17 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1904
Page
1
Report details ambitious urban development in Seattle with plans for six major buildings aboard a steamer. Chicago capitalists anticipate erecting two skyscrapers while St. Louis groups aim for four additional structures, signaling a broad across midwest investment in urban modernization.
George H. Miller Thomas E. Burk Co L. Squire M Hunt B Miller visit to discuss erecting two SKYscrapers like the Alaska Building and four additional similar skyscrapers. St Louis capitalists who built the Alaska Building will construct four more in Seattle.
A St. Louis firm that built the Alaska building plans two more business structures on Second avenue to match its size. Five Chicago capitalists consider placing four modern fireproof blocks in Seattle if suitable lots can be secured, with possible sites on Pike Street and Union Street across from the P I building. The group indicates strong interest and may proceed with four blocks once locations are finalized.
A fierce fire on South Ninth Street Brooklyn killed three residents, including Reynolds 75 and Simson 35, and Paynter, with six others injured. All slept as flames blocked escape, some leaping from windows or burning stairways as the house burned.
Edward Lam ne, a table hand at the McCloud stables, sustained extensive burns while rescuing horses from an early morning fire at the McCloud stable on Western avenue and Gell street. He was taken to Way side Emergency hospital with burns considered superficial after examination. the barn suffered about 260 dollars in damage and Lam ne, 22, is expected to recover.
Six men die at Beaver Creek in Aland Kentucky due to alcohol poisoning. The incident prompts warnings on tainted liquor and shared suffering in the community. Local authorities investigate the unfortunate disaster.
A Seattle paper recounts the dismissal of Mother Ryther from the Ryther Mission Home after twenty years of service. The incorporated board replaced her with Mrs. Kauffman, prompting protests from supporters and a night as the old matron returns to care for thirty five children before vanishing from the home amid questions about salary and governance.
George T. Sutherland of the Great Northern Steamship company dismissed a San Francisco dispatch alleging defective machinery on the steamship Minnesota. He said boiler problems are untrue and that alterations in the engine room are improvements. The ship faced fires and mutiny during its Atlantic voyage, carrying 5,000 tons of Pocahontas coal and other fuel. The crew battled flames for 32 days as fires raged in bunkers before repairs.
In San Francisco the Great Northern Ship Minnesota faced a string of mishaps on its current Atlantic run. The vessel arrived Wednesday en route to Seattle and then to sail next month for its maiden voyage to the Orient if boiler and repair issues can be resolved without delaying the trip.
The supreme court voided ballots in multiple precincts of Denver Ward 6 and 7 amid fraud claims, giving Republicans a solid legislative delegation and boardroom control of other legislative branches. Peabody is cited by Republican managers as challenging the outcome amid alleged fraudulent votes.
Portland report states the grand jury meets to investigate Councilman B D Sigler who admits delaying payments to City Contractors Gie vicch and Joplin until Joplin settled an outlawed note for 250 dollars tied to Sigler's father. Interest at 6 percent was charged.
Mary Cowing of 1516 Sixth Avenue offers 100 dollars for the return of her son Warren B abducted at Hillman City. The custody matter was decided in a late divorce. Matthew Dennis, 17, won 365 dollars in damages against Seattle Electric Company in superior court after being thrown from a university car and injured weeks ago.
Seventy passengers and crew faced disaster when the Grenisland burned three miles off Greenwich. Twenty two escaped in lifeboats after violent waves and ice, while nine perished or jumped to their deaths as flames engulfed the deck. Survivors were rescued hours later by the tug Bully and the steamer Corning.
Thomas W. Lawson attacks Amalgamated stock urging selloff while claiming he bought heavily to prevent a drop. He forecasts Amalgamated falling below 60 and promotes Copper Range as a stronger bet with targets of 100, 125, and 200, citing Walker’s Copper Letter.
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