28 Apr 1905
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1905
Page
1
City council backs Star crusade to curb speeding and unsafe driving as police prepare to enforce the state and local provisions. Officials praise limits but urge disciplined enforcement and public safety over sensational action.
Two hundred men quit work and 25 wagons plus several trucks operated by the Teaming company join the strike. A federal temporary injunction freezes picketing and intimidation by union officers and members as Judge Kohlsaat acts after a request by Went & Co. The order targets Dolph and Shea and aims to prevent further interference while a new delivery firm forms.
Attorney Mackintosh reports statistics from the Superior Court January 9 Informations. Of 48 jury trials, 29 verdicts and nine acquittals. Fifty were yet to be tried with 1962 cases heard and 146 acquittals. Ex-Prosecutor Scott’s conduct praised amid the results.
A mine near Pa town suffered a deadly blast this morning, killing 14 workers. Rescue crews reported many bodies recovered and an accumulation of gas or water contributed to the fatalities.
The Chehalis court case centers on an insanity defense as the State argues the defendant acted with capacity. Witnesses discuss the defendant's mental state and potential responsibility, with the defense planning to claim lack of criminal responsibility.
An emergency communication of the M W lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington will be held in Masonic hall on First avenue at 1 oclock PM Sunday April 38 1905 A S 5005 for burying with Masonic rites the remains of the late Rev Daniel who was grand master in 1461 62
San Francisco reports reveal forgery added to theft of public funds in the missing tax collector Smith case. Grand jury finds forged salary demands from Smith’s department and $4,000 in real property tax cash already pocketed, bringing total defalcation to $89,800.
A Calcutta dispatch claims Admiral Rozhestvensky captured the British steamer Heatrice sailing from Saigon to Japan with a rice cargo. A Catharine Apear reports eight vessels in a Malacca Strait squadron and seven in another headed toward Singapore.
A sub committee of the city hall commission led by Mayor Ballinger and Councilman Bowen opened talks with J. J. Parrell Friday on acquiring the east half of the block now used by City Hall from the Great Northern. No decision was reached yet but officials expect a favorable outlook and consider trading city land or the Keezer triangle for the block. The plan to jointly house jail hospital and municipal offices is now unlikely.
The Department of Commerce and Labor orders a census of all Chinese in the United States. Local inspectors require employers of Chinese cooks or servants to notify them.
Joseph McClelland pleads guilty to petty larceny and receives 30 days in jail plus a $100 fine. William Croft sues Benjamin PigKott for $10,000 over a dog bite injury, trial in Judge Gilliam's court. Albert Gustafson sues C D Hillman over installment payments on two late purchases. The Gerson building in Tacoma is sold by W Vanderbilt and the Bank of California for $10,000 and will be renamed the Bank of California building.
Leavenworth Kansas under President Roosevelt orders the army to study Japanese camp hospital sanitation. Lieut. Col. John Van R. Moff will supervise the inquiry in Manchuria with Oyatia's army, then reorganize the U S medical corps. His Cuba Porto Rico work is cited as a model.
Marion County grand jury indicts four individuals in a study of state school land frauds. Indictments target principals. area spans estimated fraudulent land dealings, with up to 500000 acres possibly affected. Attorney general to seek forfeiture of fraudulently paid funds.
News from Nome reports that the North Western Steamship Company has begun coast wise trade from Nome to points as far south as Gelomas with northern routes to the north. The telegram from Lames of Nome states vessels are now operating on coastal trade with little trouble expected for the large ships.
J. D. Trenholm, secretary, said the news from Nome is sparse and little can be discerned about conditions further south. He emphasized the lack of conclusive information and urged caution in drawing conclusions.
County commissioners decided Friday to divide the O'Brien consolidated school district. The board and residents debated the plan with over 60 locals in attendance, reversing a prior ruling by former County Superintendent Hartranft. A new $26,080 building will be erected by the contract district on the promat school house site.
In Backamen Cal April 28 lawyer Morehouse resumed his defense argument for Bunker. The proceedings will take three days as Grange and Jordan face claims they plotted to swindle building loan concerns for large sums. It is alleged Jordan did not pass money to Panker and the indictment claims are challenged.
Fair tonight with Saturday showers and light to fresh south winds.
Mike Maloney, a recent arrival from Chickan Alaska, was picked up intoxicated on a city street Thursday night. police found his pockets full of gold and he was identified as John Doe before learning his real name. He claimed two beers at Wesler bar and memory gaps after. He recovered $111.20. C D Hillman bought the Jefferson tract of 46 acres near Dunlap for $27,000, completed Friday afternoon.
Mrs J Morgan Smith sister of the defendant testified in the Nan Patterson trial. She identified a letter warning of Nan being frantic and disappointed over a marriage, but the letter was excluded over defense objections. On cross examination she denied visits to Sterns pawnshop or purchases of fever. The state rested after questioning witness June information. she refused to answer about possible grand jury contact, invoking self incrimination. The defense interjected an objection to questions about separation, which the court sustained.
Robbers entered the William S. Mayfield grocery at 503 Pike street Thursday night through a rear door and pried open the safe stealing about $1.05 plus marked silver from the Mayfield home. City detectives Corbett and Adams investigate the safecracking, while other local cases include junk dealer Sam Goldman’s arrest on false pretenses and two men charged in a separate assault and robbery near the Oregon house.
The leading candidates are listed by school, with names such as Lillian Metcalf Cascade and Frances Nichols Rainier among others. The compilation names many competitors across districts including Ballard Walla Walla Longfellow Interlake Beacon and Booth Park, reflecting a broad field of entrants in the fair contest.
Friday evening drill by the Modern Woodmen in Pioneer Square precedes a Spokane state meet prize drill with a $200 prize. J K Stroud to open an Empire Fast Freight office May 1. Bridge bids for the Missouri River over 3000 feet long. paint shop expanded in Milwaukee. Burglary at 2282% First Avenue. loot recovered from pawnshop. King county to Olympia trip to allocate road funds. Temple de Hirsch services feature readings and a prejudice abolition address. Grace Kelly, once linked to Perry Queenan, is arrested on insanity charges.
Edward Brown aged about 26 and George Smith aged 29 were arrested at 6 20 Friday morning on suspicion of knowing something about a Minneapolis schoolgirl murder two weeks prior. Police Huff and Jennings identified them from descriptions and expect to press further. They claimed no East visit at first but later said they had been in Montana. Police plan to use the sweat box to confirm guilt.
Mrs. E Foster of 208 East Cranford Street leaves Saturday for a year long visit to Ireland England and Europe before returning to spend months between Portland Maine and Washington DC. Bessie Jordan faces a disorderly conduct charge as she is carried into court from the city jail. G J Bradley Southern Railway agent based in San Francisco was in Ballard on business while E H Eden Delaware Lackawanna Western agent from Minneapolis visited with his wife. West Seattle City Attorney De Wolfe and Judge W A Bell due to argue before Judge Frater on contempt of court for the council s disobedience of an injunction over the Amos Brown tract annexation election with proceedings likely to last the afternoon.
In Montreal on April 28 Judge Lafontaine found a prima facie case against Gaynor and Greene and ordered them to defend or be committed for extradition. Adjournment was set to next Friday while a writ of prohibition seeks to remove the case from his control.
A presidential decision changes travel plans with May 8 set instead of May 15. The order affects officials in Chicago and related scheduling, though exact reasoning remains unclear.
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