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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1907
Page
1
A sensational Roosevelt Harriman letter claims the president sought funds and promised Depew an ambassadorship, tying down upstate support and revealing alleged schemes to aid Depew’s re election. Harriman defends only the letter’s authorship as public controversy intensifies.
Albany April 2 The publication of the Markiman Webster letters this morning pleased Alton Parker though he said the subject was too weighty for a hasty answer.
The correspondence records Theodore Roosevelt faulting Harriman over campaign power and influence. Roosevelt asserts he never sought or solicited campaign funds and defends his actions as president, while condemning bribery, political manipulation, and the idea of buying sinecures or influence.
Pak Board moves to buy an island identified as Noscor The Rooster to establish a new roosting site for poultry program officials stated.
Seattle-Tacoma Power plans to ask the city council for an extension of the old Diamond Ice company franchise to 1994. The request aims to enlarge heating and lighting plants in the business district.
Councilman Keene will introduce an amendment to the city liquor sale law at the next council session. The measure aims to widen druggists latitude permitting liquor sales with broader authorization beyond physician prescription amid recent arrests for alleged medicinal sales technicalities.
Governor Mead and Eva McCullom led the grand march of 150 couples at the eighth annual Wattresses' Union ball held at Bagies Hall on Monday night.
The Ballard city council slated to discuss Sunday closing may drop the saloon issue tonight. The plan to urge Chief Nabors to close saloons was altered for unspecified reasons and may not be addressed this session. Nabors refuses to resign, arguing the council cannot compel him.
Bank clearings for April 2 1907 and April 2 1906 are listed, indicating comparative daily financial activity. The brief record notes these two dates for archival tracking of monetary flows.
The site selection committee has received about twenty offers for locations. General Tibbetts, chairman, said the committee met in Seattle yesterday and would soon reconvene to choose the site for the new state soldiers home.
President J. H. Gray of the King County Republican club appointed the executive committee: J. B. Knickerbocker P. J. Smith John F. Mats W. H. White Claude Ramsey Frank H. Renick John F. Minto and Mary White.
A Methodist church may be established in the southern portion of the city. Bishop Atkins and Dr. McMurray, secretary of the board of church extensions, are in Seattle today examining the matter.
A state university sorority prepares for term end with several pride activities and has hired a cooking teacher to give regular lessons at the sorority house.
Harbormaster A. P. Spaulding received printed booklets detailing navigation rules for Elliott Bay. The city council paused them temporarily but plans strict enforcement, covering speed limits for all weavels on the waters of Elliott Bay.
A Green Lake streetcar leaped a foot embankment at Edgewater curve near Root and Albion at 6 am. The motorman was injured, the conductor shaken, and the car landed upright in the mud. no passengers were aboard on its first trip, though the site has a history of fatal wrecks at that bend.
A large city council delegation visits Southeast Beattie to learn district needs while William Constantine testifies that his mind was blank during the attempted murder of his son in law Jewse M. Hall. Doctors for the defense and prosecution await expert testimony in a case marked by clashes between lawyers and dramatic testimony about Myra Hall and the alleged abuse.
Frank Benski, 24, near death from tuberculosis, fatally cut his throat with a razor at the county hospital last night. He rose from his bed to a dresser, plunged the blade, and died before his roommate could reach him. A cousin in Dorchester, Wisconsin, is listed as his only known relative.
Seventy five machinists walked out at Moran Brothers shipyards Whallington Iron Works and Union Machinery and Supply Co demanding a minimum wage of four cents an hour. The strike halts work on the battleship Nebraska though Moran brothers granted the raise to workers aboard. Union leaders say more will join and a Friday meeting will decide on further action.
The mayor sustained by the council vetoed a bill returning to Terry hetra the Broadway and Terrace lot given to the city years ago for a fire house. The city will keep the lot, now valued at $15,000 or more. Six members voted against the bill despite the veto: Zbinden Morrison Gill Crichton Conway and Bowen.
The trial of seven railroads and four grain firms accused of granting rebates began in federal court. The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line was the first case heard as 178 counts are charged. Separately the Seattle Yacht Club met to appoint a committee on a new club home with a report due April 1. County clerk earnings for February totaled 4969 dollars.
George H Randall was named by the King County Medical Association to join a joint commission with the Manufacturers' Association to study the proposed new city hall.
A mystery grips the city as the mayor's clock vanishes from the mayor's desk in City Hall. Police note the clock is city property and missing after Saturday afternoon.
The council delayed action on vacation of Alva street bridge at the foot of Portland and on several Union Pacific street vacations until May 6. The delay grants time for further review by Seattle Lumber Company and Union Pacific authorities.
C. C. Olson, 35, of 1507 Twelfth Ave., was found hanging from an alder tree in Volunteer Park two hundred feet off Federal Ave. by F. G. Prior. The coroner's investigation believes Olson died by his own action. He was married and lived with his wife at the given address. The body is in charge of Bonny Watson.
The council confirmed George EB Wright as a library board member with a unanimous vote. The report notes the prior rejection of John Hay for street superintendent, indicating contention over street leadership roles in the same session.
The Y M C A yesterday raised 9976.98 in excess of the 220000 needed for its building fund. The new building cost totals 275000 with 55000 to be gained from selling the old Firstay property. Over 14000 was raised yesterday afternoon.
The retail butchers of Seattle formed a temporary association with fifty shops represented. Gus Meyers was named temporary chairman and Harry Reed secretary. They say packers and wholesalers encroached on their trade and expect to influence retail meat prices.
The civil service commission yesterday ruled that if Ballard is annexed its residents will be eligible for all regular spring civil service examinations. This provides them early opportunity to qualify for city employment.
The State Board of Finance will designate state depositary banks in April or next month under the enacted bill. It is estimated that average balances to be deposited and carried will total about three quarters of a million dollars.
The Santa Clara reports a two week strike at the Eilamar mines. Workers earned 3.50 per day, demand for four dollars denied. Mine owners continue repairs and show no rush to reopen during the stoppage.
Louis E. Tenny and wife, owners of Lakewood addition block 89 in Columbia, ask a superior court injunction to stop Seattle Electric Co from building a proposed line diagonally through their property, claiming it would greatly lessen its value.
Jerome New York April 2 A subpoena targets Charlies C Gates son of John W Gates in a probe into a alleged pootroom trust. Coroner jury cites Seattle Electric brakes failure as cause of Fred Schaper run over by car 213 at Seconday Cherry streets. Motorman Aiken and conductor John Smith testify brakes slack and car ran 560 feet before stopping.
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