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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1905
Page
3
Odd laces and matting offered as the most sanitary and dainty floor covering, priced far below ordinary floor cov ers. Each piece valued at 13.60 dollars, with the mats sold only by The Mattings.
Margaret Holland, widow of the former Seattle heartthrob once called the handsomest man, denounces a divorce decree and alimony dispute. She claims he shirked bills, fled the state, and sends her his marked papers. He now keeps a new life in Port Orford as a skilled barber.
A Krell Auto Grand piano promises easy use for any player. The instrument hides a concealed mechanism and slides out a front panel to show the hidden parts. Offered with payments, it claims to let a novice play music without visible effort.
A North Seattle cobbler of Swedish extraction printed a 2 by 2 foot placard in his shop window reading WANTED A King for Norway Tomorrow Free Pass Inga Svenskar motages No Swedes need apply and this drew a curious Sunday crowd. An irate Norwegian considered smashing the window but refrained, deeming the joke too good to spoil.
Authorities warn to watch old coins and rare specimens after thieves hit Vancouver's Carnegie library on June 6 taking most of the rare coin collection valued in the thousands. In Panama, the government plans to coin 1,000,000 ativer pesos to meet canal era silver demand.
The notice urges taking Dr Miles Heart Cure at once for dizzy spells breathlessness and heart murmurs as urgent early symptoms. It claims the first bottle gives relief and emphasizes rapid attention to heart weakness.
Train fares listed for Northern Pacific from unspecified origin to St Paul Milwaukee Chicago St Louis and other points for June 14 to 17 inclusive. Return prices include 60.00 to St Paul 69.70 to Milwaukee 71.50 to Chicago 47.50 to St Louis with other destinations offered at low rates.
Special to the Star from San Francisco reports Miss Alice Roosevelt will sail for Manila on the Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria in July with a grand suite including private bath and mahogany furnishings. Taft party members, including Secretary Taft and ex Secretary Root, will share adjacent quarters with similar luxury. The ship features include a bed with a brass crib rail, electric reading lights, side lights, and a private bridge deck suite, with a lavish timetable of entertainments before departure.
A city notice argues courts should exercise discretionary power to decide cases from available evidence. If the evidence implicates a juvenile, the court would limit sentencing to juvenile confinement and avoid extending to adult penitentiaries.
Charles H. French aged 4 resorted to carbolic acid and laudanum at 412 Post street Ballard Monday night after his wife’s desertion. He locked himself in his room and was found soon after. Mrs. French left him two months ago. His sister Mrs Taylor has kept house. His son Frank works on the tugboat Mary C. No inquest planned.
The Methodist Protestant Church at Third and Pine faced costly city relations after a council vote to permit a saloon across from its entrance. The church lost a $6,000 damages suit over Weatlake boulevard, with the circuit court of appeals in San Francisco upholding the city’s view that the improvement adds business value.
Mrs Skenk and Mrs Waleworth invite Stevens Relief corps members and friends to their home at 205 Tenth for a Friday afternoon entertainment session.
Seattle police report six more youths in custody after a Monday arrest at Green Lake. Louis Schmitz and Richard Daly, ages 12 and 14, confessed to burglary at a local hardware store. The pair are held by Police Matron Kelly as Judge Frater faces disposal of Seattle’s juvenile crime cases.
Ad for Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claims to cure kidney and bladder troubles including uric acid pain and incontinence. Promotes sample bottle and free book by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton New York with a Beattie Daily Star reference.
L F Jones, local representative of the New York Central, announced Seattle will gain ticket offices in the Pacific block. This marks the first Central office here, with plans for a larger suite once arrangements are finished.
In Tientsin on June 13 the Chinese Guilds quietly resolve to boycott American goods as native newspapers drop advertisements for American firms. In Vienna on the same day Archduke Joseph died, marking a royal death in Europe.
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