24 Apr 1903
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1903
Page
1
A garbled wartime style account recounts a court or custody scene with a stubborn detainee and deputies. The fragment mentions Lambert and Beattie, a court house visit, and a shrill refusal to cooperate, ending with a tense moment over required decency and a trust issue amid a difficult ward.
A court hearing today addressed charges that the ETS IT COAL COMBINE and Reading Placed in a scheme to evade laws. The president and executives of the firms were called to testify about alleged violations and efforts to maintain stock holdings while ignoring regulations. The proceedings focused on whether the company transgressed legal boundaries and sought to prevent competitive fines.
Washington DC April 1 Postmaster General Payne announced the removal of Attorney General James Tyner after a March resignation request. Tyner’s wife and a safe expert are accused of rifling Tyner’s safe during a visit to the attorney general’s office, prompting renewed scrutiny of administration affairs.
Miss Marie Ware who resigned as head of the United States land office in Eugene under a cloud has disappeared. A Washington dispatch says Ware sought by authorities and could face perjury charges if caught, with government funds missing and a probe underway.
BALT LAKE Utah April 4 Un der instruction from Superintendent McMicheel the Batte Western Union office has been temporarily abandoned due to trouble from the strike of messenger boys who were yesterday replaced. News is being carried over the Portal and telephone wires. BAN FRANCISCO April 24 All messages to Butte are transferred to the Postal service subject to delay.
Joe Rogers a white man serving a city chain gang for vagrancy is tried after a Denver wife and child await his return from Alaska. A young woman who cannot be identified recognizes Rogers as her uncle in court and recounts his abandonment of his family and descent into degradation.
Capt. BEF awarded contract to supply coal for the Wisconsin. The ship will begin coaling on April and sail April 30. City of Puebla arrived from California last night with 198 passengers for Puget Sound ports, 190 of whom are bound for this city.
Dispatches report large scale operations in the Balkans with Albania and Servia battles. Turkish troops are poised to attack insurgents, and King Alexander plans mobilization to meet rebels. In Kronerad streets 2000 fought per side. 160 dead and 300 wounded. A Macedonian force avenges their leader’s death by killing Bashibazeuks and gendarmes near Petrich.
Reports from April 4 to 24 describe Russia demanding exclusive control over Manchuria, blocking ports, forbidding foreign trade, and asserting Russian wires and services. Three Russian warships were reported at Neuwehwang, prompting U.S. and British warnings and reinforcing fears of a broader East Asian crisis.
The Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company seeks vacating street sections to route the proposed canal. Chamber of Commerce and Judge McGilvra oppose, urging deferral until report review. The council committee votes to table the matter for another week as Semple vows a written reply.
The city labor committee weighs an amendment to curb private employment agencies after David Swank, a railroad contractor, admitted he ran the payroll while owning an employment agency and charged workers a 1.50 fee. City Attorney De Fraser says banning agent involvement once workers are hired would protect laborers and curb collusion.
Local sports fans pack Trimble Fogarty 20 round clash set for Tacoma this evening with a special Interurban train for supporters. Train departs at 6 pm and returns to the city after the bout. Wheat prices report closes with modest gains in Chicago.
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