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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1908
Page
1
Amalie, Austrian noble, runs away with Koeczien an automobile salesman and ex army officer. The pair, believed to be in Bug, defy class lines as Amalie is of age with a large fortune of her own.
William Taft arrived at Jersey City on June 22 amid loud cheers marking his first reception as the Republican nominee. He and Mrs Taft left the Manhattan Hotel for a conference with party leaders before Taft headed to New Haven for Yale events and the Yale-Harvard races.
Taft will travel to New York to meet Lake B. Wright the new secretary of war on Friday. They will proceed to Oyster Bay to confer with President Roosevelt. Taft plans to return to Washington Saturday to finalize war department matters and hand the office to Wright. He refused to discuss politics and praised James Sherman the vice presidential candidate. Taft expects to spend September and October at his Cincinnati home.
In New Haven Connecticut crowds greet the Republican nominee William Howard Taft as the class of 1878 seniors prepare for commencement. Students promise a "slam bang" demonstration and plan to honor Taft with campus events including ivy planting and an oration.
Ta lirt former vice minister of finance of Japan told a public audience in Yokohama that the city should become a free port like Hamburg to gain increased commerce through the Panama Canal.
Seattle ministers meet to discuss halting pool selling and racing at The Meadows. Rev F J Van Horn urges abolition of bookmakers and pool selling citing moral ruin while ministers plan resolutions. Health department to inspect restaurant dishwashing amid calls for improved sanitation and safer service.
A crowd of about 400 people surrounded Special Deputy Sheriff C. B. Peyton and Deputy Sheriff George Leighton as six saloonkeepers were taken to Seattle for violating the Sunday closing law. The mob jeered and taunted, but the officers held their ground. the saloonkeepers later pleaded guilty and were fined $75 each. Peyton vowed to continue patrolling Renton Sundays to enforce the law.
Seattle bank clearings totaled 1,995,260.66 with balances of 122,359.81. Additional clearings reported 1,200,441.00 with balances around 186,193.090 and 590,085.00, 36,166.00 noted in the day's report.
Police hunt robbers after James W. Tracey a U S S Connecticut passer was found killed and cast from the high cliff at Telegra pis near Frisco. Tracey last seen on the Bar bary Coast with a full month's pay. 30 cents found on his headman. He was a native of Fall Hiver Maes and had served in the navy one year.
New York June 22 Federal Judge Hough fined four manufacturers of Manila paper 2000 each after pleas of guilty to Sherman act violations. Twenty three members of the alleged combination were indicted last week and another pleaded guilty without indictment.
City Detective James Byrne seeks Carrie L. Sylvester heiress to a small legacy left by her uncle Arthur Milton Devaney of Springfield Ohio A M Spinning says the heiress may live in Seattle or nearby Seattle or vicinity is believed to hold the missing heiress badge in the case remains unsolved.
Florence Oakley, an 18 year old Kansas City actress, rises to Belasco stardom after impressing in Paul McAllister’s stock company. Director David Defesce will groom her with two potential leading roles after a single shining audition in Prince Karl.
In Eugene on June 22 Rev. Herbert S. Johnson denounced Boston society’s excesses in his baccalaureate sermon to the University of Oregon graduates. He contrasted nouveau riche tastes with working people, noting poodles hauled to balls and butterflies released for guests. He cited East Coast charity and child welfare issues to highlight inequality.
Chicago endures a violent heat wave with two deaths and about a dozen prostrations before noon. William Hobson, 55, a waiter, collapsed in a downtown alley. Frank Pass, 35, died in a swoon at Lagrange suburb. Hospitals prep for heat victims and ambulances stay on standby.
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