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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1905
Page
5
The Landerkin marriage in The Dalles, Ore., leads to a disputed elopement and accusation of assault. The parents seek the couple in Portland after the bride’s disappearance on a Saturday boat trip. Authorities are involved as the pair reportedly hide from the family amid property rumors in the Tanana valley.
The Seattle Daily Star reports the Washington legislature in Olympia near session end with about 660 bills on the calendar and only 16 pending. Lawmakers shy away from work, meeting late mornings and quitting early, with Fridays off, while critics call for Saturday sessions and earlier starts. A senator jokes about dreaming of work, highlighting public impatience with idle lawmakers.
Wd. Stickney a convicted counterfeiter was sentenced to three years hard labor on McNeil Island and a $100 fine by Kedal Judge Hanford. Sam Terwilliger a teamster is held for burglary after past six months on bond. he allegedly broke into a Great Northern car and stole cigars. Imvid Lynch aboard the cable ship Hureside gets War Department orders to install gunfire control systems at Forts Flagler Casey Worden. Green Lake Improvement Club meets to discuss shore planking and park funding. St Marks Men’s Club and Daughters of the King plan a February 28 entertainment. Living Cheese play set in church guild room by Rev J P Livd and Dr R W Perry. Capitol Hill Improvement Club to hold banquet and dance next Tuesday night February 28 at the Washington.
Indiana House session ends with passage of the anti cigarette bill after Representative Baker accuses a man claiming tobacco trust ties of offering 140 dollars to vote against the measure. Baker shows a 100 dollar envelope as evidence but withholds the name. Speaker Cantwell orders a judiciary committee inquiry into the bribery claim.
In Salinas California on February 22 Peter Villa a Southern Pacific railroad employee was found bleeding to death at Pacific Grove after a quarrel over the justice of Sergius assassination. Robert Baynes struck Villa on the nose fracturing a bone and causing a fatal hemorrhage physicians could not stop.
In Montreal on February 22, Brother Marie and Brother Abel died instantly when a millstone burst at the Trappist monastery flour mill in Oka. An assistant was seriously injured.
Oscar W. Delagnan will lead a company to Washington March 4 for the Inaugural parade. Two additional companies travel at the same time. He has recently escorted government prisoners to Boston and has not seen his Seattle home for two years. Delagnan plans sea service of three years, with Mrs. Julia Grimm of South Park confirming the dispatch.
W F Connelly, signer of charges by Congressman Campbell, forwards more material alleging the Missouri Kansas and Texas railway conspired with the Santa Fe and Standard Oil. Also note a Seamen's Friends rummage sale at Stewart and Western to raise funds.
The Young Men's Institute marks Washington's Birthday with a program at Immaculate Conception church tonight. The program includes Y M I orchestra performances, multiple addresses by A J Hooknyen Rt Rev BE O'Dea J L Fitzpatrick W L O'Connell and others, piano and vocal solos by Amelia Mackay Frank Manogue James Devlin and a series of selections.
The Y M C A athletic club hosts a second entertainment this evening at 8 15 featuring a grand march an up to date gym a model class a professor arrival advance juggling a dog and cat fight basketball a coat and tumbling act and a baseball finale with a playful score of 66 to 2.
A new high class stock company from Ferris Stock plans an indefinite Seattle run after a program similar to James Netl and Edythe Chapman. Manager Howe schedules a versatile troupe from Minneapo lis led by Dick Ferris to perform in repertoire with frequent personnel changes. The opener in Graustarke, a noted romantic drama, is set for Sunday March 5.
Telegraph briefs report that advocates of the statehood bill abandon efforts in the current session. Senator Teller warns he will block the conference so long as senate conferees oppose the bill which passed the Senate. The dispatches cover multiple cities and individuals with varied political and legal notes.
An elderly would be burglar was surprised preparing to rob Mrs. Gottstein at 03 Ninth Avenue yesterday afternoon. Police pursue leads pointing to a dope fiend or an ex convict with others debating labor by convicts released from prisons. Reports tell of a roomer at Madison Hotel losing razors and valuables, a thief taking a gold watch from Ole Lyndgard at U S saloon, and a stolen five year old mare labelled K. K. prompting a citywide search.
The Burn flee will reach Juan de Fuca for repairs to the Alaska cable running through the straits. Electrician Lynch says the cable is weakened between Seattle and Cape Flattery with a leak likely between Port Townsend and Cape Flattery. Tests will be made on arrival of the Burnside to locate the defect by cutting the line and reconnecting at the hull equipment.
Fragmentary text references Washington politics and individuals such as Hamilton Lewis and George B Shae. The readable portions hint at a dated note or column but lack coherent events or actions to summarize.
A legal intervention centers on the Harriman case in Virginia and Missouri over the distribution of Northern Securities company stock. The intermediary profited from selling stock valued at $650,000 belonging to the client and represented interests in the matter.
President Roosevelt visited Philadelphia for a Washington's Birthday event under the University of Pennsylvania. He received an ovation at 10:40 AM, was conferred honorary degrees by Dr. B Weir Mitchell, and delivered a foreign policy address urging balance between preparedness and peace. He lunched with the Fleet at the Academy of Music before returning to Washington.
Professor Walter Haines suffered severe burns when a retort exploded during stomach analysis on Mrs. Welker Hoch. The stomach remained intact and a detailed autopsy is needed to determine the cause of death. Prosecutors plan to pursue a murder charge against Johann Hoch.
After months away Cocaine Jenny Marshall is back in town and jailed after a police arrest. She admits a Vancouver trip and faces a disorderly conduct charge in Police Judge Gordon's court tomorrow afternoon. Detectives also detained Elsie Reed and Eva Miller on disorderly conduct suspicions.
Large upcoming consignment of potatoes from Colorado is seen by local commissioners as likely to push the spud market downward. Farmers holding crops for high prices are willing to sell at dealer prices as Colorado arrivals ease the shortage. native epuda remain scarce until shipments are cleared. Large list of vegetable and dairy prices follows, including beans, beets, cabbage, lettuce, citrus, cheese, butter, eggs, and meats with regional price ranges and storage notes.
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