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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1904
Page
7
At 4 30 this afternoon Mrs Omede J Chadwick had not secured a 15000 bond. If not posted within thirty minutes she will be taken to the Tombs to await trial in the right.
This week at the Third Avenue theater features Black Patti Troubadours with a Friday and Saturday evening show. A local back dancing and ecake-walking contest pits champions against Patti company professionals. Yon Yonson opens Sunday afternoon with a Swede in the title role. Under Two Flags at Seattle theater grows more popular nightly with Misa Chapman as Cigarette. Held by the Enemy plays to crowded houses at Alcazar with Miss Champion as Rachael McCreery.
A new company will present The Mack Flag next week. A benefit performance by Platt Fanning last evening supported the Meyers Juvenile band. The boys appeared in new uniforms and delivered several fine selections.
W. W. Cooper, who claims to be a Methodist preacher, was arrested by City Detective Wappenstein on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses. Police suspect he defrauded life insurance agents and others, using letters of recommendation from the Far West Lumber company. He is jailed and may be housed at the city bantile.
The senate conducted only routine business in a brief session today and adjourned until Monday. In the house, the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bills were considered in committee of the whole.
A Seattle jury awarded B Denny $154.50 in a libel suit against The Star Publishing Co. over an article in a landmark campaign for pure milk. The Star’s editorial push exposed a system of contaminated milk blamed for infant deaths and led to indictments of three men linked to the poisonings.
Superior Judge Bell ruled that a note given by a husband to cover lawyers in his divorce defense cannot be treated as a community debt. The note is payable from the husband’s separate assets, as the wife is not obliged to fund his defense in a break up of the marriage. If the wife had signed, the outcome might differ.
Martin Audt, seriously injured last year while working on the battleship Nebraska, won a superior court verdict awarding him $3000 against ship builders Moran Bros. The jury returned the ruling after hearing testimony on the construction site incident.
Yesterday afternoon a man sued for $6,000 after falling through an open watch way on the Nebraska. Physicians testified the injuries are permanent and his leg was broken.
The Chamber of Commerce formed a committee to investigate alleged pilfering of the water fund used for general expenses by city officials. The issue centers on siphoning $47,000 annual interest from Spring Mill water bonds that was intended for general taxation and not for water rates.
Winfield 8S Gehr of Wenatchee and Emma Tucker of Seattle obtain marriage licenses. Rasmus Anderson aged 34 and 27 from Clinton are involved in habeas corpus suits. J W Irwin and W C Rickner, Kitsap county prisoners, are held at King County jail.
The Star prevailed in a libel suit over its reports on formaldehyde in milk used by dairymen to preserve milk for infants. The verdict found the publication substantially true, citing health official Ludlow's testimony and evidence of adulteration at Denny’s dairy. The paper deems the outcome a vindication of the pure milk fight and vows to continue exposing wrongdoing.
The Star parades its exclusive coverage of Mrs Chadwick and her alleged duplicity in a grand financial scheme. The paper promises portraits of victims and detailed accounts of her methods, urging readers to follow ongoing developments and claiming primacy in reporting.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon says he will judge the subpoena when it arrives and decide whether to obey it if summoned to a court in Oregon. The report notes the grand jury investigation of the Chadwick affair proceeding in Loraine County, Ohio.
A Philippines visiting troupe will be hosted by Manager Russell at the Third Avenue theater tonight. The program features the troupe’s hero and heroine, with Chief Antonio expected to command a turnout from all in the tribe despite ragged attire. The Patti troupe has prepared for the event, hoping Americans attend.
Jack Chesterfield the artist faces trial in superior court for allegedly assaulting Ottilia Zerbell, a 17 year old who entered his office on business last September. Jury selection occurred this morning, with testimony to begin this afternoon under Judge Mason Irwin.
A federal grand jury session ended last night with the disclosure of seventeen men connected to the case. The proceedings highlighted the participation of Wickenzle as a noted figure in the contemporary investigation.
Morning session opens with Judge Washburn presiding as a jury of prominent Elria citizens is sworn in. The panel meets to hear the case amid local interest and attention.
Police found a dead man in the Mississippi River at Lacrosse Wisconsin with an unused ticket on the steamer Jeanie from Seattle to San Francisco bearing the name J Anderson. Authorities believe the man was murdered and dumped into the river.
Ad touts Hyomei as a complete cure for thirty years of catarrh through a rectal application, claiming ease of use and guaranteed results. Testimonial from Mrs Derby of Beverly Massachusetts asserts rapid relief and cure for her husband. Quaker Drug Co sells the outfit for one dollar with optional extra bottles.
A 1904 narrative asserts U S actions in Panama were driven by commercial graft and political intrigue. It alleges American engineers and diplomats aided a revolutionary set, with figures like Gabriel Duque and local merchants profiting as Colombia pressed for higher prices before the isthmus came under U S control.
Eighteen jurors were examined in the Patterson trial this morning but none were chosen. A recess was taken until 2 PM, and the jury was completed by 4 PM.
Superior Judge Albertson refused to enjoin Mayor Zook from signing the Hallard city lighting ordinance granting L Brewer a franchise. The temporary restraining order was dissolved after allegations of improper bidding were rejected for lack of fraud or lawful grounds to intervene. Mayor Zook said he would sign the franchise immediately.
Washington D C Dec 8 The president has practically given up on calling an extra session before October after a conference with Representative Watson of the ways and means committee who said a tariff revision by spring is impossible The high school orchestra with Miss Sadie Hite Master Raymond Lehr Humphrey’s brass quartet and the glee club will present a concert and stereopticon show at the high school assembly hall tomorrow evening at o clock
Readable listing shows beans, vegetables, fruits, and perishables with varied prices. Items include Lima beans, cabbage, lettuce, tomatoes, apples, grapes, cranberries, and citrus. Also listed are butter, cheese, poultry, honey, nuts, oysters, clams, salmon, and other seafood with regional providers and packaging details.
A Seattle market listing from December 8 1904 shows varied prices for fish meats grains and feeds. Items include herring lobsters smelt sturgeon and black bass with prices. flour cereals and meal like whole wheat flour graham rye meal corn meal oats and buckwheat with per ton and per bale rates. Grain futures for wheat corn oats and park prices are noted with bid and ask figures from W A Ryer & Co. at 112 Columbia Street.
The stock market opened lower and fell about 15 points in the first hour with broad declines. By noon investors dumped shares and created a panic, but interests bought later, steadying most losses. Close matched the prior day's figures with a firmer tone.
A reader from Dempseytown, H Turner, recalls using Dr King’s New Life tonic nightly for two weeks and says it makes him feel young again. The note credits the product as gentle on the liver stomach and bowels and only available at G O Guy Inc drug store at Avenue and Vessler.
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