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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
1
Kingston suffers devastating quake reports say 700 to 1,000 dead with widespread ruin. Rescue slow as groaning crowds beg for food while coastlines sink and port facilities flood under tidal effects.
Legislators hear William J Bryan in the state house as pupils from a local high school fill the galleries. After a lengthy speaking period the orator outlines views on railroad regulation and government policy, receiving loud applause before adjournment until 2 p m.
Bank clearings report shows January 18 totals of 260 million 903 thousand 801 and 1 billion 6 million 174 thousand 48. Increase over the same date last year is 324 thousand 510 dollars 12 cents.
Mel Bagley, the well known druggist who recently sold his business, plans to enter the real estate field. He aims to leverage local connections and a veteran eye for property values to build a new brokerage presence.
Baits for an alleged violation of the antitrust laws were filed this morning against Armour & Co. Water Oil Co. Hammond Packing Co. Morris & Co. and Cudahy Packing Co. in Little Rock Arkansas.
The House approved a pay raise by 133 to 92 setting annual salaries at 2560 dollars. The report also notes the Steamer Portland of the Alaska Coast Company sailing to western Alaskan ports with passengers, freight, and Fairbanks outfits aboard.
An anonymous writer in Berlin calls on the public to defeat the Kaiser by trusting elected representatives and crushing imperial rule as the election approaches next week. The message stresses democratic change amid wartime tensions.
Walter Wallace confessed in Judge Gordon's court this morning to selling two rugs for Mary A. Skeid ing and using the money obtained. He was fined $100 and costs.
Judge Yakey yesterday refused to grant a divorce decree to a custody matter involving Ann Kelly and John Kelly. The defendant served for many years with the Beat tle police force.
Seattle schools and the University of Washington reopen as coal deliveries ease a fuel shortage. Major coal firms and small dealers report supplies improving, while some suburbs still face access difficulties. Community efforts and police oversight help distribute coal to those in need.
About 60 residents halted a Renton Interurban coal train near Georgetown and moved two cars to a siding. They demanded coal for sale at 6.60 a ton, turning the proceeds over to coal dealers who would supply Beattie Electric Company if asked. Deputies reported no violence, and the money will be accounted for.
William J Bryan arrives Seattle after missing Olympia connection. He hires a special train from Tacoma to reach Olympia in time for his lecture. Mayor Moore assists, Gov Meade contacted, and Bryan plans further Seattle events in the evening.
W OG King proprietor of the Hotel Butler was arrested after noon today on a warrant issued by License Inspector K J Marah. The case centers on liquor licenses with King claiming the grill room offered alcoholic beverages without proper permits. King vowed to fight the charge in every court.
In a card game dispute Jackson claimed insult and accused rivals of cheating. B L Ford suffered a serious head wound from a penknife during the fracas and was treated at the city hall by Dr Huckley. Detective Adame captured Jackson at Lakeview cemetery after a tip, and the suspect was jailed on assault charges with Ford’s injury described as non fatal.
Charles Cramer aged 06 years died at his home Lin and Betellasta after a long illness of consumption. He had served for years as the night watchman in the wash house of the Beattie Brewing Malting.
A letter to Henry and Reed director of exploitation for the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition states that they have referred the representation matter of the world to the Earl of Singapore. The communication comes from David F. Wilbur American consul at Singapore.
President Roosevelt nominates Seattle judge and former mayor R A Ballinger as commissioner of the General Land Office in Washington. The post controls all U S public lands and shapes land fraud investigations. Ballinger, 48, will leave Seattle law practice earning five figures and faces a $5 000 annual salary in Washington.
The Federation of Miners adopted a resolution condemning Colorado and Idaho governors for what it calls an unwarranted action against Moyer Pett and Haywood. It asserts Idaho courts will not provide a fair trial and that extradition was illegal and fraudulent.
Chief Wappenstein dispatched officers to Green Lake to warn residents away from dangerous ice. He lacks authority to compel people off the ice, but warns penalties for continued activity. Officers patrol streetcars near the high school and Firetav to deter youths, while on Capitol Hill line gangs terrorize riders by smashing windows and injuring women and children.
Overnight temperatures fell across the state with a low of 28 degrees above zero at midnight and 23 degrees at 6 am. The local weather office says the cold spell is permanently broken.
In a snowbound morning battle a highwayman cracking a safe at the Sellwood post office fired on Patrolman A. O. Sorenson, wounding him twice in the leg. The bandit fled. pursuing officers lost the tracks in fresh snow.
The Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Order of Railway Conductors hold their grand lodge convention in the city with Governor Mead and Mayor Moore slated to speak. A social program accompanies the event.
Hood River, Ore January 18 The Columbia River is frozen from bank to bank for the first time in two decades Snow is falling and temperatures are moderating Divorces granted in Lora Hammer versus Arthur Hammer and George Penketh versus B Penketh Complaints filed in Louise Bouley versus Omer Bonley and Lisette Nelson versus Peter Nelson
Teaane Cooper awarded 283240 dollars in the Denny Hill condemnation case now before Judge Frater.
David Dugdale argues the judge is bluffing about leasing park grounds for a Pacific Coast league ballpark. He vows to establish a Seattle team in the Northwest league regardless, claiming Coast League economics are unsustainable and urging local support for a financially viable team. He notes Judge McCredie is respectable yet not trusted on this issue.
A Seattle to St. Paul train remains stalled on the Rocky Mountains for nearly a week. With temperatures around 40 degrees below zero, passengers blame Great Northern Railway incompetence and lack of plows. Descriptions include stern notes on delays, the Blackfoot reservation, and a plea for a snow plow or rotary to free the line.
Senator Kittredge denounces the lumber trust as a gigantic, exacting and soulless monopoly. He says profits are beyond reason and competition is wholly fled. he also alleges that a black list is maintained.
Ice on Lake Union poses danger as over twenty skaters fall through. George A. Donlan of 2031 Lane Street rescues three people at personal risk. The lake is frozen on the south end for about a half mile, the first freeze since 1993.
Rail service in Seattle faced delays as the Burlington & St. Paul and the North Coast Limited were posted as not arriving until tomorrow morning. A special through coach from Billings was also late, causing nearly two days of schedule slippage.
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