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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1905
Page
5
A sensational divorce trial revealed subterranean facts with Prof. M. Lovelace linked as a co respondent. He narrowly avoided scandal after a morning chase on Wall Street ended with no serious injury and the wife restoring property to her husband on condition charges be dropped.
New York December 28 Miss Alice Roosevelt inspires a costly fashion trend as elaborate kimonos gain popularity among wealthy girls whose fathers indulge their whims. The fad follows her return from the chrysanthemum land and the adoption of the long loose garment worn by Japanese princesses.
In Charlottesville Virginia on December 23 no word has come from the president. Secret service men wait in town and a closed telephone line to a nearby plantation restricts public access. It is believed he is rabbit hunting with his sons today.
Sarah Bernhardt through her managers appeals to the French ambassador to take action against the theatrical syndicate for barring her from theaters in the United States.
Frank Salvini a gardener from Van Ascelt was robbed of nearly $300 he kept in a bureau to pay farm hands. The incident occurred yesterday evening when he was called out on business. Salvini notified Marshal John of Georgetown but police have no lead.
An avalanche in Lahore on December 28 killed 22 native soldiers. Captain Konolius was rescued by guards as rescue teams searched the debris for others.
Representatives from many eastern colleges meet at the Murray Hill hotel to discuss reforming the football game to reduce brutality. Yale declines participation, opposing abolishing or altering current play. A special committee may draft new inter collegiate rules to lessen danger to players without ending football.
Fire swept through the Hotels Porter and Imperial in Niagara Falls today causing an estimated loss of 150 000 dollars. The blaze spread to adjacent houses and stores, prompting evacuations and emergency response.
At a hearing before United States Commissioner Keefer the 12 year old Robert Hopkins who disappeared with 92 dollars from a local post office substation was reprimanded and released. Hopkins seemed to grasp the offense and was impressed by the commissioner's lecture. In Tacoma he spent the money on rides theater visits and hotel stays before returning home and being turned over to the authorities.
Abi filed in Memphis asking the removal of Receiver John P. Edmonson appointed yesterday for the Merchants Trust Company and requesting that another man be appointed.
The Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America began its annual session today in Fairweather Hall at Columbia University. The move defies precedent since the American Society for the Advancement of Science is meeting in New Orleans tomorrow.
The Novelty Clock & Suit Mfg Co organizes surplus stock from the factory into its retail salesroom at 1207 Second Avenue for a clearance sale. The event offers coats, suits, raincoats, shirts and more at factory prices with details to be in tomorrow's Star.
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