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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1908
Page
7
The report notes a protest period over scoring and the lack of a final award. Authorities indicate a single solution remains to determine results, with orders applying to events under the association.
United States athletes protested a scoring method affecting field events and overall results as England was declared winner in tug of war after the committee rejected the American complaint. Swimmers and track events show Germany, Sweden, and Poland among the top finishers in semis and preliminaries.
A powerful quake struck the Tacna and Arica provinces causing heavy property damage but no lives reported. Telegraph cables between Lima Arica and Bolivia are down, hampering communications.
Hotels and rooming houses are crowded as visitors gather to welcome the Prince of Wales arriving next Wednesday for the tercentenary celebration. Tent cities spring up around Quebec with thousands expected to sleep under canvas. festivities will span Sunday to the arrival next Wednesday.
Dr. B F Roller leaves Seattle for San Francisco then Hawaii and Japan for a three four month trip. He plans to resume boxing later, hoping to avenge past defeats and pursue the championship again. Joe Carroll remains hospitalized recovering from appendicitis and will visit Whidby Island to regain strength.
R Quesnell an electrician living at 940 23day was rendered unconscious by an electricity shock while working on the basement of the Alaska building shortly after 7 o clock last night. He was taken to Providence hospital by ambulance and his condition reported much improved today.
Thomas Orich, 63, was injured near Perndale yesterday when a heavy rail fell on his right foot while he worked on railroad tracks. He was rushed to Seattle and admitted to Providence Hospital.
The Free Methodists meeting opens at Mountain View station Green Lake with dawn services starting 6 am and continuing daily until July 26. Speakers rotate, and the camp across the Po Sound district emphasizes continuous worship and relaxation between sessions. The Taft speech drafting progresses with 10,000 words dictated to be condensed to about 3,500.
The last session approved total appropriations of 1 008 397 043 56 dollars and contracts require future public works funding of 49 448 750 00 dollars. This yields a total session expense of 1 067 841 209 66 dollars.
George Littell faces trial in U S District Court on charges of attempting to defraud and the misappropriation of funds. Four counts allege deceit against Mrs Josephine Dabney and a fifth count involves identity as a supposed officer of a federal agency. Deputy Federal Attorney Charles T. Heton leads the prosecution.
The King County Veterans' Association will hold its annual meeting picnic and camp fire at Woodland Park on Wednesday August 12. Veterans with families are expected to attend with well filled lunch baskets.
Washington officials prepare to file a test case against makers of Madame Yale patent medicines seized in a department store. Regulators claim label statements are false and misleading, while manufacturers vow to fight the suit to the highest court.
Theodore G. Seixas appointed general manager of the Tacoma Pacific Traction company arrives in Seattle from Tacoma with F. J. Feit and J. R. Thomson. They tour Everett for a week to study water power development potential. Seixas is Frederick L. Seixas’s brother and recently moved from New York to Tacoma to lead the firm.
Two government customs inspectors and a wharf watchman were killed by an explosion in a locker on Mye Wharf. Two longshoremen and two clerks were injured when a detonating cap box from the Hamburg America liner Bethany exploded as Nickerson began to open it with an ax.
TROOPS ON HIRE WELENA, Mont, July 17. The Montana regiment of militia, in response to orders from Washington, is preparing today to join the regulars at the encampment at American Lake, Wash. Sixth Infantry on march. RUTTR, Mont., July 17. The Sixth Infantry, marching from Fort Harrison to Missoula toward American Lake, has reached here after covering 100 miles.
Lieutenant Dennis of the Monterey post has been court martialed and ordered to pay a $30 fine and to stand at strict attention for the next 40 days after he "made eyes" at two Monterey women. The ruling was confirmed at army headquarters in San Francisco.
Misa Minnie Finder a 16 year old Indian maid and Andrew Jackson 21 from the Noah Hay Indian reservation were arrested as runaways by Police Sergeant C G Carr. They were taken back to the Indian school at Puyallup this afternoon.
The largest voluntary thank offering in the city was collected at a single prayer meeting held at First M. Church. Rev W W Geese spoke briefly and the contributions totaling 68 dollars were raised to complete the new church at Fifth and Marion. The Pacific fleet visits the navy yard with ships including Washington Tennessee St Louis Colorado Milwaukee Pennsylvania and Charleston.
Columbus July 16. Delegates cast three ballots late yesterday before Eugene W. Chafin of Chicago secured the presidential nomination at the national prohibition convention. William B. Palmore of St Louis stood as Chafin’s strongest opponent while Daniel R. Sheen of Peoria Illinois trailed.
On the third ballot Chafin won with 646 votes out of 1 087, Ada. Both nominees are candidates for governor in their respective states during the prohibition era.
Radical changes will be made in the conduct of the Merchants Exchange. The new board of directors yesterday deferred the election of officers. Dudley W. Burchard and C Wiley have been petitioned to stand as candidates to improve the service.
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