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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1909
Page
1
A chaotic election dispute surrounds Judge Wilton KR amid calls for impartiality. Report cites opposition to a judge viewed as biased, with citizens debating fairness and the integrity of the electoral process.
Partial readable: a man started a blaze at 909 Lith Ave causing destruction and a nearby Penitente scene. The fire damaged a binze and PPE items. A person named Moxy reportedly struck a pipe prompting the flame and collapsed. Estimated damage about $700.
Fragmentary report notes a big truck and a driver for a company involved in a transport incident. A trace or alert was reportedly found, with references to a 1604 signing and a Bacon plor term. Details are severely garbled and unclear.
The case of Pallas Cappuralia charged with killing George Castle on March 30 will be heard in Judge Gilliam's court and likely go to the jury this afternoon. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney John F. Murphy closed his argument shortly before noon today.
Frank Munroe, who died of heart failure at the city hospital Thursday, will be buried from the family residence at 4320 Whitmanay at 2 p.m. tomorrow. The service will be conducted under the auspices of the W.O.W. and A.C.U. with The Mleite Undertaking Co. in charge.
Four men arrested in a Marquette club raid by Prosecuting Attorney Vanderveer will be formally charged with felonies this afternoon. Those named are Oncar Collins, William Collins, Toby Moore, and W. H. Bhielda. Dr Burgess will lecture at Arcade Hall Sunday evening on Mission of the Working Ins. Music provided. no advertising noted.
In San Francisco on June 19 the jury in the Patrick Calhoun bribery case retired after a long session and lunch. Judge Lawlor instructed the jury and ordered crowd control outside Carpenter's Hall as deliberations resumed under deputies Speer and Coyle.
The College Inn of New York faced collective action as 360 waiters from major city cafes refuse to work following a published insult alleging patrons were robbed. They demanded a public apology from Herbert Jaffe, who has yet to respond. Governor Charles B. Hughes is slated to visit Seattle as a guest of the AYP. New York Day is set for the exposition with plans for entertainment involving Petals and Senator Benjamin M. Wilcox.
Justice of the Peace John B. Gordon yesterday took under advisement the case against A. L. Kemp eter, superintendent of transportation of Seattle Electric Co, charged with allowing street cars to be improperly equipped with fenders. Adolf N. Nordstrom, convicted of murder, explains his crime on the gallows in Salem Oregon.
While helping her daughter down from a lumber pile at the foot of Anton yesterday, Mrs. Mattie Ketter of ice Dr. was struck by eliding timbers and sustained a fractured log. She was taken to Beattle General hospital. The child was uninjured. Mrs. Hester arrived in Brattle recently as a stranger.
A morning filing by F. Fisher and Alena Fisher seeks annulment of the $65,000 Ballard ward bond issue. The Thirteenth ward, formerly Ballard, is named in the action as the affected area and its validity is challenged.
A large expo crowd gathered as the exposition opened with a Saturday influx swelling the throng. Visitors arrived from nearby towns and the Northwest, carrying baggage and seeking lodging as trains brought in crowds. Tonight features band concerts and Pay Streak attractions, with a fireworks display at clock time showcasing new pieces.
Mrs M M Hay of 2105 Waverly says two young men approached last night and grabbed a purse containing 2.60. they ran toward Kinnear Park. A. G. Wynkoop of Tacoma, tied to the Realty Owners' Syndicate at 216 Cherry, plans to move to the city.
The finance committee with fire and water department officials will tour the Cedar River dam site at Cedar Lake for the proposed municipal lighting system. The dam is planned to reach up to 170 feet in height with wings spanning about half a mile each side. Bar Silver quotation noted. Harvard quoted at 62 3/4 cents.
A bench warrant was issued by Judge Mitchell Gilliam for the arrest of Ralph J. Leavitt charged with manslaughter for running down and killing a street cleaner while speeding his automobile almost a year ago. The Japanese Association appointed a committee to investigate charges against K Hirade of Vancouver B C. The committee includes a Japanese Christian minister a Christian layman a law student and a businessman.
Gates open at 1:00 p m with airship A Y P flight at 1 15 p m followed by Schelle and her trained horses at 2 00 p m at Pay Street foot. Virginia Listemann soprano performs solo with Innes band at 4 00 p m in the Music pavilion. Beattie Symphony Orchestra concert in the Auditorium at 4:00 p m. Flight of the airship A Y P at 8:30 p m and 7:20 p m. Innes band concert with Virginia Listemann and Dr H J Williams at 7:45 p m in the Music pavilion. Madame Echelle and her trained horses return at 9:00 p m at foot of Pay Streak.
Louis Stephenson, a tall guard known as Seattle Exposition’s “biggest guard,” was found drowned in Elliott Bay near the Washington Street pier after being discharged for intoxication while on duty. The body showed signs of having been in the water briefly, with $8 in cash in his pockets and his watch still running. He came to Seattle from Omaha, used an assumed name H. K. Straun, and was connected to a young woman from the Grand Union hotel.
Judge Humphries, once ousted from a potential Supreme Court seat, has entered the race for U S Senate in Washington. His candidacy stirs turmoil as supporters of Senator Samuel H. Piles push to repeal the direct Supreme Court nomination act, hoping to remove the threat and preserve Piles' bid for re election.
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