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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
7
James C. Sayde, a candidate for coroner in King County, presents a four plank platform. He argues the office should be independent of undertaker influence and paid staff, with one regular deputy and a public morgue deferred until finances permit. He stresses adherence to state law and reform without increasing taxpayer burden.
The speaker blames Republicans for long standing evils in the north and asserts the party cannot fix them. He argues tariffs did not raise labor wages and cites steel barons in Pittsburgh profiting 20 to 30 percent above fair prices.
The speech criticizes the Republican stance on wealth, questions why fortunes should be preserved, and stresses the need for immediate country reform. De lancey Nicoll adds remarks as part of a Democratic rally led by the Hogan Volunteers and the King County Democratic club with prominent Democrats on the platform.
The Fairbanks Alaska baseball team landed in Seattle to test its lineup against top local amateurs. The squad, drawn from the Fairbanks district, is strong enough to hold its own, with talks of a possible game against Joe Schlumpfs Websters, Seattle’s premier amateur team. The players are all healthy and lodging at the Palace hotel.
Bank clearings reported for Seattle and Tacoma amounting to 1 117 904 02 and 615 827 00 with balances of 82 855 68 and 27 138 00. Registration for the fall elections totals 36 000 with about 100 voters registered daily. Open defiance faced by interstate commerce commission as express and trunk lines refuse to accept the ruling favoring small shippers seeking carload rates.
A small force of officers used revolvers to prevent a clash between 36 Japanese strikebreakers and about 100 Italian railroad laborers near Auburn. Italians demanded higher wages and threatened violence if Japanese were not withdrawn. officers ordered both sides to back down as tensions rose.
Mrs Sarah Stella Dueckaste Rosenbaum Rogers Dunn of San Francisco sues Mrs Lizzie Hastings Holme and James B. Donn for 260000 claiming Holme entertained Dunn in pink pajamas while Dunn’s wife alleges years of stealing husbands. Divorce papers also served on Holme, wife of former City Judge Leicester Holme.
Residents north of Taylor petition the city council to compel Seattle Lighting Co to install gas in their area. They note gas mains exist nearby yet mains are not extended, despite months of requests. The neighborhood along with adjacent streets has sewers and lights but no gas, fueling calls for immediate mains installation.
Max Bean is sought on a charge of stealing $306 from Pan Runck after luring him into a scheme involving a Cinograph picture line and a promissory note. Bean allegedly sold the machine in possession for $300 then vanished with the note. Police pursue Bean as the investigation unfolds.
First race shows Rose Cherry and Honaventure with short odds and a 1 07 time. Second race lists Mribery Work and Play Dr Colemane with various odds and a 1 12 4 5 time. The fragmentary note reads like a betting card or race results from a local track.
The local Christian Endeavorers union plans a picnic at Brinnon Hood's Canal. They depart from the University pier at 1 45 on the steamer Yosemite and return by 10 30 in the evening with speeches by Boyd C Doty Rev Dunstan and RK B Dun lap. Music will be by the Mercer Island parental school boys band.
The City of Seattle arrived from Skagway this afternoon with 160600 in gold consigned to the Alaska Pacific Express company. It carried 94 passengers and a small cargo of fresh salmon.
At the National Editorial association session in St Paul Seattle was chosen as the site for the 1909 convention. Toledo initially opposed Seattle but shifted after balloting to back the final decision unanimously.
Matthew Longbottom, aged 30, is to receive new parents through adoption. The Seattle businessman, raised by foster parents, will adopt from Mr. and Mrs. H. C. A. and take Mr. Aiken’s name as part of the proceedings.
The graduating exercises of 1908 at Mental Science College Burn Mawr will be held in the college auditorium on August 22 and 28 with student and faculty addresses.
Thomas Hewitt, a laborer, jumped from a moving University Street car near Blaine this afternoon and was fatally injured. He was taken to Wayside Emergency Hospital where physicians found a severe skull fracture.
Pacific Coast League president Cal Ewing announced plans to challenge the outlaw state leagues and press the northwest territory issue with the national commission. He stated the Coast League would not reinstate blacklisted players and would push toward an eight team league in the northwest, fighting to claim Seattle if possible.
A procession of Hindus arriving from Portland to replace striking Italian railroad workers triggered a riot in Tacoma. About 200 Italians seized the depot yard and fought with revolvers and rocks, with 40 shots exchanged. Police patrolled the area after one Hindu was wounded slightly by a stone and no other injuries were reported.
H C Rowden of the Olympic club San Francisco will wrestle G W Isaacs of the Los Angeles Athletic club on September 5 for the middleweight amateur championship of the Pacific coast. Kirkland mass meeting set for Tuesday August 25 at council chambers to nominate county and state candidates.
Harbormaster A P Spaulding urges public works to devise safeguards against dynamite handling at docks. He cites risk from current loading methods and urges a municipal powder dock outside Seattle for safety. Fire chief backs immediate acquisition and abolition of in-slip powder shipments. Rev Powers announces Sunday services resume with sermon on Power of the Great Purpose.
Sharon eyeglasses offer comfort and neat appearance with a focus on fit. Schuchard Optical Co located at 1207 Becond Ave promotes eyewear crafted to suit various eye shapes and styles.
About thirty used pianos from makers like Weber Fischer Kohler Chase Kohler Campbell D B Johnston Wagner Winthrop Behr Bros Camp Co and others to be sold in days at unusually low prices. Some traded in on Weber or Auto pianos some stock shopworn and reduced accordingly. New pianos in stock priced strictly under one-price schedule. Quick action advised for second-hand bargains and reasonable new prices on listed models.
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