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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
2
Frank P. Allen director of works at The AYP was fined 100 by Justice Brown for assaulting W. P. Butler chief engineer of Westlake Construction. The altercation occurred at the exposition after a prior disagreement, with Butler being beaten about the face.
New York June 16. Report says James J. Hill intends to consolidate multiple railroads to bypass antitrust law. The plan allegedly targets a merger involving the Great Northern Pacific, Northern Pacific, Burlington and Quincy, and others, with coordination among major lines.
A government notice states a 10 percent wage cut enacted April 1 will be restored in all departments from July 1. About two thousand workers are affected. In a separate schedule, mountaineers and other workers will travel to Newport and return by the river route, led by a designated party.
The former cashier of a Birmingham bank was arrested yesterday in Vallardoe with a $6,000 shortage alleged. He claims he has made good the shortage and will be held for inquiry on arrival of an officer.
Gideon Tabor Stewart, a 60 year veteran of the prohibition movement and prominent activist, died at his Pasadena home. Born August 7, 1804 in Johnstown New York, he gained fame in Ohio and was a 1876 vice presidential candidate on the prohibition ticket.
A jur y heard the confession of a convict named Clifton who admitted forging checks. The case before Judge John B. Gordon concluded with the defendant’s admission and a verdict pending formal sentence after the confession.
A toarmeter named Alton Kreesmer suffered a severe scalp wound after an incident at a bar. Police are unsure of the exact cause or timing. The article notes dance plans at Wildwood Park and a Wildwood steamer departure at 8 48 PM.
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