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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
1
Wave of Crime Sweeping City Amid Wheat Market Fallout
A chaotic wave of thefts and burglaries as Seattle contends with rising crime and a volatile wheat market. Incidents include robberies on Main Street, home break ins, and a bank-like panic linked to market rumors. James A. Patten drives the panic in Chicago wheat pits, with traders betting on doom and recovery.
Wheat Scandals and the Rise of Wheat Kings
A historical account portrays John G. Lund a Minneapolis land dealer who profited as agents reported true wheat conditions yet market lies swayed prices. He killed himself after a market crash while James A. Patten, dubbed the corn king, leveraged rumors to push wheat higher gaining a million in personal fortune as a firm collapsed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patten
John G. Lund
Minneaports
Jast Month
North West
Lund
Jas. A. Patton
Chicago
English heiress and American tycoon wedding scandal
Aug. 17. Pittabure society agog over a betrothed English heiress Miss Brocklebank and George Westinghouse. The ceremony was indefinitely postponed amid reports of a breach and public reversals. Society circles blame the affair on the couple's discord and family pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prees
Ito criticizes Japanese government in Asia Pacific policy
UPI dispatch reports Hance Ito criticizes Japan's military and naval moves as essential to peace in the Asia Pacific. The message quotes a Korean prince and notes delays in the Kataura government and the postponement of the Savvy augmentation to 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Asia Pacific
Korea
American Teachers for Japan visit to discuss project
A fragment notes American teachers visiting Japan to discuss an editing project and their roles at a university. It mentions dynamite in a box at a location and references a Saturday night incident at a third Stewart Mount headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Mt
More Polling Booths Urged to Prevent Disfranchisement
Seattle voters face possible disfranchisement in the September primary as long lines and complex ballots threaten to limit turnout. Attorney General Alknaom warns that additional polling booths are needed statewide to ensure every voter can properly mark ballots within time limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
al- Kinaom
Beattle
Steamer Lesiana Explosion Kills and Injures Passengers
The excursion steamer Lesiana exploded on Carp lake near Petoskey Michigan early today. More than a dozen feared dead and many missing with at least 50 aboard. three bodies recovered and tugs dispatched for rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Petoskey
Mich
Lesiana
Carp Lake
Lee Lana
Capt. McLaglen’s Poor Swordwork Stirs Two Cities
Reports say Capt. Leopold McLaglen performed poorly in a broadsword contest at White City and Tacoma, with crowds disappointed. A second Capt. McLaglen, claimed to be the jit jitey world champion, was defeated in Tacoma by an Oregon National Guardsman amid confusion over identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold McLaglen
White City
Captain
Pold McLaglen
Leo
Pold MclLaglen
Tacoma
Capt. McLaglen
Kite City
McLagien
Vancouver Baseball Club
California
McLagren
Oregon
Onion Thief Caught In Alley In San Francisco Tale
In a colorful report, John Babich steals an onion from a free market bin and is chased by Patrolman Spinach. Babich is captured in an alley and jailed for a short term as officers react to the odd case. Also noted, W. G. Stafford, a San Francisco businessman and former supervisor board member, dies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Babich
Spinach
Loiner
Babich
San Francisco
W. G. Stafford
Board of Supervisors
Good Government League
Retribution to be swift and sure in Illinois riot
Springfield Aug 17 rioters who sparked a bloody race war faced swift punishment as Gov Deneen ordered a special grand jury to probe leaders and a military court to pursue swift justice. George Richardson to be tried first for assaulting Mrs Earl Hallam. Abraham Raymon among others named. Negroes flee city as mobs drift. funerals of miners Colwell and Delmore loom amid tense show of force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Springfield
Ill
Een
James A. Creighton
George Richardson
Earl Hallam
Colwell
Frank Delmore
Abraham Raymon
Pioneer Operator Henry Martin Found Dead in Seattle Hotel
Henry Martin, a veteran Pacific coast telegraph operator and former Kalama pioneer, was found dead in his Wilma hotel room at 9:25 AM. Officials attribute the death to heart failure induced by heavy drinking. he was 61 and long active in Washington and Oregon. The body was moved to Ronney-Watson undertaking parlors. He is survived by a Kalama brother and relatives in Martin's Bluff, Wash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Martin
Pacific Coast
Wilma Hotel
James
Martin
Oregon
Washington
Kalama
Wash
Northern Pacific
Seattle
Postal Telegraph Company
Powell
Wima
Ronney-Watson Company
Relay
Taft to Speak in Baseball Park at Hot Springs
Taft prepares a speech for a Republican rally in Hot Springs Virginia with plans to depart August 28 for Middle Bass Island as a guest of the Middle Bass club. Admiral Cervera reportedly expressed admiration for Taft in a letter received by Charles D. McGuffey of Chattanooga. Taft and Mrs Taft aim to reach Cincinnati by September 6 to continue the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Taft
Virginia
Charles D. McGuffey
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cervera
Puerto Real
Spain
Riday
Mre
Middle Bass Island
Lakerie
Middle Bass Club
Hayes
Garfield
McKinley
Cinccinnati
Marathon rerun offered by London News for Olympic race
The London News offers a $500 prize for a re run of the marathon from the recent Olympics. It invites runners from every country to compete, arguing the reason for the poor Eng Ni performance remains unexplained. Also noted is a Taft and Sherman club meeting at Kidds hall Green Lake Station tomorrow evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pow United Press
Lon
The
London News
Eleventh Ward
Taft and Sherman Club
Kidd's Hall
Green Lake Station
Bryan denies selling out to help Guffey for 200000
Willem J. Bryan dismissed a Pittsburg originated claim that he offered to influence the national committee to oust Col Guffey and allies for 200000. He called the report surd and false, saying it was a fabrication by Guffey supporters angered by his opposition at the Denver convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Guffey
United Press
Fairview
Lincoln
Neb
Willem J. Bryan
Pittsburg
National Committee
Pennsylvania
Denver
Courts of appeal to rule on merits, not technical points
United Press reports that courts of appeal may base rulings on case merits rather than technical points if the American Bar association's special committee proposal becomes law. The committee, formed at the last annual meeting to cut delay and costs, will present its report at Seattle’s August 26 to 28 gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ey United Press
NEW RK
Courts of Appeal
The
American Har Association
Seattle
Atlantic Fleet Firemen Fatal Duel Aboard Battleship
The American battleship fleet visiting Auckland in New Zealand reports a fatal duel aboard a battleship during the stay. Two firemen quarreled and one killed the other with a razor, with the killer to be sent to the United States for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Auckland
New Zealand
Sydney
Cape Maria van Dieman
United States
Call for Prosecution of Market Street Bank Officials
In San Francisco on August 17 District Attorney Langdon received a copy of a depositor resolution adopted at a meeting the previous day. The resolution urged immediate prosecution of officials and directors of the suspended Market street bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Langdon
Market St. Bank
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