20 Dec 1904
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1904
Page
1
An outspoken plea accuses the board of trustees of intending to force Mother Ryther from her longtime home. The letter urges readers to mail a coupon to the Star to demand justice and oppose eviction, asserting the elderly woman built the house with her life.
A gale collapsed the Peck building wall onto the Crocker hotel in Minneapolis, crushing the wooden structure. Dozens are dead or trapped, with at least ten still missing as firefighters work amid ongoing fire and high winds. Names of the dead and injured are listed among the victims.
Legal proceedings will be instituted to oust Mother Ryther with counsel already employed. She still holds the fort as a “fake” charity benefit is planned for tomorrow at the Grand Opera House under her name per the board’s arrangement.
Letters praise Mother Ryther for years of care and support for children. Neighbors store managers and a mayor express admiration while calling for fair investigation into recent charges and continued charity involvement.
Letters and phone reports reveal a wave of support for Mother Ryther amid accusations against her home. Doctors and citizens challenge charges as “groundless,” while The Star cites evidence and calls for formal inquiry before removing the matron.
Seattle resident petitions against removing Mother Ryther from Ryther Child's Home post eration urging a thorough investigation of conditions at the institution. Signatures and addresses are requested with mail-in protest to The Star for board review.
The Star reports that the advisory committee of the Ryther board plans immediate legal action to expel Mother Ryther despite protests from Seattle residents and supporters. Dr. F M Carroll defends her, while The Star pledges to fight for justice and fair play amid the board’s decisive stance.
The Ryther home benefit at the Grand Opera house draws scorn for soliciting funds while critics argue Mother Ryther’s charity has earned full support. The Star urges a probe by a committee of mothers to assess conditions and justice for her decades of charity.
A reader defends Mother Ryther noting the home is her life and that she should stay there. The letter argues she has only two hands and works hard with needed cooperation to avoid complaints about the home’s condition.
Washington dispatch reports Japan has deployed forty vessels to find and destroy the Russian Baltic fleet. The notice, via Tokio and Formosa, says a Japanese squadron passed Pesca dores islands and heads south. British steamer Nigerella seized for contraband. King Arthur captured en route to Port Arthur.
District Attorney Jerome says the grand jury is misused to rescue cheaters but that in the Lawson matter no such pull will occur. He will assist authorities and lend a subordinate to bring the Boston broker before a magistrate as the evidence does not show a proven case against Lawson.
Nan Patterson testified in a New York court detailing her relationship with Caesar Young and the events leading to his death. She described meetings in May and a fateful drive on West Broadway, denying she shot Young and saying she did not see the gun while witnessing the smoke and later assisting at the scene.
Richard Haydon of 223 Howard Street Georgetown killed himself by cutting his throat in bed shortly after 11 last night. Mrs Haydon awoke to his struggles and found him dead after lighting a lamp. no motive is recorded. Body removed to the ...
Deputy Coroner Al Austin investigated the Bonney-Watson morgue after Mrs. Haydon reported her husband retired early and appeared in good health. A razor was found on the floor beside the bed, and Haydon was a well known mining man in Georgetown.
In San Francisco the two contenders Britt and The Dane prep for the afternoon bout. The Dane stays within weight and will arrive from training at 3 pm with about 1800 dollars to bet on himself. Britt is at weight and walking to shed last pounds as betting favors Britt and seats sell briskly for the hoped biggest lightweights crowd.
Freight-rate manipulation by railroads favored coast shippers forced a Spokane factory to relocate after a year producing 140000 dollars of goods with a monthly payroll of 1800 dollars. The plant’s machinery was loaded for Ballard. Pacific Coast Pipe Company, founded four years ago, faced the move.
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