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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1908
Page
7
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Langdon and Abe meet in a late afternoon conference to adjust terms for Ruef’s release from county jail. They discuss absolving Ruef in exchange for money and waiving a charge, with final arrangements nearing completion and a coming state conference planned.
A high school student called Brown performed as an actor in a Moore show. Disguised as a college athlete, he was identified by another player as Hanford by a misstep. The crowd exposed his ruse and Brown exited with help from fellow cast members.
The Reber faction, led by young Republicans and supporters of BL Reber, work to secure the Republican nomination for city treasurer. Reber, city resident for 15 years and former Post-Intelligencer and Seattle Deringhie editor, has strong ties among laborers and reporters. His rival Col Prosser faces opposition within G A Kia ranks, while Reber cites his father's Civil War service and his own early newspaper career.
Will P Hammons longtime business manager of the Seattle Times dies at 2 PM at his residence Bellevue following a rapid pneumonia decline. He had led the Times business affairs since 1897 and is survived by his widow Eva Hunter Hammons and a connection to Mrs Alden J Methen.
Paris prepared for novelty trends as the stage scene touts a 2 ton submarine by an American firm, priced around 200000 dollars and to be luxuriously fitted with rosewood and pink silk. The idea follows a wave of extravagant diversions including a women balloon club and weekly ascensions, signaling Parisian appetite for spectacle.
Detroit January 18 United Press report says Hernard Strok a millionaire brewer was found insane and sent to an asylum. During examination he tried to kill his wife wounding her arm. He fled in a car pursued by deputies and police, finally captured after a mad dash through the city.
The board of education ordered bid advertisements for Whitworth school on Columbia Heights and Fairview school at East 7th Street and Tenth Avenue. Completion was ordered for Highland Place and Galer High School buildings. total cost of the plan is estimated at a specified amount.
Dr R W Minkesley of Georgetown pleaded guilty to practicing medicine without a license and received 0 days in jail and a $100 fine. Pearl Myers facing grand larceny from the person. Merritt Rauich jailed one to five years for obtaining money under false pretenses. Frank Cook assault highway robbery. five to twenty years. Harry J Davin burglary. one to fourteen years. James Kelly assault with a deadly weapon. suspended two year sentence.
G T Thorndyke of Globe Navigation reports Assistant Secretary Beekman Winthrows of the treasury confirms the revenue cutter Mo Culloch will patrol from San Francisco to Port Angeles to aid distressed vessels. The Thetia will also patrol off Cape Flattery on similar duty.
Joseph and Mary Vinette faced arraignment before Judge Prater in superior court this morning on conspiracy to defraud charges and pleaded not guilty. Bonds were set at $1,000, and failure to provide bonds led to remand to sheriff custody.
The county commissioners ordered a grading camp to aid unemployed residents offering three meals per day lodging and 25 cents in daily wages. J Bastinello, who placed a trap in his landlady’s trunk, is granted a new trial after appealing to the supreme court and a release order was issued.
Police pursue leads in the two week disappearance of Louise Geiger as her parents seek help from the public. A cryptic message from the girl asks to be found, while authorities consider possible foul play and suspect involvement by her companions.
Vancouver British Columbia January 18 Iwanaga secretary of the Japanese consulate in Vancouver has been summoned to Tokyo to confer with foreign officials on immigration questions He will depart early next month for the talks
Arthur William Curtis aged 25 and Pearl Irene O'Dell aged 21 of Columbia City. Regenos Sellas aged 26 and Kall ope P. Rauseo aged 18 of Seattle. James Conatable aged 28 and Maggie Suttie aged 26 of Seattle. B F Battersby and Elizabeth Orth of Seattle listed as legal parties. Frederick N. Tracey aged 36 and Maud Marion Marsh aged 20 of Seattle.
Plans to send torpedo flotilla 16 to Buenos Aires for Argentina were upset when an order directed destroyers to accompany Read Admiral Evans fleet from Rio Janeiro. The change places the flotilla under Evans and alters expected operations.
J M Gauff and Joseph Culin roomers report thieves used a pass key to enter their Federal hotel room and steal three salts of clothes and a suitcase.
Word from Tacoma states Mrs Lizzie Newman of 1012 Prospect Street Tacoma reported missing yesterday has arrived at her parents home in Tacoma within the city limits.
Mayor Moore will conclude his primary election drive with meetings of City party voters in Dugdale hall Rainier Beach and the public hall in Columbia Hill. He will be joined by other City party candidates to select precinct judges and inspectors for the primary election boards. Dow’s withdrawal simplifies the race and Moore’s nomination seems assured. The party will resume campaigning after the primaries.
Laura Rene dict, a Field Museum representative and Chicago University graduate, plans a year among the Bogobos in the Philippines. She reports on their songs, rites, legends, and customs while living in a thatched hut. Bogobos practice ritual beheadings, displaying trophies and adhering to head-taking as a cultural tradition.
Peter Mott, 62, trekked 400 miles from Snake River to Seattle via Portland seeking work and food. He entered the city jail last night and ate a hearty breakfast provided by Jailer Corbett. He said he lost his prospector’s fortune to bad investments and illness now prevents him from finding work.
In New York Corinne returns home after a Western vaudeville tour with mixed success. The performer, once a metropolitan favorite, showcases a number portraying cross cultural courtship, including a notable Neapolitan style of romance, aimed at reviving audience appeal.
A young performer dons vibrant native dress and accompanies her singing on a mandolin, highlighting a cultural presentation.
Sarah Evans a 16 year old daughter of a farmer near Elk Washington reportedly eloped with a married man from the same area who left a wife and five children. Authorities believe the pair may have fled to the city.
The piece explains that dwelling owners benefit from low fire insurance rates, citing the Northwestern Mutual Fire Association as the best source for equitable, mutual policies. It invites readers to request a booklet detailing methods and endorsements by Seattle banks.
The renowned New York defec tive eyesight expert Charles Lincoln Smith arrives at the Savoy hotel Seattle January 20 to 26. Private rooms 302 303 304 offer free consultations 10 a m to 4 p m with testimonials praising restored vision and relief from eye related ailments.
F B y e r s of Denver Colorado known as a Buckhorn Plaster Company president stockman and ranch owner pursues track sport despite progressive vision loss. He traces family legacy to Hon William N Byers founder of the Rocky Mountain News and owns Hot Sulphur Springs land once bought from Ute. doctors offer little hope for permanent relief.
In Denver in 1868 Walter G. Reid recalls rough beginnings and credits Charles Lincoln Smith with prescription glasses that restored his sight after decades of miner life. Reid praises the method as a major scientific advance and notes gratitude from L. D. Herr and Mrs. H. A. McHenry including her son Lorenz.
Former Alabama governor R. W. Cobb of Birmingham describes years of worsening vision and failed glasses before trying Charles Lincoln Smith. He credits the Smith method of prescription glasses with restored sight and gratitude for the positive outcome after prior fruitless efforts.
Franklin Tennessee Senator D. E. McCorkle speaks to a reporter about his eye loss and praises Charles Lincoln Smith for prescription glasses. He says the remaining eye provides vision equal to his former two and credits the glasses with curing headaches and neuralgia, reducing strain and making light more comfortable.
Three generations, grandmother, mother, and grandson, suffered severe defective eyesight. All were restored to normal vision within a few weeks by the same Charles Lincoln Smith.
W M Lawrence of Portsmouth praises Charles Lincoln Smith for curing his wife’s chronic headaches and sleepless nights with Smiths glasses after years of failed treatments. Mrs Lawrence attributes full relief and restored sleep to Smiths method, calling it sensational and life changing.
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