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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1905
Page
3
Deep water sailors are scarcer now than in years. Vessels like the Great Admiral Ardencraig and B Carlton face long layovers to hire men. W J Jones notes seven years of similar difficulty, blaming cannery work and farming drawing sailors away.
Dewitt Skutt holds first place in the Street Garden Contest as votes surge. The tally shows many leaders gaining ground with about 150 thousand votes counted and projections of growth before closing time.
St Ann's Parish Basketball hosts Puget Sound tomorrow night in a championship series game at St Ann's parish drawing many Puget Sound fans. Ballard council approves sewer and fire protection plans, authorizes local improvement bonds for Ship Street, and considers two standpipe and water projects. Seattle Electric deed accepted for Denny estate right of way as mayor discusses replacing artesian wells with Cedar River water. Spokane mayor Boyd tours Northwest seeking forest monarchs for new park. Rubber or Cotton Garden price up from 6c per foot. Rubber Store at 7th Ave note.
Smith and his wife Julia sister of Nan Patterson were arrested in Cincinnati on Thursday. Nan Patterson, known as the Floredora girl, faces retrial on April 10 for the murder of Caesar Young. The couple may play a key role in the pending case.
In Riverside California Charles M Hatfield publicized a rainmaking project promising 18 inches of rain for the season. Supporters funded him with a $1000 prize if fulfilled. He built a station on Mount Wilson slope Esperanto and claimed precise storm timings while rainfall neared the goal.
A relief party arrives at Dharmetal Hill station where an earthquake left the native quarter in ruins and many buried. In the European quarter nine deaths are reported and numerous houses destroyed. Among the dead are Mrs. Robinson and her two daughters, Myre, Holderness, Captain Muscroft, and four Indian civil service members. The population is left homeless.
The Sunny South promotes sunshine and flowers for pleasure and health seekers. It highlights the Scenic Shasta Route by Southern Pacific Co with two daily trains and excellent accommodations to California. Union Ticket Office at 608 First Ave offers tickets reservations and descriptive literature.
Kempfield of Flint Avenue and Broad Street thought he spotted a burglar near his rear window. A patrolman arrested a man found with a maid servant, who then faced a charge of attempted burglary. The police warn lovers to avoid late hours when courting.
A London Stock Exchange insider warns Roosevelt’s Santo Domingo policy fuels a booming yet risky surge in South American bond speculation. He cites a belief that Roosevelt acts as a global claims collector, likening current bets to past South African market gambles and predicting potential large losses for British investors.
The speaker argues against a hard line to force all South American nations to repay debt. He predicts that investors betting on strict repayment will be disappointed and warns that universal austerity would not succeed from Texas to Patagonia.
Mrs Fred B Sears Kielly last week underwent the west’s most extensive skin graft operation at Spokane hospital. About 700 square inches of skin were removed from three donors including the husband and brother of Mrs Sears and a Spokane photographer friend. The donors volunteered large skin sections and were anesthetized during the procedure.
Washington April 26 Secretary Hitchcock demanded Governor Brady Alaska sever his stockholdings or resign after concerns over his link to Reynolds Alaska Development Company. A U S Army engineer seeks lease bids for about 634.6 acres at Lopez Island Washington with terms forms available from the Seattle office. Garden Hose offered by The Rubber Store.
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