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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1904
Page
3
War correspondent Lyonel Perrache reports in La Vie Illustre that Japanese forces in Korea executed three Koreans as Russian sympathizers. The victims were tied to wooden crosses, blindfolded, and shot by nine sharpshooters at 75 meters while officers observed and noted the injuries.
Notice filed of appeal in the case against J. E. Slin key and H. C. Crowhurst, West Seattle liquor dealers, charged with selling liquor without a license. Judge Tallman censured and reversed lower court, signaling a potential appeal to the supreme court.
Miss Carrie Davison, the sole woman clerk in a United States district court, is appointed to her late father’s Detroit post. The 3500 dollar yearly salary continues during good behavior. She served during his illness and impressed Judge Swan, earning the appointment.
A meat market on Main Street owned by Koch Brothers saw sausages spill after a collision between Herman Koch’s sausage wagon and a Standard Oil wagon on Pike Street. No injuries occurred but bystander jokes about Igorrotes sparked Koch’s hurt feelings. Axel Carlson and Emma Carlson divorce finalized by Superior Judge Hatch Mufflers.
Fragmentary text discusses study and making friends and relatives with a focus on valuable income and yearly profit. No coherent event or named entities present.
W W King recently named general passenger agent for the Great Northern Steamship Company arrived in Seattle. A Chicago native, King spent 25 years with the Burlington system rising from office boy to a top passenger role. General Traffic Manager Sutherland hails him as his right hand in the passenger business. John McBride, Buffalo exile, plans home rule work and will sail for Ireland soon.
A dated sale notice lists items 938 to 684 including a quater sawed oak combination book case and writing desk with bent glass door priced at 15.00 during a holiday sale and a 683 item bent glass case at 14.75. The 684 combination book case shows a straight glass front with a price of 14.25 in the holiday sale.
A Home Rule advocate will interview National Lat Home Rule members of Parliament and draft a plan for future action in Ireland and the United States. He intends months of activity in Ireland and Great Britain before returning to Buffalo to base his home rule work in the United States. MacBride will receive a grand sendoff from New York Irish societies on his departure.
Attorney Reynolds cites two thief types in a defense of a defrauded worker, describing one who robs directly at gunpoint and another who uses swindling speech to steal savings from the poor who cannot afford litigation.
A terse note cites the scoring system used by C I Hiliman in an unspecified context. The fragment hints at evaluative methods but provides limited details on scope or outcome.
Local listing for Seattle Coal and Wood Co featuring wood charcoal and coke products located at Lane Street and Railroad Ave with phone numbers Main 93 and Ind 93.
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