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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1910
Page
1
Airoads and Western Roads reveal a retrenchment plan citing railway power and high rates as causes. Elliott comments on the decision, noting pressures from rate making and industry costs.
Construction work on practically all Rand Western railroads was ordered suspended. About 12,000 men were laid off as the cessation followed a national policy shift blamed on higher taxes and increased material costs. Rail commissioners warned service demands would grow.
Railroads pause new freight rate plans amid federal injunctions and pull back on construction. Big lines including Great Northern Northern Pacific Northwestern and Milwaukee announce large lay offs as orders and work halt. Local offices report pay roll cuts and retrenchment continues.
A government circular asks officials to review news dealings for possible breaches of the Mani-trust law. The inquiry aims to determine if men can be brought before the California shig association and Seattle dealers under association rules.
Forest blaze near Williams Ont 50 miles north of Past Williams threatens to sweep homes. Rangers on point fight to contain flames and keep them from spreading.
An OCR fragment from The Star advertises rental inquiries and property vacancies. It mentions advertisements, pricing per word, and daily reading of ads to find a location. The legible content hints at business or rental needs with general guidance on computing costs.
A fire at Buck Manufacturing in Coudersport Pennsylvania killed Clarence Buck and his son Bernard. The blaze began in the mixing room during a demonstration of a safety powder formula the inventor planned to pass to his son.
Mrs. Edward Campion died in a Vallejo California residence when her clothing burned off as she lay in a center of a blazing room. The cause and origin of the fire were not determined and a rigid investigation is expected.
The Chamber of Commerce taxation committee urges minimal salary increases to boost efficiency, praising Sheriff Robert T. Hodge and County Auditor Otto A. Case. It cites savings of 50 000 to 60 000 annually and notes Hodge’s administration improved finances while Case reduced salary costs despite workload growth.
A New York suit seeks 166000 in damages from Mrs O H P Fetmont Mrs Carola Woerishoeffer Miss lez Milholland and other society women for aiding a strike. The garment maker A Stromer & Co accuses a secondary boycott under Sherman Act provisions and claims damages of 30000 with broader losses claimed.
Robert Spears lies in City Hospital with a shotgun wound in the back after a dispute with W H Wyorker over a quarrel between their children. Wyorker is jailed for firing the shotgun after the men wrestled in the Spears kitchen. Spears is badly but not seriously hurt.
United Press reports in New York that Leon Guypon a renowned artist and illustrator, shot himself in his studio yesterday and was found dead this morning. He had been engaged to Miss Agnes Foster of Boston but broke it due to ill health. Before his death he sent the former fiancée a $7 212 check described as all the pennies he had saved in a letter to a friend.
John Guntherland 43 of 214 Hayes St screamed for passersby to shoot him. Motorcycle Officer Clay tried to calm him, a struggle followed, and the patrolman prevailed. White Suutherland was also combative as he was taken to the city jail after a confrontation with Officers Clay and Carr. Reports say Suutherland's mind was unsettled after his wife and son left for Alaska.
President Taft told several congressmen he will press to pass the New Mexico and Arizona statehood bills before adjournment. He spoke before traveling to Marietta Ohio to address the Muskingum Academy anniversary and demanded quick action to make these bills law this session.
Daily figures show Seattle clearings 2,010,057.35 with 219,066.91 balance Tacoma 862,825.00 clearings and 73,516.00 balance Portland 1,641,458.00 clearings and 114,656.00 balance plus another city 795,028.00 clearings and 79,500.00 balance.
In Como Italy on June 15 authorities report Porter Charlton fled to New York aboard the Verona after the body of his wife Mary Charlton was found in Lake Como. A diplomatic and police search spans Genoa and New York as autopsy results and missing items are awaited.
Fire destroyed the kiln and planing mill of the Newell Mill company saving the Newell mill proper and the Pacific Door Manufacturing unit. About 80,000 feet of lumber 150 feet of the city's bridge were lost. Estimated damage near 10 000 with little insurance. Origin unknown. Fred W Newell was in the kiln minutes before the blaze.
The progressive Republicans start Poindexter's congressional bid with a Friday night rally at Idda Hall Green Lake Station. Several Poindexter managers attend to address voters on the day’s issues.
Rev Charles L Kloss of Philadelphia urged reforming public schools with industrial education and government control of natural resources. He spoke on Commercial Life and the Square Deal before the Commercial Club, proposing equal division of wealth as a remedy.
A secret ballot among men in the New York block organized by J A Johnson shows Miles Poindexter close to Judge Burke, leading Wilson and others. Burke 91, Poindexter 87, Wilson 34, Humphries 13, Cotterill 3, Ashton 1, Burke or Wilson 1.
Supporters of Judge Thomas Burke denounce King county central committee plan to appoint 162 delegates for the Tacoma convention. The Burke Senatorial club accuses the committee of subservience to Wilson supporters and calls for adherence to law and voters rights. The article notes Burke favored a preliminary primary while others resisted, and that Burke supporters organized a large club to push their position.
After a Friday night blaze destroyed their seven room home, Laula Antonich and family escaped in night clothes with only the clothes on their backs. They received emergency aid from strangers including meals and temporary shelter at Avalon Annex, while Father Antonioh rents a bare home at 66 Blanchard St. and searches for work. The mother pleads for any assistance to ease their severe losses and nervous distress.
Colonel Roosevelt visited the stoke hole of the steamship Kaiser in Auguste Victoria. He chatted with stokers, helped shovel coal, and shook hands with the crew before later greeting first and second class passengers aboard the vessel.
Secretary of War Dickinson declares ex presidents Roosevelt Washington Jackson Taylor and Grant were elevated to the presidency by wars in a West Point commencement address. Eighty-two cadets received commissions as second lieutenants.
Ed Hickling and Louis Nickerson are accused of striking waiters at the College Inn. Union officials say neither man belongs to the union and authorities arrested them over an opium layout. Business Agent M. S. Goode defends legitimate union members and urges accurate publication.
Buyers for vacant and improved real estate are secured quickly by the use of a Real Estate ad in The Star. Phone Main 9400, Ind. 441.
A visitor comments on the baby’s resemblance to the father, and the mother jokes that the guest has not seen Jim go after the bottle, highlighting a domestic moment.
Governor Gillett told reporters he wrote to Attorney General Webb seeking injunctions to prevent the Jeffries Johnson fight. He urged Webb to seek court restraint or, if denied, to prosecute promoters and participants under the penal code. The San Francisco district attorney reportedly cannot act, prompting federal action by the governor.
Niagara Falls NY June 15 A fire at Falls View Ontario destroyed the Caledonia Power Development boarding house killing twelve foreign workers trapped in their rooms. A man woman and two children died in a nearby shack as authorities investigate the blaze origin and water supply issues.
Secretary MacVeagh orders all gold coinage to be minted in San Francisco and all silver in Denver. Penny and nickel production will shift to Philadelphia, with the Eastern mint idling when circulating coins suffice. Gold coinage in San Francisco only, to reduce costs.
A resolution before Congress urges the postmaster general to study the feasibility of aeroplane mail routes. Introduced by Representative Sheppard of Texas, the measure proposes official investigation into mail service by air.
Herman Chapin secures permit to construct a five story block at 1400 10 First Ave northeast corner of Union and First Aves. Work estimated at 80000 dollars. Building to be used by the Bon Marche department store.
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