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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1906
Page
5
Bertha Krupp, heiress to the Krupp fortune, vows to wed soon amid mystery surrounding her father's death in 1902. German rumor links the affair to Krupp estates and possible government influence, while hiding private life from public gaze.
Hertha Krepp, Krupp heiress and elder daughter of Frederick Albert Krupp and Margaret von Fresin, becomes betrothed to Dr. Gustav von Rohien und Hall of Baden lineage. He is a lawyer with banking ties and a diplomat who served in Peking, now a senior lieutenant in the Second Baden Dragoon Regiment. The pair reportedly formed a heart bond after a winter together with Krupp family.
Ed Erickson faced a near fatal fall 35 feet above the ground at General Electric in the rear of the Marine Building when a 2309 volt shock burned his left fingers and thigh. Frank Converse freed him by cutting the wire and lashing him to a pole while Firemen H and Meht from Engine Company 2 arrived with a ladder to rescue him.
Mayor Johnson faced contempt charges in Cleveland court for defying an injunction to stop tearing up tracks on the Consolidated Street railway. The court reserved decision on Friday as the Threefer company, a scentfare venture, continued laying tracks this morning.
C Keane of Phillipe shoe store reports the theft of a coat from the alley behind the shop and watches a gang of boys loitering there. Co 1 Castrap of Columbia City reports a watch stolen from him in the Lowman building yesterday afternoon. Read page 6 for real estate bargains.
In a land case at 1.08 Angeles July 26 Judge Rows denied the motion to dismiss the action against eight Los Angeles business men charged by a Portland grand jury with defrauding the government in timber land cases. Defendants name Warren Glellelan KR W Kenny David M Goodwin A H Hederly Will D Gould Richard Haynes Lee KR Meyers George J Stearns. Counsel say they will appeal to the US Supreme Court and the trial bond for each defendant was allowed to stand. Judge Rose held that the indictment provides probable cause for further inquiry and was sufficient for removal to Oregon courts.
Mrs. Ernest Getehell of North Yakima reports her watch and purse missing with 87 in cash and notes. She believes she may have left them on a Northern Pacific train yesterday afternoon while in the attic car.
Ministers and officers broke ground for a new Bethany Presbyterian Church at Firetav ene and Rog Street. Rev James M. Wilson gave the Consecrated Ground address and Rev W A Major officiated. Construction will start immediately, brick with stone trim, estimated cost $20 000.
Santa Barbara July 2 Yesterday tests over a one mile course showed the new cruiser Milwaukee can reach the required speed of 22 knots under the specified conditions. The official test to verify this performance will be conducted today with engines running at 1944.
Report on the Milwaukee endurance run shows 18 mile attempts yesterday with the fastest corrected run at 22.22 knots per hour. Favorable conditions supported the test as builders expect the ship to maintain required speed for hours, with the five fastest mile runs averaging 21.55 knots per hour.
The boundary commission met in Seattle on July 26 to hear further testimony before the case is reduced to writing for briefs to the United States Supreme Court. Hearing of testimony continued today before the commissioners.
The Sunes Phoenix Insurance company announces it will not pay liabilities arising from the San Francisco earthquake. The rejected liability total is reported to be $4,000,000. The Sunes Phoenix cites cause and coverage limitations as the basis for denial.
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