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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1907
Page
1
City officials clash over granting saloon licenses to drug stores amid state law concerns and anti saloon league pressure. Rev Dunlap accuses councilman Keene of inconsistency while council members debate license scope and enforcement.
Workers threaten strike over compensation as Seattle garment shops struggle to finish suits. Patrons reorder spring lines from distant makers, avoiding custom outfits and local establishments despite rising tensions.
Members of Seattle's Japanese association petitioned the home government to reappoint Saturo Hisamidseu as consul here. He is said to be the first consul in 12 years to win full Japanese support on the Pacific coast. His term expires in June. The Mongolia, a Pacific mail steamer, stranded yesterday in the Hayatem strait near Moji but was floated at high tide without damage.
In Missouri on April 22 a women led arts program showcases Mrs. Alice Chicago as librettist with The House That Jack Built and The Toy Shop. The production, though melodies are simple, is ambitious with elaborate orchestration and up to 200 children on stage.
The police seek 15 year old May Merrill missing from Tot Madigan Street since yesterday afternoon. Her father William Merrill suspects elopement. she was last seen leaving home to give a music lesson. She is an attractive pianist with blue eyes and dark brown hair, wearing black and noseglasses. Officer Vaupell leads the case.
Baroness Anessa Louise de Massey stands trial for the murder of Gustav Simon, a shirt magnate shot in his office last November. Prosecution alleges a wage dispute led to the attack. defense cites mistaken identity. The baroness lived in New York 18 years and faces connections to another killing.
Wileon of the Inp Saloon on Union Street jailed on a complaint. Holden posted 8990 cash bond and was released. His theater and furniture store face creditor actions with assets to be sold by a receiver this week. A March dated check to Wilson was rejected by the bank.
Justice of the Peace Gordon heard testimony today in the case of Frank M. Stetson son of George W. Stetson president and manager of Stetson & Post Mill Co charged with violating the auto ordinance by running his vehicle without proper compliance.
Police arrested a driver for speeding well above the limit while two witnesses named Greteors claimed they did not drive the car. The officer described the vehicle as accelerating rapidly past the street limit. The judge took the matter under advisement after hearing the case.
Deputy Sheriff Heb Hodge and a volunteer search for a child named Alberti Bedi after a brutal incident. Hodge’s bloodhounds joined the hunt as residents fear lynching if Bet fails to be captured. The boy lies in serious condition and authorities suspect railroad aid for the escape.
County commissioners hear petition from the Chamber of Commerce and Lake Washington Canal Association to authorize an improvement district to raise 1,000,000 for the Lake Washington canal project. If approved, a federal judge will appoint officials to define district boundaries and set assessments.
Jack Chesterfield, a notorious Seattle felon, nears the end of a September 1904 sentence for a Pike Street studio crime. Police expect renewed danger once free. He once used dynamite in a failed escape attempt. his wife aided him, and guards had to flood his cell to subdue him. He remains closely watched.
Union officials announce plans to resist management efforts to import non union workers for May 1 eight hour day strike. J V Valentine of San Francisco will visit Beattie later this week for a regional meeting at the Labor Temple. About 3000 molders may participate in the general walk out.
Governor Albert A. Mead plans to settle in Seattle for the summer and has taken a room at the Hotel Artington. He is in Seattle on a inspection tour with the state board of control.
Ole Hansen returns from a two months stay in Southern California and vicinity with reports of healthy business conditions. He predicts San Francisco will rebuild in five years with insured funds speeding reconstruction despite a 26 percent rise in building costs. Hansen believes Seattle holds greater future possibilities than any on the coast.
The county commissioners granted Seattle Electric Co a franchise to extend the Rainier Heights line to Rainier Beach and a second franchise to extend the South Seattle line over Michigan av to Oxbow. The approvals broaden streetcar service in two neighborhoods.
Seattle fire boats aided Port Blakeley as flames engulfed the Port Blakeley Mill Company main mill. Fireboat Snoqualmie and Crew, aided by the Perry cutter, saved the boiler house and docks while crews evacuated about 200 workers. Insurance covers about 70 percent. rebuilds planned within six months.
In Forth Santiago de Chile on April 23 reports say volcanoes erupt violently. The town of Valdavia is buried under ash as inhabitants flee in terror across the surrounding region.
While aboard the bark J D Peters a Danish sailor Neils Peter Ekildsen was struck on the head by falling wood pipes from a donkey engine. He was stunned but not seriously hurt. In New York on April 23 an effort to force Harriman to name the reader of Harriman Webster failed again. The defendant Hill was given until April 20 to file a brief.
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