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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1909
Page
1
A fragmented report notes Bailey in Seattle custody aboard a ship from New York. It mentions fugitives, gold shipments, and authorities pursuing a man named Albert W. Bal Goldsboro while references to Bal or Barry and a boat crew appear amid garbled phrases.
A fanatic who traveled from Hy United Pree to Norwich attempted to shoot President Taft during the 20th anniversary event. A woman screamed on seeing a man with a revolver under his coat, but authorities could not locate the suspect despite search by Detective Sergeant James P. Ward and secret service men. Taft declined to comment on the incident.
Floods crest believed passed as 64 rowboats work the streets removing roofed inhabitants. Police and detectives coordinate relief efforts while captains and crews chase long pursued suspects across cities and provinces.
The French woman, Rowe Leautter, awaits morgue arrival after the drowning death of Theodore Cozan, once to wed her in a California home. Police say the pair planned a future south, but the tragedy now leaves her with little hope. The man who found the body, T. F Poster and Hal Smith of Wear Seattle, waited for Cozan to surface before reporting the loss.
A damaged item reports Parkhurst to imprisonment amid a troubled tale of a heartbroken girl and a former guardian, with references to a banker and a perilous incident nearby. The flawed text mentions a vat incident and a death at a hospital, suggesting a sensational historical crime brief.
Reported death toll in northwestern Missouri flood ranges from 15 to 20. A Santa Fe passenger train plunged off an embankment into the Marais de Cynge near Pomona Kansas with passengers feared dead or injured as floodwaters rise along the Kaw river tributaries. Attendance figures show 25,875 yesterday and 894,050 season total.
H C Pigott of Metropolitan Press urges The Star to promote free admission for poor children to the A Y P exposition. He offers a $20 check to transport children unable to pay and asks the fair to open its gates on selective afternoons to underprivileged youths.
Stone & Webster reports May operations with Seattle Electric Co earnings at 386 061 up 70 297 from 1907 and Whatcom County Railway and Light Co earnings up 28 957 to 70 607 with net gains of 12 002 up 1 241. Army efficiency advances noted in Camp William H. Taft tournament under Maj Gen Grant supervision.
Mrs. C D Hillman wife of real estate operator C D Hillman recounts receipt of a letter promising death or kidnapping of her and her children unless $2500 is paid The letter is under police review and Mrs Hillman says she suspects her husband or someone close to him wrote it She plans to hire detectives and remains determined to oppose gambling on the Yosemite steamer she co owns and operates with her husband.
An unidentified man was found deceased under a boulevard bridge in Trinidad near Pourth and Jackson. Police suspect a fall while crossing the bridge. the body bears brown hair and eyes with worn clothing. The fragmentary report mentions Gen. Grant aide Hodson, aged 65, and references the Civil War era, with the lower body portion described as paralyzed.
A young girl near Spokan h, seventy miles southeast of Lewiston, committed death by self harm. She had been involved with farmer Clarence Adkers and was pressured by parents over the relationship. The event details concerns her intention to end the association with him.
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