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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
8
Crowds packed Norris and Rowe’s circus tent for afternoon and evening shows yesterday and today and tomorrow, with two rings and a platform. The program features bareback riding aerial acts and a classy Potter act, while the clown routine delivers rapid, original humor and strong crowd laughs.
Funeral services for Mary F. E. K. Jenkins will be held at St James cathedral Wednesday at 10 AM with burial at Calvary cemetery. Herbert T. Cooke, wealthy Goldfield banker with mining interests, died in Pasadena. his widow will transport the body to Columbus, Ohio, where he formerly resided.
Seattle capitalist KB. M. Eddy intends to pilot a small 76 horsepower Geso line launch from San Francisco to a northern port today. Eddy could not find a willing carrier for under 700 dollars and will navigate the perilous trip himself with a remaining engineer. H. C. Taylor, once a major Lumber Exchange stockholder, returns to Seattle after years in Europe to renew old ties. Agents await Taylor and his family at The Chelsea.
Alice Roosevelt Longworth arrived in Chicago with husband Congress man Nick Longworth as Taft supporters greet the first daughter. She praises Taft’s nomination prospects and signals strong backing while meeting Mr. and Mrs Medill McCormick, guests at the convention.
Frank Eggleston, 32, a shingle weaver, attacked his wife and two children in the morning. His wife wrestled him, firing twice with a .22 revolver, killing him instantly.
Albert T. Patrick, serving a life term for the W M Rice murder, asks the New York federal court to reopen his case. He accuses prominent social and political figures of conspiring against him.
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