28 Aug 1906
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1906
Page
1
Mackintosh asks Comptroller Carroll for details as he probes irregularities in the city election. He cites altered ballots from specific precincts and questions who had access to ballot boxes and when they were stored in Carroll office vaults.
A Seattle resident entering a trap involving a fake prize fight loses ten thousand dollars to a well staged con. He discovers he was manipulated by a circle of supposedly reputable men and faces disbelief at officials and the press. He questions honesty and media coverage after the episode.
In Havana Aug the insurgent leaders except Pino Guerre are not surrendering as expected. Mendieta and Col Aranda arrived with insurgents and were brought into the city. Guerre lost prestige after failing to seize Pinar del Rio, while business and merchants regain confidence in Palma's government.
James Hancock, a cook who survived multiple Pacific wrecks, claims he is a hoodoo. He sailed on the Valencia when it struck Vancouver Island and later endured disasters aboard the George W. Elder, Oregon, St. Paul, and Manchuria before the Valencia and the Hawaiian wrecks. He is said to have the longest wreck string on the Pacific coast.
A young woman in New York’s tenement district dies with a bloody thumbprint on a pillow, likened to Jack the Ripper. Her brother says a paramour is arrested. In Berlin, August Rosenberg from Seattle sues for damages, claiming fame imprisonment after being charged with conspiring to kill the Kaiser, later deemed harmless.
Reports say numerous complaints reached police about a gang forming to harass citizens. Hines of Twentyatath avenue and Deam bors street accuse W P Chadbourne of West Crockett Street.
Rob ert Preece a 12 year old neighbor boy suffered severe facial injuries from an exploded percussion cap found on 651th street. Humane Officer Vaupell reports workers of Contractor Standinh left the device in a cend inside a locked toolbox. the contractor denies this, claiming the lock was forced. Doctors fear loss of sight in the right eye as well.
A carload of rum consigned to Japan arrived this morning. The car bears signs announcing the contents and unknown individuals along the route tried to tear down the signs on several occasions.
The steamer Twickenham, moored near its port on San Juan Inland, encountered a distressing incident last night. Wrecking tugs Salvor and Tacoma aided salvage operations as a sugar cargo, valued at an estimated eco, was affected.
W. E. Gardner reports a burglary last night in which his room was broken into and a suit of clothes and a blanket were stolen. The incident details include the missing clothing and bedding, with no injuries reported.
Ray Phipps age 1% John Logan 14 Burt Burnley 16 were caught by Patrolman Christensen during a burglary at Hattersby’s store on First Ave. Burnley and Burnley have bad records and are on suspended sentence to reform school. Logan had been in Puyallup then returned, aligned with Howell Street gang, and faced police reevaluation today.
The Inland Navigation Company asks Collector of Customs Harper for action details after a British wrecker aided the Twickenham wreck near Roche Harbor. A Samson wrecker was nearby and could have reached the scene within an hour, raising questions about American rescue aid versus British intervention.
The regular eighth grade examination for King county will be held at Seattle high school Burton school Vashon island and Enumclaw School on Thursday and Friday August 20 and 21. The subjects will be given in the following order Thursday arithmetic spelling neography reading Friday grammar phytology history.
Mrs Nellie Hogue of Saa Angelica travels to Everett to petition for her son Andrew Lawrence senior who received 90 years for attempted robbery. She says he pleaded guilty under misbelief of a lighter sentence and lacked funds to pursue a fight against the sentence. The crime occurred between Everett and Edmonds.
Louie Hung James Mullen and William H Wiseman election board members from Sixth precinct First ward faced charges after a false and fraudulent return in the recent city election. All three are candidates for delegates to the upcoming republican convention.
The county convention nominated candidates from the precinct caucus held last night. City Councilman James Conway, residing in the same precinct, is on the same ticket.
From now until September 12 the registration books in the comptroller's office at city hall stay open from morning hours until 10 each night. On Friday books close for the primary election. Six extra registration clerks have been added by Comptroller Harry Carroll. Clerks report an average increase of 110 names registered daily.
In St Petersburg on August 28 reports say many Jews flee Warsaw due to soldiers threatening extermination after the assassination of General Wontarski. Rumors place Trepoff in Warsaw to restore order as extraordinary measures rise amid revived dictatorship talk. In San Francisco the car strike persists with most people walking and no violence. Strikebreaker Farleyn moves toward start of travel. union shows resolve while company holds fire. An urban episode links Anita Andrews and Henry Wolf to a street rumor and a fatal consequence from the strike.
A letter to a Beaumont newspaper claims they will rule the town amid a wave of arrests of Black residents for vagrancy. Authorities punished many and ordered them to leave, as local tensions rise over race and authority.
An organized drive in Los Angeles seeks to place a 1 cent railroad fare before both Republican and Democratic state conventions. Leaders plan a state campaign modeled on Ohio’s successful effort, believing the issue will dominate legislative and gubernatorial contests.
Mrs. Maria L. Marvin a Snohomish county pioneer died in Stanwood at age 75. She was married in 1857 in San Francisco to Captain Daniel Marvin. Burial was at Lake View cemetery beside Captain Marvin who died 12 years ago. Niece Mrs Sprague of Fremont survives.
Pittsburgh society enjoys ballooning as Mrs Mary Prentice Miller wife of Major Charles J Miller flew in an airship and remained fearless. She called the sensation exhil arating and predicted future trips while noting the machinery faltered but did not shake her nerve. She plans to fly again and is already known as that brave Mrs Miller.
Nome reports Thursday night or Friday morning arrivals as the steamers Dolphin and City of Seattle enter port from Southeastern Alaska with full interior passenger lists. The schooner Robert Lowers sails for Honolulu this morning carrying lumber.
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