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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1907
Page
3
Thousands line the route as Fairbanks receives a grand ovation during the monster parade of civic trades and latai week. Ten thousand men march and fifteen hundred Marines from warships in the harbor draw notable attention.
John Dathan Landoor recalls a brutal day on the San Francisco traction line as a strike breaker. He describes dangerous misuses of vehicles, tense confrontations with a harsh motorman named Calhoun, and bitter posters praising Calhoun that spurred counter remarks about San Francisco’s strike atmosphere.
Everett July 1. Forty five carpenters employed on the Walsh building went on strike when a non union man worked on the site. The dispute was settled after a few hours. Pacific Squadron at Navy Yard.
In New York on July 31 Frank H. Warner driven by alcohol and financial ruin shot Mina Rather C. Norling in an East Forty second street store then killed his friend John C. Wicon a hat manufacturer. A truckman knocked him down ending his flight as Warner aged 64 faced legal action and tragedy tied to a failed business and a rejected romance.
President Roosevelt meets with Chief Justice Kent of the Arizona Supreme Court to discuss issues in arid lands and territorial governance. Palace Meat Market advertises poultry veal and first class meats at Corner Second and Yesler. Gov Curry of New Mexico addresses government challenges in arid territories.
Monuments Art Marble Co advertises its location three doors north of Virginia with two phone numbers. The notice also invites readers to see the Battleships at the Navy Yard.
Advertising copy outlines sale terms for fire sale items. Purchases are cash only and not eligible for exchanges or returns. Regular goods may be delivered separately and mixed with fire sale items. no repairs or refinishing, no COD, and items sold as displayed with no guarantees.
A San Francisco note lists 77 deaths from the Columbia disaster with detailed passenger names and addresses including W. J. Bachman of Bristol Tennessee and Katr ina Hayden of Colorado Springs among many others. Crew losses include Capt P A Doran and First Officer W F Whitney as authorities confirm.
Berlin reports Kaiser Wilhelm II intends to match Roosevelt's submarine stunt by taking an airship trip in August. He wants to personally test the capabilities of the new military airship and has been jealous since Roosevelt's submarine voyage.
Coroner reported A A Smith killed in a morning auto crash deemed entirely accidental. Four passengers involved. Altman Peter of Hartford escaped with minor injuries while McKinnon and Nelson, also Hartford residents, remained in Everett Hospital. Smith had lived in Everett and Snohomish, known as a reckless driver. police pursued near Riverside before car plunged over a viaduct at Breadway.
Olympia July 31 state railway commission gathering testimony on cases where the Great Northern and Northern Pacific allegedly forced employees to labor beyond the sixteen hour maximum. Prosecutions will be pursued once sufficient proof is secured and complaints filed.
United Press reports spread of major fires in Pierce County Washington. In Puyallup Milton and Thurston areas flames consume vast timber belts threatening the Tacoma and Western Railroad corridor. Officials fear millions of feet of standing timber may be destroyed unless rain comes.
Police report a wave of petty thefts and room robberies across the thin city last evening. Victims include H Burden of Battle Creek robbed of a gold watch chain and a diamond stud valued together at $217.60, and E B Burdick of Meadowdale losing cash and cuff buttons while asleep.
Miss Annie Wood of Norfolk is temporarily detained at a government hospital for the insane and will be turned over to relatives after she was arrested on the steamer Newsport News for saying she came to interview the president. The steamship Whidby offers an Everett to Bellingham excursion for two weeks, a new vessel used for trips.
An optical shop offers spectacles priced from $1.00 and up. It advertises specialist grinding to correct eye defects and claims the most reasonable prices. Address listed as 1207 4th Ave.
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