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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1906
Page
3
Negotiations involve William Rockefeller estate and Southern Pacific. a Chicago route may transfer to the Baltimore line, with the outcome depending on which system finally joins the Har railroad network.
A street committee weighs a petition from owners to refuse permits until repairs are completed. Delegates note trees are damaged and cite potential street obstruction. The committee considers holding action on the permits to protect the street surface and future work.
A partial record of a Shingle Bay meeting records names such as George A. Cooper and W. Bane and notes treasury arrangements by J. F. Ivrea and others. The fragment mentions officers and a gown, with uncertain context and missing details.
A garbled excerpt references a mayoral examination and an adopted measure by a central committee. The text mentions frustration with a group deemed incompetent and hints at political tension surrounding municipal decisions and accountability.
A disrupted afternoon event involved a jewelry cane and a man described as the fiancé. The scene referenced an engagement at the time and noted the goods were transferred to an address referenced as B46.
A portrait of Jimmie Moran, a cement and concrete worker valued at about 90000 dollars. He earns daily 2.50 and is seen pushing a barrow of tar and laying concrete with precise care. Treasurer Russell calls him the city’s best, first on the job and last to leave, doing as much work as two men.
Rept. ft. Considine and Sullivan face a several thousand dollar law, after spending about $12,000 to remodel Peoples theater into a makeshift orpheum. Building inspector McSpadden condemns the theater as unsafe and the opening this Monday is in jeopardy.
The Republican state convention renominated Joseph Powell of Welleville for congress and nominated Joseph B Frick for justice of the supreme court. The body defeated a resolution condemning petitions by hig p. The policy of Steathees Roosevelt Was inderred.
Government call for bids on constructing the main canal of the Tieton irrigation project near North Yakima. Tenders to be opened in Portland on November 14.
Washington, D. C. September 21 Ex Senator James K Jones who twice chaired the Democratic National Committee and worked with William J Bryan on past campaigns advised Bryan to discard the plank calling for government ownership of railroads.
Tonight the Indiana club will establish a permanent organization in the Alaska building. All former residents of Indiana including men and women are urged to attend in club rooms for the proceeding.
City wide phone orders offered for meals at set prices including pot roast four cents leg lamb twelve and a half cents round steak one cent lamb dope one cent and lard ten cents Delivery available anywhere in the city Northern Pacific offers low round trip rates to New Orleans with sale dates October 7 to November 15 Call the Northern Pacific city ticket office at corner First Ave and Yealer Way for details
The Juvenile Bostonians deliver a lively second edition of Dorothy at the Grand Theatre and earn praise for their polished, professional-tinged performance. Notable talents include Rowe Cole, Lois Mason, Abe Mason, and Grace Hutchinson with standout numbers and encores. The troupe’s Royal Chef opens tonight at the Grand as the season’s first musical.
The White Tigress of Japan continues at the Third Avenue Theater with tonight and matinee shows. Recap from the Harem begins Sunday matinee for a week's run.
Beattie Theater presents A Mad Love in Seattle with several problems in the production and entertaining solutions. Next week Russell Drew offers the perennial success Uncle Joe Perkins.
A clever and interesting vaudeville bill is presented at the Star Theater this week featuring entertaining acts and light theater.
Poetic lines compare a stone wall built by hard work and thrift to an independence pledge. The text urges starting a savings account with the State Bank of Seattle to grow wealth, contrasting enduring labor with fragile inherited riches.
Vice President Fairbanks spoke at the laying of the Cook County Court House cornerstone in Chicago on September 21. He denounced government or state ownership of rail routes and utilities, urging private or corporate control as essential to the republic, alongside Mayor Dunne on the municipal ownership platform.
Henry Proctor Waugh, longtime World newspaper correspondent, is spending a few days in Seattle during a western tour. He is stopping at the Butler for accommodations during his stay.
Building Inspector W Place invites a group of business men to a five fest of partitions tomorrow afternoon at o'clock on the new city rail lot located at Fifth avenue and Yesler Way.
The new naturalization laws take effect on September 27 and will add red tape to the process, making naturalization more tedious. Courts report 20 to 30 applicants for papers daily as observers note little dramatic change.
A local tailor Daniel Fuhrman offers correctly tailored suits for every man. The ad invites customers to visit 1016 Second Ave to see woolens and have garments made to fit precisely.
The local Christian Endeavor convention fund receives a $900 donation from Freder ick and Nelson to support defraying expenses of the international gathering to be held here. The National Association requires a $25,000 guarantee. with $10,000 already secured last fall and new subscriptions, Seattle’s fund looks secure. Finance committee led by John Behram with A Burwell Crawford and William Cathoun oversees collections.
The annual inspection of the Brevens Helief corps has been delayed to October 14. Members are instructed to attend on that date.
On September 24 the Northern Pacific offers a round trip Theketa to Bhokane at a one way rate of $10.10. Return limit is October 7. Four trains daily. Travel by bus to reach Bleature route details on Northern Pacific line.
Take a few days off and visit the State Fair in North Yakima from September 16 to 22. See Yakima valley and enjoy the climate east of the mountains with cheap round trip rates and special train departures from Seattle on September 18 and 20. For details call the city ticket office at Firat Av and Yesler Way.
In Bremerton the cruiser California leaves drydock for a trial trip with Santa Barbara expected for its port of call, while the Boston enters drydock and shows less damage than feared. The Horton and Impala bandmasters transfer to the receiving ship Philadelphia. Hunters take extra precautions after recent accidents.
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