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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1904
Page
3
Fire rages near the Northern Pacific town of Lester as 600 fire wardens and villagers battle flames all night. A bucket brigade formed last week with several outskirts houses burned, while danger spreads toward AlKi Point from Ren ten Junction.
Sault Ste. Marie Mich July 26 Nearly 600000000 in savings represented as the United States League of Local Building and Loan Associations opens its annual convention. National president James Clarency welcomes delegates from almost every state and delivers his address. Hermann Cellarius general secretary presents the annual report noting fewer associations and members but a stronger overall business condition.
The biggest government backed land lottery ends as about 110000 registrants line up across Yankton Bonesteel Chamberlain and Fairfax to win 2412 Rosebud quarter sections. Railroads profit from travel costs while most participants gain nothing. about 8754 will draw nothing.
The North seas liner Senator captained by Patterson of Pacific Coast Steamship reached Nome port after delaying passengers due to rough seas. The ship carried 60,000 dollars in gold deposited for Washington Trust Company, Nome. It sailed from Nowe July 13 and landed July 15 amid fog and sunlit days, with 49 passengers aboard and no freight. The mining district cheers for rain lakes easing creek flows, while local business remains slow after miners depart ill.
Miss Eva V. Bailey, announced for superintendent of Snohomish county schools after a Democratic rally by W J Gillespie, refuses the nomination. She recalls past support for a woman candidate and chooses to remain with the Jefferson School corps, expressing anger at the honor.
Henry Chhilips 26 of Odewna weds Sara Ro Howard 22 of Seattle. Charles Johnson 41 and Hannah Thomas 31 both of Georgetown. Guy Gray of legal age and Eliza beth Mayer 30 both of Tacoma. Charles Brevems 22 and Faether Pearson legal age both of Seattle.
An enormous whale about 70 feet long has lingered in Elliott Bay for several days. Old ex whalers and waterfront locals gathered on the firehouse dock to discuss the creature and watch it spout and tail pump. A capture attempt is planned for tomorrow or the following day once a crew is assembled.
H. J. Wilkinson, 75, near South Union Thurston county attempted self harm by cutting arteries and setting his cabin ablaze. Rescued after screaming alerted neighbors. A week earlier a tree fell on him, worsening mental state. he remains conscious but unsteady and threats to self remain as he is watched.
Councilmen Mullen Burnett and Zbinden were elected to the King County Board of Equalization with $5 per day pay. The board meets next Monday in August and sits for three weeks. The body can adjust assessments and summon taxpayers, while hearing objections to assessor figures. Trinity Parish Men’s Club and Trinity Boys Band plan a moonlight outing to Pleasant Beach aboard the chartered steamer Port Orchard leaving Pier 2 at sharp o'clock and returning before midnight.
A major forest fire near Goble on the Oregon side of the Columbia River destroyed thousands of feet of timber and much cordwood. Firefighters fought through Sunday night and Monday to stop the flames, started Sunday afternoon by an incendiary, whose identity remains unknown.
An abortive raid by Dr. Crocker and a squad of federal officers on Vashon Island failed to net moonshiners. They found only an abandoned, rusty still and a rancher claiming innocence, while noting the operation ceased about a year earlier.
A southbound passenger train collided with a westbound electric car at Washington and Missouri streets in Indianapolis last night. Two passengers were killed, including Sam Ge? Romans aged about 60 and Mrs Williem J Harris aged 40, with several others seriously injured. The car was hurled 46 feet and wrecked by the locomotive.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a great kidney remedy for rheumatism back pain and urinary issues. It promises relief from frequent urination and nocturnal awakenings and offers a free sample bottle and booklet by mail from Dr Kilmer and Co of Binghamton New York.
Howard Elliott presides over a Northern Pacific inspection tour with headquarter plans in Tacoma for the coming week. The party will review Tacoma area divisions, Seattle terminals, and the Hoquiam branch extension, with recommendations for next year’s work to follow upon return to St Paul.
Several robberies occurred in the Chesaw vicinity over the past week. A farmer was relieved of 56 dollars in Beaver Canyon after a struggle during which he was shot in the arm and foot but forced to surrender. An attempted holdup on Felix Shoyer at Ferry, 16 miles west, failed as he fled and the assailant fired another shot.
Local shippers watch for the Calchas, a British flag vessel of the Alfred Holt fleet from Liverpool, sailing Tacoma July 9 and due Yokohama soon. Russian Vladivostok squadron's seizure of merchantmen near Japanese waters raises fear she may be taken as a prize carrying contraband flour and general freight.
Local circles speculate that she may be used to mislead authorities as she attempts to elude the Ras tlans. The report hints at a planned ruse to facilitate escape.
The civil service commission opposes council control over its work and seeks guidance from the corporation counsel. The dispute centers on a ordinance limiting attendance at engineers license board meetings and the board’s certification of applicants to the city inspector. The council passed the measure June 27, provoking the examiners who opposed Roller Inspector Murray. Also note: British cruiser Leviathan struck a rock in Kung Chang bay. damage unknown.
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