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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1905
Page
7
A fragmented OCR excerpt shows a legal action where Lee sues F B Company. The text indicates a court case involving moral or financial dispute with references to trial and parties, but details are unclear due to garbled wording.
J A Moore outlines two features to modernize Seattle transit. A viaduct from Ninth Avenue to Goreorth and Marion streets plus a hill line to Queen Anne to serve about 20 000 residents, with faster service to the business district and preserved street width.
Mrs. Jordan a Macon society woman engaged to Don Luis F Corea Nicaragua’s minister to the U S. Rumors accuse Corea of Negro ancestry and threaten to expose the gossip. Corea denies the charges and vows action if the whispers persist. relatives investigated the matter and found no basis.
A jury failed to reach a verdict on Frances Price accused of goods under false pretenses after 24 hours of deliberation. The court discharged the panel, with some jurors finding intent while others believed she acted under the influence of a woman linked to the case. Price, an actress, claimed she helped a woman she believed was Mrs. Hanford obtain clothing and trinkets on credit from local merchants. Prosecutors indicated the co-defendant, Mrs. Franklin Ghee, faced related charges, but those were dismissed. Price likely faces retrial. The girl lamented the blame shed upon her and contemplated better prospects outside detention.
Washington February 16 The senate vows economy as it begins work on the river and harbor bill. Appropriations for improvements may be cut as in prior efforts and Senator Tom Carter warns that passage is not guaranteed.
A contractor named Behnke fell into the bay at Columbia Street last night. An unidentified longshoreman risked his life to rescue him but vanished after the effort. Behnke was taken to police headquarters and given medical attention.
General Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur and former diplomat to Turkey died at his Crawfordsville home aged 78 after a long illness that hindered food intake. He is remembered for a distinguished military and diplomatic career and as a noted novelist. His wife Busan Arnold Flaton is also a popular author. The report notes his calm farewell and readiness to meet his Maker. A separate Washington brief reports the agricultural appropriation bill being sent back to the Senate without consideration.
In San Francisco defense attorney Samuel M. Shortridge argued in the Lee Toy case that a man is justified in striking a brawling woman when no other means halt her flow of language. He cited Da Silva striking a Chinese girl to quell her clamor, saying the blow stopped vituperation, a view held by some and questioned by others.
Olympia February 16 The legislature ready to act after Dr Doolittle recalls a child’s death from rat poison baked into a cracker. He drafts a bill banning all insect or rodent poisons resembling food with an emergency clause. Samples of the biscuit will be shown on lawmakers desks as exhibit.
In Olympia on February 16 the House killed Huxtable’s bill defining fellow servants on second reading by indefinite postponement. Twichell’s bill to create a state board of engineers was also postponed. Lindsley’s narcotics sale restrictions and Dobson’s wage payment bill advanced to third reading.
The house has agreed to the conference report on the omnibus claims appropriation of $2,231,810 and allows 1,759 claims.
Cynthia Ghey argues that every family member can help the housekeeper by tidying up after themselves each day. She urges wives to enforce order, have children replace read books and papers, and keep curtains and beds neat, aiming to raise model husbands and wives and improve home happiness.
A fragment outlines a weekly program for housewives to streamline chores. Each day lists meals and tasks such as washing, ironing, baking, laundry, and cleaning. The plan also includes Sunday light meals and church duties, with notes on dusting and preparation for the week ahead.
The house approved Twichell's bill amending the voter registration act. It requires absolute identification and bans duplications tied to the colonization evil. Challenged voters must duplicate signatures for comparison with the original on precinct books. Signatures must appear on both original and duplicate books for delivery to election officers.
Martin Maloney stands 6 feet 2% inches in stocking feet and is the most popular. Representative Hughes of Douglass county is nearly 6 feet 6. Benn of Che halis weighs over 300 pounds. In Boone of Whitman county a man is so thin he won’t weigh in.
A mystery woman known as the Violet Lady visits the state capitol daily. Dressed in veiled fashion with fresh English violets pinned to her bodice, she quietly observes legislative proceedings from the gallery, evading attempts to identify her while dainty steps and perfume mark her frequent, anonymous appearances.
The draft tale describes Senators Tucker and Palmer from King County forming a mock alliance as Tucker seeks to occupy Senator Van de Vanter’s seat after illness. Lieutenant Governor Coon hints the move is informal and disrespectful to the sick, while Tucker proceeds with office belongings and seat rearrangement amid senate chatter.
In the house the King counts delegation faces ongoing discord as Booth and Todd work to keep stability. The incident reveals lingering friction and uneasy cooperation among allied factions.
Washington reports that if the senate fails to pass the Townsend rate bill this session the president will call an extra session in the fall to tackle the issue. Townsend said the senate interstate commerce committee was split but would pass once reported to the full body.
The Equitable Life Insurance board met at 2 pm and adjourned for an hour. It is expected the committee reporting a plan to settle management differences will be ready to report. Hyde faction seen as likely to prevail after Dr. Alexander is ousted and a plan to give policy holders a voice in affairs may be announced.
Work resumed today at 280 factories in the Lodz district after a pause. The report notes the restart of operations across the industrial area, marking a return toward normal production levels.
The report lists varied prices for vegetables fruits and related goods. Notable items include Yakima potatoes $19.00 20.00 per sack White River potatoes $35.00 per sack cauliflowers $1.00 1.26 per unit and oranges coastal lemons and apples with multiple price points, eggs ducks chickens and honey priced per unit or container.
A dense catalog of items with prices across California Oregon Washington and Olympia regions. Includes sugars meats nuts cereals grains flours oats corn meal and animal feeds with per ton and per sack rates plus assorted dairy and hay values. Also lists grain blends grasses and poultry supplies with multiple regional price points.
Stocks opened strong and firmed to midday, then edged lower as profit taking set in. Public speculation remained light and purchases came mainly from strong investors as money stayed easy and dividend growth loomed for the year ahead.
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