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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1904
Page
6
A dense, fragmented page shows multiple small ads and notices. It lists real estate offerings near Newert Maltby with plots, water, sidewalks, and monthly payments. a law firm, clairvoyant services, a tailoring school, and various professionals including a patent attorney, physicians, photographers, ship builders, and bankers. The tone mirrors a busy urban classifieds page.
The Northern Pacific engine pulling the North Coast Limited derailed while leaving Tacoma yards last night. The train halted suddenly with no injuries reported.
Special to The Grer reports T. Grier was seized from his wife’s side while buying Christmas presents Saturday night. Police say he attempted to pass a counterfeit puree to his wife, later found to contain 40 dollars, and he was jailed on forgery charges totaling over 1000 dollars.
Mrs John Johnson of York station died yesterday morning after Mia took carbolic acid thinking it was medicine she had been taking. Deputy Coroner Arnold investigated the case and the remains were taken to Bonney Watson morgue. Dr Guthrie says the liquid was taken by mistake. she was 33.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 26. The editor of the St. Petersburg Pravo, the legal profession’s organ, has been arrested for publishing an account of the inhumane treatment of prisoners.
London reports a private auction at Tuxford hall near Retford where a man named R. S. Wilson created a model of hell. The inferno, demons, and a Satan statue were sold, with Ford purchasing the property for 12 dollars 50 cents and the devil statue at 7 dollars 50 cents.
Lieut. J. Howard Darlington of Company D is to be commissioned as captain of a new National Guard company being organized. He passed the examination held Wednesday and will rank from December 23.
George E. Letcher a wealthy San Jose resident charged with a 25 year old Ohio murder extradition case was kidnapped by detectives and rushed beyond California state boundaries and jurisdiction.
Two masked highwaymen robbed the Great Northern saloon at 4 30 yesterday morning binding night watchman John Priest and cook G W Meise. They rifled the cash register of 175 dollars and tried to blow the safe but fled after failing to break it open. Priest later freed himself and alerted police. He described the assailants in detail.
W. L. Mc Devitt evicted from home then shot through a door panel wounding his wife in the leg near the knee at First avenue and Virginia street about 10 pm Saturday. He is at large. Samuel Graham and his wife were struck with a reevolver.
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