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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
5
Three bandits attempted a Chicago and Northwestern freight train eight miles from Sterling Illinois at 3 am. They mistook it for a passenger train, discovered the error, and fled.
Roland Somers, year old son of Charles J Somers of Snoqualmie, drowned while re swimming a slough near the Snoqualmie river. He and two companions attempted to go far from shore on a board and failed to swim. After three quarters of an hour the body was recovered.
A massive fire swept Iresfeld, destroying 300 buildings in the town today. No further details on casualties or cause are provided in the report from the Seriops News Assn.
The American yacht Ingomar defeated the Kaiser's Meteor again at Cowes on August 5 in a fine breeze.
London dispatch reports the pope's health causing concern in Catholic world. Paris notes bishop of Dijon resigns and retires to a Trappist monastery for penance after initially refusing Rome's summons, then reversing hours later.
The schooner Maid of Orleans owned by L. H. Gray & Co will depart from this port on September 3 carrying 75 tons of powder to Gulf of Alaska coal and ore mines and 300 tons of general merchandise. Also notice: all straw hats half price at Be N Brooks & Co 1331 Second Avenue.
A unnamed man camped near Madrona Park, armed with a large club, lashed out with stones and threatened nearby campers and hikers. Police investigated but could not locate his hideout, while one braver camper tried to track him and failed to push through the dense brush.
The Alaska club grows to over 140 members and moves to three rooms in the Smith block corner Second Ave and James St. Seattle. Secretary William M Sheffield says enrollment will hit 2 000 by next January as two committees recruit nationwide. The club, planned to occupy ninth floor spaces later, aims to be a convenient base for visiting Alaskans and capitalists, while the move ends prior saloon-license disputes in city council.
The remodelling plan aims to end objections to the amb on license as political and trade jealousies have fueled opposition, with the article noting lingering concerns that remain unsettled.
Mrs Clara W Maynard 70 widow of Stephen Maynard died last evening from a stroke. She lived with son in law R L Wareon at 311 24th Ave South. Funeral this afternoon at 3 at the family residence. Interment Lakeview cemetery. Body at Bonney-Watson Company.
The Doria from Yokohama carries a large Japanese gold yen cargo, about 4 million dollars in value, to settle purchases in the United States. The ship is due in San Francisco on August 7, with the treasury notified. A separate note mentions a building permit issued in Kingston for a 2.5 story structure at 1409 Bourne Avenue costing 12,000 dollars.
A theft occurred during unloading from the ship T at the city dock on the night of August 4. Five cases of canned milk valued at $23.50 were stolen by an unknown thief. Patrolman Mortrude investigated and encountered a man who claimed to be a...
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