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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1909
Page
3
Lloyd Cochran reports to Captain Powers that two punching bags were stolen from the Ballard club rooms on W 22nd Ave N W. The bags, valued by Cochran, were purchased with hard earned money by boys in the gym. The incident follows a string of delays and incidents affecting the club’s equipment and morale.
The new deck should be completed by tomorrow night and ready to receive freight on Monday morning. Negotiations are under way with several routes to unload general merchandise at the city dock. Ballard Feed Co. expects over 40 tons of freight from across the Sound within a few days, likely the first shipment.
A Seattle letter from January 28, 1909 recounts a stenographer's appeal about dishonesty in an attorney's office. She laments typing false statements for clients and opponents, expresses moral conflict, and wonders how many stenographers would stand up against the practice while noting personal hardship.
D C January 29 Justice D T Wright of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia denied an interview attributed to him by Gilson Gardner and his secretary testified to the talk. Gardner affirmed the interview was correct and noted Wright made no violations of proper conduct during the three hour discussion at Wright's office with Gardner, a trusted correspondent.
Senator Piper of King introduces a bill in Olympia to restore a ten year payment term for shore lands. The three year provision, adopted after a weak realty market, hampered sales and now the AYPEB and officials seek to revive sales by extending to ten years.
Fairbanks Alaska reports Delegate Wickersham will depart for Washington, D C next week with private secretary Barney Gees. Roosevelt expression of desire noted in a letter and several pending law cases are listed as priorities. Fischer piano sale at Johnston’s clearance ends tomorrow evening.
The King County Society for the Prevention of Tuberculosis plans future measures to isolate advanced cases and treat patients away from the public. Nurse Mrs Setsie Davis reports eight new cases found in the past five days.
A patient reports five months of knee stiffness improved after Bake Oven treatments by Loughney & Loughney. He credits the method for softening ankylosis and dispelling crutches, invites others to a free diagnosis at the People's Bank Building offices, with hours listed.
In Ban Quentin California on January 20, Charles Baldesar was executed for the September 30 1908 Stockton murders of his wife Christina Baldesar and her mother Eudice Verdugi. He confessed and accepted the death sentence after a trial ending October 29, and was led to the scaffold following conviction on November 18 1908.
Miss Robina Rollins, daughter of a famed painter, abandoned plans to marry Joseph B. Warner at Kingman and wed Ralph Wylie, a violinist, after meeting him three weeks ago. Warner mourns the change while the painter father near shock contemplates the upheaval. reports say he attempted suicide after learning of the marriage.
New York Jan 29 By U P Colonel R Scott commandant of the West Point Military Academy urges a formative education system for youths in high school and college. He says the American system imitates Germany but German universities admit students with strong habits and character. Scott lectured on student attitude toward law and citizenship.
Michael Hickey discoverer of the Ana conda mine and a Montana pioneer died in Butte today. The mine is owned by the Amalgamated Copper company.
Want Treaty Abrogated Assert ing that book through extraction the county disinfected. The Telephone Disinfecting and Cleansing company cleans phones nightly and removes mouthpieces to a laboratory. Tom Frater travels to Olympia to pursue divorce bill interest. Civil service to examine city purchasing agent. fuel and heating at schools under review. Mellon and Anna Mellon named to manage Labonon Home for Wayward Girls. Count Tanaka agrees to break engagement to Ko Kobayashi. Rear Admiral Cowles notes possible harbor stay if fuel shortages occur. Great Annual Clearance Piano Sale ends tomorrow night.
Remnants of wallpaper offered per bolt and up with 20 to 50 percent discount this month. New goods available as customers fix up for the fair. Get in ahead of the rush at PAINT & WALL PAPER CO. 1814 Firat Ave.
In San Jose California on January 29 a family says Victor Sepulveda jailed after neighbors found his wife and three children near death from starvation. They had eaten a roasted pump kin since the previous Tuesday. Sepulveda linked to the murder of grocer William Thurston at Willows and kept in custody as prosecutors pursue the case. Meanwhile in Butter Montana a stockman Wilson was fined $400 for illegally fencing on steamers, affecting Puget Sound Navy Yard operations.
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