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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1901
Page
3
Report notes no direct evidence found at the city hall as the Lexow committee presses on for witnesses. The panel hopes for progress this week with a committee report due to the council at its next regular session.
A confusing city council record proposes allowing Mr Blake to obtain all bouquets from the park area. The measure, introduced by Murphy, aims to instruct staff to deliver flowers to Blake’s home. The council reportedly votes aye, though wording is unclear.
Complaint issued against Bobey Co. to show cause why they should not employ spark arresting chimneys at the Bal Miller site. Miller claims ownership and dangerous sparks threaten safety. Court records note May 24 order and an escape from the asylum, with limited details. A separate case mentions larceny trial and an acquittal after a short proceedings.</s>
Police arrested men in an alley behind Second Avenue and Main Street after officers saw them drugging a Geo Johnson. Rose and Frank Carroll were among those involved. Johnson recovered later, others jailed.
Detectives Lane and colleagues rounded up a group described as WPE fiends, driving them to the county jail. Names mentioned include Jack, brother of Pompa-Corbett, and William Lewis. The aroused suspects were placed in custody after a patrol wagon transported them from Blackchapel to the jail.
Sailors endure delays as crews rush toward the ocean road to Nome. J Hark Shirley moved to West Seattle for cargo, Stevenson-Blekum Tugboat Co to tow the Arilla to Nome with 130,000 feet of lumber. Magic towed Vega to be unloaded at Charlies D Lane and Stetson Post docks. The steamer Robert Dollar sailed from San Francisco to Seattle, while Tampico limped into Montevideo with damaged rudders after Baltimore shipping.
W Bauer was found dead in a Harmony house room in Tacoma with an ear to ear cut threat. He died by his own action Sunday night. Bauer had lived in Seattle four years. He leaves a family.
The United States Army transport Seaward cleared Arlington dock for Nome and St. Michael via Valdez carrying two scows for Valdes and supplies for Alaska. Captain Wm. H. H. replaces Maj. Booth as assistant quartermaster. Onboard are Mrs. Geo. M. Randall and other passengers including Mrs. Tucker Mrs. Walker and Dr. Jerald with several relatives and crew members.
Neighborhood near Ninth avenue and Yesterday saw two youths handling a toy pistol that fired a live cartridge striking one boy in the back. Police chief Meredith ordered confiscation of cartridge pistols and air guns and instructed toy shops to halt sales. Police investigation ongoing.
Mr Reno Stevenson of the Seattle post office and Miss Gertrude Calhoun of North Seattle will wed tomorrow evening at the Second Presbyterian church with Rev W A Major officiating. The Art League Bohemians meet at Rainier Crand hotel parlors tonight for their June High Jinks featuring a literary and musical program.
Marriage licenses issued for John FEF and Mamie JF both from Beattie, C Fisher with 4B age from Everett, Vanity William age unknown, Hattie Moore of Fremont, Pier Jr. of Ore and Agnes Jane Mc Lee, Frank and Nellie Biemilier of Ballard with limited readable details.
Miss Irvine daughter of Lloyd Irvine seeks to marry Capt. Cha Lyman of the Marine Corps in the Philippines. She travels from Washington to join him after a long service in China and a military travel deferment is denied by Gen Meywood. The couple had planned a China wedding before his two year Philippines assignment.
The transport Pakling arrived in Nagasaki from Manila and was ordered to Seattle. It carries the Fifth Artillery, part of the China campaign. Captain O'Reilly, commander of the ship, was killed in China.
The body of 17 year old Richard Dumontier was received in the city and laid at his parents home after a railway accident on the O R and N line near The Dalles Oregon. He suffered a broken thigh and ribs and died at a hospital. Authorities initially did not know of his parents. burial was arranged by the company. Later the parents learned of the death and had the remains exhumed and sent to them.
In Butte Montana on June 12 David Meagher, convicted of murder ous assault, calmly left the superior court room as the judge prepared to sentence him. He made good his escape and remains at large.
Nicholas Bender an Italian laborer for the Philadelphia Gas Co. died from severe burns after he knocked a plug from a gas main in a deep trench. Gas sprayed out igniting from a furnace, flames enveloped him as coworkers dragged him free and fought the blaze. The burn injuries were fatal.
The list records numerous visitors staying at hotels in Seattle and nearby towns. Names include Spokane councilmen J B Phillipe and W F Mitchern with wives, D N Littlefield from Port Townsend, and other travelers such as Miles Fould of Arlington, Wm McPhee of Arlington, James F McDonald of Dawson, and many more from Tacoma, Portland, St. Paul, Walla Walla, and beyond. The returns feature figures from business, mining, shipping, and local government visiting for the period.
