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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1909
Page
8
Fragmentary notes show factions pressing for a city referendum on irrigation and business regulation. Proponents claim 3000 signatures would trigger a vote while opponents cite civic costs. Citizens and chamber figures discuss Miller’s stance as sessions consider vetoes and public input.
Hoard of Trade leaders in Chicago predict record wheat crop with 75 million acres sown and bumper output boosting prices. Market activity, rail shipments, and a flood of buyers from mills to brokers mark a pivotal year as the United States shifts from rural homespun to modern farming, with Chicago at the center of a vast agricultural boom.
Air from Philadelphia spread through a square mile as 20 000 to 25 000 residents reportedly benefited from a city water project. Engineers claim no typhoid cases in the zone since measures began. a new intake shed stands at Queen Lane reservoir. The Denver report notes Montclair College opens Aug 4 for a home oriented curriculum stressing domestic arts, family life, and women’s roles, with degrees in science and arts offered by President J P Treat.
John RB Jackman, engineer of the Cyrene, part of the Anderson Steamboat fleet on Lake Washington, has his license suspended for 60 days by local inspectors for burning out the boiler aboard the steamer.
Carrie Patterson, sister of Rev. William Patterson of Spokane, was placed on three years probation and the sentence suspended after being accused of robbing a sailor of $20 at a San Francisco resort on Pacific Street. The court remanded the sailor to his charge. the sister reportedly did not know of her sibling’s life in San Francisco. The defendant wept and cried at the doorway upon learning of her freedom.
The Chinese consul general of San Francisco Hau Ping Chen arrives from tonight or tomorrow morning with his wife and retinue. A Seattle stop includes a visit to the exposition and several banquets for locals. He then goes to Victoria to establish a Chinese school and a rising school will be established locally with minimal time.
At Spokane on August fourth women brandished hat pins to deter men crowding trains to Coeur d Alene. As trains filled, threats and taunting remarks increased. women warned men and the crowd responded, signaling a wary but orderly scene as passengers boarded.
An 19th century style advertisement touts a Pine compound cure for coughs claiming rapid relief within twenty four hours. It urges readers to obtain only genuine pine preparation from a Cincinnati druggist, warning against inferior substitutes.
The college near Denver aims to attract lay scholars due to its accessibility from Aurora and Montview boulevard. Enrollment for the opening is unusually large and the institution hosts some of the most successful educators in the region.
Kiplinger’s attorney posted two bonds of 10000 each in the county clerk’s office this morning to guarantee his appearance on larceny by embezzlement charges. Bonds signed by Julian Redelehheimer and wife and Henry Beck and wife. Kiplinger surrendered at the sheriff’s office yesterday afternoon. Clarence Burnham, the second marine engineer, today drew Steamship Inspectors’ disapproval. his expired license will not be renewed for six months after a ruling on negligence over the boiler of the steamer Vashon of Tacoma.
Patrolman Paraker reported the arrest of Dr Annie Russell her son H B Russell De Grass and D Eckhart after a free for all at De Grasse's home. They had been out on ten dollar bonds. City Attorney Bilis De Bruler declined to pursue the case saying the matter had been settled among the participants. The incident drew city wide comment as the individuals were well known locally.
Delaney, accused of vagrancy, was sentenced by Judge Brown to six months imprisonment. The trial revealed he lived off earnings from his wife’s alleged immoral life. The judge called the offense the worst he knew and wished he could send him to the penitentiary. Today’s Treasury Report notes expenditures and disbursements in Washington.
A narrative on a young man just past his seventeenth birthday, described as weak and aimless, with a girlfriend or “girlwife” remaining loyal amid his jail term. The piece paints social judgment, peer abandonment, and a focus on the woman’s costly loyalty as he faces consequences for missteps and crime.
A blaze at the Brutson Post Sash and Door factory on Mall Road destroyed machinery and property valued around 36,000 dollars, endangering nearby structures worth at least 260,000. The fire, fed by a fierce spread, raged from dawn until about 8 am, with the BoQualmie fireboat keeping flames from the coal bunkers and the nearby Bark Buffon spared from disaster. About 10 workers will be idle briefly while reconstruction begins. insurance and losses are itemized by company officials.
London Ontario mayor Stevely lauds the Canadian exhibit as highly creditable, claiming it surpasses major world fair offerings. He notes strong ties with Governor Hughes, recalling their March initiation in Syracuse and the shared motto hichalgo on a Pay Streak meeting day.
Victoria with a Princess Victoria sails at 9 00 a m for Vancouver via the Pacific coast steamship route offering daylight views of the Bound Strait of Fuca Active Pass Gulf of Georgia and salmon fleets at the mouth of the Pearl Canadian Pavilion 609 First Avenue mentions a travel note and location details.
An Inside page recounts a Cape Christmas dinner with courses listed as coffee biscuits beans then cookies doughnuts prune sauce. Locale notes report four polar bears killed this year and village records show three births and two deaths in the last five years. Editorial fragment mentions Fourth of July in Wales and a white person observing a white girl.
A cafe patron at a hotel near Grand Central reveals a two dollar bill tip plan tied to his wife’s train trip to Chicago. He divides the bill halves for his wife and the porter, promising the porter a reward only if he is courteous, while accepting the loss either way. He implies the scheme will motivate better service.
The program lists activities from 4:00 to 10:00 a m with concerts by Wagner's A Y P band and Liberati band, Hawaiian building exhibits, stereopticon views, and talks. It urges pet care and travel to Lake Washington by steamer, noting venues at Mante pavilion and Cascades head, with multiple performances and exhibitions throughout the day.
In San Francisco and New York reports a spurned actress, Mrs Neville Castle, shot at William D. Craig in a New York hotel after an angry confrontation. The bullet missed, stopped by a fountain pen in Craig’s pocket, and Castle was restrained by house detectives. Castle, famed socialite niece of the late Mrs Monroe Salisbury, pursued stage life after an early marriage and later separation. Craig, son of W D Craig of Craig and Craig, has lived in New York for years.
An advertisement extols Poslam as a supreme cure for eczema and various skin ailments, claiming immediate relief and complete clearing overnight. It markets 5 cent and 2 dollar sizes, available at Quaker Drug Co in Seattle, with a free experimental package by mail from Emergency Laboratories in New York City.
William Harvey, 10, defends his jailed father Thomas W. Harvey, former Paying Teller, after accusing a neighbor of theft. Police report the boy struck Bernard Viking with a "4 Heking" and ran home with a bruised face. Thomas Harvey serves one year of a bank fraud sentence amid his family’s poverty and efforts for release.
An actor Harry McNair, living in St Louis, quickly wed Milly Becker after a one hour acquaintance. The couple rushed to a license clerk, with Commissioner Bates pronouncing them man and wife. Mildred Becker, from Columbus Wisconsin, is a teenage farmer's daughter described as pretty.
Elizabeth New Jersey August 4 Celia McGuire of Mulberry Street Newark was found unconscious in the Staten Island ferryhouse at Elizabeth. She said she was assaulted and robbed of five dollars. An emetic was given and five one dollar bills coughed up during treatment. no explanation for their presence.
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