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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
3
In superior court Miss Sadie Donovan was awarded $10,000 damages after Dr Wilfred J Laurie did not appear to contest the suit. The verdict was by default amid allegations leveled against the young woman by the defendant, a city dentist.
Report from Havana notes deteriorating sanitary conditions since American involvement ended, with streets neglected, plumbing forgotten, sewers clogging, and a sharp rise in death rate during the first month of Cuban rule.
The four masted schooner Minnie E Crane, wrecked on Smiths teland last November, will sail for Tacoma tomorrow to lead lumber for Ro dondo Cal. The schooner has undergone repairs at Moran Hrow Company and appears to be a new boat from the ways.
Charles Rothgate, a 78 year old stranger in Seattle, wandered from his son in law J L Jenkins at 714 Eleventh Avenue last night. He has no fixed home and is anxious friends. He was seen with about 40 to 60 dollars, lost his way and could not reach home. Police have checked areas and search continues.
Detectives report six game bets processed by Detective Tennant with fines totaling 456 dollars. Five bettors were fined 76 dollars each and one case remains unresolved as details are sparse.
Delegates to the national convention of bituminous miners gather in Indianapolis to decide on a strike. President Mitchell arrives among morning arrivals as consensus grows that a strike will be ordered.
July river steamer ran ashore near Warsaw and thirty persons were drowned as crowds watched the tragedy unfold.
An explosion at mine 32 of the Berwin White Company in Windber ten miles south is reported. Officials refuse to give details but the incident is believed serious.
In Jostown on July 15 a mine disaster left twenty more bodies missing from a mine shaft. An eerie church reports many congregants are unaccounted for and feared to be inside the same mine.
Copenhagen reports a successful wireless transmission on July 15 from Capenkagen Ormark to Poldhu, covering about 500 miles. The message demonstrates early long distance telecommunication capability between the two locations and highlights March 4 as the test date.
A boat carrying passengers including Mrs Taylor and Edward Ha sank last night after collision with another craft. G J Cameron, cashier of the National Bank of the Republic, was among the owners and operators. Two perished and two others were drowned in the incident.
Lighting plant work in Cedar Falls continues with Engineer Iison leading preliminary tasks. He left yesterday for the field and expects a two week absence. A ten man crew is in service, with surveyors housed by the Cedar river, under Supt. Little and Mr Thomson.
Joh Moore reports a break in at his room on West erth Avenue last night with a quantity of clothing stolen. An eight year old named Ford died at 2299 Firet Avenue North this morning. the body remains at Bonney and Stewart's.
Joseph Barney faces trial before Judge George on petit larceny charges for allegedly stealing books and papers from a bouwee in North Seattle. Jamen Black and John Bredy were arrested as vagrants by Clergeman and Carr. Frank Yankey and Harry Young jailed for rough and tumble. Homer from 519 Flrat avenue south reported his gold watch stolen after leaving Milly the Mugs saloon.
Beattic and vicinity expect showers tonight and Wednesday with cooler temperatures and brisk southwest winds. Rev Dr Bresee of Los Angeles will preach this evening at the Battery Street M E church according to local notices.
General Stuart Woodford his wife and daughter docked aboard the Empress of Japan at noon after a two month tour of Japan from Nikko to Mate. He will travel to New York on the fifth and says the Japanese will soon dominate the Orient. The Empress carried 116 saloon and 391 steerage passengers.
Havana reports the Cuban government will take no action regarding the Bragg incident, a stance stated as positive and definitive. No further measures or investigations are anticipated by officials.
Dispatches from Cienfuegos report a general strike begun this morning by butchers bakers and coachmen paralyzing business in the city of Havana and signaling widespread labor unrest in Cuba.
A blaze in Nick France destroys blocks of stores today causing losses around 1 million dollars. Fire investigators and local authorities cordon off the area as residents assess damage and restart businesses.
Thirty school teachers will arrive this evening by the Great Northern railway from Minneapolia where they attended the annual convention of the National Education Association.
Under church auspices a large excursion was organized by the ladies of the First Baptist Church. The event drew many attendees and was described as a significant participation today.
A diver has located the sunken vessel Superiog in the harbor at Uncoaver B C. The wreck rests at 104 feet of water. The plan is to move it to shallower water and then refloat. Report from San Francisco and Wheat.
Nome fears eased as both vessels Portland and Jeanie reach Nome on July 2 with about 226 aboard. Most crew hail from Beattie and San Francisco, and officials hope August returns. Portland towing Jeanie, port Townsend arrival noted before Seattle home port for Jeanie.
Police arrested James Lwin Pred Bondi and Lloyd Little on a complaint by laborer Jeane Carter who says they assaulted him on Washington Street. A man known as Kid Lawta connected to the case is also named. A prior jail term for robbery was noted for one suspect. details on the others were unclear.
