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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1905
Page
3
Report notes Ray endured an unexpected plunge into soup and is slowly recovering. The incident appears to have caused internal concern, but no lasting harm is stated.
F H Scovill and Mrs. May B Sinclair were quietly wed in Los Angeles on January 12. Both are well known locally. Scovill, a prominent Great Northern conductor, has long served the railway, dating from the road's early construction days.
Local electric utilities vow strong opposition to a proposed irrigation code from the McNride commission. They argue the bill would unsettle existing water rights and force claimants back into court, while requiring a state engineer to reassess all claims and potentially burden courts with added litigation and costs.
The John Rankin Rogers memorial monument was dedicated yesterday in Olympia with hundreds in attendance. School children funded most of the $2,500 cost. the eight foot granite statue honors the governor and bears inscriptions about his life and a barefoot schoolboy on the reverse.
The Washington Senate approved a $100,000 appropriation for the Portland exposition amid opposition. Debate centered on state funds and prior allocations to St. Louis and Buffalo. Bills also covered park lands for Seattle, licensing architects, a state penitentiary chaplain, and other measures.
Humane Officer Clark rescued Mrs. Mary Hinsco, her 14 year old daughter Norman and son Archie 18, from near Salmon bay after months of hardship. Archie suffers a distressing itch believed to be Puli pino and was sent to Wayside Emergency hospital while mother and daughter found resting places at Ryther home. The shack’s conditions were dire with a box table and rude bed. Mrs Briscou claimed poverty and denied aid as Vancouver residents previously refused charity through H Wirt Steel.
The Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company seeks permission to continue clearing Beacon Hill a council street committee meeting will hear a revised plan. Some members fear harm to the city others see the profit tied to a Great Northern contract though no bridge plans are included and critics doubt safe removal. Rev T H Marsh D B W conduct quarterly meetings at 1 Method ist church Pine Street start tonight and run through the Sabbath free for all attendees.
Willie Collier stars in The Dictator with strong support from Charles Jackson and John Barrymore in a lively satire critiquing South American revolution. Audiences applaud as Collier dominates the stage, with Louise Allen as Juanita receiving praise for dialect and realism. The show runs tonight and tomorrow, while other plays like The Secret Dispatch and The Creole Spy close or transfer as schedules shift.
Joe Schildt a Carlisle Indian football player is in Seattle seeking a boxing match against Tommy Burns. Schildt claims boxing skill and challenges Burns to 20 rounds under Marquis of Queensberry rules, with Byrne offering to stop him in 10 rounds or forfeit the purse. Burns responds with a confident remark about the challenger.
Olympia January 20 Judge Frank H Rudkin seated on the supreme court bench January 11 signed his first decree affirming Chehalis courts judgment awarding Mrs Jennie Knapp the proceeds of her deceased husbands life policy with the Order of Pendo Insurance company The notice also mentions free classified ads opportunities at Bagley s drug store corner Second and Pike
A fragment mentions Munyon products including remedies for various diseases and Witch Hazel Soap praised for skin softness. It also notes a water pipe leak on the Lumber Yard’s second floor causing about $700 stock loss at the Leader, and the death of Benjamin B. Allen at 202 Fourteenth Avenue Seattle aged 69 with funeral plans.
Harriet Howard of New York describes years of skin troubles cured by Bucklen's Arnica Balm. She praises its quick healing for pimples sores and rashes. Available at G O Guy's drug store for 25 cents.
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