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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1903
Page
7
A mosaic of garbled notes and quotes references moves from crime to politics to daily life. Mentions a death related scene, a factory day, a Chinese teaching permit, a crazy California dentist, an axe attack, a Shah’s doctor, a red button with vague meaning, a legal case, a dynamite theft, and Seattle’s canal comparisons.
A fragmented column recalls a self made man praising his maker and notes a shift in a woman named Phyllis who arrived in the city as polite but crude and has since become cultured and rude. The piece mirrors social changes and streetwise wit from a bygone era.
In Kentucky Mey aH Mey aH esha prs WILL HANG HIMSELF CYNTHTIANA ex Senator Hargis did not attend the CurtieJett avarder trial today. Jett testified in his own defense and shattered the careful trust the defense had built.
Chicago dispatch reports Sir Thomas Tipton rises from bed for first time since illness. Doctors say condition improving as Tipton begins gradual activity and plans to resume public duties.
A federal filing yesterday by The First National Bank of Council Bluffs asks the court to compel J A Moore to pay three promissory notes totaling a stated amount with 6 percent interest from a prior date and additional charges, alleging default on the notes.
A disjointed OCR fragment notes Gresi merging into Fises, with scattered references to SPimee and national framing. Readable pieces imply organizational restructuring, though details and dates are unclear.
Springfield society records reveal Mise Ade laide Fairbanks daughter of Senator Peirbanks, niece of ex Mayor Milligan, married Westign John W Timmons US Navy in Washington. The couple, once distant in rank and fortune, wed after a long courtship begun at Ohio Wesleyan. The ceremony was conducted by Chaplain Clark at the Fairbanks home.
Mabel West, widow of a Stellacoom man, went violently insane at the Diamond house brothel in the restricted district. Three men restrained her as she cursed and fought during removal to a patrol wagon. She was taken to the county jail to face an insanity charge.
A rate cut campaign hits the Arrow steamship line with a round trip half fare from Bremerton to Seattle. Port Orchard Route may follow, cutting fares on certain trips when Arrow departs at game time. The Port Orchard service previously reduced prices but with limited effect.
D J Johnson Co. reports a record sales week with fifty eight units moved from Chickering Bons Manoa to Kimball and Kimball Organs. Large stock from Simplex Piano Player draws buyers attention with superior expression and reliability. Prices range from 28 to 420, with several fine instruments offered well below usual retail.
Stockholders meeting at Corpus Christi to authorize increasing capital stock to 286 and extend line to Galveston with several branches as part of a major irrigation scheme led by syndicate head B F Yoakum.
Three Chamber of Commerce committees convene this afternoon. At 2 p m the resources and art county arrangement panel for the World’s Fair meets. At 3 p m the building of American ships and foreign trade promotion group meets. At 4 39 p m the volunteer committee discusses inviting the next national teachers convention to the city. Mrs Julian G Padgett, aged 58, died at Providence Hospital after an operation. She was the wife of B Padgett, a well known Everett attorney.
Local shoppers crowded the stall showing off Hye glasses and fine optics with bargain prices. Vendors advertised savings on frames and lenses amid a lively market scene.
Manager Morley of the Buena Vista melter and Forman Abraham of the Mary Murphy mine were found asphyxiated on the fourteenth level of the Buena Vista property. They and several others were known mining figures in the West. The bodies were found the following morning after they inspected the workings the prior night.
Advert reads a shop selling organs at low prices with multiple models listed. It mentions full sets and future couplers, wind chests, mirrors, and boards, plus "every instrument" guaranteed. The note promises liberal terms and bold discounts across piano and organ sales.
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