Port Townsend dispatch describes the Portland and Jeanie approaching Cape Prince of Wales in a lee-bound voyage. They shared supplies, faced sickness, extreme cold, and rotting ice as they navigated toward Nome with both captains aiding each other and the bay at Nome buzzing with activity.
Justice of the Peace T. H. Cann ruled that trials on illegal machines cannot rely on search warrants alone. A conviction requires proving the defendant owns the machine and that the owner is named in the complaint.
The Seattle Electric Company refused to cover veterinary costs for a horse injured after a street car collision, blaming the horse driver. The company argued the street car bore no damage and offered city compensation only if the car were harmed. Also noted are Spain's new king's stance on bullfighting and a Royal Canadian Artillery Band concert at Madison Street Pavilion.
At a railway depot a Syrian family caused consternation by entering the men’s waiting room and changing clothes in public. The husband helped his wife don a bright yellow dress and hat, while she assisted him with trousers and a black coat, drawing amused reactions from onlookers.
A family formerly seen as ordinary foreigners wore bright calico outfits, hired a hack, and drove off to astonish their friends.
Dr Ig Bwies, Abyssinian minister of state, announces the first Abyssinian railway from Djiburt to Marrar will be ready for travel in November. Built by French engineers under French government guarantees, the project aims to spur a second line Harrar Adis Abeba. The 200 mile route is planned to extend by 10 to 16 miles, with a concession granted by Menelik. Quite American say Paris papers.
Joe Tomaha, an Indian guide from Vanceboro Maine, laments losing his famed stallion Mad Medicine after it eloped with a cow moose. The pair, last seen near Debec Junction, appear bound for the Tobique woods in Canada, amid wary Maine and New Brunswick game laws.
In Elgin on July 16 Dr. H A White of St Charter allegedly cut the throat of Charles Durie during a Fox River swimming outing. Durie died. the coroner’s jury withheld verdict pending investigation. White reportedly stabbed the drowned man’s jugular vein to check for pulsation after Durie’s rescue attempt failed.
Mrs. Charles Bunnell awoke to a stranger in her bed at North Wilmington Avenue. She cried out, arousing her husband in another room and sending the intruder fleeing into the darkness before being pursued by neighbors. The man escaped.
A burglar entered a home on a hot day, moving through a first floor and leaving shoes upstairs. He escaped by an open door and used ropes found around the lower story. The wife noticed the disturbance when she touched her husband and saw a heavy crop of curly hair on his hand indicating foul play.
Chicago July 16 John Wanamaker reportedly seeks to buy the Palmer House block to build the world’s largest department store at about 10 thousand dollars. De Lancey Stone of New York, tied to Wanamaker officials, said the plan today. Palmer House officials deny knowledge of the deal. Fifth Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery to give a concert at the venue.
Representative Urice of South Dakota introduces a bill to grant 4400 dollars shared among listed Sioux and Crow reservation members for rescuing white captives from the Lodge band of the Sioux in 186_. The plan awards 200 dollars to each rescuer including Pretty Bear Nattling Swift Bud Strike the Fire and others The text notes the rescue involved Julia Wright Emma Deeley and six children with casualties among rescuers and captors.
Sousa remains in Atlantic City as July 16 reports state he offered 4000 to be freed from the engagement. He closed at Willow Grove and opens July 26 at Tilyou's Steeplechase pier where work on the giant old auditorium pier proceeds despite injunctions. Gray heard delayed decisions as Sousa would earn 1000 per day for 66 days and a New York bid of 70000 for the rame prompted coverage of advance ad costs by Sousa and Tilyou.
A June 2 note recovered from a bottle found far east of Mallifam mentions a steamship Uronian turned over Sunday night in the Atlantic. The Allen liner Harenian traveling Glasgow to St. John has not been heard from since leaving port February 7, with multiple steamers searching for traces.
Chicago reports focus on single sex education at the University of Chicago. President W R Harper favors separation of sexes, arguing coeducation harms training. John D Rockefeller has invested 11 million dollars in a plan linked to a coeducational approach, with a 750 thousand dollar gift noted. Both men aim for broader university benefit, but differ on gender-integrated classes.
Washington officials and young social set attend Miss Alice Roosevelt’s private sleight of hand displays in the capital. Since girlhood she has pursued necromancy and ledger tricks, entertaining friends, sometimes at the White House, other times at private homes. Younger children often deduce the trick, prompting her to remove it from her list.
New York July 16 Lulu Glaser the comic opera star has attracted a Utah miner who is willing to marry her. The report notes his interest and readiness to wed the performer.
A Utah letter asks for the lady in a pictured clipping from Burr McIntosh studio with copyright notice. McIntosh replies that Miss Glaser is unmarried and will not marry for several years, and provides full information.
Sharon Pa July 2 A New Castle druggist John Hamilton dislocated his right shoulder while sneezing at the prescription case. He braced himself on a railing and the force pulled the shoulder out of place. Chloroform was used to restore the bone. The item also notes a remark by Mr Asquith about British cabinet members' past press work.
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