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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1910
Page
5
A dynamite blast at a mountain town powder storehouse killed four people including Mrs Hart and her husband, with two others injured. The explosion shattered windows, knocked bystanders down, and damaged nearby property as fire crews contained the blaze and prevented total collapse.
Court Commissioner probate of the will of John McChraw confirms large bequest to his daughter Kate Motraw Baxter. A $3,000 property set to Mark Thomas and funds held in trust for the daughter. Remainder of the estate to be distributed per theWll. Visitation open Saturday.
In Olympia, three weeks into the mystery surrounding Assistant Attorney General W F Magt H W Sticklin and two women, all disappeared within hours of each other. Magill avoided his offices, the Attorney General plans a successor, and Ortie Hamilton led the state's case against Senator J W Bryan. Family fears for Magill.
An heir in Sticklin ran an undertaking business once started by his father and remains deeply indebted to him. Local reports describe the ongoing financial strain tied to the family enterprise.
San Francisco political boss Ruef, jailed on bribery charges for 14 years at San Quentin, must appear before Superior Judge Lawlor to show cause why he should not be remanded to custody. He has been free on a $300,000 bond since December 7, 1909, after illness and to confer with attorneys on a bill of exceptions.
President Taft announced proclamations that remove about 600000 acres from national forest reserves and add roughly 100000 acres to the reserves. Lands removed include 106,876 acres from the Heaverhead forest, 205,344 from the Coconino forest, 60000 from Targhee, and 16018 from Deer Lodge.
In Portland on July 1 T Bolen a telegraph lineman and recently divorced husband pursued his ex wife Edna Adama into the Hotel Portland grill. He shot her slightly then killed himself with two shots to the head. The couple had moved from Kansas City a month earlier.
Miss Grace Bradley a telephone operator in Wymore Nebraska kept her post in the telephone office during a fire that engulfed the business district. She warned residents as flames spread driving her out only after the danger increased. Officials estimate property loss around 150 thousand dollars.
Bremerton July 1 Sheriff J. F. McKay of Kitsap county died last night at his home after an illness that began Sunday He was serving his second term in office The dispatch ends with a stray rhyme about loans and ferry boats leaving for the Fourth.
A promotional piece asks readers about their dentist and their openness to painless modern dentistry. It touts Regal Dental Offices at 1405 Third Ave N W corner Union St, offering updated methods and devices for comfortable tooth restoration.
Mrs. W. T. Quimbly of Georgetown escaped with only light injuries after an auto owned by H. Bilger struck another car driven by J. J. Smith and then collided with a buggy in which she rode. The impact threw her from the buggy but she was unharmed beyond a lightinjury. Bremerton boats leave hourly from the Fourth.
Fragmentary OCR text references travel segments and steamer routes with locations such as Seattle and Detroit, but the material is garbled. Key entities like dates, ports, and vessels cannot be reliably extracted.
In Halim Oregon coroner workers search for id after a man, 40 to 60, was found dead hanging from a shed rafter behind North Howell schoolhouse. The body, discovered by children, was moved to Halim city for autopsy. No identification or motive yet available.
Bremerton hosts a Fourth of July water carnival featuring demonstrations and community activities. Organizers advertise family friendly fun with shoreline displays and live entertainment along the waterfront.
Water will be shut off in the district bounded by 36th a. N. and Lake Washington from Mercer to Howell at on Saturday July 2 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The disruption affects residential and commercial users within the specified area.
A land and water celebration marked the Fourth at Fremerton with community activities and local observances. The event highlighted civic pride and regional history amid seasonal summer events.
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