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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1904
Page
8
The torpedo destroyers Preble and Paul Jones lost anchors in a gale at sea near Ventura California. Sixty visitors aboard were brought ashore after seasickness and danger. no fatalities. Wyoming remained anchored but tossed. officers and Marines attended a barbecue ashore due to rough seas.
All street car lines in Houston are tied up by a strike of 300 employees of the street railway company. The workers demand higher wages and new men are being brought in, signaling a bitter struggle ahead.
Arthur Bady of Los Angeles convicted of the murder of Dantel Mitchell of Cincinnati and sentenced to nine years in prison.
Bryn Mawr Pa June 2 Bryn Mawr College completed commencement week exercises with degree conferrals. Carroll president of Clark University delivered the commencement address on social economics.
The thirty second annual commencement was held in the armory in Minneapolis. Thomas Wilson L. L. D. from the board of regents delivered the address. The day concluded with the annual banquet and president's reception.
A semi official estimate counts 90 officers and 800 enlisted men killed or wounded at Kin Chow. Mukden dispatches report the local governor urging the populace against Russia, raising fears of unrest in St Petersburg.
In a June session of the house of commons Secretary of War Foster denied reports that the government planned to introduce conscription proposals. The denial followed rumors of a forthcoming political move.
Advertises 1 2 or 3 acre tracts fifteen minutes from George Town on rich level soil free of stones and overflow with perfect title free abstracts and cheap terms eight or ten tracts left. Offers $400 per acre $50 down and $10 monthly, nice surroundings and cent car fare.
London hosts Mayor Seth Low of New York as guest of honor at a Pilgrims Society dinner. James Bryce presides with Ambassador Cheate and other prominent figures expected to speak.
J E Ream of Shelton searches for his brother BE C Ream who was gored by a bull near Chehalis and believed taken toward Olympia Tacoma or Seattle. Despite police and hospital checks in Olympia Tacoma Seattle, no trace is found. The brother vows to continue the hunt until he finds him.
W B Williams stands before Judge Rudkin charged with receiving stolen property tied to a Furth burglary case. Police found valuables stolen from Mrs Furth in Williams room at a lodging house yesterday. Williams plans to claim possession was for handing the goods to the police.
Walter Muncy aged 22 of Seattle and Mildred McKercher aged 24 of St Paul obtained marriage licenses. John P. Elkin Republican candidate for judge of the state supreme court is discussed as a possible successor to the late Matt Quay in the United States Senate.
James Olla Bundy a Bedford attorney and member of the citizens’ committee in the Sarah Shafer schoolteacher murder inquiry gave a death bed statement from his Indianapolis deathbed saying the police had the wrong man and he only wanted a victim. He collapsed under investigative strain.
Democrats of the Third district gather in Hamilton Ohio on June 2 to nominate a candidate for Congress. Indications point to Dr CC CG of Preble County as the chosen nominee.
Beginning today through Friday and Saturday visitors to the World's Pair may see America’s top amateur athletes in action. The Amateur Athletic Union championships open the Olympic program and chief Sullivan leads the planning to ensure a record tournament. Today is handicap day with junior and senior championships on the following days.
A Mukden dispatch reports Lieut. Col. Gourke ban reached Port Arthur via Japanese lines. Superior Judge Albertson granted divorces to Benjamin Lawson from Mary Lawton and to Mrs. Joan White from W. A. White for desertion. Nellie Adams filed for divorce from George Adams alleging drunkenness and extreme cruelty.
Condemnation actions will be filed against 2100 pounds of opium seized from Big Stevens and his smugglers, plus the launch, team, safes and plane. Attorney Frye expects the order to begin the suit soon and will publish summons when it arrives. Secret service anticipates several more men tied to the business before the federal grand jury on June 7.
In Auburn Maine on June 21 the second district Democratic convention divided over backing Hearst for the presidency. Two candidates for Congress were nominated and two sets of delegates to the national convention were chosen.
Chief Delaney orders two detectives on the morning beat at headquarters and assigns Detective Adame to assist Ham Corbett. The move follows a noted uptick in burglaries, with patrols at the start of the day now expanded. Brooks & Co., 1841 Second Ave., advertises summer underwear for men.
Secret Service agents focus on men acting as fences for the Stevens gang as grand jury proceedings loom. Indictments may lead to arrests once the panel sits, with Judge Hanford presiding. Agent A F Burke leads the case, aiming to break up small smuggling gangs operating independently in the Pacific Northwest.
Captain Grant reports on preparations for a July encampment at American Lake. About 6,000 soldiers are expected, with two light batteries under Captains Kenley and Hawthorne leaving Vancouver June 15. An infantry company and a signal corps unit will assist camp setup, telegraph lines, storehouses, and a water system, all to be completed before the camp begins.
Tokyo dispatches report the harbor at Dalny cleared of Russian mines and Japanese gunboats have entered the port.
P. H. Hatch, husband of Mrs. Joie Hatch, filed an answer to her suit on garnishment for overdue alimony. He claims valid reasons for nonpayment and says he will detail them to the court if permitted. Hatch works for the Northern Pacific Railroad and has recently remarried.
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