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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1909
Page
4
Patrolman John Annear killed a Japanese deserter after a knife attack in a harbor lodging house. In the ensuing struggle the officer was wounded multiple times before firing and killing the suspect with a gunshot to the heart.
A jury in Superior Judge Gilliam's court acquitted G. B. Thayer and found Laula Root guilty of petit larceny in a Great Northern box car robbery on February 2. W. C. Dudley and Alexander Smith, special policemen, dueled over the arrest, resulting in Smith's death. Thayer was dismissed. Root faces sentence for petit larceny amid the case's turmoil.
Bilhie Burke and Elsa Ryan defend a balanced career and family life against Margaret Ilington who labeled the stage as sham. Burke cites English rivalries where actors perform with spouses, while Ryan, married eight years with a son, argues motherhood and marriage can coexist with acting.
United Press reports Frank Harris, editor of Vanity Fair, accuses Jack London of plagiarism over The Iron Heel. Harris cites a May 26, 2001 article and compares Hampton Harris's public meeting narrative with London's novel, noting parallels and calling out a London scene as implausible.
May wheat traded down about one and a half cents after the open in Chicago and settled near 1.3275 dollars a bushel. July and September dipped slightly in sympathy as James A. Patten's May sells fueled a brief raid before longs stepped in to prop up values.
New York April 16 Miss Nellie Grant of San Francisco and Mrs John E Mason were used by smugglers to import gowns and lace valued at many thousands of dollars. Officials found luggage tied to their sworn statements and later trunks addressed to them from Paris contained costly fabrics. The women deny knowledge of the consignments and investigators suspect a gang planned to exploit their names before the ship home.
Fred Nicholas testifies in the Calhoun case that Patrick Calhoun paid four thousand dollars for his vote on an overhead trolley franchise. Nicholas details the payment, with Big Jim Gallagher’s involvement, as cross examination ensues by Earl Rogers after immunity is granted. In Washington, the Tafts acquire a cow named Sukey, milking twice daily as they settle into the White House era.
The Treasury Report released in Washington on April 16 shows deficits and detailed expenditures. Re. Gilentees totals reach over 4.07 billion, marking a significant fiscal figure for the period.
Moved houseman T T Peterson reports he met three friendly strangers at Newport cafe and Madison street. They invited him on a cab ride to Georgetown then back toward Seattle where his cash vanished. He was tossed from a Sixth Avenue and King Street cab in cold dawn with torn clothes and an extracted necktie. He cannot name the trio but can identify the cabby’s team.
The city finance committee approved buying the late Dr W R Kellogg’s bacteriological laboratory for 1500. Health Commissioner Crichtor said no more than 500 dollars of the items would be usable by the city, with the rest deemed valueless. Kellogg had served as city bacteriologist and worked on tuberculosis research. the laboratory includes more than what is needed for current aims. The plan raises questions about the 1000 dollars of unusable supplies.
The April Seattle Spirit, published by the Seattle chapter of the American Institute of Banking, debuts under new management. W R Crawford becomes editor, L P Schaffer takes advertising, and W H Harrie heads circulation. The publication will be renamed Seattle Chapter News starting with the May issue.
Capt. A. W. Lewis, director of concessions at the A-Y-P exposition, resigns today to assume charge of the mid winter exposition in Los Angeles. Ernest Maddocks succeeds him as director of concessions here after months of negotiations for the new post.
Business leaders and Rainier Club members negotiate with J Will McGraw to invite renowned Italian artist Califano to Washington for a year of study and canvases of Cascades and Olympias. McGraw praises Califano and cites Roosevelt's admiration.
Joseph H Brown aged 78 died at his Kingston home after influenza. A well known Ballard and Kingston pioneer, he was a wealthy rancher revered in the district. Body to be shipped East to Maryland by Graham & Undertaking. he left no close relatives.
Alvin R R Lehmann of Tacoma fled Seattle on the eve of his planned marriage to Martha Louisa Christian after claiming death threats from rivals who loved her. In Sacramento he explained the motive and said he would return once he could pay his fare. Christian said she had been in contact with Lehmann in the week prior.
The report shows Beattie Cearings and Portland Tacoma clearings for today with balances listed. Figures include balances around 82 467.00 for Beattie and 225 802.00 for Portland, with total clearings near 1 970 541.00 and 9 644 125.00 respectively.
Topeka April 16 grand jury to return 787 indictments against Cudahy Packing Company on charges of defrauding the government by using quarter cent revenue stamps on oleomargarine packages where ten cent stamps are required. Conviction carries a fine up to 1000 dollars or two years in prison for each offense.
Fragmentary line suggests a debate about relationships with two named individuals, Thatcher and a widow, implying a social or political context but with unclear roles. The text presents a garbled exchange and potential misreadings, offering minimal concrete facts or names to anchor a full news item.
A state supreme court decision yesterday held landlords not liable for injuries from a floor hole when the lessee had agreed to maintain the floor. Charles Baker fell through a hole near Psych Wan In f of the ad of the.
An unclear Chicago report notes a noon passing at a meeting or event. The fragment references Weston Wear and an individual named Weston, with scattered words about a point, policy, and attendance. Further readable details are unavailable.
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