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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1905
Page
3
Spokane reports a brewing conflict between Governor Mead and Ankeny supporters over discharge of eight Walla Walla penitentiary guards for fraud. Warden Krees, ordered to dismiss them, faces political pressure as Ankeny leaders urge defiance. If the order holds, a confrontational standoff or open clash may ensue.
Biography of Thomas Fortune Ryan detailing birth October 17 1851 in Nelson County Virginia marriage to Ida M Barry growth from humble wages to a fortune near 59 million dollars since entering Wall Street in 1870. Key roles include head of a major firm at 21 associates in coal and railroad ventures and influence in the tobacco trust metabolic trust and Metropolitan street railway. Noted for stature in finance and modest public profile with residences on Fifth Avenue and Nassau Street.
The article notes a financier who expanded holdings by investing under five million dollars and gained control of Equitable in June, amassing assets totaling 414 million dollars. It also mentions his hobbies rearing Holstein cattle and owning a large kennel of renowned dogs.
A morning fire in New York's fashionable residence district endangered Thomas' church and nearly endangered the Seward Webb McTwombly Rockefeller houses. Vanderbilts Astors and other wealthy families are parish members, with many high society weddings noted in the area.
Mrs Etta Webb Kidder charges her husband William H Kidder and his hired man Seth Morris with abuse and insults including calling her a wrinkled old woman. She says she spent 4400 on cattle and poultry for a ranch, and that the pair mortgaged and deeded property and tormented children. A court injunction blocked further disposal of assets.
The article traces the origin of the Original Eagles order in 1898 through H L Leavitt and others, recounting initiation fees and membership growth from Seattle to Spokane and beyond. It notes first lodges, early presidents, and a ceremonial badge gifted to Leavitt by John Cort, with affiliations to Masons and Elks.
The board of equalization opened Monday and resumed Tuesday to examine personal tax rolls. Officials plan to compare this year’s assessments with last year’s totals and will add extra clerks once the work starts in earnest.
Detroit reporter notes band leader Creatore was arrested after his concert on a non-support charge filed by his wife Annie and daughter Joaphine who accompanied him from Italy. A bond was posted.
Burke, found in a Seattle hotel room by Dr Sloan, accuses his wife of trying to poison him. He alleges marriage when she was 16 and claims he paid her father’s ranch proceeds. Police detain the wife as investigators search Burke’s stomach contents while Arlington detectives question the case.
In 1898 during the Klondike rush Seattle bar owners Harry L. Leavitt and John Cort inspired musicians strike relief by forming the Order of Eagles. The group grew from guides in Seattle to a nationwide fraternal order with 300000 members and 1000 lodges from Alaska to Florida, led by early leaders Cort Considine Leavitt and Williams. The first charter and pamphlet appeared in Seattle with its first fundraiser for Maine’s coffers, as plans to spread to Spokane were laid with key locals Bert Harris Frisky Barnett and Doc Grown.
The Western Union suffered major disruption from the Northern Pacific and Great Northern telegraphers strike. Wires north and south of Seattle were in terrible shape with suspected ground-wire tampering. Beattle office congestion rose as eastern messages were delayed eight to ten hours, rerouted via Portland or San Francisco. Postal Telegraph fared better, and Great Northern official Louis W. Hill declared the rail strike largely over, though some strikers criticized engineers and brakemen. A local operator blamed train crews for hampering operators. A man named Fred Surry reported a theft of his camera at the post office.
Court ordered sale of store assets for creditor benefit. bids must be filed with the undersigned by 6 o clock Tuesday evening. Signed B Alexander Receiver.
An old notice mentions Winslow's Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething gum pain and diarrhea with a 20 cent bottle price. The rest is a probate sale notice for John W. Pratt estate in King County Washington, detailing private real estate sales to pay debts.
A well dressed woman fell from a hack on South Third between Washington and Main after 6 AM Tuesday. Police, led by Detective Basson and Patrolman Cummings, could not identify her as she refused to speak and was jailed for drunken and disorderly conduct. She asked to contact her husband and claimed a Hillman City couple as relatives. Police seek the hackman responsible for the fall.
The old showman notes tramp dogs are drawn to the road life but useless to the show once they join. Barnum Bailey uses dogs in acts from clowns hats to equestrian feats, bulldogs with balloons, and whippet hounds in races. The article mentions dogs’ infatuation fading after a few days and previews a circus appearance on August 16 and 17.
A bread famine looms in New York's Jewish quarter as a broad strike by Kosher bakers grows, amid rising disturbances and general unrest across bakeries.
Constantinople reports that strikes by workers at Baku and Batoum have paralyzed the oil trade, yet Standard Oil shipments are swelling as a result. The disruption in production centers contrasts with growing export activity.
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root advertised as a kidney remedy cures kidney bladder and uric acid troubles rheumatism and back pain. It aids holding water reduces scalding sensation during urination and nightlife disruptions. Sample bottle and free book offered by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY via Seattle Daily Star.
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