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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1909
Page
9
Chief Ward reports a mere boy threatened Harry W Treat with a $600 blackmail demand and a house blow up within five minutes. The Treats, now traveling in Yellowstone Park, were unaware of the hoax as officers search for the culprit through the night without success.
In San Francisco Chinatown a seven year old girl, Wah Ho, rescued from a dark opium den faces custody questions as juvenile court weighs her origins, language, and race. Miss Donaldina Cameron and Probation Officer Luke Livingston led the rescue. a foster mother Tun See, wife of Mah Juy Sin, claimed rights but the document proving lineage conflicted.
Detroit man Thom ae Gray, manager of the Robert H Jenks Lumber Co, is jailed on a $60 000 alienation of affections suit filed by Wellington R Bryant of Kansas City. Grace Bryant, a Michigan woman, is named as the alleged other party as Bryant claims Gray promised marriage and a move to Oklahoma after divorce.
A mix of incidents spans Ireland to Washington. In Dublin a Hibernians meeting lauds American envoys. in Chicago Ella Gingles, an Irish lacemaker, was acquitted of larceny after a sensational trial and left a flag for her Larne home. In Spokane four escapees from immigration docks remain at large, with two captured. A Colfax tire factory fire destroyed $16,000 in property.
Chiefs and guards announce kleptomania is not tolerated at the exposition grounds after a shoplift incident. Ethel Jones was arrested for petit larceny in the Oriental building and her ex-husband’s companion was taken in but not held. President J G Chilberg plans a Seattle departure to invite delegates to visit Beattle and the exposition.
The exposition passed its halfway mark with 1.75 million in attendance and anticipates a sharp rise in the second half. With Seattle Day Tast Day Concessionaires Day and the International Livestock Show coming, total attendance may approach four million, well above earlier projections.
Officials in Calton announce no horses with docked tails may enter the Admission Day parade on September 6 in Ban Francico. The edict aims to standardize entries and avoid tail docking practice during the event.
Cal Aug 9 I A former San Francisco lawyer Mitchell who fled to Honduras after defrauding clients of 100000 aims to return to the United States. He leads a realty project in Honduras and hopes to settle debts and regain U.S. residence. Stephen Upton notes 12 U.S. fugitives in Honduras seek repatriation. Prominent colony figure Major Burke, ex editor of the New Orleans Times Democrat, vanished in 1886.
Dorothy Dale argues that much cocoa comes from slaveworked Portuguese plantations in Africa and urges a US boycott. Officials fear cocoa price rises and urge reform as reports of slave ships reach readers. The appeal cites the London Spectator and Methodist Times urging action.
Philadelphia report details Deputy Constable Robert Pendernant leaping for a frightened horse at Wister Station. He freed Mise Helen Haasis clinging to her rescuer as the horse dragged nearby. In Wheeling, West Virginia, UMWA President Thomas L. Lewis announced his bid for re election.
Promises of a large refit on small investment near Seattle with open pricing. Claims many investors buying in Navy Yard City and a new dock completion. Offers 1000 land pieces from $40 plus terms $4 down and $2 monthly with city water paid. Ads work in the navy yard and invite to join on the steamer H B Kennedy from Colman dock with frequent trips.
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