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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1907
Page
3
A Japanese suspect Obata eludes officers after slaying T Okaniaki in a Portland home. He fled toward woods near Fife as deputies guard Mrs Okanteki and Okantaki’s brother, with Taniska Offer Bom urging action. Obata vows to kill both witnesses.
Local citizens witnessed a moving picture chase through town ending in Lake Washington. A group from the Oliver 1¢ theater on Spring street filmed a tramp pursued across streets and water, showcasing Seattle’s first moving pictures.
A Hartford man died and three companions were injured when a car collision occurred near Everett. One survivor escaped unharmed. Smith, who died, leaves a wife and four children in Hartford. The machine apparently became uncontrollable after a northern approach viaduct incident.
United States Commissioner A C G Bowman hears the case against K Sasaki the Japanese man charged with amugassing five countrymen. The city police joined in a plea to the city council requesting a $10 raise for all officers from captains upward and the abolition of the third grade.
A long narrative from Karlsruhe in July 1906 recounts Carl Han’s doomed marriage to Lena Molitor. Han, once a Roman law professor candidate in Washington, pursued wealth via elopement and crime, including murder attempts and a final fatal act. The tale traces talent, greed, and a fateful flight to Europe.
The notice states Fire Sale Goods are sold as is with no delivery promises. Cash required, no refunds or exchanges, and no repairs or refinishing. No C O D orders. no returns as damaged items must be liquidated immediately.
An ordinance setting aside a place for a public market was introduced to the council and referred to the street committee to consider the new use for a thoroughfare. The measure is expected to pass without significant objections.
United States Senator Samuel Piles and reporters Westey L. Jones Humphrey and Francia W. Cashman spoke at a Tacoma Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pacoma. Piles proposed advertising Puget Sound from a Washington DC exhibit and urged a shore boulevard linking Seattle and Tacoma. He also pledged to lead a business delegation to Hawaii next February to foster trade.
The city council fixed 7 percent interest on local improvement bonds for the north trunk sewer. Bonds will be levied as liens against abutting property. A fourmast schooner sighted off Cloose Bay named Forrest Home narrowly avoided ice-damage as tides shifted.
Reiry market and city suppliers list a wide range of produce and goods. Potatoes onions bananas and garden vegetables are available in quantity, with fish and salmon markets described as steady. Several grains, feed, and live stock items appear among the offerings.
San Francisco plans a new Angel Island facility to screen and process arrivals from the Orient and Europe. The $250,000 project, overseen by Walter J. Mathews, includes exam rooms, detention quarters, separate Asian and European facilities, a hospital, and a ferry link to the mainland. The complex will feature a power plant, laundry, gardens, and extensive accommodations, aiming to be the most sanitary immigrant station worldwide.
Protests rise as one month of strict Sunday closing ends with petitions circulating to reopen saloons throughout Skagit county. Citizens in Skagit towns harbor mixed reactions as enforcement remains in force and petitions gain momentum.
Mrs. Jennie Mathews the mother of Laura Mathews the actress who was found dead at Colorado Springs left for Chicago and asserts she does not believe her daughter intended to take her own life. A local ad notes 25 to 30 percent off on all fishing rods Hall's 1111 First above.
The D. B. Johnston Co. prepares to occupy a new Third and University structure by September 15. Plasterers have moved in as finishers plan to complete the project in 40 to 50 days. The piano and musical instrument retailer will showcase an entirely new stock in brighter quarters outside the high rent district, with a grand public opening expected to be a major coast event.
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