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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1901
Page
3
The year end report shows December mortality and incidents in King County. Several unidentified dead were buried at county expense. Dr Howe will succeed Coroner Sparling who has served two years and helped develop Seattle during his tenure.
A coroner jury found that the steamer Alpha entered the harbor without a proper chart and caused the accident. They stated the captain acted with caselessness, despite officers' attempts to deter the risky harbor entry.
The law firm of Root, Palmer and Brown organized yesterday with Milo A. Root EB Palmer and Frank Brown as members. Offices will be in the Pioneer building.
Judge yesterday fined Max Bagley $50 for selling whiskey amid conflicting city and state liquor laws. The defense argued compliance with state rules, while the record notes state and city restrictions differ. A related decision set a $100 stake, as dealers press a test case to determine equal rights to sell.
This afternoon Judge Cann presides over the trial of Frank Green and Gore jailed last week by Capt Willard and Detective on a charge of conducting a game. Attorney John Hart represents the defendants. City officials and council members witnessed the proceedings. Hart claimed his clients have privilege to gamble in Seattle as other sports. Capt Willard testified to the arrest. The trial will continue tomorrow.
Dr. A. R. Long, a dentist, was fined $1 and costs by Police Judge on a charge of practicing dentistry without a license. The judge noted the defendant failed the board’s exam but could practice with a $23 fee, while an investigation found the board president sent a boy to obtain evidence.
Geo Shhreiner and M Green announce Sunday performances at the Lyceum theater with a charity share of receipts. A theft case noted involved about 100 dollars in the Anderson Dry Goods store. A spraggie weaver Ralphoemaker lost fingers in Bryant incident. Ira P Engelhart authorized 10,000 in spring canal work. Aberdeen reports a Gray's Harbor memorial project. County Fruit Ieter von Hol condemned and burned 120 fruit trees.
A Tacoma six year old, Dave Morgan, was knocked down and run over by a wagon and team. his condition uncertain. Everett youth Shade suffered a severe forehead wound splitting wood with an axe. A graft of nine applicants competes for the State Printer post with a $150 monthly salary. Rosalia lands near Spokane advance prospecting and oil hopes. Port Townsend builds for a sardine cannery with 1500 monthly cases capacity. A Tacoma man faces possible amputation after frostbite from a lost night. A Port land firm plans cannery payrolls while Olympia court sustains a demurrer in a state case.
A. C. Little, state fish inspector, is drafting a bill for the next legislature modeled on Wisconsin laws. It proposes a $1 resident and $10 nonresident hunting license with a $1 deer tag and extra fees for elk and wolves. It also shifts wardens to per diem pay and grants state oversight.
The Bertin Sisters Little Nero W W Hawking and F A Wade are among nepal artists in the Turkish Bath company now playing at Andrews. The musical ae closes Saturday. Quo Vadis, a great religious spectacle, nears the end of its run. The production receives high praise for superb mounting costuming and 21 performers.
The piece asks what Tomkins did and hints at a secret soon to be solved by Harry Carson Clarke and his company. Clarke, a skilled fan maker, is praised as approaching the top of his craft. His new play has sparked sensational reactions and audience excitement wherever shown.
The Frawley Company opens at the Seattle theater on Sunday night for a week with Secret Service as the opening bill. The arrival of Mr. Frawley and his company is hailed as a major dramatic event. A Bell Boy opens at the Grand for a week beginning Sunday matinee and critics in Portland praise it as one of the funniest farces seen.
Isham's famous Octoroons perform in the musical farce King Rastus following Quo Vadis at Third Avenue. The Sunday matinée is described as a continuous laugh with lively stage action and comedic songs.
After holiday sale of fine new and second hand pianos at prices to close and terms to suit purchase. featuring Hardman Knabe Sohmer Kingsbury Krakauer Kreck Pease Hallet Hamilton Wheelock Huntington Ludwig Cable and more plus 2% new and second hand organs. RAMAKER MUSIC CO. 1415 Second Avenue Seattle.
Local reports claim Madam Lou Graham plans a residence on Madison Street opposite the power house to be used for a sporting woman. The Star found the completed house to be for a woman friend, prompting complaints to authorities. Detective from the love department was to investigate the rumor, but Chief Meredith has not acted.
A longstanding fundraising effort reports rapid growth as numerous donors contribute to the battleship fund. Totals show substantial sums from individuals and businesses, with major gifts listed and the campaign committee chaired by Mr. Griffith Davies. The running total reaches 966 825.
Progressive men urge Seattle to build a city hall and library as a permanent improvement. Bonds via a special election could cover costs and boost nearby values. The Osborn estate pledges 50000 for a public hall if the city matches, with settlement due in a year.
The city considered Andrew Carnegie's offer of sixty thousand dollars for a new library amid fire damage. Librarian Smith described the ruinous state while noting about twenty thousand dollars in books, with similar value for labor to recover and catalog. The juvenile department escaped relatively intact, while many volumes burned or unrecoverable.
County Attorney Shields files three complaints at the Omaha police court against Edward Rosewater editor of the Bee and senatorial candidate for unlawful expenditure in the November election. A fire destroys warehouses in Lyon a France. Remme of the German National Bank in Cincinnati is arrested over a cash shortage. In Washington briefs are added in supreme court balance cases challenging duties on imports from insular possessions with arguments set for January 7.
Mrs Marie KB Bettinger seeks news of her husband Dr Jon Bettinger who vanished on the Yukon trail near Ogilvie weeks ago. She plans to travel to her mother in Manchester and offers that if the steamer misses news she will personally conduct a robingy or send her brother T Peterson to act. The husband is believed lost or injured, possibly cared for in a miner's cabin between Ogilvie and Stewart as investigators search for him.
English Pekin correspondents criticize Russia's recent maneuvers in China, warning that the Wusso Chinese agreement aims to restore civil government under a Russian protectorate on certain terms. Western capitals doubt Moscow's sincerity and fear a drift toward a larger empire in Asia.
Senate committee on agriculture resumed the Grout oleomargarine bill hearing as Charave of forgery faced questions. Adama the dairy food commissioner of Wind denied allegations and said abolishing colored cleo margarine was the aim. Secretary Keight of the National Dairy union denied forging a letter. Congress opened after holidays with debate on voting rights and an army bill in the Senate.
Rumor colors action on battleship contracts as Moran Hroe Company awaits Navy secretary word. The piece notes factions and figures linked to local firms like Denny Estate and American Steel & Wire Co while Seattle hopes for favorable results.
A fragmentary ad lists prices for gasoline or RBenzine per pint bottle, ammonia per bottle, wood alcohol per pint, Vaseline, glycers, Bay Rum, and related items. The text shows speculative brand names and ambiguous quantities, reflecting a period catalog style.
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