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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1909

Page

5

Wealthy Rival of Black Hand Chief Threatened

Vincenzo de Pape a wealthy New York resident who arrived from Italy with his bride said a Black Hand leader threatened his life to gain his wealth. A letter claimed the gang warned him on the Roma steamer that he would be harmed unless he paid protection. Police found a heavy armed revolver aboard and noted a cousin of Pape was involved.

York Vincenzo de Pape Italy America Roman Waa Pape

Boeman Family Drama Stirs Hongkong Arrival

Francisco April 10 Bu Tung Boeman, described as a widely loved figure with two wives, travels from Hongkong toward an Oriental destination. Immigration officials report a plan to keep one wife in the Orient for recuperation while the other remains, sparking questions about custody and residency.

Francisco Bu Tung Boeman Hongkong Oriental Ciara Boeman Ars Washington Wae Orient Beebie Clare

Planter Author Warned of Life Forfeit in Mexican Letter

Francisco April 10. A letter from Mexico warns Herman, author of "The Planter," that his life will be forfeited if he again sets foot on soil. The piece by Whittaker describes a peon system and Yaqui slave labor in the northern Mexican areas.

Velted Freee Prancisco Herman Whittaker Mio

Enrico the tenor breaks engagements amid throat trouble

Enrico, the famous tenor, announces he will sing no more this year here or abroad due to throat trouble. Rae confirms cancellation of engagements in Chicago and Pittsburgh and a planned trip to Wore.

Wore Enrico Rae Chicago Pittsburg

Market Prices For Produce Meats And Grains

Prices for various farm products and meats in Washington reflect regional market conditions. The data shows averages, medians, and ranges across multiple goods with figures indicating per unit costs and totals.

Cannibalism Revealed in Canadian Woods

A Roberval inquest documents a 1907 northern Canada hunting party that split for four months. Bernard and Lemieux vanished. Lemieux’s body was found missing organs and flesh, suggesting cannibalism. Grassett traveled 300 miles on snowshoes to Roberval, and the jury absolved him. the third man Edward disappeared.

Vancouer B.C Roberval Quebec Bernard Lemieux Carameett Chehougamec Grassett Post Lamieux Mudaona Bay Erward

Season tickets to fair go on sale next Monday

Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition offers a limited run of coupon tickets for admission at 10 dollars per book with 1 cent admissions after June 1. Tickets are nontransferable and require owner's photo. Purchasers must identify at the official photographer for a photo ID to be attached to the ticket book.

Execu Tive Committee Globe First Av Madison

England Loses Its Greatest Poet Algernon Swinburne Dies

London reports Algernon Charles Swinburne died of pneumonia at 10 46 a m at his home The Pines Putney after weeks of illness His birth date is listed as April 6 1837 and his career includes major works such as Atalanta in Calydon and Chastelard The obituary notes his education in France Oxford and time in Florence with Walter Savage Landor

London Algernon Charles Swinburne the Pines Putney Algernon (Harles Swinburne England Charles Henry Swinburne Jane Henrietta Earl of Ashburnham John Edward France Balliol College Oxford Florence Walter Savage Lander Atalanta Calidon Chastelard Mery Stuart Jennine Fa Vietor Hugo Leerine

Stolen Jewels May Be Recovered

San Francisco detectives pursue a possible recovery of the 29620 pearl necklace stolen from Jeanie Crocker in February. A Panama letter to Chief Cook has prompted local work as investigators search the canal zone for the jewels believed taken from the St Francis Hotel gala.

San Francisco Canal Zone Jeanie Crocker Cook Panama St. Francis Hotel Alexander Bern

Roosevelt Departs Suez for African Hunt on Admiral

A large crowd cheered Col. Theodore Roosevelt as the steamer Admiral left Port Said through the Suez Canal at 7:36 a.m. today bound for Mombasa. He will begin a hunting trip in Africa after a farewell gathering of distinguished citizens aboard the ship.

