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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1905
Page
3
City detectives Barbee and Tennant arrested two men named Marty Howard and C. B. Beesley for robbing Freeman Gibron of 925 dollars in the Grand Central hotel last Friday night. Gibron was reportedly put to bed by the assailants before the theft occurred.
The subscription fund for W. F. Rohringer, the luckless teAmater whose story was printed in The I Deo, shows steadily increasing receipts since Saturday’s issue. Amounts received include a subscriber, a friend, and a few small donations, with a total previously reported of 84.00 and current contributions totaling around 43.00.
Foundry expansions in Spokane and a box factory in South Bend signal growing manufacturing. New Jersey firms plan a Walla Walla project, Mt. Vernon acquires a feed mill, and Farmers' associations in Ferndale push tid business block development.
Nethercutt a Spokane lawyer was fined 1000 dollars after police alleged an attempted blackmail incident. The case drew attention as Kennewick reported booming activity in the region.
Joe Wille longshoreman was fined $100 by police court after being arrested yesterday afternoon for attempting to steal a sack of coal from the Union Tron works at the foot of Pineat. The case follows a string of minor city incidents.
Secretary Mitehoook reviews Yak ite irrigation plans and new wagon roads for Alaska amid oiled debates. Panama canal graft allegations surface as Ton Allen is named for land office in Olympia, while other items note rail rebates and legal actions for fraud and port duties.
A boy, name not given, was accidentally shot by a companion about a mile west of Riverton during a hunting trip yesterday morning. A shotgun discharged while one boy crawled over a log, striking the other in the head and hand. He was taken to F. H. St. John’s house at South Park and then home. New stove factory for Bellingham. Proposed gas plant for Spokane. New dry dock for Kelso.
The Senate on Saturday approved nominees including Chas Magoon of Nebraska as minister to Panama and canal commissioners Theodore Bhonts Charlies Magoon Benjamin Marenc Ronald Ernay U S A Gen Peter Chavis Civil Engineer Mordecai Endicott and Postmaster Edward Williammm at Ketchikan Alaska.
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