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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1904
Page
2
Dr Frantz Hunt Coe a leading Seattle physician and former president of the Washington State Medical Association died suddenly at his home at 7 30 AM after a long struggle with Brights disease. He recently assisted in a kidney decapsulation procedure and had continued heavy work including leading the state medical meeting preparations. He told colleagues he could “see spots” and felt his time was up.
Violence erupts as sheriff attempts to remove 15 office workers and strikebreakers at Swift & Company plant in St Paul. Pickets fight back with minor injuries. Governor Van Sant oversees a cautious approach, no militia ordered unless lives are endangered.
John Lafollette, a horseman for Steve Turner of Renton, was fatally injured when his wagon struck by a Seattle Electric car near Eastlake and Thomas streets. He sustained a broken leg and severe internal injuries, was taken to Seattle General Hospital, and remained unconscious until about 1 PM.
He arrived in Seattle from Butler Missouri and has worked for Mr Turner since then.
Friends of Miss Kozlowski boosted her to the top in the Mardi Gras carnival queen race at the office headquarters. She led by about 1,000 votes over Miss Fenn as noon counts showed 4,437 for Kozlowski and 2,371 for Benn, with De Perdusin in third.
The foot found at the city garbage dump is identified as John Carmody an engine foreman killed by a switch engine at Argo. He died after an amputation at Beattle General Hospital failed to save him and his wife reacted with indignation at the handling of the severed limb.
The matron says the matter was an oversight and that they have always been careful. She believes the member may have been overlooked and discarded with the man's clothing.
The tug Wanderer, towing the bark, suffered damage to its smokestack striking the bowstay, tearing off the stack. The Alaska Pacific Navigation steamer Santa Anna sails for Valdes and Seward tonight with zero passengers and a full cargo of general freight.
The Star presents the Clark family photo showing Senator W A Clark with his ward Miss Anna La Chapelle and their daughter Andree born two years ago. Rumors swirl about marriages among relatives as wealth shifts and heirs stir long standing tensions within the Clark clan.
A Seattle rate war pits Beattie Electric and Snoqualmie Falls White River Power against Seattle Electric. Municipal power looms, prices drop in downtown while residential rates rise, and the octopus uses sliding scale meters and cash bonds to force payments. Independent users seek cheaper gas or reduced electricity.
City contractors will begin an eight hour workday next Monday per the board of works. Engineers report broad compliance, with cement and grading crews adapting despite earlier overlong hours. The Star endorses enforcement and notes a brief rise in cost but fairness and equal footing for bidders.
The funeral for Quin Brower age 13 son of A L Brower was held at 8 o clock from the Monney-Watson morgue. He died at 4 pm Thursday after a bout with tetanus following a hand wound from a Diank cart ridge on July 4. He was a newsboy with many friends in the city.
Mise Gibson of 736 Eleventh Avenue North reports a gold watch lost yesterday afternoon between Columbia and Spring streets on First Avenue. She suspects a pickpocket caused the disappearance in that neighborhood.
King Menelik names Ras Makonne to represent Abyssinia in Washington amid government reshuffle. The move signals continued Ethiopian diplomacy with the United States as tensions ease.
Officials publish notice on page seven detailing upcoming actions. The brief outlines dates and entities involved without dramatic detail.
General Sakharoff reports Japanese forces under Ki kin occupied many new positions and placed cannons on heights near the Kai Ping railway north of the town. Skirmishes remain few through Thursday and Friday.
Rochester July 16 A Buffalo flyer on the Pennsylvania railroad collided with a freight at Emporium this morning. Fireman Charles Sullivasa was killed and six others were injured in the collision.
Funeral for John A. Overman held at 10 30 am from 126 Twenty fourth avenue north with Rev Mrs Baker officiating. Interment Mt Pleasant cemetery. Pioneer who came to the coast in 1849 and settled in Oregon 53 years ago has lived in Seattle 10 years. He was married 51 years and leaves a wife and fifteen children. This is the first death in the family. Read Announcement on Page Seven.
The Postal Telegraph Cable Company filed articles of incorporation in the county auditor's office this morning for a telegraph and cable business in the city. The company is capitalized at $25,000. Incorporators are Jed Blake, Charles Bruch and William H. Baker.
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