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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
8
A citizen condemns a New Year’s Eve scene where police allegedly ordered no arrests for ordinary misdeeds and stood by as fights broke out. Drunken revelers, insults to women, and chaotic street scenes prompted calls to identify who authorized the lax enforcement and who bore responsibility for the disgrace.
Carleton B. Hazard of Virginia writes to the president denying personal insult after his party allegedly accosted his daughter Martha during a Rock Creek Park horseback ride. He asserts the daughter dismounted only when safe and warns of future safety if confronted again.
C P Overfield Utah special commissioner reports to the AP that Utah will erect a large exhibit at the fair with an estimated $50 000 building funded by a state appropriation. He notes strong gubernatorial support and plans to present a favorable report to secure funding. The council will meet tonight to canvass returns and the bond election date is set for Tuesday after New Year.
At the first annual meeting at Pilgrim Congregational Church officials urged civic righteousness and a gambling warfare stance. The organization listed its officers for last year with President Edward Lincoln Smith and Secretary Z A Smith. A local report notes Patrick Joyce, ill at a Benedictine sanatorium in Oregon, has found a brother Richard of Ballard who arrived yesterday.
Pittsburg January 2 By U P Social society to exerting stealf today in welcoming Alice Copety Thaw formerly the countess of Yarmouth back to the social world. The Pittsburg club annual New Year ball promises to be a splendid affair with plans and preparations underway. The reception left the young matron moved and she broke down at the cordial welcome.
Frank Lawton, arrested near the Gift Shop on Spring Street between Second and Third avenues, identified yesterday as Alexander Cobden. Cobden is wanted in Bellingham for five burglaries and is 19 years old. Detective Nugent of Bellingham made the identification. Cobden is said to be the son of BE. G. Cobden of Grovedale, California.
Dr. B A McDonald of 16th and Madison denies police reports that his overcoat was stolen on New Year's Eve during a Dreamland pavilion dance. He states he did not attend the dance, did not own the coat, and never filed any police report, leaving the story unexplained.
New Orleans report notes three states North Carolina Mississippi and Alabama joined the dry column yesterday, marking a shift in regional liquor laws.
Report denies Charles P Taft brother of the president elect will be named ambassador to Great Britain to sue Whitehouse Reid. The rumor originated after he withdrew from the Ohio senate race.
The committee on finance civil service and salary favors the bill by W H M Murphy to create a city purchasing agent. The agent will be appointed by the board of public works to direct supply purchases for city departments. Salary set at 200 dollars per month.
Danilo Maceo son of Antonio Maceo becomes a fugitive sought by a Washington based Junta. The 21 year old is pursued across Europe and Asia as leaders urge his capture to head Iberal party and presidency with European powers interested in his location.
Fairbanks discussed hosting a local marathon to test Alaska runners for the Seattle athletic meet next summer. Josiah Collins of the A P Exposition urged agitating the idea and Leroy Toaster was contacted for city action. The plan drew swift excitement as veteran runners recalled past long distances. Father Horton in San Diego remains hospitalized with health updates given by physicians.
In Jefferson Market court three men named Thomas Smith faced charges of stealing a bicycle from Washington Market. The watchman Thomas Smith had arrested another Thomas Smith of 490 West 1th and Patrick Ahren of 49 Horatio Street. The defendants were held to $1,000 each for trial with Attorney Thomas Smith defending.
Walter Stanley, claiming he has not regained form since breaking the pedestrian record from Bannelsco to Los Angeles, finished as second in the New Year today and challenged George Miller, winner of the race, to another endurance contest to be held three weeks hence.
Unknown burglars blew open a safe in the RB. L. Harney store at Orangeville near Manford California. They escaped with 870 dollars after placing explosives on the vault and destroying it valued at £400. A posse searches for the safe crack crew.
J C Walling and Co music dealers relocate phonograph department to commodious quarters at 1818 Second Ave. Plage and sheet music department now operates on Union Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenues.
The Unitarian Recreation club plans a Monday night gathering in the assembly room at Boylston and Olive, with Progressive whist as the featured activity.
McDougal appointed collector of customs at Dawson port to succeed Br. Busby who resigned months ago. The position had been filled by acting collectors A D Rowe and Jarvis McLeod. The appointment took effect yesterday.
In Portland Oregon a major Harriman lines project worth about 1.5 million dollars is quietly advancing. Purchases for a new terminal yard have been ongoing for weeks with careful secrecy and only today did signs emerge that the deal is authentic and nearing announcement.
Judge and Mrs. Orange Jacobs marked 51 years of marriage at their city home with relatives and friends. The gathering focused on pioneer days in Oregon and Washington, which Judge Jacobs describes in his memoirs just published locally.
Cracks men report a burglary at the Richmond California post office at midnight. They blew the safe, took about $100 in coin and stamps, and muffled the blast with mail bags and a carpet. One suspects a coordinated nighttime break-in.
Scattered fragments list composers performers and titles including Rubinstein Delibes and Metin. The legible parts reference a quartet and a wedding march style piece though many words are garbled. The remaining readable items are insufficient to determine a full event or program.
Seattle Aero Club may construct an aeroplane modeled after Wright machines as local interest grows. President William Pitt Trimble notes plans are immature while expanding membership from 60 toward 156 or 260. club seeks to make Seattle an aeronautical center with amateur operations and support from figures like Robert Guggenheim.
Police seek Charles Hlaisdell a traveling man accused of embezzling 2600 dollars from the E B Fargo company formerly employ ing him. Hlaisdell is said to be in Seattle and authorities there have been notified.
Kansas City dispatch reports Charles A. Coey the aeronaut and Miss Carrie Hume Tlawis wed New Year’s Eve and left for Los Angeles for a balloon honeymoon. Coey wore an eleven carat diamond pendant for the ceremony.
New Haven Conn January 1 representative at large George L Lilley resigns from congress per December 15 letter to Governor Woodruff to take effect at Lilleys inauguration as governor on January 6 leaving his seat vacant for the transition period.
A ferryboat breaking shaft caused a passenger panic with several hundred aboard. Captain and crew acted quickly to avert fatalities. Women and children were trampled in the rush to lifeboats but injuries were not serious. The collision damaged the boat before engines halted. the James M. Donohoe guided to the slip.
Pather John Kronstadt, long described as the most powerful priest in Russia, died today in St Petersburg. He was famed across the country for prayerful power and strong influence at the czar's court.
A blaze swept through the OChinewe district and neighboring areas in Cebu, destroying part of the foreign district as well. The total loss is estimated at $260,000 with one residence reported wiped out.
A vintage medical style blurb explains back pain from a bad back turning daily into misery. It ties kidney pain to backache and notes discolored urine and sediment as proof. It urges early help with a special kidney medicine rather than plasters or external remedies.
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