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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1904

Page

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Dr Frantz Hunt Coe Dies Suddenly A Leading Seattle Physician

Dr Frantz Hunt Coe, a prominent Seattle physician and former president of the Washington State Medical Association, died at his home at 7 30 AM from complications of Brights disease. He had suffered for years and had recently undergone surgery in the East. He collapsed after operating on Athena Frink, daughter of John M Frink, and said I can see spots. The death came as a shock to friends statewide.

Seattle Seattle General Hospital Athena Frink John M. Frink Roies Dent Donnelly Donnelly Firemen’s Union

Strikers Clash With Officers at Swift & Company Plant

At St Paul the sheriff attempted to take 15 office employees and several strikebreakers into the Swift & Company plant when pickets resisted, a brief fight followed with minor injuries. Governor Van Sant warned militia only if life was in danger while talks continued. The Chicago dispatch noted quiet at packing houses and ongoing arbitration talks with the unionists and packers over wage scales and reinstatement.

ST. Paul Minn Swift & Company van Sant Mr. Dennelly

Horse Team Driver Injured In Collision In Seattle

John Lafollette, a horseman for Steve Turner of Renton, was fatally injured when the team he drove collided with a Seattle Electric Co car at Eastlake and Thomas. The horse bolted after fear, Lafollette was thrown, one leg broken and internal injuries feared fatal. He was taken to Seattle General Hospital and regained consciousness briefly around 1 pm.

John Lafollette Seattle Electric Company Lafollette Steve Turner Renton Turner Interbay Seattle Eastlake Street Eastlake Thomas Streets Seattle General Hospital City

Man From Butler Mo Joins Seattle Firm

He came to Seattle from Butler Missouri and has been employed by Mr. Turner ever since.

Seattle Butler Mo Mr. Turner

Miss Kozlowski Takes First Place In Queen Contest

Friends of Miss Kozlowski sparked a carnival queen contest surge at Mardi Oras headquarters boosting her to the lead and roughly 1,000 votes ahead of Mise Fenn. Noon tallies show Kozlowski 3,237. Penn 2,371. Die Perduwin 2,150. Searles 1,493.

Miss Kozlowski Mardi Oras Carnival Mise Fenn Miew Kosiowski Miss de Perdusin Missa Fenn Miss Searles Mise Kozlowski Penn

Foot of Carmody Identified After City Dump Discovery

The foot found at the city dump is identified as John Carmody engine foreman killed by an engine at Argo days earlier. He died after amputation at Seattle General Hospital failed to save him. Mrs. Carmody condemns the hospital handling as an overlooked misplacement of the severed limb.

John Carmody Argo Carmody Seattle General Hospital

Wanderer Injury Reported in Straits Tug Mishap

The tug Wanderer while towing the bark Go. Hester out to sea in the straits yesterday foul smoke stack of the bark and the stack was torn off. The Alaska Pacific Navigation Company's steamer Banta Anna sails for Valdes and Seward this evening with 40 passengers and a full cargo of general freight aboard.

Wanderer Hester Eee Alaska Pacific Navigation

Settlement Update From Oats Neb And Kansas City Plant

July 16 report notes no change in the arbitration plan between sides in Oats Nebraska and a similar status at the Beh Bechild Sulzberger plant in Kansas City. No violence reported, only one small plant idle. announcement on page seven.

Chicago Planto Kansas City Beh Arechild & Sulzberger Packers

New Clark Family Photo Sparks Montana Gossip

The Star publishes the first picture in the United States of Senator W. A. Clark’s new family following his secret marriage to ward Anna La Chapelle in France. Audree Clark, two, is shown as heir to vast fortunes, with rumors of further marriages and family tensions surrounding the Clark clan.

W. A. Clark Montana East Mise Anna la Chapelle France Audree Clark Star Butte Paris Audree Willam A. Clark III Charley” Clark W. A. Clark II Charley Mies Celia Tobin Burlingame Clark Andree Hin Ward Eeema Vettos Iveof Hin Kith

Electric Octopus Plays a Double Game on Consumers

A Seattle rate war pits Beattie Electric against Snoqualmie Falls & White River Power with Seattle Electric undercutting in many areas. City residents face higher bills, sliding scale charges, and new meter bonds as the Octopus expands power supply to downtown and industry.

