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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1909
Page
3
Olympia February 11 by U P reporter the Local Optionists carried the McMasters bill through the house by a vote of 66 to 88. The opposition pressed a merciless attack but the optionists stood together and did not yield. The fight was one of the most hotly contested in the house chamber.
A man named BE L Knight, unable to post bond, is held on charges of writing worthless checks totaling $260. He claims Spokane ties and a card linking him to the Boo I Orchard Land Co. All checks were drawn on Lewiston National Bank, Lewiston, Idaho, where his brother-in-law is employed. Knight was taken into custody as he attempted to depart Portland. Fireboat Snoqualmie to be inspected by city committee to consider hull replacement with a $5,000 repair appropriation.
Washington reports indicate likelihood of extra coast defenses for Saitedea Bay area as details emerge from recent coverage. Pittsburgh officials flag a Mt story church as a focal point amid town needs and security concerns.
Eddie Boyden reviews Edwin Holt's return to Seattle in a vaudeville program at the Orpheum featuring Holt with the sketch by George Ade. Holt, famed for roles in The College Widow and The Mayor and the Manicure, delights local audiences with refined acting and comic prowess.
Springfield Feb. 11. Members of the Lincoln Centennial banquet committee face a race issue after Edward H. Morris a Chicago negro lawyer and former legislator secured a ticket. Morris paid with a check and his name was not recognized as black, raising concern over seating with a colored guest.
Boats traveling from Alaska report Canadian light buoys internet inoperative as cold weather freezes water tanks and halts acetylene gas generation. Generators out of service, navigation hindered. replacement lights expected to be installed when feasible.
The British bark James Kerr docked at Moran Pros yard to have port holes cut. A. Abistrom, with the ship for 17 years, has kept the keel and now directs canvas preparation. Kerr’s maiden voyage was in 1892 with Abistrom aboard two years earlier. Also noting the Princess Charlotte to sail March 14, coming from the Clyde, and the Princess Victoria to be docked for repairs with the Charmer substituting on deck.
In Salem on February 11 the Oregon house approved fifteen measures led by a bill to create a state insurance department and an accompanying bill to appoint a state insurance commissioner.
An early 20th century ad notes a sale offering 200 young men’s suits described as high grade and natty, priced up to 15.00 with sale price 7.45. Located at First Ave and Yesler Way.
Tokyo observes a nationwide celebration marking the constitution grant. Citizens hold parades and pageants, with banners and lanterns decorating homes. A large procession of schoolchildren marched, and Mayor Ozaki spoke in Hibiya Park, noting benefits of the new constitutional framework. Prince Ito’s congratulatory message is awaited.
In Shanghai the International Opium Commission meets to press Britain to end opium exports, linking England to the drug network and warning of consequences for India and Hong Kong. The piece recalls 1834 Lin–China conflict, indemnities, and rising colonial costs tied to opium revenue. Bishop Brent and Dr. Hamilton Wright are noted figures in the mission.
Chicago reports Franklin MacVeagh of the city as a probable secretary of the treasury choice for President-elect Taft as George M Reynolds withdraws from consideration. MacVeagh, a prominent merchant and longtime political figure, is brother of Wayne MacVeagh of Pennsylvania.
Police raided a poker game at the Building Trades Council hall. Eight Painters union members race to ready their defense as their cases go before the court.
TOKIO February 11 Jamcs Hamilton Lewis of Chicago has arrived on his special mission for President Roosevelt He says there is no danger of war.
The Buffalo Club hosts a Thursday evening dance at Loesch Park Pavilion with a fine orchestra playing tat eat dance music for attendees.
The commercial club at the meet night endorsed a central park plan immediately west of the county courthouse by a vote of 1 to 26. ER. B. Goodwin is cited as one of the strongest advocates of this proposal.
Mrs May Peone daughter of Chief Branup of the Puyallup tribe in Indiana was granted a divorce from Jenac h Peone yesterday morning by Judge Cheapman of the superior court on grounds of total incompatibility. Peone a member of a Montana tribe of Indians, the case going by default.
Thieves entered the Maple Valley Lumber Co office yesterday afternoon and stole several blank checks with signatures plus a perforating machine. The checks were unfilled and placed on the cashier’s desk for later filling. Officials have alerted police in surrounding cities to watch for the checks and arrest anyone attempting to cash them.
Moore E H Sothern in repertoire Dolly Varden at Grand Seattle shows In a Woman s Power The Climbers Lost The Climbers at Orpheum Vaudeville Star Vaudeville Pantages Vaudeville listed in this edition Condensed theatre program items across venues.
The house was full as Lord Dundreary by Sothern drew rave applause last night. The actor’s energy and the ensemble delivered long speeches and staged moments with notable craft, while the company supported him well. Tonight Sothern appears as Hamlet.
A mass meeting called by the Salmon Bay Improvement club will be held at Junction hall Ballard at ? tonight to discuss the Lake Washington canal. Principal speakers include Judge Burke R H Thomson Capt Powell and John P Hartman. Locomotive Delivers Fatal 300 Foot Plunge at Baxter Pass Engine and snow plow derailed down a precipice killing engineer Boone and fatally injuring a Greek section hand. Dick Mathews badly injured at Phillip Brothers logging camp near Monterbano after a log swung and crushed him. he is not expected to live.
A Spokane telegram reports Harold M. Ives aged 24 well dressed and wearing diamonds has enlisted in the US army in Spokane after an unsuccessful Chicago market venture. An advertisement offers a Champion Gas Range with a free coal or wood range.
Frugal shoppers can find four foot bath towels in individual sanitary packages at Raven Drug Co located at 1416 Second Ave. The towels feature a porous weave, providing friction and quick drying. Available Friday and Saturday only, priced at 19.
Seattle grown dancer and singer Minn Rowe Henry, teen or near, has built fame across California to Idaho with vaudeville acts as the Blowsom es. At Pantages she appears as mechanical doll then sings and dances, with mother and friends guiding her rise toward comic opera and musical comedy companies.
Bremerton reports the United Spanish War Veterans post has begun plans to honor the fleet’s homecoming after its circumnavigation of the world.
About 50 shinglemen met in Burlington 11 to decide not to reopen mills until the price rose to the old level of 2.50 per unit. The meeting reflects industry pressure to restore prior market terms.
The vessel, 42 days out from San Pedro bound for Coonty Oregon, arrived at Port Townsend this morning to replace sails lost in heavy weather. The storm battered the ship causing the fore and main sails to be torn, delaying further voyage until repairs are completed.
A man named An drew Jamieson was captured at 124 20th av N after Mrs. Henrietta Myers found him in her cellar. He was identified as Alexander James, an ex convict from McMett's Island who served 18 months beginning in 1905 for burglary. Police linked him to the crime and began investigating his past. A separate Cleveland report notes a 6300 degree flame torch using oxygen and acetylene was invented.
An advertisement touts Bargol, a flesh-building pill that claims to add weight and vitality without strenuous exercise or dieting. It promises improved blood, nerves, and digestion, and offers a free 80 cent package via coupon mailed to Igol Company, 166 B Herald Building, Binghamton, N Y.
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