City delays on contract stall progress of large street job
Contractor C J Erickson seeks 30 more steam cars to speed the Second avenue project but funds are scarce. Officials withhold assessment rolls and await time extensions. With only four cars under repair and current outputs, 600000 yards on Second avenue plus private property remain, likely taking three to five years at best. Mayor Ballinger and the board of works face authority limits yet urge Erickson to hasten work while property owners push for quicker completion.
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C. J. Erickson
Second Avenue
Erickson
Blanchard Street
Hars
Ballinger
Board of Works
Stubblefield Home for Widows and Orphans Opening
The Stubblefield home in Walla Walla, funded by the late Joseph Stubblefield’s will, will open early in October to care for widows and orphans. Carrie Folmer, a child from Tacoma who had been missing for three weeks, was found two days ago in the city’s red light district.
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Stubblefield
Walla Walla
Joseph Stubblefield
Carrie Folmer
Tacoma
Red Light
County Officials Seek Federal Aid for Rainier Boulevard
County Commissioner Baker and Deputy County Surveyor Tellier left for Bellingham to meet government representatives about road improvements. They aim to bring the public roads inquiry team for a week after the good roads convention to test road building methods and to construct Rainier boulevard, saving about $5,000. Federal officials convene with state and county authorities to obtain data on the best and cheapest road construction approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Tellier
Bellingham
Public Roads Inquiry Department
Rainier
Czar Reviews Troops From Odessa On Eastward Move
The czar with Grand Duke Michael left Odessa for south Russian towns to review troops scheduled to depart for the far east, signaling a mobilization ahead of action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Cesar
Grand Duke
Michael
Odessa
Far East
Dean's Kidney Pills Promoted for Kidney Trouble Relief
An old advertisement extols Dean's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney disorders. It lists symptoms like back pain, altered urine, and fatigue, warns of toxin buildup affecting nerves and organs, and urges immediate treatment to prevent progression to diabetes or Bright's disease.
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Dean
Bright
Doan's Kidney Pills Claim Kidney Relief
A Seattle reader describes Doan's Kidney Pills restoring normal kidney action after two years of irregular secretions and back pain. Testimonial from Thomas Russel of 311 324 avenue carpenter credits early relief and urges others with kidney trouble to use the remedy. A free trial offer is extended by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Thomas Russel
Avenue
Carpenter
Doan
Kennedy Drug Co
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
City of Topeka to be raised in two weeks
Officials say the steamer City of Topeka sunk in 30 feet of water at her pier will be raised within two weeks. The divers work on the starboard side is ahead of the port side and the cofferdam will be completed to allow the wreck to be floated out for repair at Moran Bros. shipyards.
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City of
Topeka
Marela Talbot
Pacific Coast Company
Talbot
Moran Bros. Company
Hoffmann Live Concert At Grand Opera House
Josef Hofman the brilliant young planter with international fame comes to Beattie for a single concert at the Grand Opera House tomorrow evening. The recital is under the auspices of the Ladies' Musical Club. Seat sales are now on with advance prices available.
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Josef Hofman
Beattie
Grand Opera House
Ladies’ Musical Club
Lange
Statement denies talks and distant fighting in the Far East
An official statement asserts no mediation between belligerents in the Far East and that actual fighting will not begin before the end of October. The message emphasizes a hands off stance and warning against premature negotiations.
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Far East
Mead Campaigns in Rural Spokane County
Spokane Sept 28 A E Mead Republican candidate for governor spent yesterday campaigning in the rural districts of Spokane County.
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Mead
Spokane County
Spokane
A. E Mead
Theatres Feature Salammbo Barbara Freitchie and More
The theater schedule lists Salammbo with Frederick Warde and Mise Kidder in its final Seattle showing, Barbara Freitchie starring James Neill and Edythe Chapman, and A Romance of Coon Hollow with a Friday benefit for the House of Good Shepherd. Michael Strogoff returns with Tom Wiedemann and Nellie Wiedemann as Nadia while H. C. Blankenship faces a nuisance fine after a Garden Station dispute.
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Barbara Freitchie
James Neill
Edythe Chapman
Seattle Theater
St. Horace Lewis
Mise Chapman
Barbara
Clyde Fitch
Neill
Beattie
Coon Hollow
Russell
Third Avenue Theater
House of Good Shepards
Michael Strogoff
Tom Wiedemann
Nadia
Tierney Alive Shocks City Amid Murder Probe
Thomas Tierney resurfaced in the city sparking alarm as officials debated naming him as the unidentified bay floater found near Colman dock. Coroner Hoye indicated he was near labeling the corpse Tom Tierney instead, amid foul play hints. Dragon news from Dresden notes Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerta was accidentally shot by Prince Othon during a hunter party, with injuries to his knees and hands.
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Thomas Tierney
Hoye
Tom Tierney
Colman Dock
Thorney
Dresden
Henry
Mecklenburg Sehwerta
Prince Othon
Schoelberg-Waldenburg
Ghouls at Work Desecrate Baby’s Grave in Morris Hill Cemetery
Unknown ghouls entered Morris Hill cemetery last week and desecrated the grave of May Pierce, 1 year old daughter of the Church of the Nazarene pastor. Clothing was stripped and carried away. body not stolen or mutilated. The act was kept secret until today to aid capture of the culprits.
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Daho
Rept
Morris HI
May Pierce
Mrs Stacey Bracey Death Highlights Seattle Social Figure
Mrs Elizabeth Bracey 40, a well known Seattle woman and widow of real estate magnate Martin Van Buren Bracey, died at her residence 1016 Buren Ave after a brief illness. She suffered pneumonia last Saturday night and is survived by brother William Atkinson of New York City.
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Mra
Elizabeth Bracey
Seattle
1016 Buren Avenue
Mra. Bracey
Martin van Buren Bracey
William Atkinson
New York City
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