Semi official word says Northern Pacific will run through trains to Vancouver while Canadian Pacific gains rights to operate into Beattie. Signatories unspecified. Details await formal announcement.
In Columbus on June 12 Frances Swarts, 14, reported missing by worried parents after vanishing into the Beloto river area, was found hiding under a willow by a riverbank reading a novel. She gave no explanation beyond not wanting to go home that night. Police dredge boats continued patrols until the girl was identified and returned home.
A dainty cream mull afternoon gown features pele pink embroidery on the yoke sleeves and a lower accordion-pleated section. The blouse bodice is embroidered with a longer front yoke, and the skirt shows two embroidery ruffles. A pale pink mousseline bow ties at the back.
A cowboy on a wagon road thwarted a plan to blow up a Union Pacific train near Green River and rob The Fast Express. deputies found a cache of 96 pounds of dynamite in a ravine. A sheriff posse hunts the desperadoes.
The piece muses on women’s expressions and the value of motherhood. It jokes about marriage, domestic choices like window position, and the comfort of encouragement from a sympathetic man amid everyday disappointments.
Geo Steiner of Zooks mill Ballard badly lacerated his thumb while operating a saw. Gunt Carlton of North American Transportation & Trading Co shipyard injured by stepping on a rusty nail and now uses crutches. One thousand dollars raised in South Seattle to fund a Cedar River water main project. A small fire near Campbell's mill Ballard yesterday afternoon was extinguished with no damage.
Loo Chin An, a Chinese dignitary and ta tca o commissioner of commerce, lands from the City Pekin in San Francisco. He has been commissioned by his government to study United States commercial history and methods to adopt suitable practices for the Colen tial kingdom.
EB. B. Duffy of the Rio Grande railroad arrives from Portland. FE. C. Graves and family return from a Fant visit. George T. Myers, famed Portland canneryman, appears in town. H. Hall, major potato merchant, travels from Minneapolis. Jas. H. McNeeley, Indian reservations inspector, rooms at Rainier Grand. Homer King of San Francisco oversees Wells Fargo Pacific operations in the city. Chas. G. Sutherland of Cincinnati also noted.
In Beattion Mr Mutherland plans a commission office to sell wooden ware rubber clothing and liquor packages. Gr Ff Gorman Portland canneryman was in the city yesterday. M J Money White Pass Yukon railroad contractor was in the city last night and left for Tacoma. Hieney heads to Alaska to oversee a railroad from Valdes along the Aber cromble trail. Henry Hratuober of London Exploration Co travels to Alaska to manage copper interests on Prince of Wales Island.
A natural pool located 15 miles northeast of Camp Verde in Arizona Territory holds clear water at about 60 feet below the surface, with a uniform depth of 80 feet noted by officials long ago. The well drains into Neaver Creek nearby, fed by subterranean sources through honeycombed rock and caves. The site has no fish and remains constant in flow, with geology suggesting water action rather than volcanic origin.
The Holkham estate hosts a mix of royal interest and rich art, with Claude Lorraine, Poussin, Rubens works and old manuscripts stored within its walls alongside famed Holkham shorthorns and black faced sheep. The New York Life Insurance Co offers Alaska risk coverage with no extra premium and a non forfeitable incontestable policy from issue.
Davia Thomas entered the Archbald colliery and cracked jokes to Anthony Thormewies who struck with a pick, killing him instantly. Thormewies is jailed and has declined to reveal the joke that provoked the murder.
The piece lauds Wild Will Hikok as the early frontier gunslinger who mastered the ix shooter. It credits him with unmatched speed and precision under fire and notes his deputies were ordered not to approach him from behind during confrontations.
The account describes wild shooting stunts on the street by a famed marksman, including rapid shots at targets while on horseback, from a rope, and at distant objects. It notes his speed, precision, and status as an early three-kill marksman amid wagers and dangers.
Northbound traffic from Waco is unusually slow this week amid calm seas, threatening schedules. Seattle ships report strong demand for passenger space, with tickets for the Chas D Lane and Victorian selling fast and premium prices being paid. even small steamers face crowded inquiries and rapid bookings as tourism and shipping pick up in the calm period.
A historic practice shows how a forestry program by ancestors of the Duke of Athole turned treeless land into a vast forest. Plantations grew to 14,095,719 larch trees covering 10,824 acres, with final holdings expanding to 7,800 acres. At 260 trees per acre and 50 cubic feet per tree, timber value reaches about $34.5 million, while initial outlay was only around $16,000. Maintenance funded by profits from thinning and selling young wood.
In Chicago on June 12 shoemaker W Garrison bet a customer Frank McBride he would die tomorrow. The next morning Garrison was found dead in his shop dwelling. Death appeared natural. The case centers on the fatal wager and the patient’s last words.
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