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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1903
Page
8
Joseph H. Greer, a wealthy Fort Wayne, Indiana oil and land investor, died in Bandirgo California yesterday from blood poisoning after stepping on a tack in a Pullman car.
Acting on evidence from the graft committee counsel, Chief O'Neil suspended Lieutenant Mutcahey and Patrolman Martini from the Chicago police force on graft charges in the red light district.
KE Geldemith, a figure in the Dunbar gambling case, sues H B Dunbar in superior court for 1000 dollars claiming he was drugged and shipped out of town by Dunbar’s employee to keep him from testifying. Dunbar says Geldemith left city voluntarily after failing to obtain hush money.
The Great Northern requests the vacation of certain streets for its right of way and the new union depot site. The item will be taken up as a special order of business at the city council meeting tonight. The street committee meets at Hall, 1610 Second Ave, with various union and contractor groups listed for attendance.
George Bain, an umberta repairer, was taken to police with a four inch scalp wound after alleged assault on the Grant street bridge. Authorities suspect a drunken fall rather than assault. A Wilton & ag grocery store on dealer way was burglarized. pennies, cigars, and tobacco stolen. Tony Vaca, associated with a Turkish bath house, recovered damages in a related case against St Emo baths proprietor M. Teater, who sues for slander seeking $10,000 in damages.
A brisk holiday display features an array of neckwear at 1331 Second Avenue in Arcate City. The event highlights premium styles for season shoppers and visitors.
Friends of Joseph Perry and his wife fear they perished in the disaster of the steamer Discovery. A passenger from the steamer Conwir says the berrya had berths on Discovery, but they may have left before the wreck occurred.
Attorney General Crow battles pneumonia at St Louis while the bribery case of State Senator Farris in the baking powder scandal, set to open in Jefferson City, is postponed due to illness and high tension.
In the latest Commoner issue W. J. Bryan promotes John W. Hookwalter of Springfield Ohio as a viable Democratic presidential nominee. Bryan praises Hookwalter for consistently supporting campaigns with his fortune.
Freshmen and sophomores remain heated after a dormitory raid last Saturday night. At 3 AM yesterday Oscar Damm was taken from his couch by a group of younger students, shaved, roughed, and sent back to his room. President Kane will convene a faculty meeting to examine the incident and the ongoing feud sparked by a disrupted campus dance.
A morning blaze at 6:45 in the two story frame residence of L Bronson at 510 Olympic Place caused 250 dollars in damage. Firefighters arrived after an alarm from Box 134 and found the building doomed but quickly controlled the blaze. Origin undetermined. believed to have started in the basement possibly from a discarded match among rubbish. No insurance.
The Hubbard expedition of August, sponsored by Cutting, is presumed lost in Labrador. A final mail from St John’s reports a trace of Hubbard and his companions, with belief they were killed by interior tribes as they sought aboriginals to describe for Outing.
London dispatch reports Russia demands free troop circulation in Northern Korea and a free hand in South Korea in reply to Japan. The Manchurian question remains unsettled. The cabinet met to discuss the reply, with Japan unable to publish details but optimistic for a peaceful issue.
A petition filed in the superior court requests moving the Rainier Grand Motel suit against Erica Noyce and others to the federal circuit court. Defendants argue Montana residency and overstate the lease dispute exceed state jurisdiction. The action, led by capes and other property owners, aims to enforce renewal of the lease expiring year end.
In Memphis last night John C. King a city officer and Democratic committee member fired at Kreensburg on a street wearing a masked face then fled. Kreensburg shot King in the leg and King killed himself with a gunshot.
LET EM FREE Kid Lewis and A A Fleckler, two suspects in the Maple Brothers saloon hold-up at Van Aseelt a few weeks ago, were released from the county jail Saturday. The sheriff said insufficient evidence prevented further detention. Frank Ryan remains under arrest as a suspect in the case.
Costly search begins for a legendary solid gold vase designed by Hidari no ore for Emperor Yoshimitsu. J Pierpont Morgan offers 400000 dollars for the relic once in the palace of Muromachi, lost since Japan's civil strife.
William Anderson faced a preliminary hearing in Justice Cant's court on burglary charges and was bound over to the superior court with no bail. He allegedly broke into the tool house of J. L. Jenkins & Co. at Terry avenue and Alder Street on December 11, stealing valuable tools, and was sent to county jail in default of bail. The steamship Pennsylvania carrying coal for the Hawaiian Islands put into Nanaimo last week after a fire on board was discovered by a seaman and extinguished after hours of effort leaving a small space in a bunker still burning.
The Watt Union Street line opened to the public yesterday linking Twenty Ninth Avenue Piaat ion Street to Fourteenth avenue East Vine Street. It runs via Madison and Madrona Park, easing congestion on Madison Street lines. Built in three weeks, the project followed a late franchise grant amid ward politics and a council threat to revoke privileges.
A delegation from Masonic Lodge No. 4 in Fredericksburg Visited Mount Vernon to place a wreath on Washington’s tomb marking the 104th anniversary of his death. The Fredericksburg lodge, Washington’s older mother lodge, honors his memory with preserved initiation and privilege records.
Weed county Ohio claims the first use of a wagon mounted derrick transfer scheme. Wood county notes Canada uses rollers but Weed county shuns them, hauling derricks onto wagons with horses and a shouted command. Each move saves about 35 dollars, with a 6 foot base and 6 tread wagon setup described.
Dr Paniseon a 66 year old prominent physician here committed suicide today by taking cyanide of potassium in his Fa building office at noon. His body was found by his partner.
The note highlights Phoebe Davies who has played Anna Moore in Way Down East for seven consecutive seasons and has appeared more than 2000 times. Her father died in California and a telegram arrived during a Saturday show. She performed Monday night despite grief, demonstrating professional duty. Davies is linked to Jos RK Griemer, a partner of W A Brady.
Mrs Kate Waller Parrett of Washington DC delivered a Seattle lecture on the Florence Crittenton mission’s work with fallen women. She compared American and European cases, argued reclamation is easier in the country, and blamed the social evil on the better classes, denying it is a necessary evil.
The first annual pupil examination at the Hebrew Free School was last night at the Marton street and Homestead avenue Jewish gemue. Over 60 children were examined and five prizes awarded for top standing to Georgeema, Louis Protas, Joseph Feinberg, J. Hureits, and Sam Rapport. All five are in Room 1 under S. Rapport.
An inquiry opened this morning in Washington inspectors office into the Bellingham Flyer collision. Four witnesses testified by noon Captain Wil Marmain described signals and speed. Captain Burgman and A B Hill testified on the case. Flyer pilot ER P Coffin said the Flyer ran slow and that warning signals were not given until after the turn. Carpenters notice alerts readers to a labor union constitution meeting Tuesday evening.
A compact classified notice listing a free want advertisement. Includes brief items for sale or service with contact hints, posted in a community page. Readable text emphasizes availability, contact method, and short description of the desired item or service.
New York reports reveal Tracy Robinson, an American living in Panama, acted as a key organizer for the revolution. He asserts investors agreed to fund the effort with repayment only if successful, implying a risky, secret arrangement behind the upheaval.
No clear person or organization is named. The fragment suggests money sharks pursuing a Panamanian property for quick security and interest realization.
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