United Pree Port Said Col Theodore Roosevelt Suez Canal Mombasa United States Africa Roosevelt

Scandal in Army Promises Court Martial Demands

Report from Ban Francisco and Chicago describes Lieut Holden A Evans requesting a court martial against Lieut Franklin Wayne Osborn over alleged affair with Mia Evana and a separation from his wife. The note from Mare Island last summer sparks naval city commentary and follows a related divorce claim involving Paul Handke of the Thomas orchestra.

Ban Francisco Holden A. Evans Navy Department Washington Franklin Wayne Osborn Naval Osborn Mia Evana Pvans Mare Island Chicago Carl Wunderle Paul Handke Thomas Orchestra Atverce

Love Rivalry Leads to Pistol Duel in City

Gue Alvas was sentenced to serve twenty days in county jail after a pistol duel erupted over Minnie Woodney. The incident began when Alvas pursued Minnie, while Tony Roderick supported her side, resulting in a violent clash and gunfire.

Tony Roderick Gue Alvas Alvas Minnie Woodney Hoderick

Cigaret Ignites Woman as Crowds Rescue Her

In Los Angeles on April 10 an unknown woman narrowly escaped death when her skirts caught fire from a discarded cigarette at Third Street. Passersby helped extinguish the blaze and tore off most of her clothing before she was taken home in a closed carriage. police did not learn her name.

United Frees Los Angeles Anticlearet Third and Ste Ity United Press Rome Italy Joan of Arc Dorremy France Tressert Poyland Treasert

Lincoln's Birthplace Taken Into Court

The homestead and farm of Thomas Lincoln near Mattoon Illinois face partition after John J Hall who recently died left 226 acres to be divided. Hall's sons petition for partition. defenses include Robert T Lincoln of Chicago and Nellie A Hall of Mattoon, a cousin.

Mattoon Thomas Lincon Abraham Lincoln Wee Lincoln John J. Hall Hall Robert T. Lincoln Chicago Nellie A. Hall

Joan of Arc to Be Canonized Tomorrow at St Peter's

The article reports Pope Pius XII will canonize Joan of Arc in a solemn ceremony at St Peter's Tomorrow. Cardinals bishops papal legates and the pope will participate as the process concludes with Te Deum and the decree declaring Joan a saint.

Pope Pius Joan OF Arc God Joan St. Peter's

Don't tell mother in deathbed pleadings of the afflicted

In a city hospital the dying plead for mothers not to be told of their fate. A boy tramp killed by a train fears his mother’s grief, while a trapped girl and other victims cling to the same final wish. The piece reflects on stigma, shame, and maternal tenderness in hard luck lives.

Dent Mother Arague Dolla Seattles New Emergency Hospital

Toast to Grant and Lee at Hamilton Club Banquet

An Ap pomatto banquet in Chicago captured attention as General Grant called for a standing toast to Grant and Lee. The hall fell silent as all rose to honor both Union and Confederacy heroes, followed by rounds of applause and waving American flags.

United Press Chicago Hamilton Club F ©. .Grant

Persian Shah in terror as tribesmen loom near capital

Reports say Teheran is tense as Tengistan rebels threaten to sack the city. a British cruiser stands offshore ready to protect European residents if the peril intensifies and a potential massacre is feared.

Dette Eh Ntaisu Teheran Persian Gulf

Exploitation Bureau Doubles Duty in Stamp Campaign

James A. Wood directs the exploitation bureau of the fair to spread attention by selling thousands of A.Y.P. invitation stamps to merchants and professionals. Mail clerks nationwide encounter the stamps as village mistresses and stamp collectors add them to their collections. Money from sales funds further fair features, increasing spring attention and summer attendance.

A.Y.P Cty United States James A. Wood

Estate sale of William Berger at Buffalo Bales Rooms

Clothing, hats, shoes and furnishings offered at a steep discount to wind up the Berger estate. Location is Buffalo Bales Rooms at 424 Pike Street with cost prices disregarded as stock is cleared.

William Berger Buffalo Bales Pike Street

Kellogg Attacks Standard Oz in Rebates Case

Frank Kellogg, special prosecutor, denounced Standard Oz for accepting rebates and praised opposing counsel while highlighting the corporation’s wealth and legal power. He argued the government case is built on flaws in Standard’s defense.

Fy United Press Lou Frank Kellogg Standard Oz Company Kellogg Standard

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