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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1906
Page
7
Three days after a partial collapse trapped seven postal clerks under crumbling walls. They were rescued alive with injuries but stable. Reports say many others perished in fires and collapsing lodging houses across the city, with authorities reporting hundreds missing and a large death toll.
The Star highlights Lew Fin Pred Dimitt and Brown as headline newsboys who sold thousands of papers during a test night. It details their years in the business in Kansas City Chicago and elsewhere, their hustling style and nightly earnings, and notes The Star’s offer to train and sponsor young boys through a newsboys union initiation fee.
The defense argues Beede shot Ray McDonald in the back after McDonald intruded on Beede’s home. Judge Frater’s address backed the notion that a homeowner may defend against intruders, eroding prospects for prosecution. A real estate relief meeting is planned for 7:30 PM at Perry Investment to discuss tomorrow’s aid efforts.
Frank and George Harrison, employees of The Star, received a telegram from their father in San Francisco asking to send twenty five dollars cash to Wells Fargo. The elder Harrison was in a hotel in San Francisco while his home is in Seattle.
Local post office requests additional clerks to handle increased Oriental mail as San Francisco remains unable to resume service after the recent earthquake. Mail from San Francisco has not arrived, disrupting distribution. Standard Furniture Company has lent ten delivery teams to aid relief efforts.
The California relief fund boxes at the Star office and local establishments yielded a total of $106.14 by noon. Major contributions came from the Great Northern Hotel and several shops, while the smallest amount was three nickels from Joe Sehrumpf’s cigar stand. The boxes remain in service for several days as the Chamber of Commerce committee decides on further needs.
A long list of donors and amounts supporting a theater benefit at Strand Theater appears, including payments from Sylvester Bros Co, Leslie Power Co, Nagle & Trager, Palacn Hotel Co, University Sta, and many individuals. The compiled receipts show contributions by employees of Seattle Tacoma Power Co and other local firms, with totals ranging across small to substantial sums.
A Kubelik recital will be part of a sacred concert at the Grand tomorrow afternoon to benefit the California relief fund. The body of Alvin Bonnickeren, two years old, son of Momme Bonnickren, was buried this afternoon from the family residence at 207 Ferry Avenue.
A protest by Alvin Heimrich and local brewing interests sought to sway Mayor Moore on saloon license renewals. The mayor declined to discuss and is viewed as maintaining his stance. Reports cite 12 gambling boxes at Germanda cafe and a refused wholesale license for Fox Bottling Works near the baseball grounds. Linset & Nelson’s at 172 Washington st faced repeated police action over gambling.
Bremerton on April 21 reports Mrs. P. Haines of Seattle visiting to nurse her brother R. Erickson, who is ill with typhoid fever. The prison ship Nipsic awaits commission, anchored in the stream ready to receive prisoners for work on the yard grounds as several fundraising projects begin.
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