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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1904
Page
5
A maddened bear tore a woman's garments on Central avenue during a Huntington order’s annual meeting. Two bears traveled on a West Virginia special and reportedly drank beer en route. A second bear roamed the depot area before being captured. crowds were heated by the event.
On July 19 near Tichedilova on the Bulgarian frontier a pitched battle occurred as Turkish forces clashed with Bulgarian revolutionists. The engagement ended with one Bulgarian wounded and ten killed. Turkish losses were reported as none or not wounded.
Capt Willard of the local police saved the city jail by extinguishing a small fire started by a dropped cigar. City talk favors lynching him for not letting the rotten jail burn. Victims include Mrs Crocker robbed of $25 on Seneca Street, Aleck Dedwick injured by a wagon wheel, and a cigar case theft at Northern Pacific yards. Police seek a man posing as Equitable Life rep who passed fake checks. Body of McLeod Gibson found near his Tacoma tent on Puget Sound.
Rev. Frank K. Sanders of Yale University theology department and his wife Mrs Sanders are due in Beattie today after returning from Alaska. They will travel to California where Dr. Sandora plans a lecture series at Berkeley summer school. the Centennial steamer departed yesterday for San Francisco.
The Star exposes a high Ringling Bros license battle with Norris & Rowe paying only 30 and Ringling facing a much larger fee. Officials claim lax oversight allowed the deal, prompting outrage as the circus contemplates leasing tents outside the city to cut costs.
Frisco reports Republican leaders plan to enlist Clara Foltz to campaign nationwide for the GOP in the upcoming presidential race. Foltz, a renowned orator, drew crowds in McKinley era states and is noted for formidable courtroom wins against leading male attorneys.
A brief notice states Straw Hate is offered at half price at N. Brooka & Co located at 1331 Second Ave noting a sale event.
A garbled list of produce and grain prices from multiple markets. Items include Yakima potatoes at 90 per ton, apples from Wenatchee at 125 per box, Valencia oranges at 2.00, lemons at 1.50, cantaloupe 62.68 per crate, peaches 1.00 per box, and various grains and forages such as corn 2060 per ton and barley 10 per ten.
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