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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1904
Page
8
A church leader in the Far East predicts upheaval within five years and a mass Christian red campaign in the Kingdom. The report notes years of Chinese and Manchurian tension, Japanese buildup, and meetings with key figures including the mikado and Gen Kuropatkin as Russians outnumber them.
City Engineer Thomson and Building Inspector Place frame a new ordinance by fire and water committee aims to require Twentieth Century fire escapes in select pre July 3 1903 buildings with strict restrictions to avoid corridor extensions. An all building mandate was rejected. the proposal envisions limited installation in older structures to reduce hallway modifications.
Turkle Baths 500 in DPY'S basement, Dexter Horton car, Firatave and Washing.
After reforms following the Iroquois fire builders faced strong opposition from many owners and stockholders. The Twentieth Century Fire Escape company faced a crackdown by the fire marshal with threats of arrest. The main dispute centered on avoiding wall tearing to create hallway access, as the Life-waving basket device allows external window evacuation.
Fire Chief Cook seeks arrest of three or four youths who have been lighting brush and dry grass around Queen Anne hill. Two brush fires near First Avenue North and Prospect Street required the fire department to respond, endangering fine homes and stressing response in suburban areas.
Henry Gassaway Davis of Elkins West Virginia Democratic vice presidential nominee was born in Baltimore November 16 1823. He began as a railroad brakeman and conductor later a station agent then entered merchandising and coal land speculation building wealth. He led the West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway became its president and also presided over Piedmont Cumberland Railway and the Davis National Bank. His political career started in 1865 in the West Virginia House of Delegates, then the state senate in 1867 1869 and served in the United States Senate from 1871 to 1883 before declining re election.
Walter Cosby of Los Angeles uses a large gopher snake in place of a punctured tire to drive 100 miles home from Bakersfield. He tied burlap and grass to the wheel after the puncture and, when the snake wore out, continued with hay and burlap for a 24 hour delay.
Fourth class postmasters of King County will hold a meeting in the Chamber of Commerce room in this city at 11 oclock Wednesday morning. A noteworthy program is planned and two delegates will be elected to the state convention.
In San Francisco a quirky suit unfolds as George A. Lynch sues the father in law over the marriage and a hypnotism influenced dispute. The tale features a mother in law, a parrot and cold sausages fueling the domestic trouble.
The Lynches describe themselves as an English family of aristocratic lineage. Their daughter in law, upset by a parrot calling her common, sues for 26000 dollars. The groom’s mother had forced a European trip with the husband away. The parrot is to be called as a witness.
Brown’s Boarders presented at Beattle theater with over 60 boys and girls in fanciful costuming. Little Toee Henry as Farmer Brown and Aby Mason as Mrs Brown earned applause for strong acting. The troupe, trained by Mrs Lang, delivered professional level performances from the young cast.
The review lauds the young cast and notes Mr Wiedemann appears in a Hecht comedy at the Alcazar this week. Mrs Wiedemann delivers a soubrette turn, Mine Chamberlain plays the Irish chaperon, and Rank Fanning is praised in the leading role.
Violet Searles, a new candidate from union ranks, campaigns for carnival queen at Don Marche. She has strong backing from cloak and salt department employees and store patrons, with rapid progress and wide support in the city.
Herbert B. Huntley a young lawyer who tried suicide on July 4 fled the sanitarium at Portland on July 7 his friends fear he has harmed himself. He wore only a nightgown and trousers and a fruitless search continues for the missing man.
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