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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1910
Page
1
A penniless man recounts his visit to a city lodging house, describing the crowded benches and the aim of providing meals, rest, and shelter. He notes the stark contrast between street life and the clean dining room, where a hot bowl of soup began his brief glimpse of refuge.
Three of six dogs sent out of Kansas City on trains by Union Depot staff have returned. Brownie, the most frequent traveler, has come back for the fourth time after various journeys, including a reported trip to Denver. The dogs are to be loaded for transport to distant city sections as a final effort to reclaim them.
Daily figures show Seattle and Tacoma clearings totaling 2 041 886 00 and 2 268 732 00 respectively with balances 114 966 00 and 862 732 00 Portland and Spokane also record clearings and balances 2 268 732 00 656 366 00 and 4 421 ?0 429 00 respectively.
Modistes who produced the chantecler line remove items from display and stash them in back rooms as last season’s rejects. Women reportedly refuse to wear the pieces, signaling a fashion shift away from the popular pins.
Seattle authorities consider a tax on red light district patrons to fund 27 additional patrolmen, three sergeants and six detectives. Chief Wappenstein pushes for the expanded force to protect residential areas, with funds from unanticipated revenues.
Councilman Blaine backed by Mayor Gill won a pay raise for city teamsters from 2.50 to 2.75 per day. Street department workers move to 3.10 to 2.50. Discussion centered on supply and demand versus labor worth. Gill warned against further big appropriations but supported raises if due. Blaine’s motion carried.
University life becomes tense as fraternities report unsolicited gospel outreach and Bible study visits. Frat members claim participation is voluntary and deny restraint on students choosing worship, prompting calls to address missionary intrusion on campus.
Forecast calls for rain this afternoon. Showers likely tonight and into Saturday with brisk south winds and unsettled conditions.
About 159 masters and a like number of pilots struck last night, tying up 760 tugs in New York harbor, halting most waterfront craft and paralyzing port activity in the city.
The Ballinger-Pinchot dispute spills into the congressional investigating committee. Chairman Nelson accuses Brandeis of concealing testimony for Louis K R Garza, provoking Brandeis to protest and a chamber-wide uproar as members shout and gesture. The scene ends with gavel attempts to restore order.
In United Frenne Gilroy California April 1 Miss Eleanor Sears a society girl and aspiring pacemaker halted her 108 mile walk from Burlingame after 65 miles in 20 hours. Her male escort refused to pace and her chaperon would not let her proceed without a man traveler.
Open your office desk tomorrow morning with a focus on money house help or real estate. The Star advertises splendid opportunities daily and invites readers to write their want and mail it to The Star Indiana with address details provided.
A collection of brief items notes deaths and accidents across states. Reports include a head on collision near Burlington injuring and killing several adults, a fall leading to death hours after, and a man charged with manslaughter in an ensuing case. Additional items cover a snowbound region, political figures departing, and a missing roadhouse proprietors search ongoing in the Snow River area.
Airship service between Munich and Oberammergau begins May 15 and runs until October 1. Parseval airship will operate with lava type craft. Round trip to witness the Passion Play costs 137 dollars. shorter circular flights over Munich and nearby areas priced at 55 dollars.
President Taft will not travel to Alaska this summer. He will return directly to his Beverley Mass home when Congress adjourns.
Des Moines authorities pursue a theory that an organization trafficking in babies is behind infants left on doorstep steps in suitcases in multiple Iowa cities. A Des Moines artist and Iowa Humane Society officials corroborate reports of payments up to 109 dollars for each child, with at least 68 babies reportedly disposed of in three months.
The Canadian government moves to enforce price controls on cable companies. Legislation approved by the Commons places railway commission in charge of rates and facilities for cable operators across Dominion coasts, with Postmaster General Le Mesure steering the measure.
Indianapolis April 1 report shows 300000 miners obeyed strike order with calls for early talks between operators and workers. Indiana settlement grants 5 cents per ton. Illinois seeks 10 cent rise per ton. Western states report 300000 affected. Michigan 3000. Ohio 47000. Pennsylvania 4000000? (text confirms 40.0% affected) as unions forecast quick deals while operators warn months of delay.
In ThAnapolis Indiana on April 1 three thousand southern Indiana miners continued work after swift agreements on wages and hours. The end of a 17 000 miner strike in the region appears near with President Lewin predicting most contracts signed within a week and most states back at work under strong agreements within ten days.
Richard M. Arms was today appointed superintendent of lighting. Mayor Gill signed the official notice addressed to the council. The appointment follows the charter amendment adopted at the last election dividing the water and lighting department into two departments.
Two contracts spark a dispute over Hamilton flights in Seattle. Capt. J L Anderson asserts a binding agreement for April 9 and 10, claiming rights to Hamilton and to 30,000 spectators. F R Beckham and R A Hiller counter that Hamilton signed with them and will proceed with the schedule and $2,000 fee.
City Engineer Thomson and council member Mullen defended a moderate Yesler regrade to avoid at grade crossings of a cable line and streetcar on intersecting streets. The plan, costing 390000 dollars, imposes a 10 percent grade for Yesler Way and covers sections from James Street to Washington Street including Fifth to Ninth avenues.
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