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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
3
Mrs Fielding asks aid after her husband, Mr Mield, vanished two weeks ago from their Seattle home. Neighbors report destitution, rent unpaid, and no trace since a Crescent company inquiry. She and four children face eviction and hardship, with little money and uncertain shelter.
A latent fire in a defective flue at the kitchen of the Bie marck cafe started a haze that caused $3,300 in damages to Globe Electric com pany and C. C. Filson stores on Madison street. Pipeman J. W. Larsen suffered burns while fighting flames. Fire Marshal Kellogg condemned the flue and gave cafe owners until 6 o clock today to repair it.
A Jesuit party returning from St. Boniface says they located the mass grave of Jean Baptiste De Laverandrye’s discoverers near Lake of the Woods. They report the bodies, identified after two centuries, were preserved by a natural phenomenon though decapitated.
Fortson Camp No 2 veterans of the Spanish War will hold a plonic this Sunday at Fortuna Park to aid John A Link a camp member who was wounded in service. Oats will depart from Leseht Park to the plonic grounds.
Work on the exposition grounds progresses rapidly with key buildings for Agriculture Manufacturers Administration Machinery Emergency hospital and Fire Station completed. Over 75 percent of gutters and curb laid. water system construction at 75 percent complete. Seattle Electric plans three miles of underground conduits finished by November. street work to begin after excavation.
N Guerin claiming to be a bartender was arrested on the waterfront yesterday after a bootblack accused him of passing a counterfeit 50 cent piece.
The city observes Made in Seattle Day starting next Saturday with merchants staging exhibits of local products. Initiated in 1906 by secretary B Yandell of the chamber of commerce, the event gathers letters praising homemade goods and broad citizen support for pushing home-made products into the market.
Federation of the Swedish Norwegian and Danish Republican clubs was proposed at a Norwegian Republican club meeting in the Oriental building last night. The other club will be approached to form a powerful political federation. Vice President Ole Hanson presided with BH Everson H P Rude S S Landland and W B Olsen as speakers.
The First M E church may lack a meeting hall for several weeks as the Metropolitan Building Company requires the property after August 23. Services currently in the Tabernacle at Fifth Avenue and Union Street may move to a temporary church holiday as the new Fifth Avenue and Marion Street church basement won’t be ready until September 13. Reverend Tremayne Dunstan plans a plea for the West Senitie library during tomorrow’s sermon.
Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arrives Thursday for two days of thrills. The touring troupe promises a massive street pageant and a revamped program featuring a 700-foot incline auto race and a larger menagerie.
Mayor Miller issued an ultimatum to express and delivery wagon drivers to arrest and prosecute those who rush crowds at intersections. After near misses during the Eagles parade, youths driving at 60 miles an hour were singled out. Police will enforce orders to target reckless crossing and deliver fines, with a post office driver under scrutiny.
Coroner Carroll and Humane officers ruled no charges against Mr. and Mrs. L. Raemer after investigation into the death of their two month old son Fred Raemer found dead in the old Rainier hotel. They found the parents acted from ignorance and not criminal negligence, despite indications of neglect.
A diphtheria epidemic spreads through Weather Bureau staff on Tatoosh Island in Washington. Observer Mines and his family including his wife and son are affected, and his young daughter died earlier this week. Assistant Rasmussen contracted the illness yesterday.
A dental ad urges readers with missing or loose teeth to visit the office for Alveolar Teeth as a superior alternative to partial plates. Testimonial from Jesse Wilson of Hotel Vendome endorses pain free replacement and stabilization, noting high value of the work. The practice claims expertise in all branches and emphasizes expert operators.
August 16 report says James Whiting, who killed Bud Greenfield in a mistaken identity shooting, was arrested on criminal charges after resisting at the courthouse. the coroner's jury handled the case.
Coroner Dr. Steele in Ellensburg convened a jury that heard 13 witnesses and found Thomas Johnson was killed Thursday afternoon by Frank Bryant in self defense. The jury exonerated Bryant after 56 minutes of deliberation. Bryant was discharged and the funeral for Johnson was planned for Sunday.
Queen Victoria of Spain arrives in Paris from San Sebastian incognito. She plans to visit her mother Princess Beatrice of Battenberg on the Isle of Wight. Foreign Minister Dichon and officials greet her at the railway station.
More than 60 percent of property owners along California Avenue West Seattle favor opening the street from Front Avenue to Fauntleroy Park at the city limit following the car line. A meeting has been at.
A brief column addresses careless parents urging more attentive child care and supervision. The piece stresses safety and responsibility, warning of preventable harms and encouraging proactive guidance by guardians.
Delivered by Joseph L. Garvin minister of the First Christian Church, the sermon tomorrow evening will present Jephthah's Rash Vow. The dramatized story centers on the Old Testament judge who sacrificed his daughter due to a vow.
Special Officers A. G. Lane and Mike McSherry arrested Frank Baker who says he is a candy maker and W. Wilson who claims to be a mariner at The Meadows yesterday. The men, said to be pickpockets driven from Butte recently, were caught attempting to pick a man's pockets but nothing was taken.
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