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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
3
A hazy reminiscence from Eddie Boyden recounts Gatch and matches with Doc in a chaotic wrestling scene. The narrator describes chaotic telegraph reporting and crowd reactions, noting a gruesome toe hold and local reactions to the bout and past legends Hackenschmidt and Dee.
Ge Navy Yard displays the Atlantic fleet in drydock with the battleship Rhode Island noted. Boats run from Pier 2 at foot of Yesler Way thirty six times daily offering round trips for 50 cents.
United Prefect reports Tammany Hall plans advance to the Denver convention with five special trains of delegates and rooters. Cash totaling 100000 will cover incidental expenses as Chairman Murphy and allies travel to back Parker and oppose anti injunction planks.
Evidence mounts that 200 French colonial infantry soldiers in Saigon were poisoned after being seized with nausea in their barracks. Doctors rushed to save them as the incident prompted fears of an attempted wholesale poisoning.
San Francisco financier Rhu dolph Spreckels declares he will travel to Philadelphia New York Denver and Los Angeles after local graft cases end to help launch similar anti graft campaigns. He vows to dedicate his life to fighting corruption and believes exposing friends of reform will restore government to the people.
Mrs. Weeden of 2018 Western av explained a charge that her husband Ilore Weeden planned to leave and abandon her. She said she reported it to the prosecuting attorney, but returned to find him still there and things settled. The charge claimed he took all the money and planned to go east, leaving her destitute.
Former Mag William Hickman Moore leaves for Dallas to attend the annual gathering of the Bike of the United States. On the way he will stop in Denver to attend sessions of the Democratic National Convention and renew ties with Adlai supporters while watching presidential and vice presidential nominations.
An official of the national order arrives days early to participate in preliminary work ahead of the Elke convention sessions. The preparations focus on setting agendas and coordinating activities for the upcoming gathering.
Chehalis county to build a hail Hovel building with donated material. C. D. McDonald named collector of customs at Bellingham. Dow Construction Co of Seattle lowest bidder for Olympia governor’s mansion work at 24142 dollars. Chehalis to install gravity water system. Lumbermen of Everett contesting tax assessments.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania the American Salvation Army was ordered to stop work after police revoked its permit. Officers were warned of arrest if it continued. Police say the army collects large sums but cannot account for them, citing 16 year old Mary Milburn who allegedly kept 26 percent of nightly collections from saloons.
Three San Francisco youths remain hospitalized after Fourth of July mishaps. Henry Maclair Rachel Sinclair and Robert Gareag were injured by toy cannon discharge and gun cap explosions. Henry aged 13 faces possible loss of sight in one eye.
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