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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1908
Page
1
A Seattle public letter endorses Mayor Moore, praising his reform record and urging re election. Meanwhile saloon interests push for Miller with fundraising and promises of looser enforcement, drawing mixed standpoints from independent operators wary of graft and changes to liquor regulations.
W C Gibbon a Maple Valley merchant accuses King county officials of lax enforcement citing slot machines and card games in Maple Valley. He questions why machines were not removed and references a speech by George Cotterill. He notes Sunday law violations and shifts to John F. Miller as mayoral candidate proposing remedies.
The Weedon baby case unfolds with Dr Massard admitting no Washington license and denying injections or surgery. She claims Humane Officers were told the mother was in danger and ordered them out. Judge Gordon took the case under advisement.
A Rathskeller case ends with arrest of Karl Schmitz and his chief after a warden finds a cane in possession at the establishment. The manager allegedly attempted to flee. the steward allegedly tried to assist in escape as officers moved to detain them on First Avenue.
The county commissioners refuse to renew the license for a saloon near White Street after a man was killed in the establishment. The property had earlier been transferred to Collins, with ongoing efforts to lift city protection and maintain the saloon's operation.
A crime report states that last night entry was gained to Seattle Printing on University Street. The thieves removed a rear door screw fastening and stole printed material belonging to Hono value, with the entry described as easy.
Mrs. Emma Garbutt of Toronto asks police to locate her son Joseph M. Garbutt a carpenter who friends say is in Seattle. She says she is alone and has mourned for years and hopes the city finder will bring him home.
Thirty two candidates received the first degree in Odd Fellowship at the newly instituted subordinate lodge No. 251 at South Park last night. The initiatory degree was conferred by teams from Anchor lodge and Comet lodge No. 139 of Georgetown. The evening closed with a luncheon.
Dispatches from Lisbon indicate a de facto dictatorship by the Duke of Oporto with absolute military and police control in Lisbon. The Queen Mother plans to move to Spain while the king yields to inability to govern. Mass arrests, house searches, and prison holds signal a potential revolutionary outbreak as Franco-Spanish frontier troops stay alert.
Mat Olson a 28 year old laborer for contractor C. J. Erickson was badly injured early this morning when a steam shovel jumped its temporary track at Fourth Avenue and Columbia Street. Olson, part of the shovel crew, was crushed between the steel outrigger and earth as the machine was moved. He was extricated and taken to Pacific hospital, where doctors said he may recover.
The Thomas flyer, the American car in the New York to Paris race, left Northern Indiana and moved along to Chicago on the final lap. French and Italian cars, stranded at New Carlisle, started today under their own power as rain made the roads slushy. Farmers refused to help the foreigners.
Bertha and Stephen Gungelberger faced a divorce suit in superior court before Judge Frater. The plaintiff seeks a divorce on cruelty and the husband counters with a cross complaint accusing neglect of duties and frequent unexplained absences. They own a lodging house on First avenue and major dispute centers on possession of the property.
Carl J. Warner files in superior court for divorce from wife Louise Warner citing ongoing marital conflict. The couple wed in this city on August 15 1899.
A straw poll conducted on the fourth through seventh floors of a New York block recorded Mayor Moore with 118 votes, Miller 81, and Metcalfe 6. The tally was taken by C E Downie, a noted debate man, and J W Frerich, a Metcalfe supporter.
Papers filed with the secretary of state show the Daughters of Norway forming a fraternity on the Pacific coast. Seattle is named as the headquarters for the new organization.
O Henry the guide for the Topanga Old company sparked talk in Angeles by saying a volcano exists in Las Puelgas canyon. Thomas Mowry and friends said they saw smoke in the gulch and heat rising from shale walls, with digging revealing red hot ground and fear among the explorers.
In Dubuque, Misa Nellie Lovse leaped from the high bridge over the Mississippi to end her life. Her dress kept her afloat for about 300 yards until ice harvesters rescued her with pike poles. She was seriously injured.
Tokio February 25. A bill to raise import duties to 80 percent is under consideration by a diet committee. Samuel & Co. the Standard Oil agents in Tokio are fighting the proposed increase.
Charles M. Sanford a wealthy Brooklyn lawyer lies dying in a hospital after an alleged attempt on his life by Mrs. Jennie H. Bunt. She accosted him at his office then followed him to his private room where two shots were fired. Sanford claims he was shot in the back of the head. Bant is under arrest and talks of alleged wrongs. Sanford has made no statement. Authorities deem the woman possibly demented.
Solo Mon Ramirez died in a hospital after being brutally attacked by footpads at his doorstep. He crawled to his room and slept through the assault, later found with a fractured skull and bleeding. He never regained consciousness.
A straw vote to gauge mayoral popularity will be held during the church fair at St Edward s Catholic church Hillman City. Mayor Moore will open the fair and voting runs from tomorrow night through Monday night with results announced on election morning.
Attorney Kitt Gould for John Huffman and wife denies that the suit failed or was withdrawn for lack of proof that Zbinden played in the poker game at Arnold Zbinden's Palace hotel. He says the case settled out of court after negotiations, and he would not be party to any perjury affidavit. He notes he was paid a regular fee and his client was satisfied.
H A Frederick filed in superior court a suit against A F Low Annie Low and others to recover 28000 on a promissory note alleged overdue and unpaid.
Dr Elmer E Hey secretary of the state board of health will appeal to federal authorities in Washington to protect the state from smallpox risk from Minnesota. Minnesota has had an epidemic for years and its board failed to pass compulsory vaccination.
Washington monitors a new phase in Japan China ties with Ambassador Takahiro and Wu Tingfang arriving. Observers say Japan may retreat due to financial troubles while China pursues an independent line on Manchuria, creating a tense trifecta with the United States at center stage.
Stella Bangs and Emma Shelton escaped from the Chehalis state training school and police have been asked to assist the search. Bangs is an 17 year old overcrown girl sent there for in corrigibility.
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