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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1905
Page
7
A cluttered business directory lists Crescent Loan Company and Star Loan Company promising loans without heavy security, with emphasis on wage earners and clerks. It notes auction action by court, and entries for pawn and jewelry loans on Pike Street and First Avenue, plus bankers and merchants offering various financial services.
A veteran observer recalls encounters with secret police in Russia. He describes arrests at night, intrusive searches, and the peril of interpreters. He notes how officers seize papers and pocketbooks, the swift quiet handling of suspects, and the fragile trust foreigners have amid surveillance. He also shares incidents involving a celebrated Englishman and a Moscow nurse.
An advertisement touts Lang Drug Co. as one of the Northwest's largest and best equipped drug stores. The notice lists items including toothpaste, baby comforters or pacifiers with bone rings, hair growth products, Dr. Murray's Scalpicide, and various age regimens with prices and bottle sizes.
For the first time in three years Seattle high school will debate an outside school. Roscoe Hees Vernon Metcalfe and Hoover sail to Olympia next Friday to argue that the national government erred in granting suffrage after the Civil War. The Seattle affirmative team hopes to win.
Ballard council discussed extending a water main to a property line to ensure proper ditching work. the petition was denied. A license to sell medicine on streets was refused. A city-wide nuisance from a compound prompted removal efforts with the street committee and city engineer to identify a suitable site. J G Wyard was named license inspector to enforce peddler licenses. The city engineer was tasked to verify Denny estate lines donated by Seattle Electric and ensure no street interference. Zook's mill paused for repairs, resuming Monday. Nellie Colman steamer at Seattle Ship Yards to receive a new keel, shoe, and repaint, with launching planned next week. Good Shepherd sisters plan a convent on about 39 acres northwest of Ballard, costing around $20,000, with construction to begin soon. Seattle Electric car barns progress, nearing completion. east brick first story finished, plans to house double-length cars for Green Freight and Ballard routes.
The funeral for Mrs Mary Butle is set for April 9 at 2 pm from the Cathedral at Terry Avenue and Columbia Street with interment at Calvary Cemetery by Bros undertakers. A surprise party occurred at York station for Huber Cutting with games, singing, and a late night lunch. A youth known as Chinese Kid was ordered to leave the city. judge suspended judgment. The Beatle Seamen's Friend ladies auxiliary plans a Heaven's Institute reception on April 11 from 3 to 5 pm and 8 to 11 pm. Alaska Building standpipes will receive a fire department test Sunday afternoon.
The Alaska club will open a new club room in the Alaska building with a meeting planned Monday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce to elect officers. The city also notes incorporation filings for Seattle Northweat Stoke and Produce Exchange with a $100,000 capital.
William Paighle and Joe Tillbury partially confess to highway robbery to Chief of Police Delaney. Information filed in superior court follows their statements. Frank Henry and Edward Allen remain silent but are expected to respond. Arrest came Monday night after police surveillance.
Dr B Clark reported a robbery at a bath house on 114 Second Avenue South after a poke containing $110 disappeared from his pocket. He returned later with no evidence and the staff denied knowledge, prompting police involvement.
The corporations committee approved installing automatic ticket devices on the Moore Gilman street car line with a test of free passes. City Engineer Thomason proposed the idea to replace conductors in selling tickets and a provision allows councilmen and executive officers to ride on passes. The franchise still excludes free rides for city inspectors, and the council could push for metal automatic devices on Seattle Electric as part of the franchise terms.
An organization of the cement workers of the city will be perfected Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at 115 Occidental avenue. About 1008 workers are in the city and the main object is to force contractors and builders to use better quality cement in the work.
Prosecuting Attorney Mackintosh informed the board of education that absent contract stipulations the district cannot bar non-union workers from school building sites and that laborers cannot be kept beyond eight hours daily. The board thus declined to pursue union complaints while J A Borland won the Deane school bid at 17. Rev Wilson of Westminster Church urged renting the high school auditorium for Chapman crusade overflow meetings in the Broadway District. decision postponed.
Judge Albertson ruled Friday that the Kentucky Liquor Co. vs M. M. Riley and L. RK. Gilbert rested on probabilites amid a mass of conflicting evidence calling it monumental perjury. Riley, owner of the building housing the saloon, claimed managerial salary of 26 per week. court held he bore responsibility as the only one with funds and aware of the saloon’s poor finances, yielding a plaintiff favorable decision.
A university work car numbered 320 operated by Motorman Peet Robinson and Conductor Scott left the rails near a railroad crossing on Saturday morning. It traveled about 20 feet before derailing into a ditch, wrecking the front tracks and forcing passengers to walk two miles to reach a replacement car.
J N Saunders organizes a city concert with many leading musicians already agreeing to participate. He hopes to attract at least a hundred participants. The first rehearsal will be held at Cline's new store on Pirat avenue next Tuesday.
The Seattle Kennel Club closes entries Saturday for its show with 67 trophies and a list exceeding 200 dogs. Local entries are expected to dominate half the prizes while many entries arrive from British Columbia and eastern Washington. Attaches will feed exercise and guide dogs to the judging ring for exhibitors.
The southwest corner of Fourth avenue and Seneca street sold Saturday morning to H. Shuey for $20,008. The 60 by 60 foot lot is improved with a two story lodging house.
Henry Ward of the University of Washington won the Washington state Inter-Collegiate Prohibition Association contest held at the Second Free Methodist church in Ballard. He receives a $100 Ott School of Oratory scholarship, $75 cash, and will represent Washington at the interstate contest in Portland during the fair. The Portland winner will go to the national contest next year.
Judge Lania of the federal district court today refused to quash the first count of the indictment against Superintendent Connors of Armous & Co. The count charges tampering with witnesses in the beef trust investigation.
The president spent a quiet day on his train in Fort Worth Texas April 8. He did not speak elsewhere that day though crowds gathered at several spots cheering him. He was greeted by a large crowd in Fort Worth and gave a brief address before continuing to his five days of recreation.
The market ends a strong spring week with California strawberries at four dollars per crate and good demand. Spinach is poor due to Friday train delays while spinach is withered and unsellable. Walla Walla asparagus impresses commissioners as the season’s best. Sweet potatoes arriving Friday night are top quality, tomatoes are scarce with a few expected on the streamer Saturday night.
A dense list of produce and dairy prices including beans, cabbage, onions, lettuce, squash, potatoes, apples, berries, citrus, bananas, and cheese. Items show assorted regional varieties with price per unit such as cwt, dozen, bunch, or box. Notable entries include Yakima potatoes at 20.00 to 23.00, California potatoes 4c per lb, strawberries at 4 per crate, and eggs from 20 to 21c.
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