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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1907
Page
5
Fragmentary text notes labor events in Everett and Tacoma areas. It mentions committees, parade speech making and anticipated growth from country funds, with references to local companies and a special set of observances.
New York August state law amends penal code making adultery a crime and imposes a fine or imprisonment. The measure also forbids private detectives in labor disputes and requires special agents to be appointed from the state where they operate.
Queen Wilhelmina’s birthday is marked with nationwide celebrations in The Hague as the ruler receives congratulatory messages from European leaders. Delegates at the congress join in, noting her birth in 1886 and her marriage to Prince Henrik of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in February.
Tribal leaders from Kitsap Seattle Leschi and Chinook Sachems attended a pow wow near Umapine to celebrate a milestone. Delegates from the council and tribes gathered for the event described as a huge success.
In Wyoming today owners and mine workers will settle disputes over contract terms. A eight percent wage increase and improved conditions are under discussion with union officials and the Ownership League present in the People’s Say building at 1 o’clock. The gathering aims to outline preliminaries for a broader plan on mine operations and city finance.
Blbert Hebbard of East Aurora New York, publisher of the Philistine Seman, intends to tour the northwest in the near future and deliver several lectures in Seattle.
Charles F. Chillingworth, a Hawaii Senator, yesterday hosted by Senator 8 H Piles marking his first visit in 32 years. AL Offieta of Renton reports a loss of $35 on the 5:30 car with a request to return it to Offiela 4 or The Star We Pier 2 amid neo battleships ore rumors.
Seattle Star reports Pennsylvania coal barons led by Divine Right Beer will raise mine prices 26 cents a ton starting Sept 1. The move aims to net over 6 million dollars in a year, despite pending federal cases and arbitration awards.
A dense listing of congregations across Seattle including Rev. Francis J. Van Korn and Rev. George N. Edwards at Plymouth Third Ave and Uni versity, Pilgrim Broadway and Republican, Olivet, Water-front churches, and Westminster. Services span 11 am and 5 pm with Sunday schools, midweek meetings, and special sermons. Also notes a steamer ride and free clam bake at Mount Baker Park with activities and entertainment.
Walter A. Hal will answer Rev. M. A. Matthews in The Voices of the Dead sermon tonight. Ellen R. Williams will host an afternoon platform montage and Mrs. Prior appears in the evening program.
Church of God at Twenty fourth Ave and Lane St holds 11 a.m. services and Free Gospel. Interdenominational group at 2039 W 15th St meets Tuesdays Thursdays Sundays with Rev C H Rose. Theosophical Society Seattle lodge at 1420 Secondary hosts Sunday 9 am lecture by T A Barnes. Friends Quakers meet near Twenty fourth Ave and Pier in tent with Bible school at 10 am.
The Rev Charles Stel oe superintendent of the Presbyterian department of church labor asks the 11000 churches in the United States to address the labor question in sermons on Labor Day weekend and expects broad compliance. He likens Labor Sunday to Memorial Day and other holy days honoring service and urges churches to honor workers who keep daily life moving.
OCR reads a notification inviting All Friends to a Sunday worship and Wednesday prayer meeting at 5 pm with a monthly meeting in view of debt aid. It notes a quarterly meeting planned for September 14 at the new church on Twenty third Avenue and Spruce Street, Mount Baker Park, Seattle.
Reverend Myron W Haynes will preach a farewell sermon to former parishioners of the First Baptist Church tomorrow morning. The service marks the end of his tenure with the congregation and invites attendance from the community.
Two Seattle Electric Co barns at Fifth and Harrison and in Georgetown were broken into last night. Both were newly built and in use for the first time before power cut by vandals. Reports note a 609 People’s Bank bid and street prospects at Becong and Pike.
The report notes August permit totals exceed 1,100 with a value of 777,596 dollars, while the year to date building value reaches 1,698,749 dollars. Construction costs for the month surpass 409,000 dollars, with overall activity reflecting Diamond.
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