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Newspaper

Seattle Star

Location

Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1904

Page

3

Mother testifies against daughter in Nelson street preacher trial

Witnesses including Mrs. Katherine Fleck and Mrs. Adam Mayer testified against Nelson the street preacher charged with adultery. They described a prolonged affair with him and the daughter of Mrs. Fleck. Judge Hatch refused a gag on press coverage as the state nears finishing its case.

Katherine Fleck Nelson Adam Mayer Katherine Meek P. HM Nel Per Nelson Smith Hatch

Steamship Victoria to Become Exposition Afloat

The Northwestern Steamship Victoria will arrive November 4 for a round-the-world voyage carrying American manufactured goods for exhibition abroad. John Rosene manages the venture coordinating booths on the lower deck for exhibitors, with a 10-person passenger limit. The voyage will visit Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Shanghai Hong Kong Manila Singapore Colombo Mauritius Delagoa Bay Cape Town Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Honolulu Port Arthur Vladivostok if possible.

Northwestern Steamship Oevvre Fine Steamship Victoria John Rosene Reese Yokohama Kobe Nagasaki Shanghai Hong Kong Manilla Singapore Colombo Mauritius Delagoa Bay Cape Town Adelaide Melbourne Sydney Honolulu Port Arthur Vladivostok

Public Works Awards Contracts Totaling 146000

The board of public works approved bids totaling nearly 146000. Hell and Price won 47000 for laying cast iron water mains from Volunteer park to Woodland park. Bell and Price also bid 8295 on Boylston avenue north. Sparger Concrete won 101 for East Madison street walks. Stirrat and Goetz secured 5995 for a Pike street sewer. J Kalberg won 2527 for Battery street grading.

Board of Public Works Forty-seventh Avenue North Hell & Price Volunteer Park Woodland Park Cedar River Boylston Avenue North Bell & Price Sparger Concrete Company East Madison Street Twenty-third Avenue Twenty-ninth Avenue Thirtieth Avenue Stirrat & Goetz Pike Street Sixth Ninth Avenues Battery Street Sixth Avenue Dennyway J. Kalberg Atlantic Street Howe Barber Asphalt Company Prospect Street

Burglary suspect escapes Adams county jail

J R Fraser, awaiting trial for burglary, escaped from the Adams county jail in Ritzville Washington by bending his cell bars at 12 last night. Sheriff Shorno was away in Spokane with his son Clyde in charge. Fraser was missing when the jailer checked at breakfast. No trace of him has been found.

Adams County Shorno Spokane Clyde Fraser Frazer E. F. Logan West Seattle Mellee Cltizens West Heattle KR. Johnson New Western Hotel Bundey Madison Park Teale-Hill Furniture Company Second Avenue

Grand Chapter Ends Its 20th Annual Convocation

The Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masonry of Washington closed its 20th annual convocation at noon today with installation of officers for the coming year. The event drew record attendance and many visiting companions. Elected officers included Nathan Porter high priest Otis A Crompton deputy high priest Michael Nichola king Prancia West scribe Robert L McCrockey captain of the host Abraham Miller principal sojourner Fred Eisensohn Royal Arch captain Wesley Stone master of the Third Well William G Rowland master of the Second Well Dr Minton master of the First Well Horace W Tyler treasurer and Yancey C Blalock secretary.

Royal Arch Manone of Washington Nathan ®& Porter Otis A Crompton Michard Nichola Prancia West Robert L. McCrockey Abraham I. Miller Fred J. Eisensohn Royal Arch Wesley (. Stone William G. Rowland Dr. Minton Hellingham Horace W. Tyler Yancey C. Blalock

Inquest Testimony On Slocum Disaster Details Fire Drill Denial

Deck Hand Daniel O Neill testifies he never took part in a Slocum fire drill and did not know of any fire aboard the ship the previous day. He says hoses failed to fit, he jumped overboard, and the small boat he landed in capsized. Second Engineer Brandon says he received no orders as fire raged and there were no flood holds appliances. In New York reports, 746 victims recovered with 64 unidentified bodies. relief fund reaches 53 000 as authorities plan to float four inch guns along the river. Kate Mattler seeks 56 000 in damages for four children lost in the disaster.

Brandon van Schaick New York Gen. Slocum Mra Kate Mattler

Harriman Targets Puget Sound Rail and Seattle Growth

The piece argues Harriman plans to enter Seattle, threaten the Northern Pacific monopoly, and share Puget Sound traffic. It links a possible Portland to Seattle corridor with broader aims to expand ocean freight, reroute routes, and spur competition among major lines including Milwaukee and O R N.

Harriman Washington Hazelman Beattle Albhin Hill Northern Pacific Seattle Portland Pacific Northwest Oregon Short Line Columbia River Oregon Oregon Lines Southern Pacific Lines

Milwaukee Rail Line Aims at Northern Terminal in Idaho

Railroad prophets predict Milwaukee plans a northern terminal in Idaho at Myvart D to compete with northern lines. The move would connect Beattie and the Puget Hound directly with St. Paul and create a through route to Chicago. Interest from Milwaukee remains unclear though a belief persists it backs Harman.

Kee Idaho Milwaukee Myvart Beattie Puget Hound St. Paul Chicago Harriman

Our New Minister at Grand Tonight and Tomorrow

The Grand presents Our New Minister Friday and Saturday evenings and tomorrow matinee and night. Maude Adama stars in The Little Minister. Mrs Adams relocates to Highlands of Herland to transform the Grand stage. The City of New York at Third Avenue runs this week with strong crowds. The Man of Mystery or the Bohemian Detective continues at Alcazar until Thursday, then Davy Crockett opens Thursday night through Saturday night.

City OF New York Third Avenue Alcazar

Body Not Found After River Tragedy

Report says the body of an unidentified man who died Sunday night was not recovered. Witnesses who saw the man plunge into the Duwamish River insist he drowned, keeping his black felt hat as proof, and fear the current carried him into the bay.

Whulelde Duwamish

Hard Loser Fickett Seeks Court Restraint Amid Divorce

Mrs Bessie Fickett filed in superior court for a restraining order against ex husband Foster Pickett after the divorce. She says he haunts her home at 315 Ninth avenue, peers into windows and bangs on doors since the split.

Bessie Fickett Foster Pickett Superior Court Pickett Ninth Avenue

Police Had Wrong Man In Highway Robbery Case

The state case against William Monahan for highway robbery was dismissed by Superior Judge Tallman on prosecuting attorney motion. A key witness recanted identification, and the trial, set for today, ends without a verdict. Also, Mrs Ruby Schwartz filed for divorce from David Schwartz on grounds of desertion and cruelty.

William Monahan Tallman George KB Campbell Chamiseal Monohan Delaney University Grounds Kennedy Byrnes Union Street

Munyons Paw Paw Remedy Claims to Cure Digestive Ailments

Munyon's Paw Paw cures dyspepsia indigestion and stomach trouble. It promises to soothe nerves build strength and restore appetite also claims to deter alcohol use and aid constipation and liver sluggishness with Paw-Paw Pills noted as the best stomach and liver pills on earth.

Property in Safe Deposit Vaults In City Noted

The article mentions the existence of property or money held in safe deposit vaults within the city, outlining the custody and potential implications for ownership or disposition.

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