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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1906
Page
1
Reports from Naples say Vesuvius eruption endangers the city with lava flows and earthquakes. About 150000 refugees flee Naples as towns like San Guiseppe and Terre Annunziata are evacuated. prisoners mutiny in the mountain jails and steamers stand ready to depart amid darkness and ash.
Reports from Zion City describe mounting tension as Elijah Dowie and his rival Voliva clash over leadership and wealth. Crowds fear for Dowie’s safety while followers are urged to stay away from depots and meeting places amid warnings and telegrams from Chicago.
A deputy sheriff carried a warrant as Bert Frye and Prye were tried for obtaining money under false pretenses. The jury convicted Frye of taking $59 from a pawnshop for a diamond belonging to his former Mrs. Addie Street of San Francisco. The case hints at multiple prior claims by several women.
A brief financial note cites learnings or earnings totals of 1776.69 dollars for April 9, 1905 and April 9, 1906 alongside a Sunday reference. The sparse OCR fragment records figures without full context or accompanying narrative details.
Fire officials and Corporation Counsel Calhoun advised the Star theater to cap occupancy at 108 at any one time or face remaking the auditorium to meet building regulations that allow 409 or more seats as a safety standard.
Ballard April 9 The Mullin company has acceded to the day of the weavers and will start work Wednesday morning with a union crew and paying union wages. The Mullin mill has a daily output of about 175 000 shingles.
Dr L Byers of Seeleyville Indiana reports locating his son Richmond seven, kidnapped six years ago in Chicago. He says the child was taken by a wagon tramp to serve as an apprentice to criminals in a large city, and claims to have spent $45,000 traveling 40,000 miles and time seeking the boy. He estimates 66,000 wagon tramps roam the country in light-fingered traffic.
Deputy Sheriff Meek returns with A F Morris for embezzlement trial on a nearly year old charge. Morris is a printer. Mary Herron, daughter of Motorman John Herron killed in February streetcar crash, has received 850 dollars through her guardian from Seattle Electric. The suits were filed today.
The Seattle Star launches a daily report on a 1898 silver dollar tagged for readers to trace. Participants write names on the tag, pass the dollar along, and call The Star office to log its progress while merchants and shoppers keep it moving. A separate Easter egg contest offers rewards for returning eggs worth up to two dollars.
Pleasant Beach Athletic association manager Dalley announced a May 18 bout featuring Rufe Turner and Joe Gans at 183 pounds with a 6 o'clock weigh in. Andrew Bampson and Cecil Hatfield will box in the preliminary for the Krant-Lundi match as a warm up.
The Times ceases its noon edition due to sales failure in competition with The Star. The Star remains Seattle’s only noon newspaper, ending the Times noon publication on streets.
John D Rockefeller arrived in New York for a morning visit to Lakewood then went to his son John D Lil’s home. He appeared aged and wan, very weak after recent months of illness or strain.
A Seattle Commercial Club meeting is urged to back Northwestern Iron and Steel's plan to build the Lake Washington canal. Supporters argue the canal would provide cheap factory sites, lower water levels, and boost taxable property by millions, prompting united action from Seattle's business groups. The campaign cites Rodrigues cyclone damage and seeks timely land and aid from federal authorities to keep the project, and steel plant, in Seattle.
In Washington on April 9 the president nominated Alfred B. Moore of Pennsylvania to be district judge of Division No. 2 in Alaska. A petition for condemnation of property along the Jackson m. regrade was filed in the superior court by the corporation counsel.
Mayor Moore explains the street railway proposal as a dedicated system not a general debt issue. The plan envisions a permanent franchise with bonds secured only by the plant and its earnings, requiring three-fifths voter approval and promising no watered stock or franchise fees.
Elizabeth A. Turner wins first prize of 6 dollars, Edyth Blair takes second of 2 dollars, and Misa Louise Stanley earns third prize of 2 dollars. Turner describes her Ideal Man as brave, clean, considerate, industrious, and philanthropic, a follower of Jesus Christ. Blair and Stanley offer their visions of an ideal man, emphasizing morality, honesty, courtesy, and lawfulness. Prizes will be handed at The Star office upon inquiry.
John T Allen and his father in law Al Fred Jenkin were stabbed in the Jenkin home. Jenkin likely dying from chest wound while Allen, drinking heavily, attempted suicide in jail. He attacked his wife, ransacked saloons, and held off officers before surrendering to Sheriff Walker.
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