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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1909
Page
9
Yakima County Building at the AYP exposition is fixed up for Yakima Valley day. Visitors from North Yakima Toppenish Prosser and Wapato arrive by special train with a brass band to enjoy the fine fruit exhibits and celebratory events on the fair grounds.
More than 100 citizens form the Railroad Avenue Bridge and Viaduct association at Connell man Max Wardall’s offices to seek a rail road avenue viaduct linking to West Seattle. A second meeting is set for Friday at noon at the Alien Dale cafeteria on Third avenue.
President James McCrea of the Pennsylvania railroad visits Seattle with his daughter as guest of British Consul Bernard Pelly. He attends the exposition and hails Seattle as the most interesting display he has seen. The event includes an informal dinner on the New York building balcony. A board meeting of the Children's Orthopedic hospital is set for 10 am in room 11 of the Chamber of Commerce on the eighth floor of the Central Building.
In Banta Randaba Gi Cal on June 10 14 pupils from Miss Cavita Lane's school at the Tosa Rancho seven miles from the city strike after she spanks an obstreperous pupil. For three months Mine Lane conducts daily attendance rituals with no pupils present as the classroom remains closed.
Fragmentary text mentions a deputy sheriff and an unnamed man perhaps named Rimmerwan or related to a missing person. Context is garbled with misread names and locations making the event unclear and difficult to verify.
A city committee report led Seattle Electric to be notified to repair a dangerous trestle between Dearborn and Charles streets. Councilmen J. M. Boarkmen W. M. Mines and Dr W. Morris chaired the inquiry. The action followed a tour of inspection yesterday.
Governor Hay instructed to notify every member of the legislature about a special session to convene on June 2. The directive was delivered to Frank M. Dallam Jr and the batch was sent to post office authorities yesterday evening.
A party of women drivers led by Mrs Alice Ramsey left New York for a cross country trip to San Francisco. The group includes Mrs N B Powell Mrs W Atwood and Mrs H Jahns and plans extensive sightseeing en route with Ramsey handling most repairs herself, aiming to reach San Francisco around July 1.
A district court in the United States revealed that ice boxes and box compartments in Palitman dining cars served as convenient receptacles for smuggling Chinese and other contraband across the border from Mexico. The Rob Leung, and rich Chinese of Paso, Tex, along with two Mexicans, face trial on immigration charges.
June 10 in San Francisco an official notice confirms F. J. Honey will run for district attorney in the upcoming election. He consented to enter the race to continue the vigorous prosecution he now handles, and it is generally understood he will run as a Republican.
A revived passenger train service on the Chicago Milwaukee and Puget line will begin Monday morning with the first regular run from Seattle to Maiden leaving at 4:95 o clock and arriving in Maiden. A thrice weekly freight service will operate alongside.
Venton Drady a clever pickpocket escaped from City Detective Lee Barbee while being taken to the city jail. In a sudden dash he bolted from the car as detectives attempted to guard him, forcing Barbee to confront a public crowd and order the group off the street car.
Mayor David Rose will discuss anti prohibition merits tomorrow night in the Dreamland rink. He has long spoken against strict prohibition in debates across the United States.
Joseph H. McCoy a sailor aboard the USS Pennsylvania was detained in quarters after a reported assault on Fifth Avenue South. A young womanIdentify declared he was not the attacker, leaving detectives to pursue another suspect in the bar wielding case.
The article notes Taft’s golf victory after a sequence of wins. It mentions heavy slow greens and references General Clarence J. Edwards and Senator Bourne. A separate police court scene reports a chauffeur fined after a recent automobile demonstration arrest in Washington. Also described is a Japanese flagship reception for Rear Admiral J M Mekt and the training squadron.
A land sale advertises 3 000 acres subdivided into 10 20 and 40 acre farms near Shelton in Mason County. Price listed at 12 ½ dollars per acre with fertile black sandy loam soil, suitable for dairying and crops, no irrigation required. Railroads and auto roads serve Fruitland, 3 miles north of Mason County’s southern border. Major lines including Northern Pacific and Union Pacific have surveyed the area.
Special excursion sale lists travel between New York Omaha and Rabes City with round trips to Denver and return. Tickets priced at 417.60 with details at Union Ticket Office 608 Firetav EB Bills General Agent.
An advertisment warns against claims that buying cash premium policies creates liability. It offers $500 to prove any such assertion and states that Supreme Court decisions allow mutual companies to take full premiums in advance unless state law forbids. The notice mentions Northwestern Mutual Fire Association and paid up policies.
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