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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1906
Page
5
Exclusive view of Seattle’s new Cedar Falls electric lighting plant showing building and machinery. The Star presents the first photographs and argues a $600,000 bond is needed, urging residents to vote for the issue to provide complete city light supply.
Superintendent Youngs outlines how the city would spend a $600000 bond to extend the Cedar Falls electric plant. plans include street lighting poles wires lamps and new generating equipment to allow full plant capacity. The measure awaits city council action next Monday and a public vote to approve financing.
The Roscian Opera company at the Grand Opera House gave a weak performance with notable nervous singing in El Capitan though Count Verado stood out with a fine tenor. Next week features The Mikado and a New York Empire Theater lineup including The American Girl and Yankee Doodle Boy and Dora. Seamen, Adams and Rogers deliver a strong act with Adele Purvis Carl, De Carios and Stokes, and Emmons and partners adding comedy. Miners Americans show opens at Seattle. Nicola Murdaco was hanged in New York for murdering his wife, while Norman Hapgood was acquitted of libel.
The Midshipman Melvin hazing case resumed in Annapolis as defense counsel challenged the court’s jurisdiction. Lieutenant Graham argued the law cited was repealed, while a judge advocate sought to rule on the issue as presented.
Gustav Stadie of New York, seized after attempting to meet the president, died of acute mania at a Washington hospital. He sought to present an iceboat model said to reach the north pole. A San Francisco mother, Mrs. V Pickering, telegrams seeking news of her son A Pickering.
One crew member named Pickering was an officer on the steamer Valencia. The boy was tattooed on his arm and hand. No one knows the boy’s fate and his mother requests any information.
A Safe Place emphasizes safety as the top criterion for depositors with rate of interest a close second. The State Bank of Seattle is praised as the strongest bank in Washington offering 4 percent on savings deposits, compounded twice yearly. The bank remains open Saturday evenings from 6 to 9.
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