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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1908
Page
7
A clipped political note highlights Charles Towne as a strong contender among the candidates for a second position. The item notes his high standing and prospects in the race, signaling him as a probable front runner.
Denver dispatch reports the vice presidential selection hinges on New York’s choice. Chicago and Kentucky lawmakers are named as top contenders Ollie James of Kentucky and Charles A Towne of New York figure prominently. Murphy of Tammany Hall may influence the delegation but unity remains uncertain as Bryan support shifts.
The Interstate Commerce Commission upholds that lumber shipments in open cars must be staked and packed by shippers. The ruling, opposed by lumber groups, calls the practice economical and not unjust, with dissenting notes by Commissioners Hanlan and Clark. Shippers pay for stakes and freight, often around $5 per car, and stake returns are not provided. Local lumbermen at Centralia oppose the decision.
City council members and park officials favor purchasing Madrona Park and Lecchi Park as part of a boulevard system. Negotiations with the street railway company continue for the $566,050 acquisition, with 0.05 acres of Madrona and 3.98 acres of Lecchi involved. Yeslerway power station sits in Lecchi Park, with the company retaining title to that plant site.
Three Seattle auto accidents in the last 24 hours left a boy and a man injured and a Winton car plunging into the tide flats after a railing collapse. Seven year old John Ward was struck and severely injured near Duwamish as a Schreiner family car returned from Puyallup. doctors fight to save him. William Reynolds and passengers escaped with minor injuries after their 40 horsepower car crashed through Holgate Bridge railing and sank into the mud and water.
A heavily damaged machine owned by Reynolda and driven by Bruce Stoddard crashed through a railing on the Fourth Avenue South bridge near Holgate Street in Seattle. Passengers, including three women, escaped into four foot water and reached a fire station without giving names. The car, valued at 3800 dollars, was nearly new. Separately, John Peterson of Northwestern Fisheries was struck by a P A Purdy dentist car near Pioneer Square and taken to Providence hospital with injuries.
Promptly at 2 06 o clock the Atlantic battleship fleet headed by the flagship Connecticut with Rear Admiral Sperry steamed out of the Golden Gate on the first leg of a round the world cruise. The crowd lined the shores, the harbor looking ready for a fight or a frolic.
Wm J Bryan spent most of July 17 at the telephone near his Lincoln base, connected with the Denver convention and optimistic about his nomination. Flood conditions persist with brave rescues reported as rail service resumes west of the city on the Rock Island and Burlington lines.
The board of public works will hold a Friday morning meeting to award street paving contracts totaling about $1.9 million. Much of the work is asphalt and sandstone paving.
Health officials consider drastic action on a block bounded by Eighth and Ninth avenues and Madison and Spring streets after four plague rats were found in a week. A conference with Health Commissioner Crichton Chief Medical Officer Bourns and Dr M W Glover discussed the threat and possible removal of a woodyard that fuels the problem. The council weighs continuing rat destruction funding as Mayor Miller stresses precaution to stamp out the plague.
The fragment hints at a public aquatic venue named Bic Luna Park Natatorium inviting visitors to swim or enjoy facilities. Specific details, dates, or events are not provided in the readable text.
Judge Robert T. B. Alpert ordered Joseph D. Desilets to stay away from his home at 814 S 8th Ave and to show cause on July 10 why the restraint should not become permanent in divorce proceedings. B. West appointed as public official for the case.
Judge Arthur B. Griffin ordered a $2,538 judgment against the St. Frugers Hotel Company in favor of F. Peterson, a real estate agent. The default ruling followed the defendants' failure to appear. Peterson claimed commission on the sale of the hotel.
Visitors can view battleships from Pier 2 at the foot of Yesler Way with schedules listed for morning and afternoon times on Sundays. Readings include 6 30, 7 30, 9 00, 10 00, 11 20 a m and 1 16, 1 40, 2 00, 4 00, 4 80, 6 20 p m with Sunday 7 30 m.
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