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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1906
Page
1
Tompton, a young writer, recounts his six article pursuit and the making of Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle. He details witnessing Packingtown horrors, the spread of chemicals in meat, and workers’ injuries while arguing the book serves public welfare and workers.
Reports allege graft tied to Cayton and Burnett as elements of a charter amendment. Mayor Moore vetoed the graft ordinance passed last Monday night and argued the bill was not a valid city claim. City Engineer Thomeson says publication was improper and unlegalized.
June 7 Vancouver Canada Myers from Washington state fatally burned when a lighted lamp was thrown at Miss Clara Lavoie during a quarrel at her home. Lavoie sustained serious burns after the lamp exploded in flames and she died a few hours later.
The readable fragments indicate a rental notice or listing from a local service. Names and specifics are unclear due to garbled text, but it hints at property availability and an inquiry audience. Further context would clarify dates and exact terms.
County Treasurer Matt H. Gormley notes a county balance over 1.6 million dollars. Expenditures exceeded receipts by about 7000 dollars and total collections stand at 274096.72 dollars, likely due to many payers being state property holders who pay before March 15 to claim a rebate.
A private ceremony at 802 424 at Went Fremont united Eva Smith and Lawrence Lukins with only relatives and close friends in attendance. The couple planned a honeymoon to Victoria and will reside in Fremont after returning.
Mary Perry arrested May 30 by Special Officer Clark faced arraignment this morning in police court on a vagrancy charge and for being a fortune teller.
Tom Payne of Seattle is named to be Senator Piles private secretary, succeeding Miles Taylor of this city. Payne will not report to Washington until December.
Storms cut a 600 yard wide path for about one mile near Lindstrom Minnesota with casualties at North Draseh and Wyoming. The Engdah residence on Pine Island was destroyed. a family member reported dead and others injured. A baby was lost in transit during the storm. later found without clothing. Several men sheltered under a bridge as the wind tore structures away and drained a stream bed. In Wisconsin near La Crosse a tornado near Stoddard injured several and damaged buildings. railroad flooding affected travel as a Burlington line was washed out and a passenger train was halted. The Kosmos steamer Theben will dock tomorrow and the Ammon will arrive Sunday.
San Francisco papers attack both foreign and American insurers over delayed payments after the disaster. They report total liabilities around 754 million in the burned district with limited surplus, and predict only partial payouts. Business leaders fear slow reconstruction while aid and zoning measures await insurance settlements and state action.
City officials report Seattle and Montana and Northern Pacific trains operate on Railroad Avenue in violation of Ordinance 10545. Switch engines and long freight moves clog the street, endangering pedestrians and blocking access to wharves during daytime hours despite restrictions for switching only at night.
Two fishermen Olaf Nelson and Ho Winter fought a baby devilfish at the river mouth. A suction arm grabbed Nelson’s forearm, another seized the boat, and Winter delivered a fatal blow with an oar. The fish was killed and hauled aboard for market display.
The cited state inspectors have suspended crew members after a two month run of collisions. H Mun Om, master of the Falcon, RL Smith of the Dorothy, are fined fifteen days each. HL Be. Thotop som is reported for lacking a dock registration.
Veteran Pacific Coast newspaper man and editor of The Oregonian, Harvey W. Scott, arrived this morning and will stay two days at the Butler Hotel. He is visiting on vacation after a recent political fight in Oregon.
K. and Veaton are named to succeed J. F. Stroud as agents of the Empire line with offices in the New York block. Several hundred dollars worth of law books are expected to arrive soon for use in the university law school. The shipment will complete Morary. A ship n of sand of books was,
A posse led by Deputy Sheriffs Cameron and McKinnon searched woods near Redmond after reports a suspect tied to the Renton Milhuff murder and the mutilation of two judges' horses was hiding there. Volunteers ferried across Lake Washington and joined a hunt that followed a trail from Renton.
The Dakota departed at noon with a large passenger list including many eastern tourists bound for the Orient. Among the travelers were 57 women and four men. Several Japanese government officials also aboard returning to their duties. Freight aboard the Dakota was described as a fair list.
The annual meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association will be held at the First Methodist Episcopal church tomorrow night. Officers' reports will be read and new board members elected.
The Ways and Means Committee of the Alaska Yukon Exposition meets this afternoon in temporary quarters to plan fundraising and start subscriptions. The committee will draft a report for the executive committee meeting tonight. In July President J E Chilberg and Vice President Nadeau will travel to Alaska to seek support from major towns and enterprises.
The excursion steamer Spokane of the Pacific Coast Steamship company started its season's first trip to Southeastern Alaska with 129 passengers. All travelers were round trip fare payers, mainly from eastern cities, with strong California representation.
The Star reports anationals crop is sensational this year and will ripen within days. Demand for pickers floods Loew and city employment offices as workers are urged to harvest the berries before they rot on the vines.
Reports circulating at city hall claim Chief Cook of the fire department has resigned and is under consideration by Mayor Moore. Cook is in San Francisco on three week medical leave and is due home soon. Civil service hearings into dock fire looting by suspended firefighters may prompt a search for a skilled replacement from a major eastern city.
The Grand Lodge 1 0. O. F. did not adjourn at noon and passes a resolution to stay in session until all business is finished. Morning work focuses on bylaw and constitution revisions for the grand lodge, subordinate lodges, and the Odd Fellows home. Afternoon events include installation of top officers and resolutions of regret and thanks. A reception for visiting members at Bogtes Hall is planned. Alaska Smith goes north. JK. Smith, former publisher.
The Alaska Magazine reports a writer will join the Pacific Monthly staff for the summer to craft descriptive pieces from Alaska. The assignment emphasizes travel notes and cultural observations as the author explores coastal towns and inland routes.
The steamer Watson arrived at 6 this morning from San Francisco and will start today on its first trip to St Michael. Barneson Hibbard Co. will operate her on the northern run for one to two trips. Buckman also joins the Nome run while Alaska Pacific Line is temporarily off the Seattle San Francisco route.
The superior court issued a permanent order restraining Franklin & Hickman from using the Typo graphical union label after a complaint filed by William Eaton.
Will A. Prior of this city received the diamond medal at the Chicago Musical College after completing examinations. Mrs EB Prior left the city last evening to join her son in Chicago.
Readers are invited to submit sentences formed by clock numbered spaces, matching word lengths to the digits shown. Entrants may start anywhere and go clockwise or counter, with prizes including race tickets, opera house boxes, baseball admissions, theater seats, and a Star Theater box.
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