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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1905
Page
5
Mangled fragments describe a blast scene with scattered remains. Names and identifiers include James Wireman Arthur G Robert Thompson Frank Mocach and three Italians and one Slav known only by numbers. The report offers few clear details beyond casualty counts and partial identities.
A dramatic confrontation unfolds in The Star’s editorial room as Mr. Doyle disputes being labeled volatile by the paper. He clamps his dictionary to challenge the term while staffers watch in tense silence as the Webster definition is read aloud.
An odd excerpt describes Mr Doyle staggering then vanishing after a volatile tale. The text portrays tumult and a wild cry as the witness seems to be dissolved or flown away, leaving others perplexed by the strange event and its meaning.
A rancher near Paulebo plans to trap outlaw Harry Tracy by rigging a ceiling trap. He would drop a rock mass on Tracy when he entered for a meal, but Tracy never came and the attempt remained unrealized.
Theaters present a light vaudeville bill with The Honolulu Coon at Seattle venues and The Hottest Coon in Dixie last week. Taylor company ends engagement with Held for Ransom next Saturday. Star adds World’s Greatest Conquerors Zara and Zara and DeLong sisters musical travesty.
Reports state a branch line of the city water system is being laid under Seow bay as part of Port Townsend developments. The item notes related plans in nearby towns, including rail and telecommunication efforts, with ongoing public works across the region.
The article notes R Breedon paid 12 dollars to liberate his cows and 17.50 dollars levied by Justice Kelso for his own liberty. Funds partly go to Marshal Parker, lock repair for the pound, and the general fund to cut future taxes. Columbia firemen saved Brighton from a forest blaze with help from Dudley and Phalen and fought hot flames toward J Whitworth's new house.
Emily Ditore a street department employee was arrested Sunday on charges of threatening his wife and relatives after marrying a 16 year old. He allegedly fired two shots to frighten them amid ongoing family trouble in New York. Arthur Neely of Cleveland was killed leaping from a fourth floor fire at a fashionable boarding house on East Forty fourth Street. His wife had recently died in a railroad wreck.
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