contractor is missing and presumed foul play.
The McDonald Steamship company sold Multnomah and Capital City to the Olympia & Tacoma Transporta tion company after lengthy negotiations. Olympia & Tacoma Navigation planned to buy Telegraph to challenge Capital City and Multnomah, and Greyhound will operate the Telegraph route. Capital City is laid up briefly while Greyhound takes over the Greyhound route.
Burglar(s) broke into the Dawam diary on Fifth Avenue South and Weller Street between Sunday evening and 4 AM and took $22.25 from the till. Entry gained via an unlocked window after tearing off a wire screen. City Detective Corbett investigated with no suspects identified. Senator Hoar was comfortable but showing no strength gain in Worcester.
Frank Pontius a 20 year old son of real estate dealer Frank A Pontius of 429 Thirteenth avenue was driven to violence after weeks of illness. He fled from Officer Chipman, boarded a street car, and attacked the officer when recaptured. He was taken to police headquarters where a knife was seized. His father hopes sanatorium treatment will restore him.
George Thomson is held on suspicion of robbing fellow employee Robert Gordon of 27 dollars in the tunnel at the north portal of the Great Northern Railway. Gordon reported the loss. Thompson was arrested by Special Officer Clarke after denying the theft and shifting blame. Thompson had recently been released from county jail for a minor offense.
The Heral d Herald reviews The Burgomaster with Oscar L Figman as lead. The company delivers a polished musical comedy in Seattle with strong supporting turns by Miss Hatzfeldt Miss Chapman and Mr Neill. Staging is fresh and the cast earns warm audience praise.
A lively tone marks the premiere of Joshua Simpkins at Third Avenue last night as the Rube band opened the program and set an energetic pace for the show.
The Wiedemann company scored another hit in the comedy A live Wire last night. The piece features a melodramatic plot with plenty of intrigue and laughs, spotlighting a lively ensemble and witty exchanges.
A line item reports heavy and powerful heaters No 17 with a regular price of 11.16 and a sale figure of 2 810.04, though the text appears garbled and inconsistent.
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