09 Jul 1901
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1901
Page
1
Jessie Morrison was sentenced to five years at Lansing Penitentiary for the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle in Elporado Kansas. Morrison bade her relatives farewell and urged them not to cry, declaring that right would prevail.
Officials here report Western railroads are receiving advice that the likelihood of a rate war among western lines is steadily diminishing.
New York reports Hack-Land Co becomes insolvent following the Seventh National Bank collapse, with estimated liabilities around 413000. The event affects creditors and shakens local financial stability as details unfold.
The Alcatraz A Paving Co of Los Angeles holding the contract experiences delays in paving the hill district. George P. Loomis acting as attorney for the Alcatras Co of New Ark, parent of the wing company, reports the matter reached Seattle. Conferences are expected with paving and gas company representatives.
A report from Los Angeles indicates a national educational track event saw a record broken. Officials confirm a new mark near the 14,000 level as top performers from multiple institutions competed for the title.
A Forsythe rail yard fire in Rose County, Helena district, destroyed the Occidental. Two section hands died and 11 people were injured. The blaze left all victims as railroad workers.
Supervising Architect R L Taylor of the treasury department has examined thirteen Seattle sites for a federal building. He spent three on Sale and expects to be busy two weeks longer with twenty one under consideration. Secretary Lyman J Gage will receive Taylor's report and decide merits within three days. The architect has drawings for all proposed sites showing size and location.
The Kaga Maru in Victoria reports passing the Guernsey, a Portland bound tramp steamer, while carrying a new propeller. The feat requires shifting ballast to tilt the stern, enabling crew access to the propeller and is described as a rare marine maneuver.
Seattle and vicinity forecast notes a fair night with warmer temperatures. Winds will be light and shift from north to east across the area.
GREAT REND Kan July 9 Three hundred thousand bushels of wheat were burned last evening in a fire that scorched about 15000 acres. The blaze started when a lighted cigar stump was tossed into a stubble field by an unknown man.
The annual Christian Endeavor convention opened this morning with one hour services at three churches. The general topic was The Twentieth Century Church. The next convention will probably be held in St. Louis.
Chris Johnson, arrested last night on charges of stabbing 14 year old Jessie Kinport, confesses this morning. He admits killing 60 year old Armenia Pullis whose heart was stabbed. her body found on a city highway. Police call Johnson insane. he says he killed Pullis because she pursued him.
Syracuse July 9 Frederick I D White son of Andrew P D White the United States ambassador to Germany shot himself in a bathroom his wife found him after a walk. Ill health from a severe typhoid fever years ago was given as the reason for the tragedy. He was to travel to Germany next week to visit his father.
A Shanghai dispatch to the Morning Standard reports a catastrophic flood in Klargal province with more than 4000 people drowned. The disaster brings severe suffering and famine threats across the devastated district as relief efforts begin.
San Francisco officials plan a week long audit to recount the $47,000,000 of gold at the mint after a $90,000 shortage in $5 pieces sparked the inquiry. Experts will take at least seven days to complete the tally.
The Kiowa and Comanche reservations official reports Oklahoma country opened by McKinley proclamation as full of sooners. He warns of possible trouble as two troops of cavalry are to arrive tomorrow to enforce settlement.
A crowded courtroom hears conflicting accounts in the Meredith killing case as prosecutors seek to prove six shots fired. Witnesses including Judge J. F. Miller and Sheriff Ed Cudithee describe hearing multiple reports and identify weapons and actions during the confrontation at Guy's drug store.
Official record shows 49 fatalities from heat across the five boroughs of Greater New York for the week ending July 4.
In Albay province, 625 Filipino officers and men surrendered to Col. Winton. They handed over 286 rifles as part of the capitulation.
Sailor ship under Captain H Petersen of Nippon Kaisha sails from Yokohama Kobe Mongkong and other Asiatic ports with cargo valued at over 400000 and tonnage 3000. Cargo includes 449 bales cotton 5600 steel plates and beams 4634 lumber 14000 sacks of flour and miscellaneous goods.
The hearing of Police Mef ford for alleged neglect of duty in the Meredith tragedy will be heard before the civil service commission at city hall tonight at 8 o clock.
The machinists argue for a nine hour day aligning with Portland and Spokane practices while manufacturers resist. They compare wages and hours, citing nine day ten hour pay elsewhere and urging Seattle shops to match. They note ships Tang and Kentucky still under consideration as the strike widens.
Cleveland Ohio July 9 Two persons killed three fatally injured and six slightly hurt in a Lake Shore wreck at Nottingham ten miles east of Cleveland. The Southwest Limited east bound left the rails at 2 am after a broken axle on a freight car caused a collision. Engineer Frank Anderson and G C McCollum mail clerk among the dead. Fatally injured William Elliott and two unknown tramps. Freight crew unharmed.
The Constitution, Columbia and Independence rode at anchor in Newport harbor this morning and did not leave for a pin. The Independence crew were very blue about a poor showing in light wind and asked for a stiff breeze to prove their boat’s worth.
The first session of architects began work on the 1904 World’s Fair. They visited the fair site and discussed the general scope and plan of the grounds and buildings.
Vancouver dispatch reports no new clashes between Japanese fishermen and strikers. About one thousand Japanese fishermen, escorted by patrol boats, fished undisturbed last night while tensions remain high and further trouble is anticipated.
High school students petitioned the school board to reinstate four teachers dropped in the last election. Four petitions were circulated for M. M. Moes, Mrs. Ella Barnes, J. D. Curtis, and KR. P. Bailey, each with about 75 student signatures. No action was taken. petitions referred to the teachers committee amid rumor of possible reinstatements.
Steamship Ching Wo from Yokohama arrived and backed into Smiths Cove docking area after a 13 day 12 hour voyage. The ship carried Oriental curios silk tapioca and miscellaneous merchandise and is making its first Seattle voyage. Two crew members face a larceny charge involving a $14 theft at 407 Fourth Avenue. Steamer Queen will sail for Lynn Canal ports tonight.
Noted Venezuelan leaders including President Andrade and revolutionary figure Angelo Fernandez are reported in New York incognito. Reports say Venezuelans are buying arms and ammunition while declining to discuss plans, fueling talk of a potential new plot.
Pittsburgh July 9 President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association announces a final conference with the steel trust classes hosted in Pittsburgh on Thursday morning. Uncertain if trust representatives will satisfy labor officials. If not, a strike will be declared.
The body of Prince Hohenlohe ex chancellor of Germany was removed in solemn procession to the station in Switzerland. It was transported to Schellingfurst Bavaria for a funeral tomorrow marked by civil and military pomp.
Advices from Consul General Johnson in Amoy indicate that in the first ten days of May the plague claimed 100 lives daily in Amoy and surrounding suburbs, and by May 14 the disease was continuing to spread.
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