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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1905
Page
3
The Street Car Men Contest enters a new phase with leaders extending their margins as campaigns push hardest. W J Santmyer posts a strong jump while others double their efforts and business observers monitor shifts in support and betting.
Spinning's Satisfactory Store at 4310 Second Ave touts weekly price and quality specials including 0c Salmon Trolling Rigs 10c Whisk Brooms and 20c Whisk Brooms. Featured item a two speed hill with easy mounting as a low gear option.
The trial before Police Judge Gordon covered OC Russell Frank Rowland and R H Cameron charged with disorderly conduct. Rowland received 100 dollars and 30 days in jail. Cameron got a suspended sentence. Cameron’s revolver led to a fine. The group was linked to earlier holdups in San Francisco and North Seattle. Police anticipate more arrests as investigations continue.
P J McHugh Normile and other contractors are accused of collusion with local employment agents to extract fees from workers. Keffeler worked 49 days for Normile earning only 16.50 after paying 1.60 and 0.75 hospital and 6 weekly camp board. Labor Commissioner Grout says practices may be legal though morally wrong.
Mrs. C L Williams of Longmont Colorado asks Seattle police to locate her elderly uncle George N Thompson, once prominent in steam cat circles, with no trace found. Thompson may be alive in Seattle.
Louise Compton notes a shoulderless sleeve in stage fashion. The decollete gown features bands of fabric over the bare shoulder where a sleeve seam would be, with the sleeve cut off at the top and trimmed with decolletage. The result is described as charming for young girls.
The Current Century club will host a benefit night on Friday April 7 at Junction hall with music by W F Murdoch and other pieces by M Anderson. Anderson was tried after a Tuesday arrest for alleged bodily harm but released after witnesses said he did not possess a gun. Evangelista plans meetings in Ballard but lacks a suitable venue with a tent ordered to hold 2000 to 4000 people. Petitions circulate among mill workers to fund a hospital for injured mill employees charging six cents weekly to ensure free attendance.
A formal complaint charges G. O. Guy a city druggist with allowing an unlicensed clerk to compound and dispense drugs. A warrant issued by Police Judge Gordon will test the state statute on clerk employment. The case follows testimony by Thos W Lough of the State Board of Pharmacy about prescription 6652 filled by clerk Harry Abercrombie.
The Moral department of the Canadian Pacific railroad promotes a seven year flower scheme. This spring at least a million tulips crocuses and daffodils will bloom at stations across Canada to brighten surroundings. N Stewart Dunlop oversees the floral division which distributes bulbs to staff and station grounds to enhance travel environments.
City council voted to divide the Ninth ward into three parts, creating two new wards. The Eighth ward boundaries will be altered, with areas shifted to and from the new wards in a major redrawing.
The Girls Glee Club of the University of Washington will give its first concert of the season in Denney Hall on April 26 under the direction of Professor C. Kimball. A later tour of the state is planned after the opening concert.
A Georgetown council meeting discussed opening Commercial street to connect with Charleston avenue and referred the issue to the county commissioner. Residents in the northwest district urged removing the South Seattle Fertilizing plant beyond city bounds due to ongoing nuisance. A police chief's resolution proposed paid, special police at summer events. W L Hoffenditz was confirmed city engineer and W D Rogers named poundmaster. The light committee urged adding two more arc lights in the city.
Judge Frater issues a temporary injunction against longshoremen and stevedores forbidding violence and inducements to workers replacing striking employees at McCabe & Hamilton. The order also bars visits to workers' homes to sway them. The action follows a street fight on Spring Street that injured several people. a hearing on permanency is set for next Tuesday at 9:30.
California Supreme Court ruled that a municipality cannot recall an official and elect another in his place. The decision centers on J. P. Davenport who was recalled as Los Angeles councilman in 1903 and restored with back pay for the term. Green Lake Improvement Club to hold a special meeting to discuss action on the election.
Seven year old Beatrice May Wyatt was seized by habeas corpus on a petition by her father J. L. Wyatt. The child had been with A. T. White and wife since her mother’s death, who resisted the father's demand. Sheriff Smith retains custody until the case is settled.
The Chicago Great Western Railroad outlines extensive extensions in Iowa. Fort Dodge and Mason City lines, controlled by the Great Western, file a first mortgage with Central Trust Company to secure 12 million dollars for construction and expansion across the state.
Advertisement encourages visitors to enjoy Sunshine State attractions with sun, flowers, surf and health benefits. Promotes Scenic Shasta Rain route by Southern Pacific Co with two daily trains to California. Ticket office listed at Union Ticket Office 608 First Ave. BE Ellis Gehl Agent.
The Green Lake Shingle company reports a $2,000 loss by fire last Monday after 12 o'clock. The drykiln holding 750,000 shingles burned nearly in full while 100,000 were saved after strenuous employee efforts. Outbuildings were destroyed and there was no insurance. A hose break hindered firefighting.
Fire endangered the entire plant briefly and intensified danger before flames subsided. The company states intent to rebuild and resume daily operations within a few days.
Paris police searched the house of Col on Marchand in connection with an alleged military plot. Marchand resigned from the army a year ago and is absent from the city. Police seized numerous papers during the morning raid.
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