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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1906
Page
1
Virginia Herron dies from ptomaine poisoning after a hearty Sunday meal. her husband, a longtime resident, remains in critical condition with doctors unsure which dish caused her death. telegrams report his rapid decline and authorities deny foul play.
Italians around Matteo Romano a prisoner in county jail delivered a large supply of macecaroni cheese and bread to him and fellow inmate Jim Poaleetia during a visit. Jailers called the cheese strong enough to cause a fall break while observers checked the bread for concealed tools, finding no danger.
Industrial talks revolve around locating a large GTEEL plant near Seattle, with Kirkland discussion halted by high land prices. James A. Moore and Refel press for a Seattle site, while principal strike remains on tidewater choice hours from Seattle. Mr Steckier cites plans to advance negotiations in New York to seal a Seattle site before departure.
A wreck involving a train and a passenger car injures a lone rider while officials report one fatality in a Virginia incident connected to an agricultural event. Authorities say a train collided with a vehicle, fire followed, and several details remain unclear.
Net t, president of the Pret Na tional Bank, was shot dead while standing on the back porch of his residence in the city this morning. He had long expressed fear of an assassination by a bitter personal enemy.
Announcements will be issued by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul next week on improvements and utilization of the Fast waterway. Surveying gangs will be active this week and track laying within the city is set to begin in ten days as franchise issues are resolved. The first steel arrives from the east to be used in the city, with grading and terminal property work under special attention.
In New York the anthracite miners met to plan next steps ahead of a joint conference reconvening tomorrow. In Indianapolis operators sign scales in several districts but some refuse and prepare to operate with non union men. P Brown of Tonka Cannery joins from Wrangel Narrows on the Humboldt with a crew for the season.
Life savers report locating the balloon used by sculptor Paul Hocquet to ascend yesterday on a Long Island beach. The badly damaged craft shows tracks indicating the aeronaut escaped.
Bank clearings show 1,414,608.19 on April 4 1906 and 1,2898 362.27 on the same date with a 126,246.92 increase over last year. The figures reflect a rise in activity from the previous year.
C B Guptill purser of the Jefferson has left San Francisco after a month there and will sail north on the next voyage from Seattle.
Police in the Japanese section cleared up a crime last week by recovering two blood stained knives in a basement at 717 Ninth Ave. J Nakayama confessed following a series of statements with local Japanese witnesses, revealing details of the murder and the involvement of Hay and others, including the slain Yokoo and a slave girl debt scheme.
The Great Northern railroad will spend 1 600 606 to add double track between Beattie and Everett. Improvements include new ballast and cement retaining walls at various road sections. Construction starts by May 1 with contractors and bonds arranged. About 3060 workers may be employed, aiming to finish before the season. Retaining walls will reduce dirt slides that have troubled the line.
J H LeRoy, serving life in the state penitentiary, has not been informed the court upheld his verdict. The inmate, known for writing articles from jail and allegedly threatening self harm, asks for case details while officials keep information restricted amid heightened security after a prior jailbreak attempt.
Chairman P. J. Smith of the county board received a letter from Senator Samuel H. Piles asking support for any move to establish a new location for the Wayside Mission Hospital. The hospital is slated to move from the old boat dock site at King Street, risking no emergency care until the new city hospital opens. The county already donates $500 monthly to hospital support. no temporary move plan is proposed.
Burglaries target Mine Gertie Avery at 5702 East Greenlake Boulevard securing jewelry valued around 600 dollars. Police trace includes rings, a gold watch with chain and brooches as investigators sweep pawnshops. Similar break in reported at 7823 Twenty fourth Avenue Northwest with a forced window attempt.
In Oakland on April 4 the Carmen's union unanimously approved a settlement with the Traction company avoiding a strike. The agreement grants union recognition and a hearing, remains in force through January 1907, seen as a partial but noticeable win for the workers. In San Francisco A. D. Mahon of the international street car employers' group says workers are satisfied and recognition by the Oakland Traction Consolidated is substantial.
Police continue search for the man who threw an infant’s body into a Stimeon mill furnace Monday night. If caught, charges would center on burial of a body without a death certificate. Ballard officials suspect a Seattle professional man and expect him found there. Frank Bigger of White Horse, Yukon Territory, arrived at the Northern hotel last night aboard the Humboldt.
In Tacoma on April 4 Mayor George P. Wright a Democrat was re elected with a 295 vote plurality over Republican R L McCormick. Third candidate John Hartman municipal ownership trailed by 1664 votes. Total Wright 3697 McCormick 3402 Hartman 2033. The church vote aided Wright as voters feared McCormick backed Hill railroad interests and Northern Pacific. Wright pledged a closed town in his next term.
The Volunteers of America Seattle post expelled Captain J. D. Boyes this morning over written charges of unsatisfactory handling of funds. Directors named a new captain from San Francisco and set a meeting for tomorrow at 2 PM to review his accounts. Capt. H. P. Weaver arrived and will command the Nome steamer Victoria this season.
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