Electric Octopus Consumers Beattie Electric Company Snoqualmie Palle & White River Power Company Seattle Lighting Company Stone & Webster Electron Beattle Beattie Electric Seattle Lighting Companies Snoqualmie Fails White River Power Company Seattle Electric Company Tts Pinetreet Railroad Fourth Avenues Snoqualmie Falls Shuffleton Snoqualmie Falle & White River Power Company

Contractors to Start Eight Hour Day Statewide Rule

City contractors will begin the eight hour day next Monday as ordered by the board of works. Assistant Engineer Jeffrey expects full compliance and notes past violations by grading and teaming crews. Cement, sewer, and concrete contractors now accept the reform, anticipating a 15 percent higher cost but fair bids and equal footing for all. The Star supports enforcement of the eight hour law.

Board of Works Jeffrey J. W. Fitts

Funeral of Quin Brower

The funeral for Quin Brower, 18, son of A. J L. Brower, was held at the Bonney-Watson morgue at 10 oclock this morning. He died Thursday afternoon from tetanus after a July 4 hand wound from a blank cartridge. Despite early hopeful recovery, his condition worsened and proved fatal. Brower had many friends in the city and had worn a newspaper.

Quin Brower A. J L. Brower Bonney-Watson Company Young Hrower Portland

Lost watch reported by Miss Gibson on First Avenue

Miss Gibson of 736 Eleventh Avenue North reports the loss of a gold watch somewhere between Columbia and Spring Streets on First Avenue yesterday afternoon. The disappearance occurred in that neighborhood and she suspects a pickpocket may have taken it.

Miss Gibson Eleventh Avenue North Columbia Spring

Ras Makonne Named Abyssinian Minister to Washington

Advices from Djibouti report King Menetick appoints Ras Makonne as Abyssinian minister to Washington. The move signals a formal diplomatic posting and potential shift in relations with the United States.

Pos Aga'n Nome Djibouti Menetick Ras Makonne Washington

Japs Still Advance In Stilwell-Style War News

Petersburg dispatch reports General Sakharoff and General Myenkins forces advancing on Thursday and Friday. Japanese troops occupy multiple new positions and place cannons on heights near the railway north of Kai Ping. Skirmishes are few so far.

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Wreck Near Emporium Kills Fireman Sullivan

Buffalo flyer on the Pennsylvania railroad collided with a freight at Emporium this morning killing Fireman Charles Sullivan and injuring six others. Road Announcement on Page Seven.

Rochester N. Y Buffalo Flyer Pennsylvania Railroad Emporium Charles Sullivan

Pioneer Overman laid to rest after long Seattle life

The funeral for John A. Overman was held at 10 30 this morning from the family home at 126 Twenty fourth avenue north with Rev Mrs Baker officiating. Interment followed at Mt Pleasant cemetery. An early pioneer, he arrived on the coast in 1849 and settled in Oregon 53 years ago before moving to Seattle 10 years ago. He was married 51 years and is survived by his wife and fifteen children. This marks the first death in the family.

John A. Overman Twenty-fourth Avenue North

New Telegraph Co Incorporation Filed for City Telegraph

The Postal Telegraph Cable company filed articles of incorporation in the county auditor's office for a telegraph and cable business in the city. The company is capitalized at $25,000 and incorporators are Jed Blake, Charles Bruch, and William H. Baker.

Postal Telegraph Cable Company County Auditor's Office City Jed Blake Charles Bruch William H. Baker

Announcement on Page Seven Read Aloud

A notice appears on Page Seven announcing an event or update. The brief text emphasizes timing and key organization involved, with names and locations indicated, inviting reader awareness of the matter described.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Frantz Hunt Coe Frantz H. Coe CENTY Attle School DR. Coe Bright Cataline Ielands Felands Ing The State Medical Associa Tion Mak Gompers American Federation of Labor New York Dennehy Tallis The & 1 Dressed Reef Company Opera Miss. Kozlowski W. A. Clark III Anna LA Chapelle Snoqualmie Falls & White River Power Company Dietricta Octopus G H Gallant Madison Ras Mishes Pennsylvania Pioneer NEW Telegraph CO
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