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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1910
Page
5
Senate committee chaired by Vermont’s Byam examines harsh conditions at mines drawing reform calls. Critics say corporate practices trap workers, many foreigners, in cycles of substandard pay and limited mobility, amid debates on immigration and labor rights.
Police arrested several men during a poker game at the Buffalo club in the Starr building. A patrolman and elevator boy reported the party, and the players were taken to the station on charges. Suspects named include Henry Gleason Jan Weir Joseph Van Tas H J Thompson Johan Ferrin and a clerk. poker paraphernalia were seized.
Yakima August 8 report of 23 year old Griffen son of W Griffer a rancher felled by a gunshot while with four companions at a lakeside area near Bump the mountains. The weapon discharged as he crawled under a fence, causing instantaneous death.
Harvey Winfield Scott aged 72 editor and owner of the Morning Oregonian died in Baltimore Maryland after an operation at Johns Hopkins hospital. He began at the paper in 1867, born in Illinois in 1838, migrated to Oregon territory in 1862, and built the west’s prominent paper as a self made man.
A reception will be held for Head Adviser T. P. Reveille Tuesday evening August 9 at Woodmen Temple Fourth Ave and Marion Ave. All Woodmen are invited. C. A. Koepfli, Clerk.
A. V. Roca, an inexperienced aviator, fell from a tri plane he designed near Blackpool August 8. The craft caught fire at high altitude, burned its framework, and collapsed on the ground though Roca survived with minor injuries as hundreds watched.
Charlies Lyte, guarded by Detectives Jones and Doom, attended the funeral service for his divorced wife Florence Lyte and soon after collapsed at the cemetery. The deceased man’s murder charge and upcoming trial loom as his children comfort him amid an unsolved shooting mystery.
Two large military balloons carrying three men vanished after ascending in Munich on August 5. Since then no word has been heard as cloud cover hid them from view. The War Department has sent dispatches across the empire requesting searches for the missing aviators.
A Northern Pacific passenger train struck a car two miles south of Kent at Thomas last night. Capt. Emil C. Genereaux, his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. William T. Klotz jumped to safety before the car was crushed between the engine tender and a flat car. Genereaux said he was driving slowly due to bad road conditions. the engineer did not warn as the crossing view was blocked by flat cars.
Rev. Frank E B Herthum of Union Christian church Georgetown led a mixed religious program at Dreamland rink drawing a large crowd. He argued amusement is needed and aims to gradually extend the religious feature while dancers returned to the floor after the sermon. Chief Wappenstein’s plainclothes representative observed the service.
A. Owsley of Pomeroy is dead, Florence Brown of Dayton is hurt, and Olivia Miller of Walla Walla is injured after a runaway near a concrete mixer on South Second Street in Walla Walla. The cart struck the mixer as the horse panicked, officials said yesterday evening.
Berlin reports Crown Prince Frederick William will depart for a tour of India and the fort in November and likely return via San Francisco and the Pacific coast. No official significance attached, per high authority.
A dental advertisement claims a new method to replace missing teeth without plates and without pain. It promises natural, lifelike teeth and a written guarantee, noting the technique is practical and demonstrably credible to dental faculty.
Bleached sheets 76¢ to 81x90 priced to clear. 70x80 sheets offer a straight hem after laundering. All wool filled blankets come in white gray with border options and sell at 4.95 per pair. Bedspreads include $4.00 and 2.95 sizes and an imported satin line at 2.95.
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