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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1907
Page
3
A chaotic narrative details a planned bombing and assassination involving multiple figures. A man is arrested for murder after arranging a bomb at a hotel gate intended to blow the governor as he passed. The witness testimony covers meetings, loans, and travel across cities, with efforts to recruit various accomplices and secure a ranch for a family.
A Swede named Ansom Exestrom is the subject of a public appeal requesting the return of a child. Authorities urge cooperation from residents to locate the missing youngster and reunite him with his family.
In Dunlap a man told Humane Officer Vaupell that his wife abducted their seven year old daughter. He reported they are separated and pursuing a divorce, with tensions over custody and residence.
Chan Goske, after being sued for divorce by wife Catherine A. Geake, today filed a cross complaint seeking a divorce on grounds including wife’s swearing, habit of visiting theaters and music halls, and failing to return until 2 oclock.
A woman slept through her alarm at 110 o'clock, resulting in her inability and refusal to get up in time for breakfast. Authorities report the incident as a delayed morning routine with no injuries.
At the chamber of commerce suggestion a permanent transportation office will open at Union Station next Monday. It will focus on transportation routes and traveler related matters and will not handle literature from municipal or commercial bodies.
A telegram received this afternoon from A Phelan secretary of the Federation Labor Union at Fairbanks Alaska quotes the president of the local Labor Union denying rumors that the miners strike has been settled. Conditions remain unchanged.
The Great Northern arrived from the Orient with 300 aboard including Gen. William Booth head of the Salvation Army, Honorable Goto, and the finance minister with two secretaries en route to Europe to negotiate a government loan. The ship carried 250 saloon passengers and about 2,600 tons of cargo.
Kitty McDermott was tried before Judge Morris and found not guilty of insanity. Confined to an asylum in New Westminster, she was sent to the boundary by British Columbia authorities after being identified as a Washington citizen. Immigration Commissioner John K. Sargent brought her to Beattie, with Alice M Lard of the Waitresses Union aiding her by securing counsel. She reportedly suffers from hallucinations of being pursued by the Waitresses Union. She is about 45, a widow.
The emperor arrived at noon for the Jubilee of the king of Hungary on June 8 1867. Socialist demonstrators clashed with police who used drawn swords to push back the crowd. Several people were injured.
Bertha Beilstein, once described as an Aliceghen girl, fled an asylum last October and died three weeks ago in Los Angeles County Hospital. An autopsy found a long developing brain tumor. She had previously killed her mother and attempted suicide about ten years earlier.
Henry Imhoff proprietor of Union Express underwent surgery at Providence Hospital to remove a 32 calibre bullet fired by Phillip Hase of Green Lake. Doctors removed as much as possible and fractured bone, hoping to relieve temporary arm paralysis. Hase claims accidental discharge during revolver spinning near Imhoff barn. no legal action yet.
Judge Prater hears a heated session as M J Jones of Ravenna roasts Denny hill owners. The speech touts a 90 by 360 foot strip donation for public improvement and cites property value jumps from 3000 to 250000 dollars. List of witnesses and ages from Seattle Everett Vancouver and Oakland follow.
Sanak Kensler aged 28 wed Emma Kaufman 24 in Seattle. Alfred Tunga 24 married Wilhelmina Rinkenan 25 in Seattle. Cyrus Smiley 26 tied to Inga Clausen 25 in Seattle. Wm. T. Weeden 32 with Mamie Carter 30 in Seattle. Otto Christensen 28 listed in Seattle records. acd.
Report notes that Black sailors imported to break the Great Northern strike at Interbay are underperforming compared with white workers. Italian laborers arrived from Bellingham to unload a Minnesota vessel but threaten to refuse longshoremen work. The longshoremen, now organized with 75 members, demand 45 cents per hour and 60 cents overtime.
Seattle Telegraphers and supporters plan an annual basket picnic at Wildwood Park on Sunday June 9. Community members gather for a day of food and fellowship to cap a busy season.
Albert P. Malaby sues Thomas W. Vollintine in federal court seeking 26000 as Malaby claims a 50 percent share of a partnership that dug a 12 mile ditch at Kougarock and improved the area then allegedly sold the property for 40000 without sharing profits. Meanwhile Puget Sound Realty Associates secured a permit to erect a 75,000 dollar seven story brick block at Third avenue north of Pike street, 1418.
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