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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
8
The city building department investigates the Old Colony apartments after a gas explosion wrecked part of the building on Thursday. Damages are estimated around 1000 dollars. Officials believe a spark in a light bulb socket, turned on by Manager Holbrook, sparked the blast in the meter room.
In Everett on July 25 Sheriff McRae encountered a dispute over road rights. John Sexton alias Jack Smith is sought for the Knoxville Tennessee murder of John Mirch in March 1910. Sexton confessed as Wardell and an Arlington resident woman, missing since July 2, were arrested after refusing to move for the sheriff’s car.
C H Gaunt general manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co for the Pacific coast will survey company properties and plan additional facilities for next year. He arrived in Seattle Thursday night with his wife aboard the private car Electric.
C W Simmons keeps his valuable horse Harry in good shape amid city traffic. He fitted an electric headlight to the bridle powered by a battery, claiming it meets city rules requiring lights on horse drawn vehicles and automobiles.
William Merriman of Portland was elected president and Salt Lake chosen as the next meeting place at the Pacific Coast Local Freight Agents Association closing session. G W Lupton of San Francisco was first vice president J B R Glover of Portland second vice president J P Thomas of Los Angeles secretary and treasurer received 60 dollars salary. convention praised as the most successful ever held.
Su gagne Pettit a 16 year old Seattle girl living at 3837 18th av Seattle W drowned when a rowboat with Claude McGuire tipped as she moved to a new seat on Lake Whatcom. McGuire was rescued by a launching boat.
Fourteenth Infantry band at Fort Lawton will give a series of concerts on the parade grounds on Tuesdays Fridays and Sundays throughout the summer. Concerts start at 630 p.m. and run about one hour. H B Graves head of the U S forestry service spent part of Thursday in Seattle inspecting the government timber testing station and the university school of forestry.
Portland on July 25 Elmore McKenzie a paying teller and clearing house clerk in the money order department was arrested on a charge of embezzling funds totaling 615.50. The inspector said McKenzie confessed and department records indicate such thefts are detectable.
In a Thursday session of the Pacific coast conference of the Marine Engineers Benefit Association the 6 per cent wage advance demanded for April 1 was ratified. The agreement also improves working conditions as San Francisco campaigns for next year’s meeting.
Rear Admiral Reynolds will sail from Bremerton on August 3 aboard the U S cruiser West Virginia to Vancouver in a navy representation. The voyage will feature water sports between American and British sailors as the New Zealand is described as the most powerful man of war on the Pacific.
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