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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
2
Admiral Dewey stated the transfer of warships to the Pacific is a peace movement and no war is imminent. He warned the Pacific defense lags the Atlantic and predicted a new Atlantic fleet will be built to balance sea power.
In Seattle the Committee of One Hundred backs George Cotterill for mayor against a consolidated party ticket. Despite late unity with the Democrats, conservatives and independents clash over franchise opposition. Cotterill's independent slate is defeated amid smears, forging a new municipal alignment.
Rear Admiral Brownson returned from Oyster Bay after discussing transferring warships to the Pacific with President Roosevelt. He stated the move would not occur before October and commented on remarks by Japanese Admiral Sakamoto regarding U S naval officers in war versus peacetime.
The Spirit defeated the Alexandra of Vancouver in the deciding heat on Saturday afternoon by a full half mile. Skipper Ted Geary and crew Dean Johnston Willis Telfer Scott Calhoun Lloyd Johnston Orja Petersen and Harry Crane demonstrated superior seamanship as Spirit led from the first tack to the finish. Geary’s design proved superior to the Fife boat and marked a significant victory for Spirit in Northwest waters.
In a United States circuit court session Judge Whitson hears the petition by the McGiivra estate executors to stop sale of shore lands. Lawyers C K Jenner and O C McGlivra represent petitioners while Assistant Attorney General E C MacDonald of Spokane represents the land commission. J W Roberta appears for the A Y P commission.
E G Shorrock and Co exporters of city books notified City Comptroller Harry Carroll that the expert report would be ready Wednesday and presented without fail at that time.
Milton Alwin a plasterer on the Wallat building in New York attacked Patrick Sullivan and Michael Reilly with a hatchet fracturing their skulls amid extreme heat. Edwin Smith was cut. Alwin remains at large and is raving.
The steamer Pennsylvania returns from Tacoma with hay and grain and will depart Wednesday for Nome. The Alaska Steamship Co vessel Jefferson arrives from Skagway tomorrow. The Shinano Maru sails to Japan tomorrow with its cargo. The City of Seattle departs tonight for Southeastern Alaska on the scenic route.
Mrs. J Johnson, mother of Irene John a 10 year old, pleads with Officer Vaupell for return of her child. Irene has lived nine years with foster parents Mr and Mrs Coppe on Twelfth Ave south. Last week Johnson gained access to the girl but claims she was not treated as well as at the Coppe home. The girl went back to her foster parents and the Coppes agreed to hand her to the police if unable to keep her.
City health and sanitation and civil service groups rejected an ordinance to appoint a city garbage weigh tester. The action blocks the engineer’s study on garbage types and daily amounts and the cost of disposal, despite reports and sampling already conducted at the dump.
A committee overseeing a Christian convention appeal reports limited progress. By 3 PM eight churches had contributed under $1,000, while demand for certificates at headquarters rose after church pulpit appeals during Sunday services. Business leaders are expected to cover any remaining deficit.
Miss Gruber and Zeck filed a petition to vacate two judgments alleging fraud. They claim an agreement dated June 12 settled all disputes including the two actions.
William G. Wilson proprietor of The Inn saloon on Union Street was arrested Sunday for violating the Sunday closing law. A former Seattle police officer he was refused bail and taken to the station.
A burglar forced the twelve Chinese residents of the Baptist Chinese mission at Washington and Maynard to line up at gunpoint early Sunday morning. He robbed them of $12 in change and two watches before escaping. Rev. James Fung reported the incident with only a hazy description of the assailants. Bids for next school year fuel were opened at the school board meeting, with Pacific Coast Co. and J. W. Bulleck as the initial bidders.
The Rainier Development Company project costs loom as city boards expect to appropriate about $100,000 more to cover end costs. The engineer’s findings show total job costs near $980,526 with district assessments capped at $874,048, prompting budget adjustments before approval.
City officials debate splitting the Queen Anne paving job into four smaller contracts to give all bidders a chance. Some small contractors say bonding and surety influence may affect awarding and raise concerns about the paving trust’s role.
A fragment from Scrippe Telegraph Service notes July 8 in Perkin involves Governor Bruning in a Neaking report. The line is incomplete but ties Bruning to a political matter referenced as Neaking.
Fragmentary OCR describes Nahate province events with police director, assassination by students, an attempted rescue of the Governor, and troops involved. No clear dates or names provided.
Visitors explore the U S Bremerton Navy Yard with battleships Nebraska Oregon and Wisconsin gunboats Chicago Heaton Albany training ship Philadelphia prison ship Nipsie and the great drydock. Boats depart Plier 2 at 6 90 8 30 10 a m 1 16 2 30 4 30 pm. Round trip 50e.
Brief notices report the eastern Baptist minister Rev T T Eaton collapsing and dying at a Louisville railroad station yesterday. Other items note Irine owners delaying operations in the Tanana district due to a strike, Butte hello girls on strike, Guatemala’s President Cabrera securing a 500000 loan to build gunboats, J Townsend a Portland walter in London for embezzlement returning to New York, Thusiders Exchange in Frisco proposing a new wage schedule, and an advertisement urging hat purchases from BE Brooks & Co at 1931 Second Ave.
The store advertises half price on ready made garments including salt coats skirts waists petticoats kimonos wrappers house dresses and dressing sacques for a week starting tomorrow with many baby garments also discounted. Lookers welcome as buyers.
A sale advertises white goods and a wide range of fabrics including mercerized novelties Swinses chmt ties mulls organdies Victoria lawns Indianons longclothe and more at half price, implying deep discounts on nearly all items.
One-half discount applies to a nice, clean stock of staple goods in desirable colors with prices ranging from 25 percent to 1 dollar. Silks also half price. Early week views encouraged for interested shoppers.
Teeming sale offers half price on men and boys clothing in Seattle tomorrow and next week. Shirts hats ties hose and accessories priced at fractions of regular cost with marked discounts and clearances noted in the advertised amounts.
A Seattle grocery ad touts savings of 10 to 25 percent and claims selection has grown to five times the level from sixty days ago. The message emphasizes daily deals and customer satisfaction as the store expands to meet demand.
Tomorrow the biggest stock of medium priced millinery in Seattle goes on sale at half regular prices. Street hats walking hats dress hats and straw hats of all kinds and descriptions are halved from any previous price. Only one half price applied to all items in this department.
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