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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1909
Page
2
An immense demand for Lincoln books fills stores and libraries. Retailers report nearly 400 copies sold locally with many inquiries for sold out titles. City libraries report scarce Lincoln stories and many questions about where to find them as relics and letters tied to Lincoln appear in shop windows.
Roy McDonald, former treasurer of the Fraternal Brotherhood, was arrested yesterday and held on 500 bond after allegedly misappropriating $2 from the Fremont group. He said his wife used the money, believing it belonged to him, a story given at the county jail.
Superior Judge A. W. Prater ruled Mrs. Doupean unfit to raise four children aged 18 months to 14 years. The court placed the youngsters in the care of the Washington Children's Home Society after she came from Aleeka, with her husband in residence elsewhere.
The Lee gates in the Columbia River were opened late last evening and navigation is now open between Pasco and Hanford. Regular steamers will operate their first trip at 7 o'clock this morning.
A local landscape worker, facing a shortage, appeals for 16 mature hydrangea plants to beautify the Puget circle fair grounds. He offers to pay owners' prices and return plants in good condition, with plans to replace them and ensure blooms this year. An earlier stock issue at the exposition drew $160000 in oversubscriptions.
Tephenson, through agents, spent 197 dollars as a candidate for the U S Senator nomination from Wisconsin in the September 1, 1908 primary. The amount appears in the official statement filed with the secretary of state Thursday afternoon.
In New York City rumors circulated that Captain Peter Haines Jr awaiting trial for shooting Annis planned to starve himself to death. Investigators found no evidence supporting the claim and said the rumor is unfounded.
Mrs Richard Bhuttleworth at sixteen has become mother of triplets two boys and a girl. The mother lies in bed and will name the boy William Taft Bhuttleworth.
Alfonse Vietin Manuel reports that King Alfonse left Madrid last night for Villa Vi com to visit King Manuel of Vortuna. The trip signals continued diplomatic engagement between the two realms amid regional tensions.
In Butte Montana on February first a commission seeks to learn why Loubois was released from a 2606 day sentence for alleged white slave trade. The action questions legality of his parole and custody by federal authorities.
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