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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1907
Page
3
Confused clipping notes Wickersham will not be reappointed to the Alaska agency. Harry Fabinger is expected to replace him. The official announcement is anticipated to arrive within the week.
A wedding is planned for the afternoon of January 24 at the church. Frenda M Glanecook and Josephine Ellen are to wed Norman J Thomas Mortell Jr. on the same day.
The report notes that the murderer of Peter is cited as the cause of disputes between My, MeoCloud and McCloud at the Georgetown plant. The heated exchange followed an accusation of abuse and a rapid quarrel before McCloud was hurt on the railroad tracks.
Fragmentary notes describe a university, its friends, and taxation implications for students living in chapter houses. The readable fragment hints at students passing exams and organizing a show but lacks concrete facts, names, or events.
A J. Barting of the Milwaukee and St. Paul line is due in Seattle in days to familiarize himself with the road in Idaho. President Barling, formerly at St. Paul, said he is considering securing terminals in Idaho and Washington.
Blanche Wilcox, about 25, was brought to the police yesterday by an officer. The report says she pelted sergeants with a sampber she carried while near Second Street or Pike. Police will seek her friends.
S L Johnson, a converted [illegible], will give two Bible lectures at Christensen's Broadway on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. The afternoon topic is The Jude, and the evening lecture is Wages of Sin, Eternal Torment or Death.
Mysterious damage and rescue at Baker's Beach where life saving crews assisted a distressed vessel. Authorities and tugs attempted to tow the craft toward port from Seattle, amid weather and rough seas.
ZB Metcalf, long time Special commissioner to the southern states, departs for Arkansas on a mission during a tour that includes Mississippi and the Carolinas. He is well acquainted with the southern region as he proceeds with official duties.
The well known ee McClary connected with Lyceum was secured for an afternoon address by C. A. The rector opened Banday near Washington Gates and moved quickly to secure him.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions health, a suit, and addresses on Pine Street with scattered company words. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable for a complete summary.
Paul Bourget, writing in a cosmopolitan voice, notes American women blend independence with social supervision, see marriage as secondary to other aims, and distinguish among the fast and the not so, while French ideals shape their portrayal of love and conduct.
The text surveys Paul Bourget a 55 year old French novelist famed for psychological analysis and novels such as Un Crime de Amour and Complications Sentimentales. It notes his 1896 impressions of the United States titled Outre Mer and ranks his grasp of human nature behind only Victor Hugo. Bourget admires English society and targets American manners.
Chas Richardson, head of Pacific Cold Storage Co of Tacoma, plans a major investment in a new steamship in a deal connected with Liu Thompson, spanning routes from Puget Sound to Nome.
A roundup of morning and evening services around town lists pastors and sermon titles at multiple churches. Highlights include Gen. Cooprider on Christ and the Sinner, Rev. A L Chapman with A Living Link and The Model Home, Rev Francia Van Horne on millah and the Famine and When I Was Twenty, Rev Sydney Strang with The Birth of the Soul and The Mark of the Heart, plus further messages at North Edgewater and Prospect venues.
The passage argues that social prominence is pursued through appearance and adornment, seen as a safe pursuit for women due to American men's reserve and women's understanding of masculine traits. It suggests early intimacy with men, likening women to circus riders and their horses to illustrate the dynamic.
In Nashville Tennessee on January 12 the Northern Pacific's long effort to place a telephone in the focal passenger depot has ended with installation. A separate dispatch notes the Senate has backed President Roosevelt's stance on the discharge of Negro troops. Across the capital, the House adjourned after quick pension votes, with six hundred twenty eight private bills passed in under two hours. In Hoquiam Washington a clerk named Chris Hamburg received hazing for supporting Aberdeen in a Thursday basketball game, being painted with varnish by Hoquiam students.
Hamburg based North German Lloyd Insurance must pay quake losses from last year, per a local court decision. A second Camp 5 cook died on the Peninsula railroad after falling from a logging train. Abduction case reports in Philadelphia involve a 16 year old boy from Baltimore. Olympia hosts a Capital City Alaska Yukon Pacific club meeting at the Mitchell hotel.
TACOMA January 12. C C Hick ereon a switchman was killed in the half moon yard of the Northern Pacific yesterday by falling under a car.
Stockton dispatch reports the Labor Federation convention passed a resolution urging efforts to secure a prompt trial for Moyer Haywood and Pettibone who are charged with complicity in the murder of ex governor Bluenenberg of Idaho.
D PF Percival a Cheney banker and five term Cheney mayor died suddenly at home from heart disease. A Spokane county citizen for 25 years and Civil War veteran, his death occurred last evening in Cheney.
J B Schaffer was arrested for burglary and bound over to the next term of the superior court by Justice Warren in Hoquiam in 500 dollars bail after a hearing.
F H Pope and Edward Schellener died instantly and about a dozen people were injured when a gas plant blew up at Woodman hall during a card party. Father Dwyer, a Catholic priest, was among the seriously hurt in Wilmington Ti. The report continues with Olympia Depot getting a phone in Olympia after 16.
In Redding California on January 12 Strene Davia of McCloud was caught in a snow sliding from a house and buried except for one foot. Half an hour later her mother returned and found the foot, raising alarm. The girl was dug out unconscious and nearly dead.
The page lists multiple worship services and program notes including Rev W A Stevenson preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm, Rev M A Matthews at 11 am and 7 40 pm, Rev J M Hughes at 10 40 am, Rev Myron W Haynes at 10 40 am, and Temple Baptist with 11 am sermon. Also notes Socialist temple talk by T B Latimer at 2 30 pm and evening talk by David Warren and others at Pioneer block. Spiritualist and Bible Society events appear with schedules and locations across avenues, churches, and halls.
A note lists a Psychic Society event at 1420 Second Ave. presenting Mise Rice speaking at 4 p.m. on whether capital punishment should be abolished, followed by psychic work from the rostrum. The conference includes further psychic demonstrations.
An assortment of church notices resumes Monday evening services January 20 with Rev. Wil Ham Ellet of Portland. Rev. W. D. monés pastor. Evangelist J. M. Webb of the Church of God will preach at Afro-American hall Sunday 5 p.m. on Will a Man Rob God. New Thought Society meets at 1420 Becond av with Sopaieer W. FP. Richardson discussing Up-to-Date Christianity and a Christ by McDonnell review at All Sainted rector, New York.
Rev. J. N. Wilson speaks at 10 a.m. on The Commercial Blue of Foreign Missions and at 7 p.m. on The Invitation to the Marriage of the King's Son.
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