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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1902
Page
3
The jury found Paul and Nellie Underwood guilty by a 3 to 2 verdict. The infant girl died by drowning with their consent on May 1, 1902, according to the ruling announced this afternoon.
The Imperial Limited will depart Seattle on June 17 and Montreal on June 1, covering the route in about 160 hours. The train will feature electric section double drawing rooms, a first class compartment, and a tourist sleeper. Robert M. Brat, vice president of the Travelers' Protective Association in Seattle, notes the convention was the most successful yet and the association now has about 2100 members.
Divorces were granted this morning to J. C. Skellinger from Celestine Skellinger and to Mary McKay from Robert McKay.
Police Sgt Powers and Detectives Freeman Mub arrest James Smith John Powers and William Bnow for smoking opium in an Oriental den near the old town house on Fourth avenue south. Ah Ching four Chinamen jailed for running the den. Three complete outfits including pipes lamps trays and dope seized.
Hood Canal travelers may ride two steamers the Olympic and the Albion this summer at half price on the Olympic fare. The Olympic claims profit at reduced rates while Albion denies unsustainable cuts. Other harbor news includes ships loading salmon, reefers, and coal, with passengers using the Sound excursion season.
Councilman Gill vows action against Mayor Humes and Chief Sullivan over casino ties. If $1000 not paid, he will push anti gambling resolutions, seek police ouster and mayor impeachment, and may pursue grand jury probe if blocked. Fishing law raid planned on Lake Union Sunday for violators.
A fragment notes Washington state fishing laws restricting catching bass perch and pickerel in lakes and streams. The terse wording implies penalties or regulations but provides no full details or context.
In the superior court this afternoon, Mary D. Paine seeks to annul her marriage to Charlies Fields claiming the union is void since she discovered he had a prior commitment to another woman who also claims the title Mrs Fields.
Boston merchant G. B. Ward suffered a year of delays after securing a downtown Seattle lease and stock for 75 000 in clothing shoes and haberdashery. The Outlet Clothing Co. bought Ward's warehouse stock at about 15 percent below cost and plans a huge liquidation sale at Washington and Occidental to clear the items with steep discounts. The sale opens Thursday and promises to be the city’s largest clothing event.
Special correspondence from London details Kingston-on-Thames iron fence guarding the coronation chair stone dating to 601. It recalls kings crowned there starting with Edward the Elder, then Edmund I, and Victoria who sat twice. A second relic stone sits on Edward VII’s chair to be used at the coming coronation.
A nostalgic piece by EDMUND VANCE COOKE urges returning to the simple charm of old organ grinder tunes. The verses contrast modern ragtime and imported performances with the enduring appeal of classic street music and familiar tunes sung by early entertainers.
Boston and Worcester investors back a plan to establish Custer in Custer County near the Bassick mine. On June 10 the town will open with houses stores a town hall electric lights and water works. Gov. Orman will dedicate a statue of General Custer as rail service expands and the town grows with a new weekly paper and booming ore strikes.
Andrew Wyatt of Leadville and Querida plan a new independent mine at Custer to treat ore from Haseick and nearby mines. County officials will be asked to improve highways to haul ore to Pueblo smelters, fueling strong local interest in the proposed town.
A May piano sale touts low prices on Kimball Chickering Johnston and other makes. The list names buyers and buyers like Mrs Mary Rowland Miss Louise Tillinghurst Whitworth college and many others purchasing cable Pease and Hinze pianos and Kimball organs.
Local investors consider expanding by establishing new branches as businessmen remain open to branching out, signaling potential growth in regional commerce.
Lawrence Parker known as Kid Parker is reported as a prisoner in the city following accusations that he robbed the First National Bank of several thousand dollars more than two years ago. Details tie him to Dunlap real estate and Union Picott.
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