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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
Aug 14 report suggests William Thaw will be freed within weeks after a lawyer asserts habeas corpus grounds. The discussion centers on Thaw’s possible transfer from New York to New Jersey, with state insanity commitment cited and questions about federal demand for appearance in Pittsburgh.
The Lone of Norway will picnic at Wildwood park on Sunday September 6. Boats leave Leedis park every half hour after 9 am. A good program includes music and dancing at the pavilion plus boat races tag of war and other amusements.
The Second Regiment of the Montana National Guard, about 600 men and a band, departed Helena last evening to join Army maneuvers at American Lake.
Cranked by Aug 14 reports from Cranbrook British Columbia the strike spreads to the Pacific Great Northern line a Spokane freight train from St Paul derailed near Lunadbroek Alberta blocking tracks wrecking crews striking and refusing to assist repair work Expected traffic disruption until a track is rebuilt by section hands Public Market Stall 68 adds a clock and a Sunset phone for public use.
London Aug 14 United Press rumor swirled as Enrico Caruso confirmed again that his wife departed. He denied elopement, saying life with her became impossible and that her tastes were below his standard, prompting his decisive separation.
In Chandler Oklahoma on August 14 Deputy Sheriff Young was fatally wounded by George Rittenhouse a lawyer and member of Youngs posse. The posse which pursued negro outlaws surrounded boxcars at Avery sidetrack mistook Young for a Negro and fired buckshot. Three Negroes were captured one wounded is jailed hospital. National Guard Company B aided the search around the scene.
North Yakima. Angli Enas, chief of the Yakima, and his wife were struck by a Northern Pacific train yesterday afternoon and killed instantly. Enas, eighty, was a famed Northwest leader in the 1856 wagon train conflict and participated in the slaughter of several white men.
The new Parsival dirigible balloon on the flexible system made its first ascent from Tegel field in Berlin. It carried five passengers and conducted steering gear experiments to verify stability at 760 feet. The brief ascent was successful.
August bargains flood Pioneer Piano House as plane shipments from a local dealer are offered at half price. Manufacturers pushed heavy discounts, with $475 models at $232.50 and $400 styles at $198. Cash or $6–$7 monthly plans available. Readily delivered, with five year guarantees, and extended term options.
Portland Oregon August 14 Philip Selling a wealth Portland merchant died that night after weeks of illness following a surgical operation He was 84 and came to Portland in the early fifties He is the father of State Senator Selling widow and daughter survive him
Loreta Sepulveda Eastman a wealthy Los Angeles woman asserts ownership of half the town of San Pedro arriving with furniture and establishing herself in a vacant large house. She defies authorities to remove her as she asserts full title to the half town.
Six young women travelers, winners of a prize contest by the Saturday Sunset, Vancouver, B C, arrived in Ban Prancieco after a trip through California and the southwest. The party includes Misses M. S. Deacon, G. C. Oveson, H. B. Wenbourne, J. R Pollard, KB L. Smith, G. L. Small, and Mrs. W. G. Cable as chaperone.
Walla Walla residents hear ex convict James Breen claim he will locate Cecil Brittan within five days. Breen says he knows the boy’s whereabouts and promises a quick resolution to the Tollsgate case. Managers at Altman’s hall report a Republican club meeting in Rainier Heights to back ward candidates. Ole Hannon seeks the Republican nomination for representative in the Party-third district.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company announces round trip excursion tickets available August 21 and 22 valid for ninety days. Full details at Union Ticket Office. 60 cents. General Agent K B Eliza.
Destructive fires sweep large tracts of timber in the Little Belt range with rapid spread. Camp Baker reports limited fighting ability and no damage estimates due to the blaze.
Judge Taft refused to comment on William Jennings Bryan's acceptance speech today in Hot Springs Virginia, saying he read it with interest but had no remark to offer yet. He will answer Bryan when he speaks to Republicans in Virginia on the first of next month. Taft began work on that speech today and mining engineer John Hays Hammond, once a vice presidential candidate hopeful, arrived to confer with Taft.
To comply with Minnesota and Iowa laws a reduced transcontinental rate will start September 1 with many eastern homesteaders expected to travel west until October 21. Also noting Saturday market stall 68 with chickens priced at 16 cents per pound.
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