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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1903
Page
3
Dec 6 report notes funeral processions and armed export drivers at work. Drivers carry pistols and urge employers to defend them against attacks. The Livery Association met and resolved to resume operations tomorrow with non unionists if the old drivers do not respond to the notice sent.
Mélba paid for admittance to Puccini's La Bohème after a dramatic foyer scene. A car delivered her party to the portico as Director Heinrich Conried offered a box. Melba declined, but accepted help to her seats, then moved to the rear of the house.
The estate of Austin Corbin, once a rail magnate, has fallen from 5 000.60 to under 200 000 amid a long probate battle led by his daughter Anna Corbin Borrowe. She has repeatedly lost attempts to challenge executors and trustees, paying costs herself. Mrs. Borrowe, married to Hallett Atnop Borrowe, challenged the will in 1896 and 1901 without success.
The administration believes Kuella knows the situation and will take steps to prevent a renewal of Jewish persecutions. Wild stories of an impending ae are published in yellow journalism and are discredited nationwide by efficient reporting.
Chicago chief Mush announces a department order demanding all firefighters renounce union membership. Refusal will lead to removal from the force as the department enforces the edict.
A raid on San Jose by the Deo Bandits last night netted more than 61400 in cash. They first blew open the post office safe for 1000 then hit Ulner's hardware for 200 and a West Side saloon safe for 200 before fleeing in a buggy.
The report by Police Magistrate Giles shows the city collected 188.50 in December fines, all from fallen women under monthly agreements, while most arrested suspects were released without trial, suggesting few crimes but regular payments by a sole group.
The town of Yesler resists annexing school district 77 into Seattle for school purposes. Ravenna Park area residents favor annexation and will hear County Superintendent Hartranft soon. The Seattle school board also opposes the move.
Watch night services planned at the Free Methodist church on New Year’s Eve with Rev. F Smalley leading revival sessions for about two weeks. The Zion AME Church at Twenty-eighth Avenue and Madison Street will hold an experience meeting tomorrow with Rev. D Brown from Alaska and Rev. G H W Smith delivering the watch sermon.
A Northern Pacific eastbound passenger train derailed near Troy Montana after striking a brake rail. Seven cars including a Pullman car left the tracks. Passengers were shaken but few injuries reported in the December incident.
Commissioner Skinner leads a U S special embassy to Emperor Menelik at Addis Ababa. The party meets Ras Gerges palace notables and receives lavish hospitality. Skinner reports plans for a commercial treaty and a world’s fair invitation for next summer.
In Des Moines Iowa the safe of pawnbroker Cohen was cracked last night and diamonds valued at $8000 were stolen. One hundred ten suspects have been arrested but police have yet to secure evidence linking any in custody to the crime.
Grand Rapids Michigan reports 22 dead from Saturday night Pere Marquette railroad wreck. Neil is added to the list. several others remain in critical condition.
In Everett Dee Kostuckowscki testified in Justice Clark's court about a dispute at Grand and Twentieth. Mrs Feyler, described as Amazonian, attempted to place a looking glass frame over a man’s head during a rent and door key dispute. Mrs Feyler was fined six dollars plus costs.
William Urkhardt alias John Len non alias KR. B. Kelly, charged with criminal assault on 18 year old Clara Oleson of Stanwood, who he persuaded to leave home for a life of shame, was released on $1,000 bonds by Justice Cann. Urkhardt, a waiter with a checkered record, was found December ? with Clara Oleson living in a lodging house in the restricted district. bondsmen Charlies Hadfield and George Roberts hold property in King county.
Lincoln a Dec health authorities dismissed a circulated report claiming leprosy cases in a Russian colony near Lincoln Nebraska. Officials urged residents to rely on official statements and warned against spreading unverified claims.
Claims circulated yesterday alleging leprosy in a Russian colony. The report may be unfounded, with officials nor independent observers confirming the disease presence.
Dispatches report Emperor Francis Joweeph was hurt yesterday while visiting his daughter. Credence says he is recovering and hopes to hold an audience tomorrow after a period of travel illness.
A prisoner, reportedly claiming conversion weeks ago, endures bleak days walking jail corridors and reading his Bible while officials show empathy. They hesitate to say when he will be moved to Walla Walla for execution.
Police in Chicago reported a car barn breakout attempt by Emil and accomplices. An escape was prevented when officers found a saw used to cut bars, with guards placed on watch at the prison and a suspect in the sweat box admitting car ndites had inside help.
Police say 8 B Reed and A B Cox are the suspects in the Paulrim ent house and rite Thomsen robbery. Detectives Wappenstein Harbee and Boston arrested them after searches at police headquarters found stolen items including skeleton keys. One man was seen with a mink boa, later disposed of, tying to Furth theft. Reed and Cox recently moved from Butte amid bad reputations.
Dee Everett Angus McPhal, condemned for murder, seeks solace in scripture as his case proceeds. Authorities report ongoing appeals and scheduling details remain unresolved.
Coroner Hoye reported that a well dressed man found dead Monday night at 415 Yewter Way Lilly lodging house died of poisoning. Stomach analysis will identify the poison while friends question identity, with initial belief the man committed suicide after a drinking spree.
Parkia police found Jacques Morin asleep on a Jardin des Plantes bench with crime clippings scattered nearby. He confessed to an attempted murder of a woman who refused his proposal, though she could not identify him.
Deceased banker W Putnam, cashier at the Lansford bank, shot himself today. Authorities report no foul play and believe his accounts are in order. The death occurred in Minot North Dakota, with no survivors noted in the report.
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